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"Mr President, I truly feel that we have lost ground as a result of this summit. It could be said that it was not Rio+20 but Rio-20. The mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse, with a text devoid of clear-cut commitments, which reveals behind the scenes that we are not in control of the new international balances.
With the absence of Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, David Cameron and Vladimir Putin, the disappointment was even worse than the bother. The fiasco of Copenhagen on climate change is back to haunt us. The green economy, which was a central theme of the conference, was reduced to its simplest expression. However, that was only to expected at a time of economic and ecological crisis.
The European Union was unconvincing. It once again found itself marginalised with regard to the BRIC countries. How can our voice continue to be heard when we are competing with young nations hungry for economic growth? How can we set an example to those who do not wish to follow it? With the best will in the world, are many European companies concerned about what method to choose for the transition to the green economy when the imperative issue for them is to fill their order books and to preserve the jobs that are left? It is impossible to negotiate this kind of agreement in an economic context which continues to send us very bad signals. How can we think of the future when the present is uncertain?
However, we must not give up the fight; as the Commissioner rightly said, the clock is ticking. The real issue today is the ability of Europe to lead the way in these climate negotiations because we have the right answers. Unfortunately, these negotiations have brought to the fore the failure of the strategy of the European Union. This summit has demonstrated the paralysis of the process. To obtain unanimity among so many countries is a challenge.
We must therefore contemplate reforming the functioning of this system and imagine other avenues of negotiation; urgent action is needed to prevent a tragedy for future generations."@en1
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