Activities of Ciarán CUFFE related to 2020/2058(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan – How to finance the Green Deal
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in the field of transport, more than EUR 700 billion in investment is needed for the Trans-European Transport Network alone between now and 2030 and additional investments are required for the deployment of innovative strategies, charging infrastructure and fully renewables-based and sustainable alternative fuels;
Amendment 10 #
A a. whereas CO2 emissions from transport in the Union, including international aviation but excluding international shipping, were 28 % above 1990 levels in 2017, representing 27 % of total EU-28 greenhouse gas emissions, including international aviation and maritime emissions1a _________________ 1ahttps://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and- maps/indicators/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases-12
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the need for comprehensive actions to be taken in the transport sector to reduce specific emissions and sphase out emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. Stresses the need to strengthen support for research on and innovation in zero-emissions mobility solutions;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that transport projecto be effective transport projects can but do not always require large-scale investment and therefore, that in order to attract investors, legal certainty and stable targets are crucial; stresses that the investments made so far must not be put at risk by shifting funding conditions unless these investments go against the ‘do no harm’ principle; and expects the SEIP to provide a realistic and future-proof support framework for investments; that is fully in line with the Paris agreement’s goal of keeping temperature increases to below 1.5 degrees Celsius;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that to ensure sufficient investment in sustainable transport infrastructure, it is essential that all relevant EU funds (the CEF, InvestEU, the European Structural and Investment Funds, etc.) and European Investment Bank lending are climate-proofed and tailored to the specific needs of the sector and that the Member States commit to proper funding;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to boost the use of InvestEU for transport and tourism. Reiterates that the provisional agreement on the regulation setting up the InvestEU Programme contains a general provision - applicable to all transport-related financing - ensuring that "Projects that are inconsistent with the achievement of the climate objectives shall not be eligible for support" and that financing and investment operations "shall be screened to determine if they have an environmental, climate or social impact and if so, shall be subject to climate, environmental and social sustainability proofing"
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that cost-benefit analyses for transport projects must no longer be focussed on short-term economic analyses but on the comprehensive understanding of all short- and long-term external costs, guided by the recent study on externalities and cost internalisation commissioned by the Commission, which revealed that the overall size of transport external costs is estimated to be close to EUR 1 000 billion annually. 1a _________________ 1aStudy on Sustainable Transport Infrastructure Charging and Internalisation of Transport Externalities (https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/sus tainable-transport/internalisation- transport-external-costs_en).