What policies should the EU have about sustainable development?
Mike says: the EU should be taking action in 4 areas: recycling, pollution, carbon emissions and the sustainability of environmental habitats; it is important to hand down legislation in these areas because ithelps people’s morale – peopleMike says: the EU should be taking action in 4 areas: recycling, pollution, carbon emissions and the sustainability of environmental habitats; it is important to hand down legislation in these areas because ithelps people’s morale – people will join in if there’s a perception that everyone else is doing something. If one country is polluting but another is making cutbacks people lose morale and feel like it’s pointless to take action
Harsheek says: the EU should regulate pollution, carbon emissions, and the protection of species within member states, because these are issues which affect everybody in the world; whereas issues like recycling can be dealt with on a more local level.(more)(less)
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The Townfield Training
TOPIC:
Youth and Education, Civil Society, Sustainable Development, Future of Europe