EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell on World Environment Day

EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hatzell released a video address in connection with the World Environment Day.

“Today in the EU, environmental protection and the fight against climate change are fundamental objectives.  The EU is already a global leader in this field, but it is not enough, because as we know the planet will not wait for us to get our act together.

Therefore, we have set for ourselves the goal that in less than 30 years, EU countries and their citizens will cease to have a negative impact on the environment. We hope to meet these objectives by effectively tackling pollution, household and production waste, by adapting to sustainable energy sources and through many other measures.  This is what we call the EU Green Deal.

It is a brave and ambitious goal that we hope others will wish to join. We are therefore happy and proud to share our knowledge, expertise and experience with a close partner like Georgia. And we will continue to work closely with the Government, civil society and the private sector here, to push this agenda together.

But World Environment Day is not only about grand visions and projects, but about each and everyone of us – because we all need to participate, and stand together, as citizens and fellow human beings in order to succeed. And succeed we must!,” Carl Hartzell said.

The European Green Deal is a set of policy initiatives by the European Commission with the overarching aim of making Europe climate neutral in 2050.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN4Lqt66kNc