15 Amendments of Kent JOHANSSON related to 2013/2062(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Europe’s automotive industry needs to become competitive and productive once again;, which can best be done by switching to a greener, more energy-efficient and sustainable automotive industry,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas fossil fuels in our vehicles are among the most important causes of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental problems in the form of exhaust gases and particles which cause far too many early deaths;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas road transport operators should significantly reduce their emissions if we are to achieve the desired environmental and climate targets;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the Commission’s new strategy of placing industry, in particular thcluding a sustainable automotive industry, back at the heart of the drive for growth;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it essential for an environmentally and climatically sustainable cohesive and dynamic research, production and value chain to be maintained and further developed in the EU;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes technological innovation to be the essential factor in automotive-sector competitiveness; reaffirms its determination to ensure that the Europe 2020 targets are met and that economic and sustainable means of transport and new production methods are developed; considers that innovations to develop sustainable production methods and means of transport, such as electric cars, are also an important factor in efforts to achieve the EU’s climate targets;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers it essential to foster R&D into low-carbon and more renewable technologies, in which Europe has a lead, and the roll-out of the necessary distribution networks, but takes the view that these technologies should be brought to market gradually and in the right way, so as to gear them as closely as possible to expectations on EU and international markets and ensure they will be accepted by car buyers;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point b
Paragraph 20 – point b
b. the development of eco-innovations (lighter vehicles, electric cars, driver aids, comfort, renewable fuels) setting European products apart from the others;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d
Paragraph 20 – point d
d. strengthening Europe’s leadership in international standard setting and environmentally friendly vehicles, thus ensuring that we can maintain a technological lead on world markets;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to place a moratorium on all new legislation that could cause the economic situation in the industry to deteriorate; takes the view, however, that environmental and climatic challenges call for legislation in this area to achieve long-term competitiveness in the industry;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the importance of reasonable lead-times to enable the industry to adapt production facilities and invest in the industrial system;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – point a
Paragraph 34 – point a
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – point b
Paragraph 34 – point b
b. on the internal market: labour standards, tax breaks for firms and incentives for buyers (low-carbon incentives, vehicle scrappage schemes)environmentally and climatically sustainable firms and incentives for buyers of vehicles and fuels with a high environmental performance, e.g. in the form of premiums for environmentally friendly vehicles;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point f
Paragraph 39 – point f
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40