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EU Passes Landmark Law to Restore 20% of Bloc's Land and Sea by End of Decade

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Austria's Climate Minister defied Chancellor Karl Nehammer by supporting the EU's ambitious environmental goals, specifically a landmark nature restoration law. The law was passed despite opposition from several member states, with 20 out of 27 European Council members voting in favor on Monday. The legislation aims to protect nature and is seen as a crucial step towards achieving the EU's environmental objectives. Interestingly, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced that his party will seek criminal charges against the Climate Minister for her decision to support the law.

  1. AT
    Christian Stocker
    Austrian People's Party
    1. The end does not justify the means: Leonore Gewessler is putting herself above the constitution because she cannot reconcile her green ideology with acting in accordance with the law.
  2. AT
    Leonore Gewessler
    Green Party
    1. My conscience tells me unmistakably [that] when the healthy and happy life of future generations is at stake, courageous decisions are needed.
    2. I cannot reconcile it with my conscience if we let this opportunity pass without having tried everything.
    3. Today we send a signal: Our nature has earned our protection!
    4. I'm deeply convinced that today is the day for action... It's a decisive day for nature and our planet in Europe.
  3. Worldwide Fund for Nature
    1. Today's vote is a massive victory for Europe's nature and citizens who have been long calling for immediate action to tackle nature's alarming decline.
  4. BE
    Pieter De Pous
    E3G
    1. No other part of the world has this little nature left, needed this law more and got so close to not having it.

Nature Restoration Law

  1. EU approves landmark bill to restore at least 20% of Europe's land and seas by 2030

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.Al Jazeera

perspectives

  1. 1.Regulation
  2. 2.Climate Change
  3. 3.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
  4. 4.Multilateralism
  5. 5.Biodiversity
  6. 6.Endangered species

countries

  1. 1.AustriaAT
  2. 2.BelgiumBE
  3. 3.SwitzerlandCH
  4. 4.DenmarkDK
  5. 5.SpainES
  6. 6.FinlandFI
  7. 7.HungaryHU
  8. 8.IrelandIE
  9. 9.ItalyIT
  10. 10.LuxembourgLU
  11. 11.NetherlandsNL
  12. 12.PolandPL

organizations

  1. 1.Austrian People's Party
  2. 2.Green Party
  3. 3.European Union
  4. 4.EU Council
  5. 5.Belgian Council Presidency
  6. 6.ClientEarth
  7. 7.European Court of Justice
  8. 8.European Environment Bureau
  9. 9.BirdLife Europe
  10. 10.EU Parliament
  11. 11.Greenpeace
  12. 12.Worldwide Fund for Nature

persons

  1. 1.Karl NehammerAT
  2. 2.Leonore GewesslerAT
  3. 3.Alain Maron
  4. 4.Magnus Heunicke
  5. 5.Pieter De PousBE
  6. 6.Christian StockerAT
  7. 7.Serge Wilmes
  8. 8.Cesar Luena
  9. 9.Terry Reintke

technicals

  1. 1.ENVI
  2. 2.Nature Restoration Law
  3. 3.COP27
EU Passes Landmark Law to Restore 20% of Bloc's Land and Sea by End of Decade