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ARGENTINEAN SENATE LIFTS VETO TO WIND ENERGY LAW
Greenpeace sees the measure as a victory for the development of
renewables

Buenos Aires, November 12th. Yesterday evening the Argentinean
Senate lifted the veto the Menem Administration had imposed on
the Wind Energy Bill, thus allowing it to become national law as
soon as the corresponding regulations are approved. For
Greenpeace this is a decisive step forward in the making of a
national policy for renewables.


The Wind Energy Bill had been vetoed by the Executive, in spite
of a unanimous approval by the Senate and its ratification by
the House of Representatives.


"This law is an essential step to put Argentina on the road
towards the development of clean energy sources; it will prove
that the technologies for preventing global warming are easily
available and that their implementation can be made possible by
political will", said Juan Carlos Villalonga, Greenpeace
Argentina's Energy Campaign Coordinator.


Greenpeace has presented a plan that will allow Argentina to get
3000 MW from wind energy by 2010. This will cover 70f the
electricity demand at that time, promoting economic development
and jobs creation. By Greenpeace estimates, the wind energy
industry will create 15000 jobs by the year 2010.


Yesterday, in his speech to COP4 Argentinean President Carlos
Menem announced that his country will soon assume a reductions
commitment for the period 2008-2012. Greenpeace thinks that the
Argentinean initiative will only give positive results if it
means a genuine commitment to an effort for emissions
mitigation.


"Wind energy will have a very important role if Argentina
assumes a carbon reduction commitment that takes into account
the projected emissions figures for the first decade of the next
century", said Juan Carlos Villalonga.


For Greenpeace, renewables and energy efficiency must be the key
factors in the Argentinean emissions reduction policy. Nuclear
energy and environmentally harmful hydroelectric dams must not
be included in any plan to reduce emissions  

Greenpeace on the Internet : http://www.greenpeace.org