Minister Nicolas Hulot announced his decision during a radio broadcast. The “few results” achieved on environmental issues drove him to quit.
France's minister for ecological transition, Nicolas Hulot, has announced his resignation. During a broadcast aired on radio station France Inter on the morning of 28 August, the member of the executive led by conservative Edouard Philippe explained that he had been forced to leave his post owing to the "small steps forward" he had managed to achieve on environmental issues.
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"I had the feeling I was rowing alone," said the now former French environment minister, who chose not to warn either Philippe or President Emmanuel Macron beforehand, in order to avoid having to face their requests to reconsider.
During the broadcast, immediately before the announcement, Hulot launched a full-frontal attack on the government's actions over the previous fourteen months. "Have we begun to reduce the use of pesticides in France? The answer is no. Have we begun to protect biodiversity? The answer is no. Have we begun to halt the exploitation of land? The answer is no. I no longer want to lie to myself. I don't want people to think that my presence in government means we are on the right track," he said.