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Il-Gvern jibqa’ jarmi l-ambjent fiż-żibel

Il-prijorità tal-Gvern la huwa l-poplu u wisq inqas l-ambjent Bħalma għamel b’ħafna oqsma oħra, il-Gvern rema l-ambjent fiż-żibel. Wara li l-Qrati ta’ pajjiżna waqqfuh milli jaġġudika tender ta’ 600 miljun ewro lil konsorzju minħabba kunflitt ċar ta’ interess mill-Bord tal-Evalwazzjoni u mill-Bord tal-Appelli, il-Gvern Laburista baqa’ għaddej bil-pjan li jagħti t-tender lill-istess konsorzju. Dan wara li l-Qorti kienet ordnat li l-evalwazzjoni terġa’ tibda mill-bidu, kaġun tal-fatt li l-proċess tal-għoti tat-tender kien ivvizzjat u ma kienx ġust.

Malta bl-ogħla żieda fl-emissjonijiet fl-UE

Baħar jaqsam bejn il-magna tal-PR ta’ Miriam Dalli u l-fatti Il-Partit Nazzjonalista huwa mħasseb iżda assolutament mhux sorpriż bl-aħħar statistiċi ppubblikati mill-Aġenzija Ewropea għall-Ambjent, li għal darba oħra jikxfu li Malta għandha l-ogħla żieda fl-emissjonijiet fl-Unjoni Ewropea. M’aħniex sorpriżi għaliex għal dawn l-aħħar xhur drajna naraw distakk enormi bejn il-magna ta’ PR u greenwashing tal-Ministru Miriam Dalli u l-fatti inkwetanti dwar il-klima, l-enerġija, u l-emissjonijiet f’pajjiżna.

Ċanfira mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea lill-Gvern Laburista dwar nuqqas ta’ azzjoni klimatika hekk kif l-UE toħroġ twissija kontra Malta

Il-Partit Nazzjonalista se jipprovdi l-impenn meħtieġ għall-politika tagħna dwar il-klima u l-enerġija li tiġġedded Il-Partit Nazzjonalista jinsab imħasseb serjament dwar in-nuqqas tal-Gvern Malti li jħares l-obbligi kruċjali tiegħu fil-qasam tal-klima fi ħdan l-Unjoni Ewropea. Dan it-tħassib ġie sostnut mid-deċiżjoni tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea li toħroġ Ittra ta’ Intimazzjoni lil Malta, li ċċanfar lill-Gvern talli naqas milli jissottometti l-pjanijiet nazzjonali finali aġġornati għall-Enerġija u l-Klima (NECPs) kif meħtieġ mir-Regolament (UE) 2018/1999 dwar il-Governanza tal-Unjoni tal-Enerġija u l-Azzjoni għall-Klima. Il-ksur (INFR(2024)2259) u t-twissija sussegwenti jindikaw li l-Kummissjoni tqis dan bħala ksur tal-liġi tal-UE. Għalkemm il-Kummissjoni tat żmien ta’ xahrejn biex dan jiġi rettifikat, nuqqas ta’ tweġiba tista’ jwassal għal azzjoni legali u multi finanzjarji li jkollhom jiġu mħallsa mit-taxxi tal-poplu Malti.

L-għaqda nazzjonali hi kruċjali fil-ġlieda lit-Tibdil fil-Klima

Il-Partit Nazzjonalista jilqa’ b’sodisfazzjon it-twaqqif tal-Awtorità għall-Azzjoni dwar il-Klima, idea li l-PN ilu jixpruna u jimbutta sa mill-2019, meta l-istess Partit Nazzjonalista kien ressaq Mozzjoni fil-Parlament u ż-żewġ naħat tal-Kamra vvutaw biex tiġi dikjarata emerġenza klimatika. Ninnutaw b’sodisfazzjon diversi ideat u emendi li ġew aċċettati min-naħa tal-Gvern, u oħrajn li ġew implimentati abbażi ta’ kompromess, biex tissaħħaħ il-ħidma tal-awtorità u l-kunsill. Dan kollu għaliex nagħrfu l-urġenza tas-sitwazzjoni u kif fil-preżent mhux qed isir biżżejjed biex jikkumbatti t-Tibdil fil-Klima.

Aktar siġar, inqas proġetti intiżi biss għall-PR falluti

L-aħbar dwar il-Ġnien Vertikali ta’ Raħal Ġdid li sewa €30,000 u li tneħħa wara biss ftit snin hija sintomu ta’ problema ikbar, l-istess problema ta’ Project Green. Il-Gvern jonfoq eluf fuq proġetti li kulma huma opportunitajiet ta’ ritratti u PR għall-Ministri, li huma destinati li jfallu minħabba nuqqas ta’ ppjanar u viżjoni fit-tul. Politika nazzjonali ta’ afforestazzjoni fit-tul għandha tkun ċentrali fil-ġlieda ta’ Malta kontra t-Tibdil fil-Klima, minflok qed nitimgħu l-istess PR ta’ soil-cement u ftit xtieli f’ġonna li diġà jeżistu. Malta u Għawdex jeħtieġu pulmuni ħodor, speċjalment f’żoni urbani u żoni b’konġestjoni kbira. L-istess wegħda toħroġ f’kull ċiklu elettorali, però waqt il-leġiżlatura tibqa’ paroli biss.

