2018/2598(RSP) | [ParlTrack]

Citation 15 a (new)

– having regard to the International Energy Agency "Global Energy & CO2 Status Report 2017";

Amendment 10 #

Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas transparency in measuring emissions is a key to achieve significant progress in reducing GHG emissions globally in a just manner;

Amendment 100 #

Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Recalls the important role of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, whose mandate shall be to elaborate an international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; encourages all EU Members States and the Commission to engage constructively in the negotiations, especially when it comes to avoiding impunity by which transnational corporations continue to promote businesses, thereby contributing further to climate change;

Amendment 101 #

Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Encourages the Commission to lay down concrete greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2050 for all sectors in its proposal for the EU long-term mid- century net zero emission strategy and to set out a clear path how to reach these targets, including concrete milestones for 2035, 2040 and 2045; calls on the Commission to include proposals how to enhance removals by sinks in line with the Paris Agreement, so as to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions within the EU by 2050 the latest, and go into negative emissions soon thereafter; calls for this strategy to represent a fair distribution of efforts between sectors, to include a mechanism to incorporate the results of the five yearly global stocktake, to take into account the findings of the upcoming IPCC Special Report, the recommendations and positions by the European Parliament, as well as the views of non-state actors like local and regional authorities, the civil society and private sector;

Amendment 102 #

Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Considers that in order to ensure NDCs are consistent with the economy- wide commitments required by the Paris Agreement, Parties are encouraged to include emissions from international shipping and aviation, and agree and implement measures at international, regional and national level to address emissions from these sectors;

Amendment 103 #

Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Underlines that the EU long-term strategy should be viewed as an opportunity to set out strategic future priorities for a modern, green EU economy that makes full use of the potential of technological progress and that maintains a high level of social security as well as high consumer standards and that will be beneficial for industry and civil society, particularly in the long run;

Amendment 104 #

Paragraph 18 d (new)

18d. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to develop strategies and programmes to address the transition within sectors caused by decarbonisation and by technological developments and to enable exchange of knowledge and good practices between affected regions, workers and businesses as well as to provide support to regions and workers to help them prepare for structural changes, to actively seek new economic potentials and to develop strategic location policies in order to ensure a just transition to a net zero emission economy in Europe;

Amendment 105 #

Ivo BELET

Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the continued development of emissions trading systems globally and specifically the launch of the initial phase of the Chinese nationwide carbon trading scheme covering the power sector in December 2017; welcomes also the agreement on the linking of the EU ETS and the Swiss one signed at the end of 2017 and encourages the Commission to explore further such linkages and other forms of cooperation with carbon markets of third states and regions as well as to stimulate the setup of further carbon markets and other carbon pricing mechanisms which will bring extra efficiencies, cost savings, and reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing field;.

Amendment 106 #

Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the continued development of emissions trading systems globally and specifically the launch of the Chinese nationwide carbon trading scheme in December 2017, as a way to reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing field; welcomes also the agreement on the linking of the EU ETS and the Swiss one signed at the end of 2017, and encourages the Commission to e~~xplore~~nsure that further such linkages and other forms of cooperation with carbon markets of third states and regions as well as to stimulate the setup of further carbon markets and other carbon pricing mechanisms which will bring extra efficiencies, cost savings, and reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing fielddo not undermine the EU's domestic GHG emissions target;

Amendment 107 #

Paragraph 19

19. ~~Welcom~~Notes the continued development of emissions trading systems globally and specifically the launch of the Chinese nationwide carbon trading scheme in December 2017; ~~welcom~~notes also the agreement on the linking of the EU ETS and the Swiss one signed at the end of 2017 and ~~encourage~~calls the Commission to explore ~~further such linkages and~~ other forms of cooperation ~~with~~other than carbon markets ofwith third states and regions as well as to stimulate the setup of further carbon markets and other carbon pricing mechanisms which will bring extra efficiencies, cost savings, and reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing fieldother carbon pricing mechanisms due to the fact that EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) has not contributed effectively to reduce domestic GHG emissions and reduce the climate emergency globally;

