2008/2240(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the European Union's objectives are to reduce greenhouse gases by 20%, increase the use of renewable energy sources to 20% and reduce energy consumption by 20%, all by 2020,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Notes that carbon emissions from road transport amount to 72% of total emissions in the transport sector, and Europe must respond to the challenges posed by climate change;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on greening transport as a first tentative partial step towards a more comprehensive approach making for environment-friendlier transport in its many and varied modes; , as well as recognition of the importance and necessity of making transport more efficient in the context of combating climate change;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on greening transport as a ~~first tentative partial step towards a more comprehensive approach~~n important first step towards a coherent policy making for environment-friendlier transport in its many and varied modes;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission communication on greening transport as a first ~~tentative~~ partial step towards a more comprehensive approach making for environment-friendlier transport in its many and varied modes;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that efficient and sustainable mobility ~~greatly~~can benefit~~s personal~~ quality of life~~, growth~~ and employment in the EU~~, trade~~; notes that the Göteborg Summit underlined the necessity of decoupling economic growth from an increase in transport volumes, without jeopardising trade between Member States and with non-EU countries~~, and~~ or the firms and employees involved directly or indirectly in the transport sector;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that mobility greatly benefits personal quality of life, growth and employment in the EU, socio-economic and territorial cohesion, trade with non- EU countries, and the firms and employees involved directly or indirectly in the transport sector and logistics;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that motorised mobility also entails adverse consequences for climate change, oil dependency, the natural environment, and quality of life and health for people, and therefore maintains that ~~European~~ transport policy - ~~without disregarding~~balanced with the legitimate interests of individuals and industry where mobility is concerned - should ~~continue~~, according to the Treaty, intensify its efforts to integrate sustainable development and environmental legislation into the transport sector, to aim for greening so as to ~~cancel out~~avoid, or at any rate reduce, motorised mobility and the harmful effects of transport;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that, as well as having positive effects and being indispensable for the European Union's economic development and economic and social cohesion, mobility also entails adverse consequences for the natural environment and for people, and therefore maintains that European transport policy – without disregarding the legitimate interests of individuals and industry where mobility is concerned – should continue to aim for greening so as to cancel out, or at any rate reduce, the harmful effects of transport;

Amendment 18 #

Brigitte FOURÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that mobility also entails adverse consequences for the natural environment and for people, and therefore maintains that European transport policy – without disregarding the legitimate interests of individuals and industry where mobility is concerned – should continue to aim for greening so as to cancel out, or at any rate reduce, the harmful effects of transport, in line with the Union's objectives on combating global warming up to 2020;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises the need to proceed on the basis of overall costs and to take into account both the positive and negative external effects of transport in the development of Gross Domestic Product;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, as far as greening transport is concerned, the Commission has put forward a number of suggestions aimed at combating climate change, ~~but, when it comes to taking the necessary action, it has produced no more than~~ a communication on the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport, a communication on rail noise abatement, and one specific legislative proposal revising the tolls applicable to heavy goods vehicles,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. ~~Regret~~Understands that the Commission has ~~failed to produce a plan to green transport, that is to say, every transport sector, and has instead a) adopting a piecemeal approach, submitted guidelines for estimat~~produced specific proposals for some of the key problem areas ing the external costs of transport and for their internalisation in individual sectors, b) again opting for a partial solution, confined its specific proposals to higher road tolls for heavy goods vehicles, and even these would apply only in Member States that so wished, and c) as regards rail noise abatement, merely listed a range of options and future measuresgreening of transport, in order to ensure that demands for the full regulation of all internalisation measures do not result in the shelving of any improvement to the status quo;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. ~~Regret~~Observes that the Commission has ~~failed to produce a plan to g~~already taken the following first initiatives which should ultimately lead to a comprehen ~~transport, that is to say, every transport sector, and has instead,~~sive strategy for the internalisation of external costs in all modes of transport:

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Re~~gret~~cognises that the Commission has ~~fail~~started to produce a plan tofor green ~~transport, that is to say, every transport sector, and has instead,~~ing transport and has

