17 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2009/2096(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, in the future, the sustainable interworking of all modes of transport in the area of passenger and freight transport will be necessary for the creation of secure and logistically consistent transport chains, including multi-modal solutions and linking long-distance and local transport together based on priorities of sustainable development,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that population growth, in particular in cities, will give rise to challenges for transport in terms of safety and capacity, and that the basic right to mobility and the applicability of this right are crucial in this regard; stresses that, in this context, multimodal transport chains and collective transport, inter alia, are the way ahead for urban areas; sustainable urban passenger transport patterns need to be based on public transport and multi- modal solutions for increased mobility for all citizens aiming at the reduction of congestion, pollution, accidents and reduced space consumption for transport as well as improved social inclusion;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that increasing demand also results, inter alia, in a strain on capacity and reduced efficiency due to infrastructure problems in the field of freight transport, and that, primarily, comodal use and the safety of transport users and transported goods should therefore be increased; modal shift in urban areas to low carbon transportation like public transport, walking and cycling should be supported;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that decarbonising transport is one of the main challenges of future EU transport policy and; believes that technology alone cannot deliver the required change within an appropriate time frame unless coupled with changes in the mobility behaviour of citizens; requests that all available, sustainable means should be used in order to achieve thisdecarbonisation, such as an energy mix, price formation measures and internalising external costs of all modes of transport, provided that the ensuing revenue is used to improve the sustainability of mobility; underlines that, to this end, the priority development of financial incentives, ruling out any distortions of competition in the process, should be preferred to the imposition of sanctions;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Affirms the goal of a long term strategy for the decarbonisation of transport by 2050; requests that progress towards this goal is benchmarked against measurable interim targets, with respect to total energy usage and carbon intensity, in 2015, 2020, 2030 and 2040;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requests that the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the achievement of the 2 degree target is put at centre stage in the formation and implementation of transportation policy at all levels; emphasises to that end the importance of coherence between environmental and transport policy;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds that the development of passenger and freight transport as a whole raises the issue not of the transfer of traffic but rather of the effective use of the various modes of transport, and that the goal of European transport policy should therefore be effective comodality which contributes to improved safety and emissions reductions across all modes and the transport sector as a whole;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for an efficient cross border green corridor approach between hubs and terminals in which rail, road and sea systems co-operate to be the fundament for utilizing the infrastructure in a more efficient way and achieve effective comodality;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the Commission to integrate a social dimension in all transport policy and to include a social chapter in the white book outlining a strategy that includes concrete measures for strengthening social rights of transportation workers in order to avoid a race to the bottom; requests that such strategy includes measures such as improved enforcement of cabotage rules, creation of community rules on customers social and environmental responsibility in procurement, improved enforcement of working time and rest time rules, and the creation of a driver attestation showing the place of employment for the driver and belongingness to a social rights catalogue of a Member State;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that 75% of transport is road-based, and that an agency for road transport iswell-functioning forms of cooperation and coordination at EU level therefore are needed; calls for such an agencystresses the need to guarantee people’s fundamental right to secure mobility through ambitious work to improve road safety, support new applications (such as Galileo and intelligent transport systems), conduct research programmes and, in addition, be able to take regulatory action if obstacles to the sustainable single market need to be removed;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that intelligent systems in transport organisation, such as Galileo and ITS, need support in terms of research as well as in their application, since they lead to considerable environmental improvements due to modal shift to more sustainable transport modes (walking, cycling and public transport), a reduction in exhaust gases and traffic noise, improve safety by creating solutions to infrastructure bottlenecks and, not least, result in increased energy independence; underlines that challenges in the transport sector are concentrated in urban areas regarding pollution, congestion and mobility for citizens and need to be recognised by special funds supporting urban ITS solutions;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Is convinced that one way of reducing the climate impact from transport vehicles goes through increased energy efficiency and sustainable renewable fuels; calls for further European research and development funding for new energy efficient technologies; calls for the EU to support the development of production and refinement of renewable fuels and facilitate tools for building the needed infrastructure to distribute the fuels;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for appropriate EU-action to support increased use and development of sustainable urban and regional public transportation through research and development and arenas for knowledge exchange including financial support through appropriate funds;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that an efficient transport policy requires adequate funding, and that a transport fund might be created using, inter alia, existing funds in the EU budget, part of the structural and cohesion policy funds and PPPs or other financial instruments; such a fund should be used to improve infrastructure, support research and promote the implementation of intelligent transport systems and should be guided by award criteria which take account of environmental, social and security efficiency; calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals for a Community evaluation method for transport project funding according to environmental, social and safety criteria as well as cost-benefit analysis;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the financial and economic crisis can serve as an opportunity to give targeted support to the field of transport and enable investment in safe, environmentally-friendly and therefore sustainable transport by means of financial assistance; considers that efficient, sustainable transport offers economic advantages in terms of reducing fuel bills, cutting energy dependency and creating sustainable jobs;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that the definition of a European core network within the overall TEN network should be evaluated according to criteria of sustainable development at European and also regional level, and that multimodal platforms remain an essential element of infrastructural supply, since they enable effective interconnections between different modes of transport; as well as interconnections between long distance and local transport to meet the need of a ‘door to door service’;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for inland waterway transport, inland ports and the multimodal linking of seaports with the hinterland to play a greater role in European transport policy; considers that the environmental performance of inland waterway vessels can be radically improved if new engines equipped with the latest available emission control technology are installed in inland waterway vessels;