47 Amendments of Gaston FRANCO related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to achieving the Europe 2020 strategy, which has set the objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, highlighting the role of research and innovation as key drivers of social and economic prosperity and of environmental sustainability and setting itself the goal to increase spending on Research and Development to reach 3 % of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020 while developing an innovation intensity indicator. In this context, the Innovation Union flagship initiative sets out a strategic and integrated approach to research and innovation, setting the framework and objectives to which future Union research and innovation funding should contribute. Research and innovation are also key factors for other Europe 2020 flagship initiatives, notably on resource efficient Europe, an industrial policy for the globalisation era, and a digital agenda for Europe. Moreover, for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives relating to research and innovation, Cohesion policy has a key role to play through building capacity and providing a stairway to excellence. Innovation policy and Cohesion policy should be more closely linked through the inclusion of ‘support for industrial competitiveness’ under the heading of smart specialisation, with assistance towards meeting associated investment capital needs. This would provide a counterweight to initiatives in certain regions of the world which have become much more attractive to industrial investors than Europe.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In accordance with Article 182(1) TFEUof the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the framework programme fixes the maximum overall amount and the detailed rules for Union financial participation in the framework programme and the respective shares in each of the activities provided for in Article 180 of the Treaty.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Horizon 2020 should promote cooperation with third countries based on common interest and mutual benefit. International cooperation in science, technology and innovation should be targeted to contribute to achieving the Europe 2020 objectives to strengthen competitiveness, contribute to tackling societal challenges and support Union external and development policies, including by developing synergies with external programmes and contributing to the Union's international commitments such as the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. Account should be taken, in international cooperation, of the capabilities and potential role of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories within their respective areas of the world.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph -1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph -1 (new)
Horizon 2020 shall be open to participation by the overseas countries and territories referred to in Council Decision 2001/822/EC on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (the ‘Overseas Association Decision’) subject to the specific conditions laid down therein.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Horizon 2020 shall be implemented in a way which is complementary to other Union funding programmes and policies, including the Structural Funds, the Common Agricultural Policy, the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME), Erasmus for all, Life and the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunit. These actions shall include, in particular, research capacity building in developing countries and cooperation projects focusing on these countries’ specific needs in areas such as health – including research on neglected diseases – as well as agriculture, fisheries, and the expected impactnvironment, and implemented in financial conditions adapted to their capacities.
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunities, and the expected impact. Account should be taken, in these cooperative activities, of the scientific and technological capabilities of the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories.
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Cooperation priorities shall take into account developments in Union policy and opportunities for cooperation with third countries, as well as possible deficiencies in third country intellectual property systems.
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) initiatives aimed at widening awareness and facilitating access to funding under Horizon 2020, in particular for those regions, overseas countries and territories or types of participant that are underrepresented;
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 17
Annex 1 – broad lines of the specific objectives and activities – paragraph 17
The specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’ also includes an activity to close the research and innovation divide with specific measures to unlock excellence in associated overseas countries and territories and less developed regions of the Union.
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to foster radically new technologies by exploring novel and high-risk ideas building on scientific foundations, such as a better understanding of human pathologies and toxicity mechanisms, and the implementation in Union health research and in risk assessment strategies of tools and cellular, genome and IT technologies with human relevance. By providing flexible support to goal-oriented and interdisciplinary collaborative research on various scales and by adopting innovative research practices, the aim is to identify and seize opportunities of long-term benefit for citizens, the economy and society.
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1
Radical breakthroughs with a transformative impact increasingly rely on intense collaboration across disciplines in science and technology (for instance, information and communication, biology, bioengineering and robotics, chemistry, earth system sciences, material sciences, neuro- and cognitive sciences, social sciences or economics) and with the arts and humanities. This requires not only excellence in science and technology but also new attitudes and novel interactions between a broad range of players in research.
Amendment 1017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 15
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – paragraph 15
Space is a rapidly growing sector which delivers information vital to many areas of modern society, meeting its fundamental demands, addresses universal scientific questions, and serves to secure the Union's position as a major player on the international stage. Space research underpins all activities undertaken in space, but is currently fragmented in national programmes run by a subset of Union mMember sStates. Union level coordination and investment in space research are required (cf. Article 189 TFEU) to maintain the competitive edge, for example in highly competitive business sectors such as telecommunications, to safeguard Union space infrastructure such as Galileo and to sustain a future role for the Union in spacall those sectors of the space industry which address the challenges faced by EU societies and/or generate a large number of highly skilled jobs located in Europe. In addition, innovative downstream services and applications using space derived information also represent an important source of growth and job creation.
