Macron has lost a minister. Has he lost credibility on the environment too? | Pauline Bock

Nicolas Hulot's shock resignation is a heavy blow for the French president. He can save face - but he needs to actNo one knew Nicolas Hulot, the French environment minister, was about to resign when he went on a radio breakfast show yesterday morning - not even himself. But as the live discussion unfolded, focusing on his government's failures on climate change, it became clear that Hulot had reached a decision."I can't lie to myself any more," he said. "I don't want my presence in the government to give the illusion that we're facing up to such stakes," he said on public radio France Inter. Explaining how he had felt "alone" in a cabinet that only took insufficient, "tiny steps" to tackle environmental challenges, he announced that he would resign. Continue reading...