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Re~~gret~~cognises that the Commission has ~~failed to~~ produced a ~~plan to green transport, that is to say, every~~model for the assessment of external costs for all modes of transport ~~sector~~, and has ~~instead:~~

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Regrets that the Commission has failed to produce an integrated plan to green transport, that is to say, every transport sector, and has instead,

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

(a) adopting a piecemeal approach, ~~submitted guidelines~~drawn up a Handbook for estimating the external costs of transport and for their internalisation in individual sectors,

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) ~~adopting a piecemeal approach, submitted~~submitted a first basic set of guidelines for estimating the external costs of transport and for their internalisation in individual sectors,

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) ~~adopting a piecemeal approach,~~ submitted guidelines for estimating the external costs of transport and for their internalisation in individual sectors,

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

(b) ~~again opting for a partial solution, confined its specific proposals to higher road tolls for~~has submitted a proposal to amend Directive 1999/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 1999 on the charging of heavy goods vehicles~~, and even~~ for the use ~~would apply only in Member States that so wished, and~~of certain infrastructures, which is intended to permit Member States to charge for the external costs arising from heavy goods vehicles, in line with Article 11 of the said Directive,

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) ~~again opting for a partial solution, confined its specific proposals to higher road tolls for heavy goods vehicles, and even those would apply only in Member States that so wished,~~opted for a stepwise solution, starting with road tolls for heavy goods vehicles and,

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, as far as greening transport is concerned, the Commission has put forward a number of suggestions aimed at combating climate change~~, but~~ and, when it comes to taking the necessary action, it has produced ~~no more than~~ a communication on the internalisation of external costs, a communication on rail noise abatement, and one specific legislative proposal revising the tolls applicable to heavy goods vehicles,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) ~~again opting for a partial solution, confined its specific proposals to higher~~proposed the authorisation of road tolls for heavy goods vehicles, ~~and even these~~which would apply only in Member States that so wished, and,

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

(b) again opting for a partial solution, confined its specific proposals for immediate application to higher road tolls for heavy goods vehicles, and even these would apply only in Member States that so wished, and,

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c

c) as regards rail noise abatement, ~~merely~~ listed a range of options and future measures;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c

c) ~~as regards rail noise abatement, merely listed a range of options and future measur~~proposed taxing the external costs caused by train noise via noise- differentiated infrastructure charges;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, therefore, where every mode of transport is concerned, to provide for the measures and instruments required to make transport greener, taking into account the measures already implemented in the various transport sectors; with reference to those proposals, to conduct scientifically sound assessments of the impact of the individual measures ant their competition implications in terms of modes; and, proceeding from the basis, to submit a master plan for the greening of transport, together with specific legislative proposals;deleted

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, therefore, where every mode of transport is concerned, to provide for the measures and instruments required to make transport greener, taking into account the measures already implemented in the various transport sectors; with reference to those proposals, to conduct scientifically sound assessments of the impact of the individual measures and their competition implications in terms of modes, as well as their impact on the costs of mobility and competitiveness; and, proceeding from that basis, to submit a master plan for the greening of transport, together with specific legislative proposals;

Amendment 36 #

Corien WORTMANN-KOOL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, therefore, where every mode of transport is concerned, to provide for the measures and instruments required to make transport greener, taking into account the international conventions in force and the measures already implemented in the various transport sectors; with reference to those proposals, to conduct scientifically sound assessments of the impact of the individual measures and their competition implications in terms of modes; and proceeding from tat basis, to submit a master plan for the greening of transport, together with specific legislative proposals;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, therefore, where every mode of transport is concerned, to provide for the measures and instruments required to make transport greener, taking into account the measures already implemented in the various transport sectors; with reference to those proposals, to conduct scientifically sound assessments of the impact of the individual measures and their competition implications in terms of modes; and, proceeding from that basis, to submit a ~~mas~~n integraterd plan for the greening of transport, together with specific legislative proposals;

