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"Madam President, the Kyoto Agreement is very important and we can all be satisfied that at long last it is to be adopted. The EU has shown astonishing powers of leadership in talks on climate change. Without that, the Protocol could not have been saved.
European companies have had to agree to strict measures to try to achieve an 8% reduction by 2012 compared to the 1990 levels. Our competitors in the United States do not have to withstand this burden, President Bush has stated quite coolly that this way he is protecting American industry and production.
The EU cannot bear the responsibility for the entire world alone. The USA, Russia and China must all commit themselves to a common aim. This has been insisted on strongly at WTO talks. It is not merely a matter of commercial policy but the world we share and our future.
The burden has already been shared within the EU. Now there is talk of emissions trading. We cannot let emissions be auctioned off; we have only bad experience of the UMTS and other auctions. I am especially worried about those industrial sectors and companies that have already made massive investments to reduce emissions. These responsible companies cannot now be allowed to pick up the bill again. Surely it is nobody’s intention to force successful and environmentally caring companies out of the market?
The Union’s need for energy is only increasing with economic growth, regardless of the savings made. To achieve the Kyoto targets we have to continue to save energy and adopt the use of renewable energy sources. To ensure the supply of basic levels of energy, however, nuclear energy is the only realistic option."@en1
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