Seán Kelly (PPE). – A Uachtaráin, the recovery of the ozone layer following the adoption of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987 was a triumph for humans in the face of climate change. It gave us hope that with good governance it is not too late to turn around our current trajectory towards climate catastrophe.
It is time for us to act in the name of the planet once again and not let the triumphs of the leaders who came before us be in vain. Thus, it is essential that the EU avoids any backsliding and ensures that its ozone-depleting substances policy is aligned with the objectives in the European Green Deal – of which we have done so much in this mandate – the Montreal Protocol and the Paris Agreement.
De bharr na gcúiseanna seo, vótáil mé i bhfabhar an bhille.