5 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2009/2157(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture is directly affected, since it is one of the economic activities which manages the landnatural resources necessary to human survival,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture, as the main source of two major GHGs (nitrous oxide and methane, which are emitted by variable biological processes that are intrinsically associated with all types of agricultural production), is contributing to climate change while also being very vulnerable to its adverse impact,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union’s global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture, in all of the EU's agricultural potential, greater sustainability by reducing emissions per unit of production so that it is better able to reconcile economic, social and environmental imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – phrase introductive
Paragraph 3 – phrase introductive
3. Calls, in particular, for the future CAP to encourage – through the provision of information, training and incentives – practices that limitigate GHG emissions and/or fix carbon when the soil and climatic conditions are favourable, including:
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to the lower environmental standards often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of appropriate carbon footprint labelling communication strategy that highlights the benefits of a healthy diet made up of high-quality items produced by a sustainable agricultural system, to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissions, and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins);