Ahead of the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference, scheduled for December,Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) vote on the European Parliament’s draft objectives for the next global actions to fight climate change, in the European Parliament in Brussels. The results of the vote are: 62 in favour, 11 against, 0 abstentions. The resolution is adopted. Statement by Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Head of the EP delegation to COP25.

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2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25): extracts from the vote and statement statement by Peter LIESE (EPP,DE), Head of EP delegation to COP25

The Chair of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee Pascal Canfin announces the opening of the vote

The Chair of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee Pascal Canfin announces the final vote

Sign showing the results of the vote; 62 in favour, 11 against, 0 abstentions. The resolution is adopted.

SOUNDBITE (English), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Head of the EP delegation to COP25, People I know that I spoke with today say that the majority of U.S. citizens are in favour of the Paris agreement.That why I think we need to work with those people. And even more important. There was also a clear message in our resolution that we want to work with other countries, emerging countries and industrialized countries. And there's a discussion, in for example, in China, India, South Africa, Canada to discuss the same thing like we do.Increase the target that we delivered for Paris.

SOUNDBITE (English), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Head of the EP delegation to COP25, Increase the target that we delivered for Paris. So the rest of the world will go ahead. And I'm sure the Paris agreement will survive the presidency of Mr. Trump.

SOUNDBITE (English), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Head of the EP delegation to COP25, We should not only discuss the increase of the targets in Europe, like Ursula Von Der Leyen announced it, but also have a cooperation with other major economies. Small countries, developing countries has already announced a higher target, but it needs to be done also in other major economies.

SOUNDBITE (English), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Head of the EP delegation to COP25, We asked for increasing climate model diplomacy to work at the bilateral and multilateral level for more ambitious climate policy. We should use trade policy, include the issue in future trade agreements and other means. And we should also discuss a border adjustment.

SOUNDBITE (English), Peter LIESE (EPP, DE), Head of the EP delegation to COP25, The message is very clear. We want the business climate policy globally, but we want at the same time to keep European jobs and European industry.