Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-03-11-Speech-2-442"
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"Madam President, I wish to begin by adding my congratulations to the rapporteur on a timely report.
Energy security, rising energy costs and climate change are perhaps the greatest challenges facing Europe in the 21st century. One thing is clear: Europe must become more self-reliant in its energy needs and ensure the security of its energy supply. To do this will mean more diversification into alternative energy sources and a heavier reliance on new technologies and renewables. In my own constituency it is estimated that we import a staggering 96% of our energy.
Many of you will agree with me that the emerging market for biomass and biofuels presents many new opportunities for the farmer. It is an increasingly competitive marketplace: farmers in my constituency of Northern Ireland could find many benefits from looking to alternative uses of their land to create new business opportunities in the production of biofuels.
While I am under no illusions that biofuels and biomass energy are the only answer to Europe’s growing energy concerns, I am sure that they have an important role to play in easing them."@en1
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