<span style="color: #222222;">French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot resigned today in frustration over sluggish progress on climate goals and nuclear energy policy, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron's already tarnished green credentials. <br />''<br />''Hulot, a former TV Presenter and green activist, who consistently scored high in opinion polls, quit during a live radio interview following what he called an accumulation of disappointments. <br />''<br />''Hulot was among the first ministerial appointments Macron made after his landslide election win in May last year. But the centrist President has watered down a series of campaign pledges on the environment, including a commitment to cut the share of nuclear power in French electricity to 50 percent by 2025 and boost renewable energy.</span><br />'' <br />