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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Emissions of pollutants from large combustion plants2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010313.17.2-320"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-13-Speech-2-3212
lpv:speaker	lp:Robert Goodwill2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the biggest event in the football calendar in Britain is the FA cup final. At half-time millions of kettles are turned on to make a cup of tea – for those who have not been drinking beer since the start of the match at least. The demand for electricity – a commodity that cannot be stored – peaks. To meet this demand, or at similar times such as particularly cold days in winter, some of our older coal-fired power stations are pressed into service. Amendments to the common position threaten the future of some of these stations and the jobs of the miners who supply the coal. It is technically possible to upgrade them, but in many cases it would be cheaper to build new gas plants and retro-fit these stations with exhaust scrubbers. The main plank of our air quality strategy in this area is the national emission ceilings and, as long as they are met, Member States should have a degree of flexibility. New gas-fired plants have already contributed to the UK meeting its targets. How a Member State meets its obligations is an issue of subsidiarity. Some of the proposed amendments will be counterproductive. For example, the inclusion of an end date of 2012 will result in old plants being run harder to use up the time remaining and will increase pollution during those four years. The common position is already a compromise and takes account of first reading amendments by adding in measures on existing plants which were not part of the Commission proposal. We should not destabilise the delicate compromise package by seeking to further amend this directive, which already delivers substantial and very real environmental improvements."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2001-01-17--2002-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2002-03-07)3 unknown; Conservative and Unionist Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegations to the parliamentary cooperation committees and delegations for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Goodwill (PPE-DE )."1

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