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France's Macron Learns the Hard Way: Green Taxes Carry Political RisksReutersBy Bate FelixPARIS (Reuters) - When Emmanuel Macron rose to power, he put the environment at the heart of his agenda. Eighteen months later, anger over those policies has stoked protests that are a huge challenge for the French president. Rioters torched cars and buildings in central Paris on Saturday following two weeks of protests caused partly by higher fuel taxes which Macron says are needed to fight climate change. Some protesters called for him to resign.Macron's plight illustrates a conundrum: How do political leaders' introduce policies that will do long-term good for the environment without inflicting extra costs on voters that may damage their chances of re-election?Read more at: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-12-02/frances-macron-learns-the-hard-way-green-taxes-carry-political-risks
The French seem to have a habit of "rioting for rioting's sake".