Amendment 1043 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.3 – paragraph 2
These six activity lines shall also include ICT specific research infrastructures such as living labs for large-scale experimentation, and infrastructures for underlying key enabling technologies and their integration in advanced products and innovative smart systems, including equipment, tools, support services, clean rooms and access to foundries for prototyping. The European Union must pursue excellence and focus on future- oriented areas and strategically important technologies, in line with the conclusions of the June 2011 final report of the High- Level Expert Group on Key Enabling Technologies.
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of biotechnology research and innovation is to develop competitive, sustainable and innovative industrial products and processes and contribute as an innovation driver in a number of European sectors like agriculture, food, the chemical sector, energy and health.
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.2 – paragraph 1
Powered by the expansion of the knowledge of living systems, biotechnology is set to deliver a stream of new applications and to strengthen the Union's industrial base and its innovation capacity. Examples of the rising importance of biotechnology are in industrial applications including bio- chemicals, of which the market share is estimated to increase by up to 12 %-20 % of chemical production by 2015. A number of the so-called twelve rules of Green Chemistry are also addressed by biotechnology, due to the selectivity and efficiency of bio-systems. The possible economic burdens for Union enterprises can be reduced by harnessing the potential of biotechnology processes and bio-based products to reduce CO2 emissions, estimated to range from between 1 to 2.5 billion tons CO2 equivalent per year by 2030. In Europe's biopharmaceutical sector, already some 20 % of the current medicines are derived from biotechnology, with up to 50 % of new medicines. Biotechnology also opens new avenues for exploiting the huge potential of marine resources for producing innovative industrial, health, chemical, energy-related and environmental applications. The emerging sector of marine (blue) biotechnology has been predicted to grow by 10 % a year.
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.5 – point 1.5.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Increasing the competitiveness of process industries, by drastically improving resource and energy efficiencies and reducing the environmental impact of such industrial activities through the whole value chain, promoting the adoption of low-carbon technologies including the integration of renewable forms of energy and smart advanced monitoring systems.
Amendment 1173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective of space research and innovation is to foster a competitive and innovative space industry and research community to develop and exploit space infrastructure, as well as applications and services, to meet future Union policy and societal needs.
Amendment 1177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.1 – paragraph 2
Strengthening the European space sector by boosting space reseresearch and innovation in the fields of Earcth and innovobservation, navigation, telecommunications, science and exploration is vital to maintain and safeguard Europe's capability of access to and operations in space in support of Union policies, international strategic interests and competitiveness amongst established and emerging space -faring nations.
Amendment 1194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.6 – point 1.6.3 – point b – paragraph 1
This aims at developing advanced space technologies and operational concepts from idea to demonstration in space, including navigation, telecommunications and remote sensing, as well as the protection of space assets from threats such as debris and solar flares. To develop and apply advanced space technologies requires the continuous education and training of highly skilled engineers and scientists.
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 6
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 6
The start-up window, supporting the seed and early stages, shall enable equity investments in, amongst others, knowledge-transfer organisations, seed capital funds, cross-border seed and early- stage funds, business angel co-investment vehicles, intellectual property assets, platforms for the exchange and trading of intellectual property rights, and early-stage venture capital funds and funds of start-up funds for cross-border activities, possibly combined with the Equity Facility for Growth (EFG) of the Competitiveness and SME Programme.
Amendment 1224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 7 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 7 a (new)
In the light of the extremely difficult situation in the European venture capital market, and given the urgency involved, it ought to be possible to set up a fund of venture capital funds on a pilot basis by the start of the forthcoming 2014-2020 budgetary period.
Amendment 1225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 7 b (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point b – paragraph 7 b (new)
The Equity facility providing equity finance shall be operated in conjunction with the Equity Facility for Growth (EFG) of the Competitiveness and SME Programme as a single, integrated EU instrument to provide enterprises with venture capital funding for innovation and growth from the seed phase through to the growth phase.
Amendment 1261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Supporting market-driven innovation to improve the framework conditions for innovation and tackling the specific barriers preventing, in particular, the growth of innovative SMEs. Certain regulatory methodologies used to evaluate the ecotoxicity of substances impede the placing on the market of preparations made from complex natural substances. New methodologies need to be developed so that the environmental impact of complex natural substances can be evaluated more effectively.
