Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-25-Speech-3-272"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Climate change – Floods2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001025.11.3-272"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-25-Speech-3-2732
lpv:speaker	lp:Jill Evans2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the Commission and others have predicted that most Member States will not achieve their targets for limiting greenhouse gas emissions in line with the commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, so it is essential that effective measures are implemented now. Failure to reach the targets is simply not an option. One estimate says that 10,000 people have been killed in the past two years because of the effects of climate change, the majority of them in the developing countries. We need a radical change of direction. We can, and must, adopt effective and innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time protect our society and our jobs. Wales, which is the constituency I represent, is very dependent on manufacturing and heavy industry. Because the UK is introducing a climate change levy next April, I commissioned research on the effects of this on industry in my own constituency. The evidence suggests that not only could it keep Britain on track to meet its emissions target, but the levy could actually encourage a small increase in employment. Several economists have analysed the effects of this on a Europe-wide level, and have come to similar conclusions that there is, or could be, a beneficial effect on employment. The debate has moved on and we need to look at reducing emissions, not as a threat, but as a challenge and an opportunity. I hope Parliament's demands which are set out in the reports before us are acted upon and that governments approach The Hague Conference in a positive way so we can see the Kyoto Protocol ratified in the near future."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Plaid Cymru - Parti of Wales (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Evans, Jillian (Verts/ALE )."1

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