The complex relations between the PS mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, presidential candidate, and his EELV allies were again strained on Wednesday, the latter denouncing a “communication sequence” on the ecological transition during the Council of Paris. Planting of 170,000 trees, energy renovation of buildings, new master plan for the heating network, fight against noise pollution, end of plastic in canteens … “Paris is always one step ahead and Paris is leading the way,” said Anne Hidalgo by presenting a set of 16 deliberations on ecological transition.
“We wonder about the sequence of communication that you impose on us today”, commented Fatoumata Koné (EELV), for whom this “superposition of subjects in one and the same debate” forced the municipal council “to treat them at the same time. haste “. “This does not seem to us to be up to the challenge of the necessary ecological and climatic transformations,” added the president of the environmental group, Yannick Jadot’s support for the presidential election.
“It’s your campaign, we understand”
Criticizing the urban forests promised by Anne Hidalgo, “very expensive”, Chloé Sagaspe (EELV) also denounced “a major environmental communication operation which one can wonder if it does not respond more to media and electoral purposes rather than to real ecological ambitions ”for the capital.
“I am very surprised by your words”, replied Anne Hidalgo to Fatoumata Koné, defending “concrete decisions”, “budgeted and framed”, and accusing him of sparing the stimulus plan of 30 billion euros announced Tuesday by the executive, which “is not there” to help communities, “some led by green elected officials.”
“It doesn’t shock you, would you prefer to be applauded by the Republicans?” Asked Anne Hidalgo, who is due to receive the Socialist Party’s support for the presidential election on Thursday. “Choose your fights, your partners and also your opponents. “” It’s your campaign, we understand “, launched Rachida Dati (LR), pointing to” risks on the technical and financial feasibility “of the master plan of the heating network and a target of 75% energy renewable for 2030 “untenable”.