In-nuqqas ta’ ambizzjoni tal-Labour jitfa’ lil Malta fil-qiegħ tal-klassifika tal-klima fl-UE, u dan se tħallas għalih il-ġenerazzjoni li jmiss
Rapport tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea jbassar li Malta se tkun l-uniku Stat Membru tal-UE li fl-2030 iniġġes b’aktar emissjonijiet mill-2005
Hekk kif fil-Brażil qed jiltaqa’ l-COP30, is-summit globali tan-Nazzjonijiet Uniti dwar il-klima, Malta qed tirriskja li bħala parteċipant f’dan is-summit tispikka bħala l-eċċezzjoni u l-uniku Stat Membru tal-Unjoni Ewropea li falla fil-miri tiegħu dwar l-emissjonijiet. Dan hekk kif kont rapport li għadha kif ħarġet il-Kummissjoni Ewropea, qed jiġi mbassar li se nibqgħu l-uniku pajjiż tal-UE li fl-2030 se nniġġsu b’aktar emissjonijiet tal-gassijiet serra milli kellna fl-2005.
Il-Climate Action Progress Report 2025 ibassar li sal-2030, l-emissjonijiet f’Malta se jkunu 30% ogħla mil-livelli tal-2005. U jekk ma jittieħdu l-ebda miżuri ġodda, jistgħu jitilgħu għal 40%. Dan hu ferm ogħla mill-mira li Malta tnaqqas l-emissjonijiet bi 19%.
Għal snin twal rajna ppuntar tas-swaba’, tagħjir u skużi, li tefgħu l-ħtija fuq amministrazzjonijiet preċedenti. Imma r-realtà hi li fl-aħħar għaxar snin, il-Gvern Laburista wera nuqqas serju ta’ ambizzjoni. Investa aktar enerġija fil-PR milli fir-riġenerazzjoni, il-mitigazzjoni u l-ippjanar fit-tul.
U huwa dan in-nuqqas ta’ ambizzjoni li se tispiċċa tħallas il-kont għalih il-ġenerazzjoni li jmiss.
Il-Partit Nazzjonalista baqa’ konsistenti fit-talba u l-appoġġ tiegħu biex Malta tinnegozja miri ġusti u realistici fi ħdan l-UE, biex nassiguraw li stat żgħir li huwa gżira ma jitqiesx bl-istess mod daqs emittenti kbar tal-kontinent. Imma trattament ġust ma jistax jintuża bħala skuża għall-falliment. L-enerġija tal-Gvern ma tistax tintuża biss biex tispjega l-iskużi għall-inabbiltà tiegħu li joħroġ b’soluzzjonijiet innovattivi li jkunu sostenibbli.
It-tibdil fil-klima mhuwiex ċifra astratta f’xi rapport. L-effetti tiegħu jinħassu b’mod dirett mill-familji Maltin kuljum – minn konġestjoni u arja mniġġsa, għal żvilupp aggressiv, abbozzi ta’ liġijiet tal-ippjanar abbużivi li jheddu lill-komunitajiet, temperaturi li qed jogħlew u piżijiet ġodda fuq il-familji.
Il-politika dwar il-klima trid tkun fil-qalba tal-governanza tagħna; kemm fil-liġijiet tal-ippjanar, il-mobbiltà urbana, is-saħħa pubblika, kif ukoll fis-sostenibbiltà fit-tul tal-infrastruttura tagħna u t-tkabbir tal-popolazzjoni li mhux sostenibbli.
Assolutament ma nistgħux inkomplu nissagrifikaw kollox bl-iskuża tal-ekonomija li lanqas biss qed isservi l-benesseri u l-kwalità tal-ħajja taċ-ċittadini Maltin u Għawdxin, f’ċikli li jħarsu biss lejn x’riżultati jistgħu jagħtuna sa tmiem leġiżlatura minflok viżjoni fit-tul.
