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"Since it is impossible to comment in this explanation of vote on all the important issues raised by this EP own initiative report, given its complexity and breadth, it is notable that the document does not address or incorrectly addresses aspects that researchers regard as essential in addressing issues of transport and energy and their impact on the environment. For example:
there is no mention of high oil prices or to the consequences thereof;
there is no mention of the use of methane in road transport (in the form of CNG, LNG or biomethane);
there is a lack of clarity on the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel for road transport;
the uncritical bias towards the use of biofuels, with their serious consequences that have already been widely demonstrated;
there is no reference to documents such as the ‘Target 2020’ programme advocating the replacement by 2020 of approximately 20% of the petrol and diesel consumed within the European transport sector.
Finally, I must point out that, in addition to listing problems already clearly identified, we need policies to respond effectively to those problems, such as challenging the current capitalist globalisation and the role of transport within that framework, in particular the increasing geographical distance between the point of production and the point of consumption, and the consequent rise in transport needs. There is much more to be said on all of this..."@en1
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