The Melting Iceberg

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Smart Green Growth: climate change and new business opportunities

(...)The battle against climate change is not only an environmental, but also an economic and social imperative. By acting now we can develop a new policy direction for climate policy based on smart, green growth combined with new and better jobs.
The choice is not therefore between fighting climate change or promoting growth, jobs and social progress. To achieve this, we must generate sustainable economic growth and decent jobs. We will fight to ensure that policies will lead to job creation thanks to the development of new technologies and new businesses. If successful, this strategy will help the EU to become the world market leader in sustainable industrial production and the provision of services.
This is why we appeal to the European business community to become an active and responsible partner in this battle, by contributing to the transformation of the European economy into the world's leading low-carbon economy. New jobs could be created in the energy efficiency and renewable sector, the transport sector, in industrial production, and in tourism if sustainable tourism is made more attractive to people and workers. This will require industries to adapt to the new environment. Some businesses will be at risk if they are not able to anticipate and adapt to change. We will strive to develop policies to help businesses adapt to changing needs and we will work with the European social partners to find solutions for employees in order to anticipate and avoid potential negative effects. This can be achieved by launching a coordinated initiative on more investments in education, life-long learning and vocational training in order to have a qualified and skilled workforce able to adapt to the needs of a low carbon economy.
We call upon the European Commission and the Council to include the climate action plan in the Lisbon Strategy with a view to using fully the European Union instruments to anticipate the structural changes triggered by climate mitigation and adaptation measures. (...).

Climate change and renewable energy package
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