The College of Commissioners of the European Commission has approved the package of legislative proposals to combat climate change. The proposals, grouped under five different laws, are intended to operationalize the commitments made in March last year by the European Union for a reduction in CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020, an increase the share of energy produced from renewable sources by 20% and an increase in usage share of biofuels in transport by 10%.
The legislative package presented by the European Commission to reduce the EU's CO2 emissions by 20 percent by 2020, the proposal is "more ambitious" made by the Commission for many years but implement it will cost less than 0.5 percent of GDP or about € 3 per person by 2020, said European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. "The additional effort needed to implement the proposals would be less than 0.5% of GDP by 2020 - has Barroso said - about 3 euro per person per week: a real commitment but not a bad deal. " In fact, he reminded the Chief Executive Community, 'even in the most optimistic assumptions of the Stern report the cost of inaction is greater than ten times, and each day that the price of oil and gas increases the real cost of the package decreases. Instead of costs, Barroso added, "we should speak of the gains for the EU," because the proposals are calibrated to "ensure an equal playing field, leaving the more ; wide margin possible for Member States' and ensuring that "the request to the poorer Member States is realistic, but all will contribute in line with their ability to invest."
Mr Barroso confirmed that the industries will have higher energy consumption of greenhouse gas emission allowances for free in the new system of trading emissions permits that will be introduced from 2013. That, unless there is an international agreement on reducing emissions in the negotiations on climate change to the scheme following the period covered by the Kyoto Protocol (2008-2012). "We all know that there are areas where the cost of reducing emissions could have a real impact on their competitiveness in relation to companies competing in countries that do not do anything (to cut greenhouse gases, ed.) It makes no sense - says Barroso - be rigorous in Europe if it meant moving production to countries that let you do what you want with emissions. An international agreement is the best way to address this issue, but we must also give legal certainty to companies that we are taking the necessary actions, "concluded the President of the European Commission.
With the implementation of the proposals the European Commission for a 20 percent share of energy produced from renewable sources by 2020 will be created in Europe, according to Barroso said, one million new jobs. The effort
asked Italy in Brussels against the plan that Italy serra.prevede gas cuts 13% of C02 emissions in sectors not included in emissions trading scheme (ETS) increased by 17% energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 compared to 2005 levels., unveiled today in Brussels.
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