25 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2018/2598(RSP)
Amendment 9 #
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the current NDC submitted by the EU and its Member States is not in line with the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and needs therefore to be revised;
Amendment 24 #
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that climate change is one of the most important, as a cause and multiplier of other risks, is the most pressing challenges for mankind and that all states and players worldwide need to do their utmost to fight it; underlines that timely international cooperation, solidarity as well as consistent and persistent commitment to joint action is the only solution forward to fulfil the collective responsibility towards the entire planet;
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that profound and possibly irreversible impacts at 2°C rise in global temperatures might be avoided if the more ambitious target of 1.5°C is attained; stresses that this would require rising global GHG emissions to fall to net zero by 2050; underlines that the technological solutions needed are available and becoming increasingly cost competitive and that all EU policies should be closely aligned to the chosen emissions targeand regularly reviewed to stay in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreements; looks forward, therefore, to the findings of the 2018 Special IPCC report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels;
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated and to ensure that their NDCs are in line with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement; acknowledges that current pledges, including the one submitted by the Union and its Member States, are not yet sufficient to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should reach their peak as soon as possible and that all parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, should step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020, following the 2018 Talanoa dialogue; stresses that the EU's NDC should contain a 2030 reduction target of at least 55% compared to 1990 levels;
Amendment 49 #
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership and adherence to the Paris Agreement inter alia through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisi; welcomes the agreement by the European Parliament and the Council to raise targets for renewables and energy efficiency respectively to 32% and 32.5% by 2030; welcomes the Commission's comments ons under the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate packapdating the EU's NDC to take into account this higher ambition and increase its 2030 emissions reduction target; calls on the Commission to prepare by the end of 2018COP24 a mid- century zero emissions strategy for the EU, providing a cost-efficient pathway towards keeping global temperature below 1.5°C and reaching the net zero emissions goal adopted in the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 58 #
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the announcement made by US President Donald Trump of his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement as representing a step backwards; expresses it satisfaction that all major Parties have confirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement since President Trump’s announcement.; strongly welcomes continued mobilisation for climate action of major US states, cities, universities and other non-state actors under the "we are still in" campaign;
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the entry into force of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on 1 January 2019 with 27 Parties having so far deposited their instruments of ratification, including seven Member States; calls upon all Parties to the Montreal Protocol, especially those Member States which have not yet submitted their instruments of ratification, to take all necessary steps towards its swift ratification as a necessary contribution to the implementation of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the pre-2020 implementation and ambition were a key point during the COP23 negotiations; welcomes the decision to hold two stocktaking exercises during the COPs in 2018 and 2019; considers these as important steps towards the goal to increase ambition for the post-2020 period by all Parties and thus looks forward to the outcome of the first stocktaking in Katowice which should take the form of a COP Decision reconfirming the commitment to increase the ambition of the Parties' 2030 NDCs by 2020 in order to align them with the long term goals of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 71 #
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the achievement of the Presidencies of COP22 and COP23 that jointly prepared the design of the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue which was broadly approved by the Parties and launched in January 2018; looks forward to its first results during COP24 and the political conclusions thereafter to bring our collective ambition in line with the long- term goals of the Paris Agreement by 2020; looks forward to non-state actors input and calls on all Parties to submit their contributions in a timely manner in order to facilitate the political discussion in Katowice;
Amendment 83 #
Subheading 3 a (new)
Openness, inclusiveness and transparency
Amendment 85 #
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Amendment 86 #
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines that 80% of people displaced by climate change are women, and that women are in general more impacted by climate change than men; stresses that women’s empowerment as well as their full and equal participation and leadership are vital for climate action; calls on the EU and the Member States to mainstream gender perspective into climate policies, and to promote the participation of indigenous women and women rights defenders within the UNFCC framework;
Amendment 90 #
