Reflections on Green Week
July 17th, 2009
The Commission recently hosted Green Week, a week-long conference in Brussels devoted to EU environmental policy. It’s an annual event that has been going for nearly a decade, but I can’t remember a more successful edition. Some 5000 people came through the doors, and participated in 40 sessions devoted to the biggest question of our age – dealing with climate change. Every session was recorded, and you can follow the proceedings here.
Green Week is all about communication. The Commission showcases its current thinking and listens to the views of the world at large. We set out our stall, so you can watch discussions of the climate and energy package, listen to discussions about the state of play of the international negotiations, and see our plans for adapting to climate change.
We also try to create lively debates, where Commission officials exchange ideas with NGOs, stakeholders and industry in a public arena. And even when the week has ended we welcome all comments – so please send in any thoughts or ideas that you may have and these will be passed on to our negotiating team as they prepare for the Copenhagen Climate conference in December.
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July 18th, 2009 at 6:25 pm #
Dear Mr Dimas,
This week there is a big fuss in my country about the Segarra-Garrigues channel, which has been carried on without accomplishing the EU’s environmental conditions.
I hope the pressures of my government do not tone down the Comission’s economic sanctions.
In my country people are too used to use the UE’s money as they wish, they want the rights, not the duties. They don’t remember that the channel itself has been built thanks to UE’s funds. It’s very selfish (and corrupt) to use this funds without obeying its conditions.
In a climatic change and drought scenario, the creation of more and more irrigation projects is not very wise, to my point of view, and many scientists have said so.
More agricultural intensification will proceed, with great loss of biodiversity, specially of steppe birds. So it is very important to strictly observe the conditions signalled by the Comission. If my Government is to be fined, then it will be fair, I am sorry to say.
Yours sincerely,
Anna
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My country: Spain
July 21st, 2009 at 8:46 am #
Dear Commissioner-Why didn’t you answer any of our inquiries of the last years,concerning the disaster of the legislation that destroys the Mani-Peloponnisos-
Too many permits for construction,destruction of the green (mediterranean flora,the frigano,and the olive groves): have a look at what’s happening in Stupa,Neoxori,Kardamyli,Aghios Nickolas (not all are regular permits)
Why didn’t you intervene on the Greek Parliament,in order to regulate this insane development ? That accelerates the Desertification of the whole Mani.
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My country: Greece
July 29th, 2009 at 1:20 pm #
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Petition for a deposit system on cans and plastic bottles !!
http://3208.lapetition.be/
In some European Union countries (e.g. Germany and Norway …) a deposit system motivates consumers to take back their cans and plastic bottles to the shop, this means an obvious reduction in the quantity of waste along the roads and increases the quantity of material to recycle .
The technology exists and it is operational …
Could the E.U authorities think about implementing such a system in the EU ?
Could they also spare a thought for the numerous different kinds of plastic on the market ?
Lots of plastic items cannot be recycled ?
FEWER different types of plastic = easier sorting process MORE recycling and LESS waste !
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My country: Belgium
August 5th, 2009 at 6:35 pm #
Fleibility and change to commit to The Green Agenda is a right approach, I feel it is what will be embraced, rather than shadowed by the wider Global economic mindset when we ACT.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:15 am #
In my country people are too used to use the UE’s money as they wish, they want the rights, not the duties. They don’t remember that the channel itself has been built thanks to UE’s funds. It’s very selfish (and corrupt) to use this funds without obeying its conditions.
In a climatic change and drought scenario, the creation of more and more irrigation projects is not very wise, to my point of view, and many scientists have said so.
More agricultural intensification will proceed, with great loss of biodiversity, specially of steppe birds. So it is very important to strictly observe the conditions signalled by the Comission. If my Government is to be fined, then it will be fair, I am sorry to say.
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My country: Canada
August 27th, 2009 at 10:31 am #
Dear Commissioner,
I am sure that, if staff would opt to come to work using public transportation, this would have a very positive impact on the reductions of traffic jams, i.e. gas emissions, polution, but also on the safety and health of staff.
Could your cabinet please let me know if the European Commission has a policy to reimburse public transportation costs to their staff members?
September 16th, 2009 at 4:45 am #
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
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