33 Amendments of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ related to 2020/0300(COD)
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and to face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the changes in the global climate and ecosystems observed since the 1950s are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The global population has tripled since 1950, while the population living in cities has quadrupled. With the current growth model, environmental pressures are expected to increase further, causing direct and indirect harmful effects on human health and well-being. This is especially true for the sectors with the highest environmental impact – food, mobility, energy as well as infrastructure and buildings. According to the EEA assessment, policy responses have been insufficient to halt biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystem services and while environmental objectives are evenly spread across different themes, there are considerably more binding targets for climate change, air pollution, waste and chemicals than for biodiversity, freshwater and the marine environment and none for land and soil.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Green Deal underpins the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan which promotes the investments in key green sectors needed to build resilience, and create growth and jobs in a fair and inclusive society. The Recovery and Resilience Facility which will power the Union’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis together with the Union budget for 2021-2027, is also based on the priority objectives set out in the European Green Deal. Furthermore, all initiatives under Next Generation EU Recovery Plan should respect the European Green Deal’s “do no harm” oath and should contribute to mainstreaming biodiversity action in the Union policies.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. ensure that the Union meets all the commitments of the Biodiversity Strategy, including protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the international agreements made in the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring terrestrial and marine biodiversity, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be takenefficiently implemented and monitored at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, and ecosystems. Moreover, access to information, public participation in decision-making, access to justice in environmental matters and transparent engagement with non- governmental actors is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing and mainstreaming adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change; at all levels of society and across all sectors of the economy and the environment, while improving prevention and preparedness for natural disasters;
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services and enhancing natural capital, notably air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems, including ocean degradation, eutrophication and acidification;
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability, including energy efficiency and circular economy principles and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system, while internalising climate and environmental externalities.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to the EU production and consumption footprint, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system. , international trade, the food systems and agriculture including EU-driven global deforestation.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The thematic priority objectives laid down in paragraph 2 shall be understood as covering the targets and actions set out in the European Green Deal strategies as well as the targets in Union legislation that contribute to the achievement of these objectives; these targets and actions shall be taken into account when developing the monitoring framework for assessing the progress of the 8th EAP.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) effectively integrating the new annual biodiversity spending target of 7.5% in the multi-annual financial Framework (MFF) from 2024, in view of reaching 10% in 2026 and 2027 and progressively increasing the annual biodiversity spending target under the next MFF while ensuring consistency between climate and biodiversity funding;
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) Integrating and operationalising the “do no significant harm" as referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 in the European Commission Better Regulation toolbox, including a Think sustainability first approach for all new initiatives and evaluations, ensuring environmental and climate impacts are a compulsory part of all impact assessments, and developing further comprehensive impact assessment tools considering individual and cumulative effects and both the costs of action and non-action in terms of immediate and long-term impacts;
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
– paying careful attention to synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, energy, water, food security, housing and mobility are met in a sustainable way that leaves no- one behind;
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
– regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment and climatemediate and long-term impacts on environment, biodiversity and climate and that take into account the costs of action and non- action in terms of immediate and long- term impacts;
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) effectively integrating environmental and climate sustainability extending, without weakening, the European Semester process by integrating the European Semester of economic governance,Union's climate and environmental objectives, notably biodiversity objectives, as well as including them in the National Reform Programmes and National Recovery and Resilience plans, in order to provide Member States with analysis and indicators on top of the existing economic indicators, thus better reflecting the current challenges our Union faces in reducing its ecological footprint and making the process a driver of change towards sustainable wellbeing for all in Europe;
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) mobilising sustainable investments, also for biodiversity protection and conservation, from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level given their potential to create jobs, sustainable growth and to ensure EUs long-term competitiveness and increase the resilience of our economies and societies;
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and technologies and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting, as well as fostering the continuous improvement of scientific knowledge on the basis of indicators comparable at regional level as well, in order to inform decision-making;
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) advancing and closing gaps in knowledge as well as in relevant indicators sets on the planetary boundaries and on the Union consumption footprint, including EU- driven deforestation and forest degradation in third countries
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) establishing a common legislative framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil at EU level;
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) fully mainstreaming adaptation to climate change across all sectors and policies;
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) working towards the elimination of hazardous high-risk chemicals, including endocrine disrupting chemicals, and pesticides, assessing its impacts on sustainability, environment, health, biodiversity, and climate, and promoting greater use, affordability, and access to safe alternatives to accompany the sustainable and just transition;
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) recognising the right to a healthy environment in the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union and promoting a similar right internationally;
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
(gd) holistically recognising links between human health, animal health and the environment through integrating the One Health principle in policy-making;
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) making full use of nature based solutionsbiodiversity- inclusive nature based solutions to maximize ecosystem's connectivity, restoration, benefits, building on synergies between biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation and social innovation;
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) making the data and evidence linked to the implementation of the 8th EAP publicly available and easily accessible, enhancing cooperation between administrations and allowing citizens to easily access information and identify the relevant competences and responsibilities at all governance levels, without prejudice to provisions on confidentiality in domain specific legislation, with a view to spreading ownership of the 8th EAP;
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a regularn annual basis, taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) improving and increasing knowledge on carbon stocks and their ability to operate as carbon sinks;
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) comprehensively monitoring soil quality and its sustainable use in Europe;
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d c (new)
(dc) closing critical knowledge gaps and improving our understanding of biodiversity and climate tipping points in the European Union to guide policy development;
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) ensuring transparency, accessibility and accountability;
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) encouraging citizen observation and reporting of environmental issues and compliance gaps, including through the use of online mechanisms and mobile phone apps to facilitate reporting;
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall present, where appropriate, by 31 March 2025 at the latest, a legislative proposal to add to the 8th EAP an Annex for the period after 2025 containing the list of clear actions necessary to achieve the priority objectives set out in Article 2(2) at Union and Member State Level and the respective timetable to deliver on these actions.
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. By 31 March 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation of the progress achieved towards the thematic priority objectives set out in Article 2(2), including the targets under the EGD, based on the most recent assessment referred to in Article 4(1), and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The mid-term evaluation of the 8th EAP shall include an assessment of the efficacy and efficiency of the progress of all environmental objectives at Union and Member State level with the aim of deploying this new approach in the context of monitoring progress towards the 8th EAP priority objectives for the period 2025-2030 and any subsequent Union Environment Action Programme.