Activities of Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA related to 2020/2074(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on cohesion policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change
Amendments (13)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas climate change is a challenge that transcends boundaries and requires immediate and ambitious action at Union, national, regional and locall levels to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and prevent biodiversity loss on a massive scale;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas global warming may reach 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels as soon as the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policyduring the current programming period, necessitating immediate action to tackle the climate emergency;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the economic, social and territorial disparities which Cohesion Policy has the primary goal of addressing may also be exacerbaimpacted by climate change and its long-term consequences;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas local and regional authorities, but also other relevant stakeholders are key actors for implementing Cohesion Policy effectively and, delivering an effective response to the urgent threat of climate changemultiple crisis such as the climate change, biodiversity, as well as the health, social and economic crisis linked to the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas energy sources derived from solid fossil fuels undermine efforts to achieve climate neutrality;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas regional environment strategies should serve the pursuit of fullstable employment andtogether with social progress and non-discrimination;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that climate policies should serve the pursuit of fullstable employment, including green jobs, and fair social progress;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that sustainability and the transition to an economy that is safe, climate neutral, climate resilient, more resource efficient and circular are crucial to, available, affordable and circular could play a significant role in ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the Union economy;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that Cohesion Policy should focus oncontribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the fight against climate change, also through an effective methodology for monitoring climate spending and its performance, including its negative effects for EU citizens and regions;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor and publish reports using a common standard for all Member States, about the progress of national governments and local and regional authorities in addressing climate change; stresses the need to enhance the effectiveness and complementarity of ESI Funds in tackling climate change;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the proposal to top up the Just Transition Fund; regrets the fact, however, that the top-up amount proposed by the Commission has been cut under the Council agreement on Next Generation EU; underlines that these cuts would jeopardise the fund’s core objectiveare detrimental to the achievement of the fund’s core objectives and create a supplementary pressure on national budgets;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for the Energy Taxation Directive11 to be revised in line with the polluter pays principle, so as to promote sustainable energy sources to the detriment of fossil fuels by 2025 at the latest,, while paying particular attention to the social and economic impact; _________________ 11 OJ L 283, 31.10.2013, p. 51.