BRUSSELS -
"The science is very clear", the climatic events that are occurring throughout Europe "threaten food security. Let's look at the soils: 70% are in bad conditions and this limits the production of food in certain areas
. pollinators: one in three is in decline, even though 80% of our crops depend on them.
We look at the hailstorms in Croatia, the extreme droughts in Italy that are leading to a horrible water shortage, or at the Gota fría in Spain ". So the vice president of the EU Commission,
Frans Timmermans
, in a press conference.
" If that's not the case.
time "to act on the climate," when?
he added.
"Putin's brutal war against Ukraine has a very profound impact on Europe, including on the Green Deal.
The transition to clean energy is getting a huge boost, but on biodiversity, on the Farm-to-Fork strategy, some they see war as the perfect excuse to slow down ", observed Timmermans, stressing that" using the war in Ukraine to water down proposals "to protect the climate and the environment and make Europeans believe that" sustainability means less food is irresponsible " .
"The climate and biodiversity are looking us in the face and every EU citizen experiences it daily"
, pointed out the Dutch politician, reiterating that it is the increasingly frequent adverse climatic events that endanger food security.
