Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-30-Speech-2-249"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fluorinated greenhouse gases2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040330.9.2-249"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-2502
lpv:speaker	lp:Eija-Riitta Korhola2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Suomen kristillisdemokraatit rp (2001-05-30--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on improving safety at sea (2003-11-20--2004-04-21)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the use of chloroflourocarbons has decreased significantly, as the switch has been made to the use of hydroflourocarbons in refrigeration systems, aerosols and other applications. The Montreal Protocol was an attempt to eliminate CFCs, as these gases are harmful to stratoshperic ozone. The report before us is necessary because HFCs are not entirely harmless either: they are powerful greenhouse gases. Their global warming potential is a hundred or even a thousand times greater than that of carbon dioxide. Furthermore, it can take a very long time for these gases to disperse in the atmosphere. Accordingly, the danger of climate change means there is also an obligation to restrict the use of HFCs. I myself was active and put forward the amendments on air conditioning systems in vehicles in particular. My own view is that the best solution with regard to overall emissions is to switch to systems that use carbon dioxide. According to a recent news item, a certain Japanese car manufacturer has already switched over to the use of this technology on the production line, and European manufacturers ought to follow suit. Carbon dioxide is, moreover, user-friendly, because it reacts faster than HFCs to the desired temperature and is also cheaper in terms of fuel costs than the alternative gases available. The slightly higher price at present of carbon dioxide systems is marginal from the point of view of the consumer price of air conditioning equipment, and when mass production starts, the economies of scale will ensure that its relative cost may start to change. The compromises proposed by our rapporteur and agreed by the committee are not entirely in harmony with my own amendments, but I can accept them as an improvement on the original proposals. I think the timetable that will now be adopted is too slow from the point of view of climate change, especially as there has been a dramatic increase in the use of air conditioning in vehicles in recent years. All in all, then, the role of private transport in combating climate change is more important than ever. With stationary systems it is essential to ensure that those who fit the equipment are properly trained and that such professional people produce reports on leakage. In this way it will be possible on the one hand to minimise emissions and, on the other, to make certain that reports are in fact produced, which is vitally important from the point of view of monitoring. In this respect imposing restrictions will hopefully swiftly make an impact."@en1

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