Amendment 108 #

Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the continued development of emissions trading systems globally and specifically the launch of the Chinese nationwide carbon trading scheme in December 2017; welcomes also the agreement on the linking of the EU ETS and the Swiss one signed at the end of 2017 and encourages the Commission to explore further such linkages and other forms of cooperation with carbon markets of third states and regions as well as to stimulate the setup of further carbon markets and other carbon pricing mechanisms which will contribute to reduce global emissions, bring extra efficiencies, cost savings, and reduce the risk of carbon leakage by creating a global level playing field;

Amendment 109 #

Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to establish safeguards to ensure that any linking with the EU ETS will continue to deliver additional and permanent mitigation contributions and does not undermine the Union domestic greenhouse gas emissions commitments;

Amendment 11 #

Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the Paris Agreement was only possible when the concept of 'decarbonisation' had been dropped and the balance between emissions and sinks (net-zero emissions) was promoted instead;

Amendment 110 #

Paragraph 20

20. Regrets that the transport is the only sector tha~~s not seen the same gradual decline in emissions as other sectors since 199~~t has seen its emissions growing since 1990; recalls that the transport sector will need to be fully decarbonised by 2050;

Amendment 111 #

Paragraph 20

20. Regrets that the transport sector has not seen the same gradual decline in emissions as other sectors since 1990 and stresses that this is not compatible with long-term sustainable development, which instead requires emissions from all sectors of society to be reduced more and at a faster rate;

Amendment 112 #

Paragraph 20

20. Regrets that the transport sector has not seen the same gradual decline in emissions as other sectors since 1990 even though this sector contributes significantly to CO2 emissions;

Amendment 113 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Julie GIRLING

Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. States its strong disappointment with the Commission's proposal on post- 2020 CO2 emissions standards for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles as not being in line with the long- term goals of the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 114 #

Paragraph 21

21. Expresses concern about the level of ambition of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) given the ongoing work on the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) meant to implement the scheme from 2019; strongly opposes the efforts to impose CORSIA on flights within Europe, which overrides EU laws and independence in decision-making; stresses that further dilution of the draft CORSIA SARPs is unacceptable; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost in strengthening CORSIA’s provisions and hence its future impact;

Amendment 115 #

Piernicola PEDICINI, Eleonora EVI

Paragraph 21

21. Expresses concern about the level of ambition of ICAO’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) given the ongoing work on the Standards and Recommended Practices meant to implement the scheme from 2019; calls upon the Commission and the Member States to do their utmost in strengthening CORSIA’s provisions and hence its future impact; urges the Commission and the Member States to avoid double counting of the CORSIA target and the NDCs and proposes a common target to be set before COP24;

Amendment 116 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Julie GIRLING

Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Recalls Regulation (EU) 2017/2392 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and in particular its Article 1(7) which clearly states that, as co-legislators, the European Parliament and the Council are the sole institutions to decide on any future amendment to the ETS Directive; calls on the Member States, in the spirit of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, to submit a formal reservation with respect to the CORSIA SARPs stating that implementation of CORSIA and participation in its voluntary phases requires prior agreement of the Council and the European Parliament;

Amendment 117 #

Piernicola PEDICINI, Eleonora EVI

Paragraph 22

22. Recalls that another extension of the derogation for extra-EEA flights to be exempt from the EU ETS was granted by the Union until 2024 in order to facilitate the ICAO process for a global solution to aviation emissions; stresses however that any further amendment of legislation should only be done if it is consistent with the Union economy-wide greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment, which, does not envisage the use of offset credits after 2020;

Amendment 118 #

Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Welcomes that, in aviation, the EU ETS has already delivered around 100m tonnes CO2 of reductions/offsets;

Amendment 119 #

Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Recalls that the European Parliament and Council will decide how to implement CORSIA in Union law through revision of the EU ETS legislation, and emphasises accordingly that entities participating in ICAO on behalf of the Union and its Member States shall avoid prejudging the manner in which the European Parliament and Council decide to implement CORSIA in Union law;

Amendment 12 #

Recital C

~~C. whereas having stalled for three years, 2017 saw for the first time a rise in global and EU carbon emissions; whereas the rise is spread unevenly across the world;~~deleted

