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European Commission invites Greta Thunberg in run-up to Europe’s first climate policy

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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks to the protesters during a 'Fridays for Future' demonstration calling for action against the climate crisis in Hamburg, northern Germany, 21 February 2020. Thousands of schoolchildren and students took part in the march. The Fridays for Future international student movement has been spearheaded by the 17-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg since 2018, when she started striking in front of the Swedish parliament demanding that Stockholm comply with the targets set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. EPA-EFE/MARTIN ZIEMER

The European Commission will receive young climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday, when it will discuss the EU’s first climate legislation, a spokesperson of the executive body said on Friday.

The 17-year-old Swedish student will then participate in discussions with European parliamentarians.

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had announced in early December at the COP25 in Madrid that the executive body would, in March, propose Europe’s first ever law on climate, aimed at making the transition to climate neutrality by 2050 irreversible.

The law is expected to cover the extension of emission quotas to all sectors concerned, the provision of clean, safe and affordable energy, strengthening the circular economy and defining a producer to consumer strategy as well as a strategy on biodiversity.

Von der Leyen has now invited Greta Thunberg to an exchange of views on Wednesday morning with her and her commissioners.

Read more via The Brussels Times

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