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Activities of Catherine GRISET related to 2019/2712(RSP)

Plenary speeches (1)

Climate and environmental emergency - 2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) (debate)
2019/11/25
Dossiers: 2019/2712(RSP)

Amendments (18)

Amendment 41 #

Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the serious risks of climate change are at the heart of citizens’ concerns; welcomes the fact that people across the western world, in particular younger generations, are increasingly active in fighting for climate action; welcomes their calls for greater collective ambition and swift action in order not to overshoot the 1.5°C limit; believes that national, regional and local governments, as well as the EU, should heed these calls;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 51 #

Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that all citizens already face direct impacts of climate change; underlines that, according to the European Environment Agency, average annual losses caused by weather and climate- related extremes in the Union alone could amounted to around EUR 12.8 billion between 2010 and 2016, and that, if no further action is taken, climate damages in the EU could amount to at least EUR 190 billion by 2080, equivalent to a net welfare loss of 1.8 % of its current GDP;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #

Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the IPCC 1.5° special report represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of mitigation pathways in line with the Paris Agreement; emphasises that, according to this report, having a good chance of keeping the global temperature below 1.5°C by 2100 with no or limited overshoot implies reaching net- zero GHG emissions globally by 2067 at the latest, and reducing annual global GHG emissions by 2030 to a maximum of 27.4 Gt CO2eq per year; stresses that, in the light of thesestresses that, in the light of IPCC findings and in line with the Paris Agreement, the Union, as a global leader, and other major global economies need to strive towards reachducing net-zero GHG emissions as early as possible and by 2050 at the latest;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally and of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #

Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to advocate for strict and robust international rulescommitment relating to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to prevent loopholes in accounting or double counting of emission reductions; expresses concern at the potential use towards NDC targets of units issued under the Kyoto Protocol as this would seriously deteriorate the environmental integrity of the future mechanisms established under Article 6;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 132 #

Paragraph 16
16. Considers that COP25 should redefine a newits level of ambition, both in terms of ambition in implementing the Paris Agreement and in relation to the next round of NDCs, which should reflect enhanced commitments to climate action across all sectors;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 136 #

Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the importance of the EU speaking with a single and unified voice at COP25 in order to ensure its political power and credibility; urges all Member States to support the EU mandate in the negotiations and in bilateral meetings with other actors;deleted
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the COP24 decision for the Adaptation Fund to continue to serve the Paris Agreement; recognises the significance of the Fund for the communities most vulnerable to climate change and therefore welcomes the new voluntary contribution of $10 million made by Member States to the Fund for 2019;deleted
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

Paragraph 21
21. Recognises that the EU and its Member States are the largest provider of public climate finance; welcomes the decision at COP24 to decide on a new more ambitious target from 2025 onwards, beyond the current commitment to mobilise $100 billion per year as of 2020, but expresses concern that the actual pledges by developed countries still fall far short of their collective goal of $100 billion per year and calls for close scrutiny of management of this funding by the recipients countries;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #

Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; calls therefore on the Commission to put forward, where applicable, harmonised and binding rules on climate and biodiversity proofing of EU investments;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 175 #

Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the importance of a justeconomic transition to a climate neutral economyalong ecological lines contesting constantly growing trade globalisation and the need for an anticipatory approach to ensure a just transition for citizens and to support the most vulnerable regions and communities; stresses the importance of creating a just transition fund, to guarantee an inclusive transition for the people and the regions most affected by decarbonisation, such as the coal mining regions; believes that Europe’s climate transition must be ecologically, economically and socially sustainable; calls on the Union and the Member States to put in place appropriate policies and financing in this regard, conditioned to clear, credible and enforceable short and longer term economy-wide decarbonisation commitments from the concerned Member States;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

Paragraph 24
24. Expresses its satisfaction with the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; highlights the critical role of civil society, the private sector and sub-state governments in pressurising and driving public opinion and state action; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage with non- state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change;deleted
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 199 #

Paragraph 26
26. Underlines that 80% of people displaced by climate change are women, who are in general more impacted by climate change than men yet bear a greater burden while not being as involved in key decision-making on climate action; stresses therefore that women’s empowerment, as well as their full and equal participation and leadership in international forums, such as the UNFCCC, and national, regional and local climate action, are vital for the success and effectiveness of such action; calls on the EU and the Member States to mainstream the gender perspective into climate policies, and to promote the participation of indigenous women and women’s rights defenders within the UNFCCC framework;deleted
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 258 #

Paragraph 33
33. Strongly supports the continuation and further strengthening of the Union’s political outreach and climate diplomacy, which is essential forencourages the EU Member States to raisinge the profile of their climate action in partner countries and global public opinions so that they serve as an example;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 265 #

Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises the deepening implications of climate change for international security and regional stability stemming from environmental degradation, loss of livelihood, climate-induced displacement of people and associated forms of unrest where climate change can often be regarded as a threat multiplier; urges the EU and the Member States therefore, to work with their partners around the world to better understand, integrate, anticipate and manage the destabilising effects of climate change;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 270 #

Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the need to mainstream climate and ecological ambition into all EU policies, including trade policy; calls on the Commission to ensure that all new trade and investment agreements signed by the EU are fully compatible with the Paris Agreement and ecologically coherent; asks the Commission to carry out and publish a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing and forthcoming agreements with the Paris Agreement and terminate the agreements where necessary;
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 277 #

Paragraph 36
36. Reiterates its regret of the announcement by US President Donald Trump of his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement; strongly welcomes the continued mobilisation for climate action of major US states, cities, universities and other non-state actors under the ‘we are still in’ campaign;deleted
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 281 #

Paragraph 37
37. Strongly deplores the lacklustre reaction by the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to the unprecedented number and scale of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon: urges the EU and its Member States to do their utmost to combat the environmental devastation of this key area in the global ecosystem;deleted
2019/10/07
Committee: ENVI