13 Amendments of María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS related to 2021/2102(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 8 July 2020 on a hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe (COM(2020)0301),
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas climate change and climate-related impacts, including environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, deforestation and natural disasters are already threatening local, regional and international security, stability and peace; whereas climate change, which is predicted to accelerate in the medium and long term, has become an increasingly dominant risk multiplier and must be viewed as a new security challenge, together with hybrid and cyber threats;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the Union’s domestic oil and gas production is steadily declining; whereas the Union is highly and increasingly energy dependent, with all its Member States being net importers of energy from a limited number of third countries and with an energy dependency rate that increased from 56% to 61% over the period 2000-2019;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the energy transformation as well as advanced weapon systems require access to critical raw materials, whose supply chains engender new vulnerabilities, if dominated by a limited number of third countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the melting of polar ice caps is increasing geopolitical tensions, particularly around the North Pole;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
H d. whereas a 2018 report by INTERPOL, RHIPTO and the Global initiative against transnational organized crimes found environmental crime to be the largest financial driver of conflicts and the largest source of income for non- state armed groups and terrorist organisations, ahead of traditional illegal activities such as kidnapping for ransom and drug trafficking;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly believes that military activities and technology have to contribute to the Union’s carbon neutrality targets in order to both contribute to the fight against climate change and increase mission security; underlines, in that regard, that the Union’s external action and the armed forces of the Member States should reduce itstheir own carbon footprint and itstheir negative effects on natural resources and biodiversity to a minimum;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Regrets that the Roadmap does not emphasize the potential of new energy partnerships to satisfy the Union’s expected future high demand of cost- competitive renewable energy and alternative fuels, which could arise as win-win opportunities, providing new fora for cooperation and dialogue, mutual economic benefits, increased security of supply and international stability;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need to boost the Union’s strategic foresight, early-warning, situational awareness and conflict-analysis capacities using qualitative and quantitative data and innovative methods from various sources; underlines that, in addition to systematic cooperation with civil society organisations, the Union’s space programmes and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) should also contribute; Commends the essential role played by European space programmes such as Copernicus, in understanding climate change and monitoring GHG emissions;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines that the principle of data-driven policy and programmes must be central to climate security programmes; is mindful, at the same time, of the limitations of big data approaches and quantitative environmental stress indices with regard to conflict prediction, as they risk paying too little attention to the local societal context; recalls the non-availability of reliable data in some fragile countries, also as a result of corruption and weak governance structures, in which case proxy data shouldmight be used instead;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point a
Paragraph 20 – point a
(a) climate-induced scarcity of resources leadcontributing to conflict and instability,
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. States that all military capabilities and services used by the Union and its Member States should contribute to reaching the EU’s climate targets and adapt to increasingly challenging climate conditions in order to be able, inter alia, to guarantee the fulfilment of their tasks at home and abroad;