19 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2020/0300(COD)
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Union should commit to a shift towards a sustainable well-being economy with the SDGs as the foundation. A wellbeing economy considers that public interests should determine economics, and not the other way around. It prioritises what truly matters: the wellbeing of all citizens, combining prosperity with equity and with social progress within planetary boundaries, protecting the planet’s resources for future generations and other species. Shifting to a wellbeing economy requires a governance approach, which puts people and their wellbeing at the centre of policy and decision-making. In order to achieve that, the Union will need to establish new indicators of economic performance and social progress 'beyond GDP' since it does not reflect depreciation of natural capital.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Whilst monitoring progress towards the 8th EAP priority objectives will initially be based on existing indicators, there is a need to transition to a way of measuring progress toward these objectives which can take into account and measure progress on systemic change. Such a monitoring framework would need to take into account the effects of feedback loops, tipping points, policy incoherence, global impacts beyond the Union borders and lock-in effects. The mid-term evaluation of the 8th EAP should include, inter alia, an assessment of progress made towards the development of such an evolved monitoring framework with the aim of deploying it in the context of the 8th EAP for the 2025-2030 period.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Pursuant to Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Union policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection and is to be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should, as a priority, be rectified at source, that the polluter should pay and that there is a global responsibility concerning nature conservation.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, sustainable, toxic-free, resource-efficient, clean and circular renewable energy-based and resilient economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorsesat protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment including air, water, and soil, and at halting and reversing biodiversity loss and tackling the degradation of ecosystems, putting Europe’s biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030. It endorses and builds on the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and its monitoring framework constitutes the environment and climate part ofshall contribute to the EU’s efforts to measure progress towards greater sustainability, including climate neutrality and resource efficiency, wellbeing, equity and resilience.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP shasll have the long- term priority objective for 2050 thathat by 2050 at the latest citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative and sustainable well-being economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradationbiodiversity loss is tackled and climate neutrality is achieved. A healthy environment underpins the well- being of citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways thatand the health of citizens, and directly depends on the recovery of biodiversity and the conservation and protection of nature. It also allows for the enhancement of resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, land use and pollution, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system, international trade and food systems including agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
– paying careful attention tosystematically evaluating synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives for all initiatives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, housing and mobility arewellbeing is met in a sustainable way that leaves no-one behind and does no harm to developing countries;
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 a (new)
– developing practices and carrying out activities that support local and regional authorities in meeting their objectives;
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new)
– taking into account the consumption footprint of the Union beyond its political borders;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) mobilising sustainable investments from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level, consistent with the Union's sustainable finance strategy, and ensuring the right synergies, while making sure that sufficient investment can be allocated at the level where it is most needed and most effectively employed, ensuring that local and regional communities have adequate resources for implementation on the ground;
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) identifying and quantifying environmental impacts beyond the Union political borders, with a view to ensure a proper assessment of the Union environmental footprint and to share responsibility on global biodiversity conservation;
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) ensuring the full participation of, and cooperation with, local and regional authorities across all dimensions of environmental policy-making through a collaborative and multi-level governance approach;
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5
– ensuring that the Union and the Member States’ financial assistance to third countries promotes the UN 2030 Agenda does not undermine any of the SDGs and helps to perform better on environmental and climate SDGs.
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 a (new)
– ensuring that nature degradation and environmental impacts are not delocalized and that there is a global responsibility concerning nature conservation;
Amendment 579 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) delivering policy-relevant and systemic analyses, and contributing to implementing policy objectives at Union and nation, national, regional and local level;
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall regularly examine data and knowledge needs at Union and nation, national and, when necessary, local level, including the capacity of the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency to carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph 3.
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
By 31 March 2029, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the 8th EAP, based on the assessment of the headline indicators. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing the main findings of that evaluation, accompanied, if the Commission deems appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme. Such a legislative proposal shall be presented in a timely manner, with a view to avoiding a gap between the 8th and the 9th EAP.