国际英语资讯:European Green Deal needs to be ambitious, says president of Committee of Regions
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 9-- <span word="Karl">Karl</span>-<span word="Heinz">Heinz</span> <span word="Lambertz">Lambertz</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Regions">Regions</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Climate">Climate</span> <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> (<span word="COP">COP</span>25) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span>, <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span>, <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13, <span word="the">the</span> 67-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Belgian">Belgian</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gasses">gasses</span> <span word="have">have</span> "<span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="road">road</span>," <span word="as">as</span> <span word="biodiversity">biodiversity</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="around">around</span> 12,000 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (13,300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="become">become</span> "<span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 140 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2050, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="desertification">desertification</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="role">role</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Frans">Frans</span> <span word="Timmermans">Timmermans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="sustainability">sustainability</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protagonist">protagonist</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lambertz">Lambertz</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span>" <span word="green">green</span> <span word="transition">transition</span>.</p>
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