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"Unfortunately, I felt obliged to vote against the Eickhout report, as it had been considerably watered down by this afternoon’s part-session and by the adoption of amendments tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) below the ‘3 times 20’ targets of the climate and energy package adopted in 2008. However, these targets aim not only to fight against climate change and to protect the health of future generations but also to facilitate investment in innovation and in the technologies of the future.
This vote is all the more regrettable because it flies in the face of the choice of part of European industry, which has already invested in a low carbon society. In fact, eco-industries currently employ approximately 3.4 million people, which is very encouraging. This figure would be boosted if the EU climate target were increased to 30%. The creation of an estimated 6 million additional jobs in Europe should also be mentioned.
For this reason, the Commission and the Member States should not be diverted from their ambitious climate change objectives and targets because, otherwise, there is a real risk that they will lag behind some US states and China, which are definitely converting to green technologies."@en1
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