22
Oct
2025
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Conférence des Nations unies de 2025 sur les changements climatiques (COP30) à Bélem (Brésil) (débat)
Madam President, Climate policy is so last year. At least, that's how it sounds when you listen to some priorities in this House. But when did fighting for our planet's survival become something to hide away? When did climate action turn into something that could be torn apart in the name of simplification or deregulation? On our quest towards competitiveness, we cannot ignore the simple truth that economic strength and climate stability are two sides of the same coin. Living up to the Paris Agreement can save us EUR 1 trillion euro by 2030 in avoided damages. It cannot be clearer that Europe needs ambitious climate policy to stay competitive. Lower energy prices mean a safer Europe and mean a greener Union. This is one and the same fight. Yet, the EU goes to COP without a legally binding 2040 target. That is embarrassing. We cannot leave our planet's future to Orbán or Trump because, at this rate, the planet will be deregulated into oblivion.