7 Amendments of Markus PIEPER related to 2020/2043(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that international carbon pricing and fully competitive low-emission solutions would render the mechanism obsolete; stresses, therefore, that the EU needs to step up efforts in this respect; stresses that the Union’s increased climate ambition at the core of the Green Deal will increase the risk of carbon leakage in many industrial sectors; calls on the Commission to ensure comprehensive and timely carbon leakage protection for all sectors;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that decentralised climate actions can lead to carbon leakage and a competitive disadvantage on international markets for the EU industry; urges the Commission, therefore, to implement the mechanism as a complementary tool to existing carbon measures to ensure full carbon-leakage protection and to consider the inclusion of export rebates in the mechanism;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests a progressive mechanism that first includes sectors with the highest risk of carbon leakage before being enlarged over time; stresses that this shoulsuch mechanism should be applied to all third countries without a carbon trading scheme ideally linked to the EU ETS or equivalent carbon pricing mechanism and not lead to internal market distortions;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the resources incurred by the mechanism are to be considered at least partially EU own resources; is convinced that these resources must be used for climate measures;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts for global CO2 pricing and facilitating trade in climate and environmental protection technologies for instance through trade policy initiatives such as the WTO Environmental Goods Agreement; stresses that the Union can play a pioneering role with ambitious energy and sustainability chapters in its trade agreements.
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that existing carbon leakage protection mechanisms are effective, should be maintained and even extended where needed; the phasing out of existing mechanism could cause a loss of competitiveness of companies in the single market and globally; stresses the need for equally effective measures if existing measure are to be phased out.
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to also consider alternative measures and to thoroughly demonstrate the added value of a carbon border adjustment mechanism; considers that a digital product passport, well designed and synchronised with existing systems, business standardisation bodies and global standards could help in this process; in the post-COVID-19 economy, carbon prices may prove to be too unstable to support effective industrial decarbonisation; therefore, there is a need for product policies to push forward new standards on low-carbon, resource- efficient products to secure the transition to a sustainable economy.