5 Amendments of Maximilian KRAH related to 2020/2043(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinccerned that a purpose-built trade policy can be an important driver in steering economies towards decarbonbut highly politically motivated trade policy can be driver towards a planned economy in forcing economies towards decarbonisation and resulting deindustrialisation in order to achieve the climate objectives set in the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports, in the absence of a global carbon price and a multilateral soluQuestion,s a market-based EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) oneven under the condition that it is compatible with EU free trade agreements (FTAs) and WTO rules (by being non- discriminatory and not constituting a disguised restriction on international trade), and that it is proportionate, based on the polluter pays principle and fit for purpose in delivering the climate objectives; underlines that unilateral action by the EU through the introduction of the CBAM may lead to retaliatory measures such as punitive tariffs on European exports, that might cause economic damages and severely impact European producers and companies;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the general exception clause of Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) should be the basis for any CBAM design and its only rationale should be an environmental one – reducing global CO2 emissions and preventing carbon leakage; requests a legal opinion by an independent legal experts on whether Article XX’s “would not constitute a means of arbitrary and unjustifiable discrimination between countries in similar circumstances or a disguised restriction on international trade” would be applicable;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for thorough impact assessments - especially on direct and indirect carbon leakage - and for the utmost transparency of the process leading to the CBAM, as well as engagement with the EU’s trading partners to build coalitions and avoid any possible retaliations; demands that a full life-cycle GHG emissions analysis will be used as the basis for calculation in order to obtain a neutral and comparable picture of the product’s carbon footprint;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission not to allocate CBAM revenues as assigned own resources to Next Generation EU (NGEU) but to the various EU research programmes and use it as a mean to help SMEs and industry coping the burdens of the Green Deal policy;