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"Madam President, Commissioner, as Mr Moreira da Silva stated, on 4 March the Kyoto Protocol will be submitted for ratification to the Environment Council. I am convinced that the Spanish Presidency is determined to overcome any last-minute difficulties that could arise and that the result will be satisfactory. This will mean that the European Union is taking another step forwards in leading the struggle against climate change.
We have seen once again this evening that the United States is widely criticised for not sharing the level of commitment the Protocol demands. This puts all EU Member States, and this is particularly true if we are able to get the United States to sit around the negotiating table, in a position of urgent need to fulfil each and every one of the provisions laid down in the Protocol, unless we want to suffer total ridicule and have our reputation in international politics tarnished.
Nevertheless, although achieving the Kyoto objectives will not be easy, it is possible. This is demonstrated by the data in Mr Moreira da Silva’s resolution. We must become a society that is poor in carbon and rich in the use of cleaner technologies, taking full advantage of energy efficiency.
We know that the role of the market is crucial to achieving these objectives, but we are still hesitant when it comes to implementing specific measures, above all when we give in to those short-sighted sentiments that still perceive the Kyoto Protocol as an attack on competition and employment when it should be seen, because it can now be seen, that the opposite is the case.
We must act on demand at Community level on aspects such as the internalisation of costs, emissions trading and the exchange of certain policies such as transport, energy or agriculture. With regard to demand, we must focus on training and motivating some European consumers who are still very apathetic and uninformed in this regard.
I believe that the rapporteur has tabled a proposal that is committed to sustainable development, which is clear and precise in stating exactly where we need to act. For this reason it deserves, and I think already has, this Parliament’s gratitude and total support. Thank you, Mr Moreira da Silva."@en1
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