22 Amendments of Paul BRANNEN related to 2018/2974(RSP)
Amendment 14 #
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the difference in reduction in projected food availability between scenarios of 2°C and 1.5°C that would affect also regions in Europe; warns that the findings of the IPCC report indicate that livestock production will suffer due to rising temperatures and as a water intensive sector poses a threat also to availability of water resources;
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, according to the IPCC 1.5 Special report, limiting global warming to 1.5°C with no or limited overshoot implies to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally by 2060 at the latest, and to cap global GHG emissions by 2030 to around 25-30 GtCO2eq per year; further notes that global policy response to date with current nationally stated mitigation ambition until 2030 would allow for global warming of about 3°C by 2100 and with warming continuing afterwards
Amendment 84 #
Paragraph 9
9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage that needs to be further deployed, and direct air capture, that yet havehas yet to prove theirits feasibility at a large scale; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on suchnegative emissions technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further action by 2030 is needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report;
Amendment 99 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights that CCS is essential to all 2050 pathways demonstrated in the analysis in support of the Commission Communication "A Clean Planet for All"; acknowledges the progress made on CCS technology globally and the need for Europe to develop strong leadership and ambition in this area;
Amendment 110 #
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes that the Commission clearly expresses that net-zero emissions are possible without net job losses, that transition to low carbon economy provides an opportunity for significant investment and that they put a lot of emphasis on the transition in the energy intensive industry; highlights that a just transition towards net- zero GHG emissions has the potential to create a net gain of more than 1 million additional jobs in the Union;
Amendment 124 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Believes that young people have increasingly strong social and environmental awareness, which has the power to transform our societies towards a climate resilient future, and that youth education represents one of the most effective tools to combat climate change; stresses the need to actively involve younger generations in building international, intercultural and intergenerational relationships, which underpin cultural change that will support the global efforts for a more sustainable future;
Amendment 127 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Reiterates that in order to prevent political backlash due to adverse distributional effects of climate-related and decarbonisation policies, these should optimally have progressive features that bring benefits to lower-income households1a __________________ 1a Georg Zachmann, Gustav Fredriksson and Grégory Claeys, 2018: The Distributional effects of climate policies
Amendment 199 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Emphasises that the successful transition towards a net-zero emission economy requires an integrated approach and the right enabling environment to better stimulate and support zero- and low emission mobility; calls for additional measures to be put in place to enable access to zero- and low-emission vehicles to consumers in all Member States; stresses the need for more public and private investments in the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure, its integration into the energy systems, as well as the sustainable sourcing, production, supply, re-use and recycling of batteries in Europe, and reiterates the need for coherent action at EU, national, regional and local levels to achieve this;
Amendment 220 #
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that technology developments and new, innovative solutions, energy efficiency and sustainable renewable energy in the transport and power sectors will be key; underlines in this respect the importance of technology- specific strategies, such as forelectric mobility, hydrogen or methane;
Amendment 223 #
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses that emissions from industrial processes have to be tackled at a much larger scale; points out that according to the IPCC 1.5 Special Report CO2 emissions reduction from industry need to be 65–90% lower in 2050 relative to 2010, and such reductions can only be achieved through combinations of new and existing technologies, including carbon capture, utilization and storage; considers it necessary to increase in industrial processes the use of environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) and environmentally safe carbon capture and storage (CCS) delivering a net reduction in emissions and avoidance or permanent storage of CO2;
Amendment 245 #
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to implement the Energy Union and ensure further integration of the European Energy market in order to most effectively decarbonise the power sector and to facilitate investments where most renewable energy production contribution of which is scientifically underpinned, can be effectuated;
Amendment 297 #
Subheading 5
Maximising the climate potential of forestsland use, land use change and forestry sector
Amendment 317 #
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Considers that the Long -term strategy does not pay adequate attention to the primary production sectors of the economy, and that forestry and agricultural sectors and respective communities face disproportionately higher risk of adverse consequences of climate change; recommends that strategy give clear indication of the path that these sectors need to take to increase their resilience, improve risk prevention and sustain the ecosystems and their services, on which the economy depends;
Amendment 321 #
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Supports the idea of agricultural reform focused on delivering results in the field of climate and environment for the upcoming and all the following reforms and stresses that earmarking significant part of the budget directly to these goals is crucial;
Amendment 322 #
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25 c. Emphasises that out of the total technical potential of the practices for improved carbon sequestration of agricultural area in the EU, agroforestry has the greatest potential 1b __________________ 1b Joris Aertsens, Leo De Nocker1, Anne Gobin, 2011: Valuing the carbon sequestration potential for European agriculture
Amendment 323 #
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25 d. Highlights the role of long-life harvested wood products and their role in the LULUCF sector to 2030; stresses that the future framework should consider their contribution also from the categories of agricultural land, not only managed forest and afforested land;
Amendment 324 #
Paragraph 25 e (new)
25 e. Stresses the importance of streamlining agricultural models supporting agricultural systems resilient to weather extremes and pest infestation, delivering improvement in soil carbon sequestration, water retention and agrobiodiversity;
Amendment 338 #
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Considers that the Common Agricultural Policy, given its budget and impact on the primary sectors and their climate actions, should be an element of its own in the enabling framework for the long-term transition; considers that the lack of responsibility in expected economy transition required from this policy by the Communication A Clean Planet for All is problematic;
Amendment 339 #
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Notes that the EU Forest Strategy considers the rural development policy of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) the main source of support for the protection and the sustainable management of EU forests and that Bioeconomy Strategy highlights role of the CAP in supporting bioeconomy both financially and by providing feedstock.;
Amendment 347 #
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that the EU must immediately phase out all European and national fossil fuel subsidies; considers that for reaching the set goals for bioeconomy and carbon neutrality for our economy, support scheme for bioenergy should be designed with due regard of the waste hierarchy and take fully into account the conclusions from an assessment of the feedstock availability and resource competition as part of the EU bioenergy sustainability report;
Amendment 351 #
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of creating a just transition fund, especially for the most affected regions, with a general horizontal streamlining of social aspects into existing climate funding; Calls on the Commission to fully integrate just transition in the mobilisation of investment through the Investment Plan for Europe;
Amendment 371 #
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights the cost efficiency of circular economy measures; believes that improved circular product design will help bring about a switch in industrial materials and a reduced but improved production; reiterates both substitution and carbon storage effect of bio-based materials;