Amendment 38 #

Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission, therefore, where every mode of transport is concerned, to provide for the measures and instruments required to make transport greener, taking into account the measures already implemented in the various transport sectors; with reference to those proposals, to conduct scientifically sound assessments of the impact of the individual measures and their competition implications in terms of modes, on the cost of mobility for users and on competitiveness; and, proceeding from that basis, to submit a master plan for the greening of transport, together with specific legislative proposals;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to take the TERM-reports of the European Environment Agency (EEA) on 'Environmental Indicators for the Transport Sector' as a basis for the present and future 'greening transport policy';

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the transport sector accounts for around 19% of greenhouse gas emissions, and road transport alone makes up 84% of this figure,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Hopes that international trade agreements take into account the non- tariff components affecting conditions of competition, particularly cross- compliance standards;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Reminds the Commission that it promised to move the signed Transport Protocol of the Alpine Convention on its way to its earliest possible ratification;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that in its communication on the strategy for the internalisation of external costs, the Commission has ~~failed to~~confirmed results from several former studies on this issue; believes that in its Manual on Internalisation of external Transport Costs, the Commission has fulfilled the obligation, by providing a first scientific and basic response, imposed on it by Parliament and the Council, under the third paragraph of Article 11 of the Eurovignette Directive, since it has ~~not - on its own admission - devised and~~ put forward a generally applicable, transparent, and comprehensible model for the assessment of marginal minima of average external costs as a whole, given that it has ~~not~~ analysed ~~the~~ impacts on every mode of transport and, at the practical level, has ~~not~~ produced any basis for a strategy for the stepwise implementation of the model for all modes, starting with the most polluting, such as road and air transport;

Amendment 43 #

Jörg LEICHTFRIED

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Regret~~Notes that in its communication on the strategy for the internalisation of external costs, the Commission has ~~failed to~~ fulfilled the obligation imposed ~~on it~~ by Parliament and the Council, under the third paragraph of Article 11 of the Eurovignette Directive, since it has ~~not - on its own admission -~~ devised and put forward a generally applicable, though not always transparent, and comprehensible, model for the assessment of external costs as a whole, ~~given that it has not analysed the impact on every mode of transport and, at the practical level, has not produced any strategy for the stepwise implementation of the model~~ for all modes;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Regret~~Notes that in its communication on the strategy for the internalisation of external costs, the Commission has ~~failed to~~ fulfilled the obligation imposed on it by Parliament and the Council, under the third paragraph of Article 11 of the Eurovignette Directive, since it has ~~not – on its own admission –~~ devised and put forward a generally applicable, transparent, and comprehensible model for the assessment of external costs as a whole, given that it has ~~not~~ analysed the impact on every mode of transport and, at the practical level, has ~~not~~ produced ~~any~~the beginnings of a strategy for the stepwise implementation of the model for all modes;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Notes with dismay~~Recognises that the Commission ~~communication did not make any substantive statements regarding~~'s efforts, in its handbook on the calculation of external costs ~~for~~in the ~~different modes of transport, but merely referred to a ‘Handbook on estim~~transport sector, are an important step towards producing calculations on the internalisation of external costs ion ~~the transport sector’, which, given the disparate nature of its contributions, is more likely to cause confusion than to shed light on unanswered question~~a scientifically sound basis;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes ~~with dismay~~ that the Commission communication ~~did not mak~~makes copious references to the Han~~y substantive statements~~dbook published in January 2008 regarding the calculation of external costs for the different modes of transport, but merely referred to a ‘Handbook on estimation of external costs in the transport sector’, which, given the disparate nature of its contributions, is more likely to cause confusion than to shed light on unanswered questions, which brings together the most recent scientific knowledge concerning the calculation of external costs in the transport sector;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes ~~with dismay~~ that the Commission communication ~~did not make any substantive statements regarding~~clarified the methods for the calculation of external costs for the different modes of transport, ~~but merely referred to a~~using the ‘Handbook on estimation of external costs in the transport sector’~~, which, given the disparate nature of its contributions, is more likely to cause confusion than to shed light on unanswered question~~ and the technical annexes that shed light on a number of points;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes ~~with dismay~~ that the Commission communication ~~did not make any substantiv~~made statements regarding the calculation of external costs for the different modes of transport, ~~but merely referred to a~~in particular by using the ‘Handbook on estimation of external costs in the transport sector’~~, which, given the disparate nature of its contributions, is more likely to cause confusion than to~~ and the ‘technical annex to the Strategy’ which shed light on ~~unanswered~~many questions;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is disappointed that the Commission, in its communication, has failed to put forward any scientifically coherent justifications for the charging of individual external costs to various modes of transport, confining itself instead to what it terms a 'pragmatic approach based on the average cost';deleted

