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15 Amendments of Marie-Christine ARNAUTU related to 2016/2327(INI)

Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesIs concerned that the Commission’s Communication on ‘A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility’ and concurs that a momentous shift to low-emission mobility is essential for the broader shift to a clean circular economydoes not take sufficiently into account the impact on European competitiveness of the measures recommended therein, given that the Union’s main economic competitor, the United States, does not intend for its part to respect the Paris agreements;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to ensure full implementation of existing legislation and to come forward with a ‘transport and climate’ legislative package with a view to achieving therealistic climate objectives, covering all modes, including urban mobility, whilst maintaining the competitiveness of economic agents operating in the European Union;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that kerosene taxation does not needs to be introduced for aviation, which represents the mode furthest away from internalising its external costsafest and most effective mode of transport for improving European competitiveness; calls, furthermore, for the removalmaintenance of the VAT exemption on air passenger tickets; encourages Member States not to introduce or retain flight ticket taxes and/or levies in the interim;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that the use of autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, cand include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Concurs with the Commission that food-based biofuels have a limitednegative role in decarbonising the transport sector and in air and soil pollution, and agrees with the state aid guidelines that food-based biofuels should not receive public support after 2020;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to phase-out food based biofuels, contrary to what has been called for by most European ‘environmental’ parties for almost 20 years;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to limit European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing to initiatives that contribute to climate actionchange, such as incentives to boost trade between Member States, which serves to aggravate greenhouse gas emissions;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for new standards for CO2 emissions from cars and vans to be set for 2025 and 2030 on the basis of a linear trajectory and at a level corresponding to an annual improvement of at least 6-8%, corresponding to 70 g New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) in 2025 and 50 g NEDC in 2030;deleted
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers that labelling with indications of country and region of production is essential in order to guide consumers towards products whose transport to the point of sale will have caused the least greenhouse gas emissions;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Commission to introduce a minimum target for the share of electric vehicles for all manufacturers of at least 25 % for 2025examine the effects of increased use of electric vehicles, which will bring about an increase in pollutant emissions and nuclear waste, since the share of renewable electricity production in the Union is only one third of total production;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Supports strongly the new Commission calls for proposals on missing cross-border rail links at regional level and welcomes the perspective of minimising or reducing the climate impact, avoiding a repetition of the environmental and financial mistake represented by the Lyon-Turin project;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the Commission to come forward with an ambitious proposal for the Combined Transport Directive that better promotes efficient freight transport and encourages the modal shift towards rail and sustainable waterways of 30 % by 2030 and 50 % by 2050, and to this end calls for a fundamental shift in European laws that facilitate social dumping in road transport and thus put rail freight at a financial disadvantage compared to road freight transport;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the Commission to improve aviation efficiency, including by means of the proposal on landing fees and CO2 standards without going beyond those enshrined in the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) agreement;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the EU should implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) through the Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), while allowing for 50 % of the journeys to be excluded, provided that the destination is implementing CORSIA through national measures; proposes that the EU ETS should be retained for flights within the European Economic Area (EEA);deleted
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses that, in the absence of an international agreement on an emissions reduction objective for the shipping sector and IMO measures to mitigate emissions in the international maritime sector, the Union should consider incorporateing international shipping into the Emissions Trading System from 2023;
2017/05/23
Committee: TRAN