Stavros Dimas is the European Commissioner in charge of environmental issues. As a Greek he says that he deeply believes in the use of renewable energies, especially the sun, to counter the rising glo[...]

Stavros Dimas is the European Commissioner in charge of environmental issues. As a Greek he says that he deeply believes in the use of renewable energies, especially the sun, to counter the rising global temperature caused by climate change.

He is representing the European Union in the Bali conference on global warming that started on December 3rd. His challenge will be to persuade major polluters, such as the US and the big emerging economies, to rally to the EU's anti-CO2 emissions schemes.

Commissioner Dimas is also trying to limit the influence of genetically modified organisms in European agriculture.