9 Amendments of Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI related to 2014/2208(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that the circular economy has the potential to generate millions of jobs across Europe in different levels of skills;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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3. Emphasises that a circular economy will lead to sustainable and inclusive growth and have lasting beneficial effects on the labour market; creating also quality and high level jobs and innovation;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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6. Believes that a circular economy will offset the decline in skilled jobs and mid- level occupations and create lasting jobs requiring high levels of professional skill, for example in research and development and in planning work throughout a product’s life cycle;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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5a. Stresses that bio-based products and related services must be assigned a special position in the circular economy;urges the Commission to take into account the objectives of the 2012 bioeconomy strategy6a; considers that sustainable wood and wood-based materials can be used as substitutes for non-renewable materials in primary production, thus extending the sustainability of the circular economy throughout the value chain; __________________ 6a Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe (COM(2012) 60 final), (SWD(2012) 11 final) http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/ pdf/official-strategy_en.pdf
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
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6a. Believes that the circular economy compensates for reductions in the numbers of jobs requiring professional skills and average-level jobs, and creates sustainable highly skilled jobs, for example in R&D and planning throughout the life cycle of a product;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
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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; 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 Programmestresses that sustainable uses of bioenergy should be promoted in accordance with the European Union’s energy guidelines;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
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10. Calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank to ensure that the Investment Plan for Europe is underpinned by resource and energy efficiency objectives, provides support for eco-innovative SMEs and clean technologies in particular, and strengthens advisory services on resource efficiency; calls for funding for the EU Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and Horizon 2020 to be more focused on developing eco- innovative solutions and improving product design and process performance.
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
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5. Stresses that by 2050 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includes fully implementing a cascadingsmart and efficient use of resources, sustainable sourcing, a waste hierarchy, creating a closed loop on non-renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability and phasing out toxic substances;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
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11. Urges the Commission to propose a review of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016, incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines; gradually including all relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design; introducing a mandatory product passport based on these requirements; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defining horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability and recyclability and use of renewable resources;