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Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Aurélia Beigneux
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, alors que nos agriculteurs sont devant ce Parlement pour manifester leur droit de vivre décemment, vous nous fixez des objectifs totalement délirants pour les vingt années à venir. Arrêtez de prétendre que, en agissant seule pour le reste du monde, l’Union européenne aura une quelconque influence sur le climat. Grâce aux sacrifices de notre peuple, les pays européens ont déjà atteint des bilans carbone largement plus vertueux que ceux du reste du monde. Quid de la Chine et quid des États-Unis? Il y a trois ans, pourtant, nous débattions déjà des objectifs pour 2030. Nous vous avions clairement mis en garde contre la colère populaire, contre les automobilistes à bout, contre les agriculteurs qui ne peuvent plus vivre de leur travail et contre notre affaiblissement industriel. Et trois ans après, voilà le résultat: les industries automobiles ont refusé les normes recettes, et les agriculteurs sont dans la rue et refusent votre idéologie punitive et totalement déconnectée. Vous avez agi contre le peuple européen, dans le seul intérêt de votre bulle européenne. Les sondages montrent sans l’ombre d’un doute que cette idéologie sera sanctionnée dans les urnes. Aujourd’hui, vous n’avez plus qu’une seule option: vous en remettre à vos électeurs. Alors assumez vos choix totalement insensés.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Katarína Roth Neveďalová
Political group: NI
Language: SK

Vážený pán predsedajúci, mňa by veľmi zaujímalo, že prečo sme prišli s takýmto príliš ambicióznym cieľom. Keď tak počúvam túto rozpravu, tak väčšine ľudí je to nieže komické, ale je to proste niečo, s čím nesúhlasíme.  Ja si myslím, že by sme sa mali skôr viacej zameriavať na to, že ako znižovať vlastnú spotrebu Európskej únie a ako používať to, čo máme, ako prestať vykorisťovať tretie krajiny kvôli surovinám a zdrojom, ktoré potrebujeme na naše akože inovácie, aby sme boli krajší a lepší.  Myslím si, že znížiť naše spotreby alebo teda našu emisiu za 50 rokov o 90 % je absolútne číslo, ktoré neviem, kto s ním vôbec prišiel a prečo. Ale ešte ma viacej zarazilo to v poľnohospodárstve, o 30 %, kde chceme znížiť emisie oproti roku 2015. A to by ma zaujímalo, že teraz ako to chceme urobiť, že budeme mať teraz nejaké merače na kravy, koľko plynov vyprodukujú a budeme teraz diskutovať, že koľko môžu alebo nemôžu alebo čo ideme robiť. Naozaj, myslím si, že budeme mať síce čistý vzduch, možno v tom roku 2040, keď dosiahneme tieto ciele, čomu ja vôbec neverím, a budeme mať čistý vzduch, ale žiadne jedlo a umrieme tu všetci na krásu, pretože takéto investície alebo teda takéto zmeny naozaj Európska únia nepotrebuje. A skôr sa zamyslime nad tým, že čo môžeme robiť s tým, čo máme, a nevymýšľajme nové veci takéhoto charakteru.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Sara Cerdas
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Comissário, Colegas, são muito poucos os territórios que podem dizer que ainda não sofrem qualquer consequência das alterações climáticas.  Os relatórios produzidos pelo IPCC não são animadores. O aquecimento global vai intensificar o aumento do nível do mar, aumentar a frequência dos fenómenos climáticos extremos, entre muitos efeitos para a saúde humana e, pasme-se, também perdas na produção agrícola.  Diminuir a temperatura global em um grau e meio é um objetivo ainda possível, mas também é uma meta que se torna cada vez mais distante. É preciso adotar um conjunto de medidas com ações concretas para reduzir ou evitar as emissões de gases com efeito de estufa para a atmosfera. E, para isso, são urgentes alterações no setor dos transportes, edifícios mais eficientes e mais investimento em energias limpas.  E, para a direita, oiçam os cientistas. E se isso não vos serve, o populismo, oiçam então os jovens.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Ville Niinistö
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, it’s imperative that we get the 2040 emission reduction target right from the start. That is both for the reality of the climate crisis to address that, but also for the efficient decarbonisation of the European economy. We must learn this from the 2020-2030 discussions.  The communication feels, from that viewpoint, that of missed opportunities. The Commission has started with the 90 % target. That was the minimum of the scientific panel. But from there it looks like you have looked too much at short-term fixes instead of maximising action that is really the industrial revolution and the strategic autonomy our economy needs.  There is no deadline for fossil fuels. There is no goal of 100 % renewables by 2040. And you’ve made room for nuclear, not at the cost of fossil fuels, but at the cost of renewables. There is too much reliance on CCS, instead of looking at industrial investments that can be long-term solutions that bring also jobs to Europe.  On agriculture and forestry, it’s also an economic possibility to invest in carbon farming and not just being quiet about those possibilities. So, I think we can do more and the Commission can do more. This is only a starting point for that.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Andrey Slabakov
