13 Amendments of Michail TREMOPOULOS related to 2009/2152(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the impact of climate change varies between sectors and European regions, particularly affecting mountain and coastal areas, the Mediterranean and Arctic regions. The repercussions of a global temperature rise will clearly be felt more acutely in those areas that are more dependent as the Commission study Regions 20201 has shown: Under the highest pressure of climate change are regions located in the South and East of Europe (Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta and Hungary, as well as most of Romania and southern parts of France), where more than one the forces of nature (such as glacial, coastal and mountainous areas) and by vulnerable populationird of the EU population are living (a total of 170 million people); points out that vulnerable populations are most affected and that the effects of climate change can lead to migration flows, with a danger that regional disparities will subsequently increase;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the impact of climate change varies between sectors and European regions, particularly affecting mountain and coastal areas, the Mediterranean and Arctic regions. The repercussions of a global temperature rise will clearly be felt more acutely in those areas that are more dependent on the 1 forces of nature (such as glacial,only close cooperation at all levels of governance will enable the European Union to implement an adaptation strategy from 2013 with a focus on island and coastal and mountainous areas) and by vulnerable populations, with a danger that regional disparities will subsequently increase;regions; http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docoffic/working/regions2020/pdf/regions2020_en.pdf, (November 2008)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that during the current programming period 2007-2013 the Member States are only allocating 3 percent (9 billion Euro) of the total amount to funding measures for energy efficiency and renewable energies in the operational programmes, and that investments in the new Member States of 2.4 percent are even lower ; therefore takes the view that the share of funding for energy efficiency and renewable energies in the recovery-plan of 500 million Euro can only be a first step in the right direction;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the urgent need to react promptly to global warming, both by taking steplegally binding measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions further and by introducing proactive adaptation measurby at least 30% as compared to 1990 levels and by introducing regional adaptation plans and proactive adaptation measures such as widespread reforestation initiatives at European, national, regional and local level with a view to limiting the damage;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that with intelligent energy policies actively promoting renewable energy sources, decentralised energy supply and energy efficiency in their territories, the regions not only contribute to fighting the effects of climate change, but also open up new economic opportunities and prospects for their citizens; therefore asks the Member States and the Commission to increase the EU fund allocations by launching an initiative that revises the operational programmes in order to include more climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in all the types of investments; asks Member States to ensure the systematic integration of energy saving and renewable technology measures in all projects and to restrict climate-damaging investments;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that only close cooperation at all levels of governance will enable the European Union to implement an adaptation strategy from 2013Recognises that local and regional authorities are critical when it comes to practical climate actions and that if genuinely empowered and resourced, they have the potential to take the lead on emission reductions to ensure that ambitious targets for the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions are met; therefore takes the view that only close cooperation at all levels of governance will enable the European Union to implement a strategy of transformation towards a low- carbon society and that integrated territorial climate plans are an indispensable tool to help to achieve this objective;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises, therefore, the need to ensure that the adaptation strategy isall European Union policies are integrated into, and are coherent with, all European Union policies the adaptation strategy; emphasises the key role played by local and regional authorities and the need for a bottom-up approach taking account of the differences between natural habitats in Europe, in full accordance with the subsidiarity principle, since it is convinced that local authorities will be better-equipped to find political solutions to their own needs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the White Paper’s suggestion that a mechanism be established for sharing information; hopes that this will be operational by 2011, and that models and prediction tools will also have been developed by then; invites the Member States and local and regional authorities to publicise and exchange their practices in relation to all aspects of climate change adaptation policies, particularly measures pertaining to energy efficiency, waste management and the development of low- emission transport infrastructure with a focus on railways;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it essential to pursue policies that make both public and private investment and certain administrative acts (such as planning permission and development plans) subject to a climate impact assessment, so as to block investment in unsustainable infrastructure; therefore urges the Commission to work as soon as possible together with the Member States and stakeholders on a set of guidelines to ensure that account is taken of climate change impacts when implementing the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of projects, the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Directives relating to programmes or spatial planning policies;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that, from the micro- climatic point of view, the further paving- over of land in densely populated areas and towns should be avoided;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates that the fight against climate change can create new jobs and may serve as an opportunity to arrive at a sustainable growth modeldevelopment;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to ensure that the next financial perspective includes sufficient funding to implementStresses the need to direct the Cohesion Policy and regional solidarity and development towards measures dealing with and adjusting to the effectives of climate change adaptation policies at all levels of governance, including the agri- environmental measures of the CAP;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks the Commission to ensure that the next financial perspective includes sufficient funding to implement effective climate change adaptation policies at all levels of governance, to revise the operational programmes, where necessary, until 2013 and to implement an adaptation strategy from 2013; asks the Commission to set up as a first step Guidelines which summarise measures and tools for a climate-friendly revision of the operational programmes, including best practice examples from the Member States;