7 Amendments of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Communication of the Commission and the objectives of the EU's Contribution to the COP21 Climate Conference; calls on the Commission and the Member States to play a leading role in achieving a transparent and binding international agreement;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Invites the Commission to offer its support and expertise to the Parties of the COP21 Conference to set up their national contributions while raising awareness on the role of the transport sector to adopt comprehensive strategies in reducing GHG emissions;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Paris Protocol to include GHG reduction targets that are consistent with a global carbon budget in line with the 2 degree objective for international aviation and maritime shipping; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the inclusion of quantified targets in the Paris Protocol as a top priority;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. BTaking into account that transport is the only sector where GHG emissions have continued to grow by 30% over the last 25 years, that it is responsible for around 25% of GHG emissions and that transport's GHG emissions are projected to increase, strongly believes that without a greater focus on emissions from the transport sector, the overall climate targets will be impossible to reach, as transport i; stresses theat only sector where greenhouse gas emissions have continued to grow: by 30% over the last 25 years; onlybinding GHG reduction targets together with a more fully integrated transport policy that incorporates modal shift policies together withand technological advancement as well as transport avoidance (e.g. through green logistics and integrated mobility management) will be able to achieve this;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU to show the path and to play a leading role in implementing concrete measures and legislative initiatives in the transport sector in order to achieve and respect its mitigation commitments; calls on the Commission to submit: - an ambitious legislative proposals to implement the EU's Climate and Energy Policy Framework for 2030, including a specific and binding GHG emission reduction target for the transport sector; - a legislative proposal to maintain a clear emissions-reduction trajectory with long term target setting up ambitious mandatory limits on average CO2 emissions for light and heavy vehicles; - a proposal to establish a European Union framework for distance- based charging including the complete internalisation of external costs also for passenger cars in accordance with the polluter-pays principle in order to promote the use of sustainable modes of transport;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. More than half of the world's population now lives in towns and cities and urban transports are a major contributor of GHG emissions from the transport sector. Therefore, urges the Commissions and the Member States to actively raise awareness on the role of sustainable urban mobility to achieve mitigation commitments.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that Climate funds should also be used in the transport sector, especially to encourage the development of sustainable urban mobility plans.