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, като чуя фразата климатични цели, се убеждавам, че някои хора в Европейския съюз се мислят за господари на планетата, а всъщност ние сме само част от биоразнообразието. Не можем да управляваме климатичните процеси. Катаклизми винаги е имало периодично и те не са резултат от човешката дейност. Ние сме виновни може би за урагани, за цунамита или за вулканични изригвания? Не можем да ги спрем, само можем да се адаптираме и по някакъв начин да оцелеем. Така е било в цялата човешка история.  Нали не мислите, че ледниковата епоха е причинена от нашите прадеди, които са палили огън и са произвеждали въглероден диоксид? Колеги, ние нямаме възможност да решаваме проблемите на целия свят. Очевидно е, че на европейските граждани им е омръзнало някой да работи против техните интереси. Видяхте какво стана в Брюксел, видяхте какво стана в Париж, ако продължавате с подобни безотговорни действия като климатичните цели, вълна от недоволство ще залее цяла Европа. Гарантирам ви, че накрая ние ще изчезнем, както са изчезнали динозаврите?
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Silvia Sardone
Political group: ID
Country: Austria
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, volete affossare l'Europa? Ditelo una volta per tutte. Dopo anni di errori, continuate in questo percorso folle che porterà solo al suicidio del nostro continente. I vostri obiettivi? Ridurre la CO2 del 90 % entro il 2040 e la neutralità climatica entro il 2050. Obiettivi che porteranno solo a crisi industriali, proteste sociali, licenziamenti e perdita di valore nella competizione con i paesi extraeuropei: tutti problemi che vediamo già oggi, a partire dalla protesta dei trattori qui fuori dal Parlamento europeo a Strasburgo. Con scelte immotivate, state regalando il futuro alla Cina. Le emissioni dell'Europa sono meno del 10 % e voi vi comportate come se noi fossimo gli unici responsabili dei cambiamenti climatici, dimenticando totalmente i paesi asiatici, per esempio. Regalate settori commerciali per andare a comprare i beni proprio da quei paesi che li realizzano senza alcun rispetto ambientale. È una scelta, francamente, totalmente incomprensibile. State distruggendo l'industria dell'automobile, senza capire che così diventeremo una succursale della Cina, da cui già oggi dipendiamo per le batterie e le terre rare. Il 50 % delle auto elettriche fabbricate nel mondo e il 75 % delle batterie sono targate Cina, che le produce usando le centrali a carbone, che sono in aumento e non in diminuzione. Beh, che dire: complimenti per questo gigantesco regalo.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Delara Burkhardt
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Der Kommissionsvorschlag für unser 2040-Klimaziel ist das absolute Minimum dessen, was nötig und machbar ist. Die Konservativen kritisieren jetzt, dass wir erst mal unsere 2030-Klimaziele erreichen sollen, gleichzeitig sind aber auch sie es, die hier keine Gelegenheit auslassen, mit Rechtsaußen Klimapolitik der Kommission zu sabotieren, anstatt nach echten Lösungen zu suchen. Sie spielen sich zur Schutzmacht des ländlichen Raums auf, aber bieten genau für diese Menschen keine Alternative. Beispiel Mobilität: Meine Heimat Schleswig-Holstein ist ländlich geprägt, die Wege sind oft weit. Wovon habe ich denn mehr als Pendlerin auf dem Land? Wenn wir weiter auf Verbrenner setzen, während Benzin- und Dieselpreise steigen, weil die CDU das im Emissionshandel so haben wollte, oder wenn wir massiv investieren in E-Mobilität, in den ÖPNV, in zukunftsfähige Infrastruktur, und damit nachhaltige Alternativen schaffen, die Menschen wirklich nutzen können? Kein Mensch braucht Scheindebatten. Sie hier an der rechten Seite des Hauses entdecken Ihre soziale Seite immer dann, wenn es darum geht, Konzerninteressen hier in diesen Verhandlungen zu verteidigen. Und Sie haben dann noch die Dreistigkeit, so zu tun, als wäre das für die Menschen. Dem stellen wir uns entgegen, diese Lügen werden wir entlarven, für sozialen Klimaschutz!
