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"Madam President, I fear that the Durban meeting is the last chance, after the quasi failures of Copenhagen and Cancún.
How can we follow on from the Kyoto Protocol when most signatories are refusing today to commit any further? How can we get the message across to the European people that the fight against climate change remains a priority at a time when we are in a very serious economic crisis?
Commissioner, I welcome your commitment, your determination and your ambition – we support you. The European Union has indeed honoured all its commitments towards developing countries, including financial ones.
However, how can the European Union have the ability to take the lead among its partners in obtaining an agreement that is legally binding? In reality, we are struggling to convince. The international negotiation process is like a boat that has lost its way, without a captain or a home base.
The United States is rejecting any binding agreement, as well as sanctions. When President Obama was elected, we were somewhat confident but then, unfortunately, the House of Representatives is now climate-sceptical. So, in this context, it is no longer ‘Yes we can’ but ‘No we won’t’.
Then there is China: we hear a lot about China’s investment in a green economy, but this is simply to invade the international market. Meanwhile, China is building coal plants every week.
So, let us be innovative, let us invest, for if we do not, I greatly fear that broke and frustrated European citizens will be under no illusions about preparing for this new deadline."@en1
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