EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support (www.theguardian.com)

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Brussels vote cancelled after it became clear law would not pass final stage with majority vote

The EU’s nature restoration laws appear on the verge of collapse after eight member states, including Hungary and Italy, withdrew support for the legislation.

The laws, which have been two years in the making and are designed to reverse decades of damage to wildlife on land and in waterways, were supposed to be rubber-stamped in a vote on Monday.

But instead the vote was shelved after it became apparent the legislation would not pass its final stage with the majority required. Sources say there was “just 1%” between those who would support it and those who would not, either by abstaining or voting against.

The European environment commissioner warned that shelving the bill indefinitely would destroy the EU’s reputation globally given it had led the way at the Cop15 biodiversity summit in Montreal in 2022.

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[-] sirico@feddit.uk 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Nature really doesn't give a fuck what you legislate it'll collect regardless,"The Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, and Poland, also opposed the proposal". A country that is basically Flood plains one that is the first stop for climate migrants, and two that rely on a specific amount of key exports that will be basically destroyed by a change in climate...slow clap

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

thank you factory farmers, very cool

[-] illi@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

Why can't we have nice things :(

[-] theinspectorst@kbin.social 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

eight member states, including Hungary and Italy

Fascists are why we can't have nice things.

[-] illi@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, you are right. And my country is probably one of them too...

Pretty naturr is the only thing we got going here and thr current governemnt just wants to exploit it and kill off what they can't exploit.

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 3 points 7 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The laws, which have been two years in the making and are designed to reverse decades of damage to wildlife on land and in waterways, were supposed to be rubber-stamped in a vote on Monday.

The setback is the latest and arguably biggest blow to the EU’s environmental agenda in recent months, as policymakers decide how to respond to farmers’ protests across the bloc.

On Monday Spain’s environment minister, Teresa Ribera, urged critics of the bill to back it, saying the EU “cannot afford” to abandon its green ambitions.

Alain Maron, the climate transition minister of Belgium, which acts as the “honest broker” in negotiations as holder of the rotating EU presidency, told reporters: “We don’t know exactly what reasons certain countries have to be against this law.

EU leaders have tried to assuage farmers’ concerns, announcing delays on rules for unused land as well as supply chain support to fight exploitation by supermarkets seeking to keep down costs for consumers.

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