10 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU has decreased its emissions by 19% in 2013 compared to 1990 in the scope of the Kyoto Protocol, while growing its GDP by more than 45%, although these efforts have not been made equally, as certain countries have significantly reduced emissions, whereas others have increased them;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track to limit global warming to below 2°C; calls on governments to take, without delay, concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target, which will determine the obligations of the EU and main global polluters in a symmetrical manner;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. considers that in case of a gap between the level of ambitions of the aggregated INDC presented before Paris and the necessary level of greenhouse gases reduction, it will be necessary to elaborate a work programme which will start in 2016 in order to define the additional reduction measures. Calls for a comprehensive review process, which will be conducted every five years, will ensure the dynamism of the implemented mechanism and will allow to increase the level of ambition of reduction commitments to be adjusted in accordance with the most recent scientific data. Calls on the EU to support legally binding 5-year commitment periods so as to avoid locking into low level of ambition, increase political accountability and allow for revision of targets to match scientific adequacy;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for general reinvigoration of the EU’s climate policy which would help build momentum in international climate discussions and are in line with upper limit of the EU’s commitment to reduce its GHG emissions to 95 % below 1990 levels by 2050; considers that a binding EU 2030 50 % reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2° C target and is both realistic and affordable; moreover calls for a binding EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40 %, in line with research on cost-effective enNotes that the European Union is currently responsible for approx. 10 % of global emissions and by 2030 its global share in emissions is to fall to approx. 4 %; in this respect it warns that only joint global action by the main polluters at the vergy saving potential and aleast is capable of brindging EU 2030 target of producing at least 45 % of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources;about a real reduction in emissions originating from human activity;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. places particular emphasis on the urgent need for progress in closing the gigatonne gap which exists between the scientific analysis and the current Parties’ pledges for the period up to 2020. E; emphasises the important role of other policy measures, including energy efficiency, substantial energy savings, renewable energy, resource efficiency and the phase-down of HFCs, phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and strengthening the role of widespread pricing of carbon, in contributing to closing the gigatonne gap, which will only be effective if they are global in nature;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. clarifies that, although the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will be limited in its extent, due to the reluctance of the main polluters to join it, it should be seen as a very important interim step, and therefore calls on Parties, including EU Member States, to ratify the second commitment period rapidly, as the EP completes its part by giving its consent. Believes that such efforts and transparency is necessary to help understand mutual efforts and build trust among all Parties towards the Paris ConferenceExpresses its great hope that after 2020 more countries will legally undertake to reduce their emissions;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. calls for an agreement that covers sectors and emissions in a comprehensive manner and sets economy-wide absolute targets combined with emission budgets which should ensure the highest possible level of ambition, although it notes that certain industrial sectors have already reached the technological limit as regards the possibilities of further reductions in emissions. Stresses that in line with the IPCC’s findings, land use (agricultural, forest and other land uses) has significant cost-effective potential for mitigation and enhancing resilience; highlights that the agreement should set a comprehensive accounting framework for emissions and removals from land (LULUCF);
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. considers that finance will play an essential role in finding an agreement at the Paris Conference and that it seems therefore necessary to prepare a credible ‘financial package’, in order to support greater efforts for greenhouse gas reduction and adaptation to climate change impacts; although it notes that certain countries regarded to be developing countries are significantly richer than certain developed countries that are expected to make a financial contribution;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. recalls that certain developing countries, in particular Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, have contributed the least to climate change, are the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and have the least capacity to adapt; calls for adaptation support and loss and damage to be essential elements of the Paris agreement guaranteeing therefore that their adaptation needs will be met both in the short and in the long-term;