[Macron] insisted that, when it comes to the regulatory side, the EU is "ahead of the Americans, the Chinese and of any other power in the world." During a speech on how to revive the French industry on Thursday at the Elysée, President Emmanuel Macron called for "a European regulatory break." "We have already passed lots of environmental regulations at European level, more than other countries," he said. "Now we should be implementing them, not making new changes in the rules or we are going to loose all our [industrial] players." — Politico

Macron was not suggesting anything as radical as actually unwinding Green legislation. But the mere act of not pandering 100% to sacred Green goals meant pushback for apostasy was swift and hard and a complete overreaction:

Gavin Mortimer, The Spectator

"…from the left there has been only rage. 'Absolutely irresponsible' cried the Green MP Sandrine Rousseau, who said it wasn't fewer environmental regulations that were needed: 'On the contrary, we have to increase them.'