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the Union should create an exemplary sustainable mobility economy, and technological progress in this field, financed by the polluter-pays principle, can give it a sustainable competitive edge in the knowledge economy resulting from the Lisbon agenda,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is disappointed that the Commission, in its communication, has failed to put forward any scientifically coherent justifications for the charging of individual external costs to various modes of transport, confining itself instead to what it terms a ‘pragmatic approach based on the average cost’;deleted

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Is disappoin~~Noteds that the Commission, in its communication, has ~~failed to~~ put forward ~~any~~ scientifically coherent justifications for the charging of individual external costs to various modes of transport, ~~confining itself instead to~~and has adopted what it terms a ‘pragmatic approach based on the average cost’

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Supports the Commission in putting forward scientifically coherent and equitable justifications for charging for the external costs of each mode of transport based on marginal social cost pricing, in line with the White Paper on Transport of 2001;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is disappointed in addition that in its communication the Commission, narrowing down this 'pragmatic approach' still further, has reduced it to the 'polluter/user pays' principle and that, as regards the contributions - broken down by Member State - already made by individual modes of transport in the form of general taxation, vehicle and oil taxes, and moreover, external costs, it has not even listed them, let alone set them off against the costs incurred;deleted

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Is disappointed in addition that in its communication the Commission, narrowing down this ‘pragmatic approach’ still further, has reduced it to~~Notes that in its communication and in the proposal for a directive amending Directive 1999/62/EC (Eurovignette) the Commission explicitly takes account of the ‘polluter~~/user~~ pays’ principle ~~and that, as regards the contributions – broken down by Member State – already made by individual modes of transport in the form~~laid down in Article 175(5) of the Treaty; calls on the Commission, however, in further steps with regard to the internalisation of ~~gen~~external ~~taxation, vehicle and oil taxes, and road tolls to balance~~ costs, to take account ~~real infrastructure building and ma~~of all forms of interna~~nce costs and, moreover, external costs, it has not even listed them, let alone set them off against the costs incurred~~lisation of external costs which already exist, such as oil taxes and road tolls;

Amendment 55 #

Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is disappointed ~~in addition that in its communica~~that, beyond these contributions, the Commission, narrowing down this ‘pragmatic approach’ still further, has reduced it to the ‘polluter/user pays’ principle and that, as regards the contributions – broken down by Member State – already made by individual modes of transport in the form of general taxation, vehicle and oil taxes, and road tolls to balance positive effects of transport in terms of economic growth and competitiveness ('positive externalities') have not been researched to any significant extent and have not been taken into account ~~real infrastructure building and maintenance costs and, moreover, external costs, it has not even listed them, let alone set them off against the costs incurred~~in the Commission's calculations, unlike external costs which have been the subject of extensive work;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Is disappo~~Recognises the role of the ‘Polluter Pays Principle’ as enshrinted in addition that in its communication the Commission, narrowing down this ‘pragmatic approach’ still further, has reduced it to the ‘polluter/user pays’ principle and that, as regards the contributions - broken down by Member State -the Treaty, and that this principle is appropriately taken account of in the Commission’s proposal. Notes that the approach of the Commission takes into account the contribution towards costs already made by individual modes of transport in the form of general taxation, vehicle and oil taxes, and road tolls to balance out real infrastructure building and maintenance costs and, moreover, external costs~~, it has not even listed them, let alone set them off against the costs incurred~~;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Is disappointed in addit~~expects the Commission, th~~at in its communication the Commission, narrowing down~~erefore, to take further steps to develop this ‘pragmatic approach~~’ still further, has reduced it to the ‘polluter/user pays’ principle and that, as regards the contributions – broken down by Member State – already made by individual~~, recognise the contributions made to date by the various modes of transport in the form of general taxation, vehicle and oil taxes, and road tolls to balance out real infrastructure building and maintenance costs and~~, moreover, external costs, it has not even listed them, let alone set them off against the costs incurred~~ view this as the point of departure for future work;

