14 Amendments of Angélique DELAHAYE related to 2016/2228(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Agreement adopted in Paris at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC of 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement), and to the vote in the European Parliament on the ratification of the Agreement on 4 October 2016,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas interest in the Arctic and its resources is increasing because of the changing environment of the area, and resource scarcity; whereas the Arctic is believed to hold 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil resources and 30% of its natural gas resources; whereas the region’s geopolitical importance is growing; whereas climate change effects and growing competition for access to the Arctic and natural resources, and increasing economic activities have brought (security) risks to the region, including challenges to human security, but also new opportunities; whereas as a result of climate change new navigation routes will open and new fishing grounds and natural resources will become available resulting in an increase in human activity in the region;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas a robust and healthy Arctic ecosystem inhabited by viable communities is strategically important for the political and economic stability of Europe; whereas the Arctic contains over half of the world’s wetlands and plays a key role in the purification of water; whereas it contributes to the achievement of the objective of good water status in the European Union under the Water Framework Directive; whereas the costs of inaction on preserving the Arctic ecosystem are increasing exponentially;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Arctic sea ice has diminished significantly since 1981, the areas under permafrost are decreasing, causing the risk of incidental release of huge amounts of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, the snow cover continues to decrease and the melting glaciers are contributing to globally rising sea levels; whereas it has been noticed that the sea ice is disappearing at an even faster pace than the models predict, the volume of sea ice present during the summer having fallen by more than 40% in 35 years; whereas climate change is advancing at the fastest pace in the polar regions;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas three EU Member States (Denmark, Finland and Sweden) are full members of the eight-member AC, and seven others (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom) are observers; whereas the EU is seeking to upgrade its status in the AC; whereas all G8 players are present, at various levels, within the AC, as well as the emerging Asian powers such as China, India and South Korea;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas some four million people live in the Arctic region, of which some ten percent are members of indigenous peoples; whereas the vulnerable Arctic environment, as well as the fundamental rights of indigenous people, require more stringent safeguards, especially when it comes to projects where intrusive extraction of natural resources takes place; whereas the increase in pollutants and heavy metals in the Arctic has negative repercussions in the food chain through their presence in fauna and flora, particularly fish, and constitutes an important health issue for local populations and for consumers of fishery products;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the EU should play a leading role in discussions and negotiations in international fora, in order to ensure that all parties concerned accept their responsibilities in terms of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases or pollutants, and to face the growing challenges of sustainable resource management;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of UNCLOS in providing a complementary multilateral legal framework for settling intra-Arctic sovereignty issues; notes that only very few unresolved issues of jurisdiction exist in the Arctic; seeks the promote the use of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg for conflict resolution; considers respect for international law in the Arctic essential; advocates a strong role for the EU in promoting effective multilateral arrangements and a global rules-based order through the strengthening and consistent implementation of relevant international, regional and bilateral agreements, frameworks and arrangements; underlines that the EU should have a strong role in reaching an agreement to maintain the Arctic, which is not under any country’s jurisdiction, as an area of common heritage to be used exclusively for peaceful and scientific purposes; notes that this does not concern navigation and traditional livelihoods;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
Paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States affiliated to the work of the Arctic Council to support the development of an Arctic Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to preserve the vulnerable ecosystem of the Arctic; notes that this special EIA shcould eventually be made mandatory and take account of at least the followtake account of certaing aspects when evaluating projects taking place in the Arctic, such as:
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
– All pPotential environmental, socio- economic and cultural impacts both during and after the project, including cumulative effects of current and future projects,
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
– The preapplicautionary principle and of the polluter pays principle must be applied at allat the stages of project planning, assessment, implementation and reclamation,
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
– Reclamation and recoveryPlanning the reclamation of habitat and affected lands must be thoroughly planned and fully funded in advance,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Commission and the EU Member States to seupport the successful application of Arctic EIA as a prerequisite factoring in of the EIA before goods marketed in the EU deriving from the projects executed in the Arctic region are marketed in the EU;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that Arctic migration routes have formed which enter the European Union; emphasises that migration routes and increased transport should be considere, when an EU Arctic strategy is drafted, the need to consider migration routes and the importance of a low-emission mobility policy for the EU regions concerned, involving the development of cross-border transport links, such as the TEN-T trans-European transport network, and wthen drafting an EU Arctic strategy; promotion of a modal shift to low-emission means of transport, such as rail or electric vehicles;