31 Amendments of Ismail ERTUG related to 2016/2327(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament Recommendation to Council and Commission following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector, of 4 April 2017,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas transports, and in particular road vehicles, are emitting Carbon Dioxide (CO2), which poses no direct threat to human health but is a greenhouse gas; Particulate Matter (PM), such as soot, which are a carcinogenic; and Nitrogen Oxides (NO and NO2 – collectively indicated as NOx), which cause irritation of the respiratory tract and acid rain and are ozone precursors;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the reduction of the emissions of these pollutants into the atmosphere is on the one hand fundamental for ecosystem conservation and human health (PM and NOx), and on the other hand an important factor for mitigating climate change (CO2), and is required by EU law, and whereas air pollution is the single largest environmental health risk in Europe and results in a substantial public health burden and premature deaths (the transport sector, in particular, is the largest contributor to NOx emissions, accounting for 46 % of total EU NOx emissions in 2014);
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a 2025mbitious targets for cars (in the range of 68-78 gr CO2/km) and vans (in the range of 105-120 gr CO2/km) to2030, which should be calculated based on the new Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP) and should be substantially below the limit values which have applied to date;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Invites the Commission to present an update of the 2011 White Paper on transport based on the report 2015/2005 (INI) of the European Parliament adopted 09 September 2015 entitled “Implementation of the 2011 White Paper on transport: taking stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobility” which accounts for current and developing challenges in the transport sector, especially digitalisation, automatisation, connectivity, sustainability, social matters and clean energy for transport;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that low-emission mobility not only requires technical solutions but also behavioural change of transport users; Key to enable a majority of citizens to switching to more sustainable modes of transport is an affordable, well-developed and multimodal public transport system that covers urban nodes and connects with rural areas;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to introduce and improve CO2 standards respecting the principle of technology neutrality for all road transport as a matter of urgency; points out that cost-effective vehicle standards probably represent the most effective measure for improving energy efficiency in the EU in the period up to 2030;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the completion of the internal transport market would improve resource efficiency and reduce emissions; its completion can however only be reached while also tackling “social dumping” in the transport sector through clear and enforceable rules and their uniform application;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious mandate for the market uptake of electric vehicles and other low and zero emission vehicles and calls for a long-term European initiative on next generation batteries in this regard;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that clearer price signals to reflect better the polluter-pays and user- pays principles are essential in ensuring fairness and a level-playing field for different transport modes in Europe, and that in this view, favourable taxation schemes of fossil fuels should no longer be applied;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts at developing standards for inter- operable electronic tolling systems in the EU and the forthcoming revision of the Eurovignette Directive, which should include distance-based charging and differentiation on the basis of carbon dioxide and other pollutant emissions; calls for the extension of distance-based charging to cover all passenger cars and vans, and for the principle to be extended to urban areas;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, thatindividual and commercial transport; to enhance sustainability gains autonomous vehicles should be electriclow- or zero-emission vehicles, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous and connected vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, that autonomous vehicles should be electric, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports initiatives on mobility management for achieving more efficient and environmentally friendly intermodal and co-modal transport services and smart mobility, which can be key to promoting the shift from car ownership to mobility as a service and towards public transport;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that urban freight vehicles contribute disproportionately to air and noise pollution and have a negative impact on congestion; therefore calls for better optimization of the supply chain in urban areas; calls on the commission to encourage the use of zero-emission light- duty commercial vehicles, zero-emissions buses, waste trucks, taxis and freight bicycles in last mile logistics;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Asks the Commission to develop a comprehensive political strategy to cope with systemic changes that the paradigm of “mobility as a service” will have on consumers, workforce and industry; especially in the context of an ongoing digitalisation and automatisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that public transport has a vast potential to reduce traffic volume and its related emissions and calls on the European Commission to foster digitalisation and connectivity of public transport systems in order to remove barriers between transport modes and systems and to incentivise their use;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes efforts to ensure comprehensive and interoperable infrastructure for electric vehicle chargingCalls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious mandate for the market uptake of electric vehicles; in this regard calls for a long-term European initiative on next generation batteries as well as for the development of the necessary infrastructure that also encourages social fair and sustainable production standards of low-emission energy and vehicles;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to swiftly present its evaluation on the implementation of the directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure1a by Member States and to take action on those Member States who have not yet presented a national strategy; __________________ 1aDIRECTIVE 2014/94/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Encourages the Commission to promote further development of infrastructure for other low and zero emissions technologies such as green hydrogen, synthetic fuels or power to gas;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that an obligation for fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of energy supplied through renewable electricity, sustainable advanced biofuels or, hydrogen, synthetic fuels, or any other energy form to power transport would be the most effective approach for reducing the climate impact of road transport;
Amendment 225 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for more stringent limits than those proposed in the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive in order to phase down first generation biofuelsbiofuels with low GHG- efficiency by 2030 and achieve long-term decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes that the EU approach to sustainable energy should be technology neutral and the goal of EU sustainability policies should focus on reducing climate- and health-damaging emissions
Amendment 248 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. welcomes the support in Horizon 2020 for Research, Development and Innovation in the matters of clean transports and sustainable energy, and asks for this support to be pursued in the next MFF ;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to limitencourage the financing of transport initiatives that contribute to climate action, sustainability of transport and/or public health in their future investment policies and tools like the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing to initiatives that contribute to climate action; . Notes that the general objectives of the Connecting Europe Facility are to address missing links, to contribute to projects with a European added value, as well as to support projects with significant societal benefits.
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to include the transport needs of citizens in rural and remote areas into strategies for low emission mobility;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages all public entities to incorporate sustainability criteria in public procurement.
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. considers that road pollution control, at the EU level, necessitates a strong and reliable EU oversight and system of controls, which should involve the establishment of a European Vehicles Surveillance Agency, in order to address the failures and legal loopholes identified in the aftermath of Dieselgate;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. considers that the growing use of clean engines for heavy duty vehicles, for instance electric or LNG powered, should be supported and that it requires important and strategic infrastructure investments ;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to examine the disadvantages of passenger rail transport (e.g. through taxation, track charging, direct and indirect subsidies) compared to other modes of transport and to establish a level playing field;