Amendment 58 #

Jörg LEICHTFRIED

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Deplores the fact that the Commission has not so much as attempted in its communication to gauge, assess, and describe the impact that its proposed method for internalising external costs might have on competition among the various modes of transportCalls on the Commission when putting forward further proposals to green the transport sector, to include assessments of the impact of competition between transport modes and associated social and environmental impacts, as was done with the proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Deplor~~Welcomes the fact that the Commission has ~~not so much as~~ attempted in its communication to ~~gauge, assess, and describe~~assess the impact that its proposed method for applying the 'polluter pays principle' and internalising external costs might have on restoring fair competition among the various modes of transport;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Article 11, third paragraph, of the Eurovignette Directive stipulated back in 2006 that: ‘No later than 10 June 2008, the Commission shall present, after examining all options including environment, noise, congestion and health- related costs, a generally applicable, transparent and comprehensible model for the assessment of all external costs to serve as the basis for future calculations of infrastructure charges. This model shall be accompanied by an impact analysis of the internalisation of external costs for all modes of transport and a strategy for a stepwise implementation of the model for all modes of transport’,. The report and the model shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals to the European Parliament and the Council for further revision of this Directive'.

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Deplores the fact~~Notes that the Commission has ~~not so much as attempted in its communication to gauge, assess, and describe~~, in its communication and in the accompanying impact assessment SEC(2008)2208, already made a start on assessing the impact that its proposed method for internalising external costs might have on competition among the various modes of transport;

Amendment 61 #

Nathalie GRIESBECK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission when putting forward further proposals to green the transport sector, to include assessments of the impact of competition between transport modes and associated social and environmental impacts, as was done with the proposal to revise the Eurovignette Directive;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Also deplores the fact that the Commission has not proposed measures to mitigate the effects of increased remoteness arising from EU enlargement and has not made any forecasts regarding the consequences of its application, in particular in those Member States with geographical barriers and for those which do not as yet have multimodal alternatives; calls, therefore, on the Commission to remedy these shortcomings as part of the forthcoming review of the trans-European transport networks (TENs);

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Encourages the Commission, to this end, to submit a supplementary proposal for multimodal mobility corridors ('green corridors') as part of the review of the TENs, offsetting the burdens imposed by the present proposal by offering accessibility and mobility without obstacles;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes with astonishment that the Commission is behaving inconsistently on several counts in that, on the one hand, it maintains that the internalisation of external costs should also apply to cars, but does not even supply related calculations, preferring instead to give Member States a completely free choice, and, secondly, it sees an essential need for European legislation enabling external costs to brecognises and supports the sensible step-by-step approach adopted by the Commission to the internalisation of external costs and is convinced that this approach is beneficial for future regulation in this field; also supports the Commission's intention to initially abide by the principle of freedom of choice for the Member States as regards the implementation of the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charg~~ed to~~ing of heavy goods vehicles~~, but is again leaving enforcement to the Member States’ discretion~~ for the use of certain infrastructures (COM(2008)0436);

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Notes ~~with astonishment~~ that the Commission is behaving inconsistently on several counts in that, on the one hand, it maintains that the internalisation of external costs should also apply to cars, but does not even supply related calculations, preferring instead to give Member States a completely free choice, and, secondly, it sees an essential need for European legislation enabling external costs to be charged tofor heavy goods vehicle~~s, but is again leaving enforcement to the Member States’ discretion~~ and further notes that Member States are already free to charge passenger cars as they see fit;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas internalisation must be integrated into a more comprehensive policy to promote co-modality and a sustainable transport system and this policy must also include the promotion of research, funding of infrastructure, opening of markets and standardisation; whereas, nevertheless, these price signals will not in themselves be sufficient to change the behaviour of users unless the necessary alternatives are available to them (cleaner cars, alternative forms of transport, etc.),

