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France Suffers Anti-Carbon Revolt:

• https://www.zerohedge.com by Mike Shedlock

In stunning irony, the French protest against Macron's diesel tax, while Macron insists the UK abide by climate accord.

Please consider France's Climate Change Commitments Trigger Rising Diesel Prices and Street Protests.

On Saturday, more than 282,700 people, many clad in yellow vests, took to — and, in many places, also literally took — the streets, according to the French Interior Ministry. The ministry said a network of drivers blocked roads at some 2,000 locations across the country, generating backups for miles and causing one death.

The protesters' chief complaint: the rising cost of diesel fuel. The recent price hike is a direct result of President Emmanuel Macron's commitment to curbing climate change, which included higher carbon taxes for 2018, the first full year of his term. But beyond the diesel issue, many turned out Saturday to voice any number of other frustrations with the "president for the rich," who is seen as increasingly removed from ordinary people's concerns.


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