21 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2017/2030(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Articles 191 and 192 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, relating to preserving, protecting and improving the quality of human health and the environment, in particular the precautionary principle,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Paris Agreement, Decision 1/CP.21and the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC, held in Paris from 30 November to 11 December 2015,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their interconnected and integrated nature,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas knowledge often exists but is not used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; whereas this is often due to a lack of political will and competing interests which are not perceived to be consistent with the EAP or environmental policy goals in general; whereas continued economic growth also depends on a clean environment;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas it is an objective in the 7th EAP that by 2020, the use of plant protection products does not have any harmful effects on human health or unacceptable influence on the environment, and such products are used sustainably; whereas the reported sales of pesticides in the EU increased by 4% from 2011 to 2014; whereas the Appeal Committee renewed the approval of glyphosate despite uncertainty of the impact on human health, and despite a high risk to non-target organisms and negative effects on biodiversity;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that the objectives of the 7th EAP are minimum targets, and that considerable additional efforts are needed to achieve the Paris Agreement and the SDGs;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always used or fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that coherence between different environmental policies, as well as between environmental policies and other policies is essential in order to achieve the objectives laid down in the 7th EAP;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the Commission’s Fitness Check evaluation of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives (the Nature Directives) of 16 December 2016, and the acknowledgement of their contribution to the achievement of the EU’s biodiversity targets; underlines the conclusions on the financial expenses of complying with the directives compared to the financial gains; regrets the lack of implementation by the Member States;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the biggest environmental threats to health are most evident in urban areas and will directly affect more of the EU’s population by 2030; notes that already now, air pollution causes 400 000 premature deaths in the EU; notes that health-related external costs range from EUR 330 billion to EUR 940 billion;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the progress made on the circular economy package legislation; urges all parties to strive to reach an agreement with ambitious targets;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on Member States to assess their progress towards the objectives of the 7th EAP and to reorient their actions where necessary; urges the Member States to make the results publicly available;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that any new legislative proposals fully implement the objectives and measures of the Environmental Action Programmes;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission to ensure active inclusion of civil society organisations in the assessments of the implementation of EU environmental legislation;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to actively take infringement action against Member States that do not implement or badly apply EU legislation;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is betterfully aligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP; calls for the current CAP budget to be maintained but redirected to invest in the transition to sustainable agricultural practices; calls for targeted schemes that reflect environmental and climate goals, reinforce the polluter pays principle, address unsustainable farming practices and support the necessary transition in agricultural practices;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to significantly improve the use and administration of EU funds for the EAP’s objectives; calls for better monitoring, transparency and accountability; calls for the mainstreaming of climate and other environmental issues in the EU budget;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to implementensure full implementation of the air quality legislation; calls on regional authorities to provide a supporting framework, particularly with regard to urban planning and local policy-making, to improve health outcomes in some ofall, but in particular in the worst affected areas;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure for electric vehicles as soon as possible, while ensuring a phasing out of coal in the electricity sector by 2030;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to present a sustainability action plan for 2030;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to present a 2030 and a 2050 roadmap for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity;