19 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2020/2077(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
- Aa. whereas the principles of circular economy should be the core element of any European and national industrial policy as well as of Member States national Recovery and Resilience Plans in the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Facility;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
- Ab. whereas almost a quarter of SMEs in Europe already enable the transition towards more sustainable business models but, on the other hand, a third of them report that they face complex administrative and legal procedures when trying to make their business more resource-efficient;
Amendment 3 #
-Ac. whereas the Communication from the Commission acknowledges the pioneering role of social economy enterprises in the creation of jobs linked to the circular economy;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A d (new)
Recital -A d (new)
-Ad. whereas a circular economy has proven to be essential during the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular in sectors such as food and pharmaceutical packaging, waste collection and treatment;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to review Directive 2009/125/EC; stressebelieves that a wider ecodesign policy can be one of the core elements of the European action in the field of circular economy; stresses nevertheless that broadening its scope should not lead to any watering down of the results achieved in the field of energy efficiency;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that the availability of critical raw materials is a strategic question for European industries; recovery of valuable raw materials, use of secondary materials, as well as recycling and bioeconomy play important role in securing Europe’s raw material supply;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that research priorities in the field of circular economy should mainly look at carbon neutral and zero- carbon technologies;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of boosting research efforts in the field of chemical recycling which, paired with organic and mechanical recycling, will complete a technology-neutral framework; such efforts should aim at improving energy efficiency, reducing GHG emissions and ensuring non-contaminated final products and proper treatment of by-products in chemical recycling technologies; considers that any waste-to-energy process shall not be considered as chemical recycling;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to make more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fit for the circular economy, by supporting them through adequate incentive schemes and financing tools, capacity building, also in terms of managerial skills, and technical assistance, as well as by reducing their administrative and legal burdens;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports the European Commission’s initiative to ensure that the EIT’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities will be more open to SMEs and increase their opportunity to participate in local innovation ecosystem to the benefit of digital and green transition;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that construction is among the least automated and digitized sectors and the most resource-intensive businesses in the European Union. The use of innovative and future-oriented technologies at a construction site would increase the degree of digitisation of the sector while increasing resources efficiency. Similarly, the adoption of digital solution in built environment would allow better energy performance of buildings;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Also believes that the use of sustainable circular bio-based products and systems in the construction and renovation sectors can help achieving the Union's environmental objectives through the development of a regulatory framework for recognition of carbon removals as well as through the elaboration of Green Public Procurement binding rules to enable users to choose sustainable and climate friendly materials and secondary raw material;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recalls that the “energy efficiency first” principle should always apply when evaluating different solutions and applications;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Underlines the importance of incentivising the procurement of recyclable materials and the use of secondary raw materials also as a tool to ensure the Union's industrial autonomy and to keep jobs in the manufacturing sector;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to support a digital transition that builds on maximising the value of data and deploying digitally- enabled solutions to permit the sustainable use of resources and to maintain the value, durability, reusability and repairability of products and materials for as long as possible.
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the availability of data on products, materials and industrial processes is crucial in the transition towards more sustainable product design, product use and re-use or disposal; highlights the importance of transparent and traceable value chains in securing the availability of data; considers that swift action is needed to make such data available and to enable the sharing and re-use of this data; in this context, supports the Commission’s intention to Establish a common European data space for smart circular applications;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to invest in connectivity and digital infrastructures, promoting solutions that contribute to a lower carbon footprint and reduced use of natural resources and materials, and that guarantee the sustainability of the manufacturing life cycle and the extension of product life cycle.
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Asks the Commission to invest in developing KPIs connected to SDGs, in order to achieve a more sustainable business model for European industry; in particular, calls on the Commission to promote and strengthen partnerships between different industrial sectors and between public and private sectors, fully implementing SDG 17;
Amendment 156 #
7c. Highlights that transitioning European industry to a circular model could cut the emissions of resource intensive industries by 56% by 2050 and reduce the impact on biodiversity loss; in this context, stresses the importance of aligning the EU’s industrial and bioeconomy strategy with the circular economy action plan to ensure the required systemic change and green transition; stresses that the use of sustainable raw materials, such as sustainable renewable materials, needs to be at the centre of the circular economy action plan;