European Parliament

“ Emphasises that, with regard to developing countries' participation in the future climate regime, the EU should clearly recognise that the priority for these countries is poverty and development; however, the UN Millennium Development Goals will never be met if environment issues, such as climate change, are not properly addressed; sustainable development and combating poverty should remain the general framework within which developing countries would be encouraged to adopt policies and measures integrating climate change concerns, whether for adaptation or mitigation ”

“ Invites the Commission, in the light of the fact that much, if not most, of the EU's energy infrastructure is due for replacement over the next decades, to bring forward proposals to ensure that all investments in energy infrastructure within the EU apply the best available technologies in terms of low- to zero-fossil fuel emissions ”

“ Supports the Commission's proposal for a thematic strategy on the urban environment, the aim of which is to improve the quality of urban areas, in particular as regards air quality; in connection with climate change, takes the view that priority should be given to two policy areas: the development of public transport services which use clean or less polluting technologies, and the promotion of sustainable, high environmental-quality (HEQ) construction methods ”

“ Points to the need to diversify lines of research and preventive measures to avoid effects on human health and safety, floods, drought, fires - particularly in forests and protected areas - a decline in biodiversity and economic losses; calls on the Member States and the Commission to take account of the importance of forests and farming in absorbing carbon, slowing down erosion, providing resources and ultimately regulating the climate ”

“ Considers that the rapid development of the use of biomass and the encouragement of farm-related renewable energy production must be a top priority in shifting the focus of the Common Agricultural Policy, along with a balanced approach to food production; stresses that energy production from biomass must be organised in ways that are both effective in terms of energy conversion and ecologically sustainable; in this regard welcomes the Commission's intention to present a biomass action plan and asks the Commission to include legally binding measures in its proposal ”

“ Takes the view that the complexity of research and technological development required by climate change and disaster prevention, as well as their cross-border dimension, make it necessary to seek European formulae which transcend the principle of regional and national subsidiarity ”

“ Welcomes the conclusions by the Brussels European Council of 23 March 2005, in particular that emission reductions for developed countries for 2020 in the order of 15-30% should be striven for; insists, however, that emission reduction targets for the long-term are also needed and suggests a target of 60-80% for 2050 ”

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