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"en.20081021.36.2-225"2
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Climate change on the planet is due not only to its natural development, but also to a policy followed by the industrialised countries of intensifying the exploitation of natural resources. This has increased climate change to a level which is now causing humanity serious problems.
Responsible action to tackle the consequences of the serious squandering of natural resources demands a break with the capitalist policies at its root.
However, the approach favoured, with the EU at the helm, is one of joint responsibility of all countries. This involves trying to impose limits on ‘developing’ countries with regard to their sovereign use of their own natural resources, obviously in line with the ambitions held by major transnationals to exploit these resources.
In addition to other aspects, the text adopted by the EP not only contains contradictions but also completely ignores these central issues. Instead it advocates a ‘preventive security policy or in response to climate-related security threats or conflicts’, using ‘climate change’ to secure and militarise international relations.
The report, based on the consumer-pays principle, also advocates creating ‘green’ taxes (as opposed to a tax system based on income), which open the door to the privatisation of public services and the private exploitation of such fundamental resources as water."@en1
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