8 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2021/2046(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector have increased over time and today account for up to 25 % of total EU emissions, which makes the sector’s need to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and ensure its sustainability one of the priority areas of concern in achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mobility, which means that the need to channel public support to this sector also represents an opportunity to move towards more sustainable, smarter and more resilient mobility;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal requires regular public transport over distances of less than 500 km to be carbon neutral within the EU by 2030;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s communication entitled ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’ and points out shortcomings that need to be overcome; stresses that the sector's potential to reduce its emissions is greatly dependent on investment in environmentally sustainable public transport systems, which must give rise to a paradigm shift in mobility, which is overly focused on individual transport; warns, in this context, against over- reliance on new technological solutions, especially given that, in sectors such as air and waterborne transport, such technologies do not yet exist on a marketable scale;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all methods of transport, increasing the modal share of the most sustainable means of transport, as well as the different levels of travel – local, regional, national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use in line with other public interests, such as nature conservation and agricultural and forest land conservation in particular; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates a public transport pricing policy that incentivises greater use thereof; points, in this connection, to the need to make sustainable modes of transport widely available in terms of their capacity availability, as well as in economic terms;
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the transition to sustainable mobility can be significantly supported by appropriate economic stimulus and consistent application of the polluter-pays principle, which allows the negative externalities of different modes of transport to be taken into account; stresses, in this regard, the importance of well-designed economic instruments, such as taxes and tax benefits, carbon pricing mechanisms and charging for the use of transport infrastructure;
Amendment 195 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Considers that, in order to achieve its sustainable mobility objectives, the EU must continue to work intensively with all relevant international organisations, as well as with third countries, to promote the adoption of stricter environmental standards in the field of international transport, while promoting the spread of good practices beyond the EU's borders;
Amendment 207 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Considers that one of the keys to sustainable mobility is to better inform consumers about the environmental impact and efficiency of the mode of transport that they choose and about the available alternatives;