25 Amendments of Paolo BORCHIA related to 2021/2011(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas critical raw materials (CRMs) are the originators of industrial value creation and therefore essentially affect downstream sectors; whereas it is of highstrategic importance that the EU takes back control of its flows, value, and supply chains, and supports, fosters and digitalises ecosystems since this is the new core capacity in international (industrial) competition;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the growing population and the transition towards digital, highly energy-efficient and climate-neutral economies lead in all scenarios to a significant higher demand for CRMs6 ; whereas the shortages in CRMs are leading to increasing industrial and security concerns; _________________ 6World Bank, Commission Foresight Study, OECD.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is evident that new and sustainable sourcing is required and that thee EU’s and its neighbourhood’s potential of sourcing at high sustainable standards by the EU and its neighbourhood should be fully and quickly exploited, together with recycling and researching for alternatives to CRMs;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas one of the great challenges concerning CRMs in Europe is recycling, and its development should be coupled with more sustainable techniques of sourcing and extraction;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that waste collection and product design are ‘low hanging fruit’an integrated approach along the value chain, from product design to material recovery is the appropriate strategiesy to increase CRM supply; notes that CRM substitution, while having its limits in product efficiency, is an inherent goal of industry and research because of high prices and dependency; CRM substitution should be supported by subsidies during the take-off of higher- cost products containing substituted materials;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Warns that Europe’s transition to climate neutralitydecarbonized and circular continent should not replace reliance on fossil fuels with reliance on raw materials;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to carefully review the criticality assessment methodology before 2023, ahead of the publication of the next list of CRMs; calls to a comprehensive debate involving industries and other concerned stakeholders, also taking into consideration the development of the international situation related with the CRMs;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that recovery plans do not sufficiently tackle the challenges linked to CRM supply; calls therefore for investing more in recycling, also establishing a specific fund to support the development of more efficient and cost- effective recycling techniques;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on CRMs, covering all the topics to reduce criticality and dependence: mining, reuse, recycling, substitution, etc;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the creation of the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) and its current focus on the most critical CRMs, namely rare earth elements, and magnets, s well as materials for energy storage and conversionsince the market conditions are completely distorted and monopolised by China, and on quantitative domestic and non-Chinese sourcing targets to support long-term supply relationships for a huge range of small and large manufacturers in the EU; underlines its role as the world’s largest ‘certification process’ for environmentally assessed and feasible CRM projects;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need for closer partnerships between CRM actors and downstream users and the common awareness and commitment to sustainable and circular value chains;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission to diversify supply chains for both primary and secondary sources and support the secondary one with subsidies for a limited range of time;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that in the short time it is essential to develop and strengthen partnerships and agreements regarding CRM production in several countries outside the EU, especially in cooperation with other EU allies and likeminded international partners;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Asks the Commission to consider a priority to support a circular economy approach along the value chain, from design to material recovery, of the key technologies for the energy, digital and mobility transition such as wind plants, PV plants, batteries, electric mobility, smart grids, etc
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the proposal to map the potential supply of secondary CRMs from EU stocks and waste; encourages the Commission to make this mapping exercise a priority and carry it out earlier than envisaged; stresses the needs to encourage collaborative instruments for CRM market such as RM European platform and to extend it also to circulating product fluxes and their trends, in order to evaluate the potentially recyclable secondary materials;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that industrial CRM recycling processes still need massive investment in the collection, sorting, pre- processing and recovery infrastructure, in innovation, research, and scaling of technologies, and in skills, while providing job opportunities;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the need to implement dedicated measures that do incentive the use and market of secondary raw materials, in order to mitigate the global market instability;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to ensure theand Member States to enhance efforts for proper collection and recycling of end-of- life -products with CRMs instead of having them stockpiledstockpiling them in households or discarded by landfill disposaing them into landfill or incineration;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that while smart product design, the reuse of materials, recycled sources and substitution can significantly reduce primary demand, responsible and sustainable sourcing (including mining and extraction) is needed when supply cannot be met;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights that primary and secondary sourcing in the EU is subject to the highest environmental and social standards worldwide, provides thousands of highly qualified jobs and is an indispensable prerequisite of the green and digital transition; calls therefore on all actors to help build public acceptance for responsible CRM sourcing projects in the EU;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the importance of maintaining and further developing expertise and skills in mining and processing technologies in the EU; calls for the development of new and innovative technologies in the field of sustainable mining and extraction of CRM in the EU;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to systematically and strategically build new CRM partnerships, where possible, in cooperation with our allies, and make this endeavour a horizontal task of its external and internal policies and to present the results in 2021;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the EU’s commitment to responsible and sustainable sourcing; stresses the need to underpin this commitment with concrete technical support, institution building and political dialogue with partner countries; stresses the need of homogeneous policies related to ethical standard for CRM sourcing; stresses the need to mobilise more state and private actors to also subscribe to and implement sustainability standards;