FR: M. Barbut resigns after Emergency bill’s passage, calling it “one environmental setback too many”

“Over the past nine months, I have stood up for that which does not make itself known, that which does not vote, and that which does not cry out: the silence of our forests, the quality of our water, the purity of our air, the richness of our soil, and the diversity of life. Today, I must acknowledge that the forces opposing this have become so powerful that I no longer have the means to carry out this ambition,” said Monique Barbut, Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Climate and Nature Negotiations, on the social media platform LinkedIn on 22 July 2026.
Having held the post since October 2025, she announced that she would tender her resignation later that day to Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, having informed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu…