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"Mr President, we are living not only in a knowledge-based economy but also in a post-Kyoto carbon economy. Those who are able to produce goods whilst producing the least emissions will be the winners in this new economy. They will therefore be able to gain advantages in terms of employment and in economic and environmental terms.
I therefore think it is extremely important that the European Union should have developed an emissions-trading system that will enable us to lower emissions in industry and in the energy sector, which accounts for fifty thousand companies and for 46% of carbon dioxide emissions. This is particularly important because it will lower the financial cost to Europe of complying with Kyoto by 35%.
We cannot, however, resolve Kyoto merely through industry and energy. The Commission needs to come up with initiatives for the transport, farming and energy sectors. Despite the fact, however, that we in Europe are living in a carbon economy, we are still dependent on Russia’s agreement for the Kyoto protocol to enter into force. We also know that the United States are currently waging a campaign in Russia against the Kyoto protocol. I would ask the Council and the Commission, what measures are being worked on at European level to ensure that we can convince our Russian friends to ratify the Kyoto protocol? It is crucial that the protocol enters into force so that European businesses can accept the forthcoming measures, some of which are more difficult, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Europe."@en1
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