13 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2009/2157(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture, as one of the main sources of two major GHGs (nitrous oxide and methane), which are generated by various biological processes linked to agricultural production is contributing to climate change while also being very vulnerable to its adverse impact,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union’s global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit and reduce its GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster the development of a different kind of agriculture better able to reconcile economic, social and environmental imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem European agriculture can sustainably improve its contribution to climate change mitigation with a further increase in efficiency (economic, environmental and social aspects);
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that both organic farming and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transition to more sustainable agriculture in the case ofconventional and integrated agriculture can, in the interests of sustainability, achieve further improvements in the efficiency of agricultural production which will serve both environmental protection and nature conservation in the othwider systems used on most farmlandense and climate protection in particular;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– appropriate protection of carbon-rich land (peatland crop bans) and wetlands (growing suitable crops, such as reeds, as an alternative to drainage); and
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that nitrous oxide emissions can be cut significantlyfurther by making more limited and effective use of nitrogen fertilisers (precision farming), encouraging the use of organic fertilisers based on recovered waste (local biomass from intercropping, and forest waste), developing intermediate crops such as forage legumes and identifying new varieties with superior carbon and nitrogen capture potential;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for research on livestock feed and genetic selection of farm animals to be stepped up with a view to reducing methane emissions; also calls for the introduction of a food programme designed to reduce the Union’s dependence on imported plant proteins for animal feed, provided such measures do not have any detrimental impact on animal health or animal protection;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to the lower environmental standards often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of an appropriate carbon footprint labelling, to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissnotification; takes the view that healthy, balanced nutrition which includes high-quality regions,al and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins)seasonal products of sustainable – that is to say, high-yield and efficient – agriculture should be to the fore;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that the CAP will have to meetshould take account of growing public demand for a more sustainable agricultural policy and continue to promote the sustainability of agriculture in the future, while bearing in mind that global warming may jeopardise world food production capacity, including in Europe;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. TakWelcomes the viewfact that the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, water management, renewable energies and biodiversity were not fully taken on board at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the ‘second- pillar’ subsidies; takes the view that this approach should be pursued in the CAP reform after 2013;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the current cross-compliance system, which is based on a best efforts obligation rather than an obligation to achieve results, is both very complicated for farmers and inadequate as a response to environmental issues; takes the view that a new approach focusing on sustainabl is very complicated for farmers; takes the view that the aspect of climate produtection models should be adopted, necessitating compensatory aid to cover the extra costs aristhrough agriculture in its usual form should be factored in to the calculation of direct payments, particularly in the case of preservation of pastureland; takes the view that ing from these objectives (local eco-certification contracts) and payuture greater emphasis should be placed on payment for the services rendered to society through the supply of ‘public goods’ (such as the preservation of rural areas, biodiversity conservation, carbon capture and food security) that are not rewarded by the market;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that climate change is forcing the Union to reinvent its development model; consequently calls on the Commission, in its future communication on CAP reform after 2013, to consider turning the CAP into an agricultural, food and environmental policy with fairer, more sustainable farmer support systems that enjoy greater legitimacy in the eyes of the public and which also restore meaning to the farming professiondevelop the agricultural policy model further; consequently calls on the Commission to put forward measures to promote climate-efficient agricultural production which can be reconciled with the other aims of the CAP;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers it essential to strengthen risk and crisis management instruments and adapt them to increasing market volatility and growing climatic risks, and to introduce a genuine European policy on preventing and responding to natural disasters; points out that farmers must be helped to a position where they are better able to take preventive measures;