Stavros Dimas
Stavros Dimas
Stavros Dimasis a Greek politician who was European Commissioner for the Environment from 2004 to 2009. From November 2011 to May 2012, he served in the government of Greece as Minister for Foreign Affairs. The then New Democracy–PASOK coalition government nominated him for the post of President of Greece, but he failed to achieve the necessary votes, forcing the dissolution of parliament...
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investment planning program romania start time
The time for Romania to start planning and implementing this investment program is now.
agreement objective start
Negotiations of this kind are always very difficult. Our objective is to get an agreement to start negotiations,
agreeing aim best start
The best we can realistically aim at is agreeing to start negotiations for the (period) after 2012,
achieve agreement hope start
What we hope to achieve is an agreement to start negotiations for the after-2012 regime.
chinese determined government measures situation taking
The situation is not hopeless. The Chinese government is determined to take measures and has started taking measures,
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Europe draws important economic advantages from its good track record on energy efficiency and is hence less vulnerable to oil shocks than other parts of the world,
agreement future montreal
I would like to have an agreement (on future cuts) in Montreal but that's unrealistic,
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I would like to stress that the Chinese Government has been aware of the significance of climate change and has collaborated with the EU and others to solve the issue that the globe is facing,
action forward hear intend looking partners pledge translate
I am looking forward to hear from our American partners how they intend to translate this pledge into action.
climate directly events individual link possible
While it is not possible to link individual events directly to climate change,
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We will be reviewing the functioning of the emissions trading scheme and proposing any necessary changes. A major task will be to check and approve Member States' national allocation plans for emission allowances for the trading period covering 2008-2012.
airlines aviation contribute emissions ensure extending greenhouse harmful limit possible reducing sector trading
Extending emissions trading to the aviation sector will limit these emissions and ensure that aviation, like all other sectors, contribute to reducing the harmful greenhouse gases. Through emission trading, airlines will be able to do so at the least possible costs.
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The boom in flying is bringing with it a rapid rise in greenhouse gas emissions,
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It will make people think ... not for climate change only, but about environment for sure. They should be more careful about the environment, about policies connected to the environment.