Unione europea
The Copernicus announcement and the November record
The words of the director of the Copernicus climate change service Carlo Buontempo a few days after the UN conference in Dubai:«I hoped it could be an opportunity for oil-producing countries but I don't see encouraging signs»
The Italian MEPs (after having divided themselves in the commission) seem determined to keep a single front in view of the plenary on 22 November:«No reuse targets for those who recycle more than 85%»
Some exemptions requested by Italian MEPs pass.Tajani rejoices:«The populist drift towards excessive reuse which penalizes industry and agriculture has been stopped»
For Minister Urso, what was reached yesterday in plenary is a "turning point towards a concrete vision" of the ecological transition.Now the negotiations with the Commission and the Council