Svet za okolje, 23. oktober 2020

Glavne točke dnevnega reda

The EU is firmly committed to becoming climate neutral by 2050. While the European Council has announced that it will return to the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030 at its December meeting with a view to agreeing on a new target, I am pleased to announce that today we were able to reach agreement among member states on large parts of the European climate law proposal. It is important that we make as much progress as possible on this key piece of legislation. Last week, the European Council invited the Council to take work on this agenda forward, and today, after an intense discussion, we were able to reach an important milestone as regards the proposal for a European climate law.

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany

The Council agreed that the Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all member states collectively. It stressed the importance of promoting both fairness and solidarity among member states and cost-effectiveness in achieving the climate neutrality objective.

• Watch the recording of the public debate
• European climate law: Council agrees its partial negotiating position (press release, 23 October 2020)
• European Council conclusions, 15-16 October 2020 (press release, 16 October 2020)

Evropska podnebna pravila

Svet za okolje bo javno sejo začel z razpravo o evropskih podnebnih pravilih. Cilj razprave je doseči čim večji napredek v tej fazi priprave uredbe in oblikovati delno pogajalsko stališče Sveta, pri čemer mora Evropski svet še sprejeti odločitev o posodobljenem podnebnem cilju EU za leto 2030.

The Covid-19 pandemic has once again shown us the fundamental importance of ecosystems and biodiversity for our health and economic and social stability. Biodiversity is our life insurance: it supplies clean air and water, food, building material and clothing. It creates jobs and livelihoods. With the destruction of nature there is also the risk of disease outbreaks and pandemics. Saving biodiversity and global nature conservation is a key to preventing new infectious diseases. As President of the Council I am pleased that today we reached unanimous agreement on stepping up our efforts to address biodiversity loss.

Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany

The conclusions adopted today give political guidance as regards the implementation of the strategy and reaffirm the EU’s determination to lead by example in tackling the global biodiversity crisis and in developing an ambitious new UN global biodiversity framework at the UN Biodiversity Conference in 2021.

• Watch the recording of the public debate
• Council adopts conclusions on the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 (press release, 23 October 2020)

Strategija EU za biotsko raznovrstnost do leta 2030

Popoldne naj bi Svet na javni seji sprejel sklepe o biotski raznovrstnosti. V sklepih bo določil politične smernice za izvajanje strategije EU za biotsko raznovrstnost do leta 2030.

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• Watch the recording of the afternoon session