17 Amendments of Vittorio PRODI related to 2010/2088(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to The Final TEEB Report Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature, released on 20 October at the COP 10 in Nagoya; - having regard to the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the need to improve data and indicators to complement GDP as a proxy indicator for overall societal developmentinadequacy of GDP as a proxy indicator of economic development, as a result of market globalisation and realisation of the limited nature of growth, is increasingly recognised,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas GDP does not account for human and social capital, natural resources and ecosystem services, major transformations like those ensuing from climate change, nor the principle of a fair and equitable access to resources for present and future generations as a prerequisite of sustainability, therefore needs to be integrated with new data and indicators, whereas the need to "go beyond GDP" refers to the necessity to account for the "common" or "public goods" that can be classified as "immaterial" assets;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU 2020 strategy should pave the way to a resource-efficient economy, serve economic growth and create jobs, in particular since the EU has recently suffered a drop in GDP and falling industrial production, and since millions of unemployed women and men represents a human, societal and economic disastern inclusive, knowledge- based, low-carbon society with a resource- efficient economy as the only means to create jobs and overcome the current crises,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the European Commission initiative and underlines that GDP was a useful economic measurement tool when growth was intended to be unlimited, irrespective of the natural resources' finite character,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that GDP is an indicator of economic market activity and is widely used in policy analysis and debates; recalls that GDP, after its birth in the 1930s, was rapidly adopted as the best- recognised measure of economic performance in the world; underlines that GDP has become ahas become the standard benchmark used by policy-makers throughout the world to measure overall progress; is concerned that GDP might sometimes be misleading and at other times simply not provide enough information or sufficiently detailed information;, especially with regards to quality of life, public services, environmental health and social inclusion,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that GDP is based on a clear methodology which allows comparisons to be made over time and between countries and regions; stresses that it was, however, not intended to be an accurate measure to inform policy debates on all issues; underlines that, critically, GDP does not measurethat can now be integrated with new statistical techniques and computing technologies, for elements such as environmental sustainability, resource efficiency, social inclusion or well-being in general; underlines the need to base other indicators on a clear and valid methodology;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that well-informed, sound, solid and coherent policies and strategies are fundamental to ensuring a fair and competitive market, citizens‘' welfare and, effective protection of public health and, education and, a better environment and a fairer economy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. EmphasRecognises that solid, coherent and transparent policy- and law-making and political analysis require clear objectives, indicators and relevantclear and timely indicators and reliable information, which are crucial for policy- makers to takethe assessment of coherent and sustainable decisionspolicies, in order to meet citizens' demand for balanced progress, are already available;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the growing international recognition of limits to GDP as an indicator for human well-being and sustainable development; acknowledges progress made in different fora, such as the UNDP, World Bank, OECD and Commission, on the development of new, interdisciplinary indicators to measure and analysze progress in policy-making; takes note of indicators developed already for various policy areas; notes, however, that there seem to be many indicators already in use, sometimes even overlapping or competing where they should instead be coordinated or combined; emphasises that there are currently too many indicators and the challenge is to develop a clear and comprehensible policy that is at the same time theoretically consistent, politically relevant and empirically measurable, as for example, the Human Development Index; stresses the need for this work to be donefurther development in close cooperation with other relevant institutions and organisations including NGOs, civil society and local governments;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Criticises, however, the lack,Appreciates the effort in the Commission Communication, of to set up a clear overall strategy on the application of the Beyond GDP approach in practice; stresses a certai, through a short to medium action plack ofn; stresses the need for coordination and coherence with existing measures and tools which also aim to contribute to policy analysis, assessments and debates; criticises, furthermore, the proposed measures as partially vague or unclear so that the added value of the proposed action compared to the current situation is difficult to assess; points out that there is in particular no path set out to integrate the proposed measasks the Commission to prioritise research into measuring and valuing natural resources into the current system of measures and tools for better policy- and law-makingand ecosystems services;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of agreeing on a tieredsystemic approach to setting up a coherent ‘"Beyond GDP system’" to contribute to improved policy analysis and debates; points out that such a system should be complementary to the measures, instruments and tools already in place; represent the keystone for a shift from an assessment of well-being based solely on the monetary value of production-consumption to a comprehensive tool for human development;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14