European Parliament sets up temporary committee on climate change
David Lundy | 25.04.2007 13:07 | Climate Chaos
The European Parliament voted today in favour of setting up a temporary committee on climate change.
The main task of the committee will be to formulate proposals on the EU's future integrated policy on climate change and to coordinate the European Parliament's position with a view to negotiating the international framework for climate policy post-Kyoto. Its mandate will stretch over twelve months, beginning on 10 May this year, and at the end of the term of office it shall present a report to the Parliament with recommendations for actions to be taken by the Community.
The committee will have 60 Members spread across the political groups and the GUE/NGL group will be given three full seats.
Swedish GUE/NGL MEP Jens Holm and member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety expressed his satisfaction with the decision:
"I am very pleased that the European Parliament takes climate change seriously. In particular, I think an important task will be to communicate with third countries and international organisations in order to find global solutions to this urgent problem"
GUE/NGL Press Gianfranco Battistini +32 475 64 66 28, David Lundy +32 485 50 58 12
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The committee will have 60 Members spread across the political groups and the GUE/NGL group will be given three full seats.
Swedish GUE/NGL MEP Jens Holm and member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety expressed his satisfaction with the decision:
"I am very pleased that the European Parliament takes climate change seriously. In particular, I think an important task will be to communicate with third countries and international organisations in order to find global solutions to this urgent problem"
GUE/NGL Press Gianfranco Battistini +32 475 64 66 28, David Lundy +32 485 50 58 12
www.guengl.eu
David Lundy
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