110 Amendments of Dorette CORBEY related to 2008/2015(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that tackling climate change will lead to societal changes that will help to create new jobs and industries, combat energy poverty and provide social benefits such as improved health and a better environment for citizens; stresses that cooperation at international, regional and local level will be critical if we are to be successful in achieving this goal;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that climate change can only be successfully combated if citizens are engaged and are protected during the period of transition to a carbon-neutral economy; highlights, therefore, the fact that mitigation and adaptation policies will push the European Union towards a new model of sustainable development which should promote its social character in order to secure the social consensus;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls in particular the essential objectives in combating climate change and stresses the importance of setting a clear medium-term target of a 205%-340% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, as agreed in the roadmap adopted at the UN's Bali conference on climate change in 2007, and a long-term reduction target of 560%- 80% by 2050, in order to achieve a 50% probabilitymaintaining the focus ofn restricting the increase in average global temperature to 2°C over pre-industrial levels;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees that the development, application and export of modern environmental technologies makes a contributiones simultaneously to fulfilling the Lisbon Strategy and meeting the EU’s Kyoto targets and other climate objectives, thus enablingand points out that, in order to achieve ambitious environmental targets and economic growth, to be realishe Lisbon strategy and the climate and energy package should be fully integrated;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission and the coming Council Presidencies to take a leadership role in international negotiations towards a post-2012 agreement and international sectoral agreements and to reach a conclusion by 2009, so that enough time remains to ratify the forthcoming climate change agreement and avoid a gap between obligation periods;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the EU and its Member States to examinestablish 'climate diplomacy', in the context of the European Security Strategy (ESS) and the European Security and Defence Policy, and to prevent, monitor, and take action to tackle the effects of climate change and resultant natural disasters on civil protection and human safety as well as possible conflicts caused by changes in water and land supply resulting from climate change;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission, the Presidents-in-Office and the Member States to adopt, at bilateral level in the negotiations towards a post-2012 agreement and international sectoral agreements, a mediating role between the positions of the industrialised countries, the G5 and the developing countries, in order to ensure by means of a balance of interest the success of the climate negotiations involving all major greenhouse gas emitters;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure the development of the European energy transport infrastructure needed to ensure diversity for the EU in terms of energy sources;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to secure a transitional phase in the energy mix, influenced by politicians and led by entrepreneurs, a period in which the use of renewable energy sources gradually supplements and subsequently reduces and replaces the use of fossil fuels, by means of active support from the public authorities in the Member States and at EU level;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that experience has shown that end-consumers will bear the major burden and that there could potentially be an inflationary effect; underlines the fact that climate change must be combated in a social and economically sustainable way and that any initiative must include measures to offset negative social consequences for vulnerable sectors/social groups;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to motivate electricity suppliers by means of depreciation systems and tax incentive schemes to carry out the necessary modernisation of fossil-fuel-fired power stations, as well as the transport grid, in order to achieve substantial efficiency improvements in conventional power production and transport;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that effective use of wind power and other forms of renewable energy on a wide scale will require investment in European power grids;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that, if any future low-carbon energy policy must also investigate the possible contribution of nuclear power to the energy mix of the future, focusing onaimed at reducing carbon dioxide includes nuclear energy, then it must focus not only on the possible reduction in carbon dioxide emissions but also on the investment required, the security of uranium supply, the operation of the plants, technological and international safety issues and also the unresolved question of the disposal of waste, in comparison to renewable energy sources;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Regards combined heat and power as an effective, economical and environmentally sensible option;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the production of biofuels is partly to blame for increased foodneeds to be undertaken through a verifiably sustainable prioces, buts and that abandoning biofuels can resolve neither the problem of hunger in the world nor the issue of climate-compatible mobility;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Suggests that the Commission rethink the notdevelop scenarions of an fixed quotas for biofuels anused instead develop flexible scenarios transport which take account not only of the growing worldwide need for agricultural land for food and feedstuffs but also of the questionand the impact on water resources but also of the need to import biofuels into the EU, with a view to meeting the requirements of individual mobility and goods transport in future;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers it essential to involve the developing countries in a long-term strategy for the development and production of biofuels, in order to examine the possibility of their economic planning and profitability, to answer the question of