SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 24th June (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Canary Islands government has supported the revision of the Autonomous Community’s Climate Change Law, passed in the previous term, and has rejected its advancement as a bill in parliament, thus preventing input from the factions, notably the opposing parties.
During the press conference following the Government Council meeting, Alfonso Cabello, spokesperson for the Canary Islands Executive, aimed to counter the criticism that this revision was conducted through a decree-law and emphasised that the consultative process “has been extensive, exceeding the norm, something unfamiliar to the opposing parties.
Alfonso Cabello expressed that the previous legislation, drafted by the Pact of Flowers Government, faced “considerable opposition” from the sectors affected and received “up to eleven alerts or indications of constitutionality issues raised by the State”, hence the current Canary Islands Administration believes that “it was imperative to receive training in these matters and seize the opportunity to enhance and refine it.”
Cabello reaffirmed that the Department of Ecological Transition conducted various participatory procedures, roundtable discussions, and consultations with various stakeholders, even with Fecam, which strongly criticised this regulation, asserting that they have “clarified many of the proposed approaches as highlighted by the professionals.
Furthermore, he highlighted that some of the objections or observations raised by Fecam have been integrated, such as establishing a Canarian Climate Action Council for the collaborative governance of the law involving councils, municipalities, and civil society.
