Press Release
November 24th, 2024
In Bakou, Minister Khattabi makes a mixed evaluation of COP29 against the background of an alarming climate change and geopolitical crises
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which had been extended in Baku since Friday evening, reached an agreement during the night from Saturday to Sunday. Federal climate minister Zakia Khattabi draws up a mixed assessment, notably on components regarding mitigation, gender and human rights.
Press Release
November 17th, 2024
Zakia Khattabi on her way to COP29
The Federal Minister for Climate Zakia Khattabi is traveling to COP29 in Baku (Azerbaijan) this Monday as the head of the Belgian delegation. Given the growing scale and severity of the climate crisis, the annual UN climate conference remains crucial in pursuing ambition.
Press Release
November 14th, 2024
The European Parliament postpones the deforestation law by one year: an irresponsible act, says Zakia Khattabi
Belgian Federal Minister of Climate and Environment, Zakia Khattabi, expresses her deep concern and anger following today’s vote in the European Parliament’s plenary. As COP 29 began this Monday in Baku and Spain faces an unprecedented environmental disaster, the one-year delay in the enforcement of the law against imported deforestation is, in the federal minister’s view, an irresponsible act and an extremely negative signal to the entire international community.
Press Release
May 23rd, 2024
PR | Export of toxic motor fuels from Belgium to Africa now prohibited
On the initiative of Minister of Environment Zakia Khattabi, in collaboration with Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten and Minister of Public Health Frank Vandenbroucke, a royal decree has been signed that bans the export of toxic motor fuels, similar to the measure in the Netherlands. This ban targets oil companies that, primarily from the port of Antwerp, export motor fuels with excessively high sulfur or benzene content worldwide. These are fuels that have long been banned in Europe due…
Press Release
April 5th, 2024
Belgium has a new national action plan for business and human rights 2024-2029
On the proposal of Federal Minister for Sustainable Development Zakia Khattabi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib, the Council of Ministers on Friday 5 April approved the new national action plan for business and human rights for the period 2024-2029. The implementation of this plan applies on the one hand to Belgian companies operating in Belgium and/or abroad, and on the other hand to international companies operating within our country. With its "mirror clause" approach,…
