Hola, knownuthing:
Tuve acceso a los documentos del parlamento europeo en su sesión del 29 de noviembre. Los estoy leyendo uno por uno, y en la apertura del debate, el ministro de medioambiente de Finlandia, usó como referencia el asunto de las 11 mil firmas:
Transfiero el documento:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2019-11-25-ITM-014_ES.html
Kimmo Tiilikainen, President-in-Office of the Council. – Madam President, ‘clearly, planet Earth is facing a climate emergency’. This statement was released on 5 November by 11 000 scientists from 153 nations. The climate crisis is accelerating faster and more severely than anticipated. The statement I quoted is in line with the recent special reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), according to which human-induced warming has already raised 1° Celsius above pre-industrial levels and is increasing at approximately 0.2° Celsius per decade.
By the end of the century, based on the current climate policies implemented worldwide, temperature is projected to rise by 3.1° to 3.7°. It’s clear that progress so far is insufficient and efforts should urgently be stepped up. The United Nations indicates that the nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted by parties to the Paris Agreement collectively fall far short of what is required to limit the rise of temperature to 1.5°.
The overall situation is rather bleak, yet there are some encouraging signs including global birth rate, investments in solar and wind power and fossil fuel divestments. Moreover, there is growing awareness and concern about global warming and its effects.
All over the world, active civil society coalitions, citizens and the youth in particular are calling for decisive action that will determine the future of the planet and humanity. We have heard their appeal to implement the paradigm shift to climate-proof the circular economy, that our economies and societies urgently need in order to mitigate the most catastrophic consequences of climate change.
The climate action summit in September demonstrated the political will to step up collective ambition. It resulted in a number of major announcements by governments and private-sector leaders, including at EU level, on the reduction of greenhouse gas production, climate finance and carbon neutrality.
Madam President, Honourable Members, as regards the Paris Agreement, the EU is preparing its long-term strategy for greenhouse gas emissions reductions that will be submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change by 2020.
Most Member States agree with the objective of climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, and several of them have already set national targets contributing to that goal. The European Council is committed to finalising its guidance on the EU’s climate-neutral vision before the end of this year, with a view to reaching an agreement between all Member States.
The road to climate neutrality in the EU will affect everyone and will require efforts from all sectors of the economy. It’s therefore essential that the transition must be just and socially balanced and that no one is left behind. It is equally essential to scale up their investment in research and development, if the EU wants reap the opportunities in terms of growth and employment that climate neutrality will trigger.
The EU has taken the lead in implementing the Paris Agreement. We are set to over-achieve our 2020 20% reduction target. The climate and energy legislative framework is designed to enable us to reach the 2030 target. That involves a reduction of domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% below 1990 levels. Actually, thanks to Parliament’s, the Council’s and the Commission’s good cooperation, we were able to increase the ambition level up to -45% while finalising climate 2030 files.
The EU has successfully decoupled economic growth from emissions. From 1990 to 2017 the EU’s economy grew by 58%. Total greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 22%. A recent report by the European Environment Agency indicates that the EU’s total emissions decreased by 2% in the last year. This brings the total reduction to 23.2% below 1990 levels.
By promoting this positive example, we can inspire all parties to the Paris Agreement to raise the global ambition. It is in that spirit that the EU actively prepares for COP25. We call on all parties to update their NDCs and to increase their clarity, transparency and understanding. COP25 will test the willingness of all parties to finalise the implementation of the Paris agreement. The rule book was almost totally agreed in Katowice last year, with the important exception of the rules on voluntary cooperation in Article 6.
As agreed by the Council on 4 October, the EU is committed to working with all parties to develop robust and comprehensive rules on voluntary cooperation. The EU’s core position in this respect is to agree on rules on internationally transferred mitigation outcomes that encourage ambition and progression in NDCs, guarantee environmental integrity, avoid double counting and provide for the closure of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.
Finally, the fight against global warming needs adequate financial means and resources which are key for increasing global ambition and for facilitating the transition to climate-smart economies.
The EU is the world’s biggest climate finance contributor. The contributions of the EU and its Member States exceed EUR 21 billion annually and fulfil their commitment towards the mobilisation of USD 100 billion per year by 2020 through to 2025, as part of the collective developed countries goal.
The Council has recently adopted conclusions on climate finance. The Council reaffirms the commitment of the EU and its Member States to ensure that the deliberations set a new collective quantified goal from the floor of USD 100 billion per year prior to 2025.
The deliberations are to take place in November 2020 with the aim of making global financial flows consistent with the long-term goals of the Paris agreement. The Council also stresses the importance of the need for a wider variety of funding sources and for a broader range of contributors.
As you can see, we have an important and dense COP25 ahead with a lot of items to be discussed. Let me assure you that the European Union will play an active role in these discussions.
¿CÓMO ES POSIBLE QUE UN MINISTRO EURPEO DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE SE ATREVA A USAR ESTA REFERENCIA EN SU DISCURSO DE APERTURA?
LOS EUROPEOS ESTÁIS EN MANOS DE IGNORANTES.
UN SALUDO.
