At its plenary session on Thursday 2 July, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) adopted the opinion of Juan Manuel Moreno (EPP, Spain), President of the Region of Andalusia, on the proposed ‘Climate Law’ currently being discussed by the co-legislators.
In particular, the opinion calls for the regional and local perspective to be integrated into the development and implementation of Member States’ strategies and plans for adapting to climate change.
It also calls for the creation of a European observatory for climate neutrality to “ determine the current state of scientific knowledge on climate change and scenarios” in an independent and transparent manner and to report back to decision-makers and to the general public.
The CoR also recommends relying primarily on renewable energies, rather than nuclear power, to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
Presented by the European Commission in early March (see EUROPE 12439/2), the ‘Climate Law’ aims to establish a framework for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. As a proposal for an EU regulation, it is currently in the hands of the EU Council (see EUROPE 12493/18) and the European Parliament (see EUROPE 12495/21).
To consult the CoR opinion: https://bit.ly/2NUjBRu (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)