President Milanović on the 5th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement: Climate Protection and Economic Growth Go Hand in Hand
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the President of the Republic Zoran Milanović issued the following statement, which is published in its entirety.
“Today is the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement, a key umbrella international treaty aimed at limiting global warming and curbing climate change. The climate crisis remains our biggest challenge, and taking urgent and ambitious measures is the only guarantee to preserve health, progress and prosperity. Although Croatia is a small country, it must have great climate ambitions and believe that the preservation of climate and economic growth go hand in hand. In terms of energy transition, we should consider it one of the principal means for achieving climate neutrality. Despite the challenges, we have to move forward bravely on this path. In the years to come, we can make Croatia a leader in energy transition in Southeast Europe. I see the climate crisis as a test to the credibility, humanity and solidarity which we must pass, since the future of all of us is green or else we will have no future.