8 Amendments of Manon AUBRY related to 2020/2043(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. BRecalls the international obligations of the Union under the Paris Agreement; acknowledges the Green Deal, the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and the newly announced target as voted by the European Parliament of at least 60% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; notes the lack of international climate efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 C; believes that the main aim of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) should be to support the EU’s green objectives and fight climate change, notably by fighting carbon leakage;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that the CBAM be implemencreated as an extension ofalternative to the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS), which would require importers to purchase allowances for the volume of carbon emissions incorporated in their producthas proven to be highly ineffective in increasing the carbon price; stresses the need for the mechanism to include the emissions resulting from transport in the carbon content pricing; urges the mechanism to aim for a reduction of EU share of imported emissions; notes that the mechanism should ensure a single carbon price, both for domestic producers and importers;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that the mechanism should be part of wider set of policies to achieve the decarbonisation of our economy; calls for a revision of EU State Aids rules to ensure proper support to the constitution of a strong decarbonized industrial base in the Union; urges the mechanism to aim for a reduction of EU share of imported emissions, which implies a reduction in value chains and their length;
Amendment 42 #
3. UrgSuggests a progressive mechanism that first includes sectors which are emissions intensive and with the highest risk of carbon leakage, before being enlarged over time to encompass all imports; underlines that the proposed CBAM should end up applying to all imports in order to avoid distortion in the internal market;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends that a design be Notes the proposal from the European Economic and Social Committee to introduced a design that measures the carbon content of imports through their basic materials composition (as outlined in the proposal from the European Economic and Social Committee); recalls that this feasible approximation would weigh each basic material covered by the EU ETS and multiply it by its carbon intensity value – which ideally shcould be defined at country level; stresses, however, that importers who are more carbon efficient should be allowed to demonstrate the specific carbon intensity of their products; stresses the importance to also measure and include in the mechanism the emissions resulting from transport;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests that the implementation of the CBAM should lead to the progressive phasing out of the free allocation of allowances, following an appropriate transition period, since the mechanism ensures that EU producers and importers would have to deal with the same carbon costs in the EU market; notes that this phasing out should be coupled in parallel with the introduction of export rebates in order to maintain strong decarbonisation incentives, while ensuring a level playing field for EU exports;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the inclusion of CBAM revenues into the EU budget; is convinced that these resources must be used for social and climate measures, including for supporting third countries in their efforts to decarbonize their economies, decarbonize and build a greener European industry, mitigate and adapt to climate change and to support low-income households and compensate any rise in price on imported goods as a result of the implementation of the mechanism;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. BRecalls the environmental exemption provisions under the Article 20 of the GATT agreement; believes that the above proposal is compatible with World Trade Organization rules, since it does not discriminate between producers, is based on objective criteria and has a clear environmental objective.