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"Madam President, I listened to this debate because it is a very crucial one. And yet, if we were to look up at the citizens who are listening, their needs and their concerns might be more immediate – about jobs and about growth.
I think there has been a real failure by us in this Chamber and outside to communicate how real climate change is and how we need to tackle it. I heard one colleague mention a slogan: ‘ditching carbon’. I think if we went out to our elections next year with a poster saying ‘ditching carbon’, I do not think it would work. So there is a disconnect between the real work that we have got to do and the success of this conference, and what citizens are talking about.
Yes, on efficiency: I think that rings bells. People want – and know the importance of – saving energy. But could I challenge you on renewables, for example? In Ireland, plans for large-scale wind farming have raised huge concerns amongst citizens in those areas. So we are at risk in some of the renewable sectors of citizens not quite being on the same plane as perhaps the policy drivers are, and I think these are real issues which need to be addressed.
I would like to say to the Commissioner that I mentioned on one occasion the issue of agriculture and emissions and, Commissioner, I think we need to talk about this. How do we produce food in a way that is sustainable from a perspective of CO
and greenhouse gas emissions?
We must and we will talk about it, but it something that we may need to compromise on. Agriculture and food are fundamental to our economies, so we may not be able to drive down emissions as much as we might wish in this regard without some good science and innovation."@en1
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