Activities of Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY related to 2017/2030(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme PDF (437 KB) DOC (72 KB)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency’s report of November 2017 entitled ‘Environmental indicator report 2017 – In support to the monitoring of the 7th Environment Action Programme’,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 20 September 2011 entitled “Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe” (COM(2011)0571),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 29 November 2017 entitled “The Future of Food and Farming” (COM(2017)0713),
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the 7th EAP hasan essential instrument with a positive influence on environmental policies at EU and Member State level, with clear and significant benefits for citizens, nature and economic stakeholders;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that the 7th EAP has a clear long-term vision for 2050 in order to provide a stable environment for sustainable investment and growth, within the planet’s ecological limits;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the objectives relating to natural capital are unlikely to be metpriority objective to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital are unlikely to be met; furthermore notes with concern that the targets of the EU’s 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and the Convention on Biological Diversity will not be met without immediate, substantial and additional efforts;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that there has been some progress in certain areas for priority objective 2, in particular for climate and energy related targets, however notes that more must be done on resource efficiency; reiterates the potential of the Ecodesign Directive and the Ecolabel Regulation to improve the environmental performance and resource efficiency of products throughout their lifecycle, by addressing, inter alia, product durability, reparability, re-usability, recyclability, recycled content and product lifespan;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to come up with an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on plastics while also keeping with the 2020 target for environmentally sound management of chemicals, and taking into account the objective on non- toxic materials cycles as laid in the 7th EAP;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are all signatories to the Paris Agreement, and therefore committed to its objectives, and submitted a Nationally Determined Contribution delivering 40% economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reductions in the Union by 2030; underlines the need to fully integrate the 2030 target and the long- term net-zero emissions goal into all Union policies and funding programmes; calls on the Commission to keep the climate and energy framework targets under review, in the context of the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue and the five-yearly global stocktakes, and to prepare a mid- century zero emissions strategy for the EU, providing a cost-efficient pathway towards reaching the net-zero emissions goal adopted in the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerUnderlineds that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferrthe guiding principles in EU environmental law and policy are based ton the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelinedolluter-pays principle, preventative action, the precautionary principle and tackling source issues; stresses that the further development and implementation of the acquis must not lead to a lowering of standards, in particular through derogations and exceptions;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that coherence with other high-level EU policy instruments is fundamental to achieving the objectives of the 7th EAP; calls for the Commission and Council, in all its formations, to improve the policy coordination and integration of the objectives of the 7th EAP; furthermore underlines the necessity to integrate all outstanding aspects of the 7th EAP into the European Semester;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the Commission’s 2016 commitment to mainstream the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into EU policies and initiatives through a long-term roadmap for the full implementation of the SDGs in the EU, recognizing the inter-linkages of the different SDGs; furthermore underlines that the 7th EAP itself is a key instrument for the implementation of the SDGs in the EU and calls on the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost to reach the objectives of the 7th EAP;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines that the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) must be reoriented towards sustainable development and ensure enhanced mainstreaming of environmental policy in all funding mechanisms and budgetary lines in order to achieve the 2050 vision of the 7th EAP, reiterating that long-term policy coherence plays an important role in cost minimisation;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Considers that significant acceleration of green investment, innovation and sustainable growth in the EU is needed to achieve the long-term vision of the 7th EAP and recognises that new financing tools and different approaches to current investment policy, such as the phase out of environmentally harmful subsidies and high-emission projects, are necessary;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Emphasises that a horizontal application of clearly defined sustainability criteria and performance based objectives for all EU structural and investment funds, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, is needed in order to achieve a comprehensive transition to sustainable and inclusive economic growth;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Underlines that potential establishment of new financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation to reach the 2020 targets is limited due to the timeframe of the current MFF; in this regard calls for the maximum use of means in the current MFF, including LIFE, CAP and Structural Funds and calls on the inclusion of new financial mechanisms for biodiversity conservation in the next MFF;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that protecting and enhancing food secumoving towards a sustainable food system should be key priority inof the long term by preventing environmental damage should be a key priority of theCAP; highlights the need to ensure that CAP expenditures effectively achieve the set objectives through strict compliance and through greater coherence across policy areas, which is of particular relevance with regard to the sustainable management of natural resources and the instruments dedicated to this under the current CAP;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the progress on reducing certain atmospheric pollutants but regrets the persistent problems with air quality, to which emissions from road transport and the agricultural sector are a significant contributorying factors;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agenciesHighlights the importance of science, technology and innovation as a pivotal driver to achieve the objectives of the 7th EAP and underlines the inclusion of certain objectives of the 7th EAP in the existing working programmes of Horizon 2020; calls on the Commission, including through the Environmental Knowledge Community, to prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the combined effects of chemicals, nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, the impacts of microplastics, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, soil and land use and invasive alien species;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes the Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) and underlines that it is a positive mechanism to improve implementation of EU environmental legislation and policy; considers that the EIR can contribute to the monitoring of the implementation of the 7th EAP if the Commission includes the full scope of the thematic priority objectives in its next review cycle of the EIR;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the European Environment Agency to increase the quantity andCalls on the Commission to improve the quality of indicators used to monitor progress;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal on environmental inspections, in addition to the (upcoming) initiative on Environmental Compliance Assurance, in order to facilitate consistent and improved implementation of environmental legislation and policy at all administrative levels;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for infrastructure projects, particularly those related to TEN-T, to fully consider environmental impacts at regional level as well as project level; notes that coherence between different environmental policies is also relevant; highlights the possible effects of hydropower on freshwater supplies and soils, and of sea-based renewable energy infrastructure on marine biodiversity;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aConsiders the upcoming reform of the CAP as a starting point to move towards a sustainable food system; underligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by ths the need for a smart agricultural policy with strong commitment to deliver public goods and ecosystems services related to soil, water, biodiversity, air quality, climate action and the provision of landscape amenities; calls for an integrated policy with a more mtarkget (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAPed, more ambitious yet flexible approach, where the granting of support to the agricultural sector is linked to the delivery of environmental outcomes;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Court of Auditors to analyse expenditure inWelcomes the existing special reports and performance audits of the Court of Auditors (ECA) and invites the ECA to further analyse other areas relevant to the EAP which have not been included in its analysisthe work programme thus far;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on regional and local authorities to adapt city planning and infrastructure for electric vehicles as soon as possiblefor enhanced urban planning and infrastructural development, at the appropriate governance level, to move towards zero-emission mobility;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose an 8th EAP which focuses on the most challenging areas of environmental policy-making including knowledge gaps,come forward, by 2019 at the latest, with an overarching Union Environmental Action Programme for the period after 2020, as required by Article 192(3) TFEU; highlights the importance of transparency and democratic accountability when monitoring the EU policy co, therence, financing and air qualityfore stresses that the next EAP includes measureable, results-based midway milestones;