Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-04-10-Speech-4-037"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-04-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The Green Paper on 'Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action' (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080410.4.4-037"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-04-10-Speech-4-0382
lpv:speaker	lp:Jens Holm2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EUL/NGL (2006-09-27--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2006-10-10--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2006-10-12--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Temporary Committee on Climate Change (2007-05-10--2009-02-04)3 substitute; CONT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Vänsterpartiet (2006-09-27--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"In this report we ask for measures to make agriculture face up to its climate responsibility. Agriculture includes the livestock industry, which accounts for 18% of world emissions of greenhouse gases. Eighteen per cent! This is stated by the FAO in its report ‘Livestock’s long shadow’ of 2006. What can we do to bring down this 18% share of emissions? When IPCC Chairman, Rajendra Pachauri, spoke to us in the Temporary Committee on Climate Change, he called for a reduction in meat consumption. He is quite right. Never before in the history of the world have we eaten as much meat as we do today. Since the 1950s, world production of meat has increased more than fivefold. This is not sustainable. I would like to ask Commissioner Dimas: do you agree with Rajendra Pachauri that we should eat less meat? I call on the Commission to develop a plan for the reduction of meat consumption. Finally, some suggestions: an information campaign on vegetarian eating, a call on the Member States to introduce meat taxes so that meat becomes dearer and vegetarian food cheaper, promotion of green eating in our own EU institutions; for example, a vegetarian week in the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council would be a good, modern and green start for a more sustainable Union."@en1

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