Politics. Faced with "the destruction of ecology," the Lyon metropolitan area reaffirms its green ambitions

In a national political context of declining environmental concerns, the Green executive of the Lyon Metropolitan Area intends, on the contrary, to intensify its efforts. This is illustrated by these proposals, which will be presented this Monday to the Metropolitan Council.

The Metropolis wants to continue greening the region's cities. Photo by Frédéric Chambert

He denounced a simplification law that had become "a law to destroy ecology," and criticized "the populism of the reactionary right," which on Thursday adopted a moratorium on photovoltaic and wind power projects. In "a worrying national context," Bruno Bernard , the Green president of the Metropolis, reaffirmed his ambitions on Friday, ahead of the metropolitan council meeting.

In 2021, the community unveiled its $44 million nature plan . "We announced the target of 300,000 trees by 2030. We should reach 250,000 trees by 2025," said Pierre...

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