10 Amendments of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2018/2759(RSP)
Amendment 2 #
Recital A
A. whereas Circular Economy is an economy where the value of products, materials and resources are maintained in the economy for as long as possible and the generation of waste is minimised; presenting an approach to address increasing scarcity of resources and environmental pressures linked to the current more linear economic model; whereas it is therefore a promising strategy for reducing the consumption of production inputs and, in particular, the energy resources required for production;
Amendment 13 #
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the complex dynamics governing the transition require clear and robust policy-relevant indicators that are based on comprehensive data, enabling a better assessment to be made of the relevant public policies, from which the most pertinent information for decision makers can be extracted;
Amendment 18 #
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the absence of any reference to the shift from overconsumption to sustainable consumption in the Commission’s existing set of indicators, which reflects a genuine lack of receptiveness on the part of the latter to modern-day environmental issues, the urgent nature of which is widely recognised;
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 8
8. Requests that the Commission ensure that monitoring framework complements analytical work of the Resource efficiency and Raw material scoreboards, and that these indicators be integrated into the monitoring framework for the circular economy; stresses that this is a prerequisite to enable the effectiveness of the relevant measures to be properly assessed;
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 10
10. Points to the benefits of an central indicator which measuringes whether the overall consumption of primary raw material declines with increasing use of secondary raw material;
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that the strong focus is on recycling as it does not properly reflect the waste hierarchy whose main aim is waste prevention, which is mainly achieved in the design and production phase. H - this reveals a lack of understanding of how the circular economy works; highlights, therefore, that more indicators are necessary in these fields;
Amendment 37 #
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to take into consideration the impact of the circular economy on carbon emissions, the reduction of which is a key issue as regards compliance with commitments on CO2 emissions, and to develop a specific indicator;
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 14
14. Requests, against the background of the Commission communication on the options to address the interface of chemicals, waste and product policy, the introduction of indicators that measure the success in reducing harmful substances in the circular economy while closing the loop of the circular economy; points out that, in this regard, it is vital to have a set of tools by which to measure the reduction of pesticide use;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to continually review and update existing indicators and to identify and develop relevant additional ones, thereby ensuring their future proofing, through a follow-up procedure fully involving the Member States and the European Parliament, in order to ensure the utmost transparency of this procedure;
Amendment 50 #
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to take into account the ongoing actions of different Member States so that it can draw inspiration from the measures implemented, to monitor progress towards a resource efficient circular economy and to invest in a further dialogue with Member States, the European Parliament and stakeholders to continuously develop and improve the monitoring framework;