At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland, Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN (EPP,RO), EP Chair of ENVI and Jo LEINEN (S&D,DE), EP Vice-Chair of ENVI, speak to the press conference and meet with Siti NURBAYA , Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry

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UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland: statements by Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN (EPP,RO), Chair of EP delegation and Jo LEINEN (S&D,DE), Vice-Chair of EP deleg, extracts from press conference and meeting with Siti NURBAYA, I

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SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana V&#258;LEAN (EPP, RO), Chair of the EP delegation to COP24, I would first like to send my condolences to the victims of yesterday's attack in Strasbourg. To their families and loved ones. I also want to send I also want to send our thoughts to the people Strasbourg, and our colleagues who are there meeting in plenary. I am proud that the parliament took the the decision to to carry on their activities. This is the best way to show we will not let ourselves be intimidated.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana V&#258;LEAN (EPP, RO), Chair of the EP delegation to COP24, <p>We welcome the IPCC report,  and that the European parliament wants the EU, the global community to pursue a 1,5 degree target, we consider it is time for updating the targets. I wish to thank the Commissioner, Miguel Arias CANETE for all his efforts, we indeed expect the rule book to be delivered. And we wanted to include a strong and robust compliance mechanism.</p>

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana V&#258;LEAN (EPP, RO), Chair of EP delegation to COP24, If katowice is not going to be then neither the Paris agreement is going to be anymore.

SOUNDBITE (English), Miguel ARIAS CA&#209;ETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy, Our thoughts are also with the victims of the Strasbourg shooting which we condemn with great firmness. That's highlighted by Elizabeth, we are entering the last stretch of negotiations here in Katowice, and there is still a lot of work ahead of us and time is of the essence. The European Union came to this COP which one main objective, to adopt ambitious clear work program, for implementing the Paris agreement.

SOUNDBITE (English), Miguel ARIAS CA&#209;ETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy, We aim to to make the European Union a net zero Greenhouse economy by 2050. To make the European Union climate neutral one or two decades before the rest of the world and it will make the EU climate neutral and CO2 negative by 2050. The European Union we continue to lead and and demonstrate the the transition to net zero greenhouse emissions is possible.

SOUNDBITE (English), Adina-Ioana V&#258;LEAN (EPP, RO), Chair of EP delegation to COP24, This year is crucial because we have to deliver at global stage on the framework put in place by the Paris agreement, if we don't have a concrete result, an operational result here in Katowice, which might be translated by the rule book, that is what we call it, then the whole exercise, the commitments of Paris will be without substance, because we can't make a promise and but then there is no delivery. Of Of course this is not the case of the EU because we are leading, total indisputable leaders in the world in delivering, we put in place sophisticated legislation.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jo LEINEN (S&amp;D, DE), Vice-chair of EP delegation to COP 24, This is a conference in Europe, so the European Union has a special responsibility as a bridge builder between the developed world and the developing countries. And we know these differences, and Expectations to climate conferences so I hope very much that our hosts the Polish presidency what the help of commission and Council, can really make a deal, a global deal, as we have done in Paris four years ago. Europe is a pioneer, we have a responsibility, we have to have success here in Katowice.