The Climate Action Authority (CAA) was officially launched on Monday morning.
The authority is the first such authority to be set up in Europe and it is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the measures and regulations related to climate change in the country.
During the launch event, Prime Minister Robert Abela said that “today, we are committing environmental justice” and that the setting up of the CAA was done for the common good of today and tomorrow.
He also called for people across the Maltese islands to embrace this environmental transition.
Environment Minister Miriam Dalli commented that “the need to combat climate change transcends party lines” and that therefore, the setting up and launch of the Climate Action Authority “is an independent endeavour, not a partisan one.”
“It is of great satisfaction that the smallest EU country is taking this lead in this aspect,” Minister Dalli said.
