4 Amendments of Roberts ZĪLE related to 2020/2043(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the primary purpose of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) must be to enable internationally effective carbon pricing schemes, to mitigate the leakage dilemma in the context ofpromote global climate ambition with regard to reducing emissions, compliment the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and to prevent distortions to competition and trade; stresses that the CBAM will help the EU to meet its climate targets while keeping a level playing field in international trade, with the aim of galvanising the rest of the world into taking and remaining open to multilateral approaches that contribute effectively to global climate action in line with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance of designing, from the outset, the CBAM in a WTO-compliant manner, including ensuring non-discrimination of foreign exporters; notes that should new own resources be vulnerable to legal challenge they threaten the ability of the EU to appropriately and prudently engage in budgetary planning;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the CBAM, if used as a basis for an own resource, would bring the revenue side of the EU budget into closer alignment with strategic policy objectives such as delivering a just transition, supporting the European Green Deal, the fight against climate change and facilitating the growth of the circular economy, and that it would thereby help to generate co- benefits, incentives and EU added value;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of various prudent revenue estimates ranging from 5 to 14 billion EUR per year, depending on the scope and design of the new instrument; highlights the fact that the EU budget is in any event uniquely suited to absorbing fluctuations of revenue or even long-term regressive effects; considers that it may be beneficial to phase the implementation of the CBAM, beginning with pilot sectors, such as steel, cement, fertilisers and electricity, prior to broader application to all imports; further considers that this may allow for an assessment of the economic impact across the Member States, and for corrective action in the event that disproportionate negative impacts are felt in any European region;