Traduction de «ecoenergy for fleets initiative » (Anglais → Français) :

51. Encourages further progress in the area of the pooling and sharing of assets as a cost-effective way of increasing capabilities, which is all the more relevant in a time of budgetary austerity; welcomes, in particular, activities to address gaps in strategic airlift capabilities, namely the creation, by a number of Member States, of the European Air Transport Command (EATC), as well as the European Air Transport Fleet initiative; encourages the Vice-President/High Representative and the Member States to follow the European Defen ...[+++]ce Agency's recommendations and to speed up work to identify other areas in which to apply the pooling and sharing principles, including in the field of training or mission support; welcomes in this regard proposals to establish a multinational helicopter wing modelled on the EATC to be used for both civilian and military tasks;

As well, there are six initiatives in the area of freight, including the national harmonization initiative for the trucking industry to help remove regulatory barriers to the adoption of emission-reducing technologies for the trucking industry, the ecoENERGY for fleets initiative to reduce emissions from commercial and institutional road vehicle fleets, the freight technology demonstration fund to support new and under-used freight transportation technologies in real-world conditions, freight technology incentives to mitigate financial barriers to the adoption of new and under-utilized technologies, the partnerships on freight initiative ...[+++] to enhance domestic and international partnerships to reduce emissions from freight transportation, and the marine shore power program to support the installation and use of shore-based power for marine vessels in Canadian ports.

Coupled with the $1.5 billion ecoENERGY for Biofuels initiative and the $500 million NextGen Biofuels Fund, Canada is about to emerge as a major biofuels producer.

At this time, though, we'd certainly like to take the opportunity to thank the current government for a lot of the initiatives that are in play, particularly the extension of the REDI program, which became the ecoENERGY renewable heat initiative, and the extension of the tax ruling on classes 43.1 and now 43.2.

Although these committees will only act in an advisory capacity, at least initially, by involving fishermen, scientists and marine ecologists they will mark a dramatic step towards decentralisation of power, away from Brussels, and back to the grass roots. At a time of collapsing fish stocks, diminishing fleets, lost jobs, decommissioning, tie-ups and lay-offs, such an initiative could not come too soon and is to be greatly welcome ...[+++]d.

I. recognising that the coercive measures hitherto in existence to ensure compliance with the objectives of the MAGPs, such as initiating infringement proceedings or refusing to grant aid for the renewal and modernisation of the fleet, do not appear to have proved effective, in that they have not encouraged the Member State fleets to meet the objectives set,