The Environment has become the most important ministry in France. What about in Italy?

We could start with the name change: Ministry of the Environment and Development. Meanwhile, Minister Hulot is also responsible for Energy and Solidarity. In effect, he controls France's economic policy.

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IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS –

While we only think about the environment when we have to deal with some disaster we roughly define as "natural," or when there are permits and licenses to sign, in other European countries they are even considering changing government policy with the environment . For example, in France.

NICOLAS HULOT MINISTER FOR ECOLOGICAL AND SOLIDARITY TRANSITION –

We've all talked about Emmanuel Macron , his triumph, his government, his policies. In truth, the dominant theme here has been the nature of his relationship with his wife, the political implications of which are unclear. But no one has highlighted a very radical decision that has already been made: the new Minister of the Environment (who will be called Minister for Ecological and Solidarity Transition), Nicolas Hulot , has been promoted to second in command in the government, second only to Macron himself . This promotion, on the power ladder, is neither symbolic nor tied to any particular sympathy for the individual. It's a clear, unequivocal political choice: the environment must be placed at the center of the new development model, and therefore of the entire political action of a government.

This is so true that Hulot , a former television host, courted in vain in the past by Hollande, and a figure very committed to environmental issues, has also been entrusted with the country's energy policies, as well as interventions in the area of ​​solidarity, that is, the fight against the social inequalities that are turning globalization and democracy in the Western world upside down.

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IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO REVIVAL OF EUROPE –

Do you understand the significance of this decision? Finally, environmentalism, and sustainability in general, the fight against waste across the board, are moving beyond the narrow confines of small groups, associations, lobbies , conferences, seminars, and industry insiders. And they are becoming the heart of a national challenge that successfully combines the fight against pollution and global warming with new lifestyles, new models of production and consumption. In a word: with real change, the kind that Italians, thanks primarily to the clear and concrete generosity of women, are already bringing about from the bottom up, every day. As we describe on this website.

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –

What can I say? We shouldn't be discouraged, but rather, we should be increasingly convinced that this is the right path, and sooner or later, Italian politics will get there too . Meanwhile, unfortunately, we are the only European country where any environmental movement with a political outlet has disappeared. It's over. And since elections and a new government are approaching, I have a proposal for all the parties running in the next elections. Let's also change the name of the Ministry of the Environment and call it the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development.

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