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Commission omits local and regional authorities
The European Commission published a communication on 9 March setting out a binding post-Copenhagen strategy to 'maintain the momentum of global efforts to tackle climate change", but failed to mention local and regional authorities.
The Commission communication followed the weak and non-restrictive Copenhagen Accord commitments, which were a deception for European local and regional authorities. These authorities had lobbied, alongside local and regional governments from developing countries, for recognition in the final Copenhagen agreement, a result they never obtained.
Thus, CEMR hopes that the Commission will involve and recognise the role of local and regional ...
The Commission communication followed the weak and non-restrictive Copenhagen Accord commitments, which were a deception for European local and regional authorities. These authorities had lobbied, alongside local and regional governments from developing countries, for recognition in the final Copenhagen agreement, a result they never obtained.
Thus, CEMR hopes that the Commission will involve and recognise the role of local and regional ...
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