The COVID-19 recovery plan is an opportunity to carry out a truly green revolution

The European Commission published its proposal for a Climate Law before the COVID-19 outbreak, a very different context from the current one.

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Thursday, May 21, 2020
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Articles, Nature, Physical geography, Carbon dioxide, Carbon neutrality, Renewable energy, Global warming, Effects of global warming
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  • The European Commission published its proposal for a Climate Law before the COVID-19 outbreak, a very different context from the current one.
  • Should the efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 remain a priority within the economic and social recovery plan?
  • Of course, this goal must remain a priority as much as this recovery represents a great opportunity.
  • We must remember that, prior to the current situation, our society was already immersed in an industrial revolution and dealing with the consequences of global warming.
  • The COVID-19 recovery plan is an opportunity to carry out a truly green revolution.
  • The European Commission's proposal for a European Climate Law was criticised for its lack of ambition when it was published.
  • Some of the carbon-intensive sectors in which we need to act fall under the competencies of local and regional administrations.
  • As such, developing regional angles would increase our chances of achieving the collective objective we are working on.
  • EU Climate Law: Cities and regions demand 5-year action plan.
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