2 Amendments of Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU related to 2017/0017(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Environmental protection is one of the most important challenges facing the Union.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A binding interim target of at least a 40% domestic reduction in economy- wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 was set by the European Council of 23-24 October 2014. The Council meeting on 6 March 2015 formally approved this contribution of the Union and its Member States as their Intended Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement. The European Council conclusions of October 2014 foresaw that the target should be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost- effective manner possible, with the reductions in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and non-ETS sectors amounting to 43% and 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 respectively. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions.