What Morten spoke about.

6

Oct

2021

DA Speech

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President! The timing couldn't be worse. We are facing perhaps the most decisive climate summit ever. We have the ambitious package of legislation known as the Green Deal and we are already behind schedule. There are many explanations for the rising energy prices that we are discussing here today, and I understand the concerns very well. The problem is that there is a lack of green electrici…

14

Sep

2021

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Presentation of the Fit for 55 package after the publication of the IPCC report (debate)

Mr President! The IPCC report is a shocking read. Even in the most optimistic scenario, where we achieve zero emissions by 2050, warming can actually have disastrous consequences for humanity, and we must and must respond to that. We are already experiencing these extreme weather changes. Every year brings more extreme weather than the year before: more floods, forest fires, droughts, prolonged he…

6

Jul

2021

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Connecting Europe Facility - Streamlining measures for the realisation of the TEN-T - Railway safety and signalling: Assessing the state of play of the ERTMS deployment (debate)

Mr President! The so-called Connection Europe Facility is a really important and concrete tool in our green transition. Just as the so-called trans-European energy networks are crucial to the EU's ambitions for a truly fossil-free society. We need more green power, and we need more green power to flow across national borders. For example, when wind blows on the North Sea and wind turbines spin, th…