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One year ago, you showed considerable leadership in the global fight against climate change, by agreeing to a20% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, and a conditional 30% target if other developed countries madea comparable effort. Europe was then alone and ahead of other parts of the world.As a cross-party grouping of 132 parliamentarians from 19 Member States of the European Union,
weencourage you today to be ready to put a firm 30% target of domestic emissions reductions on thetable in Copenhagen during the climate negotiations
. There is ample evidence that
this is the rightthing to do for the negotiations, and the best strategy for Europe’s economy
. You agreed long-term targets of between 80-95% emission reductions by 2050 for developed countries this pastOctober. If this is to be achieved, 30% domestic reductions by 2020 are essential. The latest scientificrecommendations in fact call for a commitment to a 40% reduction if we are to avoid a global temperatureincrease exceeding 2°C by century end. The recession has not only lowered our emissions and thus brought us closer to a 30% goal; it has also broughtthe price of emission cuts down. Now the 30 % cut has the same price tag as the 20 % reduction target of lastyear. We must use this opportunity. Above all, we must not think that a higher target puts us at an economicdisadvantage. There are huge economic benefits in moving to a low carbon economy. With the likes of Japan,China, Brazil and India recognising the economic advantages and announcing progressive policies andinvestment in tomorrow’s low-carbon technologies, Europe must not get left behind.Finally, the fact that the U.S. president will not have a definitive mandate from the Congress should not hold usback. The United States is catching up fast.Europe’s leadership role in the fight against global warming today means no longer waiting, but rathermaintaining positive momentum in the negotiations by confirming what is anyway in Europe’s interest: bold butrealistic emissions reductions of 30% versus 1990.
Anton ANDERLIČ
, MP, Club of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, Slovenia
Kriton ARSENIS
, MEP, S&D, Greece
Ida AUKEN
, MP, Socialist People's Party, Denmark
Margrete AUKEN
, MEP, Greens/EFA, Denmark
Inés AYALA SENDER
 
, MEP, S&D, Spain
Xavier BAESELEN
, MP, Mouvement Réformateur, Belgium
Greg BARKER
 
, MP, Conservative Party, United Kingdom
Petra BAYR
, MP, Social Democratic Party, Austria
Catherine BEARDER
 
, MEP, ALDE, United Kingdom
Chantal BERTHELOT
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical etcitoyen, France
Christophe BOUILLON
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical etcitoyen, France
Alessandro BRATTI
, MP, Partito Democratico, Italy
Malcolm BRUCE
, MP, Liberal Democrats, United Kingdom
Marco BULOW
, MP, Social Democratic Party, Germany
Paul BURSTOW
, MP, Liberal Democrats, UK 
 Jean-Paul CHANTEGUET
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical etcitoyen, France
David CLARINVAL
, MP, Mouvement Réformateur, Belgium
 Jean CORNIL
, MP, Parti Socialiste, Belgium
Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA
, MEP, S&D, Spain
Catherine COUTELLE
, MP Parti Socialiste, radical etcitoyen, France
Silva ČRNUGELJ
, MP, Social Democrats, Slovenia
Frédéric CUVILLIER
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
Claude DARCIAUX
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
Chris DAVIES
, MEP, ALDE, United Kingdom
Roberto DELLA SETA
, Senator, Partito Democratic, Italy
Camille DE ROCCA SERRA
, MP, Union pour un MouvementPopulaire, France
Philippe DURON
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
Lena EK 
, MEP, ALDE, Sweden
Benny ENGELBRECHT
, MP, Social Democrat Party,Denmark
 Jill EVANS
, MEP, Greens/EFA, United Kingdom
Albert FACON
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
 Joseph FALZON
, MP, EPP, Malta
Francesco FERRANTE
, Senator, Partito Democratico, Italy
Geneviève FIORASO
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical etcitoyen, France
 Jean-Jacques FLAHAUX
, MP, Mouvement Réformateur,Belgium
Matevž FRANGEZ
, MP, Social Democrats, Slovenia
Steen GADE
, MP, Socialist People's Party, Denmark
Geneviève GAILLARD
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical etcitoyen, France
Pavel GANTAR
 
