French MPs approve 'ecocide' offence to punish environmental damage
French parliament has approved a draft bill to introduce an "ecocide" offence as part of a raft of new measures to protect the environment and tackle climate change.
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French parliament has approved a draft bill to introduce an "ecocide" offence as part of a raft of new measures to protect the environment and tackle climate change.
The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the creation of an ecocide offence as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment and tackling climate change
The French National Assembly on Saturday approved the creation of an "ecocide" offence as part of a battery of measures aimed at protecting the environment and tackling climate change. The ecocide measure was passed by 44 votes to 10 in France's lower house of parliament and will, if it becomes law, apply to "the most serious cases of environmental damage at national level", said Environment Minister Barbara Pompili. Transgressors will be liable...
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