Activities of Johannes BLOKLAND related to 2008/2001(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the Stern Review concludes that, if no measures are taken, the annual cost of projected climate change will account for between 5% and 20% of GDP in 2050; whereas the same report concludes that the climate objectives can be met if, starting now, 1% of GDP is spent each year on measures in this area,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the IPCC AR4 has, for the first time, documented the wide-ranging impacts of changes in current climate patterns in Europe, such as retreating glaciers, increasingly lengthy seasons, shifts in the geographical range of species’ habitats and health impacts caused by a heatwave of unprecedented magnitude; whereas the changes observed are consistent with those projected for future climate change; whereas, throughout Europe as a whole, nearly allmany regions will be negatively affected by the various future impacts of climate change and these will pose challenges in many socioeconomic sectors; whereas climate change is expected to magnify regional differences in Europe’s natural resources, e.g. water availability,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas most results of these additional studies underline the urgent need to respond to global warming without delay; whereas, in particular, the latest WMO data published in December 2007 state that the decade from 1998 to 2007 is the warmest on record, marked by temperature anomalies of more than 4°C above the long-term monthly averages for January and April 2007 in parts of Europ and that 2007 will itself be one of the 10 warmest years on record, with an expected temperature anomaly of 0.41°C above the long-term average; and whereas 2007 was marked by temperature anomalies of more than 4°C above the long-term monthly averages for January and April 2007 in parts of Europe, whilst, in contrast, parts of South America were forced to contend with periods of extreme cold and in January 2008 large parts of China experienced a temperature anomaly of almost 4°C below the long- term average,
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that scientific evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are already affected by regional climate changes due in part to historic carbon emissions from the industrialised countries; emphasises that it is scientifically proven that the underlying causes of global warming are partly man- made and that the level of gathered knowledge sufficiently proves the anthropogenic disturbance of the Earth's atmosphere;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns scientifically unsubstantiated efforts to portray the results of studies into the causes and effects of climate change as doubtful, uncertain or questionable; understands, however, that scientific progress has always been marked by uncertainties, their progressive elimination and the search for explanations or models beyond the current scientific mainstream;