19 Amendments of Norica NICOLAI related to 2012/2095(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that climate change is widely recognised as being an essential driver and threat multiplier forsecurity is a core component of global security, peace and stability and that climate change is thus relevant to Articles 42 and 43 of the Lisbon Treaty; therefore, in the medium and long term, climate change is a threat multiplier and could lead to a significant deterioration in the security situation of the Union;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, as the prevention of climate change might no longer be possible through human action, adopting security strategies to mitigate, adapt and respond to the security implications of climate change is especially crucial;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that these events can represent an escalating cost to the global economy, not only for developing countries but also for the world economy, both as a direct cost in terms of rebuilding and aid but also as an indirect cost in terms of increases in insurance, prices of products and services; although the cost of the potential aggravation of certain existing or future threats to international peace and security cannot be measured in exact terms, it is certainly very high;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognizes that, while addressing Climate Change through a security nexus can be positive, it is but one component of EU action on climate change which attempts to use political and economic tools to mitigate and adapt to climate change;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses, therefore, that it is essential to integrate the impact of potential climate driven natural disasters into Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) strategies and operational plans with a focus on the countries and regions concerned before, during by creating mitigation back-up plands after any natural or humanitarian crises that might emergeimed at the regions most at risk;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that building an effective response to the security implications of climate change must not only enhance conflict prevention and crisis management but also improve analysis and early warning capabilities;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the Lisbon Treaty requires the EU to develop civilian and military capabilities for international crisis management across the entire range of tasks outlined in its Article 43, in particular conflict prevention, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, peace-keeping and post-conflict stabilisation; calls on the Commission and Council to work with Member States in order to create a joint permanent roster of experts in crisis situations, as well to create an European Crisis Academy, in order to jointly train and prepare such experts for the future;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognizes that militaries have capacities and assets in environmental intelligence, risk assessment, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and evacuation that have a crucial role to play in early warning, climate-related crisis management and disaster response;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point a
Paragraph 13 – point a
(a) put climate change and its future security and defence ramifications at the core ofs one of the factors in the analysis of the risks of future crises and the threat of future conflicts;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the EU has to come up with a list of the challenges it faces in areas such as the Arctic, Africa, the Arab World and the Third Pole (the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau), notably the potential for conflicts over water supplies in South Asia; calls, therefore, on the HR/VP to draw up a list of all countries and regions most vulnerable to climate change over the coming decades (including in particular the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) countries whose very existence is threatened by rising sea level); calls on the HR/VP to set out the reasons for including each country or region on that list and the nature of the EU response required to prevent the risk of conflict or other humanitarian disaster becoming a reality in each case;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Underlines that the EU should work with key regions at risk and the most vulnerable states to strengthen their capacity to cope; highlights that the EU could further integrate adaptation and resilience to climate change into EU regional strategies (for example EU- Africa Strategy, Barcelona Process, Black Sea Synergy, EU-Central Asia Strategy and Middle East action plan);
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the fact that energy security is closely related to climate change; considers that energy security has to be improved in order to reduce the EU's reliance on fossil fuels imported notably from Russia and the Gulf – at the same time mitigating greenhouse gas emissions considerably – and replaced by EU- generated renewable energies and energy saving; recognises that integrating climate change and energy security could contribute to achieving that outcome in certain regions such as the Arcticwell as the energy efficiency of the Union have to be vastly improved, an action that will significantly reduce the EU's reliance on external sources, therefore improving its security position;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that one major effect of climate change on the EU security is the opening of the Arctic as well as its resources to several bordering states, including European ones; stresses the need to address this risk multiplier by a relevant strategy for the Arctic;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the HR/VP, as a matter of the utmost urgency, to use the full potential of the Lisbon Treaty and to put forward proposals for the implementation of the start-up fund (Article 41(3) TEU) with regard to possible future pooling and sharing projects and joint capabilities, such as the European Engineer Corps, which respond to climate-driven crisis and natural disasters, as well as a joint, permanent, pool of equipment for civilian crisis operations;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that EU access to accurate and timely analysis will be crucial in responding to and predicting climate change insecurity, with CSDP capacities being a good source of information in this regard; the EU should take steps to further develop capacities for data collection and information analysis through structures such as EU Delegations, the EU Satellite Centre and the EU Situation Centre;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Underlines that militaries too must play innovative roles in fighting climate change by reducing their ecological footprint by greening their use of technologies and increasing their energy efficiency;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Requests that the financial implications of such proposals be identified and also be considered in the EU's budget review;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls for the EU to examine the security implications of climate change in dialogue with third countries, especially with key partners such as India, China and Russia; stresses that a truly effective response will require a multilateral approach and joint investment with third countries and that the EU could build cooperation with third country militaries with joint development and training missions;