The European Commission would like to hear your opinion on the European Climate Pact

The European Commission invites all interested public to express their views on the European Climate Pact through public consultations.

The Green Deal is a new EU strategy to combat climate change, designed to make the European economy more sustainable, cleaner, safer and healthier. To achieve this, the European Commission has decided to involve the public as a whole in order to create a new culture of awareness and launch concrete joint actions. It therefore calls on stakeholders to express their views on the green aspects of EU legislation and policies through public consultations. The deadline for submitting your views on the European Commission’s website is 17 June 2020.

At the adoption of the European Green Deal in Parliament, Renew Europe Group MEPs have already emphasised the importance of such an agreement as a general strategy for the EU and that all measures must take into account environmental challenges aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 ° C. We wish that EU reduces its domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 55% compared to 1990 levels at the latest by 2030. To achieve this goal, Renew Europe insists on the importance of supporting investment in clean technologies and promoting the market for sustainable products combined with the rapid abandonment of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies. Our group also fully supports the concept of a Fair Transition, which makes climate and environmental transformation a European success story.

Especially now, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery will need to be focused on green recovery and economic momentum. The transition to a modern, climate-neutral, economical, competitive and self-sufficient industrial base in the EU will be crucial for a post-pandemic Europe.