{"id":98864,"date":"2019-06-11T13:05:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T11:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?p=98864"},"modified":"2019-07-08T15:47:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T13:47:38","slug":"open-letter-sustainable-future-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/fr\/open-letter-sustainable-future-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Open letter to EU leaders: Our sustainable future must start now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear EU Heads of State and Government,<\/span><\/p>\n

Society expects adults to educate children but it is our kids who are schooling the grown-ups, with their regular protests demanding climate action and sustainable living. Moreover, the streets of Europe, from its largest metropolises to its smallest towns, have been the scenes of regular demonstrations and marches, demanding everything from climate action and extinction rebellions to women\u2019s rights and socio-economic justice.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the wake of the European elections, where voter turnout reached a 20-year high and which registered significant gains for progressive causes, it is clear that European citizens are more engaged now, together, at the EU level, than they have been in over two decades \u2013 representing an active and proactive antidote to Euroscepticism. As confirmed by poll after poll, European citizens desire an EU that will deliver social and environmental justice. Scientists, <\/span>business leaders<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>cities, regions<\/span><\/a> and civil society have all made the case for a new direction for Europe. The leaders of 30 private, public and civil society platforms, representing millions of EU residents, have united behind a <\/span>strong call <\/span><\/a>for sustainable development to become the EU\u2019s number one political priority.<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you hear those calls?<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite progress in some areas, efforts to date have been woefully inadequate to meet the magnitude of the social and environmental challenges ahead of us. Urgent action is needed to address escalating inequalities and tackle the climate crisis, stop the rapid loss of biodiversity, ensure sustainable consumption and production and quality employment for all, and manage a just transition towards an economic system founded on wellbeing and quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the European Council Summit on 20-21 June, EU leaders will discuss the Strategic Agenda 2019-2024. We call on you to show that you have heard our calls by making sustainable development the overarching objective of the European Union\u2019s priorities, both inside and outside Europe, for at least the next five years. To bring about real and lasting change, sustainable development must be the golden thread running through all EU policies. You must stop looking at the economy merely as a means to create \u201cprosperity\u201d and \u201ccompetitiveness\u201d and, instead, view it as a tool to promote inclusive, sustainable and just societies that meet the needs of all, within the boundaries of our planet\u2019s precious resources and the limits of its life-giving ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n

The will for action among citizens and stakeholders is strong \u2013 all that is missing is your political will. As European, national, regional and international organisations working on very diverse social, environmental, economic, governance and international issues, together representing tens of millions of people in Europe, we will continue to raise our voices. But it is up to you as political leaders to steer us towards a better future in a Europe that prioritises the wellbeing of people and planet over short-term gains. We stand ready to support you in this endeavour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yours sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n

European and international signatories<\/strong><\/p>\n

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National, regional and local signatories<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The 151 signatories are:<\/p>\n

CONCORD and 55 members
\nSocial Platform
\nThe European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
\nEcoteca
\nHousing Europe
\nPolish Zero Waste Association
\nVolonteurope
\nInstytut na rzecz Ekorozwoju
\nNyt Europa
\nCircular Economy Institute
\nNature Trust Malta
\nThe Finnish Society for Nature and Environment
\nFuturo en Com\u00fan- Spanish cross sectorial platform
\nHogar sin T\u00f3xicos \/Fundaci\u00f3n Vivo Sano
\nFodesam
\nYEE
\nGreen Liberty
\nPovod
\nENAR
\nBirdlife
\nEuropean Union Against Aircraft Nuisance (UECNA)
\nCOFACE Families Europe
\nSeas At Risk
\nWomen Engage for a Common Future (WECF)
\nCSR Europe
\neco-union
\nnatur&\u00ebmwelt<\/p>\n

Eurochild
\nNaturefriends International
\nTerra Cypria, the Cyprus Conservation Foundation
\nDanish Ecological Council
\nLatvian Fund for Nature
\nEuropean Movement Italy
\nDeutscher Naturschutzring (DNR)
\nNational Centre for Sustainable Production and Consumption Romania
\nZERO – Association for the Sustainability of the Earth System
\nCEDD – Center for excellence in sustainable development
\nEuropean Land and Soil Alliance
\nEuropean Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network
\nDeutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH)
\nEASPD – European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities
\nCEEweb for Biodiversity
\nCHEM Trust
\nMake Mothers Matter
\nno\u00e921
\nCEDAG
\nPortuguese Society of Environmental Health
\nSociety for Sustainable Living
\nJustice and Environment
\nECOCITY
\nInternational Federation of Social Workers Europe
\nFrance Nature Environnement
\nGenitori Antismog (Parents Against Smog )
\nEuropean Committee of the Regions
\nAssociation 4D
\nBond Beter Leefmilieu
\nAGE Platform Europe
\nPolish Ecological Club
\nEco-TIRAS Intl. Assn. of [Dniester] River Keepers
\nERN France – SOS Loire Vivante
\nSEPANSO
\nScottish Environment LINK
\nLegambiente
\nNABU
\nInter-Environnement Wallonie
\nNatuur & Milieu
\nGlobal Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)
\nClientEarth
\nFederazione degli Organismi Cristiani Servizio Internazionale Volontario (FOCSIV)
\nEuropean Youth Forum
\nClean Air Action Group (Hungary)
\nThe Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
\n\u010cesko proti chudob\u011b a nerovnostem
\nDark-Sky Slovenia
\nWaddenvereniging
\nCompassion in World Farming
\nzelena-akcija
\nEU-Umweltb\u00fcro
\nGreen Budget EU
\nCittadini per l\u2019aria
\nQuercus, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza
\nThe Restart Project
\nUmweltdachverband
\nFern
\nAWO International
\nLicht und Natur e.V.
\nHealth and Environment Alliance – HEAL
\nMental Health Europe
\nFederation of environmental organizations of Cyprus
\nFriends of the Earth Europe
\nEuropean Social Action Network (ESAN)
\nLifelong Learning platform
\nItalian Alliance for Sustainable Development – ASviS
\nFair Trade Advocacy Office
\nETUC
\nV\u0161\u012e \u017diedin\u0117 ekonomika<\/p>\n

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