Politicians who “deny the obvious climate emergency put our children and grand-children at risk.”
That is the claim of European Greens and comes in the wake of a major announcement by the EU on climate change.
After years of deliberation, the European Commission has now presented the EU’s 2040 climate target.
The proposal of a 90% emissions reduction target is a pivotal step towards the EU committing to domestic climate action, but, say the Greens, falls short on the EU reaching net zero emissions by 2040 at the latest and is “therefore not aligned with 1.5°C science and equity.”
Separately and in response to the record-breaking heatwave, hitting during the very week the EU 2040 climate targets came under discussion, European Green Party co-chair Vula Tsetsi said:
“We are worried.”
She told this site,
“We stand in solidarity with everyone who has difficulty coping with these dangerously high temperatures. We think about the children, the elderly, people whose house gets too hot, the farmers who see their crops being destroyed, and so many others.”
She added,
“The heatwaves and heat domes are also a stark reminder of why climate action matters. But even today, far-right populists try to distract people by referring to ‘one or the other hot summer from the past’ to pretend that this is ‘normal’.
“This is not normal.”
She went on,
“The June heat records have been shattered across Europe. What we are witnessing is a dangerous paradox: while the climate crisis is accelerating, many governments are retreating from their commitments and weakening the very instruments to protect people and the planet. We must
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2 responses to “Heatwave Highlights Urgent Need for Climate Action”
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Isn’t it just delightful when a heatwave shows up to remind us that politicians are still debating if climate change is real? I mean, who needs cooler temperatures when we can have endless discussions about targets that are as ambitious as a sloth on a Sunday stroll? 😏🌞
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Lovely to see our politicians finally deciding to act on climate change—right in the middle of a heatwave, no less! 🌞 Because clearly, nothing screams urgency like a scorched earth and a couple of decades of delay. Cheers to progress! 🍻
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