Il-Gvern qed ifalli fit-Tibdil fil-Klima u m’għandux idea ta’ pjan

Filwaqt li kważi l-Ewropa kollha tinsab f’tellieqa biex tnaqqas l-emissjonijiet, Malta rreġistrat l-ogħla żieda, 9%, u kompliet iżżid l-emissjonijiet mill-2014 ‘l hawn. Il-Gvern Malti m’għandux viżjoni għal ekonomija carbon-neutral, u bil-Pjan Nazzjonali tal-Enerġija u l-Klima li jistabbilixxi l-mira li sal-2030 innaqqsu l-emissjonijiet b’1.5% biss – ċifra tal-mistħija – mhux ta’ b’xejn li kontinwament niġu kkritikati mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea għal nuqqas ta’ ambizzjoni. L-azzjoni klimatika ma teżistix fi stat iżolat, u dan huwa sintomu ieħor ta’ popolazzjoni eċċessiva bla preċedent li qatt ma kellna pjan fit-tul għaliha.

Why Labour Reminds Me Of Stalin, Fleetwood Mac And A Bad Boyfriend

Lovin Malta

A few weeks ago I received my results from first-semester exams for the third year of the law course and after a month or so of not getting any sleep and regurgitating textbook passages and passed down notes (students who pass down their notes deserve the Ġieħ ir-Repubblika, they carry the law course on their backs and most togas are heavily indebted to them), I decided to treat myself.

Don’t do politics for the sake of it

Times Of Malta

This might seem counterintuitive but, hang on. With local council elections around the corner, I’m meeting with many young people who are deciding to make the bold and brave step to put their name down on the ballot next June. Out of all the advice tips and help I can give (from the bit that I know), I feel like this is the most fundamental, especially in the current Maltese political climate. Don’t do politics for the sake of doing politics. Do politics because you believe in something, there’s something you want to change, a genuine set of values you’re willing to stick your neck out for because you want to be of service.

Poplu magħqud biss jista’ jirbaħ fuq it-tibdil fil-klima

Illum

It-tibdil fil-klima hu sfida dinjija, imma jekk irridu nirbħu l-battalja tal-futur ambjentali, ekonomiku u soċjali tagħna, il-poplu għandu jkun magħqud u jiġġieled fuq l-istess naħa. L-ewwel nett, ma nistgħux nittrattaw sfida daqshekk kruċjali bħala battibekk partiġġjan fejn nibqgħu nargumentaw punti fl-arja fi ċrieki li ma jispiċċaw qatt u ħadd ma jirbaħ, wisq inqas il-poplu li suppost qed nirrappreżentaw. M’għadniex fl-istadju tal-catch phrases, id-dinja qed tiddispra għall-azzjoni.

Intervista interessanti ma’ Karl Azzopardi fuq Malta Today

Malta Today

Intervista interessanti ma’ Karl Azzopardi fuq Malta Today

Interviewed by Sabrina Zammit – The Malta Independent

Independent

Nationalist MP Eve Borg Bonello said that she wouldn’t be surprised if the gender quota mechanism is removed before its 20-year sunset clause, especially after the results of the last general election. The gender mechanism was introduced in the last election to allow for a larger participation of women in Parliament, with a sunset clause provision which means that, unless Parliament changes its position, the mechanism expires after 20 years.

L-intervista tiegħi fuq Rtk103 ma’ Andrew Azzopardi

L-intervista tiegħi fuq Rtk103 ma’ Andrew Azzopardi

The next major scandal

Times Of Malta

A potential major scandal is in the making and to the tune of +€400 million of public funds (our taxes) involving the Magħtab incinerator. This is probably one of the biggest contracts ever issued by the Maltese government. Our landfills have reached maximum capacity, so the incinerator and land reclamation are looking like our future, regrettably, to mitigate our current waste crisis (the alternative to freezing your rubbish).

Current Affairs briefing in English with Eve Borg Bonello

Current Affairs briefing in English with Eve Borg Bonello

Unleashing a swarm of e-scooters has made safety worse

Times Of Malta

E-scooter licences must be suspended until the current situation is fixed

Tackling Climate Change Is Tough But Malta Needs To Do Better And Quickly

Lovin Malta

We have scientific evidence that human activity has mainly caused the Earth’s climate to warm beyond safe levels. In five years, the world is predicted to warm by an average of 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels.

All about Eve… | Eve Borg Bonello – Interview with Raphael Vassallo

Malta Today

At just 18 years of age, newly elected MP EVE BORG BONELLO is by far the youngest Parliamentarian in Maltese political history. She has also been entrusted with one of the most problematic shadow portfolios on offer: Climate Change. So will ‘being Eve’ – as she herself puts it – be enough, for her to rise to the challenge? To quote my colleague James Debono: “By placing [Climate Change] in the hands of a political newbie, [Bernard] Grech is either showing great trust in the power of youth, or is underestimating the importance of such a complicated issue”. Let’s start with ‘the power of youth’ part. In this election, younger candidates certainly performed better, on the whole, than their older counterparts. How do you interpret that, yourself? Are people simply tired of old faces? Or is it because younger candidates really do have more to offer?

Enhancing our democracy

Times Of Malta

It is essential that our society is imbued with a sense of justice and freedom Ideally, members of parliament are seasoned, respectable members of society. They would have used their years of service to build alliances with constituents, commerce and civil society.