Activities of Thomas WAITZ related to 2021/2102(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap (debate)
The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap
Amendments (55)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the Concept for an Integrated Approach on Climate Change and Security of 5 October 2021,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 January 2020 and of 25 January 2021 on climate diplomacy,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 17 June 2020 and of 10 May 2021 on security and defence,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the climate crisis has generated effects on the international system where it has the potential to exacerbates geopolitical tensions, and to shift the balance between major powers;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the climate crisis affects both human and state security; whereas global warming intersects in various ways with political, ethnic and socio-economic dynamics, and is a direct driver of conflict in that it increases disaster risks and places additional pressure on ecosystems, thereby threatening people’s livelihoods, water and food security, and critical infrastructure, by, inter alia, instigating land-use change and environmental degradation;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas climate change can affect people’s security differently depending on their gender, socio-economic status, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), (dis)ability, etc.; whereas marginalised groups in particular tend to be disproportionately negatively affected by climate change;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas links between climate change and conflict can be complex and concrete effects of climate change on conflict are mostly context-specific; whereas there is a need to support a more systematic and extensive exchange and cross-fertilisation between the scientific communities working on the climate- security nexus;
Amendment 40 #
E a. whereas in a recent study the 2019 carbon footprint of the military sector in Member States, including both national armed forces and military technology industries based in the EU, was estimated at approximately 24.8 million tCO2eq;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, according to the European Defence Agency (EDA), transport fuels accounted for 52 % of the energy consumption of the 22 Member States which provided data for 2016 and 2017 (countries standing for 96,9% of EDA Member States’ overall defence expenditure); whereas, according to the same EDA survey, military infrastructure and buildings represent another large consumer of energy, with heating alone having accounted, on average, for 32 % of Member States’ armed forces’ energy consumption in 2017, 75 % of which was generated by oil fuels and natural gas;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the defence sector is not mentioned in the 2015 Paris Agreement, leaving it to national governments to decide whether to include mitigation efforts by the defence sector in their national commitments towards the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); whereas all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions and at the same time adapt to climate change to reach the Union’s carbon neutrality objectives and to maintain operational effectiveness;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas, as a consequence, the Union’s external action must increasingly incorporate climate change and environmental considerations as a major security risk, and accordingly adapt strategies and concepts, procedures, civilian and military hardware and infrastructure, capability development including training and, where appropriate, its institutional framework and accountability mechanisms;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the Union’s security and defence policy and its instruments should directly contribute to preventing and reducing the negative security effects of the climate crisis; whereas the full complement of governance and peace- building instruments must address the climate-security nexus;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas even a small nuclear exchange would have dramatic humanitarian consequences, and would also impact the climate in a very negative way inducing famines and the shortening of growing seasons for several years;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the NDICI has a spending target of 30% of its EUR 80 Billion seven year budget to support climate actions, and between 7,5 and 10% annually for environmental protection and biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the urgent need to accelerate and deepen the integration of conflict-sensitive climate mitigation and adaptation in the Union’s external, foreign, security, and defence policies, in particular its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP);
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to make sure that climate change is mainstreamed in the Union’s external action, following the example of the NDICI regulation; calls for climate- specific strategies, policies, procedures, measures and capabilities to be developed; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that the development of a Union policy on climate security and defence entails the implementation of a human security approach which involves the participation of diverse members of the local population in all stages of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and which includes environmental safeguarding, including protection of biodiversity and prevention of pollution;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the development of concrete benchmarks to measure progress in addressing the links between climate change, on the one hand, and peace, conflict and the conflict and climate sensitivity of EU external action on the other; calls on the VP/HR to report on an annual basis to Parliament on progress made using and meeting these benchmarks and indicators;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the recent Commission, Council and EEAS initiatives in the field of climate diplomacy, security and defence, in particular the Climate Diplomacy Policy Framework, the Climate Change and Defence