7. Hopes that concrete and measurable targets will swiftly be established for each sector, in order to inspire confidence and cooperation among, and to encourage, private investors and a better use of European funds; stresses that renewable energy, innovation and the development and deployment of breakthrough technologies contribute to the fight against climate change and, at the same time, help convince the EU’s partners worldwide that emissions reductions are feasible without losing competitiveness or putting at risk job creation; considers it essential that Europe and its Member States lead by example in establishing a ...[+++]system for investment in new, energy-efficient and low carbon technologies; calls for the reinforcement of existing financing schemes in order to achieve the roadmap objectives, as well as for discussions to be promptly launched on the financial instruments that need to be deployed, and for the facilitation of better synergies between national and European financing schemes; believes that multisource financing schemes can be an effective tool; emphasises the important role of regional and cohesion policy funding as the main instrument for co-financing regional measures for the transition to a low carbon economy; considers that a significant proportion of financing for the 2014-2020 programming period should be allocated to meeting the objectives of the 2050 roadmap;

114. Hopes that concrete and measurable targets will swiftly be established for each sector, in order to encourage private investors and inspire confidence and cooperation among them, while promoting the better use of European funds; stresses that renewable energy, innovation and the development and deployment of breakthrough technologies can contribute to the fight against climate change and, at the same time, help convince the EU’s partners worldwide that emissions reductions are feasible without losing competitiveness or putting job creation at risk; considers it essential that the EU and its Member States should set an example in estab ...[+++]lishing a system for investment in new, energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies; calls for the reinforcement of existing financing schemes in order to achieve the roadmap objectives, as well as for discussions to be promptly launched on the financial instruments that need to be deployed, and for the facilitation of better synergies between national and European financing schemes; believes that multi-source financing schemes can be an effective tool; stresses the key role of regional and cohesion policy funding as the main instrument for cofinancing regional measures for the transition to a low-carbon economy; considers that a significant proportion of financing for the 2014-2020 programming period should be allocated to meeting the objectives of the 2050 roadmap;

112. Hopes that concrete and measurable targets will swiftly be established for each sector, in order to encourage private investors and inspire confidence and cooperation among them, while promoting the better use of European funds; stresses that renewable energy, innovation and the development and deployment of breakthrough technologies can contribute to the fight against climate change and, at the same time, help convince the EU's partners worldwide that emissions reductions are feasible without losing competitiveness or putting job creation at risk; considers it essential that the EU and its Member States should set an example in estab ...[+++]lishing a system for investment in new, energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies; calls for the reinforcement of existing financing schemes in order to achieve the roadmap objectives, as well as for discussions to be promptly launched on the financial instruments that need to be deployed, and for the facilitation of better synergies between national and European financing schemes; believes that multi-source financing schemes can be an effective tool; stresses the key role of regional and cohesion policy funding as the main instrument for cofinancing regional measures for the transition to a low-carbon economy; considers that a significant proportion of financing for the 2014-2020 programming period should be allocated to meeting the objectives of the 2050 roadmap;

As the world leading donor, contributing with around 56% of global aid, the EU remains firmly committed to reaching the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and will call on all partners to increase their efforts and focus on results.

These initiatives include the Investment Champions Program; aftercare services, which I can describe if you would like; Global Value Chain initiatives; Innovation Missions; the enhancement of the Going Global Science and Technology Program, which is a program that will allow people in the science and technology space to get together in a workshop environment; and the launch of Edu-Canada to promote Canada to international students.