Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-04-21-Speech-2-186"

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dcterms:Date	"2009-04-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss - Timber and timber products (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"hu"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090421.21.2-186"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-04-21-Speech-2-1872
lpv:speaker	lp:Péter Olajos2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2007-02-13--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Magyar Demokrata Fórum (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"As spokesman for the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, I regard the two items before us as being equally important: the Commission statement and Mrs Lucas’s report. In our view, we very much need both of these to halt deforestation, forest degradation and the decline in biodiversity. At present, almost 13 million hectares of forest, an area the size of Greece, disappear every year. In addition, deforestation is responsible for almost 20% of global carbon dioxide emissions, which is more than the European Union’s entire greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation is responsible for the significant decline in biodiversity and for the extinction of certain species, not to mention for the deterioration of the Earth’s ecosystem. There is no question therefore that we need to act now. This means that the European Union must assume a leading role in formulating a global political response. Tropical forests aside, I feel it is particularly important to halt the deforestation occurring in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as to create a set of strict sustainability criteria for timber and timber products. Green public procurement and sustainability criteria are required for timber and other forms of biomass used for renewable energy production. Part of the auction revenues resulting from the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions must be earmarked for halting deforestation. I welcome the aspiration expressed in Mrs Lucas’s report aimed at tightening controls and creating an effective sanction system. Finally, I believe that it is particularly important to set up monitoring bodies and impose financial penalties which reflect proper compensation for environmental damage."@en1
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