Activities of Nikos CHRYSOGELOS related to 2012/2294(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Eco-innovation - Jobs and Growth through environmental policy PDF (240 KB) DOC (127 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the broad dimension of the eco-innovation concept, given that it is defined as any form of innovation aiming at progress towards the goal of sustainable development, through reducing impacts on the environment or, achieving a more efficient and responsible use of resources or improving the ecological performance of production, products and services; draws attention to the job potential in a sustainable economy;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports the Commission's flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 strategy to make the change towards a sustainable economy now, to make economic growth less dependent on consumption of resources and energy, to reduce climate- damaging emissions and thus to act against global warming; welcomes the intention to align legal framework conditions, market economy incentive instruments, subsidies and public procurement with that objective;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the untapped environmental- benefit potential of eco-innovation, given that it is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through, inter alia, increased use of recycled materials and production of quality products with less impact on the environment and the facilitating of more environmentally friendly production processes and services; points to the benefits for fiscal policies when the potentials of eco-innovation are exploited to the full and efficiency gains can be realised not least in budgetary terms; stresses the need to target actions on bottlenecks and barriers in the way of the commercialisation of eco-innovation, and the internationalisation of these products and services;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that more should be done to internalise external costs; calls on the Commission to use existing policy tools – or develop new tools if necessary – to attribute costs, and to ensure that future policy proposals reflect its findings;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to determine environmental standards and financial incentives creating reliable framework conditions for at least 10 years, and thereby creating legal and planning certainty which is a prerequisite for exploiting the growth opportunities of eco-innovation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that eco-innovation should benefit from the emerging EU financial instruments and vehicles of the Innovation Union and Resource-Efficient Europe Flagships, as well as the post-2013 Cohesion Policy and Horizon 2020; underlines the need for mainstreaming the eco-innovation concept in all policy fields;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, while eco-industries today provide 3.4 million jobs and an estimated annual turnover of EUR 319 billion, the potential for creating regional growth, employment opportunities and environmental benefits remains largely untapped, and recalls, in this connection, that the cost of inaction will be high;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. recommends promoting the creative and innovative potential of young people for contributing to sustainable development, and improving their access to funding;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Stresses that targeted investment for the ecological transformation of the EU's disadvantaged regions is one of the most useful instruments for achieving the strategic objectives of regional convergence and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of legislation as a means to increase the demand for environmental technologies; believes that competitiveness of European production depends on Europe being a global front runner in eco-efficient goods and production;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that a new sustainable economy for the EU must ensure balanced economic and social development; calls for an ambitious sustainable industrial policy with an emphasis on resource efficiency; reminds that resource efficiency and material efficiency will reduce costs for industry and households, free resources to other investment and make the EU economy less dependent from scarce resources and highly volatile resource markets; stresses that the green economy needs to offer prospects for decent, well- paid jobs, with focus on the protection of the environment;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Given that eco-innovation is a cross- cutting policy area which no single ministry or agency can tackle on its own,; underlines the need for mainstreaming the eco-innovation concept in all policy fields and calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage cooperation across ministries and policy levels and to monitor the implementation of the policies concerned on a regular basis;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on all key actors to work together on green growth, innovation and jobs in each sector, and to make use of the existing instruments, namely: such as technology platforms, skills expert panels, joint technology initiatives, lead markets, clusters and high- level industrial groups;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises the role of environmental policies as driver of innovation in market economies where innovation is sparked by exigency; recalls that strict environmental norms have lead to EU leadership in many growth sectors and stresses that EU should endeavour to remaining a lead market for new green technologies and conceptual innovations;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points to the benefits of fiscal policies and calls on the Member States to shift taxes from employment to resource use and pollution, in order to boost eco- innovation;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CDraws attention to the job potential of the eco-innovation concept in a sustainable economy; calls on the Commission to provide a platform enabling the Member States to coordinate their efforts in creating new sustainable jobs and growth;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. RCalls for the horizontal integration of the concept of eco-innovation into the structural and cohesion funds; recommends that the regional authorities adopt development strategies in line with the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy, with the aim of creating new jobs in a sustainable economy;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that a lack of concrete policy objectives on climate and resource efficiency are preventing existing innovative technologies from commercial implementation;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the urgency of improving the efficiency of the EU carbon market to provide investment certainty to climate friendly technologies;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the importance of better integrating best practices of eco- innovation into real economy in order to make advancements better visible in the day-to-day life of people;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to determine environmental standards and financial incentives creating reliable framework conditions for at least 10 years, and thereby creating legal and planning certainty which is a prerequisite for exploiting the growth opportunities of eco-innovation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Notes that the growth of EU state aids to fossil fuels has hampered the development of environmental technologies;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to eliminate in the medium term all subsidies and financial support for fossil fuels and environmentally unsustainable policies; calls for public investment support in general to be made conditional to selecting environmentally friendly production methods;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that the potential of SMEs and cooperatives in promoting eco- innovation is not yet exhausted; therefore calls for specific funding possibilities for SMEs and cooperatives with regard to eco-innovation concepts;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Is convinced that innovative financial tools are needed in order to improve the opportunities for capacity building and networking;