Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

I wish we had more time for contributions on all sides. In his film An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore said there is not a single, silver bullet solution. I am pleased that most people here recognise that. I am not pleased, however, that most Members made rather specious arguments dismissing the huge benefits that can flow from using the flexible mechanism. The purchase of carbon credits is incorporated as part of the Kyoto agreement and is supported by people such as Al Gore and Kofi Annan. It is also supported by the EU Commission and countries that signed up to the Kyoto Protocol. It is logical therefore that we should support it too.

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