18 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Industry and Competitiveness
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU's leadership on climate change mitigation and adaption, including the creation of skills, jobs and growth that it brings; notes the crucial need for a global binding agreement to be concluded in Paris which contains a strong commitment to limit temperature increases to a maximum of 2o C and stresses that continued EU leadership requires the full commitment of all parties to this agreement; insists on a regular, transparent performance review based on the most up- to-date data and technology;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that the Agreement should account for the parallel global objective of ensuring food security;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
(2) Notes that it is essential to maintain the competitiveness and economic viability of food production and to prevent the displacement of EU production to third countries;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission, in order to maintain a level playing field for EU industry and the energy sector, to promote links between the EU ETS and other emission trading systems, with the aim of creating a future world emissions trading market to significantly reduce global emissions and increase industrial competitiveness; welcomes the Commission's plans for a comprehensive, structural, post-2020 reform of the EU- ETS as a means to enabling it to be a cost-effective tool to reduce GHG emissions;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supporting the Development and Deployment of Climate Technologies;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that the increased deployment of clean energy technologies where they have the greatest impact is dependent on building and maintaining a strong innovation capacity both in developed and emerging countries;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that the required cuts in emissions are dependent on the increased development and deployment of low- carbon technologies;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recognises that building technological capacity requires effective financing mechanisms; reiterates the Commission’s calls for assurances that the poorest and most vulnerable countries will receive priority support under the Green Climate Fund (GCF);
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Requests that the roles of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and the Technology Executive Committee in facilitating technological development for Climate Change mitigation and adaption are fully recognised and supported;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Scientific Research, Technological Development and Innovation, including Space Policy
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Considers that EU space policy and the investments therein, including the launch of satellites which play an important role in monitoring industrial accidents, deforestation, desertification etc., plus collaboration with partners in third countries, can play a major role in monitoring and addressing the effects of Climate Change worldwide;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Energy
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Highlights the huge potential to reduce emissions through increased energy efficiency and clean energy deployment; considers that maximising the efficiency of energy use worldwide is the first step towards reducing energy- related emissions while also contributing to the challenge of alleviating energy poverty;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the enormous carbon storage potential of the bioenergy sector; highlights that bioenergy and renewable raw materials provide an important contribution for green growth and for the decarbonisation of the economy; calls for bioenergy, together with grassland and forestry, to be recognised for their emission-mitigating qualities;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the bioeconomy has the potential to substantially contribute to re- industrialisation and the creation of new jobs in the EU and the rest of the world;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that the potential for Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), which will contribute to the EU target to reduce at least 40% of GHG emissions by 2030 based on 1990 levels, should be accounted for in the Agreement;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Commends the US and China on their commitment to playing a more significant global climate role; is encouraged that these signals will help lead to a positive and ambitious outcome in Paris; points to the economic benefits that strong global commitments bring for the competitiveness of EU industry; regrets that some developed countries continue to increase their emissions per capita.