Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-25-Speech-3-259"

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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	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.11.3-259"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-2602
lpv:speaker	lp:Jonas Sjöstedt2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Vänsterpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee (EEA) (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; AFCO (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as we all know, climate change is perhaps the most difficult environmental problem of our time to solve. This is not, of course, because we do not know what changes are required, but because the necessary changes would have such massive repercussions upon the whole of our transport and energy policy and, in point of fact, upon our whole method of consuming. We face completely fundamental social changes if we are to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. It is the most developed countries – the countries with the highest economic standards and the highest per capita emissions of greenhouse gases – which have the biggest responsibility for taking the lead where reductions in greenhouse gases are concerned. In the run-up to the conference in The Hague, it therefore appears absolutely crucial to involve the United States in an agreement which leads both to real progress and to a situation in which the Kyoto Protocol can be ratified. A responsible policy on the part of the most developed countries must be based upon those countries’ being able to reduce their own emissions. If there is to be a place for emissions trading, which is something I am very doubtful about, the latter should only constitute a minor part of the policy as a whole, in which case any such trading must also be strictly controlled, with consideration given to the social dimension and to the opportunities for developing countries to make further progress in the future. This system may entail very large risks in the future if Russia and the developing countries are included in the emissions trading and the practice becomes global. However, there are other types of flexible mechanism which can be used to advantage at a global level. Emissions and abatements trading are no substitute for the real changes required. The same applies, of course, to nuclear power. Instead, we need a vigorous policy to promote lower energy use, renewable energy sources, alternative fuels and effective environmental taxes on methods of transport. It is mainly the responsibility of the individual Member States to implement these measures. Where tax is concerned, a common minimum tax is to be desired. If it is not possible to agree upon a tax on greenhouse gases within the EU, those countries which are prepared to take the lead ought in any case to get together and introduce such a tax. When it comes to Mr Moreira Da Silva’s reports, we agree with the content of most of the paragraphs, but we are more sceptical about emissions trading. A system of that kind may be an interesting experiment at EU level, but it is no substitute for other measures."@en1

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