Roadmap (the ‘Roadmap’) and the Concept for an Integrated Approach on Climate Change and Security; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that all different concepts are well connected and harmonised in a coherent and consistent framework; stresses the need to make this a priority, and calls on the VP/HR to report on progress until June 2022;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of addressing the links between climate change, security and defence in the forthcoming Strategic Compass, with a view to identifying clear goals and concrete measures for Member States to strengthen the energy efficiency of the armed forces and adapt to the comprehensive security effects of climate change in the medium to longer term, ranging from strategic foresight, training and innovation to capability development within the EU framework;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Roadmap and calls on the EEAS to ensure, together with the relevant Commission services and the EDA, where appropriate, the comprehensive implementation of the three work strands – the operational dimension, capability development and partnerships; calls on the Member States to develop national structures in support of the objectives; urges all actors to treat this process as a priority and to develop and implement initiatives in line with the integrated approach; stresses the need to assessimportant role of the armed forces with respect to adaption but also mitigating the effect on climate change and the environment, including by comprehensively measuring and mapping the environmental footprint of armed forces, as proposed in the Roadmap; urges the VP/HR to propose to the Member States an immediate action programme which consists of prioritised actions presented in the Roadmap which can be implemented in the short term; calls for the timeframes for reviewing the Roadmap to be reconsidered and, in particular, for the overall objectives to be reviewed much earlier than 2030;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes in particular the Roadmap’s immediate and short-term impact measures for 2020-2021, in particular the development of a the light- touch reporting process – linked with the development of measurement capabilities - based on indicators of progress related to the environmental footprint, including energy, water, waste management, etc., of CSDP missions and operations; stresses the necessity to generate more detailed assessments by 2022; , taking into account lessons learned and best practices, by 2023 and to incorporate stronger requirements for appropriate technical specific actions as part of procurement to mitigate a life- cycle approach as included in the 2012 Military Concept on Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency for EU- led military operations; highlights the need to systematically include climate and environmental considerations into military technology, research, procurement and infrastructure;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for strengthening the role of EDA, EDF and PESCO in supporting Member States, disseminating national best practices and organizing regular peer-to-peer exchanges on green defence and climate change mitigation;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CIn order to lay the ground for contributing to climate mitigation, calls on the VP/HR to present, by mid-2022, an assessment of the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the EU’s external action; stresses the need to develop by 2022 a meaningful methodology to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions from all EU security and defence activities, including emissions from manufacturing, possession and dismantling also in order to address the current lack of reliable and internationally comparable data; underlines the need to agree with NATO on a common methodology as regards military activities and the measurement of its carbon footprint and to agree on precise reduction targets, pathways, and a timetable; believes that the Roadmap should be used to trigger clear national pledges to reduce military emissions, including mandatory military emissions reporting to the UNFCCC and national Parliaments, as without reporting and transparency, there will be no pressure to cut emissions and no means of determining the impact of any pledges;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for the setting of voluntary targets to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of military missions and operations, and to engage onto a path towards climate neutrality by 2050, thereby further enhancing operational effectiveness;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Proposes to launch a pilot project for measuring and mapping the greenhouse gas emissions of CSDP missions and operations; believes that EUFOR Althea would be a good choice in that respect;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly welcomes the fact that the Union’s new Global Europe instrument (NDICI) reflects well the urgency and importance of swift, strong and extensive external climate action; welcomes in this regard that NDICI mainstreams climate action and will make sure that 30% of its EUR 80 Billion seven year budget will support climate actions; calls on the Commission to fully respect these targets and to include into its calculations only measures with a clear climate dimension; welcomes that investments in fossil fuels and measures having harmful or significant adverse effects on the environment and climate are excluded from funding; strongly welcomes the NDICI climate security policy (See subsection B.1.