A new report finds that the French president would have to transplant 2,100 trees to offset the amount of CO2 produced from his air travel for administrative duties since he became France’s leader. He has covered the second most air miles in the G7 for administrative duties since coming to power – 376,391 miles in just 1,872 days in the role.
Pack & Send’s report identified that Mr Macron estimated an estimated 51 254 kg of CO2 from these trips.
This comes after the French president promised a ‘complete renewal’
to its climate policy ahead of the French presidential election, with a “mission to make France the first major nation to leave behind oil, gas and coal.”
In a debate with his opposite number, Marine Le Pen, he said: “All the experts say this – there is no way out of fossil fuels going through nuclear power. ”
He added that the “only way to respond to the climate challenge is to create nuclear power and renewable energy at the same time”.
But Ms Le Pen responded by calling him a “climate skeptic” as well as a “climate hypocrite”.
And back in 2020, Mr Macron set aside € 15 billion (£ 13 billion) to tackle the climate crisis.
He also highlighted the need for stronger action on climate change ahead of the COP26 climate summit and the release of the UN IPCC report which issued a “code red” to humanity on the impact of global warming.
Mr Macron said: “The IPCC report is final. Again. The time for outrage is behind us.
“Paris Agreement, carbon neutrality at European level, climate law …
“France will remain on the side of those who act. In November, in Glasgow, we will seal an agreement equal to the urgency!”
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But following this announcement, Mr Macron was again blown away for his hypocrisy on the subject.
In response to the French leader’s statement, Generation Frexit leader Charles-Henri Gallois said: “The first action is to shift production and stop the madness of total free trade that is destroying the planet.
“You did nothing for it and are accomplices.
“Free trade agreements initiated by the EU since 2017.
“Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Vietnam, Singapore, Mexico, Chile, Australia, New Zealand.”
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And at the COP26 climate summit, Mr Macron then called on “the biggest emitters, whose national strategies are not in line with our 1.5 ° C targets, to raise their ambitions”.
But it may be the case that nations find it difficult to take Mr Macron seriously given the staggering number of emissions for which he is personally responsible.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent proportionately the least amount of time on international travel compared to the rest of the G7 leaders.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled even more than Mr Macron, with 422,470 air miles.