From the first ever address in English from the Presidential Palace (the Élysée) in Paris:
Wherever we live, whoever we are, we all share the same responsibility:
MAKE OUR PLANET GREAT AGAIN.
President Macron did three things on the day that Donald Trump made his statement withdrawing from the Paris climate accords:
- He had a five minute conversation with Donald Trump. I figure that went as well as anyone would expect.
- He issued a statement in English, inviting scientists and engineers — again! — to come to France where their work would be welcomed and supported. He also made the call to “Make Our Planet Great Again” www.pscp.tv/...
- He issued a statement, together with the Presidents of Italy and Germany, re-affirming the “irreversible” Paris Agreement.
We, the Heads of State and of Government of France, Germany and Italy, take note with regret of the decision by the United States of America to withdraw from the universal agreement on climate change.
The Paris Agreement remains a cornerstone in the cooperation between our countries, for effectively and timely tackling climate change and for implementing the 2030 Agenda sustainable development goals.
We deem the momentum generated in Paris in December 2015 irreversible and we firmly believe that the Paris Agreement cannot be renegotiated, since it is a vital instrument for our planet, societies and economies.
We are convinced that the implementation of the Paris Agreement offers substantial economic opportunities for prosperity and growth in our countries and on a global scale.
We therefore reaffirm our strongest commitment to swiftly implement the Paris Agreement, including its climate finance goals and we encourage all our partners to speed up their action to combat climate change.
We will step up efforts to support developing countries, in particular the poorest and most vulnerable, in achieving their mitigation and adaptation goals.
Paolo Gentiloni
Emmanuel Macron
Angela Merkel
I have one question . . .
I could get my old English-French dictionary out and try to make a high-school-level stab at an English/French sentence. I could trust myself to the various proposals that the internet gives for translations from French to English (but they don’t all agree either).
But I would really like to know: how does Emmanuel Macron say “Make Our Planet Great Again” in French?
I want to put it on a hat.