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"Mr President, Mr Potočnik, in view of the enormous challenges facing nature and the environment, as well as the planet’s ecosystems, it must be admitted that the Rio conference is a missed opportunity. I see the glass as half empty rather than half full because the world continues to be ravaged and we have still failed to identify sufficient specific objectives and schedules or concrete obligations to enable us to change course in favour of sustainable development.
The shift in power evident in Rio has been remarkable. It is interesting that an emerging economy like Brazil, supported by China and India, should present a document without there being the opportunity to change it. I would have liked to have seen more courage from Europe – acting together with the African Union perhaps – in support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), exerting more pressure so that the UNEP would become a UN organisation.
What happens next? Of course we have our hopes. I believe that hopes spring from the grass roots: green cities and green business. The Rio conference hosted more mayors and more CEOs than any previous environmental summit. We should identify the urban environment as a focus area in the seventh EU Environmental Action Programme. The majority of people now live in cities, which is where the greatest amount of energy and most resources are consumed, providing a good starting point. The same applies to progressive enterprises. They have understood that it is only possible to do business when the fundamental structures for commerce are in place. We need to establish an alliance with green business.
We in Parliament also need to take action. The UN has established eight major groups: business, urban areas, women, trade unions, etc. Parliaments also need to become more involved, which is why it was a pity that we did not have an official delegation at the conference. We should form a major group at UN conferences under the ‘parliaments’ banner."@en1
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