16 Amendments of Anders WIJKMAN related to 2008/2001(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas research based on observations and modelling shows the risk of serious impact on our planet if measures are not taken swiftly to slow or even halt further increases in CO2 and other GHG emissions such as methane or nitrous dioxide,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas 20%-30% of all species are projected to be at increased risk of extinction if there is a 1.5°C-2.5°C rise in warming; whereas the percentage based on a 3.5°C rise in warming is 40%-70%, thus making climate change mitigation critical for the preservation of global biodiversity and the maintenance of eco- system services,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the scientific consensus as expressed in IPCC AR4 leads to the conclusion that the level of global GHG emissions must be at least halved by 2050 to avoid serious risks; whereas this target has been endorsed by the EU Heads of State and Heads of Government at the meeting of the G8 at Heiligendamm; whereas it will be increasingly difficult to achieve this target if global GHG emissions continue to rise until 2020 and beyond; whereas nearly all Member States are making good or even excellent progress in their efforts to comply with their individual EU burden-sharing targets, thus raising the likelihood that the EU will reach its Kyoto target by 2012; whereas, nevertheless, after 2012 Member States will have to reduce GHG emissions in a more ambitious way if they are to meet the targets adopted at the above- mentioned European Council on 8-9 March 2007 and to halve their GHG emissions by 2050; whereas emissions from industrialised countries, accounting for only about half of global GHG emissions, will have to be reduced by 75%-90% by 2050 in order to reach the global target,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas IPCC AR4 shows that positive feedbacks between warming and reduction in carbon sinks on land and in oceans may require a further 30% reduction of emissions in order to stabilise GHG concentrations at 450 ppm by 2100,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the GHG emission statistics only account for the physical emissions within a country and do not include the net CO2 content resulting from trade; whereas a true picture of the carbon footprint of a country requires a more comprehensive accounting system, including emissions from aviation and maritime transport as well as the net CO2 content resulting from trade,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there is political consensus in the EU on the vital importance of achieving the strategic objective of limiting the global average temperature increase to not more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels; whereas the global temperature has already risen by 0,76°C during the last century, and will inevitably continue to increase by a further 0.5-0.7°C due to historic emissions,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, according to IPCC AR4, global GHG emissions have grown since pre- industrial times and are currently growing faster than ever before, with an increase of 70% between 1970 and 2004 and a significant increase of 24% since 1990; whereas many natural systems on all continents and in most oceans are already affected by regional climate change through rising temperatures and other meteorological phenomena such as, changing rain and wind patterns and increased water scarcity,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas existing, according to IPCC AR4, current climate change mitigation policies and related sustainable development practices are insufficient to reduce global GHG emissions over the next decadesfail to reduce global emissions and are likely to result in a 25%-90% increase in GHG emissions between 2000 and 2030; whereas, according to scientific recommendations, the window of opportunity for the successful stabilisation of global GHG concentrations in order to ensure at least a probability of 50% and thus to reach the EU 2°C target will remain open until 2015, that being the peak year of global emissions,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas CO2 emissions from coal- fired power plants account for a rapidly increasing share of GHG emissions in the EU as well as in other parts of the world; whereas the anticipated additional investment in coal-fired plants will result in a high-carbon technology lock-in for about 40-50 years following construction, and will therefore make it increasingly difficult to halve GHG emissions in the world by 2050,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regards the science of climate change as settled and reiterates its commitment to the EU's strategic objective of limiting the global average temperature increase to not more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, stated by science to be equivalent to an atmospheric GHG concentration of 400- 450 ppm CO2 equivalent; believes, notwithstanding this, that all efforts to curb emissions should in fact aim at staying well below the 2°C target, as such a level of warming would already heavily impact on our society and individual lifestyles, and would also entail significant changes in ecosystems and water resources;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the projected acidification of the oceans due to rising CO2 levels may have very serious effects on marine ecosystems, and calls for further research in this area to enhance our understanding of the problem and to identify implications for policy;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that tipping points, including inter alia the dying back of the Amazon rain forest, the deglaciation of Greenland and of the west Antarctic ice sheet, a collapse of the Indian monsoon and a massive release of methane from the Siberian tundra, are difficult to predict but may all very possibly reach their critical points during the course of this century under current climate change conditions; stresses that avoiding these tipping points will require stronger mitigation efforts than indicated by IPCC AR4;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges that actions targeting deforestation and land-clearing activities, accounting for approximately 18% of global emissions, and sustainable forestry can make a very significant contribution to low-cost global climate change mitigation and at the same time provide synergies with adaptation and sustainable development; stresses the importance of policy approaches and positive incentives, including market-based instruments, as regards issues relating to afforestation and reforestation and the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; supports further research on methodological issues relating to deforestation, as called for in the Bali Action Plan;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need for further analysis and research with regard to mainstreaming adaptation and risk reduction into development planning and poverty reduction strategies;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need for further analysis and research into the measures that have to be considered in order to avoid high- carbon technology lock-in over the long term, such as the rapid development of carbon dioxide capture and storage, a ban on new coal-fired power plants which are not capture-ready and enhanced efficiency for all uses of electricity;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the detailed information needed for low-carbon lifestyle education, including for example GHG footprint declarations on consumer goods and GHG labelling, is poorly developed today and needs to be developed within a short time; stresses that such initiatives should ideally be based on shared standards and should also take into account the embedded GHG emissions from imports;