a minute agoHome on fire: EU Parliament Declares Emergency
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The European Parliament has declared <x0 climate and environmental emergency” until it has urged EU countries to take measures. The vote came at a time when scientists have warned that the world may already have exceeded a range of points that should not be overcome in climate, resulting in a planetary emergency “. Duke [...]
The vote came at a time when scientists have warned that the world may already have crossed a range of points that should not be overcome in climate, resulting in a planetary emergency situation”.
Trying to demonstrate the green European credentials a few days before a UN climate conference in Madrid, the vote also put pressure on Ursula von der Leyen, the next European Commission president, who this week said the EU would lead the fight against “existential threats of climate crisis, writes The Guradian, the Periscope.
Although passed by a considerable majority, 429 votes per, 225 against and 19 abstentions across the political spectrum have warned against making these symbolic gestures.
Environmental activists have said the declaration was not supported by enough shares. Our house is on fire. The European Parliament has seen the flames, but it is not enough to simply stand and examine series,” said adviser Sebastian Mang, just before the vote. /Periscope
