French television star Nicolas Hulot has jolted mainstream politicians by threatening to run for president unless they do more for the environment, but has he managed to push green issues to the top of the agenda?
Hulot, 51, became a household name by flying over some of the world's most beautiful spots for a popular nature programme. Now an environmental campaigner, he has urged mainstream candidates to sign his green manifesto.
Faced with the possibility of having to run against him, few have dared reject outright his ideas, which include introducing a steadily increasing carbon tax and appointing a deputy prime minister for sustainable development.
Socialist candidate Segolene Royal and others have said they will sign his "ecological pact", a pledge to put the environment at the heart of public policy, and conservative frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy signed on Friday.
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