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The EU prepares to lead the world of developed countries in carbon reduction, in spite of the flagging support of the climate bill in the United States. Even if other developed countries do not meet the Copenhagen pledge of reducing emissions by 20%, the EU's Connie Hedegaard believes it is imperative for the EU to pursue its own strategy and continue to push reductions.
If the EU can demonstrate to the US and the rest of the developed and developing world that pushing for greener jobs will be help the economy as much as it will help the environment, it will ramp up international pressures and incentives to follow. Hedegaard championed the benefits of green innovation to the EU Parliament.
"If we do it intelligently, it will enhance our competitiveness, strengthen our energy security, stimulate green economic growth and innovation, and by that we will create new jobs."
US President Obama echoed this statement last January during his State of the Union Address to Congress:
"The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy."
Many of the world's leaders seem to be in consensus. Investing in green jobs is good for the economy; doing so creates new jobs. At this point, it is more of a matter of devising the best methods to build a green economy than a matter of whether it is worth it to do so. It's become a debate of how to best mobilize the businesses, and government's devising local and international policies towards green policies and a sustainable future.
The EU plans to the European Commission to strategize on how to reduce the EU's CO2 emissions by 30% by the year 2030, extending the pace set at Copenhagen. The 30% by 2030 will guide the EU's international climate diplomacy and help bolster its leverage in future climate negotiation. Hedegaard's address comes at a good time. After all, 2020 is only 10 years away.
Michael Good | Climate Action
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