2 Amendments of Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI related to 2017/2055(INI)
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call from 2014for the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to play an active role in facilitating thean internationally agreed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) as ship fuel in vessels navigating the Arctic seas on the basis of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and through port state control, along similar lines to the way the waters surrounding Antarctica have been regulated; invites the Commission to include the environmental and climate risks of the use of HFO in its position on International Ocean Governance; calls on the Commission, in the absence of adequate international measures, to put forward proposals on rules for vessels calling at EU ports prior to journeys through Arctic waters, with a view to prohibiting the use and carriage of HFO;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, all sectors of the economy are required to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions; urges the adoption of clear targets to reduce international maritime CO2 emissions at global level through the IMO; notes, furthermore, that the EU should contribute in parallel to the reduction of CO2 emissions from shipping by introducing a robust pricing mechanism as soon as possible;