Amendment 120 #

Paragraph 23

23. Recalls that shipping CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50% to 250% in the period to 2050; welcomes the agreement on the initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships during the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in April 2018, as a first step for the sector to contribute to the realisation of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement; calls on the IMO to agree rapidly on ~~the~~new mandatory emissions reduction measures necessary to deliver on the targets, and stresses the importance and urgency of implementing those before 2023; underlines that further measures and action are needed to address maritime emissions and calls, therefore, on the EU and the Member States to closely monitor the impact and implementation of the IMO agreement and to consider additional EU action; urges the Commission to include international shipping in its forthcoming 2050 decarbonisation strategy to guide EU's investment decisions into zero carbon fuels and propulsion technologies for shipping;

Amendment 121 #

Paragraph 23

23. Recalls that shipping CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50 % to 250 % in the period to 2050; welcomes the agreement on the initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships during the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in April 2018, as a first step for the sector to contribute to the realisation of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement; calls on the IMO to agree rapidly on the measures necessary to deliver on the targets, and stresses the importance and urgency of implementing those before 2023; underlines that further measures and action are needed to address maritime emissions and calls, therefore, on the EU and the Member States to closely monitor the impact and implementation of the IMO agreement and to consider additional EU action; notes that it is unproductive to systematically encourage an increase in international trade, in particular through the conclusion of free- trade agreements between the EU and other regions or countries, whilst at the same time wishing to see a reduction in CO2 emissions from maritime transport;

Amendment 122 #

Paragraph 23

23. Recalls that shipping CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50% to 250% in the period to 2050 and that technical ways of reducing emissions from ships substantially already exist; welcomes the agreement on the initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships during the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in April 2018, as a first step for the sector to contribute to the realisation of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement; calls on the IMO to agree rapidly on the measures necessary to deliver on the targets, and stresses the importance and urgency of implementing those before 2023; underlines that further measures and action are needed to address maritime emissions and calls, therefore, on the EU and the Member States to closely monitor the impact and implementation of the IMO agreement and to consider additional EU action to ensure that GHG emissions from ships are reduced in line with the temperature target in the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 123 #

Paragraph 23

23. Recalls that shipping CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50 % to 250 % in the period to 2050; welcomes the agreement on the initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships during the 72nd session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in April 2018, as a first step for the sector to contribute to the realisation of the temperature goal in the Paris Agreement; calls on the IMO to agree rapidly on the measures necessary to deliver on the targets~~, and stresses the importance and urgency of implementing those before 2023~~; underlines that further measures and action are needed to address maritime emissions and calls, therefore, on the EU and the Member States to closely monitor the impact and implementation of the IMO agreement and to consider additional EU action;

Amendment 124 #

Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Underlines the important role of forests and wetlands in climate mitigation as they provide a high carbon capture potential; points out that natural carbon sinks and removals in the EU should under no circumstances decrease, but that they need to be further increased to reach the long-term 1.5°C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 125 #

Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Maintains that there cannot be a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions without profoundly questioning our economic models based on growth and ultra-liberalism;

Amendment 126 #

Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to revise the EU adaptation strategy as adaptation action is an inevitable necessity for all countries if they are to minimise negative effects of climate change and make full use of the opportunities for climate-resilient ~~growth and~~ sustainable development;

Amendment 127 #

Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Notes that deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for 20 % of global GHG emissions, and emphasises the role of forests in climate change mitigation and the need to enhance the adaptive capacities and resilience of forests to climate change; emphasises the need for mitigation efforts focused on the tropical forest sector, starting with addressing the underlying causes of forest loss and climate change;

Amendment 128 #

Paragraph 25

25. Views the operationalisation of the local communities and indigenous peoples platform as one of the few successes of COP23 and another important step in realising the Paris decisions; ~~believes that~~expects the platform ~~will~~to facilitate the effective exchange of experiences and best practices in adaptation efforts and strategies;

Amendment 129 #

Paragraph 26

26. Stresses the need to develop public, transparent and user-friendly systems and tools to keep track of progress and effectiveness of national adaptation plans and actions;

