Note from PSOE:
The PSOE candidate Murcia Parliament, Gloria Martin, said today that the fight against climate change is an urgent priority for socialists "to avoid a global tragedy of incalculable dimensions" and is also an opportunity to build a new economy green.
He also said that we must make a major effort to change the economic model and energy, with special emphasis on saving, renewable energy and developing new clean industries, "they are able to provide new sources of jobs, better paid and added value. "
These statements were made in Lorca, during a ceremony in which several dozen people.
Martin said that "we should be proud that our country is a leader in the field of renewable energies and clean transport, as AVE" and that countries like the U.S. "are looking at us to export our model."
Gloria Martin said his party will also advocate the reduction in CO2 emissions and will work on a common energy policy "to ensure Europe's energy independence, based on sustainability, diversification of sources and solidarity among Member States in case of crisis. "
In this regard he argued that the EU is a key tool in the fight against climate change and against energy dependence, because these are problems that no country can resolve on its own and needs, therefore, a strong joint and concerted.
Alleged that the denial, passivity and frivolity of PP in environmental "it unable to lead the fight against the threat of climate change and discard them to drive the new green economy and society of the future."
He recalled that popular in Europe voted against the creation of a Drought Observatory based in Spain, which blocked the adoption of soil protection directive, benefiting the wild and uncontrolled urbanization and promoting desertification in Spain, and have tried to transform the debate on climate change and energy into an opportunity to promote nuclear technology.
The Socialist candidate alluded to the words of the head of the list of PP, Jaime Mayor Oreja, which required the President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero the opening of the debate on nuclear energy in Spain.
Additionally, he said that when the PP was able to rule in Spain increased by 40% the emissions of greenhouse gases, while the Executive Zapatero has achieved its first reduction, but noted that "we must continue working hard to meet Kyoto Protocol commitments."
On wind and solar PV, Martin said the PP promised targets by 2010, that "with the pace that would not have gotten printed until 2056."
He said that thanks to the Socialist Government's investment under the 2004-2008 the same objectives were met.
No clutch, decried the lack of commitment by the regional president Ramon Luis Valcarcel, and regretted that since his government are not taking the necessary steps to assist in development of this sector.
In this regard indicated that the Region of Murcia should be the "undisputed European leader in solar energy, something that Valcárcel Executive should be" quite concerned "rather than let the individual efforts of municipalities like Bullas who, together with the central government, bet on a promising sector that is generating stable and better paying jobs.
Source: PSRM-PSOE