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The mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme does not offer anything new, such as a change in the course already set. The review merely expresses concern that progress is not being made as quickly as envisaged in the timetables.
Nevertheless, although the major environmental issues have been acknowledged, the review does not point out the reason for the worsening situation, i.e. the ruthless exploitation by multinationals for their own profit. They use the environment as a reservoir, which they plunder rashly for raw materials and exploit without control for the sake of profit. Indeed, the Sixth Environment Programme turns the very exploiters of nature into environmental protectors, as it expressly states that effective action, business opportunities and the market will provide a solution.
In fact, the environment provides a new opportunity to accumulate capital and profit. This exploitation is even supported by Community resources – that is, citizens’ money. The liberalisation of sectors of strategic importance and the commercialisation of environmental protection promote the green economy as one of the larger investment outlets for monopolistic capital.
At the same time, increased awareness is being exploited worldwide. This conceals the fact that dangerous climate changes and global warming are the result of industrial development based on capitalist profit and the commercialisation of earth, air, energy, water, etc."@en1
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