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21 Amendments of Pascal CANFIN related to 2021/2046(INI)

Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable and smart mobility strategy must promote the reduction of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the sector and reduce its overall environmental impact based on the latest scientific findings, while ensuring that people’s needs and individual preferences are catered for and helping to achieve sustainable development and economic, social and territorial cohesion;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas mobility and transport are strategic value chains at the centre of the industrial core of many Member States, providing skilled employment, reliable incomes and safe and innovative mobility and transport solutions to millions of people in Europe and around the globe;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the EU’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy aims to make mobility affordable and accessible in all EU regions and for all passengers including those with disabilities and reduced mobility;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas according to the International Energy Agency's 2021 report on Net Zero Emissions by 2050, in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 all new passengers cars put on the market globally would need to be zero-emission by 2035;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note ofWelcomes the Commission’s communication entitled ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’ and points out shortcomings that need to be overcome; stresses that the sector's potential to reduce its emissions is greatly dependent on investment in environmentally sustainable public transport systems, which must give rise to a paradigm shift in mobility, which is overly focused on individual transport;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that citizens must be at the heart of the transition to sustainable mobility, and that a multi-pathway approach is the most effective way to deliver efficient emissions reductions while ensuring mobility remains accessible and affordable to all;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that no single mode of transport alone can satisfy all mobility needs; Stresses that all transport modes including the use of private vehicles must remain as part of future mobility plans in order to strive for a sustainable and resilient mobility, following the principle of multimodality.
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for ambitious CO2 standards for new cars going beyond 2030 that bring the EU firmly on the trajectory to having virtually only zero-emissions cars on the roads by 2050, which will be necessary in order to reach the EU objective of economy-wide climate neutrality no later than 2050, as shown by the Commission in its impact assessment for the 2030 target; believes that EU manufacturers should be given a clear policy signal, investment certainty, and the right incentives to keep their technological leadership in this transformation, and therefore supports performance-based standards respecting technological neutrality that lead to the deployment of zero-emissions vehicles; underlines the need to account for the impacts of zero- emission standards on the different parts of the existing automotive value chain and calls for accompanying measures targeting the whole value chain in all parts of the EU, focusing on small and medium sized suppliers, to enable the transition;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Underlines that the transition to zero-emission mobility must be accompanied by binding standards supporting the adequate deployment of infrastructure as well as higher targets for the deployment of charging points throughout the EU;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that ambitious investments public and private are needed in order to ensure charging and refuelling infrastructure installations across the European Union.
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Stresses that sustainable and smart mobility needs to be also affordable; calls on Member States for specific compensation schemes and the effective use of taxation in order to reduce the costs on the most sustainable transport alternatives and ensure a socially and geographically fair transition;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls for support to rural, peripheral, sparsely populated and remote areas in the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility to guarantee unhindered access to affordable mobility for all;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Calls for measures to support the transition to zero-emissions vehicles in the whole automotive value chain in all parts of the EU, focusing on small and medium sized suppliers, in particular through a dedicated transition fund for the automotive sector that helps mitigate the negative effects on employment and local economies, in the same way as the Just Transition Fund is targeting the energy transition;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Calls on the Commission to develop life-cycle assessment methodologies to measure the full climate impact of cars placed on the European market, as called for in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 on CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and vans;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Believes that accessibility fosters freedom of movement especially for people with disabilities, families with children and the elderly; calls for public spaces to be made completely accessible;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all methods and modes of transport, increasing the modal share of the most sustainable means of transport, as well as the different levels of travel – local, regional, national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use; Calls for the need to develop mechanisms that support the modal shift whilst ensuring Europe's competitiveness and innovation; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates an urban public transport pricing policy that promotes innovation and digitalization to incentivises greater use thereof;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 175 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates that the objective of global emissions reduction in the transport sector should be grounded in a regulatory approach that is no longer exclusively focused on market-based instruments, makes each economic agent responsieconomically, socially and environmentally sustainable, and paves the way for the rapid dissemination of the best available technologies.
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 196 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive policy framework to stimulate the demand for zero emission vehicles; Underlines that environmental standards should be accompanied by supportive measures, such as the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive to align taxation policies to the ambitious energy and climate targets.
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 204 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes the role played by battery technologies in the decarbonisation of mobility systems; calls for the promotion and stimulation of battery production in Europe, as well as for the creation of a coherent and supportive regulatory framework for sustainable batteries, in line with the principles of circular economy and wider EU decarbonisation objectives;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 208 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for ambitious post-Euro-6 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses in line with the commitments made under the European Green Deal;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Underlines that low- and zero- emission fuels, such as hydrogen and synthetic and bio-fuels, should be used in accordance with the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle and a system efficiency approach, mainly for those transport modes where direct electrification is not possible or not yet market-ready;
2021/06/30
Committee: ENVI