MEPs were pleased to see that Congress is discussing draft legislation on climate change and urged US partners to persist in their effort to establish a carbon trade system "one that, in the near future, could be linked with the EU Emission Trading Scheme", currently under review.
Nīderlandiešu deputāts Johannes Blokland (Neatkarības /demokrātijas grupa) pauda cerību, ka sarunas 190 ANO Klimata pārmaiņu konvencijas dalībvalstu, ieskaitot ASV un Ķīnu, starpā turpmāko divu gadu laika būs auglīgas un ka ASV nākamruden gaidāmās prezidenta vēlēšanas dos pozitīvu impulsu ASV klimata politikai.