(d) of Annex III to the NDICI Regulation); calls on the Commission to prioritise actions seeking to achieve comprehensive and inclusive outcomes through linking climate mitigation and adaptation to conflict prevention and peacebuilding; stresseswelcomes NDICI’s environment and climate change programme while stressing the need to include greater support for fragile and conflict-affected states in environmental governance, including institution-building; demands that the full potential for environmental peacebuilding be unleashed under the NDICI peace, stability and conflict-prevention programme; believes that the NDICI’s approach to climate security should be a point of reference for all other Union external action and calls on the HR/VP to ensure that in particular CSDP is synchronised with that approach;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the HR/VP to launch a lessons learned process as regards past and ongoing missions, operations and actions, and to focus on the question under which political, institutional, but also socio-economic circumstances security and defence actions effectively support lasting peace-building and the strengthening of sustainable and democratic governance structures, and at what point an exit strategy can be implemented;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Believes that climate security should become fully integrated into the Union’s conflict prevention and crisis management toolbox in order to strengthen resilience of fragile states and affected populations;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need to boost the Union’s strategic foresight, early-warning, situational awareness and conflict-analysis capacities using qualitative and quantitative data and innovative methods from various sources; underlines that, in addition to systematic cooperation with civil society organisations, the Union’s space programmes and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) should also contribute, SATCEN and INTCEN, the EEAS’s conflict prevention unit, national research centres, think tanks, national intelligence services and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) should also contribute to strategic foresight, peacebuilding, climate and conflict research; believes that it is of utmost importance that such knowledge is used to well design future missions, operations and actions taking into account parameters ranging from changing weather conditions to the local political context;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines that the principle of data-driven policy and programmes must be central to climate security programmes; is mindful, at the same time, of the limitations of big data approaches and quantitative environmental stress indices with regard to conflict prediction, as they risk paying too little attention to the local societal context; recalls the non-availability of reliable data in some fragile countries, also as a result of corruption and weak governance structures, in which case proxy data should be used instead; believes that the knowledge and initiatives of local populations and civil society have a key role to play as part of the Union’s efforts to address the effects of climate change on conflict;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to ensure that early warning and conflict analysis are adequately connected to early action and responses, and that meaningful strategic foresight capability is in place; welcomes in this respect the ongoing conflict analysis of around 60 countries by EEAS; recalls that it is essential for climate actions to be conflict-sensitive to avoid inadvertently doing harm and to contribute to peace whenever possible;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that a case-by-case approach including regionally specific analyses and locally driven initiatives is needed which is adapted to the specific situation on the ground; stresses the importance of strengthening the resilience of communities, and that supporting local ownership and inclusive local governance structures is essential to ensure that efforts are sustainable; stresses that an inclusive and accountable approach towards local populations and which increases environmental protection and access to vital resources also increases the security of EU forces and personnel (mission security);
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that environmental peace building should be reinforced, as it generates sustainable and fair solutions addressing the effects of climate change and can also present opportunities to build peace, while fostering dialogue and cooperation at the local, national and international level (e.g. on natural resource management, access to land and water, environmental protection, disaster risk reduction, welcoming climate refugees, etc.) and presenting opportunities to adopt a transformational approach to address the root causes of conflict and structural drivers of marginalisation; stresses the need to increase pre-conflict mediation initiatives, including by means of higher levels of funding via NDICI; stresses the need to address the environment throughout the cycle of conflict, and to also address the post- conflict situation in an appropriate manner as it can leave populations more vulnerable to environmental risk or lead to a rise of environmental crime or devastation (e.g. deforestation) in ungoverned spaces;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for the evaluation and monitoring of noise pollution caused by military marine activities on marine fauna, especially military sonars, which potentially contribute to biodiversity loss;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Proposes the nomination of an EU Special Representative on Climate, Peace and Conflict (EUSR CPC), who should coordinate the Union’s external action in this regard, support the mainstreaming of climate sensitivity across institutions, oversee the implementation of specific actions and promote the development of internal capacities, expertise and knowledge; underlines that the EUSR CPC should propose relevant initiatives to the VP/HR, the Commission and the Council, and should regularly brief Parliament; stresses the need to deploy climate security experts to EU delegations; and to the CSDP missions and operations, encouraging Member States to support this efforts by providing such experts; proposes to specifically task EU Delegations to enhance reporting about the governance of land and natural resources as well as connected socioeconomic and political developments; underlines the importance to also task the EUSR CPC with closely monitoring the situation in regions which are heavily affected by climate change and environmental degradation, such as the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Pacific, and with developing mechanisms to monitor, evaluate, document and communicate publicly on the impact, the