(With additional reporting Royal der paragraphs.)
PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) – Segolene Royal said on Saturday will make the French cities “respirable all year” with plans action over five years, while Paris has known for several days heavy air pollution.
Police Prefect of Paris announced Monday introduction of alternating traffic in the capital and 22 nearby towns, a extent deemed too late by the Mayor Anne Hidalgo and environmentalist former Minister Cécile Duflot.
At a press conference, the Minister of Ecology pointed out that the Paris region was not the only one concerned and that there was actually 34 departments on alert, especially in the north and east of France.
“I would like for me to emphasize the need to make global responses over time, with the aim to reduce peaks less than lower exposure averaged over the year, “continued Ségolène Royal.
This assumes in her to act not only traffic but also on industry, agriculture and heating modes, “taking into account transfers of pollutants across regions and countries.”
She announced that she meet soon elected affected large cities and regions to “build action plans over five years” in order to meet the challenge of “respirable cities throughout the year.”
“No one can believe we will solve the serious problèume of air pollution by particles only by from time to time alternating traffic, “she later explained on iTELE.
” So I ask the mayors of the eleven largest cities in France, it’s really have irreversible structural decisions, “she added. (Emmanuel Jarry)
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