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Delay is not an adjustment for Green Deal
If it is up to Vice-President Frans Timmermans of the European Commission, postponing the extensive Green Deal does not mean an adjustment. "Climate change should not be ignored, even in the present times." In the EU, 17 Member States – including the Netherlands – want to put climate law at the heart of the economic recovery.
The Green Deal has a huge impact on the agricultural sector. This deal includes a package of measures to make the European continent and the agricultural sector climate neutral by 2050. One of the important pillars for the agricultural sector is drastic Reduce of the amount of chemical crop protection.
Farm to Fork
Another pillar is the Farm to Fork strategy, which should have been launched this month. That will now be postponed, Timmermans says, but will be carried out later. The strategy for improving biodiversity will also be postponed.
Delay will not be an adjustment, because, says Timmermans: "The route (towards climate neutral) must be irreversible. That is not a luxury but a necessary obligation". notes De Telegraaf based on a video consultation by the European Parliament's environmental committee. During this consultation, Timmermans called for - in the context of the corona crisis - to stop investing in polluting sectors.
Jobs and growth
The Green Deal should generate jobs and economic growth, because that is precisely what is needed in the short term in times of crisis. According to him, adjusting the plans is an option, but the agenda must be adhered to as much as possible. "The Green Deal is a lifeline." In September, the Vice-President will present an interim target for the reduction of CO2 by 2030.
Niels van der Boom
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