Activities of Maria ARENA related to 2021/2011(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a European strategy for critical raw materials
Amendments (20)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
1a. whereas the demand for metals and minerals will increase rapidly with climate ambition; whereas the OECD projected that global metals use will increase from 8 to 20 billion tonnes in 2060 (+150%); whereas these critical raw materials are non-renewable resources; whereas growth in materials use, coupled with the environmental consequences of material extraction, processing and waste, is likely to increase the pressure on the resource bases of our economies and jeopardise future gains in well-being;1a __________________ 1aOECD HIGHLIGHTS Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060 – Economic Drivers and Environmental Consequences
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
1b. whereas the recycling rates of most CRMs are very low and are close to zero for the majority of them;1a __________________ 1ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0 474
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
1c. whereas more than half of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are related to materials management activities; whereas GHG emissions related to materials management will rise to approximately 50 Gt CO2-equivalents by 2060;1a __________________ 1aOECD HIGHLIGHTS Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060 – Economic Drivers and Environmental Consequences
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital d (new)
Recital d (new)
1d. whereas metals extraction and use have a wide range of polluting consequences, including toxic effects on humans and ecosystems;1a __________________ 1aOECD HIGHLIGHTS Global Material Resources Outlook to 2060 – Economic Drivers and Environmental Consequences
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that, in its implementation, the European Strategy for Critical Raw Materials must ensure that the projected increased demand for Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) and consequent expansion of mining needed to achieve the transition to low-carbon technologies do not simply shift EU's GHG emissions and environmental impact to other parts of the economic chain; stresses that there is a risk this could cause new environmental and social problems, such as biodiversity loss, more contaminated air, soil and water, lack of access to arable land and freshwater, displacement and eroded livelihoods, health impacts, resource depletion, and conflicts;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all environmental externalities of extraction and processing of CRMs are duly taken into account into the supply risk analysis when determining environmental criticality of CRMs;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls its demand in its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan1 for binding EU reduction targets for primary raw materials use2030 to significantly reduce the EU material and consumption footprints and bring them within planetary boundaries by 2050 at the latest; requests that the Commission include all possible options to minimise resource consumption in its demand scenarios for critical raw materials (CRM); highlights the need to promote reduction of consumption across all sectors in order to reduce the pressure on CRM supply chains; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0040.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to set ambitious product design requirements for easy removal of CRMs; c, especiallsy for ambitious minimum recycled CRM content targets; requests that the Commission propose new collectionrom post-consumer waste, in addition to eco- design measures that significantly improve longevity suchemes to increase collection rates of waste products containing CRMs; asks the Commission to propose dedicated recycling targets for CRMs, by extending the approach suggested in the proposal for a regulation on batteries and waste batteries (COM(2020)0798) to other product groups as requirements for minimum lifetime, durability, reparability, modularity, reusability and recyclability of end-of-life products; reiterates its call in its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan for clear and harmonized labelling of durability and reparability of products, taking the form of a Repair Index; asks the Commission to also propose the adoption of a Recyclability Index for all electrical and electronic products, analogous to the EU Energy Label;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Requests that the Commission propose effective collection schemes to increase collection rates of waste products containing CRMs; calls for the introduction of deposit refund schemes in EU waste legislation, in particular in Directive 2012/19/EU, to incentivise consumers to bring their end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment - particularly small items - to dedicated collection and recycling facilities;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for ambitious minimum recycled CRM content targets; calls for minimum treatment standards regarding process efficiency, environmental performance and safety for recyclers of key product groups; asks the Commission to propose dedicated recycling targets for CRMs, by extending the approach suggested in the proposal for a Regulation on batteries and waste batteries (COM(2020)0798) to other product groups; in particular, calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals to replace input-based recycling targets in Directive 2012/19/EU without put-based recycling targets, to increase the recovery of CRMs from waste electrical and electronic equipment; welcomes the ongoing Commission assessment of potential improvements to EU recycling standards for electrical and electronic equipment to increase recovery and recycling of CRM content;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that the EU industry reorientation towards the circular economy requires specific skills and competences to ensure high environmental performance and worker safety; requests the Commission to include training and reskilling programmes for the circular economy as a priority in the EU Skills Agenda and in EU funding programmes;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the European Raw Materials Alliance to prioritise CRM extraction from existing mines and waste dumps over new mining; requests that the Commission assess whether current due diligence and environment rules are sufficient to guarantee minimal environmental impact of potential new mining projects in the EU, i.e., from mine tailing, waste rock, landfills and more effective urban mining, over new mining;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to fully enforce current EU environmental legislation applicable to the mining sector and to assess whether such legislation is sufficient to guarantee minimal environmental impact of existing and potential new mining projects in the EU, in the light of the objectives of the European Green Deal and in particular of the Biodiversity Strategy and the upcoming Zero-Pollution Action Plan, and to adapt this legislation where necessary;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Call on the Commission to give particular attention to the socially and environmentally responsible sourcing of all CRMs and their traceability, from inside and outside Europe, and along their whole life cycle; calls on the Commission to give particular attention to the mining sector in the upcoming mandatory due-diligence legislation due to its significant impact on the environment;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that mining permits should include requirements for the propersafe, efficient, and sustainable recovery of all CRMs; requests that the Commission urgently implement Parliament’s demands in its resolution of 27 April 2017 on implementation of the Mining Waste Directive2 ; __________________ 2 OJ C 298, 23.8.2018, p. 132.
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to give particular attention to the post-extraction phase of mining projects and to the end- of-life of CRMs, in accordance with the waste hierarchy, as defined in the Waste Framework Directive, and especially where CRMs are also hazardous substances; recalls its demands in its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan regarding the revision of the Waste Shipment Directive1a; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0040.
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to adopt strict technical criteria to define what constitutes a sustainable investment in the mining sector in the EU Taxonomy implementing rules (Climate Delegated Act);
Amendment 162 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that mining should be forbidden in nature conservation areas; calls on the Commission to evaluate legislative options to ensure that local communities are fully involved in the permit procedures for new industrial and new mining project, i.e. Natura 2000 areas and Ramsar sites, other state-designated and supranational conservation areas (e.g. UNESCO world heritage sites), Indigenous and Community Conservation Areas (ICCAs), as well as the deep seas and the Arctic; calls therefore on the Commission to review the Birds and Habitats Directives accordingly; calls on the Commission to evaluate legislative options in line with the Espoo and Aarhus Conventions to ensure that local communities have the right to effective, inclusive and mandatory participation in the permit procedures, and throughout all stages of the mining project, for new mining exploration and extraction projects and extensions of existing mines.
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 187 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that any measures to accelerate and facilitate mining projects under the Better Regulation agenda should not in any case by detrimental to the environment, social protection, and also ensure public participation;