Amendment 1305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Disease and disability are not stopped by national borders. An appropriate European level research and innovation response in partnership with third countries can and should make a crucial contribution to addressing these global challenges, thereby working to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, deliver better health and wellbeing for all, and position Europe as a leader in the rapidly expanding global markets for health and wellbeing innovations.
Amendment 1337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 4
All of these activities shall be undertaken in such a way as to provide support throughout the research and innovation cycle, strengthening the competitiveness of the European based industries and development of new market opportunities. In the field of research on the problem of skin allergies for example, patch testing is currently the only means available to dermatologists to examine patients for type VI allergies. New more reliable methods are needed to assess whether a patient is allergic to a substance and to help identify the causality of exposure to a substance and the adverse effect on the skin.
Amendment 1350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
«« Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis in different socio-economic contexts; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving the surveillance and preparednesof infectious diseases in the Union as well as in neighbouring and developing countries and preparedness for combating epidemics and emerging diseases; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosisthe mechanisms underlying disease and toxicity and improving diagnosis and understanding of biomarkers and modes of action; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods relevant to an understanding of health and human diseases to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – introductory part
2. FEuropean bioeconomy challenges : food security, sustainable agriculture, forestry, marine and, maritime research and the bio- economyand freshwater research
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2
A fully functional European bio-economy – encompassing the sustainable production of renewable resources from land and aquaticterrestrial, marine and freshwater environments and their conversion into food, bio-based products and bioenergy as well as the related public goods - will generate high European added value. Managed in a sustainable manner, it can reduce the environmental footprint of primary production and the supply chain as a whole. It can increase their competitiveness and provide jobs and business opportunities for rural and coastal development. The food security, sustainable agriculture, and overall bio- economy – related challenges are of a European and global nature. Actions at Union level are essential to bring together clusters to achieve the necessary breadth and critical mass to complement efforts made by a single or groups of Member States. A multi-actor approach will ensure the necessary cross-fertilising interactions between researcher, businesses, farmers/producers, advisors and end-users. The Union level is also necessary to ensure coherence in addressing this challenge across sectors and with strong links to relevant Union policies. Coordination of research and innovation at Union level will stimulate and help to accelerate the required changes across the Union.
Amendment 1398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources, such as water and soil, and preserving and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. The activities shall focus on delivering more sustainable and productive agriculture, including animal husbandry, and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including low-carbon and water) and resilient, while at the same time and produce less waste. Furthermore, the activities shall focus on developing of services, concepts and policies for thriving rural livelihoods and encouraging sustainable consumption. In particular for forestry, the aim is to sustainably produce bio- based products, ecosystems services and sufficient biomass, with due consideration to economical, ecological and social aspects of forestry. Activities will focus on the further development of production and sustainability of resource efficient forestry systems which are instrumental in the strengthening of forest resilience and biodiversity protection, and which can meet increased biomass demand. Forest- associated services such as water purification, biodiversity maintenance (including natural enemies of agricultural pests) or cultural issues should also be considered.
Amendment 1420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – paragraph 1
The aim is to sustainably exploitmanage aquatic living resources to maximise social and economic benefits/returns from Europe's oceans and sea, seas and inland waters. The activities shall focus on an optimal contribution to secure food supplies by developing sustainable and environmentally friendly fisheries and competitive, sustainable management of ecosystems providing goods and services, competitive as well as environmentally friendly European aquaculture in the context of the global economy and on boosting marine and maritime innovation through biotechnology to fuel smart ‘"blue’ growth" growth. Cross-cutting marine, freshwater and maritime scientific and technological knowledge will be addressed with a view to unlock the potential of the seas and inland waters across the range of marine and maritime industries, while protecting the environment and adapting to climate change. .
Amendment 1457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 4
To achieve these reductions, significant investments need to be made in research, development, demonstration and market roll-out of efficient, safe and reliable low- carbon energy technologies and services. These must go hand in hand with non- technological solutions on both the supply and demand sides. All this must be part of an integrated low-carbon policy, including mastering key enabling technologies, in particular ICT solutions and advanced manufacturing, processing and materials. The goal is to produce efficient energy technologies and services that can help take up the energy challenges relating in particular to the integration of renewable energies and can be taken up widely on European and international markets and to establish intelligent demand-side management based on an open and transparent energy trade market and intelligent energy efficiency management systems.
Amendment 1483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 8
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 8
Research and innovation activities on nuclear fission and fusion energy are carried out in the EURATOM part of Horizon 20200, but there must be coordination with action on energy challenges in order to foster synergies between the two programmes and establish a comprehensive and coherent roadmap for European R&D in the area of energy.
