Everything You Need To Know About Belgium

Everything you need to know about Belgium

Introduction

Belgium is a sovereign country, a member of the European Union, located in the European Northwest. The country covers an area of 30,528 square kilometers and has a population of 11 409 077 inhabitants according to the 2016 estimate.2 Its capital is Brussels while its most populous city is Antwerp. It is a multilingual state with three official languages: 57 % of its population, in the region of Flanders mainly, speak Dutch, while about 42 % speak French (in the region of Valonia, to the south, and in the Brussels region-Capital, a officially bilingual region that hosts a majority of French speakers). 

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Less than 1 % of the Belgians live in the Germanophobic community, where they speak German, next to the border east of the country. Often, this linguistic diversity leads to severe political and cultural conflicts, very similar to those of other bilingual countries, reflecting in the complex system of government of Belgium and in its political history. Climate change constitutes one of the greatest threats that hang on the planet. If the increase in terrestrial temperature exceeds in more than 2 ° C pre -industrial levels, climate change is probably irreversible and possibly the long -term consequences are enormous. 

The low areas of the Earth, which include large portions of numerous European countries, could end up disappearing under the growing sea levels. In addition, in many areas of the world there would be enough fresh water to continue living.

The frequency of extreme weathering phenomena that cause physical and economic damage would increase. The economies could go into decline due to the cost that would mean to face different climates. For the European Union, the path that must be followed consists of an integrated policy of energy and climate change, since the intensive use of fossil fuels is one of the main causes of this change. 

The EU supports this policy in March 2007, which shows that Europe holds world leadership in the fight against climate change, while preparing the way to reinforce supply security and increase competitiveness. An integrated energy and climate change policy implies the implementation of a new industrial revolution to change the way we produce and use energy, as well as the types of energy we use. The objective is to give way to a climate respectful economy, based on a combination of technologies and energy sources with low carbon emission levels.

The European Union have decided the following: Save 20 % of energy consumption planned by 2020, through the improvement of energy efficiency;Increase the renewable energy quota to global energy consumption to 20 %, that is, practically triple the current level from here to 2020;Increase ten times (up to at least 10 %) the quota corresponding to biofuels in the global consumption of gasoline and diesel from here to 2020, as long as sustainable "second generation" biofuelin the market.

Develop and promote technologies with low levels of emission or zero emission, including carbon capture and storage, that is, preventing CO₂ into the atmosphere, capturing and storing it underground, in exhausted deposits of gas or in salt mines, so that they can contribute largely to reduce emissions from here to 2020;Improve the integration of EU energy markets, tending to the establishment of European electricity and more competitive gas markets;Improve the integration of EU’s energy policy with other policies, not only the environment, but also the commercial, agrarian and research.

Strengthen international cooperation: if the EU can adopt a common approach to energy and express it with one voice, you can also head the world debate. Imminent water scarcity due to contamination of drinking water sources. Water scarcity refers to the lack of sufficient water resources to meet the demands for water consumption in a region. The problem of water scarcity affects around 2800 million people on all continents in the world for at least one month every year. More than 1300 million people do not have access to SALUREBRE POTABLE WATER.

The main objectives of the EU environmental policy are: preserve the environment and improve its quality;Protect human health;The prudent and rational use of the natural resources of the environment at regional and global scale. The fundamental principles of EU’s environmental policy are ethics, public and economic good. Environmental policy takes into account aspects such as the development of scientific research, the environmental conditions of the different regions, the costs and benefits of community action in certain areas, economic and social conditions, and even also the necessary precautionary measures.

Because it starts from the premise that is a priority to seek to avoid the damage. The norms related to environmental policy are the following: forecast;Prevention (measures implemented before environmental damage may occur);Repair damage (damage must be repaired in the same place or near its origin);Principle of ‘who pollutes pay’ (damage to the environment is borne by who causes them);Subsidiarity (in principle each State must restore balance from damage. The EU is limited to intervening only when it is capable of doing more than the member country);Integration (environmental protection must be integrated into all areas of community policies).

conclusion

In general, the implementation of the Water Framework Directive is based on a transparent, effective and coherent legislative framework, in accordance with the calendar provided for repeated cycles of the planning that will be completed in 2015, 2021 and 2027. The evaluation of basin hydrological plans carried out in 2012 by the European Commission shows that, progress has been made in the improvement of water resources, the application of water directives is a continuous process that requires large financial resources. Finally, this unique system to improve water conditions that brings together 28 European countries and with its legislative base can serve as a model for use in other regions of the world.