Amendment 13 #

Recital C

C. whereas having stalled for three years, 2017 saw for the first time a rise in global and EU carbon emissions; whereas the rise is spread unevenly across the world: whereas the EU has increased its emissions by approximately 1.5%, while China by almost 2% and the rest of developing Asia by more than 3%; whereas the US emissions have decreased by approximately 0.5% at the same time;

Amendment 130 #

Paragraph 27

27. Strongly supports the continuation and further strengthening of the Union’s political outreach and climate diplomacy, which is essential for raising the profile of climate action in partner countries and global public opinion; calls for an allocation of human and financial resources in the EEAS and the Commission, which better reflects the strong commitment to and increased engagement in climate diplomacy; insists on the need to develop a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy and to integrate climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence;

Amendment 131 #

Paragraph 27

27. Strongly ~~supports the continuation~~encourages the Union and each Member State to continue and to further strengthen~~ing of the Union’s~~ their political outreach and climate diplomacy, which is essential for raising the profile of climate action in partner countries and global public opinion;

Amendment 132 #

Paragraph 28

28. Emphasises the deepening implications of climate change for international security and regional stability stemming from environmental degradation, loss of livelihood, climate- induced displacement of people and associated forms of unrest where climate change can often be regarded as a threat multiplier; urges thereforeUrges the EU and the Member States to work with their partners around the world to better understand~~, integrate, anticipate and manage th~~ whether a link can be destabilis~~ing effects of climate change; stresses, therefore, the importance of mainstreaming climate diplomacy in the EU conflict prevention policie~~hed between global warming and natural disasters;

Amendment 133 #

Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to launch high ambition alliances to lead by example in the mainstreaming of climate action across different foreign policy issues including trade, international migration, the reform of international financial institutions and peace and security;

Amendment 134 #

Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Calls on the Commission to integrate the climate change dimension into international trade and investment agreements by making the ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement a condition for future trade agreements; invites the Commission to make a comprehensive assessment of the consistency of the existing agreements with the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 135 #

Paragraph 28 b (new)

28a. Stresses as a priority the recognition of the legal status of climate refugees; acknowledges this barrier as a real challenge in dealing with the exponential increase of displaced people caused by natural disasters due to climate change;

Amendment 136 #

Paragraph 29

29. Believes, since it is the sole body representing European citizens and must give its consent to international agreements and plays a central role in the domestic implementation of the Paris Agreement as co-legislator, that it needs to be well integrated into the EU delegation; expects, therefore, to be allowed to attend EU coordination meetings in Katowice and be guaranteed access to all preparatory documents from the moment negotiations begin;

Amendment 14 #

Recital C

C. whereas having stalled for three years, 2017 unfortunately saw for the first time a rise in global and EU carbon emissions; whereas the rise is spread unevenly across the world and across the EU;

Amendment 15 #

Peter LIESE, Ivo BELET, Giovanni LA VIA

Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas an ambitious climate mitigation policy can create growth and jobs; whereas, however, some specific sectors are vulnerable to carbon leakage if the ambition is not comparable in other markets; whereas appropriate protection against carbon leakage is therefore necessary to protect jobs in these specific sectors;

Amendment 16 #

Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Second Ministerial on Climate Change held in June 2018 among the EU, Canada and China showed that there are still important differences between these major countries with China, the second largest economy and the larger CO2 emitter globally, pushing to be treated differently than 'Western' countries;

Amendment 17 #

Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas COP23 ended with little progress and whereas the Talanoa dialogue, as with any negotiating processed based on that model, offers little hope of any tangible progress as long as it involves no more than taking stock of past action;

Amendment 18 #

Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas climate change increases competition for resources, such as food, water and grazing lands, and is already a driver of population displacement, both inside and across national borders;

Amendment 19 #

Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the year 2017 saw a high occurrence of extreme weather events and temperature records that increase the urgency for global climate action;

Amendment 2 #

Citation 18

– having regard to the Leaders’ Declaration adopted at the G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany, from 7 to 8 June 2015, entitled ‘Think ahead. Act together’, in which they reiterated their intention to adhere to the commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 % to 70 % by 2050 compared to 2010, necessary to ensure that the reduction is closer to 70 % than 40 %,deleted

