12 Amendments of Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI related to 2014/2208(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas an excessiveinefficient use of resources is the root cause of various environmental hazards, such as climate change, desertification, deforestation and loss of biodiversity; whereas the global economy uses the equivalent of 1.5 planets’ worth of resources to produce global output and absorb waste and this figure is estimated to reach the equivalent of two planets’ worth of resources by the 2030s;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe is more dependent on imported resources than any other region in the world and its competitiveness can be increased only by getting more added value out of resources in the economy and also by fostering sustainable supply of raw materials from European sources;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe’ (COM(2014)0398); endorses the Commission’s approach to designing and innovating for a circular economy, setting up a policy framework to support resource efficiency and setting a resource- efficiency target as outlined in the communication;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that by 2050 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includes fully implementing a cascading use of resources, sustainable sourcing, a waste hierarchy, creating a closed loop on non- renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability and phasing out toxic substances;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. UrgesCalls upon the Commission to develop and introduce by 2019 aassess the development of an appropriate lead indicator and a number of sub-indicators on resource efficiency, including ecosystem services; these binding, and, if appropriate, to introduce them; these indicators should measure resource consumption, including imports and exports, at EU, Member State and industry level and take account of the whole lifecycle of products and services and attribute equal weight to the three pillars of sustainability;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. UrgesCalls on the Commission to promote the use of, if appropriate, the use of appropriate resource-efficiency indicators through international conventions in order to allow comparability between economies and ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to propose a review of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016, incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines at the relevant level in the supply chain; gradually including all relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design; introducing a mandatory product passport based on these requirements; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defining horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability and recyclability;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework for urban mining in existing landfills and to develop an environmental permit system for the recycling industry based on self- monitoring and external auditing;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to address the specific waste challenges, taking into account environmental, societal and economic considerations, and to take action as outlined in the Commission communication on circular economy (COM(2014)0398);
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to establish a permanent and representative resource- efficiency platform to encourage and facilitate the application of the latest research findings, the exchange of best practices and the emergence of new industrial synthesis and industrial ecosystems; the platform should be composed also of representatives of all relevant stakeholders, including SMEs;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that all EU funding, including funding through EFSI, Horizon 2020, cohesion funds and the EIB, must be mobilised to also promote resource efficiency, with a focus on SMEs, and urges the Commission to abolish all environmentally harmful subsidies;