Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-25-Speech-3-250"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Climate change – Floods2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.11.3-250"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-2512
lpv:speaker	lp:Heidi Hautala2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Conference of Presidents (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Vihreät (1999-07-20--2003-03-25)3 member; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, firstly I would like to thank the rapporteur for having reliably compiled all our views producing an excellent piece of work. The subject of emissions trading entered the debate on climate as part of the so-called flexible mechanisms. The European Union did not actually want these to be included in the selection, but they are now part of an international agreement, and regulations are being drafted in The Hague for these flexible mechanisms, of which the trade-off in emissions is an important one. As the EU has been a leading force in these international discussions until now, we must all certainly hope that this position of leadership will be kept up, and we place our trust in the Commission in this. For this reason, the European Union has decided to propose that we should adopt a system of trade-offs in greenhouse gas emissions within the Union as from 2005, and this is therefore different from what the Kyoto Protocol itself makes possible, which is that the international emissions trading is to start as from 2008. But within the European Union this system can be tried out and it can be developed. The Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market therefore also welcomes the Commission’s Green Paper and the fact that a framework directive is to be drafted based upon it. This emissions trading operation, to be carried out at EU level, is absolutely justified, as, otherwise, competition will be distorted. I wish, on behalf of the committee, to focus attention on the fact that a lot can certainly be done through a system of trading, but not everything. It is very important that emission trading are one of various ways to solve the problem, the most important of which are financial control mechanisms. It is also very important that the trade in emissions is monitored effectively, and I believe that we will also need environmental inspectors, which is the subject of talks we are now conducting with the Council."@en1

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