Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-13-Speech-3-269"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European Union's oil supply2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010613.10.3-269"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-13-Speech-3-2702
lpv:speaker	lp:Samuli Pohjamo2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Suomen Keskusta (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner De Palacio, I would also like to thank the rapporteur Mr Linkohr for an excellent report. Our group supports the main points of the report. The Union’s dependence on oil imports is increasing worryingly while, at the same time, the availability of oil is decreasing and its price rising. The goal of the Union’s overall strategy must be to seek to reduce Europe’s dependence on importing energy. At the same time effective dialogue is required with groupings of oil producing countries, exactly as stated in the report. In this context I would like to mention cooperation with Russia. Among other things the gas and oil resources of the Barents Sea area are an important reserve also in terms of European energy provision. The Union should also seek more decisively than previously to replace oil with other sources of energy. Renewable energy sources and biofuels in particular can replace part of oil consumption and at the same time promote the Kyoto objectives. This requires that the Union direct more of its resources than previously towards researching renewable energy and promoting its use. Nor should we overlook local renewable fuels whose renewability can be successfully proven, such as peat, cork waste and olive stones, for example, depending on the geographical area. An important means of reducing dependence on oil is also saving energy. One example is taking into account energy aspects to a greater extent in construction and transport. The simplest way of saving energy is to improve the energy efficiency of buildings by harmonising building regulations towards energy efficiency. At the same time, oil-based raw materials can be replaced by renewable materials such as wood, for example. In the transport sector, oil consumption can be reduced by better planning, new technology, environmentally-friendly means of transport and by investing in research into fuels to replace petrol."@en1

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