12 Amendments of Horst SCHNELLHARDT related to 2011/2068(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas intense resource use and dramatically increased global consumption are pushing up prices of raw materials, with real commodity prices having increased by 147% since the turn of the century; whereas the EU is likely to face severe challenges in securing access to, and the uninterrupted supply of, key resources; whereas efficient use of raw materials in industry and at political level is recognised to be crucial to meeting these challenges;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to stimulate theremove the obstacles to a functioning secondary raw materials market and to foster the demand for recycled materials by developing further end-of- waste criteria and economic incentives, such as reduced VAT rates for secondary materials, by 2013; calls also therefore for the creation of a ‘Schengen area’ for waste in order to move waste for recycling more freely between the Member States;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to boost research and technological innovation to speed up the transition to a green economy; underlines that the ‘Innovation Union’, especially the European innovation partnership on raw materials, is one of the engines for a resource-efficient Europe;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, before taking any steps to extend the scope of the eco- design directive to non- energy-related products and, to come forward with additional eco-design requirements on the performance of products, including recycled content, durability and reusability, arry out a thorough implementation review of the directive as it stands, focusing order to improven the impact on their environmental impact and promote recycling, the economy, and the operating efficiency of the markets;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission, as regards the choice of means, to give preference to incentives and voluntary solutions over state regulation;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the transparency of publicly financed research, remove the bureaucratic obstacles to participation in research programmes aimed at enhancing resource efficiency, and involve SMEs to more useful effect in innovation research;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, together with the business community and civil society, to devise strategies to foster continuing acceptance of technology and innovation;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission and Member States to present concrete plans for phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies before 2020;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to assess the economic value of ecosystems and integrate these values into reporting and accounting systems by 2015give more active support to research into ecosystem service assessment methods;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to start pilot projects for several resources, e.g. phosphorous, to reach 100%a reuse rate in 2020 that is high as is reasonable, taking into account the outlay of expenditure; emphasises that these pilot projects should receive direct funding from structural funds;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture, dietary changes to reduce animal protein intake and diminishing imported land use;