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Petros Kokkalis
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Hungary
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, κύριε Επίτροπε, μόλις πριν λίγες εβδομάδες στην COP28, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση και, μέσω αυτής, τα 27 κράτη μέλη δεσμευτήκαμε απέναντι στον κόσμο και στη νέα γενιά στην κατάργηση των ορυκτών καυσίμων. Σε επίπεδο Ένωσης, έχουμε κάνει το καθήκον μας με τον κλιματικό νόμο που προέβλεψε σοφά την ανεξάρτητη επιστημονική επιτροπή που μας καλεί σήμερα να ορίσουμε τον στόχο μείωσης εκπομπών για το 2040 κατά τουλάχιστον 90% σε σχέση με το 1990. Κάποια κράτη μέλη, ανάμεσά τους και η Ελλάδα, δεν έχουν ορίσει ανεξάρτητες επιστημονικές επιτροπές. Όμως, χωρίς την προσήλωση στην επιστήμη, δεν μπορούμε να επιτύχουμε ούτε τους κλιματικούς στόχους, ούτε να έχουμε πολιτικές δίκαιης κοινωνικής μετάβασης, ούτε να αδράξουμε την οικονομική ευκαιρία. Κάποια ελάχιστα κράτη μέλη, ανάμεσά τους δυστυχώς και η Ελλάδα, προχωρούν ακόμα και σε νέες εξορύξεις υδρογονανθράκων, κάτι που εκτός από ανήθικο είναι και, επενδυτικά τουλάχιστον, βλακώδες, εν όψει ειδικά των στόχων του 2040. Πρέπει, λοιπόν, να εξασφαλίσουμε ότι τα κράτη μέλη θα ακολουθήσουν και ας μη δειλιάζουμε μπροστά στο καθήκον μας. Ας αγκαλιάσουμε με θάρρος την πρόκληση που έχουμε μπροστά μας για να ανοίξουμε ένα βιώσιμο μέλλον για τις επόμενες γενιές.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Izabela-Helena Kloc
Political group: ECR
Country: Czechia
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu! Ta debata jest ważna i przełomowa, ponieważ pokazuje Europejczykom, kto stoi po ich stronie. Kto, podobnie jak miliony ludzi protestujących na europejskich ulicach, domaga się rewizji unijnej polityki klimatycznej. Polityki, która spycha ludzi na skraj ubóstwa, a przemysł i rolnictwo doprowadza do ruiny. Ta debata pokazuje też, które partie i którzy politycy w Komisji i w Parlamencie nadal popierają gospodarcze samobójstwo Europy.  Niewygodne informacje o skutkach polityki klimatycznej gaszone są dziś armatkami wodnymi, ale prawdy nie da się zatopić. Ta prawda dla większości z was jest oskarżeniem. Teraz oskarżają was rolnicy, jutro przyjdą tu zapewne robotnicy z zamkniętych fabryk, a pojutrze młodzież oszukana „zieloną” utopią, która dzisiaj przysłuchuje się tej debacie. Czy zdajecie sobie sprawę z tego, że większość ludzi ma dość waszych moralizatorskich frazesów o planecie, klimacie i nowym porządku, jaki szykujecie dla Europy? Obudźcie się wreszcie! Obudźcie się także dla waszego dobra, zanim wasz sen stanie się koszmarem – dla obywateli, ale dla was też.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Thomas Waitz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, I miss dedication to end fossil fuels until 2040. I also missed an ambition to end fossil subsidies until 2040. I miss a goal of 100 % renewables until 2040, even though renewables are the cheapest form of energy for our citizens and for industry, and they are that form of energy that makes us independent from fossil autocracies. By the way, it keeps the money of energy production in our own economy. I don’t get the point why you’re so much focusing on carbon capture and storage. Your own Advisory Board has told you that this is the most expensive form of collecting CO2. Why not pay the farmers well for sequestering CO2 into the soil? Why not pay them well for changing their methods of production that are climate-friendly and environment-friendly? That would be a low-hanging fruit that is much easier to reach and would also fulfil a lot of other goals, and not serve the industry again with technical solutions behind which they can hide their ongoing fossil extraction. I don’t see that needed ambition in this, but maybe my speech is going to change something here.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Cristian Terheş
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, stimate comisar, pretenția de a reduce cu 90 % emisiile de carbon în UE până în 2040, inclusiv prin închiderea termocentralelor pe gaz și cărbune, va condamna economia europeană la faliment, iar cetățenii la sărăcie și foamete. La școală am învățat că dioxidul de carbon este oxigenul plantelor, care prin procesul de fotosinteză absorb dioxid de carbon și elimină oxigen, de care animalele și oamenii au nevoie pentru a trăi. Această legătură dintre om și natură a funcționat de când lumea. Asistăm azi însă, sub comanda Ursulei von der Leyen, la impunerea unei ideologii utopice, criminale, care ne impune să ne distrugem total felul de viață în numele unei nebunii: zero emisii de carbon. Zero emisii de carbon înseamnă distrugerea planetei, pentru că plantele produc oxigen prin consumul dioxidului de carbon. Mai mult, dioxidul de carbon este un gaz ce reprezintă 0,04 % din atmosferă. Din acest 0,04 %, o fracțiune infimă este produsă de om. Din acest infim procent produs de om, un procent și mai infim de emisii de carbon este produs de UE. Lupta fermierului împotriva acestei utopii climatice demente, care va produce sărăcie și foamete în UE, este justă. De aceea vă chem să fim alături de ei.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Cristian Terheş
