Yes they can because that's very typical of the power of farming unions in France. Various subsidies happen all the time and 1 billion is not that much in the sea of government spending on about anything and everything they have... that is, if they don't go broke (which is a real possibility at this point).
Can they afford this every year into the future? Because climate change is only going to get worse.
Yes they can because that's very typical of the power of farming unions in France. Various subsidies happen all the time and 1 billion is not that much in the sea of government spending on about anything and everything they have... that is, if they don't go broke (which is a real possibility at this point).
Do you have any citations you can provide?
> “that is, if they don't go broke (which is a real possibility at this point).”
is my point. The US is currently spending ~$1T/year on climate costs [1], for example.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44477195
France has announced more than €1 billion in emergency farm support as drought and extreme heat cause major agricultural losses.