Save our Planet: Mona Sahlin answers your questions

October 26th, 2007by Noel Hatch

A few days ago, we asked you to ask your questions to Mona Sahlin on the Save your Planet theme of the Manifesto 2009. Here are her answers!

Climate change is one of the most dramatic problems of our time. The world must reduce greenhouse gasses or face irreversible effects of global warming. The cost of doing nothing will be far higher than effective action now. But the actions Europe can take to combat climate change will have other benefits: renewable energy and energy efficiency will create jobs and offer new economic opportunities. A comprehensive response is required: in all policies from energy and transport to foreign and security policy; at national and European levels as well as local; by Governments, business and consumers. The PES has “A new EU energy strategy” but we need to go beyond that, and we need to agree on some top priorities for European action. We need Europe to take a global lead as well as putting its own house in order.

Read the manifesto discussion paper here. What do you think?

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