President @vonderleyen speaking @wef this morning:
« A year ago Europe had a massive dependency on Russian fossil fuels. This made us vulnerable.
In less than a year Europe has overcome this dangerous dependency. »
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1615297141487931395
« Climate change already comes with huge costs and we have no time to lose in the transition to a clean economy.
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In less than three decades we have to reach net zero. The next decades will see the greatest industrial transformation of our times. »
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1615298380426629121
« We have to make Europe more investment and innovation friendly.
We moved first with the European Green Deal. We followed up with our 800bn Recovery Plan.
The good news for the planet is that other major economies are now stepping up. »
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1615298383823966209
« We Europeans need to get better at nurturing our clean tech industry.
We Europeans have a plan. A Green Deal Industrial Plan. »
The Plan will cover
1. The Regulatory environment
2. Financing
3. Skills
4. Trade
@vonderleyen
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/TimMcPhieEU/status/1615299509143183360