Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-07-06-Speech-4-046"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-07-06"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Single European sky2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000706.4.4-046"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-07-06-Speech-4-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:Caroline Lucas2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the report deals with the problem of increasing air traffic. I want to focus on just one aspect of this report or, more specifically, on a major omission from it. A number of proposals are put forward but for me the problem with this report is its main thesis that congestion can just be solved with the liberalisation of the air traffic management and control system. What the options are doing is focusing on technical fixes, not the underlying trends. Certainly a single European sky would increase the efficiency with which European air space is used. Improvements in air traffic management would make more space available. Restricting the use of military air space would also make a significant difference. But none of these technical fixes are going to make a long-term impact unless we address the underlying problem, which is the unsustainable growth of air traffic. By failing to link the issue of congestion with air traffic reduction the report misses out on a vital strategy. It can be compared to rearranging buckets under the tap to stop a flood without considering the possibility of at least turning down the tap a little to reduce the flow of water. Consider the facts. The Commission's recent report has already said the growth of the aviation sector is unsustainable and must be reversed and that growth is forecast to double in the next 15 years. That causes major congestion problems but it also causes major environmental problems as well – not only the noise and pollution for people living around the airports but also the impact on global climate. Air transport is already the world's fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions and could account for up to 15% by the year 2050. Unfortunately this report fails to make the vital link between congestion and air traffic reduction and therefore misses a vital opportunity to address these problems in a lasting manner."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Lucas (Verts/ALE )."1

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