their environmental sustainability, and not least to permit social developments and lasting increase in earnings, as well as to ensure that developing countries receive the training needed in order to be in a position to respect the EU sustainability criteria;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the non-binding nature of the 20% goal for energy efficiency by 2020 and if necessary to propose to the Council that this target be made binding; also stresses the need to explore the possibility of laying down interim reduction objectives;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls for a broad, locally-based public information campaign to improve decentralised energy efficiency, with house and flat owners being provided with thermal images and energy performance information for their properties, with examples taken from daily life, as well as with recommendations for financing possible modernisation work, along the lines of micro-credits or subsidies; also proposes that incentives be provided for the modernisation of rented property, with the aim of reducing the amount of energy used and, where appropriate, the rates of tax on rental income in line with investment costs;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39a (new)
Paragraph 39a (new)
39a. Calls on Member States, together with relevant local authorities and professional associations, to put in place energy efficiency criteria, guidelines and regulations for new buildings and important renovation works, and stresses the fundamental role of the public authorities in encouraging the inclusion of energy efficiency requirements among the rules governing public procurement;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39b (new)
Paragraph 39b (new)
39b. Notes that renovation and improvement of energy efficiency of tower block buildings, especially in those countries where such buildings make up the biggest part of the housing market, is the easiest way to save energy and reduce CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission to revise and increase the currently existing 2% structural funds limit applicable to grants for the renovation of tower blocks;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to consider a ban on stand-by functions for new appliances as part of the review of the Eco- design Directive, to establish minimum energy efficiency standards and to make automatic switch-off and energy-saving modes mandatory even for installations with large motors and for industrial equipment and machinery;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for a comprehensive policy mix of mutually supportive measures towards a sustainable transport policy comprising the development of vehicle technology (eco- efficient innovation), creation of distribution networks for clean fuels, increased use of alternative forms of propulsion, increased use of alternative energy sources for transport, intelligent traffic management, changes in driving styles and car use, and a CO2 tax, which CO2 tax and the modernisation of public transport, in order to achieve the goal of zero emissions without ignoring the increased need for mobility as an aspect of the way we live today; points out that all of these could be promoted by clear preferences in public procurement;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Stresses the potential of rail transport as a low-carbon, energy-efficient mode of transport, both for long-distance freight haulage and for short- and medium- distance regional and commuter traffic; , and asks that such priorities be reflected in the criteria for the support of regional and cohesion funds;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Welcomes the creation and extension of the Trans-European Networks and calls for the priority projects, in particular those which are most climate-friendly, to be completed as soon as possible, since these are vitally important for freight transport logistics and a sustainable European transport policy;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls on the Member States and local authorities, by means of pricing measures and other incentives, to promote a modal shift from cars to local public transport and from road to railmore environmentally friendly means of transport, and by substantial investments in the necessary infrastructure to massively expand and improve the overall service and make it more attractive, making public transport more attractive; in the intermediate period, calls for improvements in the integration of private/individual transportation with public/collective transport systems;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to agree on a reduction target within the shipping industry and to set minimum standards for the use of these modern technologies in the construction of new vessels; calls on the Commission to set a reduction emission target for maritime transport, should this prove to be necessary;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Considers that there is a need for an integrated approach in the aviation sector which will commit the aircraft industry worldwide, airlines and airport operators jointly to an emission reduction target by 2020, without calling into question the benefits of emissions trading as an instrument for increasing efficiency;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63a. Calls on all Member States and the EU institutions to give all necessary support to R&D in respect of break- through environmentally friendly transport technologies, such as hydrogen, electric, fuel cells or hybrids;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report by 2010 on cabotage and other factors in the European Union which lead to unladen journeys and losses of efficiency in the Internal Market; believes that efficient and effective freight logistics, used as an integral part of the EU transport system, are the key to sustainable mobility in Europe, to economic efficiency and competitiveness, to optimal use of energy resources, to job creation, to the protection of the environment and to fighting against climate change;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64a. Calls for the development and use of intelligent transport systems in order to manage traffic and to reduce traffic congestion;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Expresses its concern that cultural heritage and traditional landscapes in Europe are threatened by extreme weather phenomena and long-term climate change, and calls on the Member States to draw up a uniform list, coordinated at European level, of European cultural heritage sites threatened by climate change;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69a. Considers that tourism development should be sustainable and should protect the environment;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 69
