INTERVIEW
On Wednesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will present the European "green deal". A big action plan to fight against climate change. The European Union wants to become the first carbon-neutral continent in 2050, as Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, points out in the morning of Europe 1.
"25 years is the time it takes to change smoothly"
Europe wants to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 to 55% within 10 years. This is the main objective at the heart of the European "green deal", this green pact whose details will be presented Wednesday in Brussels. "This project is the ambition to make Europe the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050," said Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, at the microphone of Europe 1. With this "green" deal ", the European Union wants to start the first on the road of the ecological transition. The European Commission is giving itself 25 years to ensure that all the industries of the continent comply with this ecological ambition. "25 years is the time it takes to smoothly change all the mechanisms of industrial chains," said Thierry Breton.
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"A need to mobilize for the climate"
To achieve this goal of carbon neutrality, we will have to green all European policies, from transport to energy, through agriculture and even investment and finance. A colossal ambition that will necessarily have a cost. Among the first measures to be unveiled is a transition fund to help the most disadvantaged regions. "A first figure of 100 billion has been announced and will be adjusted," announces the European Commissioner for Internal Market. "We know that there is a need today to mobilize for the climate," he concludes.