If some proposals seem to have the favor of the government, it turns out that the government sometimes has doubts about their implementation. ‘Convention
If some proposals seem to have the favor of the government, it turns out that the government sometimes has doubts about their implementation.
Climate ‘convention’, can it really move the boundaries? Presented to the public on Sunday, the list of his proposals, which includes fifty goals divided into five main themes (travel, housing, consumption, production/work, nutrition), includes several key measures, which in recent days have been widely commented on.
Emmanuel Macron also indicated that he would consider a multi-question referendum on some of their proposals. The “convention” for the climate, for example, called for the introduction of the fight against global warming in the Constitution and the creation of the criminal offense of “ecocide” by referendum, referring the executive power to “its responsibility” for the implementation of other measures adopted after nine months of work. Since then, the government has been dampening the enthusiasm of 150 randomly selected citizens a little more every day.
No referendum before “consultation in Parliament”
On Thursday, Emmanuel Macron hailed the convention’s “extraordinary” work. But the head of state also stressed the importance of “consultation with parliament”, before a possible referendum, charting a slightly more complicated path than holding a referendum, which appeared open.
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after Jean-Christophe Lagarde (UDI), participating in the breakfast with the leaders of the political groups in the Parliament where the president spoke, the latter “determined that the work done by the citizens was extraordinary, that everything is not subject to a referendum and that it would be necessary for Parliament to work on these issues”.
The view of the executive on the referendum question is the same very skeptical to trust any information in the Canard enchaîné. According to the weekly, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe would also be very critical on this issue: “Jadot’s proposal to hold a referendum on everything that is constitutional order ignores constitutional law itself. […] Those who ask that you submit the proposals of the Convention directly to the referendum do not know that there is still a Parliament, in a democracy”, he allegedly said during the traditional breakfast of the majority last Tuesday.
The crime of ecocide cannot be the subject of a referendum, Belloubet said
earlier, Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet dashed the hopes of convention members that the crime of ecocide would go through a referendum. The Keeper of the Seal cited two obstacles to the creation of this kind of crime: “on the one hand, you cannot put these proposals to a referendum because they relate to the criminal law,” and on the other hand, there is a “requirement of precision of the criminal law” that does not meet the crime.
“the convention”, she explained, “is about the definition of the crime of ecocide within the limits that are the limits of the planetary. And it reminds of the transgression of the planetary limits”. The “planetary boundaries” she refers to are those that must not be exceeded in order to preserve the planet, for example with respect to global warming or biodiversity conservation. The issue of defining the “crime of ecocide” in French criminal law has been the subject of several legislative proposals in the Senate and Assembly this year. All were rejected.
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The Minister of Justice, however, assured that she is ready, together with the Minister of Ecological Transition, Elizabeth Terminal, “to think about the crime of more general pollution of water, soil, and air, which could find a place in our criminal law on the environment.”
110 km/h, a measure that divides the majority
Another key measure proposed by the Convention of Citizens, the establishment of a 110 km/h limit on French highways. A proposal that, according to him, should reduce CO2 emissions, especially in the automotive sector. And if the Secretary of State for Transport did not rule out the possibility of a referendum on the issue, the matter is no less significant: the failure to change roads from 90 to 80 km/h, which partially triggered the movement of “yellow vests”, left a bitter memory in the ranks of the executive power. “The government is well aware of the sensitivity of the topic. We have not forgotten about 80 km/h,” reminded Elizabeth Terminal last week.
even within the majority, the measure is subject to debate. Christophe Blanchet, a member of LREM Calvados, showed his opposition to the measure: “there is one thing we must not anger the French about, it is their car, and history shows that we should never touch it”. The topic goes even further in a recent poll by Odoxa-Dentsu Consulting for Franceinfo and Figaro, which estimates that three quarters of the French (74%) are against a speed reduction of 110 km/h.
On Monday, Emmanuel Macron will receive 150 members of the ‘Convention’ on climate at the Elysée “to provide a first response to their proposals”. With, no doubt, a lot of nuances.
Date of update: 26 June 2020, 08:58
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Source: newstars.edu.vn