Strasbourg, 31/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a resolution adopted last week with a view to the Marrakesh Conference on Climate Change (the COP7, opened on 29 October), the European Parliament felt that the main aim of the conference will be to obtain enforcement of the Kyoto Protocol before the Rio+10 Conference (in 2002). It invites the European Commission to present the ratification instrument during the COP7. With the adoption of the resolution presented by the chairperson of the environment committee, British Conservative Caroline Jackson, the plenary noted that the EU delegation plays an important role in the negotiations on climate change. It considered, however, that it was "unacceptable" that those taking part in the delegation who had come from the Parliament were not able to attend Union coordination meetings at the COP6 (Conference in The Hague in November 2000). The EP therefore trusts that access will be authorised for participants from the European Parliament at the Marrakesh conference, at least as observers. In addition, it announces its intention to organise a parliamentary network on climate change with the parliamentarians of the Council of Europe and the interested parties from national parliaments. Regarding the position of the Bush Administration, the resolution notes that the reactions of several scientists, economists, business circles and American NGOs show that "the United States increasingly fears that the rejection of the Kyoto Protocol would in the long term be to its disadvantage, mainly in terms of clean energy development and energy efficiency". The EP hopes this will encourage the US Administration to change its policy towards the Protocol.