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Today concluded the two-day conference, “Go sustainable, be responsible! European civil society on the road to Rio +20” held by the European Economic and Social Committee. The aims of the meeting were to prepare for this summer’s sustainable development conference in Rio de Janeiro, 20 years after the 1992 Earth Summit, and to voice European civil society’s position on the topic.
This conference comes at a crucial time for the EU, which has set itself a legally binding goal of reducing emissions by 20% by 2020, and has just recently prepared a draft of a resolution for 40% reduction by 2030. Climate change and emissions, however, are just one part of sustainable development. Speakers and workshops highlighted the importance of other aspects, including poverty eradication, sustainable consumption and production, and green jobs.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle, closing speaker and European Youth Forum Board Member, congratulated decision makers on the outcomes of the conference, but called for further inclusion of youth and more ambitious steps forward. “We must make sure that young people are not just picking up pieces, but involved,” he said.
Today concluded the two-day conference, “Go sustainable, be responsible! European civil society on the road to Rio +20” held by the European Economic and Social Committee. The aims of the meeting were to prepare for this summer’s sustainable development conference in Rio de Janeiro, 20 years after the 1992 Earth Summit, and to voice European civil society’s position on the topic.
This conference comes at a crucial time for the EU, which has set itself a legally binding goal of reducing emissions by 20% by 2020, and has just recently prepared a draft of a resolution for 40% reduction by 2030. Climate change and emissions, however, are just one part of sustainable development. Speakers and workshops highlighted the importance of other aspects, including poverty eradication, sustainable consumption and production and green jobs.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle, closing speaker and European Youth Forum Board Member, congratulated decision makers on the outcomes of the conference, but called for further inclusion of youth and more ambitious steps forward. “We must make sure that young people are not just picking up pieces, but involved,” he said.
Read the conclusions and outcomes of the conference here.
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