3 Amendments of Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS related to 2011/2068(INI)
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States actively to promote investment in research and innovation which will produce growth; calls on the Commission, Member States and businesses to base their economic strategies on radically improved resource efficiency leading to a decoupling of economic growth from resource consumption; believes also that there is a need to focus on both the efficiency and effectiveness of resource use;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges Member States to ensure full implementation of the EU waste acquis, including minimum targets, through their national waste prevention and management strategies; within this framework, calls on the Commission to take specific initiatives to facilitate the release of unused Community resources, especially for countries facing financial problems;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the importance of research, development and innovation for speeding up the transformation to a resource- efficient Europe; notes that greater innovation is particularly needed in environmentally friendly material extraction, chemistry, recycling, re-use potential, and the substitution of environmental impacting material, technologies and design for less material and energy use; stresses, however, that every effort must be made to avoid damaging the EU's competitiveness and increasing the risk of 'carbon leakage';