I am certain that the responsible decision-makers in Poland are taking that advice seriously. II The EU countries are also facing a problem of transformation. Increasingly fierce worldwide competition is setting great challenges for most of the EU-countries, too. They must subject their systems of public finance to a critical examination, adjust their welfare systems and make the labour market more flexible.
If we are going to overcome the threat posed by climate change, we—the world—need to move faster. There is also another reason for urgency here in Canada. How well we address climate change is becoming a competitiveness issue for Canadian businesses.