2 Amendments of Heide RÜHLE related to 2010/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. points out that local and regional authorities play a key role in the shift to greater sustainability, since they not only combat climate change through intelligent energy policy which actively promotes the use of renewable energy locally, decentralised energy supplies and greater energy efficiency, but also open up the prospect of new economic and job opportunities for citizens; therefore calls on the Member States to give more weight in the operational programmes to measures promoting the shift to greater sustainability and combating climate change, where all types of investment are concerned;

2010/05/12
Committee: REGI

Heide RÜHLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. points out that the impact of climate change in Europe varies from one region to another, that according to the Commission study1 the regions in southern and eastern Europe, where more than one-third of the European Union's population lives, are particularly exposed to the pressure of climate change, that the most vulnerable population groups are those worst affected, and that greater regional and social imbalances may develop as a result; __________________________________ 1 Commission study 'Regions 2010 - An Assessment of Future Challenges for EU Regions', http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/working/ regions2020/pdf/regions2020_en.pdf, (November 2008).

2010/05/12
Committee: REGI

2 Amendments of Heide RÜHLE related to 2010/2010(INI)

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