Far-right win in French election could deal blow to climate policy, say experts (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 22 points 4 months ago

People are so stupid. Authoritarians can't save you from impending doom, and they have no incentive to do so.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago

Most if not all modern authoritarians profit off doom

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Will

[+] riodoro1@lemmy.world -11 points 4 months ago

Oh yes, it’s the french election that still sells water in plastic fucking bottles

[-] Jinfox@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

You are making some hahaha, rofl joke and all. But it's a matter of influence power. France has a decisive input in climate policy. New laws and regulations locally can compel neighborss, they can wager at the european level to make united move toward more ecological stances (like the current ban on new petrol car being sold after 2035). Europe is such a wide market that regulation applying there can shift entire industries

[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago

Macron actually did some good work on reducing single use plastic using a presedential decree. That would very likely be reversed under RN.

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Yeah banning water bottles will save us

[-] riodoro1@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Not banning them doesn’t help and I don’t see too much action orherwise.

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