11 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2023/2636(RSP)
Amendment 132 #
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the urgent need to accelerate climate action, enhance ambition and promote a green and just transition, in order to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement, including by developing and implementing regional energy transition plans to 2030 and to 2040;
Amendment 136 #
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the process of Global Stocktakes is a central element of the Paris Agreement and that the first GST is a key processmoment for enhancing the collective ambition of climate action and support; expects all Parties to fully engage in the GST in order to close the emissions gap and strengthen commitments in line with the Paris Agreement, speed up the implementation of concrete measures and bring an effective transition to deliver results jointly, including by 2035 and 2040; underlines in particular the responsibility of all major emitters in this regard;
Amendment 209 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the UNFCCC and the authorities of the United Arab Emirates to ensure equitable access to COP 28 and full and unrestricted participation in COP28 for all citizens and civil society organisations, including those representing impacted communities; believes that access to relevant documents, including preparatory documents, must be warranted;
Amendment 227 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of increased transparency, which should be required from all stakeholders participating in upcoming negotiations, specifically in the context of interests which are in contrast to the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives;
Amendment 236 #
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the current geopolitical situation highlights the urgency of cutting dependence on fossil fuels and theUnderlines that all efforts need to be made to step up the global deployment of renewable energy in strategically planned manner, making it accessible to all citizens, while phasing out fossil fuels and rolling out new carbon-free technologies; stresses that the current geopolitical situation highlights the urgency to act in this regard; supports the intention to adopt a first global target for renewable energy; underlines, in this regard, that such target needs to boost the deployment of renewablepay necessary respect to existing environmental constraints;
Amendment 243 #
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on all Parties to acknowledge and scale-up efforts to support innovation and deployment of geothermal energy, specifically with view to its reliability and sustainability, including by providing financial de-risking measures, by helping to ensure that skills and capabilities match an energy system that integrates a high share of renewables and by prioritising policies and measures to promote the direct use of geothermal;
Amendment 252 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for Union-wide post-2030 intermediate climate targets to be set, in accordance with the European Climate Law, and for; calls on the Commission to make a proposal for such targets at the beginning of 2024, as required by the Climate Law and to follow the scientific advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change when making its proposal; furthermore calls on the Commission to keep the EU legislation up to date and to prepare the corresponding legislative proposals to contribute to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 261 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 329 #
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates the need to urgently end fossil fuel subsidies and other environmentally harmful subsidies in the EU and worldwide; , on both Union´s and Member States´ levels, and worldwide; reminds that provision of harmful subsidies and their continuation prevent the Parties from timely meeting of the agreed climatic and other environmental goals; calls therefore on the Member States to ensure transparent reporting of their fossil fuels subsidies and immediate plans towards their phase out;
Amendment 395 #
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls the commitment of the European Commission to consider proposing legislation on targets, standards or other incentives to reduce methane emissions from fossil energy consumed and imported in the EU; underlines that capturing of methane in the oil and gas value chain is warranted from economic and energy-dependency point of view; calls therefore on the EU to present without delay a WTO-compatible EU methane import standard;
Amendment 409 #
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines the importance of private sector, and specifically of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and their role in achieving climate change-related goals in the EU and world-wide; appreciates the entities, which have adopted concrete plans to reduce their carbon-footprint and improved the sustainability of their products and services; calls on the remaining ones to do so as soon as possible; calls on the Parties to facilitate successful energy transition and climate actions of SMEs across different sectors;