オランダ農家、トラクター行進で気候対策に抗議

【ハーグＡＦＰ＝時事】オランダで1日、政府の気候政策に抗議する農家による大規模なデモが行われた。参加者はトラクターで行進し、公共機関によれば、同国史上最大の交通渋滞が発生した。（写真は気候変動対策と環境政策への適応に伴う困難を訴えるオランダ農家らの全国デモに合わせ、ハーグに近いホーヘフェーンとメッペルの間の幹線道路を埋め尽くしたトラクター）
　デモでは全国の農家がトラクターでハーグに集結。不当に温室効果ガス排出の責任を問われていると主張した。
　交通分野の公共機関ＡＮＷＢは、トラクターによる渋滞は合計１１３６キロメートルに及び、「過去最も混雑したラッシュアワー」が引き起こされたとしている。
　農家の男性、ソンダー・ピレボームさん（３７）は「気候関連の施策すべてを背負わされていると感じる。そこにいら立っている」と主張。ＡＦＰに対し、「気候のために何かしたいと思っている。それを、オランダにいる人すべてと一緒にしたい。農家だけに代償を支払わせるべきではない」と述べた。
　オランダ政府の指示で作成された最近の報告は、酪農をはじめとする畜産部門からの温室効果ガス排出を大幅に削減するよう勧告している。しかし、同国の経済は農業に大きく依存しており、米国に次ぐ世界第２位の農産物輸出国となっている。
　同国は国土の約３分の１が海抜ゼロメートル未満で、気候変動の影響に特に弱い。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2019/10/03-08:23）

Thousands of Dutch farmers drove their tractors on Tuesday to a huge protest against government climate policies, causing the country' biggest ever traffic jams, officials said.
The farmers travelled from all over the country to The Hague for the four-wheeled demonstration, saying they had been unfairly blamed for emissions that cause climate change.
The tailbacks caused by the tractors were a total of 1,136 kilometres (705 miles) long, making it the busiest ever morning rush hour, according to Dutch traffic organisation the ANWB.
We get the feeling that all these climate measures are falling on our shoulders. And that annoys us, said Sander Pereboom, a 37-year-old farmer.
We want to do something for the climate and we want to do it together with everyone in the Netherlands. It shouldn't only be farmers who pay the price, he told AFP.
Tractors rolled across the beach in the coastal area of Scheveningen before parking on a huge park in the centre of The Hague, where bands played on a stage.
Riot police with shields blocked access to nearby roads leading the Dutch parliament.
The farmers were protesting after a recent report ordered by the government recommended a drastic cut in cattle, particularly dairy cows, to cut emissions.
The Netherlands, around a third of which lies below sea level, is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
But its economy is also highly reliant on agriculture, with the small European country being the world's second biggest agricultural exporter after the United States.
We are always portrayed in a bad light as the polluters of the Netherlands. But in our sector we are already doing our best to cut CO2 emissions, said Ellen Heemskerk, a 50-year-old farmer, adding that the tourism and industrial sectors should also bear the blame.
I want farmers who want to stay farmers, and who want to pass on this trade to their children, to be able to do so. We will help you prepare for the future, Dutch Agriculture Minister Carola Schouten told farmers at the protest.