B’kuntrast, il-PN jirrikonoxxi li filwaqt li t-tranżizzjoni ħadra hija inevitabbli, dawk l-aktar vulnerabbli ekonomikament iridu jiġu protetti. L-MEPs tal-PN innegozjaw b’suċċess il-Fond Soċjali għall-Klima ta’ Malta, u assiguraw aktar minn €60 miljun f’fondi għal familji u intrapriżi żgħar madwar Malta u Għawdex, li qegħdin hemm apposta biex jappoġġjaw lill-iktar familji vulnerabbli fit-tranżizzjoni ħadra tal-enerġija u tat-trasport.
Għaldaqstant, il-Partit Nazzjonalista jibqa’ jsejjaħ lill-Gvern biex jaħseb b’mod kreattiv u jinvesti f’soluzzjonijiet veri u li jħarsu lill-futur: enerġija li tiġġedded li tixpruna ekonomija ħadra moderna, industriji ħodor ġodda li joħolqu impjiegi ta’ kwalità, u soluzzjonijiet innovattivi ta’ carbon-capture u climate-tech bl-użu tal-aqwa talent Malti.
Nistgħu u rridu nagħmlu aħjar, mhux għad-detriment tan-nies li nirrappreżentaw, iżda għalihom.
Eve Borg Bonello
Shadow Minister għat-Tibdil fil-Klima u l-Indafa Pubblika
14.11.2025
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Labour’s lack of ambition pushes Malta to bottom of EU climate rankings and passes the bill to the next generation
A European Commission report forecasts that Malta will be the only EU Member State which, by 2030, will be emitting more pollution than in 2005
At COP30, the United Nations’ global climate summit being held in Brazil, Malta risks arriving at the table as the outlier and failure of the European Union. According to a new European Commission report which has just been published, we remain the only EU Member State projected to emit more greenhouse gases in 2030 than we did in 2005.
The 2025 Climate Action Progress Report shows that by 2030, Malta’s emissions are projected to be 30% higher than 2005 levels. If no new measures are introduced, that figure could rise to over 40%. This is well above Malta’s target of cutting emissions by 19%.
For years we’ve heard whataboutisms, finger-pointing, and excuses that blame previous administrations. The simple truth is that, for the past decade, the Labour Government has shown a serious lack of ambition. It has invested more energy in public relations than in regeneration, mitigation, and long-term planning.
And it is this lack of ambition that will ultimately pass the bill to the next generation.
The Partit Nazzjonalista has remained consistent in its call and support for Malta to negotiate fair and realistic emissions targets within the EU, ensuring that a small island state is not treated the same as incomparable large continental emitters. But fairness cannot become an excuse for failure. The Government’s energy cannot be spent solely on explaining away its inability to innovate sustainably.
Climate change is not just an abstract figure in a report. Its effects are felt directly by Maltese families every day, from congestion and poor air quality, to aggressive overdevelopment and abusive proposed planning bills, rising temperatures, and the burdens that are placed on households.
Climate policy must be central to our governance; whether in planning laws, urban mobility, public health, or the long-term sustainability of our infrastructure and unsustainable overpopulation.
We absolutely cannot continue sacrificing everything on the altar of an economy that is not even serving the well-being and quality of life of Maltese and Gozitan citizens, in cycles that look only at the timing and results of a legislature rather than a long-term vision.
In contrast, the PN recognises that while the green transition is inevitable, those who are most economically vulnerable must be protected. PN MEPs successfully negotiated Malta’s Social Climate Fund, securing over €60 million in funding for families and small enterprises across Malta and Gozo, specifically designed to support the most vulnerable households in the energy and transport transition.
This is why the Partit Nazzjonalista continues to call on the Government to think creatively and invest in real, future-proof solutions: renewable energy that can power a modern green economy, new green industries that create quality jobs, and innovative carbon-capture and climate-tech solutions that put our best local talent to work.
We can and must do better, not at the expense of the people we represent, but for them.
Eve Borg Bonello
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Public Cleanliness
14.11.2025