5 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2020/2043(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that a purpose-built trade policy can be an important driver in steering economies towards decarbonisation in order to achieve the climate objectives set in the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal and prevent carbon leakage;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports the introduction of a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) as a means to strengthen the Union’s principle for free trade; considers that the CBAM can increase equal opportunities in order to achieve more competitive markets in a decarbonising scenario;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to look to more ways as to increase and develop a carbon market as well as to look for means to prevent subsidies to highly polluting industries, or if necessary to phase them out;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the general exception clause of Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) should be the basis for any CBAM design and its only rationale should be an environmental one – reducing global CO2 emissions and preventing carbon leakage as means to improve human health and protect non-renewable energy sources; takes into account the fact that even if Article XX of the GATT may suggest a WTO compatibility, the CBAM would still pose an issue to the principles of “most- favoured nation” (Article I of the GATT) and “pacta sunt servanda” (Article II of the GATT);
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes into account that the Article XVI of the GATT on “Subsidies” is key for the introduction of a Union-led CBAM compatible with the WTO since there is the possibility that for each exported tone to third countries or non- EU members, producers may not have to pay for emission rights;