The word from Warsaw: results of the Climate Change Conference and the way forward
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Nov 28, 2013
00:00 - 00:00
The 19th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, which took place in Warsaw from 11-22 November, can be seen as one step forward in building trust and transparency among the 198 participating countries, with the aim of a global agreement in Paris by the end of 2015 and ratified by 2020, heard participants in this Policy Briefing with Marcin Karolec, the Polish Government’s Plenipotentiary for Climate Policy and President of the COP, organised with the kind support of the Ministry of the Environment of Poland.
The Sustainable Prosperity for Europe (SPfE) Programme explores the foundations and drivers for achieving a sustainable, resilient and competitive European economy.
Prospering within the planetary boundaries requires rethinking our economic model, including our production and consumption patterns, as well as our energy, mobility and food systems. It requires addressing the climate emergency and environmental degradation, as well as becoming smarter with the resources we have. The transition to the world we want must bring both businesses and people along, if it is to succeed.
The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Agenda provide the direction for travel globally and in Europe, and the SPfE Programme engages in a debate on the drivers and the means for achieving our goals. The Programme focuses on areas where working together across the EU can bring significant benefits to the member states, citizens and businesses and can ensure sustainable prosperity within the limits of this planet.
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