Subheading after paragraph 69
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Requires all commercial and non- commercial entities to report publicly, on an annual basis, on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions emitted, measures taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, activities undertaken to reskill employees (in the event of closure due to proven carbon leakage) and revenues gained through emission trading scheme operations; asks the Commission to monitor these activities and report to Parliament on progress made by industrial sectors to curb emissions;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 73
Subheading after paragraph 73
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Calls on the Commission to consider, without prejudging the outcome, the explicit inclusion of agriculture in a future integrated European climate policy and the elaboration of binding reduction targets for the emission of greenhouse gases from the agriculture sector, exploiting all existing potential;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Calls on the Commission to consider, without prejudging the outcome, the explicit inclusion of agriculture in a future integrated European climate policy and the elaboration of binding reduction targets for the emission of greenhouse gases, including methane and nitrous oxide, from the agriculture sector, exploiting all existing potential;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)
Paragraph 79 a (new)
79a. Calls on the Commission to make provision for aid to the agriculture sector when agricultural activities are hit by extreme weather conditions and aid for those regions for which there are forecasts of a high risk of loss of agricultural revenues as a result of climate change (for example, regions threatened by desertification due to lack of water, etc.);
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
83. Calls for research and development ofinto new technologies including biotechnology for seed and plant breeding, in green gene technology and for plant protection to be stepped up in order to implement a climate protection policy for agriculture; also calls for research and development funding to develop new and more environmentally friendly methods of cultivation and farm management and to finance their pilot implementation, which should include seminars and educational programmes for both new and the existing farmers, in order to help agriculture to adapt to climate change;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Takes the view that, if agricultural practice is to take account of climate change, new land- and water management know-how needs to be imparted, and that vocational training for young farmers should cover the effects of climate change or the climatic relevance of agricultural production;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new)
Paragraph 84 a (new)
84a. Recognises that growing cereals and soya as feed for livestock is responsible for substantial greenhouse gas emissions; takes the view that a move away from industrial livestock production to more near natural rearing systems should be encouraged as these require less use of cereals and soya as feed and have significant environmental benefits;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls for feed rations in dairy and meat production to be reviewed, and where necessary improved, with a view to achieving a reduction in methane formation in the rumen of ruminants without restricting productivity; however, considers that dietary changes that are likely to have an adverse effect on the health and welfare of any of the animals concerned must not be introduced;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116 a (new)
Paragraph 116 a (new)
116a. Calls on the Member States to earmark additional finance to health systems to cope with the impact of climate change on health as climate change is accelerating the rate of disease migration, which puts pressure on health systems;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 117
Paragraph 117
117. Considers that Europe enjoys an excellent starting position in the global race for a low-emission economy, and should make the most of this position to trigger greater innovation which will create new and competitive businesses and new jobs in the fields of clean technology in full accordance with the Lisbon Strategy, renewable energies and green enterprises and green skills in order to counterbalance possible loss of jobs in high CO2 emitting sectors, in full accordance with the Lisbon Strategy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify structural changes resulting from the implementation of climate change policies and calls on the Commission to propose periodically, measures to support the populations most affected;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 118
Paragraph 118
118. Warns against pessimism, which may lead to our missing the economic opportunity offered by climate change and political measures to combat it, thereby losingby stressing the need for optimism on the part of the social partners who will be directly involved in stimulating the economy and the possibilities of re- education and absorption of workers affected as a result of climate change adaptation and mitigation; considers that public and social consensus will be critical to win the global race for efficiency, innovation, raw materials and future technologies, and markets;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121
Paragraph 121
121. Invites the social partners and the two sides of industry in the Member States and at EU level to develop common economic strategies for each sector, so as to identify and strategically exploit potential where it exists;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121 a (new)
Paragraph 121 a (new)
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 123 a (new)
Paragraph 123 a (new)
123. Recommends that Member States consider ways of accelerating the implementation of clean and energy efficient technologies, such as direct subsidies to consumers investing in technologies, for instance solar panels, ground heath pumps, air heath pumps, water heath pumps and cleaner burning hearth appliance stoves;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126