lessons learned and the best practices of efforts to achieve comprehensive outcomes through linking climate adaptation and peacebuilding;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly believes that there is an urgent needcy for Member States to mandate all CSDP missions and operations and all European Peace Facility (EPF) actions to contribute to the integrated approach for addressing climate security challenges, in particular in the Sahel and Horn of Africa regions, in order to raise the likelihood of successfully attaining the missions’ objectives;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that CSDP missions and operations and EPF actions can contribute to enhancing the climate resilience of their host countries and stresses that a positive legacy in terms of their local footprint should be included in particular in their exit strategies, without jeopardising mission effectiveness or the security of own personnel; underlines that reducing the operational dependency on fossil fuels brings benefits in operational efficiency and effectiveness, including enhancing the safety of mission personnel by reducing logistical supply chains, and strengthening the credibility of CSDP engagement in light of the EU’s global climate leadership;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Recalls that all civilian and military CSDP missions and operations and EPF actions should be part of a broader political strategy designed to contribute to human security, and seek to increase the local level of security and stability; stresses the need to integrate climate security and environmental peacebuilding in updated EU concepts on Security Sector Reform (SSR) and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Believes that there is the need to adapt CSDP mandates and EPF actions in order to raise the sustainability of such missions’ contributions to peace by prioritizing the security of all parts of the local population, strengthening the resilience of relevant local governance structures in particular as regards quality of security service, inclusivity (especially with regard to the participation and the rights of diverse women, young people and marginalised groups), accountability, and transparency;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. SCalls on the EEAS to guarantee that civilian and military missions and operations as well as other external action measures are climate-sensitive and gender-sensitive and conflict-sensitive by design; underlines the urgent need to prevent that Union activities in fragile third countries contribute to scarcity of resources, rising prices of vital resources, or environmental degradation and pollution; stresses the need to design mission infrastructure and a supply-chain that are climate- and environment-sensitive and as energy-optimised and carbon- neutral as possible, and that make use of new technology such as mobile solar systems, in particular for static features;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Proposes to establish a curriculum for an ESDC “train the trainer” course to mainstream climate and environmental issues into the ordinary military training system on tactical and the strategic level; believes that such courses should be mandatory pre-deployment training for climate security advisors for CSDP missions and operations as well as EU Delegations;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Underlines that the new European Peace Facility also presents many new opportunities and entry points for implementation of the Climate Change and Defence Roadmap;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – introductory part
Paragraph 20 – introductory part
20. Stresses the need to strengthen the EU’s environmental peacebuilding and climate security by including tasks and support efforts relating to mediation, dialogue, the protection of civilians, conflict resolution and reconciliation in order to ease climate-induced tensions between different communities competing over scarce resources, such as farmland or water, and which easily strengthen violent armed and extremist groups or transform into armed conflicts or even inter-state wars; highlights the need to develop new missions and measures which complement and strengthen efforts carried out and supported through other instruments and aim at reducing tensions and conflict, also on the very local, community level; stresses, in this regard, that new missions should, inter alia, focus on integrated peacebuilding, environmental peacebuilding, and climate adaptation measures as well as boosting civilian conflict prevention capacities; proposes that new missions could focus on the following:
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. States that all military capabilities and services used by the Union should contribute to reaching the EU’s climate targets and adapt to increasingly challenging climate conditions in order to be able, inter alia, to guarantee the fulfilment of their tasks at home and abroad; as regards climate adaptation, believes there is an urgent need for Member States’ armed forces to adapt their capabilities to increasingly challenging climate conditions;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls for evaluating the impact of climate change induced changing weather patterns and of more frequent extreme weather events on the operational effectiveness of armed forces and potentially resulting capability requirements;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines that an increase in defence expenditure should not lead to an increase in emissions, and that part of defence spending should be dedicated to investments in instrumenttechnologies and capabilities that significantly reduce emissions underlining that climate and environmental considerations have become a key driving factor; recalls that EU and NATO military strategists and planners have been working on the question of how armed forces can reduce their carbon footprint for more than a decade; recalls that a reduced energy footprint and fuel demand has also a positive effect on mission security and efficiency; welcomes, in this respect, the EDA’s activities, in particular the Go Green policy it launched in 2012, its Military Green concept and, its wEnvironmental