Climate law must be several more parliamentary hurdles to pass

Climate Today in the parliamentary Committee for the amendment of the constitution, the discussion programmed of the article 7bis. That article is by the klimaatactivisten to be put forward as the basis for a robust climate policy. The good outcome remains, however, highly doubtful: to the constitution to change, and subsequently a special law to get approved, you now have a very broad support in the parliament.

The discussion of the special climate law is running a few months in the Room. The cross came from a series of academics, that a proposal had written down. However, the targets for 2030 and 2050 should be achieved, but under more intensive cooperation between the various ministers responsible for Climate, the establishment of an interfederal klimaatagentschap and the organisation of an annual klimaatdag in april.

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That proposal was, with some modifications as a concrete legislative proposal in the parliament, submitted by a range of opposition parties, and the MR, the party of prime minister Charles Michel. On the Flemish side, however, was immediately clear that the former 'Swedish partners N-VA, CD&V and Open Vld not warm walked for the text of the act. The MR blow regular hot and cold about the theme, but certainly not with enthusiasm.