14 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2020/0036(COD)
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) The Commission should create a database in order to include the relevant information regarding legislation, policies and good practices made, prior to or after the entry into force of this Regulation, by Member States, regions or local entities.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans, taking into account the information provided by regions and local entities. Member States should involve their regions and, where applicable, large municipalities or local conglomerates, in the drafting and adoption of comprehensive strategies and plans.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17 a) The Commission should make an overall assessment of the implementation of the current Regulation and of the delegated acts emanating from it. Ongoing assessment should be done involving stakeholders, the European Parliament, Member States, regions and local entities, which should have introduced their information in the database provided by the Commission. At the end 2024, the Commission should amend the current Regulation in order to update it.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) In case Member States, regions or local entities had made further steps for the achievement of the objectives set up in this Regulation, prior or during the current Regulation, the Commission should take these steps into account and, if applicable, guarantee them for the whole Union. The European Parliament should assist the Commission in this task.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact. The Commission should guarantee that the feedback given by all parts of society, together with Member States, regions, local entities, the European Parliament and involved civil society organisations, is secured and, where applicable, acted upon.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall create a database in order to include the relevant information regarding legislation, policies and good practices made by Member States, regions or local entities prior to or after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. No later than 12 months after the adoption of the 2040 climate target, the Commission shall assess how all of the Union legislation relevant for the fulfilment of that target would need to be amended. The Commission shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, including the adoption of new legislative proposals.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(j a) good practices, legislation or policies made by Member States, regions or local entities prior to or after the entry into force of this regulation;
Amendment 346 #
1. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, especially in those areas where, according to scientific knowledge, there is a consensus that climate change impacts are critical.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments. These strategies and plans must involve their regions and, where applicable, large municipalities or local conglomerates.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission find demonstrates that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, ithe Commission shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) for remedying the inconsistency within 6 months of the assessment.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess the consistency of any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) and in light of the adaptation objectives set out in article 4(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of the adoption. directly accessible to the public, as soon as the assessment is finalised and, in any event, before the adoption of the associated measure or proposal.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the Member State concerned shall set out, in its first progress report submitted in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in the year following the year in which the recommendation was issued, how it has taken due account of the recommendation. If the Member State concerned decides not to address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide the Commission its reasoning; and the steps the Member State shall take in order to apply the recommendations given by the Commission.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a European Union Network on Climate Change 1. By 31 December 2021, the Commission shall set up the European Union Network on Climate Change (EUnCC), an independent scientific advisory panel on climate change, consisting of scientists selected on the basis of their expertise in the climate change field and proposed by regions, coalition of regions or local entities. 2. The Commission shall ensure that the governance structure of the EUnCC guarantees its scientific autonomy, including of Union and regional institutions. 3. The relevant committee of the European Parliament shall make an opinion as regards to any appointment to the EUnCC, based exclusively on the scientific autonomy of EUnCC's members. 4. The EUnCC shall monitor the greenhouse gas emission reductions in the Union, Member States and regions, taking into account the Union’s carbon budget provided for in Article 3. 5. The EUnCC shall assess the consistency of measures and progress made to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. 6. The EUnCC shall, on an annual basis, report its findings under paragraph 3 to the Commission and the relevant committee of the European Parliament. The EUnCC shall guarantee full transparency to the public and make its information available in all the official languages of Member States.