Activities of Erik MARQUARDT related to 2019/2213(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
Opinion on Guidelines for the 2021 Budget - Section III
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Council to finalise its negotiating mandates on the new multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI); calls for higher spending targets of at least 50% for climate and additional at least 10% for biodiversity for the next MFF;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a Recalls that, Article 2-1(c) of the Paris Agreement compels Parties to “make financial flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development”; Calls for the following article to be inserted into the MFF-OR regulation to enshrine in law the do-no harm principle, in line with the political declarations of all three institutions: Projects financed by the EU budget shall be screened to determine if they have an environmental, climate or social impact and if so, shall be subject to climate, environmental, including biodiversity, and social sustainability proofing with a view to minimise detrimental impacts and maximise benefits on climate, environment and social dimension. For that purpose, entities requesting financing shall provide adequate information based on mandatory guidelines to be developed by the Commission. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt those guidelines in the form of a delegated act, taking fully into account the criteria established by the [Regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment] for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable, and in line with EU climate objectives. Projects that are inconsistent with the achievement of the objectives of the Paris Agreement with a pathway compatible with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5°C shall not be eligible for support under the EU Budget.
Amendment 4 #
2. Stresses that Parliament’s first reading position on the NDICI was adopted on 4 March 2019, and its mandate regarding the NDICI was reconfirmed on 8 October 2019; recalls that the Parliament’s position calls for a contribution of 45% of the overall financial envelope of the NDICI to climate objectives, environmental management and protection, biodiversity and combatting desertification, of which 30% of the overall financial envelope should be dedicated to climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a Calls for all horizontal guidance on climate and biodiversity proofing that should guide development related policy planning documents for the next MFF;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a Calls for all infrastructure investments with an expected lifespan of more than 5 years to be in line with the National Climate and Energy Plans, and in their planning prioritize energy efficiency measures (Energy Efficiency First Principle) and the consideration of specific decarbonisation pathways compatible with the objective of limit global warming to under 1.5°C as well as resilience to adverse climate change impacts. Calls for the integration of all 3 scopes of GHG emissions in the mandatory cost-benefit analysis over the lifecycle of the project against the most likely baseline and the explicit consideration to avoid stranded assets;