Karl-Heinz Florenz, a centre-right MEP and a former environment committee chairman, had wanted the dossier himself, but told European Voice that he accepted Doyle. He said that other MEPs were reluctant to see Germany take on another senior job. “To have this rapporteur-ship it was not helpful to have a German passport,” he said.
Doyle said: “I am delighted. This is a very challenging dossier and I look forward to working with colleagues within the EU and on the international stage.”
In 2005 Doyle was responsible for the Parliament's report on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
The Parliament has now agreed on report writers for all aspects of the climate and renewable energy package. Last week, the Greens agreed that Satu Hassi, a Finnish member, would draft the opinion on burden sharing. Other dossiers were decided earlier. Chris Davies, a UK Liberal, is responsible for carbon capture and storage; Claude Turmes, a Lux-embourgeois Green, takes renewable energy; Guido Sacconi, an Italian Socialist, has taken the proposal on reducing carbon emissions from cars.
