3 Amendments of Bairbre de BRÚN related to 2011/2071(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Having regard to the UNEP's Green Economy Report, points out the economic and social benefits of investing in the green economy, such as a higher growth in GDP and GDP per capita, a resource- efficient economy, the creation of new and innovative jobs, the gains in natural and human capital and the alleviation of poverty;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that recent Commission estimates suggest that the EU is on course to achieve only half of the 20 % objective and that current plans by Member States risk falling far short of the overall 20 % energy efficiency target set in the Europe 2020 strategy, which would lead to lost opportunities for growth across many sectors and regions and loss of employment-creation possibilities; believes that the 20% energy efficiency target in the EU 2020 strategy should be mandatory;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to include in every Annual Growth Survey a progress report on the indicators of environmental economic accounting and the coherence with the Europe 2020 targets concerning climate change and energy.