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Mr President, concerning the issue of climate change there are two main areas in which the EU is playing a key role. The first is the implementation and entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol. Member States and the Commission are currently preparing the European emissions trading system, which is due to be launched on 1 January 2005.
The second focus of attention is climate policy in the longer term. In December this year, the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is due to take place in Buenos Aires. One of its tasks will be to assess the results of the Convention over the last ten years and future trends. A very important result so far has been the Kyoto Protocol. But the Protocol is only a first step and CO2 emissions will have to be reduced even more after 2012.
I should like to convey the Council's thanks for the efforts Parliament has made to persuade Russia to commit itself to the Kyoto Protocol. The European Union welcomed the good news that on 5 November President Putin had signed a bill confirming ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian Federation. That signature clears the way for the Kyoto Protocol to come into force early next year. Once in force, it will legally oblige countries with binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reach these targets by 2012.
The Kyoto Protocol is the main instrument in the global fight against climate change and a good example of the effectiveness of global cooperation. Leading by example, the European Union has passed legislation. It has already made these provisions legally binding in the European Union. The entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol shows that the EU was right in its early implementation of the obligations then expected.
In spring 2005, the European Council will adopt a position on the EU's future climate policy. The Heads of Government will consider mid- to long-term emission reduction strategies and their objectives. The basic aim of long-term EU climate policy is to limit the rise in temperature to a maximum of 2°C above pre-industrial levels. In preparation for that meeting, the European Commission is currently producing a cost-benefit analysis taking account of both environmental factors and competitiveness.
Action on climate change demands the broadest possible worldwide coalition. I believe that will only be achieved through a dialogue between the European Union and other countries. The European Union presidency, in the framework of the troika, is currently implementing action with key countries all over the world regarding the forthcoming Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and early discussions on options for a regime for the period beyond 2012.
Members of the European Parliament can also play a significant part in this process by discussing long-term climate policy with parliamentarians from countries outside the European Union, for example at the forthcoming Tenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change."@en1
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