35 Amendments of Hélène LAPORTE related to 2020/2058(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (SEIP) as central in ensuring the success of the Green Deal and the transition towards a more sustainable and resilient economy; notes that this success is dependent on an accompanying revision of the rules governing international trade and capital mobility;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesRecalls that the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (SEIP) as central in ensuring the success of the Green Deal and thecould be the first step in guaranteeing the gradual transition towards a more sustainable and resilient economy;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance to provide for an economically viable transition, in particular for SMEs and micro- enterprises in terms of time and conversion tools;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that a social protection system is necessary in the event that the companies that implement the climate transition have an excess of staff, employees who cannot be relocated or in the event of relocation of the enterprises;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that an equitable transition to a sustainable and resilient economy cannot be separated from an effective digitalization plan. As the facts demonstrated during the Corona virus pandemic, digitization allows doing many remote activities, such as working, attending school or university’s lessons, having a medical consultation; consequently, it could be possible to greatly reduce the pollution from today's very high mobility and would allow repopulating many areas currently depopulated; so stresses that the repopulation of ex populated areas would benefit the environment in terms of ordinary maintenance of the territory, avoiding the hydrogeological risk to which some areas are now more exposed;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s European Recovery Plan with the European Green Deal at its heart; endorses the underlying principle that public investments will respect the oath to ‘do no harm’; emphasises that national recovery and resilience plans should put the EU on the path to a 50 % to 55 % reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 and climate neutrality by 2050; calls for an annual review of progress in this direction compared with that made by other major GHG emitters;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the success of the EU’s aim to achieve climate neutrality will depend on the adequacy of the financingreduce negative externalities detrimental to the environment, will depend on the adequacy of the financing, which has become increasingly difficult under the ultra-accommodative monetary policies of the European Central Bank;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the success of the EU’s aim to achieve climate neutrality will depend on the adequacy of the financingmust be reached with the lowest social and economic impact;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that Article 311 TFEU prohibits the EU from contracting debt; underlines that issuing debt is a defining feature of sovereign states;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Questions whether the SEIP, as currently constituted, will enable the mobilisation of EUR 1 trillion by 2030, given the negative economic outlook following the COVID-19 crisis; requests the Commission to ensure full transparency on financing issues, such as the optimistic leverage effect or the lack of clarity over the extrapolations of certain amounts; furthermore questions how the new MFF as proposed by the Commission in its revised proposals of 27 and 28 May 2020 would enable the achievement of the SEIP targets; is anxious that this funding should directly benefit local stakeholders, SMEs, craftsmen, traders and consumers, thereby encouraging them to adopt a different approach;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Wishes to see it ensured that funding from the SEIP, at EU and national level, goes towards the policies and programmes with the highest potential to contribute to the fight against climate change, and looks forward to the Commission’s upcoming climate tracking methodology using appropriately the criteria established by the EU taxonomy;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the phasing-out of public and private investments in highly polluting and harmful industries for which economically feasible alternatives are available, while fully respecting the rights of Member States to choose their energy mix; also calls for activities harmful to the environment or human health to be excluded from investment protection clauses contained in international trade agreements;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the phasing-out of public and private investments in highly polluting and harmful industries for which economically feasible alternatives are available, while fully respecting the rights of Member States to choose their energy mix;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the central role of the EU budget in delivering the SEIP; reiterates its long-standing positionconsiders that at least some of thate new initiatives should always be financed through addimust be financed by the reallocational of appropriations and should not negatively affect other policiesearmarked for non-priority policies to policies with an environmental impact equal to or below zero;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the central role of the EU budget in delivering the SEIP; reiterates its long-standing position that new initiatives should always be financed through additional appropriations and should not negatively affect other policiesown resources, as enshrined in Article 311 TFEU;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the fact that, in order to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement, the EU’s contribution to the climate objectives should be underpinned by sound economics and ambitious minimal share of climate-related expenditure in the EU budget, going beyondpreferable below the levels of targeted spending shares of at least 25 % over the MFF 2021- 2027 period and of 30% as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027, given the severe economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 lockdown measures, and the ongoing economic crisis, which prompts a more moderate and realistic approach by the EU;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the Innovation Fund and the Modernisation Fund should make a significant contribution to the sustainable transition, and welcomes in particular the fact that the Modernisation Fund is designed to support investments to improve energy efficiency in 10 lower-income Member States and is therefore an important tool in ensuring a just transition; recalls that successful transition depends on the support of local stakeholders and the incentives received by them; urges that funding be made available to them through channels such as direct financing platforms that are outside the banking and financial system;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that European resources destined for digitization, especially for the private sector, often remain unused due to difficulties in accessing information and lack of