22 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2011/2194(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas for a decade the 6th EAP has provided an overarching framework for environment policy, during which time environmental legislation has been consolidated and substantially completed, and whereas its adoption by codecision has increased its legitimacy and has helped create a sense of ownership; whereas, however, it had variousMember States and the Commission have not always acted in accordance with this programme, and whereas it had some shortcomings which have to be addressed;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas environmental degradation – air pollution, noise, chemicals, poor water quality and ecosystem degradation – is an important factor in the rise of chronic diseases, which account for 86% of deaths in Europe; whereas an ambitious EU environmental protection agenda is therefore a key component for effective prevention of disease and ill- health;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas major differences in environmental quality and public health remain between Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses however that key decisions in other policy areas with a strong impact on the environment are likely to be taken prior to the adoption of the 7th EAP; therefore calls on the Commission, the Member States and Members of Parliament, based on Article 11 TFEU and in line with the obejctives of the 6th EAP, to ensure that environmental considerations are fully integrated into all relevant policies to be adopted, in particular the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), and the new Framework Programme on Research (Horizon 2020);
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that in the coming decade, it will be even more crucial to address the environmental issues with a more coherent and integrated approach that takes into account the links between them and that fills the remaining gaps, as otherwise irreversible damage may be caused;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that the 7th EAP should provide a positive narrative on the benefits of stringent environmental policy to strengthen public support and political will to act;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. InvitesStresses the need for the Commission to include in the 7th EAP binding targets for energy efficiency and/or energy savingssavings, taking into account also the impacts of 'Peak Oil' ;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Urges that the full costs of climate change on public health including effects on morbidity are considered in EU policies against climate change;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to include in the 7th EAP proposal ambitious targets ondefine critical land-use issues such as the loss of semi-natural habitats and the displacement of high value land uses by bioenergy crops in the 7th EAP, and to include ambitious targets to ensure sustainability of land use;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Invites the Commission to review the instruments of environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment to ensure that they contibute to a sustainable use of land as a critical resource in the EU;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)
Paragraph 17 f (new)
17 f. Considers that the 7th EAP needs to address the impacts of European policies outside the EU, and therefore asks the Commission to take forward the issue of reducing the EU's land footprint in third countries, in particular by addressing indirect land use change due to biofuels and biomass for energy, and include the objective that no land of high environmental value is converted into new uses to produce crops for the EU;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the importance of acting now, in order to set the EU on the right track to meet its own biodiversity 2020 headline target, as well as its global commitments, and of planning sufficient resources for the conservation of the Natura 2000 Network; considers that the difficulties encountered in meeting the target set for 2010 indicate the need for an in-depth review of the methods applied to date;integrated strategic studies including of the elements that could influence the protected areas must be carried out; these studies should be incorporated into urban planning and be accompanied by educational and informational campaigns about the importance of local resources and their conservation;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, including its targets and actions, should be fully included in the 7th EAP; considers nevertheless that some actions should be reinforced as a means to ensure its full implementation; considers nevertheless that some additional actions are necessary (i.e. action to restore degraded eco- systems) and that some actions need to be reinforced to effectively achieve the 2020 target;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – indent -1 (new)
Paragraph 20 – indent -1 (new)
- continue to include the objective of the 6th EAP that by 2020, chemicals are only produced and used in ways that do not lead to a significant negative impact on health and the environment;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 b (new)
- address how to accelerate the substitution and use reduction of endocrine disrupters as they pose a grave concern for the protection of human health and the environment;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 c (new)
- include action to protect children's health from environmental pollution based on the WHO Europe Parma Declaration on Environment and Health of March 2010;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 20 – indent 3 c (new)
- continue harmonised human biomonitoring across the EU to track exposure to environmental pollution in a comparable manner so as to inform decisions in the context of REACH as well as research on health impacts;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 i (new)
Paragraph 20 i (new)
20 i. Calls on the Member States to ensure full and proper implementation of EU environment legislation as well as of the adopted policies and strategies, and to ensure adequate capacity and finances for full implementation also in times of austerity, as non-implementation or incomplete implementation of EU environment legislation is not only unlawful, but also far more costly to society in the long run;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21 c. calls on the Commission to systematically apply ex-ante controls of compliance with all relevant Community laws, particularly in the area of Cohesion Policy, before granting any funding;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the 7th EAP should provide for the inclusion of environmental considerations in the European Semesterbeyond the current climate change and energy headline indicator in the European Semester and suggests to also include indicators on resource use and resource efficiency;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Takes the view that the 7th EAP should provide for an analysis of the benefits of fiscal reform measures to guide Member States in shifting taxes from labour to natural resources and to pollutants;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that the 7th EAP should provide for the full implementation of the Aarhus Convention, in particular regarding access to justice; stresses in that context the urgent need to adopt the directive on access to justice; calls on the Council to respect its obligations resulting from the Arhus Convention and to adopt a common position on the corresponding Commission proposal before the end of 2012