Dimas: Event a 'turning point' in battle against climate change

摘要

Hours before opening session of Green Week 2009, the conference that examines the challenges of reducing EU and global greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change, the European Commissioner for Environment, Stavros Dimas, in a press conference with the Czech Minister, Ladislav Miko, underlined that this week's event is a "turning point in the battle to prevent climate change". The conference, held in Brussels on 23 June, was meant to show again that Europe is assuming a leading role in environment issues. "No other country or region hasrnsuch an ambitious plan," Dimas said.