9 Amendments of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2009/2152(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas climate change is a global phenomenon, and its impacts are unequally distributed among the regions of the world and between the various sectors; whereas even the socio-economic aspects, costs and benefits will be different both in developing countries and more developed countries; whereas responses to climate change therefore have to integrate adaptation measures along with strategies to ensure an effective path towards sustainable development through clear and comprehensive action plans in all relevant sectors,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to draw up an efficient urban mobility policy which will reduce traffic congestion and pollution in large urban areas through the development of public transport and co-modality and the use of intelligent transport systems;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Regrets that the TEN-T budget for the period 2010-2013 stands at around EUR 500 million, and under these conditions it does not allow significant investment aimed at developing transport infrastructure and boosting its resistance in order to make it less vulnerable to extreme weather conditions;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that mountainous areas in the Union will be particularly affected by climate change, with an impact on accessibility, tourism and infrastructure, which would have justified providing in the White Paper for specific action to ‘increase the resilience of mountainous areas’; suggests, therefore, that the Commission should draft Community guidelines on adaptation to climate change in mountainous areas insofar as they are particularly sensitive geographical areas like coastal and marine areas;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement specific measures to protect coastal areas and the marine environment in line with the Common Maritime Policy, which embraces maritime transport, the protection of the marine environment and the administration and development of coastal areas as part of an integrated approach;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the fact that the budget resources allocated to fund the measures required by climate change are inadequate;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses in this context the great importance of initiatives at the local level to actively participate in the fight against climate change and points out the important role of exchange of information on good practices and appropriate information campaigns, in coordination with the more extensive initiatives undertaken by national authorities and by the EU. with a view to the more effective implementation of Community legislation, strategies and programmes in this area;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use the mid-term review of the financial framework and the assessment of the utilisation of the Structural Funds to supplement funding for green transport corridors (rail transport, freight traffic corridors, inland waterways and sea corridors) and measures contributing to reducing the transport sector’s pollution and energy consumption levels;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of research and innovation in the field of climate change, with regard to both adaptation measures and measures to reduce the factors causing climate change that have a direct application in the field of transport and energy;