🧵1/5 Let’s put things straight about the Nature Restoration Law:
Restoration gives Nature a chance to be the vital force we need for our future & economies.
This law responds to science’s alarming calls, seen in @IPCC's latest report, & peoples' demands to bring Nature back.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1654497601385799683
2/7 This is our Climate Law for biodiversity.
There will be no climate neutrality without restored ecosystems.
Climate change & biodiversity loss are one: we'll either win or fail in both.
If we want to achieve our climate goals, there's no magic solution: we need Nature.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1654497606741946373
3/7 Businesses support us: restoration doesn’t mean stopping economic activities!
More than 50% of global GDP depends on biodiversity.
Insurance companies have invested EUR 510 billion in companies with high dependency on ecosystem services.
Our economy is in Nature's hands.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1654497609514401796
4/7 Restoring Nature doesn’t threaten food security, it futureproofs it!
70% of soils,1/3 of #EUPollinators & 30% of groundwater are under pressure.
Despite the myths,the benefits for farmers are many:
Fertile soils, less impacts from droughts, water retention, pollination.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1654497612261646337
5/7 Nature & energy: they don’t compete, they can foster each other.
Deploying renewables goes hand in hand with restoration.
That’s why we listen to business attentively:
Major renewables producers support & talk publicly in favour of our proposal.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1654497615919104003
7/7 Finally, our Nature Restoration Law will create greener cities.
For the 40% of Europeans that live in cities we want:
Clean air, cooler summers with less extreme temperatures, green spaces where children can play.
This Law will be our legacy for the next generations.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1654497621770207233
6/7 The EU led the #COP15 negotiations for a global deal of Nature.
We need this law to fulfil our own commitments on this landmark agreement & walk the talk, as our international credibility is at stake.
This starts here, at home, by restoring & protecting our ecosystems.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/VSinkevicius/status/1654497618762842112