By Plenary Sessions: Yoko Alender

The political position is strongly supportive of current environmental and climate policies, emphasizing Estonia's exemplary role in nature conservation and the sustainability of forest management. The stance is outcome-oriented, focusing on achieving the goals of the "Eesti 2035" development plan and ensuring energy security through a diversified energy mix. The speaker defends the science-based 30% nature conservation target and considers the establishment of the Ministry of Climate a very sensible and forward-looking step.

The political focus is on environmental protection and ensuring the balance between nature and humanity, by supporting draft legislation that corrects previous errors and guarantees the protection of Natura sites. Environmental conservation is treated as a constitutional and societal core value, which must be protected even at the expense of the expectations of private forest owners. One speaker also stresses the importance of protecting the national animal (the wolf) from public hostility.

The political focus is strongly on energy security and independence, emphasizing successful synchronization with Continental Europe as a crucial step. The speaker strongly supports the bill that accelerates the development of storage capacities and keeps oil shale power plants in reserve to ensure security of supply and an affordable price. The positions are strongly policy- and results-based, emphasizing achievements and necessary investments.