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; notes with concern that the target of 20% of Union total spending dedicated to climate action is likely to be missed and calls therefore for corrective action; underlines further that the political discussions on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework should have the climate and energy targets at its heart from the very beginning ensuring that the necessary resources to reach them will be in place; considers therefore that climate-related spending should be increcalls its position to increase the current climate mainstreaming target from 20% to at least 30% in the future, while ensuring that the remaining spending is not counterproductive to climate efforts; streassed and reach 30 % as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027; s in that regard its disappointment with the Commission's proposals for the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2028 and its accompanying sectoral proposals;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses its satisfaction with the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; highlights the critical role of civil society, the private sector and sub-state governments in pressurising, and driving and compensating state action especially where such is suboptimalpublic opinion and state action; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage with non-state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change, as well as with sub-national actors, in particular where EU relations with national governments in the field of climate policy have deteriorated; praises, in this light, the pledge made during COP23 by 25 pioneering cities, representing 150 million citizens, to become net-zero emissions cities by 2050;
Amendment 102 #
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Considers that in order to ensure NDCs are consistent with the economy- wide commitments required by the Paris Agreement, Parties are encouraged to include emissions from international shipping and aviation, and agree and implement measures at international, regional and national level to address emissions from these sectors;
Amendment 106 #
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the continued development of emissions trading systems globally and specifically the launch of the Chinese nationwide carbon trading scheme in December 2017, as a way to reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing field; welcomes also the agreement on the linking of the EU ETS and the Swiss one signed at the end of 2017, and encourages the Commission to explorensure that further such linkages and other forms of cooperation with carbon markets of third states and regions as well as to stimulate the setup of further carbon markets and other carbon pricing mechanisms which will bring extra efficiencies, cost savings, and reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing fielddo not undermine the EU's domestic GHG emissions target;
Amendment 110 #
Paragraph 20
20. Regrets that the transport is the only sector thas not seen the same gradual decline in emissions as other sectors since 199t has seen its emissions growing since 1990; recalls that the transport sector will need to be fully decarbonised by 2050;
Amendment 113 #
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. States its strong disappointment with the Commission's proposal on post- 2020 CO2 emissions standards for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles as not being in line with the long- term goals of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 114 #
Paragraph 21
21. Expresses concern about the level of ambition of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) given the ongoing work on the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) meant to implement the scheme from 2019; strongly opposes the efforts to impose CORSIA on flights within Europe, which overrides EU laws and independence in decision-making; stresses that further dilution of the draft CORSIA SARPs is unacceptable; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost in strengthening CORSIA’s provisions and hence its future impact;
Amendment 116 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls Regulation (EU) 2017/2392 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular its Article 1(7) which clearly states that, as co-legislators, the European Parliament and the Council are the sole institutions to decide on any future amendment to the ETS Directive; calls on the Member States, in the spirit of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, to submit a formal reservation with respect to the CORSIA SARPs stating that implementation of CORSIA and participation in its voluntary phases requires prior agreement of the Council and the European Parliament;
Amendment 120 #
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls that shipping CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50% to 250% in the period to 2050; welcomes the agreement on the initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships during the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in April 2018, as a first step for the sector to contribute to the realisation of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement; calls on the IMO to agree rapidly on thenew mandatory emissions reduction measures necessary to deliver on the targets, and stresses the importance and urgency of implementing those before 2023; underlines that further measures and action are needed to address maritime emissions and calls, therefore, on the EU and the Member States to closely monitor the impact and implementation of the IMO agreement and to consider additional EU action; urges the Commission to include international shipping in its forthcoming 2050 decarbonisation strategy to guide EU's investment decisions into zero carbon fuels and propulsion technologies for shipping;
Amendment 126 #
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to revise the EU adaptation strategy as adaptation action is an inevitable necessity for all countries if they are to minimise negative effects of climate change and make full use of the opportunities for climate-resilient growth and sustainable development;
Amendment 129 #
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the need to develop public, transparent and user-friendly systems and tools to keep track of progress and effectiveness of national adaptation plans and actions;
Amendment 133 #
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch high ambition alliances to lead by example in the mainstreaming of climate action across different foreign policy issues including trade, international migration, the reform of international financial institutions and peace and security;
Amendment 134 #
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Calls on the Commission to integrate the climate change dimension into international trade and investment agreements by making the ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement a condition for future trade agreements; invites the Commission to make a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing agreements with the Paris Agreement;