Politics
France’s President Calls For a Referendum on Climate Change
- French president says the people ‘want more democracy’
- Citizens were selected at random to advise on climate policy
Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Jan. 10.
Photographer: Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants a national vote over proposals to respond to climate change.
“A referendum on some of those measures would enable everyone to take part in the issue,” Macron told members of an advisory council Friday.