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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-01-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Proposals on energy and climate change (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080123.6.3-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-01-23-Speech-3-0442
lpv:speaker	lp:Gunnar Hökmark2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, first of all I would like to congratulate the Commission and its President on the presentation and the proposal here and to welcome it. I come from a country where we have proved those goals are achievable – although we do not have very much sun anyway – but it is possible to achieve those goals. And now we are, as has been said today, making the overall goals into concrete actions and measures – that is good. I have three points. First, competitiveness needs sustainability – but sustainability needs competitiveness. If we are to be a competitive economy in the future, we need to have competitive energy sources, and that also goes for the renewables. We need to have competition between different renewables, not a regulated economy with subsidies for different renewables. We need to have fair and open competition, because then we will see the second and third generation of renewables emerge, and we will have good use of them. The second point is that high charges for some countries must not lead to less responsibility for other countries. I must say on that point I feel a little bit uncomfortable because, maybe, some countries are getting away a little bit too easily. We need to underline this because everyone needs to make those efforts. Thirdly, this is about renewables, but I would still like to underline the importance of nuclear power, not because I look upon nuclear power as one of the renewables, but it is my belief that, if we are to take full advantage and make full use of renewables, we must not get into a situation where the phasing-out of nuclear power consumes the achievements we can make in the fight against carbon dioxide emissions. We need both of them, and they will support each other. Those are my three points today. I welcome the proposal and presentation, and wish us all good luck."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Gunnar Hökmark (PPE-DE ). –"1

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