Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-09-04-Speech-1-077"

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dcterms:Date	"2006-09-04"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20060904.18.1-077"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-09-04-Speech-1-0782
lpv:speaker	lp:Satu Hassi2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; ENVI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3 unknown; Vihreä liitto (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 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)3,3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	". Madam President, the question is: do we want to find an effective means of protecting the world’s climate and the future of humanity or not? When you burn one kilo of petrol or diesel, you produce more than three kilos of carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions from traffic have increased by almost a third since 1990. This completely wipes out the effect of a large proportion of the reductions in emissions in other sectors. From 2003 to 2004 alone, emissions in Europe increased so much that it was the equivalent of three million people driving their vehicles right around the world. The European automotive industry is not going to achieve the emissions reductions for cars it promises by 2008. It is therefore important to boost incentives for vehicles that produce fewer emissions. The Commission’s proposal is not the best possible option in this respect. Taxation on vehicles in Member States varies widely. Abolition of registration tax in all countries will not make things better for the environment. Studies in the Netherlands show that the most effective way of getting consumers to choose vehicles that produce fewer emissions is a differentiated registration tax based on carbon dioxide emissions, as is the system in Denmark, for example. In Finland, on the other hand, car tax actually punishes those who buy vehicles that produce fewer emissions. For changes in taxation actually to bring about a reduction in emissions, it is important to oblige Member States to ensure that any changes they make to the national taxation system are a step forward for the environment. If registration tax is replaced with an annual circulation tax, it needs to relate to carbon dioxide emissions rather more stringently than merely proportionately. It must also take account of emissions other than carbon dioxide. Furthermore, the tax should also apply to SUVs, that is to say, N1 vehicles. On the whole, the best solution would be one which, if possible, combined a differentiated registration tax based on emissions and an annual circulation tax. The Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance also believes that this should be possible. The export of vehicles from one country to another and the taxation solutions associated with it could be dealt with in another way, through a system of compensation."@en1

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