16 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the new Commission Communication and its move beyond the RMI to include commodity markets; calls on the Commission to give adequate focus to commodity markets and the RMI separately; notes, however, that the raw materials strategy must be anchored in a strong innovation and industrial policy for Europe;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the European Parliament be regularly informed on the development of the RMI via an annual progress report which must include data on the measurement of critical raw materials extraction and use concerning its global environmental and social impact;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to launch a flagship initiative on resource efficiency; calls on the Commission to incorporate a resource efficiency improvement target of 3% per year net of GDP evolution; calls onasks the Commission to develop a reliable methodology for measuring resource efficiency using a set of indicators to quantify the overall material use as well as the global land, water and carbon footprint;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes thatUrges the Commission to commission a study on the effects of a tax foron mineral resources is not an adequate tool, but calls on the Commission to investigate whether a tax on water and land use could be of benefit, non energy raw materials, water and land use, with specific attention to possible non-intended repercussions, such as a rebound effect, non sustainable substitution, evasion or a shift of economic activities to non-EU countries;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the contribution of recycling to reducing greenhouse gases; calls on the Commission to launch an in-depth EU material flow analysis particularly to identify waste streams; asks the Commission to increase recycling of RM;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. As the use of raw materials is a significant source of GHG production, it is important to make the use of resources more efficient; calls the Commission to strengthen the legal framework for the circular economy, where material cycles are closed and nothing is lost;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Commission to investigate and promote projects on urban mining as urban mining deposits can be much richer than primary mining ores, and a large part of valuable secondary raw materials can be extracted, re-used and recycled;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Requests the Commission to evaluate how the European Investment Bank (EIB) can help guarantee the efficiency and sustainability of new projects and reduce financial risks for investments in breakthrough-technology recycling plants;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to develop targets and economic incentives for recycling currently uneconomical CRM including rare earths (REE), to investigate how markets for recycled materials can be supported by inter alia green certificates for recycled materials, eco-design requirements and fiscal incentives, and to ensure that cohesion policy and budgets are also leveraged to promote resource efficiency and recycling;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to identify priorities and allocate budgets for research into sustainable production methods and lifecycle recycling, substitution and resource efficiency using FP7 and FP8 funding, particularly for CRM such as REE; insists on the importance of a European Innovation Partnership on RM; calls on the Commission to launch such a partnership in 2011;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets that substitution isand re-use are not included in the Communication; therefore, calls on the Commission to ramp up its work in this field, particularly for REE, by leveraging research funding;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Asks the Commission to develop measures to halt the export of recyclable waste and materials containing useful raw materials in order to improve Europe's resource efficiency and reduce the import dependency; emphasises the importance of integrating producers and consumers in this perspective;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes the importance of R&D in sustainable mining to minimise the environmental footprint and adverse social effects; notes that in order to reduce mining, the prevention, re-use and recycling practices, especially for the 14 CRM, need to be improved;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to help developing countries to overcome information asymmetry in negotiating RM and mining contracts through capacity- building, both at national and local level;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the role that corporate social responsibility plays by adhering to high environmental and social and labour standards abroad and applying best available technologies; calls on EU companies to develop an appropriate code of conduct for those operating in third countries, and to base their activities on the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises and ISO 26000; calls on the Commission to follow the spirit of the US Dodd-Frank bill concerning conflict minerals and urges the Commission to present a legislative proposal; supports the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI); believes that these standards should particularly be applied for projects receiving EU funding, such as from the EIB; calls on the Commission to strengthen the use of ‘fingerprinting’ technology in this context and to promote pilot projects based on the experiences of the ‘coltan fingerprint’;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses the role that corporate social responsibility plays by adhering to high environmental and social and labour standards abroad and applying best available technologies; calls on EU companies to develop an appropriate code of conduct for those operating in third countries; calls on the Commission to follow the US Dodd-Frank bill concerning conflict minerals; supports the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI); believes that these standards should particularly be applied for projects receiving EU funding, such as from the EIB; urges the EU to investigate how the import of illegally traded or extracted minerals can be prevented; calls on the Commission to strengthen the use of ‘fingerprinting’ technology in this context and to promote pilot projects based on the experiences of the ‘coltan fingerprint’;