Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-13-Speech-4-068"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030213.4.4-068"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-13-Speech-4-0692
lpv:speaker	lp:Jorge Moreira Da Silva2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2003-03-09)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2003-10-05)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2003-10-05)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (1999-07-20--2003-10-05)3 substitute; ECON (2002-01-17--2003-10-05)3
lpv:translated text	". While I consider the motion for a resolution to be very positive, there is an issue which I believe should have been dealt with in more depth – the role of forests as carbon sinks. The United Nations Conventions on Climate Change consider that one of the policies which should be implemented with a view to mitigating climate change is the promotion of forests as fixers of carbon, through forestation and reforestation activities. The Kyoto Protocol lays down the maximum quantity of carbon sinks which may be used by States with a view to compliance with their objectives for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. However, owing to the fragility of the scientific basis for the role of forests as carbon sinks, the European Union was never enthusiastic about considering this measure in the Kyoto Protocol and it was eventually accepted as a concession which was essential for reaching an agreement, particularly with Japan and Russia. Now that this issue has been decided upon, especially following the Marrakech Conference, the EU should take advantage of Forest Focus to develop a European strategy for the use of carbon sinks."@en1

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