Thomas Pesquet slammed Trump

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet just landed after 6 months in space and already has some thoughts on Trump's environmentally policy.

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00:00To get out of the Paris agreement, I think it's irresponsible.

00:07In terms of environment, there are many things that we can understand with our intellect.

00:14Limiting global warming to 2°C, we can understand it, it's the numbers we understand.

00:18But there are also many things that exceed us, because it's on a global scale,

00:21and we're not made to reason on a scale that really exceeds the human being.

00:25Numbers from 5 to 0, no one understands what that means anymore.

00:28We're able to calculate with it, but it doesn't really speak to us.

00:31So there are many things that are quite abstract,

00:34and the luck I've had is that this abstract side has become very concrete,

00:38because I've experienced it with my feelings, with my senses,

00:43to see the fragility of the planet.

00:45It's something to understand with your intellect on the ground,

00:47to say, yes, the planet is fragile, be careful.

00:49It's something else to see it and feel it.

00:52And yes, it made me want to encourage people to do more for the environment,

00:56and when I see decisions like the decision of the US President,

00:59we're not going to talk about politics,

01:01but to get out of the Paris Agreement, I think it's irresponsible.