14 Amendments of Csaba MOLNÁR related to 2014/2208(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in order to tackle global challenges and the EU’s resource dependency, it is essential that energy and resource efficiency form the basis of European industrial renewal so that the EU can maintain its competitiveness, based on innovative sectors, in the future, recreate manufacturing capacity and generate jobs for highly skilled workers;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that better design, waste prevention, reuse and recycling could bring substantial net savings for EU businesses, estimated at EUR 600 billion, or 8 % of annual turnover, while also reducing total annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2- 4 %1; emphasises that increasing resource productivity by 30 % by 2030 could boost GDP by nearly 1 % and create 2 million additional jobs; stresses that increasing energy efficiency reduces Europe's energy dependence and energy poverty, which affects some 125 million European citizens; __________________ 1 Commission communication of 2 July 2014 entitled ‘Towards a circular economy: a zero waste programme for Europe’ (COM(2014)0398).
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe is more dependent on imported resources than any other region in the world and whereas the European Union is the world’s number one energy importer, meeting 53% of its energy needs by means of imports; whereas its competitiveness can be increased only by getting more added value out of resources in the economy;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the potential of reuse and repair policies for quality job creation, resource savings and the development of the social economy and social enterprises; observes that it is worth regarding energy efficiency as a separate energy source, whose growth contributes substantially to the development of European industry, job creation and moderation of people’s energy bills; calls for further incentives and other support for reuse, the consolidation of reuse, and repair infrastructures and networks;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Towards a circular economy: Aa zero waste programme for Europe’ (COM (2014)0398); endorses the Commission’s approach to designing and innovating for a circular economy, setting up a policy framework to support resource efficiency and setting a resource- efficiency target as outlined in the communication; welcomes the ambitious energy and climate package which was adopted at the European Council on 23- 24 October 2014 and which is essential for the success of the UN climate summit in Paris in November 2015;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. PDraws attention to the fact that more than 100 million tonnes of food goes to waste in Europe every year; points to the direct economic impact on businesses and consumers of food waste, owing to the costs of waste disposal and the economic losses caused by throwing away saleable or edible food; recalls that one euro spent on fighting food waste could prevent 250 kg of food, worth EUR 500, from being wasted; urges the Commission to address the issue of food waste within the CEP;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of creating industrial synergies for recycling and of helping companies to discover how their energy, waste and by-products can serve as resources for others; stresses that in the long term consideration should be given to the establishment of a European waste exchange, which will make it possible for unused waste to be put to use in the EU Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote approaches such as those taken in the UK as part of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that improving resource efficiency requires both legislative and economic incentives and further funding of research; welcomes the establishment of the European Fund for Strategic Investments 2014-2019 launched at the initiative of the Commission, which will serve as a source of investment in improving resource efficiency and developing infrastructure;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that legal certainty and long- term predictability are needed to channel investments towards a sustainable economy; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s communication of 11 March 2014 on ‘A new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law’, and the Council’s conclusions of 16 December 2014 on the dialogue to be established with the Member States on the rule of law;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that by 2050 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includes fully implementing a cascading use of resources, sustainable sourcing, a waste hierarchy, creating a closed loop on non-renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability, dramatically improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings and phasing out toxic substances;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to develop and introduce by 2019 a lead indicator and a number of sub-indicators on resource efficiency, including ecosystem services; these binding indicators should measure resource consumption, including imports and exports, at EU, Member State and industry level and take account of the whole lifecycle of products and services; notes that the common European indicator will increase the comparability of Member States’ performances, thus helping to attain greater resource efficiency;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework for urban mining in existing landfills and to develop an environmental permit system for the recycling industry based on self- monitoring and external auditing; stresses that in the long term consideration should be given to the establishment of a European waste exchange, which will make it possible for unused waste to be put to use in the EU Member States;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to propose the full implementation of the circular economy principles and requirements in the building sector and to further develop the policy framework on resource efficiency in buildings; this includes developing indicators, standards and methods as regards land use and urban planning, architecture, structural engineering, construction, maintenance, adaptability, energy efficiency, renovation and reuse and recycling; targets and indicators on sustainable buildings should also include green infrastructure, such as green roofs; observes that it is worth regarding the energy efficiency of buildings as a separate energy source, whose growth contributes substantially to the development of European industry, job creation and moderation of people’s energy bills;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to propose the full implementation of the circular economy principles and requirements in the building sector and to further develop the policy framework on resource efficiency in buildings; this includes developing indicators, standards and methods as regards land use and urban planning, architecture, structural engineering, construction, maintenance, adaptability, energy efficiency, renovation and reuse and recycling; targets and indicators on sustainable buildings should also include green infrastructure, such as green roofs; takes the view that improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings will reduce Europe’s resource dependence and energy poverty, which affects some 125 million people in Europe;