Article 541EC EU green recovery package sets a marker for the world

EU green recovery package sets a marker for the world

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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The bloc is showing the way in rebuilding coronavirus-ravaged economies to fight the climate emergency

The European commission has put down a marker for the world with its green recovery package. It sets a high standard for other nations, using the rebuilding of coronavirus-ravaged economies to tackle the even greater threat of the climate emergency, in principle at least.

With the world fast approaching the point when climate chaos becomes inevitable, how the trillions of recovery dollars - or euros - are spent is a use-it-or-lose-it moment, so what the EU does really matters. Climate change is a global crisis, meaning all nations must act and some must lead the way.

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