Case: Policy coherence in general

23-03-2010 The Parliament Discusses Climate Change

In the post-Copenhagen months the European Parliament heavily discussed the White Paper on Adapting to Climate Change: Towards a European Framework for Action by the European Commission. The Environment, Public Health and Food Security (ENVI) committee was responsible for reporting on the reactions of the parliament with opinions from the committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), Fisheries, Legal Affairs, Regional Development and Transport and Tourism. Although developing countries are and will be the biggest victims of climate change and have been the least responsible for its causes, little attention was given to them in the process.

Fair Politics does have to recognize Bas Eickhout and Michelle Rivasi from the Greens for emphasizing that finance for climate efforts in developing countries should be new and additional to existing ODA commitments (amendment 29). Furthermore Fair Politics was pleased to read the opinion of the Legal Affairs committee by Eva Lichtenberger because it also called for extra finance to support developing countries dealing with climate change devastations. Fair Politics recognizes Lichtenberger, Eickhout and Rivasi as fair politicians for their efforts.

Monitor fair: Greens/EFA(3)

Read ENVI Report on the White Paper here.