A flight that does not pass. On their way this Monday to the outskirts of Rennes for the start of the school year, the tenant of Matignon Élisabeth Borne and her ministers Gabriel Attal (National Education) and Fadila Khattabi (Handicap) traveled there in a government Falcon . Something to react to on the left.
“Hypocrisy. When we are really aware of the climate catastrophe, we do not take the plane when we can make the trip in 1h30 by train”, rebuked Cyrielle Chatelain, patron of the environmental deputies in her account X (former Twitter).
“We don’t take the plane when we can travel by train”
“It’s a shame. It’s a missed opportunity to show pedagogy,” lamented his member of the Assembly Julien Bayou in France Info. “It has not yet been difficult to make this trip by train,” rebuked the elected environmentalist, asking the government to “set the example”.
After her arrival at Rennes-Saint-Jacques airport, the Prime Minister and members of her government went to Saint-Germain-sur-Ille (Ille-et-Vilaine), where they visited the Amandine Mallet school.
Using the plane, a particularly polluting means of transport, is all the more difficult since Rennes has been only an hour and a half by train from the capital since 2017. The aviation sector contributes 6% to global warming, according to figures from the Stay Grounded network.
“Luckily for the photos, they will eat vegetable bolognese”
After elementary school, head to the university for lunch, especially in the canteen with the students. On the menu: pasta and steak or spaghetti bolognese made with vegetable proteins. Both Gabriel Attal and Élisabeth Borne preferred the vegetarian alternative.
“But luckily, for the photos, this afternoon they will be eating vegetable bolognese,” said rebel deputy François Ruffin.
“A Small Gesture”
Same story for David Cormand. “Yes, but they took the same plane… It’s still a small gesture,” mocks this European environmentalist deputy as France lives through a very hot week, marked by one of the hottest summers in the country’s history.
This journey is made all the more difficult as the president is due to announce his green planning strategy in mid-September, which has been mentioned many times but never revealed.
The Government regularly travels by plane, even over short distances, despite the ban on domestic flights in the event of an alternative train journey of less than 2h30. Among the arguments put forward: the security of the ministers and a very limited agenda. Contacted by BFMTV.com, Matignon did not react.
Source: BFM TV
