European Central Bank Chief Blames ‘Climate Change’ for Record High Inflation

The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) has claimed that “climate change” is to blame for the record high inflation that’s impacting nations around the world.

ECB President Christine Lagarde claims that climate change has created droughts and famines that are driving up prices.

Lagarde made the argument in an interview last month with the French outlet Madame Figaro.

An English translation of the interview was published on August 25.

Lagarde warned that more “climate disasters” could see inflation soar even further.

“If more and more climate disasters, droughts, and famines occur throughout the world, there will be repercussions on prices, on insurance premiums, and on the financial sector,” Lagard said.

“We need to take that into account.”

Lagarde’s comments come as inflation is soaring across Europe as families battle with skyrocketing prices for food and energy.

Meanwhile, price increases continue to outpace the average rate of wage increases.

The European Union continues to push for a climate change agenda while simultaneously trying to reduce its dependence on Russian gas in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

This comes despite there being increased energy demand amid a soaring hot summer and limited supplies.

As a result, gas prices have drastically risen in the EU in recent months and show no sign of slowing down.

More pain is set to come when the vital Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline that connects western Russia and Germany shuts down for three days of “routine maintenance” at the end of this month.

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Elsewhere on Thursday, Lagarde was asked if she feels “any weight of the responsibility” that her decisions have had on the lives of Europeans.

“Yes, absolutely,” she responded.

“I still buy my groceries at the supermarket, pay my own bills, including my gas bills, and meet people at the market, as life here at the ECB can be a little removed, disconnected, and punctuated with econometric models and projections.

“I move forwards with a sense of duty and humility.”

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By Frank Bergman

Frank Bergman is a political/economic journalist living on the east coast. Aside from news reporting, Bergman also conducts interviews with researchers and material experts and investigates influential individuals and organizations in the sociopolitical world.

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