Activities of Miriam DALLI related to 2020/0036(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Climate Law (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union is a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy and a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a frameworkthe overall legal framework that encompasses all legislations and regulations, present and future, for the irreversible and gradualpid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and, enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union, and the overall decarbonisation of the Union all of which will contribute to the binding objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050 at the latest in pursuit of the long-term temperature goals set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting a fairness and solidarity among Member States roadmap for sustainable change that is based on just transition which takes into account the starting points of Member States, the differences they will face in their transitions depending on their primary polluting industries, and differences in size or geographic locations. This roadmap shall guarantee social and economic protections, and solidarity among Member States. It shall include guidance on how the Union as a whole can achieve the 2030 emissions reduction target. It shall also include intermediary emissions targets for 2040 that are based on a transparent and quantifiable impact assessment and a strong governance framework.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Regulation establishes an independent European Panel on Climate Change (EPCC) before 30 June 2021 as the body responsible for evaluating and making recommendations on climate change policies. The EPCC shall monitor and assess progress towards reaching the 2050 climate neutrality target for the Union and the 2030 and 2040 interim targets. The Commission shall make the advice and recommendations of the EPCC publicly available and shall present these findings to the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers within six months of the publication. It will also present all recommendations by the EPCC and an explanation of how it has taken the advice into account or a duly justified explanation of why it has not done so.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The trajectory shall start from the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(3)implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) emission reduction, cost- effectiveness and economic efficiency;
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability and security of supply and reducing energy poverty;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairnessthe different circumstances, economic or social in Member States, the varying starting points for each Member State, the different primary polluter industries in each Member States, the differences in size, remote location, or small island status; and solidarity and cohesion between and within Member States;
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) a strategy for adaptation measures in different sectors, reducing the vulnerability of countries to the negative effects of climate change and benefiting from any positive effects that may result;
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to ensure rapid environmental effectiveness and progression over time, particularly in the years between 2020-2030;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) sustainable investment needs and opportunities;
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition for all individuals in all Member States irrespective of their starting point, the differences in their primary polluter industries, size, remote location or small island status; this must include assessments that take into account the employment needs, including education and training requirements, the development of the economy and the establishment of a fair and just transition;
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) the formulation and implementation of all EU and national climate legislation should involve social partners and other relevant civil society stakeholders in order to ensure that carbon-neutrality is achieved in a fair, inclusive and socially sustainable manner.
Amendment 363 #
1. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress as outlined in Article 2 in enhancing adaptive capacity, enhancing research and advisory capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, and promoting just transition in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. These adaptation strategies and plans shall contain legal obligations for the EU and its Member States to ensure the necessary financing, through all feasible tools including public and private financing, to create a just transition to a climate neutral economy by 2050, at the latest.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the adequacy of relevant national measures on decarbonization, climate and action and just transition to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it mayshall issue recommendations to that Member Statebased on the advice of scientific bodies such as the IPCC and the EPCC, to Member States and further provide aid in the implementation of such measures. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The EEA and the EPCC shall assist the Commission in the preparation of the assessment referred to in Articles 5 and 6, in accordance with its annual work programme.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Union is committed to achieving the objectives set out in Article 2 in a manner that is consistent with Regulation (EC) No. 1367/2006. The Commission shall ensure the full implementation of the Aarhus Convention and in particular its provisions regarding transparency, including public participation, information dissemination and access to justice. In this regard the Commission shall publish all assessments containing environmental information in an adequate, timely and effective manner allowing for, where relevant, public input. The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess the consistency of any draft measure or legislative proposal in light ofwith the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) once the trajectory is established, as well as the Union carbon budget set out in Article 3a, before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoptiondirectly accessible to the public as soon as the assessment is finalised and, in any event, well before adoption of the associated measure or proposal.
Amendment 884 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and the CAP Strategic Plans submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 1305/2013 establishing rules on support for strategic plan to be drawn up by the Member States under the Common Agricultural Policy, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory to be established as referred to in Article 3(1); where the trajectory is not available, the assessment shall be made on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 3(3) and the 2030 climate targets;