31 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2009/2152(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 16 September 2009 on forest fires in the summer of 20091, –––––––––––––––––– 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2009)0013.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2009 on the EU strategy for the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change (COP 15)1, –––––––––––––––––– 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2009)0089.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 10 February 2010 on the outcome of the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change (COP15)2, –––––––––––––––––– 2 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0019.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the Copenhagen Accord resulting from the COP15 negotiations in Denmark,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to Directive 2009/29/EC of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community1, –––––––––––––––––– 1 OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p.63-87.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the impacts of climate change will affect European regions in different ways and, with different degrees of severity and in different timeframes,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, as pointed out in the Commission’s White Paper, adaptation will require solidarity among EU Member States towards disadvantaged regions and regions most affected by climate change,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the main areas of action identified in the White Paper should be further prioritised according to the timeframe in which different consequences are expected to occur in Europe, in order to channel the available resources more effectively;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the necessary financial resources for R&D concerning climate change have to be increased, along with. In particular because of the scientific uncertainty surrounding the timescale and the extent of the problem and the special geographical areas and productive sectors which will be affected by the consequences of climate change in Europe, it is necessary to earmark funding for climate research, which can be done more effectively at European level and provide a solid basis for the development of policies for adaptation to climate change. It is also necessary to increase funding for the Commission initiative to be established with Member States for an integrated and worldwide shared environmental information system in order to improve the availability of data on changes in the environment; since also other measures have to be taken into account such as considerable reinforcement of financing for mitigation and adaptation related to R&D projects and programmes;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for further research into appropriate modelling at national, regional and local levels, as well as the need to define adaptive capacity across the territory of the EU; urges the EEA, therefore, to produce reports analysing the risks that climate change presents to Europe’s most vulnerable regions, identifying needs, constraints, timeframes, opportunities, policy levels and options for adaptation, in order to extract policy guidance on adaptation practice and to assist regional and local stakeholders in developing robust adaptation strategies;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises the importance of ensuring active implementation of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC)1 and the effectiveness of River Basin Management Plans, especially in the case of cross-border basins and in regions where water stress will reach a critical level and/or where the frequency of floods is increasing; –––––––––––––––––– 1 OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p.1.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10(b). Recommends that the Commission draw up research programmes to develop new techniques for the hydrological management of river basins in view of the new circumstances being created by climate change;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Title – paragraph 13 a (new)
Title – paragraph 13 a (new)
Forestry
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Expresses its concern that in recent years Europe has suffered from fires destroying more than 400 000 hectares of forest per year; notes that with fires occurring on this scale, especially in southern Europe, forests are unable to regenerate, and that this has serious ecological consequences and economic and social effects; also notes that the unusual weather conditions experienced in 2007 led to the phenomenon of mega- fires, something which is likely to recur more often in years to come; further notes that global warming will increase over the next 30 years at least, and that this will primarily affect specific regions particularly vulnerable to climate change;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the Commission, in its proposal for an EU action plan for adapting to climate change, to prioritise the prevention and combating of droughts and forest fires, with an emphasis on southern Europe, as suggested by Parliament in its resolution on forest fires in the summer of 20091; –––––––––––––––––– 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2009)0013.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Acknowledges the importance of the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection in the event of natural disasters linked to the consequences of climate change, and urges the Commission to take action to enhance its effectiveness, especially in multiple emergencies; particularly urges the Commission to take action to expand the European Forest Fire Tactical Reserve in terms of resources and capacity;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13(d). Recommends that the Commission draw up research programmes to investigate the reaction of forests to higher levels of CO2, higher temperatures and drought;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13(e). Recommends that the Commission draw up research programmes to develop new techniques for the forest management of affected ecosystems in view of the new circumstances being created by climate change;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to prioritise infrastructure for combating floods;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the importance of studying the phenomenon of the invasion of European ecosystems by alien species (e.g. tropical marine species in the Mediterranean) and of developing suitable policies to counter it;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new) - title
Paragraph 21 a (new) - title
Life in urban environments
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the fact that urban areas in Europe accommodate nearly 75% of the population and that climate change is one additional factor impacting on quality of life in towns and cities; urges the EEA to study the expected impact of climate change on micro-climates in urban areas (taking into account, for example, the urban heat-island effect);
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new) - title
Paragraph 21 c (new) - title
Economic activities
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Stresses the damaging economic consequences of climate change for regional economies and urges the Commission to produce a cross-sector impact assessment on the economic impacts of climate change in Europe over the next three decades and to identify those economic sectors and regions which need, as a matter of priority (in terms of impact intensity and time-frame), to take steps in order to adapt to climate change, such as for example the sectors of winter tourism and tourism in southern Europe;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new) - title
Paragraph 21 d (new) - title
Migration
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Emphasises that climate change is likely to induce large-scale environmental migration from regions which are already at the origin of migration flows to Europe (Africa, the Middle East, south and south- east Asia);
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Stresses that environmental migration should be taken into account in the long-term planning of development assistance policy, so that timely prevention and prompt humanitarian response measures can be taken in the countries of origin;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Emphasises that the EU budget does not currently reflect EU policy priorities in the field of adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. In the framework of the EU budget review, and in order to ensure that it addresses climate change impacts, urges the Commission to propose a climate- proofing procedure;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that a substantial part of the revenues generated by the auctioning of allowances in the Community greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (EU ETS), including auctioning for aviation and maritime transport, should be earmarked for enabling Member States and developing countries to adapt to climate change; calls for the funding already earmarked from the EU ETS for the purpose of solidarity and growth in the Community (revenues deriving from 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned) to be distributed among lower income-level Member States, equally between adaptation and mitigation measures;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls for the allocation of funds derived from the ETS and other Community sources to help Member States adapt to climate change to take into account the vulnerability to climate change of each Member State or region;