8 Amendments of Satu HASSI related to 2008/2015(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Is deeply concerned about the fact that many recent scientific reports indicate that climate change is both more rapid and serious in terms of its adverse effects than previously thought; therefore calls on the Commission and the Council to analyse as a matter of urgency the question whether the overall target fixed hitherto for European climate policy, namely to stay below a 2°C increase, is cautious enough to meet the UNFCC objective of preventing anthropogenic interference with the climate system;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that human society is facing a dual challenge as regards the earth's life- supporting system: climate change and the overuse and destruction of many of the most important ecosystems; stresses the many interlinkages between the climate system and ecosystems – in particular the capacity of oceans and terrestrial ecosystems to sequester carbon – and underlines that climate change can only be addressed effectively within the context of healthy ecosystems;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that nearly half of the world’s population is under the age of 25 and that today’s decisions on climate policy will have far-reaching consequences for the largest generation of young people in human history; calls specifically on planners and designers to integrate children’s specific needs into housing, transport, schools, health and other infrastructure in the context of climate change;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129
Paragraph 129
129. Calls on the EU and its Member States to promote the testing, validation, introduction and further dissemination of computer- and ICT-based methods to improve energy efficiency – particularlyfor dematerialization and vastly enhanced energy efficiency – particularly through improved logistics in freight transport, replacing physical travel with tele- and videoconferencing, improved electricity networks, energy- efficient buildings and smart lightning – in cooperation with industry, consumers, authorities, universities and research institutions;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)
Paragraph 133 a (new)
133a. Calls on the Commission and Member States urgently to adopt new, innovative finance mechanisms to aid the rapid implementation of both domestic and external climate policies, including earmarking of auctioning revenues from the EU ETS and the joint Commission/World Bank proposal of a Global Climate Finance Mechanism, based on the principle of frontloading aid;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 147 a (new)
Paragraph 147 a (new)
147a. Recognises that we may be in a situation where the concentration of GHG in the atmosphere is already too high, thus obliging mankind to do its utmost to remove carbon from the atmosphere through actions by sequestering CO2 from biomass, including the use of biochar;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas there is currently a huge gap as regards the financing of adaptation in developing countries; whereas while estimated annual adaptation costs range from USD 50-80 billion per annum, the total amount of funds committed through multilateral funding mechanisms in mid- 2007 amounted to less than 0.5 % of those figures,
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the EU's carbon footprint includes the greenhouse gases emitted in the production of goods consumed in Europe but produced elsewhere,