5 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2010/2010(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission to provide its definition of a 'green job'; further encourages the Commission to prioritise green jobs in the development of policies on renewable energies, energy efficiency, waste management and recycling, and building refurbishment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to propose, by 2011, a strategy including legislative and non-legislative measures to encourage green jobs that are a source of growth and prosperity for all; calls on the Commission and the Member States to integrate policies aimed at re-skilling and retraining workers for green jobs with all other EU policies;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the CommissionMember States to incorporate a ninth key competencehorizontal strategy relating to the environment, climate change and sustainable development – which is essential in a knowledge society – into their application of the framework for lifelong learning;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that, when it comes to citizens' welfare, the environment and social policy go hand in hand at local, regional, national and European level; points out that those organisations that invest in eco-efficient practices will help create a better working environment for staff and employees, and may consequently be more productive; calls on the Member States to encourage companies, SMEs and publpromote the European Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS) and to encourage all economic- sector organisations to become EMAS- compliants, to strive to achieve EMAS registration;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that more should be done to internalise external costs; calls on the Commission to use existing policy tools - or develop new tools if necessary - to attribute costs and to reflect the findings in future policy proposals;