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Economics chief cites no regrets despite green deal backlash
euronews (in English)
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17/05/2024
With fresh elections looming, senior officials are unrepentant for making climate change a priority of their five-year term.
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The green transition and its economic implications were prominent topics at the Brussels Economic
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Forum, where politicians, businessmen, scientists and activists met at the event.
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The upcoming European elections were also discussed in connection with the green transition,
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as the topic remains consistently on the political agenda.
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According to the EU Economic Commissioner, the key to growth is investing in green initiatives,
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because the whole world is moving in the same direction.
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"If Europe, which has been the advantage of being the first mover, backtrack, it's a big
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mistake.
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I know that we have to strengthen our support to sectors and regions affected by the green
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transition.
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Not doing so would be a serious mistake, but a backtrack would be much worse than a mistake.
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It would be a catastrophe, not only for the environment, but especially for the European
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economy."
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There was a shared consensus that the green transition must ensure fairness, with a particular
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emphasis on prioritizing the social dimension.
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"Green transition cannot happen without including workers, the citizens in this process.
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It means that jobs are going to be lost, communities are going to suffer.
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So this is why we need to adopt at the European level a just transition directive, that it's
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going to anticipate this change, that it's going to manage this change, and that it's
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going to include the workers in the process of preparing and implementing this change."
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The EU has been criticized for reducing its green transition ambitions due to the movement
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of agricultural producers.
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According to a climate activist, this points to a serious shortcoming of the EU.
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"The farmers movement is a great example of how we were not having a holistic vision of
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what the climate transition is.
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Climate transition is also part of the cap.
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How do we reform the cap in a way that it's completely in line to the Green Deal?
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And I believe this is what we need.
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But far from that, I don't believe that we have to be less ambitious."
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Activists say that the EU has no more time to lose as climate change will continue.
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"We need to implement a more global climate change, especially of critical problems.
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We need to implement a...
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