Activities of Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ related to 2021/0211(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Amendments (8)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Whereas the Paris Agreement positioned damage and loss as the third pillar of climate action; whereas article 8 of this Agreement expressly mentions the damages and losses related to the adverse effects of climate change and establishes the importance of avoiding, reducing and dealing with the damages and losses related to the adverse effects of climate change; whereas no concrete decisions have currently been made under the UNFCCC that provide clear guidance on financing to avoid, minimize and address losses and damage.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Whereas the established Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (Loss and Damage Mechanism), was created at COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, in order to "address loss and damage associated with impacts of climate change, including extreme events and slow onset events, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change"; whereas the Paris Agreement reaffirmed the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage as the main vehicle under the UNFCCC process to avert, minimize and address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) Whereas the damages and losses disproportionately affect people living in conditions of vulnerability, indigenous peoples, women, children, and people with disabilities; whereas the adverse impacts of climate change affect the fulfilment of human rights, including the right to food, water, sanitation, health, decent housing and life.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) Whereas the EU and its Member States are the largest provider of public climate finance; recognises the importance of climate finance for climate actions, as many developing countries have conditional NDCs, the achievement of which depends on financial support; notes therefore the decision taken at COP24 to decide on a more ambitious target from 2025 onwards, beyond the current commitment to mobilise USD 100 billion per year as of 2020, but expresses concern that the actual pledges by developed countries are still falling a long way short of the collective goal of USD 100 billion per year, and calls for this gap to be filled;
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 b (new)
Recital 28 b (new)
(28 b) Recalls its previous position urging the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to mobilise international climate finance for developing countries and build an international roadmap outlining each developed country’s fair share of the USD 100 billion financial pledge and mechanisms to ensure that pledges are turned into deeds; expects emerging economies to make a contribution, from 2025 onwards, to the higher amount of international climate financing in the future;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3–paragraph 1–point z a (new)
Article 3–paragraph 1–point z a (new)
(z a) "Damage", damage is considered to be "reversible through risk reduction, repair or restoration initiatives".
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(z b) "Losses", losses are considered as "irreversible, in the sense that they cannot be restored or repaired".
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3, paragraph 1, point z c (new)
Article 3, paragraph 1, point z c (new)
(z c) Calls on the European Commission, together with the Executive Bureau of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage and other international organisations, to assess potential compensation measures that the European Union as a whole could implement for vulnerable and developing countries and to report on this sense to the European Parliament at the end of 2022.