37 Amendments of Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS related to 2023/2636(RSP)
Amendment 30 #
Citation 29 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the governance of the energy union and climate action;
Amendment 31 #
Citation 29 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission proposal of 15 December 2021 for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942;
Amendment 39 #
Citation 33 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Water Conference and the 2023 United Nations World Water Development Report on Partnerships and cooperation for water of 22 March 2023;
Amendment 43 #
Citation 33 b (new)
— having regard to the European Council conclusions of 23 March 2023 (EUCO 4/23);
Amendment 62 #
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas proactive planning significantly improves the chance of delivering a more efficient and less costly future carbon-free energy system;
Amendment 72 #
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in its Sixth Assessment Report the finding that deep reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions are needed by 2030 to stay below 1,5° C;
Amendment 86 #
Recital E
E. whereas the climate, pollution and biodiversity crises are interlinked, exacerbate each other and should be urgently tackled together, in the broader context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 99 #
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European Council recognises the need for enhanced EU and global action on water and underlines the importance of a strategic EU approach to water security; whereas the UN world water development report 2023 recognises as good practice the water-oriented living labs to cooperate towards a Water-Smart Society, further efforts and visibility are required on water-related challenges and solutions both in terms of quality and quantity to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 103 #
Recital H
H. whereas the Glasgow Climate Pact and the Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan recognises the important role of non- Party stakeholders in contributing to progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 110 #
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report made clear that carbon capture and storage is a critical decarbonisation strategy in most mitigation pathways;
Amendment 128 #
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that climate risks will be magnified by any delay in providing effective measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change, therefore resulting in increasing loss and damages;
Amendment 138 #
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the first GST is a key process for enhancing the collective ambition of climate action and support; Calls on Parties to undertake the GST seriously by moving from pledges to planning and committing to truly pursue the change needed to secure a zero- carbon, climate-resilient and equitable future; Emphasises that climate risks will be magnified by any delay in providing effective measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change, therefore resulting in increasing loss and damages;
Amendment 145 #
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the intention to present a global target for renewable energy at COP28 and believes that such target should be based on accurate and forward- looking analysis;
Amendment 154 #
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that cities are responsible for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and consume about 80% of the world's energy; recognises the leadership of local and regional authorities in accelerating and broadening action and invites all Parties to include subnational climate commitments, actions and achievements in their NDCs and national adaptation plans;
Amendment 168 #
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges all Parties to recognise the value of water and its role in climate change adaptation and mitigation; deliver global water actions to ensure secured, resilient, and sustainable water management in order to enhance solutions to tackle water risks such as desertification, droughts, floods, and water pollution;
Amendment 175 #
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 180 #
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for locally-led adaptation approaches that enable affected communities to act as the primary agents of change; points out that climate change disproportionately affects the most vulnerable;
Amendment 184 #
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls for locally-led adaptation approaches that enable affected communities to act as the primary agents of change; points out that climate change disproportionately affects the most vulnerable, including women, the elderly, people with disabilities and indigenous groups;
Amendment 195 #
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that local and regional authorities have an essential role in diagnosing, assessing and shaping responses based on the needs, risks and threats of their population and territories; highlights that decentralised delivery of loss and damage finance through local governments can guarantee that finance is available at local level when shocks occur, and that investments are geared to respond to local conditions and channelled more effectively towards citizens' priorities;
Amendment 223 #
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the UNFCCC decision- making process to be protected from interests that run counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement, particularly ones regarding the fossil fuel industry;
Amendment 257 #
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for Union-wide post-2030 intermediate climate targets to be set, in accordance with the Article 4(3) of the European Climate Law, and for the corresponding legislative proposals to contribute to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 263 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for increased coordination to respond to misinformation and disinformation campaigns aiming to discredit climate action and for adequate resources to raise awareness, build capacity and engage local communities with climate action;
Amendment 267 #
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the conclusion of the Fit for 55 legislative package, which delivers the measures to achieve and exceed the EU’s 2030 target and to put the EU and its Member States on a path to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; stresses that the Fit for 55 package makes the EU a global leader in delivering concrete measures towards the achievement of the goals of the Paris Agreement; urges other parties to the UNFCCC to match this ambition and also turn commitments into concrete measures;
Amendment 273 #
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission, when preparing a proposal on the Union 2040 climate target, to take into account all considerations required in accordance with Article 4(5) of the European Climate Law in a balanced manner, which includes both the report on the ‘Scientific advice for the determination of an EU- wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050’ of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, as well as the social, economic and environmental impacts, the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition for all, the cost-effectiveness and economic efficiency, and the competiveness of the Union’s economy, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and sectors most exposed to carbon leakage;
Amendment 278 #
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Notes that according to the Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, an emission reduction target directly derived from the feasibility risks and challenges would lie between 88% and 92%; notes, however, that the report acknowledges that the socio-economic dimension of feasibility has not been taken into account in this assessment not included in this assessment;
Amendment 281 #
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Amendment 285 #
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Highlights that according to the Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, no 2040 scenarios can be achieved without a rapid scale-up of the use of hydrogen and bioenergy, especially in the use of primary biomass;
Amendment 286 #
Paragraph 11 g (new)
11g. Highlights that both according to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050 of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, all policy scenario’s aligned with the Paris Agreement require both land- based and technological carbon removals at scale;
Amendment 293 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of facilitating access to climate finance to local and regional authorities and supporting capacity building and targeted training on the use of such funds in order to provide tailored solutions to the unique challenges faced in their respective territories;
Amendment 294 #
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Highlights that significant financial resources are needed to implement the goals of the Paris Agreement in developing countries and that the Glasgow Climate Pact urges developed country Parties to urgently and significantly scale up their provision of climate finance; reiterates that in its conclusions on the Preparations for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 27), the Council renewed the commitment made by the Union and its Member States to continue scaling up their international climate finance towards the developed countries' goal of mobilising at least USD 100 billion per year as soon as possible and through to 2025 from a wide variety of sources, and insists this goal should be met in 2023; stresses that when determining the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of the EU ETS allowances, Member States shall take into account the need to continue scaling up international climate finance in vulnerable third countries in accordance with the recently adopted agreement on the EU ETS revision;
Amendment 309 #
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential to advance the Bridgetown Agenda and to make the international financial system fit for the 21st century; calls for major international financial institutions to swiftly adopt and develop green finance, with a view to ensure streamlined access to funding without unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles;
Amendment 328 #
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates the need to urgently end fossil fuel subsidies and other environmentally harmful subsidies in the EU and worldwide; is concerned by the fact that some EU Member States have no concrete plans on how and by when they will phase out these subsidies; recognizes that this lack of commitment might endanger EU credibility internationally. Incentivises all Member States to improve their national reporting of fossil fuel subsidies and plan towards their phase out in their upcoming National Energy and Climate Plan revision;
Amendment 345 #
Subheading 7
The climate, water and biodiversity crisis;
Amendment 352 #
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity, ecosystems, soils, freshwater bodies and oceans to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 359 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the need to address water risks, and ensure the multiple ecosystem services provided by water bodies through water planning and investment in water-related innovation areas including energy and water efficiency, in line with the Water-Smart Society principles;
Amendment 413 #
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls the contribution of research, innovation, digital technologies to achieving the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and the objectives of the European Green deal towards climate neutrality; Recognizes the importance of partnerships to foster the cross-sectoral collaboration within Europe and with its partners;
Amendment 421 #
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls for a global CCS pledge to deliver a global agenda so that technologies, necessary for reducing emissions are scaled up. Encourages an ambitions and operational pledge which includes a commitment to creating policies and regulations which foster an environment to scale CCS globally;