Elites' response to climate change must be fair, says EU official

Gilets jaunes’ anger shows that companies must do their bit, says Frans Timmermans

The rise of the gilets jaunes protest movement requires governments to prove that ordinary people and corporate elites are “in this together” in shouldering the costs of fighting climate change, a senior EU figure has said.

Frans Timmermans, the European commission’s vice-president, said the movement, first triggered by a proposed rise in fuel tax in France, highlighted the need to share the burden.

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