4 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2010/2088(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission initiative to present an index for environmental pressure, to be submitted alongside GDP, which will initially comprise the following major strands of environmental policy: 'impact of climate change and ', 'energy use', 'nature and biodiversity', 'air pollution and health impacts', 'water use and pollution', 'waste generation and use of resources';
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the need for objective indicators to measure quality of life in societies; considers that achieving and sustaining quality of life involves important, consensual factors such as health, education, culture, employment, housing, environmental conditions etc.; takes the view that indicators which measure such factors should be assigned a greater role; suggests that the EQLS indicators, which cover the core domains of quality of life, are built upon in the further development of both qualitative and quantitative metrics;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 α (new)
Paragraph 9 α (new)
9 α. Calls on the Commission to give priority consideration to sectors in which major market dysfunctions (failure to take account of environmental cost or other negative or positive external economic factors) result in the distortion of GDP as an indicator of progress in both economic and human terms;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Commission to give priority consideration to sectors in which major market dysfunctions (failure to take account of environmental cost or other negative or positive external economic factors) resulting in the distortion of GDP as an indicator of progress in both economic and human terms;