Activities of Jens HOLM related to 2008/2001(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, according to IPCC AR4, global emissions of carbon dioxide grew by about 80% between 1970 and 2004 and these increases are due primarily to the use of fossil fuels,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the scientific consensus as expressed in IPCC AR4 leads to the conclusion that the level of global GHG emissions must be at least halved by 2050 to avoid serious risks; whereas this target has been endorsed by the EU Heads of State and Heads of Government at the meeting of the G8 at Heiligendamm; whereas it will be increasingly difficult to achieve this target if global GHG emissions continue to rise until 2020 and beyond; whereas nearly all Member States are making good or even excellent progress in their efforts to comply with their individual EU burden- sharing targets, thus raising the likelihood that the EU will reach its Kyoto target by 2012; whereas, nevertheless, after 2012 Member States will have to reduce GHG emissions in a more ambitious way if they are to meet the targets adopted at the above-mentioned European Council on 8-9 March 2007 and to halve their GHG emissions by 2050,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, according to IPCC AR4, global GHG emissions due to human activities have grown since pre- industrial times, with an increase of 70% between 1970 and 2004 and a significant increase of 24% since 1990; whereas many natural systems on all continents and in most oceans are already affected by regional climate change through rising temperatures and other meteorological phenomena such as changing rain and wind patterns,
Amendment 72 #
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 limiting the global average temperature increase to not more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, which, according to IPCC AR4, will require industrialised countries to reduce their GHG emissions by 25%-40% below 1990 levels by 2020; 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;