Climate Changed
French Petition Calling for Climate Action Nears 2 Million Signers
- Petition seeks measures as government faces Yellow Vests
- Energy minister lauds support but says judges can’t legislate
This article is for subscribers only.
The French government of President Emmanuel Macron, which is trying to calm a revolt initially caused by its taxes on carbon, is now facing a separate complaint that it’s not doing enough to combat climate change.
A petition calling for legal action against the French state for its supposed failure to act against global warming had reached 1.81 million signatures as of Thursday, close to the 2-million goal set by the associations that launched the initiative on Dec. 17.