Sustainability and the circular economy in the metal industry
Rafaela Meireles
From integrated cooperation to new forms of linked cooperation
António Rebelo de Sousa
Fighting climate change and protecting humanity
José Manuel Fernandes
Portuguese MEP, Professor and Politician
The fight against climate change and global warming requires determination and ambition on the one hand, and gradualism and concerted collective action on the other. At the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, world leaders will discuss sustainable policies for the future that are capable of mitigating increasingly frequent and damaging meteorological phenomena, such as floods, droughts and fires. The European Union has made climate transition a political priority and adopted the European Green Deal, a binding pact that outlines Europe’s strategy for achieving a low-carbon economy by 2050. 32 Green Deal laws have been voted on in the European Parliament, I supported 31. We cannot fall into green radicalism that forgets and harms people, especially those who belong to society’s most vulnerable groups. We have to put the people at the centre of climate action. We have to be realistic and tell the truth. There will be jobs destroyed, but new jobs will be created. We need fair and inclusive environmental policies that leave nobody behind.
2023 is expected to be the hottest year ever. There is an urgent need to speed up and intensify global action in the fight against rising global temperatures. We must protect humanity and ensure the survival of our species. The EU has been reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, but the same cannot be said of China and India, where the opposite is true. The Union is making considerable investments in its environmental transition, and a good example of this is the 30% of the total amount of 1.2 billion Euros in the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework allocated to combating climate change. The EU is also the world’s largest contributor to climate action funding. This year alone, it has financed 23 billion Euros for climate action and has announced a contribution of 220 million Euros to the new Loss and Damage Fund to help developing countries.
We must fight climate change and mitigate its effects, without ever neglecting people. In fact, this fight must be for the people and with the people.
2023 is expected to be the hottest year ever. There is an urgent need to speed up and intensify global action in the fight against rising global temperatures. We must protect humanity and ensure the survival of our species. The EU has been reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, but the same cannot be said of China and India, where the opposite is true. The Union is making considerable investments in its environmental transition, and a good example of this is the 30% of the total amount of 1.2 billion Euros in the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework allocated to combating climate change. The EU is also the world’s largest contributor to climate action funding. This year alone, it has financed 23 billion Euros for climate action and has announced a contribution of 220 million Euros to the new Loss and Damage Fund to help developing countries.
We must fight climate change and mitigate its effects, without ever neglecting people. In fact, this fight must be for the people and with the people.
