10 Amendments of Michael CRAMER related to 2011/0274(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) the EU transport sector accounts for 24% of all CO2 emissions in the EU and has seen its emissions increase by 34% since 19901, a shift towards more support for sustainable mobility is crucial to achieve the objectives laid down in the Commission's White Paper – Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system2 and the corresponding resolution of the European Parliament of 15 December 20113; __________________ 1 see European Environment Agency (2009): Report No 9/2009 - Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2009. Tracking progress towards Kyoto targets 2 COM2011(144) 3 P7_TA(2011)0584
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4 b) Given that the number of missing links in sustainable trans-border connections, such as rail, has increased in many regions since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the EU should prioritise the revitalisation of trans-border connections, in particular between and to New Member States, as these projects provide a real European added value while contributing to the protection of the environment, the climate and biodiversity and improving access to the Transeuropean Transport Networks (TEN-T);
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to address the specific needs of the Cohesion Fund, and in line with the Europe 2020 strategy that cohesion policy should support the need to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive growth11 while minimising external costs, it is necessary to set out investment priorities within the scope of the thematic objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [CPR].
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point a – point v
Article 3 – point a – point v
(v) promoting low-carbon strategies for urban areas, especially through the promotion of sustainable local, urban and regional transport and mobility such as public transport and non-motorised mobility;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – point i
Article 3 – point d – point i
(i) supporting the integration of the New Member States into a multi-modal Single European Transport Area by investing in the Trans-European Transport Network;
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – point ii
Article 3 – point d – point ii
(ii) developing environment-friendly and low-carbon transport systems including promoting sustainable urban mobility, with a focus on promoting intermodal chains of walking-cycling-carsharing- carpooling-public transport; these actions shall be conditional upon the adoption of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) and the creation of a separate budget line for walking and cycling in the relevant public budgets;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – point iii
Article 3 – point d – point iii
(iii) developing comprehensive, high quality and interoperable railway systems while in particular deploying the ERTMS and reducing rail freight noise at the source;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – point d – point iii a (new)
(iii a) promoting sustainable waterborne transport;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Environmental performance In order to improve the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures1, each programme, plan and project shall set out the results of the Member States' and other project promoters' environmental assessment in particular based on Council Directives 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment2, on Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment3 and 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora4, and Directives of the European Parliament and of the Council: 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy5, and 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds6 in order to avoid or, when not possible, mitigate or compensate for negative impacts on the environment, such as to landscape fragmentation, soil sealing, air and water pollution as well as noise, and to effectively protect biodiversity. 1 See COM 2012 95 final " Improving the delivery of benefits from EU environment measures: building confidence through better knowledge and responsiveness". 2 OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40. 3 OJ L 197, 21.7.2001. 4 OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. 5 OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p.1. 6 OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 25a (new)
Annex – row 25a (new)
Urban transport passenger trips Increase of passenger trips using supported urban transport service percentage Change in modal share of public transport and non-motorised mobility such as walking and cycling