“The coronavirus affects each of us. We are changing our way of life to protect our own health and that of others. We may miss many things that are dear to us.
But we don’t miss the air pollution from cars or the noise of traffic.
When we throw open our windows, we can breathe fresher air. We see nature restoring itself. But we shouldn’t fool ourselves.
We may be getting a better grip on the coronavirus, but we are not getting a grip yet on climate change. The warming of our planet continues and it will warm even more if we continue to burn fossil fuels.
As we now plan to slowly go back to work and to invest billions of euros to restart our economy, we should avoid falling back in old, polluting habits. Instead, we should bounce back better from this pandemic.
We can make our society and our planet healthier by investing in renewable energy, by driving clean cars, by renovating our houses and making them energy efficient. By buying sustainable food, reusing materials rather than throwing them away or producing low carbon steel.
That is the essence of the European Green Deal.”
Press contacts
Vivian LOONELA (+32 2 296 67 12)
Tim McPHIE (+ 32 2 295 86 02)
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