Tuesday, 5 July 2011 - Strasbourg

Explanation of vote:

Report  Bas Eickhout

Pino Arlacchi (S&D ), in writing . − I voted in favour of this report because it calls on the Commission to come forward, as soon as possible and before the end of 2011, with a proposals to achieve a 25% internal greenhouse gas reduction by 2020. One of the key points of the text is its emphasis in calling for more investments in renewable energy and energy infrastructures.

The report also stresses the need for the EU to use the appropriate diplomatic means in order to dynamise the international climate negotiations while maintaining the pressure on third countries to deliver their share of global GHG reductions in the future.

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