17 Amendments of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2020/0300(COD)
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Green Deal underpins the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan which promotes the green investments in key greeneconomic sectors needed to build resilience, and create growth and jobs in a fair and inclusive society. The Recovery and Resilience Facility which will power the Union’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis together with the Union budget for 2021-2027, is also based on the priority objectives set out in the European Green Deal. Furthermore, all initiatives under Next Generation EU Recovery Plan should respect the European Green Deal’s “do no harm” oath.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Environment action programmes have guided the development and the coordination of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP will expire on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support and complement the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, with due regard being had to the principles of proportionality, subsidiarity and better regulation.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The 8th EAP should support the business community, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, helping them to comply with a growing number of environmental regulations and improve their ability to participate in projects in a context of unprecedented economic crisis.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerativecircular economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe and stable operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerativecircular economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve in a gradual and coherent manner the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, good global environmental governance as well as synergies between internal and external Union policies are key to reach the Union’s environmental and climate objectives. In this respect, EU trade policy should be consistent with sustainable European values and should not favour trade with countries where environmental protection or biodiversity are not priorities.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Commission and the EEA and other relevant agencies should access and re-use the data and indicators provided by the Member States in accordance with applicable Union legal acts. In addition, other data sources, such as satellite data and processed information from the European Earth Monitoring Programme (Copernicus), the European Forest Fire Information System, the Land Parcel Identification System and the European Flood Awareness System, or data platforms such as European Marine Observation and Data Network or the Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring should be utilised. The application of modern digital tools and artificial intelligence allows managing and analysing the data in an effective way and therebyshould thereby contribute to reducing administrative burden whilst increasing timeliness and quality.
Amendment 261 #
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, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives, making them compatible with economic recovery efforts to overcome the devastating effects of the pandemic on the European economy.
Amendment 276 #
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 of the EU’s efforts and those of its Member States to measure progress towards greater sustainability, including climate neutrality and resource efficiency, wellbeing and resilience.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversiblprogressive and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32; __________________ 32 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 a (new)
– encouraging the participation of young people and incorporating demographic criteria when designing environmental policies and instruments
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge in line with the principle of innovation and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
Amendment 506 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) Ensure special treatment for areas with natural handicaps, areas suffering from depopulation or in outermost regions.
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 2 a (new)
– Strengthen communication and synergies between key Green Deal initiatives such as the Circular Economy Action Plan, the SME Strategy and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 4
– strengthening international environmental governance by closing remaining trade-related gaps and strengthening respect for and application of recognised international environmental principles;