Traduction de «Institut de l'énergie et du transport » (Français → Anglais) :

36. Urges the Commission to finalise by the end of 2008 at the latest a new energy and transport modelling tool for the EU; believes that such a bottom-up model should be developed in close collaboration between the Commission services, the IEA and national governments and aim at streamlining all statistical energy and transport data in Europe, that the model would then replace the multitude of models existing today within the different Commission services and also harmonise energy statistics all over Europe; further believes that the model should be in the public domain and could, as it is the case today in the US, be used on demand b ...[+++]y the different stakeholders to develop different scenarios for the EU energy future;

37. Stresses that economic development is a right for all developing countries; emphasises that the European Union and other industrialised nations must assist the developing countries in the development of sustainable technologies; however, developing countries do not have to repeat the same polluting practices of the industrialised countries; believes that the rules of the Clean Development Mechanism need to be reformed so that they deliver sustainable development; suggests that the lending priorities of international financial institutions as well as EU aid efforts be shifted towards supporting renewable energy and energy efficien ...[+++]cy; proposes as well the launching of a multilateral Sustainable Energy Initiative - involving the EU, countries like China, India, Brazil, South Africa, etc. and some major energy-related corporations - whose aim should be to promote technology cooperation in a big way, energy and transport being main targets, building on the example of the recently agreed EU-China Climate Change Partnership;

43. Stresses that economic development is a right for all developing countries; emphasises that the European Union and other industrialised nations must assist the developing countries in the development of sustainable technologies; stresses, however, that developing countries do not have to emulate the polluting practices of the industrialised countries; believes that the rules of the Clean Development Mechanism need to be reformed so that they deliver sustainable development; suggests that the lending priorities of international financial institutions as well as EU aid efforts be shifted towards supporting renewable energy and ener ...[+++]gy efficiency; proposes as well the launching of a multilateral Sustainable Energy Initiative - involving the EU, countries such as China, India, Brazil, South Africa etc. and some major energy-related corporations - whose aim should be to promote technology cooperation in a big way, energy and transport being the main targets, building on the example of the recently agreed EU-China Climate Change Partnership;

The Conference lasted three days and gave the interested parties the opportunity to take an active part in the debate organised among representatives of industry, governments, European institutions, regulators, consumers and users on the need for development, regulation, interoperability and financing of trans-European energy and transport networks.

35. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to promote the diversification of energy supplies and the use of local new and renewable energy sources in order to reduce the use of energy in transporting the materials needed for energy production and the loss of energy in transferring energy. In doing so, both the physical, economic, social and environmental risk connected with the energy supply will be reduced.

Municipal governments can reduce greenhouse gas emissions through land-use planning, energy and transportation planning, transit investments, infrastructure design, green procurement, building retrofits, water conservation, solid waste diversion, renewable energy investments and engagement of the citizens.