Generation 112

Environment and climate change

Find in this section all the contents we have published in our website since the creation of Generation 112 on the topic of Environment and climate change. Our radio programs, articles, editorials, interviews or opinion columns gathered to get an overview of one of the twelve topics we have chosen.

Jo Leinen : “Cancun will not yet bring about a legally binding text” - 2010-11-29

Today is launched the world climate conference in Cancun (Mexico). Jo Leinen (MEP S&D, Germany) is chair of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament and head of the EP delegation in Cancun. He has accepted to answer our questions, and detail his hopes and proposals. What will be the message sent by the European Union in Cancun? To what extent this message can make a difference in this...

Vitoria-Gasteiz and Nantes named Green Capitals for 2012 and 2013 - 2010-10-25

Following on from Stockholm in 2010 and Hamburg in 2011, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) and Nantes (France) will be rewarded for their efforts to make their urban spaces environmentally-friendly. The city centre of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the 2012 Green Capital, is surrounded by a wide 'green belt', so none of its inhabitants live more than 300 metres away from a green space. The city has also made a huge...