Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-07-03-Speech-1-136"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-07-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reducing the climate change impact of aviation (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060703.18.1-136"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-07-03-Speech-1-1372
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; TRAN (2004-09-15--2007-01-14)3 member; LIBE (2004-09-14--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-11-18--2006-12-12)3 vice-chair; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 treasurer; IND/DEM (2004-07-26--2007-02-12)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, every year, we become increasingly aware of the effects of climate change. It takes longer for winter to set in, and when it does, it is increasingly milder, and summer starts earlier and is increasingly warmer. Is this an inevitable process? I hope not. We should, though, pull out all the stops to ensure that this trend is bucked. That is why I agree with the Commission’s communication. If we want to fight climate change effectively, all sectors must do their bit, certainly the aviation sector, which is responsible for high-altitude emissions and which has, as such, an extraordinary impact. I can go along with the plan to set up an emissions trading system for aviation too, provided this meets a number of conditions. First of all, since it must encompass as many companies and routes as possible in order to fight unfair competition, it should apply to all flights out of, and into, all the EU's airports. Secondly, efforts which companies have already made to limit their emissions should be taken into consideration. I would also prefer for allowances to be handed out on the basis of an auction. Thirdly, it should become possible to include substances other than C02 if this can be backed by scientific proof. Also, the VAT exemption for kerosene and plane tickets should be abandoned, provided this is done in an all-inclusive plan in which the VAT exemptions for other modes of transport are also reviewed. In the framework of the discussion on Eurovignette, the Commission has promised to carry out a study into the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport. I should like to call for this study to be completed promptly, so that the results can be made available as soon as possible and we can adopt legislation that takes these results into account."@en1

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