法国环境转型部长莫尼克·巴尔布特因政府通过允许使用两种被禁农药的紧急法案而宣布辞职。[1]该法案于周二经法国议员表决通过，授权临时使用乙基咪唑啉和氟吡菌胺两种农药。[1]
巴尔布特对政府的做法表示强烈不满。[1]她指责政府违反了此前的承诺，并阻止了移除相关条款的任何辩论。[1]在社交媒体上，巴尔布特表示："过去九个月，我为那些不示威、不投票、不呐喊的人辩护...今天，我必须承认反对这些目标的力量已经变得如此强大，以至于我不再有手段来实现这一雄意。"[1]她将于周三向法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙提交辞呈。[1]
这两种农药被授权用于糖甜菜、苹果、榛子和樱桃种植。[1]其中乙基咪唑啉自2018年以来在法国被禁用，因其对蜜蜂和其他授粉者的危害。[1]科学家指出这两种农药对蜜蜂有害。[1]
巴尔布特是在去年10月被任命为环境转型部长的。[1]法国最高法院曾在一年前阻止了一项有争议的农业法的关键部分，当时理由是该法未能保护环境和未来几代人。[1]
France's Minister of Ecological Transition Monique Barbut has resigned in protest over an emergency agricultural bill that permits the temporary use of two previously banned pesticides [1]. The legislation passed through French lawmakers on Tuesday, authorizing the use of imazalil and flutriafol, both substances scientists have identified as harmful to bees [1].
Barbut, who was appointed to the position in October of the previous year, will submit her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday [1]. She objected to the government's passage of the measure, which she said violated prior commitments and prevented any debate on removing the controversial clauses [1].
The authorized pesticides are designated for use on sugar beets, apples, hazelnuts, and cherries [1]. Imazalil has been banned in France since 2018 due to its demonstrated dangers to bees and other pollinators [1].
In a social media statement, Barbut expressed her frustration with the outcome: "Over these past nine months, I have advocated for those who do not protest, do not vote, do not shout... Today, I must acknowledge that the forces opposed to these objectives have become so powerful that I no longer have the means to achieve this ambition" [1].
The resignation reflects ongoing tensions over environmental protections in France. A year prior, the country's highest court had blocked key provisions of a contentious agricultural measure, ruling that it failed to adequately protect the environment and future generations [1].