8 Amendments of Bronis ROPĖ related to 2022/2170(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the concept of a ‘just transition’, considering it a unique principle that must permeate all aspects of the transition to climate neutrality; notes that an ambitious, comprehensive just transition is needed to address the unintended distributional effects of the green transition, such as greater regional inequalities; highlights that the Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key cohesion policy instrument supporting regions impacted by the transition towards a net- zero economy and suggests expanding and broadening the JTF’s scope to include other industrial sectors and regionfinancial scope first, before scrutinising the potential inclusion of other industrial sectors and regions and while reminding that it is indispensable to ensure that the whole EU budget serves the objectives of the just transition and that a broader Just Transition Fund should not duplicate existing financial instruments;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the green transition has a strong gender dimension, with women tending to be under-represented in green jobs and men tending to be more affected by the disappearance of carbon-intensive jobs; underlines, therefore, the need for a gender perspective when designing and implementing all transition policies to avoid deepening the divides within local labour markets; recalls the importance for a socially just green transition of the care economy and the care sector (such as early childcare or long-term care work), a female-dominated workfield in which job creation is indispensable to redistribute unpaid care work, a precondition to ensure women have equal working opportunities than men in the transition, as well as in light of the new health threats related to climate change and pollution;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the job creation potential of democratic and participatory ecological planning; underlines that in order to move forward with the green and just transition, capacities at all levels but particularly of local and regional administrations need to be strengthened and well resourced in order to ensure a participatory ecological planning, quality environmental impact assessments of projects, robust “do no significant harm” analysis, effective implementation of environmental and climate legislation, and to guarantee absorption of EU funds while decreasing the risk of decommitments at the end of the funding periods;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. 8. Believes that impact investments should be prioritised and geared towards local green infrastructure and renewable energy projects, focused on improving energy efficiency, including renovation, development and retrofitting of energy- efficient buildings, local waste recycling and management infrastructure, expansion of regional and local solar, wind, and hydropower installations, sustainable transportation which stimulate local economies and offer a great potential for creation of local jobs which can not be offshored in construction, engineering, maintenance and related industries;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Believes that impact investment should first of all focus on investing in micro-enterprises and small and medium- sized enterprises in the region that are aligned with a just transition as these investments can provide capital, technical assistance, and market access to micro- enterprises and SMEs engaged in sustainable and innovative practices; by supporting these enterprises, impact investors contribute to job creation and economic diversification within the region, and support a more sustainable transformation and economic development;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Is of the opinion that sector- specific investments, targeted to sectors that are strategically important for the region and are undergoing a just transition offer even greater opportunities for the development of new local industries and local jobs; for example, the regions heavily reliant on fossil fuel extraction should receive more investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy projects and circular economy solutions such as wind farms, solar installations, local waste collection, recycling and management;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Believes that job creation under the just transition should prioritise local community development and therefore calls Member States to ensure meaningful participation of all regional and local authorities, civil society organisations, businesses, local action groups and other stakeholders in taking decisions pertinent to developing programmes, planning investments in projects on national, regional and local levels, steered towards expanding job creation prospects; engaging in collaborative decision- making processes will ensure that that the just transition strategies and policies adequately address the concerns and needs of those affected, that investments are aligned with local contexts, maximise job creation potential, ensure that the benefits of the transition are spread throughout the community, reducing regional disparities; recalls to the Member States that stakeholder engagement is implemented in line with the principles set out in the “European Code of Conduct on Partnership” (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014);