transparency; stresses that transparency in monitoring is also fundamental for the realization of the funded projects; calls for greater ease of access to calls for proposals, greater clarity of the monitoring methodology and better information;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reaffirms its previous position regarding candidates for new own resources, and calls on the Commission to proposejects the introduction of new EU own resources, which correspond to essential EU objectives including the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment; asks, therefore, for the introduction of new own resources based on the auction revenues of the Emissions Trading System, a contribution on non-recycled plastic packaging waste, the future Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base or a precursor based on operations of large enterprises, a tax on digital companies, and a financial transaction taxwill ultimately lead to further taxation of businesses and increased tax pressure on citizens;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomesarns that the efforts of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to revise its energy lending policy and to devote 50 % of its operations to climate action and environmental sustainability; calls on the EIB to commit to the sustainable transition towards climate neutrality while taking into account the different energy mixes of Member States and devoting particular attention to the sectors and regions most affected by the transitionould lead to asset bubbles in those markets concerned; calls on the EIB to respect the different energy mixes of Member States;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the EIB to provide lower entry thresholds for sustainable finance in order to allow also SMEs to access and increase the effectiveness of its investments; calls on the Commission in synergy with the EIB and the national promotional banks to directly channel at least 40% of the funding generated by the Green Deal towards transparent and easily accessible programs dedicated to European SMEs and micro-sized enterprises;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports a renewed sustainable equity- finance strategy; underlines the need for an EU eco-label for financial products, for an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), and for more reliable, comparable and accessible sustainability data obtained by harmonising sustainability indicators and creating a public sustainability data register based on sound economics; underlines the need for more reliable, comparable and accessible sustainability data obtained by independent market research;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that it is correct to discourage unsustainable investments, but also firmly believes that companies who follow the rules on sustainable investments must be rewarded, on the one hand to encourage economic investments in sustainable activities and on the other to prevent companies from delocalizing their activities in third countries with different environmental objectives with respect to climate neutrality;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Insists on the integration of governance objectives in the sustainability framework, including through additional voting rights for long-term shareholders, reform of remuneration structures and fiduciary duties for top-line management, and mandatory sustainability reporting and due diligence for financial institutions and large corporates; welcomes the preparation of a sustainable corporate governance initiative; proposes that a tax be levied on interest and dividends paid by companies with their headquarters in Europe to unknown final beneficiaries (trusts, offshore companies);
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that investments in unsustainable economic activities may lead to stranded assets with lock-in effects; considers this risk to be insufficiently integrated in credit ratings and prudential frameworks; believes that for the evaluation of a project the credit rating is not a sufficient parameter because the evaluation of the project as a whole is necessary to ensure that all the pre- established criteria, not only of a credit nature, but also of sustainability, are consistently respected with the guidelines of the Commission;
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the introduction of an enabling framework for public sustainable investments to achieve the goals set out in the European Green Deal, but sStresses that whatever financing model is chosen, it must not underminerespect the sustainability of public finance in the EU; supports the commitment by EVP Dombrovskis to explore how taxonomy can be used in the public sector, especially the no debt clause enshrined in Article 311 TFEU; warns that applying taxonomy to the public sector can undermine national sovereignty of Member States and curb their exclusive competences; calls for public support for airlines to be used in a sustainable and efficient manner;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasizes that in an equitable transition that ensures the achievement and effectiveness of the objectives set, the allocation of resources should also take into account the results achieved by individual Member States as regards the 2020 targets for energy efficiency and renewable sources energy alternatives; believes that in this way a positive approach would be guaranteed for the Member States that have already invested before, reaching the objectives set, without penalizing those that delayed the transition;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Stresses the importance of public investments aimed at implementing interventions and projects for environmental remediation, recovery and restoration in territories, including marine, river and mountain areas, where there is a high level of pollution and contamination due to the abandonment of toxic waste;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Invites the Commission to revise the Energy Tax Directive and coordinate a kerosenot to coordinate a kerosene tax because it would affect mostly the consumer rather than the airline companies; underlines tax that could also feed into the EU budgehe importance of incentivizing the use of alternative means of transport to the air carriers through facilitations for greener transport;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Invites the Commission to revise the Energy Tax Directive and coordinate a kerosene tax and a tax on fuels produced by deforestation in tropical countries that could also feed into the EU budget;
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Wishes it to be ensured that all contribute and profit equitably to the post- corona recovery and the transition to a sustainable economy; seeks an intensified fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning; calls on the Commission to create a blacklist of EU Member States facilitating tax avoidance; calls for EU-level coordination to avoid aggressive tax planning by individuals and corporates; seeks in this context an ambitious strategy for business taxation for the 21st centuryrecalls that only innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, unlike taxation and regulation, can foster economic recovery and innovation;