Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-09-24-Speech-2-263"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Environmental performance of freight transport system2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020924.11.2-263"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-24-Speech-2-2642
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Dhaene2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Anders gaan arbeiden, leven en vrijen (2002-09-01--2004-01-07)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-09-23--2002-09-25)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-09-02--2004-07-19)3 member; G/EFA (2002-09-01--2004-01-27)3 substitute; PETI (2002-09-01--2004-01-27)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, honourable new Members, I will cut straight to the point. Lorries are at their most environmentally friendly when they are off the road. We must therefore focus more on transport prevention. The Marco Polo programme only deals with transport, not transport. A programme such as Marco Polo must be more ambitious than the current draft. This ambition must also translate into projects geared towards preventing transport. The European Union's aim is to grow annually in economic terms. However, this economic growth goes hand in hand with a growing demand in transport, and what is worse is that this demand for transport now even exceeds economic growth. The correlation between economic growth and transport growth is tragic on different levels The European economy will in this way become increasingly less transport efficient. We drive more miles to achieve the same economic results, with more traffic jams and accidents to boot. Secondly, the sudden increase in mileage requires an enormous amount of fossil fuels and causes ecological and social damage. I take issue with the rapporteur's remarks about the doubtfulness surrounding the calculation of external costs and the increasing eco-efficiency of road transport. It is true that the performance of individual lorries is improving, but they are doing more miles. This increase in miles negates the profit gained from using an economical and clean engine. Journeys must be avoided and economic growth must be disconnected from transport growth. We therefore insist that projects aimed at transport prevention also be given scope within a programme such as Marco Polo and should not be discounted from the outset. Marco Polo is a very important project to us. We would like to see Marco Polo become more ambitious and it should, therefore, also offer opportunities to projects in which transport of this kind is avoided, for that is true innovation."@en1

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