The exit of Paris SG coach Christophe Galtier who proposed that his team make their next trips to ” yachting “, rather than by plane as she did this weekend to get to Nantes, reacted Monday in the midst of controversy over private jets and their impact on the climate.
On the eve of the most important match since his arrival this summer at the head of Paris SG, against Juventus Turin, in the Champions League, Christophe Galtier was summoned to explain the choice of the Parisian club to make the round trip Paris-Nantes by plane. ” This morning, we discussed with the company with which we travel to find out if we could not travel by sand yacht. “, he launched all smiles. The question prompted laughter from star striker Kylian Mbappé, seated alongside Galtier.
Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra immediately reacted to this statement by calling out the Paris SG coach on social networks: “ Mr. Galtier, you have accustomed us to more relevant and more responsible answers – are we talking about it? @PSG_inside @CBaune #Sobriety #Mbappe #Galtier #psg #TGV “, she tweeted.
“ Wake up guys??? »
It was then the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo who criticized the words of the coach of the reigning French champions. “ No, but it’s not okay to answer stuff like that???? Wake up guys??? This is Paris @PSG_inside @PierreRabadan @egregoire @David_Belliard “wrote on his Twitter account the mayor of Paris.
” Galtier’s irony was misplaced. Let’s all take global warming very seriously “, warned on BFMTV the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, who on the other hand defended the star striker Kylian Mbappé. ” I love Mbappé, we can all have a giggle at the least opportune moment “, he estimated.
“ It is necessary to bring the elites, not only the football elites but the economic elites and the political elites, down to earth “, denounced on France Inter the deputy LFI François Ruffin.
PSG was scolded on Sunday by the director of TGV-Intercités Alain Krakovitch for having used the plane rather than the train to go to Nantes for the 6th day of Ligue 1 (3-0), Saturday, explaining that the SNCF offered an offer adapted to the needs of the club. ” Paris-Nantes is in less than two hours by TGV, I re-re-renew our proposal for a TGV offer adapted to your specific needs, for our common interests: safety, speed, services and eco-mobility “, he suggested in a tweet in reaction to a video of Italian midfielder Marco Verratti on the PSG plane posted on social networks.
Paris-Nantes is less than 2 hours by @TGVINOUI. @PSG_insideI re-re-renew our offer proposal #TGV adapted to your specific needs, for nohttps://bo.francemm.com/rfi/fr/content/MZ205273#add-embed-modals common interests: security, speed, services and eco mobility ? ? https://t.co/FJCW6M7Mwe
— Alain Krakovitch (@alainkrakovitch) September 4, 2022
The boss of the TGV has thus made his contribution to the debate on the use of the plane, and in particular that of private jets which recently raged within the French political class. On Friday, the anti-globalization association Attac pointed the finger at the attitude of PSG player Lionel Messi, whose private jet has made 52 flights since June, ” i.e. 1,502 tonnes of CO2 “. ” That’s as much as a Frenchman in 150 years “, underlined the organization, also calling to regulate the use of private jets. Terribly polluting, the private jets used in particular by billionaires and celebrities have been the subject of controversy for several weeks, with environmental activists calling for their supervision, or even their ban.
(with AFP)