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REPORT on cohesion policy and regional environment strategies in the fight against climate change
Amendments (31)
Amendment 14 #
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 local and sovereign Member State levels to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and prevent biodiversity loss on a massive scale;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral economy poses both a great opportunity and a challenge for the Union and for its sovereign Member States, regions, cities, local communities and citizens;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Cohesion Policy not only offers investment opportunities to respond to local and regional needs of the sovereign Member States through the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds, it also provides an integrated policy framework to reduce developmental disparities between the European regregions of the sovereign Member States of the Unions and to help them address the multiple challenges to their development, including through environmental protection and sustainable development;
Amendment 34 #
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 exacerbated by climate change and its long-term consequencesust be effectively reduced by making best use of the opportunities offered by innovation in the climate and environmental sphere;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas local and regional authorities of the sovereign Member States are key actors for implementing Cohesion Policy effectively and delivering an effective response to the urgent threat of climate change;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the climate crisis is closely linked to other crises such as biodiversity and the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the transition to a climate- neutral, sustainable and circulargreenhouse gas-neutral economy must involve citizens and all sectors of society, including local and regional authorities, and must be backed by robust and inclusive social measur of the sovereign Member States, to ensure a fair energy transition that supports job retention and creation;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas energy sources derived from fossil fuels undermine efforts to achieve climatea special effort needs to be made to offset the greenhouse gas impact of energy sources derived from fossil fuels in order to effectively achieve the aforementioned neutrality;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas regional environment strategies of the sovereign Member States of the Union should serve the pursuit of full employment and social progress;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas a multilayered European governanceEuropean model built on an active and constructive partnership between the various levels of governancesovereign Member States and stakeholders is key to the climategreenhouse gas neutrality transition;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the sovereignty of EU Member States should be respected, whereas ecology should under no circumstances be punitive, and whereas localism should be encouraged;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas all European institutions should prioritise solely the decarbonisation of energy production and energy efficiency in support of all public policies involving energy, climate and the circular economy;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)
Recital L c (new)
Lc. whereas the national sovereignty of EU Member States should be respected in choosing and funding the energy mix as part of the climate neutrality transition;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)
Recital L d (new)
Ld. whereas it is important to fund subsidies for the accelerated conversion of road, rail and waterway freight transport fleets within the Union;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the Commission’s proposal on the European Cclimate Law, which enshrines the 2050 climategreenhouse gas neutrality target into Union legislation, including the intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040, into Union regulations, which will be subject to review by the sovereign Member States;
Amendment 94 #
3. Emphasises the need for local and regional authorities of the sovereign Member States to make a clear political commitment to achievingcontributing more to the climate targets;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the crucial role for Cohesion Policy in fighting climate change and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and the intermediate target by 2030, as well as the role of local and regional authorities of the sovereign Member States of the Union in mitigating and adapting to climate change, in particular through a far- reaching reform of investment policies, which absolutely must be targeted, as a matter of priority, at decarbonised or offset energy where facilities powered by fossil fuels are essential;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that climate policies should serve the pursuit of full employment, including green jobby investing in the retraining of affected employees, and fair social progress;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that sustainability and the transition to an economy that is safe, climate neutral, climate resilientgreenhouse gas neutral, more resource efficient and circular are crucial to ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the Union economy of the sovereign Member States of the Union;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that it is paramount to fully uphold multi-level governance and partnership principles under Cohesion Policy, as local and regional authorities have direct competencieof the sovereign Member States have a role to play in terms onf the environment and climate change;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that Cohesion Policy should focus on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the fight against climate change through an effective methodology for monitoring climate spending and its performance, including its negative effects for EU regions;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the key role of local, regional and regnational authorities of the EU Member States in achieving a fair transition to a climate-neutral economy for all, with social and economic cohesion at its corefor all;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor the progress of national governments and their 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 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reaffirms that the specificities of all regions of the EU Member States as defined in Articles 174 and 349 of the TFEU need to be fully reflected in the transition process so that none of these regions is left behind; notes that account should be taken of the specificities of the outermost regions (ORs) under Article 349 of the TFEU so that their particular climate conditions are given due consideration;
Amendment 176 #
14. Emphasises that islands, in particular small islands, with limited governing autonomyhich have small isolated systems, should be able to access sufficient economic resources in order to deliver integrated, sector-coupled and innovative interventions for infrastructure and local economic development;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to capitalise on the outcome of initiatives such as New Energy Solutions Optimised for Islands (NESOI), which include, in particular, photovoltaic solutions, and Clean Energy for EU Islands (CE4EUI) of Member States to ensure a functional transition between the 2014-2020 and 2021-2027 programming periods; welcomes the Memorandum of Split, which recognises the leading role for island communities in the energy transition;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that all sectors need to be represented and supported in the transition towards climategreenhouse gas-neutral industrial and agricultural processes, while maintaining international competitiveness;
Amendment 204 #
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, paying particular attention to the social impacthat do not have any negative externalities due to their intermittent nature; _________________ 11 OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for the application of a progressive carbon tax at the Union’s borders on foreign products that do not meet the same environmental production standards;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the updated Circular Economy Action Plan to continue to support the transition towards a circular economy, to tackle issues linked to resource efficiency and to drive sustainable consumption, while taking account of the economic challenges faced by businesses during the period needed to recover from the COVID-19 health crisis;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a greater role for Cohesion Policy in supporting risk prevention efforts to adapt to the present and future impacts of climate change at the regional and local levels of the sovereign Member States;