Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-11-16-Speech-3-300-500"
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"en.20111116.18.3-300-500"2
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"Action on climate change is one of the EU’s strongest policy records and a key reason for European citizens to support European integration. The environment does not respect national borders – so only by working together can we tackle the urgent problem of climate change and set an example for the rest of the world. Parliament’s resolution urges the EU to play a full role in the upcoming Durban talks and to reaffirm the need for more ambitious, binding targets post-2012. It also calls for all parties to close the ‘gigatonne gap’ between the reduction in emissions they have committed to, and the reduction they have actually achieved – crucial to the objective of keeping global warming below 2ºC. The vote highlighted the weakness of the UK’s Conservative MEPs on climate change. After trying and failing to water down the text and remove support for a 30% emissions reduction target – in defiance of their own Government’s policy – Conservative MEPs refused to support the resolution calling for action on climate change. I and my Labour colleagues understand the importance of tackling climate change in our own lifetime, and so we are delighted to have voted for this resolution."@en1
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