Paragraph 126
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126 a (new)
Paragraph 126 a (new)
126a. Calls for the greater use of public procurement and public-private partnerships as means of promoting innovation in new technologies and ensuring their market access;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 127
Subheading after paragraph 127
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 131
Paragraph 131
131. Calls on the Commission to draw up an inventory of all existing funding instruments and their significance for European climate objectives and, on the basis of this ‘climate audit’, to devise proposals for the future financial framework so that EU budget lines can be adapted in line with the requirements of climate policy, while not excluding the possibility of creating new funds and thus allocating new resources to them;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 131 a (new)
Paragraph 131 a (new)
131a. Highlights, in this context, the need to provide sufficient funds to support developing countries in their adaptation to carbon emission mitigation strategies and measures to support their industrial and productive fabric;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133
Paragraph 133
133. UrgStresses, in its capacity as an arm of the budgetary authority together with the Council, that the highest priority must be given to climate change and measures to combat it in the next financial perspective;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)
Paragraph 133 a (new)
133a. Calls for the future restructuring of the budget in order to highlight the importance of climate change and to finance all proposed green policies, by stressing the fact that redistribution of current resources is not sufficient and the pursuit of new resources has become a necessity;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)
Paragraph 133 a (new)
133a. Calls on the other arm of the budgetary authority and the Commission to establish a European climate change fund financed by revenues generated from the future scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading, which would be used to support adaptation, mitigation, energy efficiency and sustainable consumption;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 133
Subheading after paragraph 133
Education, training, reporting, labelling and awareness- raising
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135
Paragraph 135
135. Regards it as urgently necessary to Calls on the Commission to develop communication strategies to spread information on the science of climakte change (based on the latest IPCC findings), energy saving strategies, energy efficiency measures and the use of renewable energy sources impinge much more strongly on the everyday consciousness of the publicto the general public, in addition suggests that EU youth exchange programmes focus on common climate change awareness projects and therefore calls on the Commission to commission annually, via Eurobarometer, an EU citizen survey measuring citizen's attitudes and perceptions towards climate change, and furtherefmore calls for general and simple efficiency standards for all areas of everyday life;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. Calls on the Member States, together with electricity suppliers, to enter into a dialogue with citizens in order to convince public opinion of the need, for reasons of energy and climate policy, to make modern fossil fuel-fired power stations more energy-efficient, including a discussion of CO2 capture and storageprovide free energy audits, to enable citizens to reduce their energy consumption and reduce their emissions;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 137
Paragraph 137
137. Points toCalls on the Commission to share information with citizens and Member States on the successful projects such as the ‘car-free day’ in the context of European Mobility Week and highlights the need to make citizens think about their urban mobility and hence question their behaviour as road users in their cities, and not to confine the term 'individual mobility' to the use of one's own car but extend it to all forms of individual travel in cities and conurbations such as walking, cycling, car- sharing, car-pooling, taxis and local public transport;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 141
Paragraph 141
141. Suggests that the Commission declare a European Year of Energy and Resource Efficiency in order to raise citizens’ awareness at all policy levels of more efficient use of resources and to take climate change as an opportunity to hold an intensive debate on the availability and handling of resources; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fight energy poverty as well as to guarantee the development of a water saving culture and to raise public awareness of water saving through educational programmes; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of promoting a network of cities to encourage sustainable water use with the aim of exchanging good practice and jointly carrying out pilot demonstration projects;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 142
Paragraph 142
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 143
Paragraph 143
143. Considers advertising and product information to be an important instrument for raising consumer awareness of the environmental costs of consumer goods and changing consumer behaviour; warns, however, of the risk of ‘greenwashing’ and calls on national andthe Commission and the Member States, in consultation with European industrial associations to draw up an advertising and labelling code for their industries with a view to condemning misleading advertising and incorrect statements about the environmental effects of products, and to comply with existing European advertising and labelling rules;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 146
Paragraph 146
146. Welcomes initiatives by major undertakings to pursue internal reduction targets with the involvement of their staff and their small and medium-sized suppliers, and to use public communication strategies to promote sustainable production and consumption models; encourages economic organisations in the Member States and at European level to emphasise sustainable business practice as a unique asset in competition; recommends that the Commission submit measures to oblige all commercial and non- commercial entities to provide annual public reporting on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as on revenues accruing from emission trading scheme operations;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph 146 (new)