, MP, Zares, Slovenia
Barry GARDINER
 
, MP, Labour Party, United Kingdom
 Jean GAUBERT
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY 
, MEP, ALDE, Netherlands
Ljubo GERMIČ
, MP, Club of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, Slovenia
Mette GJERSKOV
, MP, Social Democrat Party, Denmark
 Josef GOEPPEL
, MP, Christian Democratic Union, Germany
 Janvit GOLOB
, Councillor Dr,
 
National Council of Republic of Slovenia
Ana Maria GOMES
, MEP, S&D, Portugal
Pascale GOT
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
 Jean GRELLIER
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
Fiona HALL
, MEP, ALDE, United Kingdom
Satu HASSI
, MEP, Greens/EFA, Finland
 John HEMMING
, MP, Liberal Democrat, United Kingdom
Edit HERCZOG
, MEP, S&D, Hungary
Anne-Grete HOLMSGAARD
, MP, Socialist People's Party,Denmark
Simon HUGHES
, MP, Liberal Democrat, United Kingdom
Chris HUHNE
, MP, Liberal Democrats, United Kingdom
 Julian HUNT
, Lord FRS, Labour Party, United Kingdom
 Yannick JADOT
, MEP, Greens/EFA, France
Michael JAY 
, Lord Member of House of Lords, UnitedKingdom
Wiwi-Anne JOHANSSON
, MP, Left Party, Sweden
Dan JØRGENSEN
, MEP, S&D, Denmark
Eric JOYCE
, MP, Labour Party, United Kingdom
Andreas JUNG
, MP, Christian Democratic Union, Germany
Armand JUNG
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
Franko JURI
, MP, Zares, Slovenia
Luka JURI
, MP, Social Democrats, Slovenia
Michael KAUCH
, MP, German Liberal Party, Germany
Vasja KLAVORA
, MP, Democratic Party of Pensioners, Slovenia
Kalev KOTKAS
, MP, Social Democratic Party S&D, Estonia
Kalvi KOVA
, MP, Social Democratic Party, Estonia
 Jean-Yves LE BOUILLONNEC
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen,France
Annick LE LOCH
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
Michel LEFAIT
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
Corinne LEPAGE
, MEP, ALDE, France
Annick LEPETIT
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
Serge LETCHIMY 
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
Dejan LEVANIČ
, MP, Social Democrats, Slovenia
Caroline LUCAS
, MEP, Greens/EFA, United Kingdom
Sarah LUDORD
, Baroness MEP, ALDE, United Kingdom
Raffaella MARIANI
, MP, Partito Democratico, Italy
Linda McAVAN
, MEP, S&D, United Kingdom
Edward MCMILLAN-SCOTT
, MEP, Conservative Party, United Kingdom
 Judith MERKIES
, MEP, S&D, Netherlands
Kléber MESQUIDA
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
Matthias MIERSCH
, Dr
 
MP, Social Democratic Party, Germany
Bedrich MOLDAN
, Senator, Civic Democratic Party, Czech Republic
Fernando MORALEDA
, MP, Spanish Socialist Party, Spain
Hugo Alfonso MORÁN
, MP, Socialist Spanish Party, Spain
Bill NEWTON DUNN
, MEP, ALDE, United Kingdom
Marcel OBERWEIS
, MP, Christian Social Popular Party, Luxembourg
Carina OHLSSON
, MP, Swedish Social Democratic Party, Sweden
Hermann OTT
, Dr MP,
 
Green Party, Germany
Pia OLSEN DYHR
 
, MP, Socialist People's Party, Denmark
Vincenc OTONIČAR
, Councillor, National Council of the Republic of Slovenia
Bertrand PANCHER
 
, MP, Union pour un Mouvement Populaire, France
Gilles PARGNEAUX
, MEP, S&D, France
Breda PEČAN
, MP, Social Democrats, Slovenia
 Jean Luc PERAT
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ
, MEP, S&D, Spain
Marie-Françoise PEROL-DUMONT
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical etcitoyen, France
Sirpa PIETIKAINEN
, MEP, EPP, Finland
Philippe PLISSON
, MP, Parti Socialiste, radical et citoyen, France
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