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"Mr President, thank you, Commissioner, for attending the Rio Summit and for your commitment to this issue. However, one thing is clear: great idealistic world summits seem to be more a thing of the 20th century because, in the 21st century, we are asking for a different approach, a very practical approach.
There is another thing that is also clear, namely, the fact that if an agenda is about everything – because the agenda in Rio was very broad – then, in fact, it will ultimately be about nothing. We can see that in this summit’s conclusions.
What is encouraging, however, is the genuine concern about the plastic soup in the ocean, the huge mountain of plastic waste floating on the sea. What we see now is only the tip of the iceberg, because a lot of small parts have been found in fish and birds. According to the outcome document, we need to achieve a significant reduction by 2025 and we need to take action. Can you make this more specific? Who is going to do what, when and how much will it cost? Are agreements going to be reached about the banning of free plastic bags or bottles? And if we want to lead by example, when is Europe going to do that?
Two more things. I have another question for you. Natural resources are mainly used for industry, energy and meat production. The outcome document is totally silent on the impact of our meat consumption and production, while increasing meat consumption is placing heavy demands on resources and on land, and rainforests are being cleared because growing animal feed requires huge areas of land. What proposals have you put forward to address this?
Instead of agreeing percentages at major world conferences, we want to lead by example. And the strongest incentive that Europe can now give is to show that we can get out of this crisis with green production and consumption."@en1
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