Activities of Michael CRAMER related to 2009/2096(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A sustainable future for transport (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the transport sector has a considerable impact on the environment and on people’s health and quality of life, and, whilst facilitating people’s private and professional mobility, was responsible for 24.6around 27% of total CO2 emissions in 2006, and whereas this figure has since risen even further and8 of which more than 80% was emitted by road transport alone, and whereas there continues to be insufficient improvement in transport safety, with around 39 000 traffic deaths and some 300 000 serious injuries attributable to road accidents in 2008,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the transport sector share of CO2 emissions in the EU increased by 35% during the two last decades and cars in cities cause 70% of all the GHG emissions from transport, while the share of industry and buildings in CO2 emissions decreased by 17% each,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that population growthdemographic change, in particular in cities, will give rise to challenges for transport and mobility in terms of safety and, capacity, and space use; emphasises that the basic right to mobility and the applicability of this right are crucial in this regard; stresses that, in this context, multimodal transport chains and collective transport, inter alia,is yet constrained by the fundamental right to a healthy environment and good quality of life; underlines therefore that a balanced freedom of modal choice is crucial; stresses that, in this context, well- integrated multimodal mobility chains of walking, cycling, public and collective transport, taxi, carpooling and carsharing are the way ahead, particularly for urban areas;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Demands the Commission to introduce Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) for cities of more than 100 000 inhabitants and to link these plans with EU cofinancing of transport projects for cities as well as with EU targets (CO2 emissions and accidents reduction) and legislation limits for (ozone and particulate matter);
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that decarbonising transport is one of the main challenges of future EU transport policy and that all available, sustainable means should be used in order to achieve this, such as a more thorough application of the BATNEEC (Best Available Technique Not Entailing Excessive Cost) principle to new transport vehicles, an energy mix, price formation measures and internalising external costs of all modes of transport, provided that the ensuing revenue is used to improve the sustainability of mobility; underlines that, to this end, the priority development of financial incentives, ruling out any distortions of competition in the process, should be preferred to the imposition of sanctions;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds that the development of passenger and freight transport as a whole raises the issue not to transfer of traffic but rather of the effective use of the various modes of transport, and that the goal of European transport policy should therefore be effective comodalitycalls for a package of concrete and well targeted measures for a sustainable European transport policy, which aims to reduce transport volumes by inter alia spatial planning, green logistics, mobility management, to foster a modal shift towards more sustainable and safer transport modes, such as rail and sustainable waterborne transport, and to effectively improve and use of the various modes of transport;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Finds that transport plays an essential role in completing the European Single Market and the freedom of movement of people and goods, and that regulated opening should be achieved, primarily in rail transport; this complete regulation and market opening should be accompanied by otherbased on measures aimed at avoiding distortions of intra-modal and inter-modal competition, inter alia in the social, fiscal, safety and environmental fields; the internalisation of external social and environmental costs should be realised gradually, starting with the more polluting road and air transport modes;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for competition and fiscal policies in the transport sector to put an end to unfair competition in favour of more polluting modes, such as road and air transport; demands therefore the Commission inter alia to propose to end tax exemptions on kerosene and VAT exemptions for transborder EU flight tickets;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that intelligent decisions, behaviour and systems in transport organisation, such as intermodal and interoperable use of ERTMS, RIS, Galileo and ITS, need support can be in terms of research as well as in theiresting tools and that research, development and application, since they lead to considerablehould lead to environmental improvements due to a reduction in exhaust gases and traffic noise, improve safety by creating solutions to infrastructure bottlenecks and, not least, result in increased energy independenbetter use existing infrastructure capacity and to reduce bottlenecks and, not least, result in less dependency on non-renewable energy sources;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might be created using, inter alia, existing funds in the EU budget, part of the revenues from the internalisation of external costs, such as through Eurovignette, part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instruments; such a fund should be used to improve infrastructure, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport (maximum 20% for roads and minimum 15% for cycling and walking infrastructure), support research and promote intelligent transport decisions, behaviour and systems and should be guided by award criteria which take account of environmental, social, and securiafety efficiency;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that sustainable transport and mobility systems, such as rail, tramways, buses and bicycles, including their industries and services, offer a unique opportunity for creating stable jobs and contribute in the medium and long term to the avoidance of external costs for our society; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to cofinance and promote this sector, at least in a way similar as to what has been done during the last year in favour of banks and the automobile industry;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for inland waterway transport, inland ports and the multimodal linking of seaports with the hinterland and rail connections to play a greater role in European sustainable transport policy; underlines that better transborder cooperation and coordination between ports, waterborne and rail transport can substantially contribute to reduce the crossing of sensitive landscapes, such as the Alpine regions and thereby avoid and/or reduce landscape damage and inland infrastructure costs;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 1 a new
Paragraph 20 - indent 1 a new
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
Paragraph 20 - indent 2
- a doubling of the number of bus and railmarket share of walking, cycling, bus, tramway, rail and carsharing users in urban areas by 2020,
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 3
Paragraph 20 - indent 3
- a 230% reduction in CO2 exhaust emissions from road trafficthe transport sector compared with 2011990,
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 20 - indent 3 a (new)
- binding standards for the EU fleet average of CO2 emissions for passenger cars of 80 g/km by 2020 and 60 g/km by 2025,
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 20 - indent 3 b (new)
- binding standards for the EU fleet average of CO2 emissions for light commercial vehicles of 160 g/km by 2015 and 125 g/km by 2020,
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 4
Paragraph 20 - indent 4
- a 20% reduction in the electricity used by rail vehicles compared with 2010 and a 100% use of renewable energy by electrified systems in the rail sector by 2020,
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 20 - indent 4 a (new)
- a 20% increase in e-bikes and electric vehicles in rail and tramway transport,
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 5
Paragraph 20 - indent 5
- starting from 2011, fitting an ERTMS- compatible and interoperable system to all new railway rolling stock and link lines and finalizing it at the latest by 2015,
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 - indent 7
Paragraph 20 - indent 7
- financial support for the creation of multimodal connections (platforms) for inland waterway transport to be connected with rail, and a 20% increase in the number of such platforms, by 2020,