Activities of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2010/2103(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on international trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives PDF (278 KB) DOC (139 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the agreement reached at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 is inadequate; whereas the European Union did not manage to play a leading role because its objectives lacked ambition and it failed to present a united frontnegotiating partners did not manage to reach global consensus,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. welcoming the European Council’s goal of reducing European greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 compared to their 1990 levels, this target being necessary for the EU to regain its leading role in international climate initiatives as other countries have made strong commitments to develop a green economy, notably through their economic recovery plans; strongly supporting the objective to cut European emissions by 30% by 2020, regardless of the outcome of international negotiations,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that trade liberalisation can conflict with climate protection if certain countries seek a competitive advantage by failing to act on climate issues; suggests, therefore, a reform of the WTO anti- dumping rules to include the issue of a fair environmental price in accordance with global climate protection standards;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the widespread recourse to the free allocation of allowances since a number of recent studies show that this can produce substantial undue profits for certain companies and does not prevent beneficiary companies from relocating all or part of their production; demands that allocated allowances are immediately returned in cases of partial or full relocation and that a proportion of these are paid into a fund for the social and ecological transformation of abandoned areas of activity;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that border adjustment measures, rather than are neither lowering the carbon constraints on European production, nor assisting in subjecting European and imported products to the same and potentially high carbon constraint; considers that this tool only has any real merit and legitimacy if it is coupled with the auctioning of allowances, and that this auctioning is essential for its acceptance by partner countries and compatibility with WTO rules;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that, for as long as the climate cost does not appear in the price of transport, the promotion of sustainable local production should be encouraged, particularly through better information to consumers; calls for the establishment of an accounting methodology and common labelling rules regarding the greenhouse gas emissions of different products, particularly at the transport stage should be established;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks that this balance and these compensatory measures feature in a ‘climate chapter’ that is compulsory for all trade agreements (free trade agreements, economic partnership agreements, reform of the generalised system of preferences), and this chapter be subject to public consultation and be presented to Parliament;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Wants this ‘climate chapter’ to be subject to close cooperation between the Climate Action DG and the international Trade DG and, on a more general level, the Climate Action DG to be systematically involved in trade negotiations;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls the commitment made by industrialised countries, including the EU Member States, to reflect on innovative funding to combat climate change, and in particular taxes on financial transactions; calls on the Commission to come up quickly with proposals to Council and Parliament on the introduction of this type of tax at EU level; calls on the Commission to incorporate the prospect of such a mechanism in trade negotiations on the liberalisation of financial services;