Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-03-10-Speech-1-136"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-03-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Promotion of the use of biofuels for transport2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030310.6.1-136"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-03-10-Speech-1-1372
lpv:speaker	lp:Eija-Riitta Korhola2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen kristillisdemokraatit rp (2001-05-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the directive now before us forms part of a whole area of legislation to promote the use of renewable energy sources in different sectors, and therefore represents some of the several and various measures to implement the Community strategy for sustainable development adopted at the Gothenburg European Council in June 2001. The directive is especially important because developments in this very area of transport up till now have been absolutely pitiful. My colleague, Mrs Ayuso González, has really done an excellent job. Transport accounts for more than 30% of the end use of energy in the Community and that figure is growing all the time. This trend will become stronger still and there will therefore be an increase in carbon dioxide emissions. This increase will be still greater in the candidate countries, relatively speaking. According to the Commission’s White Paper, carbon dioxide emissions associated with transport are estimated to increase by 50% over the period 1990–2010, and the main source of emissions is road traffic, which accounts for 84% of carbon dioxide emissions connected with transport. This is why the White Paper is calling for less dependence on oil by the transport sector, for ecological reasons. This is currently at a rate of 98% and would be reduced by using alternative biofuel-like fuels. Promoting the use of biofuels in keeping with sustainable farming and forestry practices will create new opportunities for sustainable rural development. This could play a part in the creation of new jobs in rural areas. Moreover, it will be possible to obtain by-products, which, owing to their vegetable protein-rich content, could be used as animal feed. Growing plants for biofuel production would have to be combined with current programmes for cultivation, adhering to the principle of crop rotation. To guarantee the existence of sustainable cultivation practices we should nevertheless draw up a set of clear environmental criteria so that, for example, using the same cultivated area later on for food production does not pose a risk. The timetable approved by the Council only contains two targets with binding dates. These must not be forgotten."@en1

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