Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-07-03-Speech-2-238"

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dcterms:Date	"2001-07-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Electricity from renewable energy sources2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20010703.12.2-238"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-07-03-Speech-2-2392
lpv:speaker	lp:Anders Wijkman2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 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 substitute; Temporary committee on human genetics and other new technologies in modern medicine (2000-12-13--2001-10-09)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I too would like to congratulate Mrs Rothe. I think that she has carried out excellent work and, step by step, has led this process towards an increasingly positive outcome. I agree with Mr Turmes that the decision which we hopefully will take tomorrow is an historic one. It means the European Union taking a highly significant step towards a different energy system, a system which gives serious consideration to the climate issue and the need to diversify the energy system and to ensure that an increased proportion of our energy comes from energy sources which do not have an adverse effect on nature or the climate. A transition to renewable energy sources is an important step. In parallel, major efforts must be made to ensure that our energy is used more efficiently. We have established a target in the directive whereby at least 22 percent of electricity is to come from renewable energy sources. Like Mr Turmes, I am an optimist in this respect. If demand increases, we know that performance and quality will increase and costs fall. This is the rule of thumb for all new technology. Of course, such a development is conditional upon energy policy generally being developed in the right direction. It is conditional upon subsidies for fossil fuels, particularly coal, being phased out, external costs for various energy sources being internalised in prices and research receiving a considerable boost. The development we are now seeing is vital for Europe. It is naturally also vital for the candidate countries and the developing countries. I hope that, within the framework of this programme and the EU’s operations as a whole, we shall be able to develop systems which support candidate countries and developing countries alike in moving in this direction."@en1

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