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We broadly welcome the adoption of this document, yet another on climate change. It is a document that asserts, or confirms, our undertakings as regards reducing emissions and promoting alternative energies. It does not, however, deal with other equally important points such as promoting energy efficiency and the use of high-quality public transport; these alternatives are covered either fleetingly or in watered-down form.
It also emphasises the proposal to commercialise emissions rights, or to put it more aptly, the ‘right to pollute’. As we have been saying, this would run counter to the stated objectives, on account of its commercial nature, as those who can pay will still be able to pollute. This will affect in particular countries with weaker economies that do not have the money to buy these emissions rights.
Whilst there are some welcome proposals in the areas of emissions reductions and renewable energy, there are other proposals that would be difficult to implement given the stringent requirements placed on the different countries, especially given the opposition to them.
In any event, we shall carefully monitor the implementation of some of the ideas in the report, whilst fighting to ensure that they are not exploited for the purpose of further concentrating energy in the hands of the wealthiest countries or in such a way that it is the consumer who has to carry the can for the pollution costs of the polluting companies."@en1
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