Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-10-24-Speech-1-155"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-10-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Fluorinated greenhouse gases – Emissions from motor vehicle air-conditioning systems2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051024.19.1-155"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-10-24-Speech-1-1562
lpv:speaker	lp:Jonas Sjöstedt2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-09-26)3 unknown; Vänsterpartiet (2004-07-20--2006-09-26)3 substitute; CONT (2004-07-21--2006-09-26)3 member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2006-09-26)3 substitute; INTA (2004-07-21--2006-09-26)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2006-09-26)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2006-09-26)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, when we debate climate issues in this House, we are usually in complete agreement. We usually agree that they are the greatest environmental problem of our time, and we usually agree that we must do more. Now, we are here; now, we can do more; now, we can ensure that some of the most damaging greenhouse gases disappear or are phased out, or at least have restrictions placed on them. We know that there are alternatives, so it is a question of coming up with the goods. I fully support the rapporteur’s demand that Article 175 should be the legal base. This is an environmental issue. It would be absurd if we wanted to reduce the environmental requirements that already exist in some of the EU Member States when the requirements should in actual fact be made stricter. Not to let countries take the lead prevents invention and innovation. It may be objected that allowing them to do so might interfere with the internal market. Certainly, that is possible, but my political group believes that democratic countries’ right to tighten up environmental requirements if doing so is good for the environment - as, indeed, it is – should take precedence over companies’ right to sell exactly the same product across a particular market. We have seen shameless and unprecedented lobbying on this issue by a range of different companies. Quite a few of these companies attack the Member States’ democratic right to tighten up their legislation. The same companies often wish to call themselves friends of the environment, or they maintain that they have modern environmental policies. This attitude can be summarised in a single word: hypocrisy."@en1
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