Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-09-11-Speech-2-458-437"
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"Climate change and the impoverishment of biodiversity constitute a threat to which we urgently need to find answers. Preserving our ecosystem is doubtless the cornerstone of the green economy, which should involve environmental and social sustainability. It is the most disadvantaged people, 70% of whom are estimated to be women, who are most at risk of being severely affected by climate change and ecosystem destruction. It is unacceptable that a number of Member States continue to undervalue the role of women in the green economy, resulting in numerous discriminations in terms of lost benefits, such as social protection, health care insurance, adequate salaries and pension rights. We urgently need to move towards a green economy in which environmental requirements should be intrinsically associated with social sustainability, particularly as regards increasing social justice, with a fair distribution of resources among individuals, men and women, and among generations. I call on the Member States to adopt tax measures enabling a boost to the implementation of the green economy, quantifying the environmental impact, on the one hand, and investing funds in stimulating environmental innovations and sustainable infrastructure, on the other. This should be considered a means of stimulating economic development and job creation."@en1
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