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Let me ask you something in reply: how can you argue that 0.04 % of the carbon dioxide can produce all these bad things that you are all talking about? If we will not be able to produce energy anymore using coal and gas, we will be relying on gas from Russia. Is that what you want? You haven’t replied to that yet.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Robert Roos
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: NL

Voorzitter, er hangt verandering in de lucht. Iedereen in dit Parlement weet: in juni gaan de mensen voor verandering stemmen. Voor meer geld in de portemonnee, voor Fort Europa en voor meer soevereiniteit. De meerderheid voor radicaal klimaatbeleid vervliegt. Vijf jaar lang zijn de christendemocraten en de liberalen achter de groenen aangelopen, maar daar komt na juni een einde aan. De peilingen liegen niet. Mensen willen niet meer klimaatbeleid, mensen willen meer koopkracht. Daarom probeert de Europese Commissie nu nog snel een radicale klimaateis door te drukken: 90 % CO2-reductie in 2040. Nu al geven we duizenden miljarden uit om het weer te veranderen. Niet het klimaat, maar juist het klimaatbeleid is het probleem. Europa verarmt. We verliezen onze industrie, ons verdienvermogen, onze koopkracht. Het is onhaalbaar en onbetaalbaar. In plaats van bezinning wil de Commissie juist versnellen. Nog meer klimaateisen, nog meer armoede. In juni hebben we verkiezingen. Hét moment voor de mensen om aan de noodrem te trekken. Mijn boodschap? Stem ze weg.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Radan Kanev
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, боя се, че дебатът стана малко популистки, малко предизборен и излишно изостри популистките страсти по темата и от двете страни на залата,  а и не случайно, защото е ненавременен. Ненавременен е, защото пропускаме слона в стаята, а то е, че ние сме далеч от постигане на целите за 2030 г., далеч от готовност за 55, „Fit for 55“.  И това трябва да бъде в момента нашият диалог, диалогът как да постигнем целите си, като държим цените ниски и индустриалното производство високо, защото тенденциите са обратни – към повишаване на цените и намаляване на производството, и са много тревожни. Преди всичко, как да избегнем острата поляризация на политическия дебат, който тези икономически тенденции в момента насърчават?  Не на последно място как да съгласуваме климатичната си политика най-малкото с нашите партньори отвъд Атлантика, от Северноамериканската общност за свободна търговия. Иначе излиза, че крием един провал зад по-амбициозни цели, ама за друг път.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, the Climate Law is supposed to be our answer to the climate crisis – all-encompassing, supposed to involve all sectors. But there’s always one that we turn a blind eye to: militaries are responsible for about 5.5 % of global greenhouse-gas emissions, more than global aviation and shipping combined. If the global militaries were a country, they’d be the fourth-largest global emitter. Yet we guilt-trip families flying to Spain on their holidays, while all of the time increasing the military carbon bootprint. It’s an absolute joke. It’s totally unfair to exclude military missions from climate targets and reporting when we expect agriculture and other sectors to make cuts. We of course need an ambitious 2040 target, in line with the recommendations of the European Scientific Advisory Board, and we have to tackle this head-on. We can do that by promoting peace and demilitarisation, but instead we’re escalating military expenditure. The madness of war has to stop if we’re serious about the environment.