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Environment, Territorial Planning and Housing

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Our functions and policy areas are as follows: sustainable economic growth, protecting the environment, combating climate change, waste management, preventing pollution, territorial planning, land and town planning, architecture, construction quality, and citizen access to housing.

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Iñaki Arriola: “The ecological transition must be as fair and balanced as possible, and it must be properly funded”
2019 December 9
Iñaki Arriola: “The ecological transition must be as fair and balanced as possible, and it must be properly funded”
Environmental minister Iñaki Arriola opened a session at the Climate Summit in Madrid which highlighted “the crucial role” of regional and local institutions in this transformation “The climate emergency is forcing us to change course and adapt our cultural and consumption patterns, sharing work and benefits fairly so that no countries, sectors or people are excluded from ecological transformation and adaptation”, stressed Arriola. Among the participants at the session were the Minister of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg and the Commissioner of the Directorate-General for Climate Action at the European Commission.