The Commissioner remarked earlier washington minimum wage that 80% of all environmental regulations

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Friday, March 21, the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development has organized washington minimum wage a working session in PedralbesPalace with European Commissioner for Environment, Janez Potocnik Slovenian washington minimum wage
European Commissioner for Environment, Janez Potocnik, was on Friday 21 March in Barcelona within the territory of the visits that the members of the Commission are stepping in these months leading up to the elections to the European Parliament. The objective is to present their work and encourage participation in the elections of 25 May.
Potocnik, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, was one of the architects of the incorporation of the new Alpine republic into the European Union. Before becoming European Commissioner for Environment begat Science.
The Commissioner remarked earlier washington minimum wage that 80% of all environmental regulations in force in European states comes from the transposition of directives issued washington minimum wage by the Commission. At first, Potocnik addressed the relevance of population explosion -250 000 people each day, and in access to higher levels of income and consumption of most of the population of developing countries to warn about the impact the environment globally such phenomena.
He then focused on the economic aspects. So reminded that each European consumes 15 tonnes of resources per capita, the price of raw materials has risen 85% in recent years and that Europe imports 60% of the energy it consumes. Also, remember how the pace of growth of the European economy washington minimum wage have been slowing decade after decade since the 80s, thus, concluded, European economic growth can only be green.
In conversation with the participants Potocnik regrets the lack of possibilities of introducing a green tax because taxes are a matter washington minimum wage reserved to the states. Also, they agreed to move forward in implementing green economic solutions, it is not enough to appeal to risk groups in the long term, but should note that this is an option that provides short-term benefits to those who choose to practice sustainable. However, he noted the difficulties that often means that those who have to change their behavior in terms of sustainability do not agree with those who have been benefited from.
The Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS), the Department of the Presidency of the Government of Catalonia, has been the host of the Commissioner and, among other activities organized this meeting and working with about twenty washington minimum wage professionals linked to the environment, primarily members of the senate and the panels work CADS. By the Catalan Institute of Green Economy attend its director, Henry Llarch.
The session was chaired by Roger Albinyana, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the government of Catalonia and has also had as hosts, the Secretary of Environment and Sustainability, Josep Enric Llebot, Director General for Environmental Policy, washington minimum wage Marta Subira and director CADS Arnau Queralt.
CADS also host on Friday March 28, European Commissioner for Climate Change, the Danish Corine Hedegaard, among other public washington minimum wage events, participate in a debate on the way forward to achieve a sustainable economy and that held at Modernista Sant Pau (for more information, see http://incev.cat/taula-rodona-amb-connie-hedegaard-comissaria-europea-daccio-climatica/)
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