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, in terms of the headline target, the Commission has accepted the advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board, but it is disappointing that the Commission has retained the net zero or climate neutrality framework. We have been calling for separate reduction and removal targets since the start of this mandate; ideally, we’d have three separate targets: emission reductions, permanent removals and net sequestration in the land sector. The final version of the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive, which we passed here last month, showed that there is a real appetite in the Parliament and in the Council to tackle offsetting. The next logical step would be to contest climate neutrality and net zero as climate concepts, and as the basis for EU climate policy. The carbon removal certification framework could and should have been used to facilitate a separate EU carbon removal target.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Wopke Hoekstra
Language: EN

I did sense, though, that there is significant support for the direction of travel. If you allow me, Mr President, I would want to make four departing comments, also listening to the speakers.  One is – and let me be clear on that one more time – that this is a direction of travel. This is a dot on the horizon. It is the start of the dialogue rather than the point of destination. I’m saying that because some of the Members of Parliament have actually expressed the things that they think should have been in there. But actually, in my view, that needs to be part of the dialogue that we’re going to have, not only with Parliament but also with others in our societies. So that is one.  Secondly, I want to stress – Ms Bentele and Mr Liese have mentioned that – the tremendous importance of doing a lot of stuff here at home in Europe, but also working tirelessly on the 93 % of emissions that do take place outside of our continent. Therefore, climate diplomacy, and in particular diplomacy related to carbon markets, is of essential importance. I very much concur with what they said.  Third, the point made by, um, Mr Canfin and a couple of others about the geopolitics. I’m very much aligned with all those that say – and I’ve stressed it in the beginning myself – that we need to marry climate action with competitiveness, a level playing field and a just transition. I think we all agree on that. But I think it was extremely important that they mentioned the international dimension and the link to strategic autonomy as well, because that is unfortunately the world we live in, and it is something we do need to take into account moving forward.  Finally, there were a couple of comments on CCS. What I would want to say there is that I would want to invite everyone to move beyond, let’s say, ideological positions. I will be the first to continue to stress that there is no alternative for driving down emissions. As I’ve said before, and I’m gladly going to repeat it, we cannot CCS ourselves out of the problem. That is one part. I will stress that to everyone who says that actually CCS will magically solve this.  To the others who look at CCS with maybe distrust, I would articulate that it is part of the solution, particularly for the hardest-to-abate sectors, and therefore we also need to embrace this as part of the solution space, even though we know it is only a relatively small proportion of the equation.  Finally, linked to that, just to clarify, the 400 number that is in the communication is not just CSS, it is also land-based removals. I think that is important and maybe at least to some degree satisfactory to those who are worried in this domain.  Mr President, thank you very much and thanks very much to the MEPs taking part in this debate and all the different other actors that already have given input. I’m very much looking forward to continuing the conversation with each and every one of you.
Debate: EU climate target
Date: TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024
Speaker: Nicolás González Casares
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Los socialistas españoles creemos que este nuevo objetivo climático afianza la credibilidad de la UE en la lucha contra el cambio climático, a la vez que reafirma nuestro compromiso con el Acuerdo de París y con el objetivo de ser climáticamente neutrales para el año 2050. Creemos que un objetivo ambicioso para 2040 no es solo una ambición, sino una necesidad.  La propuesta de la Comisión es clave para enmarcar la política climática de los próximos años, además de ser una señal clara para nuestras economías, industrias y sociedades de que necesitamos acelerar nuestra transición hacia una economía baja en carbono. Esto no solo es crucial para cumplir con los objetivos climáticos, sino también para asegurar un futuro más sostenible, saludable y resiliente para Europa y para el mundo.