Climate change and environmental degradation represent an existential threat not only to Europe but to the entire world. These are the major challenges humanity has faced for a long time, and scientists are increasingly warning about the particularly strong impact that human activities have on the planet.

Especially in recent years, the magnitude of the impact of climate change on daily life has become more visible and tangible. Therefore, time is no longer on our side!

To overcome these challenges, countries around the world adopted, in September 2015, the 2030 Agenda for the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and a few weeks later, the Paris Agreement on climate change, aiming to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, with a target of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

By 2030, the nations of the world have committed to eliminate poverty and hunger, combat inequalities and injustice, and adopt proactive measures regarding environmental protection.

Both documents - the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement - should be seen as a whole that forms the basis of the global framework for cooperation on sustainable development.

The goal is to create a safer, more sustainable, and more prosperous planet, to which every segment of society must contribute, from central and local administrations to private and state-owned companies, to civil society as a whole, and of course, each of us.