French energy transition minister resigns

摘要

France’s minister for ecological and inclusive transition, Francois de Rugy, has handed his resignation to prime minister Edouard Philippe, he said today. Efforts to defend himself against recent criticism in the media surrounding his use of taxpayer’s money mean he is “unable to peacefully and effectively carry out the task entrusted to me by the president and prime minister”, de Rugy said, adding that he did not want the country’s environmental action to be “weakened by incessant personal accusations”.