15 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2014/2208(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Parliament has repeatedly called on the Commission to set indicators and legally binding targets for resource efficiency;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the OECD Environment Programme finds that 'environmental effectiveness of voluntary approaches is often questionable, and their economic efficiency is generally low'1a; __________________ 1a The OECD Environment Programme „Voluntary approaches to environmental policy”, 2003.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas on average only 40 % of solid waste is re-used or recycled, and the rest goes to landfill or incineration;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that improving resource efficiency requires both legislative and economic incentives and further funding of research; recalls, in this regard, that legally binding targets prove to be more efficient;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that despite improvements in the efficient use of resources that have already occurred, continuous growth in production has outstripped these gains in efficiency; resource extraction continues to rise dramatically on a global level, hence there is an urgent need for an overall reduction of resource extraction and use in order to overcome the rebound effect; urges the Commission to propose measures accordingly;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to establish a more coherent legal framework for sustainable production and consumption, covering the complete production cycle from sustainable sourcing until end of life recovery;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that already in 2012, the Parliament called for clear, robust and measurable indicators for economic activity that take account of climate change, biodiversity and resource efficiency from a life-cycle perspective and for the use of these indicators as a basis for legislative initiatives and concrete reduction targets;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to develop and introduce by 20196 a lead indicator and a number of sub-indicators on resource efficiency, including ecosystem services; these binding 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;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to set a binding target without delay to increase resource efficiency at EU level by 340 % by 2030 and individual targets for each Member State;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the amount of resources used by a product over its lifetime is largely determined during the design phase; stresses that measures should be taken and targets should be set to further improve the environmental impact and performance of goods and services on the EU market over their whole life cycle;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources; calls on the Commission to assure that in the long-term, products and their parts shall be sustainably sourced, designed to be repairable, reusable or fully recyclable;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights that in order to provide comparative and reliable information to consumers and end users, a standardized methodology should be required for the labelling of products;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to propose targets, measures and instruments to efficiently tackle food waste;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights that innovation to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the overall resource use is required across the economy to improve competitiveness in the context of rising resource prices, import dependency, scarcity and supply constraints, calls on the Commission and Member States to provide the necessary incentives and financial support as markets will not deliver on their own;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the Commission to examine whether existing legislation is hindering the circular economy or the emergence of new business models, such as a lease economy; calls on the Commission to review related legislation with a view to improving the environmental performance and resource efficiency of products throughout their lifecycle and to increasing consistency between existing instruments and developing a front runner approach;