WRITTEN QUESTION E-2834/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Approximate amounts of funding for research directly linked to climate change.
C 280 E/144 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 3. 10. 2000 (2000/C 280 E/158) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2834/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: Approximate amounts of funding for research directly linked to climate change What are the approximate amounts of funding for research directly linked to climate change allocated in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth Framework Programmes for Research and Development? Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission (11 February 2000) Approximately, the allocated budgets for climate research were ECU 17 million in FP1, ECU 40 million in FP2, ECU 90 million in FP3, ECU 150 million in FP4 and € 240 million in FP5. (2000/C 280 E/159) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2836/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Future of research on climate change (18 January 2000) When does the Commission expect that research on climate change will no longer be needed, or could be limited to a few areas, and on what basis? (2000/C 280 E/160) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2837/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: Areas of climate-related research in previous programmes no longer included Are there areas of climate-related research which have been included in previous programmes which are no longer included, and if so which are these? Joint answer to Written Questions E-2836/99 and E-2837/99 given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission (10 February 2000) Research on climate change is a long-term approach since it involves basic understanding of the complex earth system, its evolution and change, prediction, detection and monitoring or documentation of changes. Given the non-linearity of earth system and the political significance of the issue it is desirable to continue Community support for an undetermined period of time. Priorities need to be set as is the case for the recent call