23 Amendments of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2017/2006(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the evidence pointing to human responsibility for climate change is beyond any doubt and we are already seeing devastating environmental impacts and high socio-economic costs, particularly for the most vulnerable populations; whereas, according to scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the earth’s temperature willcould rise by between 1.40.9 and 5.8 ºC by 2100, which would be the largest increase for 10 000 years;.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a serious worldwide migration crisis is predicted as a potential result;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the reality of climate change is already being felt in the EU in the form of extreme weather phenomena: hurricanes, storms, desertification, heatwaves, floods and water shortages, and areas such as the outermost regions experience the effects of climate change even more keenly;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the reality of climate change is already being felt in the EU in the form of extreme weather phenomena: desertification, land and shores’ corrosion, heavy rains, heatwaves, floods and water shortages;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas more than 70almost 72,5% of the EU population, approximately 359 million people, live in cities;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the role played by the EU in the Paris/COP 21 agreement and its role as world leader in the fight against climate change; points out that Europe has the most ambitious climate change goals in the world; Urges that climate change mitigation be considered an urgent priority in EU cohesion policies, in order to meet and indeed exceed the Paris Agreement/COP21 commitments by promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, without prejudice to the necessary adaptation measures;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges that climate change mitigation be considered an urgent priority in EU cohesion policies, in order to meet and indeed exceed the Paris Agreement/COP21 commitments by promoting clean energy innovation, renewable energy and energy efficiency, without prejudice to the necessary adaptation measures;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission and Member States to implement ambitious targets in their legislation, that should be mandatory for the Member States and regional and local authorities, in line with the request made by the Committee of the Regions in its opinion of 9 February 2017;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission and Member States to implement ambitious targets in their legislation, that should be mandatory for the Member States and regional and local authorities, in line with the request made by the Committee of the Regions in its opinion of 9 February 2017;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the grave irresponsibility of sections of industry, the media and politics that continue to deny the evidence of climate change;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that in the future multiannual financial framework (MFF) should specifically and measurably increasethe EU could reconsider its contribution to climate goals, and that it shcould also increase the proportion of its spending earmarked for this purpose;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that cohesion policy shcould encompass the mitigation and adaptation approaches, differentiating between them and setting clear and measurable targets in each area; takes the view that these targets should be reached through investment plans with the participation of cities and regions (both authorities and civil society), and that this participation should also cover the implementation and evaluation stagestargets in each area;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that cohesion policy investments should be consistent with an effective decarbonisation policy and that they should be accompanied by effective employment plans that will guarantee social as well as environmental sustainability;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the important role played by cross-border cooperation and macro-regional strategies in the action carried out by regions and cities, and reiterates the need to strengthen this tool politically and financially;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of using additional financial instruments and policies, like the European Fund for Strategic Investments, Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon2020, in order to finance projects that will help mitigate or adapt to climate change.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that cities and regions could use Integrated Territorial Investments and Community Led Local Developments as additional tools to mitigate and adapt to climate change;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UrgesWelcomes the role a number of cities and regions to includehave played in the fight against climate change on the institutional agenda as a matter of urand in environmental protection; Urges cities and regions to incorporate the fight against climate change even further into the institutional agencyda, by planning for specific goals and adopting mitigation and adaptation measures, accompanied by monitoring and evaluation based on objective parameters and tried-and-tested methodologies;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges cities and regions to include the fight against climate change on the institutional agenda as a matter of urgency, by planning for specific goals and adopting mitigation and adaptation measures, accompanied by monitoring and evaluation based on objective parameters and tried-and-tested methodologies;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need for cities and regions to implement measures to welcome and integrate climate migrants and refugees aund migrantser international protection;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on cities and regions to apply gender-equalityneutral environmental and climate change mitigation and adaptation policies during the planning, implementation and evaluation of measures, and to carry out a detailed analysis covering all sectors and all proposed actions;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on cities and regions to take advantage of EU initiatives, like the Urban Innovative Actions to deploy pilot projects in the field of sustainable urban development;