8 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2016/2062(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that international aviation is not explicitly mentioned in the Paris Agreement; notes that without considerable contributions from the aviation sector to global mitigation efforts, these goals might be achievedhowever that the Agreement's temperature limit and reference to anthropogenic emissions require ambitious emission reduction efforts from the aviation sector;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes theCalls for an improvement of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS); recalls that theinternational aviation sector will be maintained within the EU ETS in the absence of a GMBMas originally intended in the absence of an effective GMBM; calls for the retention and strengthening of aviation provisions within the EU ETS as an essential element of measures to achieve the EU's 2030 at least minus 40% emission reduction goal;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the adoption of a package of measures at international and European level to ensure the aviation sector makes a fair and effective contribution to 2030 climate targets and the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that there are still too many very-short-haul flights; calls for measures to encourage a shift to more environmentally friendly modes of transport, where possible;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recognising that fuel tax and VAT exemptions for aviation disincentives efficiency and distort the internal market, calls for ending such exemptions starting with intra EU flights;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Expresses regret that the CO2 efficiency standard under consideration by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will fail to reduce emissions below business as usual; calls for measures to be adopted at EU level to go beyond the standard;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Understands the need to further decrease regulatory burdens and to improve infrastructure and capacity both at airports and in the airStresses the importance of non- CO2 climate impacts of aviation and the scope for reducing them through air traffic management; calls for measures to strengthen Single European Sky to that effect; draws attention, meanwhile, to the need for strong consumer protection.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for the current review of the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) to expand the agency's role in environmental affairs, including granting the EU greater flexibility in adopting environmental standards;