2. WELCOMES the Commission's communication "Winning the battle against global climate change"; NOTES that there is increasing scientific evidence that the benefits of limiting overall global annual mean surface temperature increase to 2°C above pre-industrial levels outweigh the costs of abatement policies; UNDERLINES the importance of the immediate and effective implementation of agreed policies and measures, the need to foster increased public awareness, the need for better focused research and the promotion of stronger cooperation with third countries; EMPHASISES that the EU's future climate change strategy should strive at the widest possible cooperation by all countries, include all important greenhouse gases, sectors and mitigation
...[+++] options, drive technological innovation, employing an optimal mix of "push" and "pull" policies, in particular in the transport and energy sector, promote the transfer of technologies to appropriate markets, provide for the continued use of market-based and flexible instruments, and support the adaptation to unavoidable climate change in all countries, particularly in the most vulnerable developing countries;
MET L'ACCENT sur le fait que la future stratégie de l'UE en matière de changements climatiques devrait viser la coopération la plus large possible de tous les pays, inclure tous les gaz à effet de serre importants, tous les secteurs et toutes les options d'atténuation, encourager l'innovation technologique en combinant au mieux les politiques d'incitation et d'entraînement, en particulier dans les secteurs du transport et de l'énergie, promouvoir le transfert de technologies vers les marchés appropriés, prévoir de continuer à utiliser des instruments flexibles et fondés sur le marché, et soutenir l'adaptation aux changements climatiques inévitables dans tous les pays, en particulier dans les pays en développement les plus vulnérables;
