Activities of Jeannette BALJEU
Plenary speeches (3)
The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)
Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate)
A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 407 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the need to step up EU action on climate adaptation, resilience and preparedness by adopting binding EU legislation on climate adaptation, by taking action to improve water resilience, and by strengthening the EU Civil Protection Mechanism;
Amendment 415 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Notes that the GST highlights the importance of transitioning to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production in efforts to address climate change, including through circular economy approaches, and underlines the need to continue to develop the circular economy in the EU, including by supporting innovation and investment in circular solutions and business models and markets for secondary raw materials;
Amendment 470 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes all efforts by governments and non-governmental actors to maximise the potential of soils to mitigate climate change and to improve water availability; stresses the need for global action to ensure clean and high– quality water;
Amendment 572 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Highlights the fact that the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will provide an effective mechanism to price emissions from products imported to the EU and to address carbon leakage while supporting the adoption of carbon pricing worldwide; calls on the Commission to work on expanding the scope of CBAM in line with the provisions of the CBAM Regulation while engaging with third countries to facilitate the correct implementation of the mechanism and encourage the introduction of carbon prices;
Amendment 577 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Welcomes the fact that according to the World Bank, 24 % of global emissions are now covered by carbon pricing; nevertheless regrets that both the coverage and the pricing levels remain far too low to meet the Paris Agreement goals; urges all Parties to implement pricing of fossil fuels and fossil raw materials as part of their climate policies in line with the polluter pays principle and taking into account the need for a just transition, at a level corresponding to the necessary emissions reductions; stresses the need for a global approach towards carbon pricing;
Amendment 579 #
2024/2718(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)
46b. Invites the Commission to further promote emission trading schemes or other carbon pricing mechanisms on a global scale and to explore links and other forms of cooperation with existing carbon pricing mechanisms in non–EU countries in order to accelerate cost–efficient and socially fair emissions reductions worldwide; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to put in place safeguards to ensure that any links with the EU ETS will continue to deliver additional and permanent mitigation contributions and will not undermine the EU’s domestic GHG emissions commitments;