PES Manifesto

Scandinavian PES activists on climate and the environment

Published Friday, March 14, 2008 at 11:48
by AnneSofie (654 views and 1 comments)

Scandinavian PES activists met in the village of Jørlunde, located on the island of Zealand, Denmark on March 1st and 2nd 2008 to discuss European democracy, politics and the PES manifesto.

Over sometimes heated discussions, the 80 participants agreed on a number is issues, which we feel must be included in the PES manifesto. Here is our suggestions for the theme 'Save our planet':

• Within the international community, the EU must be the leader in the struggle for advances within energy and climate change. All member states must implement radical changes in their energy and climate policies. Therefore it is necessary to remove the trade in CO2 quotas, because it constitutes a real stumbling block for action and for the realisation of change, which will have an effect.
  
• It is not enough with state intervention and cooperation. The global warming and the threat from the changes to our climate must be fought at all levels of society. The citizens must get actively involved. It demands a change of attitude for each citizen. The social democrats in Denmarkcan for instance elaborate a set of tools, which makes the energy policy close and accessible to the citizens.
  
• We need action, not just words. Drastic measures with a great impact on the environment are needed. Therefore we recommend that public transportation is made free.

Tags: activists, climate change, CO2, environment, manifesto, transport