(The sitting was suspended at 10.00 pending the arrival of Margaret Beckett (President-in-Office of the Council). It resumed at 10.10.)

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT
Vice-President

4. Climate change - Beating global climate change (debate)

Council and Commission statements: In light of the damage caused by the recent hurricanes and the outcome of the summits between the EU, China and India

Report on 'Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change' [2005/2049(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Anders Wijkman (A6-0312/2005)

Margaret Beckett (President-in-Office of the Council) and Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

Anders Wijkman introduced the report.

The following spoke: Paul Verges (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Irena Belohorská, Peter Liese, Dorette Corbey, Alyn Smith, Roberto Musacchio, Urszula Krupa, Bruno Gollnisch, Avril Doyle, Anne Ferreira, Lena Ek, Bairbre de Brún, Georgios Karatzaferis, Françoise Grossetête, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Gunnar Hökmark, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Bogusław Sonik, Edite Estrela, Richard Seeber, Rebecca Harms (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Margaret Beckett and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.11.2005, Item 5.6.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)