Activities of Minodora CLIVETI related to 2013/2135(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies
Amendments (11)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission's initiative suggesting an early agreement on the 2030 framework for climate and energy policies, with particular attention to its objective of progressing towards a competitive and less resource intense economy which can create new opportunities for jobs andquality jobs and sustainable growth;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls for measures to be taken in order to allocate economic recovery plan resources to green quality jobs and sustainable growth; underlines the necessity to support especially small and medium enterprises to create green quality jobs for high and low qualified workers;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the necessity to provide a platform for the Member States to coordinate their efforts in creating new green quality jobs and sustainable growth; underlines the necessity to support a close cooperation between governments and social partners in order to ensure a smooth transition towards a greener economy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Underlines the necessity to eliminate in the mid-term all direct and indirect subsidies, tax advantages and financial support for fossil and environmentally non-sustainable activities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Highlights that social dialogue and workers participation are fundamental values and tools which underpin and reconcile the promotion of social cohesion, quality employment and job creation on the one hand and increased innovation and competitiveness in European economies on the other hand;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors could create five million jobs by 2020, as forecast by the Commission1; points out that the transition to a low-carboness resource intense economy is expected to have very diverse effects in terms of the overall levels of skills required; __________________ 1 Communication entitled ‘Towards a job- rich recovery’ (COM(2012)0173).
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for measures to be taken to meet and match the skills composition needed in the newly created jobs; underlines that active labour market policies have to be targeted and designed to meet labour demand needs, in order to avoid the lack of qualified labour in emerging low-carbon sustainable technologies;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasises the necessity to anticipate future skill needs and make adjustments in education and training systems which are necessary for giving young people, women and other disadvantaged groups access to sustainable quality jobs in the green economy;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the necessity of income support and social protection measures to help limit the downside adjustment process for workers most likely to be affected by the shift towards a greener economy (especially for low-skilled workers), notably in high-carbon- incentive sectors; underlines the necessity of income support measures, accompanied by other measures such as training, to improve and maintain employability, to keep workers in the labour market and to prevent skills erosion in time of crisis and restructuring;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to address in the new framework the consequences of the economic crisis as regards the affordability of energy and a fair financial burden sharing for final consumers – households and businesses;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the necessity to stimulate the research for more sustainable resources extraction and for innovative technologies in order to better protect the environment and improve working conditions of employees in the sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote more sustainable solutions for resources extraction;