19 Amendments of Claudia SCHMIDT related to 2016/2327(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication on ‘A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility’ and concurs that a momentous shift to low-emission mobility is essential for the broader shift to a clean circular economy;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the shift towards low- emission mobility offers major opportunitichallenges for car manufacturers, suppliers and for innovative energy and service providers;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the need for a clear change in demand management in order to make the necessary shift to an intermodal approach; reiterat mobility is a private matter for each individual and that it is not for the Member States or the EU to judge EU citizens’ transport-related choices; calls on the EU and the Member States to work together to alleviates that transport should be seen as a service and not a goal as suche adverse impact of individual mobility by bringing about technological advances;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 5
5. Invites the Commission to ensure full implementation of existing legislation and to come forward with a ‘transport and climate’ legislative package with a view to achieving the climate objectives, covering all modes, including urban mobility;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to introduce and improve CO2 standards for all road transport as a matter of urgency; points out that cost-effective vehicle standards probably represent the most effective measure for improving energy efficiency in the EU in the period up to 2030;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review the EU approach to aviation connectivity; stresses that connectivity should focus on connecting remote and disadvantaged regions of the Union; underscores that this should be combined with investments in green alternatives such as cross-border (night) trainsto and from Europe is vital to the European economy; underscores that this should be combined with research into synthetic fuels and alternatives such as hydrogen;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 8
8. Considers that clearer price signals to reflect betterthe tax on petroleum products has meant that the transport sector has been in compliance with the polluter-pays and user- pays principles are essential in ensuring fairnfor decades already; calls for the proceeds from dutiess and a level-playing ftaxes levield for different transport modes in Europein the transport sector to be reinvested in that sector;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts at developing standards for inter- operable electronic tolling systems in the EU and the forthcoming revision of the Eurovignette Directive, which should include distance-based charging and differentiation on the basis of carbon dioxide emissions; calls for the extension of distance-based charging to cover all passenger cars and vans, and for the principle to be extended to urban areas;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that kerosene taxation needs to be introduced for aviation, which represents the mode furthest away from internalising its external costsaviation, like road transport, manages without State subsidies and that market participants face severe competition; calls, furthermefore, for the removal of the VAT exemption on air passenger tickets; encourages Member States to introduce or retain flight ticket taxes and/or levies in the interimmassive support for research into alternative fuels;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 13
13. Supports initiatives on mobility management for achieving more efficient and environmentally friendly intermodal transport services and smart mobility, which can be key to promoting the shift from car ownership to mobility as a serviceall EU citizens in their personal transport choices; emphasises that the manufacture and ownership of self-driving cars will play a key role in future European mobility;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 15
15. Considers that an obligation for fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of energy supplied through renewable electricity, sustainable advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels would bare the most effective approach for reducing the climate impact of road transport;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to limituse European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing to initiatives that contribute to climate actionpartly for research into, and dissemination of, new technology options as regards synthetic and alternative fuels;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 19
19. Encourages cities to include GHG targets into their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs)make their infrastructure ready for self-driving cars and calls for the Commission to linkgive preference to EU co-financing of urban projects to achieving such targetwhen pursuing such objectives;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 21
21. Calls for new standards for CO2 emissions from cars and vans to be set for 2025 and 2030 on the basis of a linearfeasible trajectory and at a level corresponding to anthe current annual improvement of at least 6-8 %, corresponding to 70 g New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) in 2025 and 50 g NEDC in 2030; stresses that actual emission levels must be the starting point for reductions;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 24
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 27
27. Urges the Commission to come forward with an ambitious proposal for the Combined Transport Directive that better promotmakes efficient freight transport and encourages thea modal shift towards rail and sustainable waterways of 30 % by 2030 and 50 % by 2050economically viable;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 28
28. Asks the Commission to improve aviation efficiency, including by means of the proposal on landing fees and CO2 standards beyond those enshrined make the case for global rules within the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) agreement;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29