Amendment 1490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research and full- scale testing of new concepts, non- technological solutions, more efficient, socially acceptable and affordable technology components and systems with in-built intelligence, to allow real-time energy management for cities and territories, near-zero-emission buildings, renovated buildings, renewable heating and cooling (including energy produced through waste recovery), highly efficient industries and mass take-up of energy efficiency solutions by companies, individuals, communities and cities.
Amendment 1502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration - of innovative renewables and carbon capture and storage and reuse technologies offering larger scale, lower cost, environmentally safe technologies with higher conversion efficiency and higher availability for different market and operating environments.
Amendment 1508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration of technologies and value chains to make bio-energy, hydrogen and other alternative liquid or gaseous fuels more competitive and sustainable, to reduce time to market for hydrogen and fuel cells and to bring new options showing long-term potential to maturity.
Amendment 1513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – introductory part
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – introductory part
(d) A single, flexible, reliable and smart European electricitnergy grid
Amendment 1522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point d – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration of new grid technologies, including storage, systems and market designs to plan, monitor, control and safely operate interoperable and flexible networks in an open, decarbonised, climate resilient and competitive market, under normal and emergency conditions.
Amendment 1527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point e – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on multi-disciplinary research for energy technologies for exploration, production, transmission and utilisation (including visionary actions such as CO2 recovery) and joint implementation of pan-European research programmes and world-class facilities.
Amendment 1529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point f – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on the development of tools, methods and models and forward- looking scenarios for a robust and transparent policy support, including activities on public acceptance and engagement, user involvement, environmental impact assessment and sustainability.
Amendment 1577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 4 – point 4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
The aim is to minimise transport's impact on climate and the environment by improving its efficiency in the use of natural resources, and by reducing its dependence on fossil fuelgreenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 1601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
The specific objective is to achieve a resource - and water- efficient and climate change resilient economy and society, protection of the environment and a sustainable supply of raw materials and ecosystem services, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of the planet's natural resources and ecosystems. Activities will contribute to increasing European competitiveness, raw materials security and improving well being, whilst assuring environmental integrity, resilience and sustainability, with the aim of keeping average global warming below 2 °C and enabling ecosystems and society to adapt to climate change. and other environmental changes
Amendment 1612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
The growing impacts from climate change and environmental problems, such as ocean acidification, ice melting in the Arctic, land degradation and use, water shortagchanges in ocean circulation, increase of seawater temperature, ice melting in the Arctic and decreased seawater salinity, land degradation and use, water shortages, hydrological anomalies, rainfall temporal and spatial heterogeneity, changes in spatial distribution of species, chemical pollution and biodiversity loss, indicate that the planet is approaching its sustainability boundaries. For example, without improvements in efficiency, water demand is projected to overshoot supply by 40 % in 20 years time. Forests are disappearing at an alarmingly high rate of 5 million hectares per year. Interactions between resources can cause systemic risks – with the depletion of one resource generating an irreversible tipping point for other resources and ecosystems. Based on current trends, the equivalent of more than two planet Earths will be needed by 2050 to support the growing global population.
Amendment 1619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
The sustainable supply and resource efficient management of raw materials, including their exploration, extraction, processing, re-use, recycling and substitution, is essential for the functioning of modern societies and their economies. European sectors, such as construction, chemicals, automotive, aerospace, machinery and equipment, which provide a total added value of some EUR 1.3 trillion and employment for approximately 30 million people, heavily depend on access to raw materials and energy. However, the supply of raw materials to the Union is coming under increasing pressure. Furthermore, the Union is highly dependent on imports of strategically important raw materials, which are being affected at an alarming rate by market distortions. Moreover, the Union still has valuable mineral deposits, whose exploration and extraction is limited by a lack of adequate technologies and hampered by increased global competition. Given the importance of raw materials for European competitiveness, the economy and for their application in innovative products, the sustainable supply and resource efficient management of raw materials is a vital priority for the Union.
Amendment 1623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1
Meeting Union and international targets for greenhouse gas emissions and concentrations and coping with climate change impacts requires a transition towards a low-carbon society and the development and deployment of cost- effective technologies, and mitigation and adaptation measures, and a stronger understanding of societal responses to these challenges, including the identification of economical and societal locks. Union and global policy frameworks must ensure that ecosystems and biodiversity are protected, valued and appropriately managed and eventually restored in order to preserve their ability to provide resources and services in the future. Research and innovation can help secure reliable and sustainable access to raw materialsand exploitation of raw materials on land and sea bed and ensure a significant reduction in resource use and wastage.