Letter to the Editor: Recovery package squandered a golden opportunity

The climate change threat is still seen as some relatively long-term issue which we can come back to. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Last May, in a speech to the European Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen presented an outline of the recovery package needed to rebuild the European economies post-Covid. 

In that speech, she correctly emphasised that an opportunity had presented itself to build a ‘modern, clean and healthy’ economy. She highlighted that the recovery plan was an investment for future generations.