12 Amendments of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2009/2157(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture is directly affected, since it manages the land resources necessary to human survivalis one of the many economic activities that manage natural resources for the benefit of humankind,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture, as the main source of two major GHGs (nitrous oxide and methane, which are emitted by variable biological processes that are intrinsically associated with all types of agricultural production), is contributing to climate change while also being very vulnerable to its adverse impact,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas GHG emissions from agriculture (including livestock farming) declined by 20% between 1990 and 2007 in the EU-27 and whereas the proportion of the Union’s GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia as a result of smaller herds and more sustainable fertiliser use, more effective use of fertilisers and of livestock manure, the recent reforms of the CAP and the stage-by-stage implementation of agricultural and environmental initiatives,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union’s global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture better able toall the potential of the EU's agriculture to increase its sustainability and place the emphasis on boosting the efficiency of production by reducing emissions per unit of production while at the same time reconcileing economic, social and environmental imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that organic farming and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transition to morepromote improvements in sustainable agriculturetechniques in the case of the other systems used on most farmland;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – phrase introductive
Paragraph 3 – phrase introductive
3. Calls, in particular, for the future CAP to encourage for the development – through the provision of information, training and incentives – of practices that limit GHG emissions and/or fix, taking soil and climatic constraints into account, help to improve efficiency and increase the mitigation potential of farming as well as fixing of carbon, including:
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to the lower environmental standards often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of appropriate carbon footprint labelling, to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissions, to inform consumers by means of a communication strategy that places particular emphasis on a healthy, balanced diet made up of high-quality items produced by an efficient and highly productive sustainable agricultural system, and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins);
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Calls for the implementation of effective control mechanisms on imports from third countries and advocates full reciprocity between the criteria that have to be met by European producers to combat climate change and the requirements applying to imports from third countries, to avoid any loss in the competitiveness of Community products;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that EU agriculture must nowadapt, and is already adapting, to the effects of the climate change currently taking place and prepare for its negative net impact on many regions of the Union;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Regrets that the European Union has not allocated sufficient funds to its Rural Development Policy and calls for this policy to be given more resources in future, without undermining the first pillar of the CAP, in order to deal with the new challenges and the climate change measures in particular. Calls on the European Commission to consider setting up a Community fund to combat climate change;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the measures introduced at the time of the CAP Health Check to help farmers tackle the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, water management, renewable energies and biodiversity were not fully taken on board at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the ‘second- pillar’ subsidies;should be strengthened.
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the current cross- compliance system, which is based on a best efforts obligation rather than an obligation to achieve results, is both very complicated for farmers and inadequate as a response to environmental issues; takes the view that a new approach focusing on sustainable production models should be adopted, necessitating compensatory aid to cover the extra costs arising from these objectives (local eco- certification contracts) and pay for the services renderConsiders that preference should be given to working steadily towards more sustainable production, necessitating aid to enable farmers to cover the extra costs arising from the supply of public goods appreciated toby society through the supply of ‘public goods’ (such as the preservation of rural areas, biodiversity conservation, carbon capture and food security) that are not rewarded by the market;