8 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2021/2006(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to the most recent reports of the International Energy Agency and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the total methane emissions to the atmosphere are unknown, since an important part of them come from fossil fuel mining and burning; whereas these total emissions are estimated to be around 570 Mt/year1a; _________________ 1aIPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007. https://archive.ipcc.ch/publications_and_ data/ar4/wg1/en/ch7s7-4-1.html
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas anthropogenic sources of methane emissions account for approximately a 60% of total methane emissions, and natural sources for the remaining 40%;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas reducing methane emissions is indispensable in the fight against climate change, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement; whereas methane emissions also contribute to air pollution and it is therefore necessary to tackle these emissions in order to protect the health of EU citizens;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of developing an inventory of best practices and available technologies to promote the wider uptake of innovative mitigating actions and abatement options;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the importance of voluntary industry initiatives aimed at reducing methane emissions and considers that any regulatory initiatives should build upon best practices from existing voluntary actions and must be duly preceded by thorough impact assessments;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to support the establishment of an independent international methane emissions observatory, in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the International Energy Agency, tasked with collecting, reconciling, verifying and publishing anthropogenic methane emissions data at a global level;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that technologies and practices to limit methane emissions from agriculture are developing at a fast pace; calls on the Commission to ensure that proven effective and cost-efficient innovations are quickly implemented in the EU and integrated into EU agriculture policies and duly financed by EU programs and tools;