The French government will unveil a draft revision of the Constitution on Wednesday (20 January) to include the notion of environmental preservation. While the ultimate aim is to submit this proposal to the French public, holding a referendum seems a distant prospect. EURACTIV France reports.
The draft law aiming to include environmental preservation in Article 1 of the Constitution, a text that has been hotly debated for several months, will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday (20 January). Last December, in front of the members of the Citizens’ Convention for the Climate meeting at the Iéna Palace, President Emmanuel Macron said he was in favour of modifying Article 1.