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I wish to begin by thanking the honourable Members of the European Parliament for this debate. Energy policy has not been sufficiently debated either in this House or in the European Union. I would not like the public to view energy policy purely from the perspective of climate change. Energy policy is so important that it needs to be debated properly.
Today’s debate shows that we can encourage markets by creating the right conditions. The European Union has achieved remarkable success. The very fact that we are asking ourselves how we can achieve the target of 22% for green electricity, when the current forecast is for an insufficient 19%, is already a success in itself. We must continue to provide specific requirements to encourage the markets to respond. The Commission will bring forward concrete new proposals concerning renewables, biomass and clean vehicles, and is working on new proposals. In this way we can encourage the market to respond to the needs of society. At the same time, the biggest challenge is to foster concerted efforts to create new technologies. CO2 capture and storage and other new environmental technologies are now on the agenda. That is one of the areas where the Commission’s actions should be strengthened by actions by the Members States and industry. I look forward to working with the European Parliament with a view to achieving such energy policy priorities."@en1
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