Press Release
September 21st, 2022
PR | Zakia Khattabi launches climate roundtables in order to democratize the debate and strengthen federal climate policy.
This Wednesday, Federal Climate Minister Zakia Khattabi kick-started the round tables on climate. Its aim is to bring together stakeholders, experts and administrations from various policy areas in order to strengthen federal policies. A total of five roundtable discussions will take place this fall on the themes of energy, transportation and mobility, sustainable taxation and finance, public buildings and the circular economy.
Press Release
September 13th, 2022
PR | Zakia Khattabi introduces a law forcing manufacturers and sellers to inform consumers about the repairability of their devices.
Monday, September 12th, the Federal Minister for the Environment, Zakia Khattabi, submitted her draft law on the "Repair Index" to the different consultative bodies: industry, retail, NGOs and civil society. Inspired by the French model, this legislation, which is in line with the circular economy dynamic, aims to increase the repairability and lifetime of devices while providing consumers with the best possible information about these aspects.
Communication
September 8th, 2022
Meetings in Bonn focused on the three Rio Conventions
In the early 1990s, the international community gathered in Rio to ensure that future generations inherit a sustainable and healthy planet. This political commitment was then framed by three conventions: the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Press Release
September 6th, 2022
PR | Zakia Khattabi's federal climate governance is achieving the first results
A year has passed since the terrible floods in Wallonia and this year we have experienced a period of extreme heat during which temperatures were reached which had never been recorded before in Belgium since 1892; it is in this particular context that today, September 2nd, the Council of Ministers approved the first consolidated report on the monitoring of the federal climate policies 2021-2030. This document is the result of a year and a half of coordination, co-operation and…
Communication
July 28th, 2022
A healthy environment is finally universally recognized as a human right !
Many of the human rights we take for granted today were not present before: the right to life, the right to work, the right to health, the right to education, freedom from slavery and torture. These rights may not be universally applied, but once they are adopted, they have made progress, including allowing people to demand these rights. The United Nations General Assembly added today another universally recognized right to this list: the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
