Faced with global warming, the consequences of which were dramatically expressed this summer in France and throughout the world, the National Secretary for Ecology of Europe, the Greens, Julien Bayou, appeals to the responsibility of the ultra-rich.
In the sights of the green deputy, private jet flights, which have become the new target of climate advocates this summer. Several billionaires, such as Bernard Arnault or Elon Musk, have been singled out for the use of their plane, considered disproportionate.
No more Paris-Bordeaux by jet
“We try to make an effort, and you have these ultra-rich who multiply caprice flights in private jets. The Paris-Nice, the Paris-Geneva… It pollutes a lot,” he lashed out. “These flights pollute 10 times more than a conventional flight.”
Julien Bayou regrets that the ban voted in 2021 on domestic flights if there is an alternative by train of less than 2h30 does not apply to air travel. “How do you want to convince?” He was moved, demanding the end of air travel between Paris and Bordeaux, used by footballers.
For Julien Bayou, “if the super-rich benefit from the super derogations, we will not be able to get out of it”.
Hunters called to lay down the rifle
Another crusade that Julien Bayou embarked on, the one against hunting, after the wildlife was put to the test this summer, between repeated fires and river droughts.
“Hunting is a moratorium issue. Wildlife has been disturbed like never before,” she analyzed. “If hunters are attached to biodiversity, let them lower their weapons.”
Especially since the hunt, which restarts on September 15, falls in the middle of the deer’s slab period, where the latter seeks to fertilize the females. “A break, please,” asked Julien Bayou, who assured that the ultimate goal of environmentalists was to ban hunting.
Source: BFM TV