Amendment 70 #

Brigitte FOURÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 71 #

Jörg LEICHTFRIED

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Agrees with~~Calls on the Commission t~~hat, in view of the newly adopted arrangements to incorporate aviation into the emissions trading scheme and of the rules on airport charges, there is no need at present for proposals to internalis~~o take steps firstly to produce specific proposals for reducing the external costs ~~where~~of civil aviation ~~and airports are concerned; calls on the Commission, however, to take steps without delay firstly to produce specific proposals for~~, rail, sea, and inland waterway transport and secondly to perform better the task deriving from Article 11, third paragraph, of the 2006 Eurovignette Directive by ~~submitting a comprehensive plan~~making more comprehensible the model for calculating and charging the external costs ~~and assessing their impact on the basis of a comprehensible model~~for all modes of transport;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Agrees with the Commission that, in view of the newly adopted arrangements to incorporate aviation into the emissions trading scheme and of the rules on airport charges, there is no need at present for proposals to internalise external costs where civil aviation and airports are concerned; cCalls on the Commission~~, however,~~ to take steps without delay firstly to produce specific proposals for ~~rail, sea, and inland waterway~~all modes of transport and secondly to perform the task deriving from Article 11, third paragraph, of the 2006 Eurovignette Directive by submitting a comprehensive plan for calculating and charging external costs and assessing their impact on the basis of a comprehensible model;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Agrees with~~Encourages the Commission t~~hat~~o, in view of the newly adopted arrangements to incorporate aviation into the emissions trading scheme and of the rules on airport charges, ~~there is no need at present for proposals to~~propose the internaliseation of external costs where civil aviation, use of airspace and airports are concerned; calls on the Commission, however, to take steps without delay firstly to produce specific proposals for rail, sea, and inland waterway transport and secondly to perform the task deriving from Article 11, third paragraph, of the 2006 Eurovignette Directive by submitting as well as introduce kerosene taxation and VAT on cross-border EU flight tickets; calls on the Commission, however, to produce specific proposals for waterborne transport and review the rail charging Directive, a cco~~mprehensive plan for calculating and charging external costs and assessing their impact on the basis of a comprehensible model~~rding to the principles of fair intermodal competition;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Regrets that in its communication on~~Urges the Commission, the Council, the Member States, and the Railway Companies to boost rail noise abatement measures for the existing fleet, ~~the Commission has failed to~~ responding in the manner required by the urgent need to reduce the noise nuisance, from freight wagons in particular, ~~for~~in favour of persons living by the side of railway lines~~, given that it has not proposed any measures producing effects in the short term~~; calls for the inclusion of budgetary measures that are efficient in the short term, particularly for such actions, that reduce noise at the source, and therefore can lead to less public infrastructure investments for noise protection (e.g. financing of acoustic walls);

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Re~~gret~~cognises that in its communication on rail noise abatement measures for the existing fleet, the Commission ~~has failed to respond in the manner required by the urgent~~responds to the need to reduce the noise nuisance, from freight wagons in particular, for persons living by the side of railway lines~~, given that it has not proposed any measures producing effects in the short term~~;

Amendment 76 #

Gabriele ALBERTINI, Jas GAWRONSKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission, ~~using the model provided by the proposal for a directive on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures,~~ to draw up a proposal for a directive ~~without delay~~ with a view to introducing noise-related track access charges for locomotives and wagons in order to provide incentives as quickly as possible for railway undertakings to re- equip their fleets rapidly with low-noise vehicles by replacing brake blocks; considers that, if and wherever necessary, short-term measures may also be considered and that no legislative measure should have a negative impact on the rail sector in intermodal competition;

Amendment 77 #

Francesco FERRARI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Underlines that the retrofitting of wagons at a reasonable cost presupposes the resolution of the existing technical obstacles as soon as possible and before the adoption of any binding legislative measure;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Commission has convincingly described the public health nuisance caused by rail noise, ~~but~~and, by way of a cornerstone to its rail noise abatement initiative, ~~is merely setting out a requirement~~should boost the action plan for freight wagons to be retrofitted with low- noise brakes,

Amendment 9 #