Working gGroup on the c, its Consultation Forum for Sustainable Energy in the Defence Sector and, and its Incubation Forum on Circular eEconomy, and in European Defence; calls for an acceleration and broadening of such projects and for an independent external evaluation thereof;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the EDA has concluded that the subsequent reduction in fossil fuel consumption cuts costs, decreases emissions and reduces dependencies on non-European sources, and that the number of casualties can be reduced significantly given that there are far fewer fuel convoys for adversaries to target, thereby freeing up resources that are used to protect convoys, and that overall capabilities are made more effective through enhanced endurance, mobility and autonomy; underlines that a high fossil fuel demand and long supply routes drive the costs for missions and operations and increase the security risk for mission personnel and contractors;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on DG DEFIS, the Member States, the EEAS and the EDA to adopt an approach incorporating a low energy, carbon and environmental footprint by design when implementing relevant EU funds and to regularly report on progress; underlines that following a coordinated EU-level approach is particularly important when launching research, development, modernisation, or pooling and sharing initiatives in particular as regards military, and dual-use technology and capabilities; recalls that it is strategically important to develop all technological aspects and to address the whole life cost together with EU-level standardisation and certification to ensure that equipment is fit to tackle the effects of the climate crisis; welcomes, in this respect, the fact that 30 % of the European Defence Fund aims to contribute to climate action; welcomes the relevant investment of EUR 133 million provided for in the first annual work programme, but notes that this represents only 11 % of the overall annual EDF budget;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the need to significantly increase investments in ‘green’ defence, in particular by dedicating a higher share of military R&D funded from the EU budget to carbon-neutral fuels and propulsion systems for military aircraft, ships and other vehicles, in particular as regards future major weapons systems (e.g. the future combat air system (FCAS) and the European main battle tank (EMBT)); states that is imperative to start now by investing massively into research and development of carbon neutral fuels and propulsion systems for military vehicles on land, sea and air; underlines that, given the dual nature of such investments, they have strong positive spill-over effects in the civilian sector, in particular for the ailing civil aviation industry looking for less energy intensive and more cost-effective business models and technologies; believes that the electrification of military technology should be further promoted and extensively financed including via the EDF, in particular as regards weapons systems, but also in terms of housing, barracks and related heating or cooling systems, be it in Member States or as regards military camps when deployed;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Calls for mainstreaming energy efficiency criteria and circular economy principles into capability development programs and procurement guidelines, based on experience and lessons learnt by Member States and in the framework of EDA activities; asks Member States to work on process optimization, eco-friendly system design, construction and operation based on circularity principles in particular with regard to Operational Headquarters and field offices;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. CBelieves it is time to develop new permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) projects aiming at setting standards and benchmarks concerning energy efficiency, creating new capabilities or pooling and modernising existing ones; calls on the Member States to consider the feasibility of using PESCO for setting up a corps of military engineers to focus on addressing climate-induced natural disasters and the protection of critical infrastructure in fragile countries; stresses the importance of including periodical reviews for assessing progress of such projects and addressing shortcomings as early as possible;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls for the climate security nexus to be included as a new priority area for the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peace Operations and Crisis Management;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the stated ambition of NATO Secretary-General StoltenbergHeads of State and Governments of 14June 2021 that NATO reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050; underlines the fact that 22 Member States are NATO members and calls on the VP/HR to make sure that emission reduction objectives, benchmarks and methodologies are synchronised, asbetween Member States as they have only a single set of forces and cannot afford to have different EU and NATO standards or the duplication of forces; believes that NATO and the EU should decide to treat climate security as a new; believes that NATO and the EU should decide to treat climate security as a new area for cooperation and concrete actions; call in this respect also for better anticipation of ‘green’ interoperability between Members States of both NATO and EU especially as concerns fuels for engines used by military vehicles; calls more specifically for climate change and security to be included as a new and very concrete area ofor cooperation and concrete actions; into the 3rd Joint Declaration of EU and NATO;
Amendment 202 #
29 a. Calls on all nuclear weapon states to fulfil their nuclear disarmament obligations under international law in order to prevent grave climate consequences; equally issues the same call on countries, which possess such weapons outside of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT);
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Calls for the universal ratification of the Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD) and to call on all EU and NATO Member States to ratify it;