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"Madam President, in March 2007 under the German presidency, and again in March 2008 under the Slovenian, Europe’s leaders committed themselves to achieving a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% by 2020, an already limited ambition. Let us be under no illusion: in order to secure a post-2012 international agreement on climate change at Copenhagen, we will have to make a clear and unambiguous statement through our legislation.
The current international financial liquidity crisis and the economic backdrop has allowed many to grow cautious of setting long-term CO
targets or of committing industry to achieving the necessary greenhouse gas reductions and thus driving Europe’s economy forward towards the low-carbon, sustainable economy which we so desperately need and which, I agree, will spark a third industrial revolution with exciting first-mover advantage for Europe in the whole area of new technologies.
However, the EU’s post-2012 targets should not be seen in the light of the current economic crisis. I believe our governments will be able to resolve that in the shorter term and we must deliver now so that future generations will not bear the brunt – including the economic brunt – of any delay in terms of the climate and energy package. We cannot pay the higher price in the future for our inability to act now or history will not be kind to us – or as President Sarkozy said, we will miss our date with history.
The European Parliament has given me, as one of the rapporteurs on the climate package, a strong mandate to lead negotiations with Council in the trialogue, and I take this responsibility seriously. We must maintain the targets and timetable and, as Mr Sarkozy said, major ambition with some compromise will be the order of the day. I look forward to a very close cooperation with both the Commission and the Council under the French presidency. I believe that together we can and will find an effective and workable agreement on the climate and energy package by this December..."@en1
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