Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-10-10-Speech-4-031"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021010.1.4-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-10-Speech-4-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Ria Oomen-ruijten2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, can I start by thanking the rapporteur for the care and dedication he has shown in respect of this topic? He was, and still is, receptive to the problems that this proposal entails. I should like to thank him for, and congratulate him on, the enormous skill, but certainly also on the perseverance with which he is attempting to bring the emissions trading scheme to a successful end. I share Mr Liese's view that the rapporteur has not opted for the southern European angle, but has tried to join North and South together in a very judicious way. The proposal is an outworking of Kyoto, where it was agreed that the emission of greenhouse gases was to be reduced. I am able to say, with due pride, that the emissions trading scheme is already working well in the Member State from which I come. A sound emissions trading scheme must meet a number of criteria: it should not discriminate between companies and sectors and it should reward pioneers for the measures they have already taken. I will return to this subject in a moment. The scheme must not obstruct the market and must therefore also provide opportunities to newcomers on the market. Furthermore, the scheme must be competitive in Europe and may not adversely affect the European position on the global market. In my view, the Commission proposal does not meet these criteria. A cap or a trading scheme can be achieved by auctioning or grandfathering. Auctioning would be a solution if the market were to function well, but if auctioning takes place only in Europe, competitiveness with the rest of the world is distorted. The main disadvantage of grandfathering is that the rights are initially allocated for free on the basis of the emissions at the time. Such a scheme of grandfathering, therefore, takes no account whatsoever of the reductions in energy consumption which have already been introduced within the Dutch market, and certainly in the German one, and also in a number of other countries. This is why I believe it would be best to set up a scheme whereby rights are allocated on the basis of performance standard rates. These are rights that must be earned first by operating more energy-efficiently before they can be auctioned. I wholeheartedly support the adapted proposal, which includes a number of the amendments that I have tabled on behalf of my group. And I should like to say to my German fellow MEPs that I understand their view."@en1

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph