European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
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Thionóil CESE comhdháil maidir leis an hidrigin ísealcharbóin in Pärnu, an Eastóin, an 12 Samhain. Ba é a bhí mar aidhm don ócáid gníomhaíochtaí straitéiseacha a phlé agus a shainaithint chun bonneagar inbhuanaithe a fhorbairt don hidrigin agus do dhíorthaigh na hidrigine, agus díríodh inti ar an maoiniú agus ar úsáid.
Agus an teideal Cumhacht Amach ón gCósta go Leictribhreoslaí: Dlús a chur leis an nGeilleagar Nua Hidrigine leis an gcomhdháil, tugadh le chéile léi Ambasáid na hÍsiltíre san Eastóin, Láraonad Forbartha Chontae Pärnu, Aonad Taighde Feidhmigh Metrostart, Invest Estonia agus forbróir stáisiún cumhachta leictrimheatánóil, Power2X.
Is comhpháirteanna ríthábhachtacha san aistriú fuinnimh iad an hidrigin ghlas agus ísealcharbóin, agus léiríodh le tionscnaimh a rinneadh le déanaí, amhail an Banc Eorpach Hidrigine, go bhfuil an móiminteam ann chun margaí inbhuanaithe hidrigine a fhorbairt. Chuige sin, ní mór do lucht ceaptha beartas an Aontais agus lucht ceaptha beartas náisiúnta na modhanna is gá a chur ar fáil chun na huaillmhianta sin a chur i bhfeidhm agus chun comhar a éascú i measc na mBallstát chun straitéisí éifeachtacha a ghlacadh.
Agus í ag labhairt faoin ngéarghá sin, bhí an méid a leanas le rá ag Baiba Miltoviča, cathaoirleach na Rannóige um Iompar, Fuinneamh, Bonneagar agus an tSochaí Faisnéise in CESE: ‘Tá sé ríthábhachtach an hidrigin in-athnuaite a chur in úsáid go tapa – ní hamháin chun ár gcóras fuinnimh a chlaochlú ach ar mhaithe le leas sóisialta agus eacnamaíoch an Aontais Eorpaigh freisin. Mar sin féin, tá sé ríthábhachtach go gcaithfimid lenár n-acmhainní ar bhealach ciallmhar. D'fhonn an tionchar a bheidh againn a uasmhéadú, ní mór dúinn tosaíocht a thabhairt d’earnálacha ar deacair iad a mhaolú agus caighdeáin éifeachtacha éiceolaíocha agus shóisialta a bhunú lena n-áiritheofar dálaí oibre cothroma agus sábháilte’. (mp)