Subheading after paragraph 146 (new)
Agenda for action to combat climate change 2009-2014
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 146a (new) (after the new subheading)
Paragraph 146a (new) (after the new subheading)
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, particularly in this legislative period, the European Parliament's work on climate change has been a source of inspiration and a mandate for action to shape an integrated European policy to combat climate change and to reconcile climate change with sustainable economic growth,
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas the world is currently experiencing rising food prices and severe food scarcity; whereas any development of biofuels must take this into account and not aggravate the existing situation,
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE a (new)
Recital AE a (new)
AEa. whereas decreasing energy consumption with energy efficiency at an individual and community level creates new commerce and jobs and combats energy poverty,
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG
Recital AG
AG. whereas low-energy houses are often aesthetically unattraattractive, fashionable and cost-effective,
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG a (new)
Recital AG a (new)
AG. whereas decoupling growth in energy consumption from economic growth by investing in energy efficiency in all sectors of society is a key objective of the EU,
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AU a (new)
Recital AU a (new)
AUa. whereas the Commission and the Member States have launched the "Clean Sky" Joint Technology Initiative and the SESAR, Galileo and GMES programmes, as well as research projects for intelligent transport systems, with a view to improving energy efficiency in the transport field,
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV a (new)
Recital AV a (new)
AVa. whereas it should be stressed that in the long term the most efficient way of reducing transport-based emissions is to decrease transport growth as a whole by making public transport a more attractive alternative to passenger cars, increasing the volume of rail transport and ensuring that urban and infrastructure planning takes into account the absolute need to reduce the use of passenger cars,
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV a (new)
Recital AV a (new)
AVa. whereas programmes such as Marco Polo and NAIADES have been insufficiently used by Member States to shift the transport of merchandise to inland waterways and to seas,
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after recital AY
Subheading after recital AY
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas the European Emission Trading Scheme is a unique instrument for achieving emissions reductions with maximum efficiency and may act as a model for similar schemes, though the compatibility of such regional schemes would have to be guaranteed,
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA
Recital BA
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA
Recital BA
BA. whereas the formulation of further reduction objectives for emissions trading should also take account of investment cycles (availability of new types of production procedure, capital requiindustrial sectors are key to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set by the European Council and whereas they should be encouraged to reduce their industrial grements, and the time factor)house gas emissions further, whilst remaining competitive,
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB
Recital BB
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BC
Recital BC
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after recital BC
Subheading after recital BC
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BD
Recital BD
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BE
Recital BE
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BF
Recital BF
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG a (new)
Recital BG a (new)
BGa. whereas agriculture is an emitter of greenhouse gases but also contributes positively to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and also suffers directly from the negative effect of climate change leading to different economic and social consequences across regions of Europe,
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG b (new)
Recital BG b (new)
BGb. whereas the increased consumption of meat and fish have had an impact on climate change as well as other environmental consequences, and may lead to conflicts about how best to use land and resources in order to reduce hunger in the world,
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CE a (new)
Recital CE a (new)
CEa. whereas new jobs will be created in the renewable and related sectors and there will be possible job losses in sectors related to high CO2 emissions, and whereas there could be a movement of employees within these different sectors,
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CF a (new)
Recital CF a (new)
CFa. whereas achieving climate change mitigation targets requires appropriate financial steering mechanism to endorse the development and application of energy-efficient and clean technologies,
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph CI
Subheading after paragraph CI
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CK
Recital CK
CK. whereas the current EU budget is insufficient to achieve the climate objectives, since the political priority of combating climate change has not yet been furnished with the necessary budgetary appropriations,
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CL
Recital CL
CL. whereas in the forthcoming financial framework, budgetary appropriations willmust be allocated to combat climate change and create a European adaptation policy, in order to ensure that the EU has a sufficient ‘climate change budget’ for the next budgetary period after 2013,
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CL a (new)
Recital CL a (new)
CLa. whereas combating climate change must be taken into account in all EU policies; whereas, consequently, the EU can no longer merely redistribute existing resources but should promote the creation of new resources to finance the cross- sectoral nature of the fight against climate change,
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading after paragraph CL
Subheading after paragraph CL
Education, training, reporting, labelling and awareness-raising