7 Amendments of Anni PODIMATA related to 2008/2171(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that China’s growing energy consumption andemands for energy and raw materials and increased greenhouse gas emissions represent a huge challenge to environmental goals and security of energy supply worldwide;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines China’s global responsibility to ensure its economic growth is environmentally sustainable; stresses that a positive approach by China will be critical for the success of negotiations on a post- 2012 Climate Change agreement; notes the threat of carbon leakage, particularly for the European Union industries that already adhere to legally binding targets, if China does not commit to sufficient action;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the EU and China to promote the transfer of low-carbon technology, in particular energy efficiency and renewables; stresses the critical importance of developing and deploying CCS in China, given the importance of coal to its economy; calls on the Commission to examine ways of supporting further the exchange of best practice with China on the issue of sustainable development;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to consider a formal agreement with China to promote cooperation on R & D; asks both parties to facilitate the transfer of technology and technical know-how by facilitating researchers’ and academics’ exchange programmes;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the formal launch of the High-Level Economic and Trade Mechanism in April 2008; hopes that it will contribute to better operation of the expanding commercial relations between the EU and China, as well as to the establishment of an open, transparent and non-discriminatory regulatory framework for business;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to work with Member States to give more support and protection for EU companies investing in China, in particular SMEs; calls on the Commission, the Member States and European companies to ensure that international labour standards and health and safety requirements are met when they conduct business with China;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls also on China to adopt and apply international standards; notes that this will ensure that Chinese exports to the EU meet acceptable quality and safety standards and ensure that EU companies investing in China gain fair market access with minimal bureaucratic obstacles and have a more transparent standards framework.