Traduction de «agriculture durable peu consommatrice » (Français → Anglais) :

35. Points out that a major task of the European Union and the other industrialised countries is to switch to a low-energy-intensive economy based on renewable sources of energy, and that an efficient way of approaching this is the application of technologies which are already at hand, but for which we need bold policy action in order to implement them, including incentives and multilaterally agreed sanctions applying to those countries which are not ready to bear their share of the burden; emphasises that the necessary shift towards a sustainable, low-energy-intensive and low-carbon economy by means of the development and implementatio ...[+++]n of new technologies will create various opportunities for the European Union;

29. Underlines that within the framework of climate protection and EU energy independence, each transport mode should reduce its CO2 emissions and be supported by research and development in innovative, energy-efficient and clean technologies and renewable energies which leads to, among other things, more sustainable vehicles in all transport modes; considers that this would at the same time strengthen the competitiveness of European companies;

29. Underlines that within the framework of climate protection and EU energy independence, each transport mode should reduce its CO2 emissions and be supported by research and development in innovative, energy-efficient and clean technologies and renewable energies which leads to, among other things, more sustainable vehicles in all transport modes; considers that this would at the same time strengthen the competitiveness of European companies;

3. Welcomes the decision of 1 June 2010 EU-Russia Summit in Rostov-on-Don to officially launch the Partnership for Modernization, which includes, among its priorities: expanding the opportunities for investment in key sectors driving growth and innovation, enhancing and deepening bilateral trade and economic relations, and promoting small and medium sized enterprises; promoting alignment of technical regulations and standards, as well as a high level of enforcement of intellectual property rights; improving transport; promoting a sustainable low-carbon economy and energy efficiency, as well as international negotiations on fighting climate change; enhancing co-operation in innovation, research and development, and space; ensuring balan ...[+++]ced development by addressing the regional and social consequences of economic restructuring; ensuring the effective functioning of the judiciary and strengthening the fight against corruption; promoting people-to-people links, and enhancing dialogue with civil society to foster participation of individuals and business; calls on the Commission and Russian Government to elaborate in more detail the Partnership for Modernisation; welcomes President Medvedev’s commitment to base Russia’s modernisation in the 21st century on democratic values and the rule of law, by building a modern diversified and dynamic economy, and by encouraging the active involvement of civil society;

C. Conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biological diversity (item 9) Because of the interactions between sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD), integrated land-use planing as mentioned in Agenda 21 and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, the Council considers that the conservation and sustainable use of agro-biodiversity, in line with Recommendation II/7 of SBSTTA, should be based on the combination of two coherent strategies: The first strategy concerns the interrelat ...[+++]ionships between agriculture and biological diversity in agro-ecosystems and should: - aim at the maintenance and further development of farming in order to optimize its positive impact on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, - aim at the minimization of negative environmental impacts of agriculture, with a special focus on the impacts on biological diversity, - take into consideration the role of low-intensive agricultural systems for wildlife habitats.