23 Amendments of Adam GIEREK related to 2008/2001(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the fact that applying objective scientific standards means analysing all scientific arguments, including those that contradict the assumption that climate change is human-induced,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the statements made by a number of scientists outside the IPCC, including the 1992 Heidelberg Appeal (4 000 signatures), the 1997 Leipzig Declaration (110 signatures), the 1998 Oregon Petition (17 000 signatures) and the 2007 open letter to the UN Secretary- General (100 signatures),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Temporary Committee's interim report addresses exclusively the impactthe causes and effects of climate change based on scientific evidenceall available scientific observations; whereas a final report will formulate proposalsuggestions on the EU’s future intand Member States' future balanced policy, taking account of both the negrated policyive and positive effects onf climate change in accordance with the mandate conferred on the Committee and on the basis of all the information gathered by it in the course of its work; whereas that final report will also include Parliament’s position in the negotiations regarding the international framework forsuggestions for a balanced climate policy after 2012, with a view to COP 14, which is to be held in Poznan, Poland, in December 2008,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the scientific consensus on the origins andhypothetical causes of climate change is not well established and recognised worldwide inside and outside the IPCC; whereas scientific knowledge and understanding of the underlying human origins of the current global warming trend have grown enormously since the first IPCC assessment report in 1990 and are now beyond any serious scientific doubt; whereas there is a deep-seated scientific consensus on the role played by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the global climate; whereas, in the light of the risk assessment provided, uncertainty demands action rather than a deferral ofscientifically on the basis of reliable indications, and whereas a larger number of scientifically more reliable indications point to the greater probability of the warming process having natural causes stemming from changes in the sun's radiation and magnetic actionvity,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the knowledge about climate change and the causes of global warming gathered to date through research and data collection is sufficient to trigger the political action and decision-making urgently needed in order to reduce emissions very substantially and to prepare foris sufficient to carry out intensive research at regional level with a view to adaptationing to unavoidable climate change,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas some research (IPCC) based on observations and computer modelling points to the possibility of anthropogenic emissions of CO2 and other GHGs, such as water vapour, methane and nitrous dioxide, having an impact on the climate of our planet,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas criticism of the underlying causes of global warming and climate change put forward by the IPCC is steadily growing in the scientific world and in political and media circles; whereas all scientific debate is merely an expression of scientific progress aimed at clarifying remaining uncertainties or doubts and is historically marked by the quest for a deeper understanding of the human impact on natural processes,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas recent scientific studies have delivered further proof of the anthropogenic disturbance of the earth's atmosphere; whereas the physical science of climate change is assessing the concrete implications of already existing levels of global warming caused by historic CO2 emissions on the basis of a corrected atmospheric CO2 lifetime of approximately 5 to 6 years, and not 50 to 200 years; whereas the data collected from such studies underline the urgent need for CO2 emission-related adaptation measures to be implemented in order to limit serious risk to humans and the infrastructure, first and foremost in the developing world but also in Europe and other wealthier parts of the worldat regional level,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is political consensus in the EU on the vital importance of achieving the strategic objective of limiting thedapting to a global average temperature increase to not more than 2°C above pre- industrial levels,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the IPCC AR4 has, for the first time, documented the wide-ranging impacts of changes in current climate patterns in Europe which began in pre- industrial times, such as retreating glaciers, increasingly lengthy seasons, shifts in the geographical range of species’ habitats and health impacts caused by a heatwave of unprecedented magnitude; whereas the changes observed are consistent with those projected for future climate change; whereas, throughout Europe as a whole, nearly all regions will be negatively affected by the various future impacts of climate change, throughout Europe as a whole, nearly all regions will experience both negative and positive climatic phenomena and these will pose challengeshave an impact in many economic sectors; whereas climate change is expected to magnify regional differences in Europe’s natural resources, e.g. in drinking-water availability,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas it is necessary to see global warming and the various dimensions of climate change from the perspective of other global problems such as poverty or global health issues, as these problems will be exacerbated by the effects of rising temperatures in some countries; whereas climate change could impede the ability of some countries to follow sustainable and balanced development pathways and attain the Millennium Development Goals; whereas climate change could seriously threaten examples of successful development and should therefore be an overarching issue in international cooperation; whereas global warming may have a positive impact on some countries,
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regards the science of climate change as settled and reiterates its commitment to the EU's strategic objective of limiadapting to the global average temperature increase to not more than 2°C above pre-industrial levelsat the Earth's surface; believes, notwithstanding this, that all efforts to curb emissions should in fact aim at staying well below the 2°C target, as such a level of warming would already heavily impact on our society and individual lifestyles, and would also entail significant changes in ecosystems and water resources;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that scientific evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are already affected by regional climate changes due to historic carbon emissions from the industrialised countries; emphasises that the underlying causes of global warming are man-made and that the level of gathered knowledge sufficiently proves the anthropogenic disturbance of the Earth's atmosphere; emphasises that cyclical natural phenomena are the main underlying causes of global warming;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns unscientific political efforts to portray the results of studiesindependent scientific studies conducted to date into the causes and effects of climate change as doubtful, uncertain or questionable; understands, however, that scientific progress has always been marked by uncertainties, their progressive elimination and the search for explanations or models beyond the current scientific mainstreamunworthy of attention, particularly where they yield scientific conclusions different from those put forward by the IPCC;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the communication of scientific evidindications pointing to the existence of human impact on the global climate must be the main element of a broader effort to raise public awareness and subsequently, together with other, contradictory, indications pointing to natural, non- anthropogenic causes of changes that are unavoidable, should be an element of a public education effort to gain public support for political measures to curb carbon emissionsmitigate the social impact of climate change; believes, furthermore, that individual and society-wide changes in lifestyle patterns are necessary and should be a part of educational attempts to communicate the causes and effects of global warming, but that they cannot be imposed by political decisionsattempts to disseminate knowledge of the causes and effects of climate change at regional and global level;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that further, more effective scientific research into CO2's impact on the climate and Man's environment should take account of the fact that the gas's presence in the atmosphere is essential for photosynthesis;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Takes the view that predictive research into climate change should be based on the premise that we are currently going through a warm interglacial period which has several hundred years more to run until the average duration of previous interglacial periods is reached, following which a glaciation period may commence;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Points out that, in connection with the expected decrease in solar activity to coincide with the twenty-fifth solar cycle in 2022, the climate is expected to cool, with the lowest point being reached in 2050, and that, by analogy with the Maunder Minimum, this period will end in approximately 2100;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to conduct, as a matter of urgency, an analysis within the EU of the economic and social effects of climate change and the future consequences thereof;