Climate change is one of the most worrying subjects of the future, impacts of which can already be seen at many places. Experts, researchers have already established that the climate crisis is very much real and countries should not wait longer to take action.
Despite the warning, many chose to ignore it and the latest nation to join this list is France, which showed complete neglect for the issue while going ahead with its presidential election campaign.
The topics that are being raised during the campaigning of presidential elections are way too far from climate change. The issue has been replaced by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Some of the other issues that have gained some light include lack of media exposure and talking points about candidates.
One might say that the Ukraine crisis is very much an issue that should have all the attention needed during the ongoing war situation but clash with mindset is that a few months ago, French leadership was boasting its climate change efforts, France’s contribution to such controlling the extreme climate change practices but now it has become a completely inexisting issue.
One of the reasons why such changes have occurred is because post-Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Élysée Palace has come out stronger to fight the battle which in turn has made other presidential hopefuls lose their spirit. Ahead of the April 10 voting, many are scared that they are left underexposed in the wake of such extreme events.
Making such an assumption, a former Green Party leader and current head of Oxfam France, Cécile Duflot, said, “When you know just how much is at stake, it’s crazy to witness this level of climate denial coming from both candidates and the media.”
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