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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I'm sure the atmosphere will be cleaner and the environment will become better in Beijing and even the whole country as the Chinese Government is working out measures to protect the environment, including by developing renewable energy,
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In Montreal of course we do no expect to have any specific agreement on reductions or targets,
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The boom in flying is bringing with it a rapid rise in greenhouse gas emissions,
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The best we can realistically aim at is agreeing to start negotiations for the (period) after 2012,
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It (Katrina) was a great shock for the Americans, I think, for everybody, for us,
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The fact the conference is taking place here in Beijing confirms taking up renewable energy is no longer the sole purview of developed countries and the emerging countries also wish to play a leading role in this area,
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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.
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They claim that they have a different approach 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.
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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,
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The time for Romania to start planning and implementing this investment program is now.
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Developing renewable energy is of greater importance given the price of crude oil on the international market has doubled since last year,
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The situation is not hopeless. The Chinese government is determined to take measures and has started taking measures,
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I am looking forward to hear from our American partners how they intend to translate this pledge into action.