33 Amendments of Annika BRUNA related to 2020/0300(COD)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window ofthere is a unique opportunity for the Union in the next decade to show leadership on sustainability and to faceby addressing the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for ththat can only be met by means of a change of model and by calling into question free trade. As stated in SOER 2020, one of the most important factors underlying one of Europe’s environmental and sustainability challenges is that they are inextricably linked to economic activities (free trade) and certain lifestyles, in particular the societal systems that provide Europeans with necessities such as goods, energy and mobility. Ensuring policy coherence with, and full implementation of, existing environmental policies would take Europe a long way to achieving its environmental goals up to 2030. SOER 2020 concludes, in addition, that the 2050 vision of ‘living well, within the limits of our planet’ cannot be achieved by continuing to promote sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildingonomic growth whilst seeking to manage harmful side effects with environmental and social policy tools.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) On 28 November 2019, the European Parliament adopted a resolution declaring a climate and environment emergency in Europe and globally, and urged the new Commission to take fast and important action, including by addressing inconsistencies in current Union policies on the climate and environment emergency, in particular through a far-reaching reform of its agricultural, trade, transport, energy and infrastructure investment policies and by not contributing to biodiversity loss.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25: a new growth strategy for the twin green and digital transition that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a competitive, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economy. However, this framing of the Green Deal as a ‘growth strategy’ risks undermining its primary aim, which should be to ensure shared prosperity within planetary boundaries, as is also set out in the 2050 vision of the 8th EAP. Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. __________________ 25 COM(2019) 640 final. 26 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The 2020 report on Biodiversity and Pandemics by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) highlighted the fact that the underlying causes of pandemics are the same global environmental changes that drive biodiversity loss and climate change, with the key drivers being land use change. Consistent and territorially integrated policy, taking into account the differences between Member States, is required, and an improvement in humanity’s relationship with nature, in order to escape from the very real prospect of pandemics emerging more often, spreading more rapidly and killing more people than ever before. From an economic perspective, the estimated cost of reducing the risk of pandemics is 100 times less than the cost of responding to them1a. The current COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to an unprecedented and historic economic crisis, has brought into sharp focus the fact that economic prosperity, stability and resilience are clearly linked with, and dependent on, citizens’ health and well-being. The pandemic has also underlined the need for a ‘One health’ approach, which recognises the interconnection between the human, animal and environmental spheres, and the fact that diseases can be transmitted from one pillar to another and therefore need to be tackled with a holistic approach, which should be mainstreamed and integrated into policy-making across all levels. The current COVID-19 pandemic also demonstrates that the importance of trade has fostered the development of the pandemic on a global scale. This crisis is therefore the result of a liberalism accentuated by free trade treaties and economic and human flows. __________________ 1ahttps://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2020- 12/IPBES%20Pandemics%20Report%20 Media%20Release.pdf
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should supporttake into account some of the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model, leading to an improvement in the state of nature, in the functioning of ecosystems on land and sea, and committing to ecosystem-based management and investments in restoration to enable future generations to inherit the world in a better state. A regenerative economy should be compatible with a sustainable wellbeing economy which recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space within planetary boundaries for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reversesadapts to climate change and to environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality,to help Member States adaption to climate change, protecting and restoringe biodiversity, circular economy,achieve the zero pollution ambition, while adapting to the COVID-19 health crisis, and reducinge environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groupmember countries. Moreover, transparent engagement with non- governmental actors and the broader public is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Action to achieve the Union’s environmental and climate objectives needs to be carried out in conjunction with, and must be fully compatible with, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in accordance with the Member states’ laws and without the Union making demands on the Member States.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators. It should be coherent with and without prejudice to monitoring or governance tools covering more specific aspects of environment and climate policy, such as in particular Regulation 1999/2018 of the European Parliament and of the Council30, the Environmental Implementation Review or monitoring tools relating to circular economy, in an effort to reduce toxic substances as far as possible, implementing technical and logistical means to achieve zero pollution, biodiversity, air, water, soil, waste, or any other environment policies. Together with other tools used in the European Semester, the Eurostat SDG Monitoring and in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Report31, it would be part of a coherent interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1–77. 31 COM(2020) 493 final.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) There is an increasing body of knowledge and ongoing workstreams in the Joint Research Centre, the European Environment Agency and other organisations on the notion of planetary boundaries (e.g. freshwater use, land use change, ocean acidification) and on the Union consumption footprint. Advancing that work is important to inform policy makers and stakeholders as well as to support the identification of key systemic challenges.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiativeircular, partly renewable energy-based and resilient economy which seeks to reduce toxic substances as far as possible and is based on the promotion of an efficient energy mix in a just way, and at protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment, including air, water, and soil and subsoil, and reducing, with a view to reversing, biodiversity loss and tackling the degradation of ecosystems.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that progress is visible and that European citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of European citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways that enhance resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32; __________________ 32 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, by integrating new environmental technologies, strengthening resilience and reducing the vulnerability of society, the economy and the environment to climate change;
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capitalrestoring the environment, notably air, water, soil, and forest and subsoil, and enhancing the functioning of ecosystems, notably forest, shore, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems;
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobilitytaking into account changes in the health situation and the economic and social crisis of COVID-19, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility, international trade, by calling into question free-trade agreements and food systems, including agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, and the food system.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring effective and efficient, by working directly with the Member States, the implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriate administrative and compliance assurance capacity, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) adapting enforcement of Union environmental law where implementation is lacking, while respecting the wishes of Member States, without compelling them financially but helping them by means of effective programmes, with a systematic follow-up of assistance procedures, including by ensuring that sufficient financial and human resources are allocated at both Union and Member State level for this purpose;
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
– mainstreaming the priority objectives set out in Article 2 in all relevant strategies, legislative and non- legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels; so that theyuch strategies, legislative and non-legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects and their implementation shall do no harm to any of the priority objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 a (new)
– ensuring full implementation of, and respect for, the precautionary principle, the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should, as a priority, be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay;
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment andfully and systematically take into account environmental impacts, for example on biodiversity loss, pollution and resource use, and impacts on climate;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
– taking into account the cost of inaction when evaluating existing policies and developing new initiatives, paying due regard to the costs to the environment and to health;
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) scaling up the measures against illegal exploitation of natural resources, associated corruption and money laundering, and increasing cooperation with third countries in relation to these measures; stepping up controls at the Union’s borders in the context of the fight against imports of protected animal and plant species; increasing measures to tackle invasive alien species arriving in our territories and disrupting our European ecosystems;
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) building up the knowledge base on the requirements for a far-reaching and rapid systemic change, including on how to identify, measure and evaluate, inter alia, the effects of feedback loops, tipping points, policy incoherence and lock-in effects;
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Amendment 487 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies and artificial intelligence to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, and ensuring transparency and public accessibility of this data;
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) making full use of nature ecosystem-based solutions and social innovation;
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1
– engaging with partner countries on climate and environmental action, encouraging and supporting them to adopt and implement rules in these areas that are as ambitious as those of the Union, and ensuring that all products placed on the Union market or exported from the Union fully comply with relevant Union requirements in line with the Union’s international commitments;
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require mobilising broad support by involving citizens, social partners and other stakeholders, and encouragingPublic authorities at all levels shall work with businesses and social partners, civil society, citizens and other stakeholders in implementing the 8th EAP. Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require cooperation in the development and implementation of strategies, policies or legislation related to the 8th EAP amongst national, regional and local authorities, in urban and rural areas.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The relevant Union institutions and Member States shall be responsible for taking appropriate action, with a view to the delivery of the priority objectives set out in the Article 2(1) and (2). Action shall be taken with due account for the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality, in accordance with Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1