The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) expects the Slovenian Presidency to make significant progress on the EU’s environmental transition by making the ‘European Green Deal’ a priority, as it will have to deal with key environmental issues such as the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package, zero pollution, biodiversity loss, forestry, agriculture, tax reform, circular economy and just transition.
With this in mind, the EEB published on Wednesday 30 June the ten criteria (Green tests) against which it will judge the Slovenian Presidency’s environmental performance.
“The future challenges of global warming and mass extinction will be impossible to deal with if we do not act now. Politicians must rethink and redefine the bounds of the possible through ambitious action”, comments EEB Deputy Secretary General Patrick ten Brink.
According to this network of environmental NGOs, a positive outcome will depend on the Slovenian Presidency's ability to pass the following tests:
1. Lead a just transition to a sustainable and resilient Europe with the European Green Deal at its heart; 2. Promote the ecological transition through tax reform and the use of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the EU Recovery Plan; 3. Respond to the climate emergency and promote sustainable mobility; 4. Reverse the dramatic loss of biodiversity and invest in the resilience of our ecosystems; 5. Initiate a rapid transition to sustainable food and agriculture; 6. Promote the ‘zero pollution’ goal - clean water and clean air for all; 7. Promote circular economy and prevent waste; 8. Move towards a ‘Zero Pollution’ industry; 9. Support a toxic-free environment and the ambitious implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability; 10. Promote solidarity, well-being, social and environmental justice and responsibility.
See the document: https://bit.ly/3jBQjbm (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)