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............................... Dear Hon. Member of Parliament, As a concerned citizen, I am writing to ask you if you are willing to show support and positive commitment towards the people you represent in this district by voting in favour of the enactment of a strong Law dealing with Climate Change. Climate change is considered to be one of the most pressing concerns that will be faced by our country and the EU within the next 5 to 10 years. According to recent statistics the Maltese electorate is worried about escalating fuel and relative costs such as energy prices and an increase in surcharge rates. A legislation committing the country to a sustainability plan that tackles emissions and renewable energy will have to define strict parameters if Malta is to reach the targets set by EU regulations. I fully support Friends of the Earth's proposal which states that, through the integration of environmentally friendly systems of transport and energy, CO2 emissions are reduced through legally binding commitments to cut emissions year-on-year. These cuts should be equal to at least a 30 percent reduction of EU-wide domestic emissions by 2020 and 90 percent by 2050. FoE Malta has been collecting signatures for a petition since February 2008 in order to make this a possibility and is thus in full support of the Climate Change Bill as proposed by Hon. Leo Brincat during the 9th October parliament session. I urge you to consider the full implications of the situation. By putting your support and commit in legislating the bill you will be taking the lead and answering the call for a groundbreaking piece of legislation that all political parties should be proud of. Concurrently, only two other countries in the EU have made this important step (U.K. and Finland). So my question is: will you commit to support the new legislation in favour of a strong law tackling climate change? There are only two choices. Urgent action is required. A 'no' is a failure to rise to the challenge and make it an opportunity. I would like to remind you of the recently signed bilateral accord pledging that 'All developed countries' should make cuts 'in the range of 80 percent - 95 percent by 2050'. Even I therefore urge you to vote in favour of amendments that address these issues when they are tabled and called for debate at Report Stage, to put aside all political implications and simply think: what's best for Malta.