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lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Lebech2
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lpv:translated text	"Mr President, it has been fascinating to be involved in negotiating the climate package, first in the committee and then in the trilogue negotiations in which I am taking part in the capacity of shadow rapporteur on the effort-sharing directive. Here in Parliament we have shown a great aptitude for reaching compromises and coming up with ideas that could improve the Commission’s proposals, for we are well aware that if we are to have a serious successor to the Kyoto Agreement we must be armed with an ambitious proposal when we meet up in Copenhagen. It is now the Council we are waiting for. I would like to spell out a couple of key problems. It is important that the Council should understand that if the Member States want flexibility there must be a guarantee that the targets will be met, which must take the form of reporting coupled with consequences if the targets are not met. Empty promises will not put the brakes on global warming. It must also be made clear that we cannot just purchase our entire reduction from outside the EU. Instead, the majority of our efforts must be made in Europe. Anything else is neither serious nor credible if we actually want to obtain an international climate agreement as such behaviour can be interpreted as giving the message that we have already done our bit and there is no more we can do. Similarly, we must not lack the motivation for energy technology modernisation in Europe and we must ensure, through this package, progress towards a future where we base our energy use on forms of energy that are CO neutral. Last year, the EU’s Heads of State or Government pledged to play a leadership role on the climate front – that represents a commitment. Parliament is ready. The Council must now demonstrate its will to produce results so that we can together take pleasure in the climate package as the best Christmas present this year."@en1
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