Amendment 20 #

Subheading 1

~~Scientific basis for climate action~~deleted

Amendment 21 #

Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that climate change is one of the most important challenges for mankind and that all states and players worldwide need to do their utmost to fight it through strong individual action; underlines that timely international cooperation, solidarity as well as consistent and persistent commitment to joint action is the only solution forward to fulfil the collective responsibility towards the entire planet for the current and future generations;

Amendment 22 #

Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that climate change is one of the most important challenges for mankind and that all states and players worldwide need to do their utmost to fight it; underlines that timely international cooperation, solidarity as well as a consistent ~~and~~, persistent ~~commitment~~and verifiable commitment by third-country beneficiaries of the Green Fund to joint action is the only solution forward to fulfil the collective responsibility towards the entire planet;

Amendment 23 #

Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that climate change is one of the most important challenges for mankind and that all states and players worldwide need to do their utmost to fight it; underlines that timely international cooperation, solidarity as well as consistent and persistent commitment to joint action is the only solution forward to fulfil the collective responsibility towards the entire planet and to safeguard its biodiversity;

Amendment 24 #

Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that climate change ~~is one of the most important~~, as a cause and multiplier of other risks, is the most pressing challenges for mankind and that all states and players worldwide need to do their utmost to fight it; underlines that timely international cooperation, solidarity as well as consistent and persistent commitment to joint action is the only solution forward to fulfil the collective responsibility towards the entire planet;

Amendment 25 #

Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that climate change is one of the most important challenges for mankind and that all states and players worldwide need to do their utmost to fight it; underlines that timely international cooperation, solidarity as well as consistent and persistent commitment to joint action isby all parties are the only solution forward to fulfil the collective responsibility towards the entire planet;

Amendment 26 #

Paragraph 2

2. Scientific basis for climate action Points out that the WMO confirmed 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the three warmest years on record leading to a very pronounced Arctic warmth which will have a long- lasting repercussions on overall sea levels and weather patterns worldwide; stresses, in this connection, the 2017 Arctic Council conclusion that the Arctic is warming at more than twice the rate of the global average with widespread social, environmental and economic impacts;

Amendment 27 #

Paragraph 3

3. Considers that profound and ~~possibly~~ irreversible impacts at 2°C rise in global temperatures might be avoided if the more ambitious target of 1.5°C is attained; stresses that this would require rising global GHG emissions to fall to net zero by 2050 at the latest; underlines that the technological solutions needed are available and becoming increasingly cost competitive and that all EU policies should be closely aligned towith the ~~chosen~~Paris Agreement’s long-term goals of keeping global temperature rise to 1.5°C and reducing emissions t~~argets~~o net zero; looks forward, therefore, to the findings of the 2018 Special IPCC report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre- industrial levels;

Amendment 28 #

Paragraph 3

3. Considers that profound and possibly irreversible impacts at 2°C rise in global temperatures might be avoided if the more ambitious target of 1.5°C is attained; stresses that this would require rising global GHG emissions to fall to net zero by 2050; underlines that the technological solutions needed are available and becoming increasingly cost competitive and that all EU policies should be closely aligned ~~to the chosen emissions targe~~and regularly reviewed to stay in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreements; looks forward, therefore, to the findings of the 2018 Special IPCC report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels;

Amendment 29 #

Paragraph 3

3. Considers that profound and possibly irreversible impacts at 2°C rise in global temperatures might be avoided if the more ambitious target of 1.5°C is attained; stresses that this would require rising global GHG emissions to fall to net zero by 2050; underlines that the technological solutions needed are available and becoming increasingly cost competitive and that all EU policies should be closely aligned to the chosen emissions targets; looks forward, therefore, to the findings of the 2018 Special IPCC report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels, among other desirable studies on the same topic;

Amendment 3 #

Citation 19 a (new)

– having regard to the Report "CO₂ - an operational anthropogenic CO₂ emissions monitoring and verification support capacity", published by the Commission Joint Research Centre in November 2017 3a _________________ 3ahttp://copernicus.eu/news/report- operational-anthropogenic-co2- emissions-monitoring

Amendment 30 #

Paragraph 3

3. Considers that profound and possibly irreversible impacts at 2°C rise in global temperatures might be avoided if the more ambitious target of 1.5°C is attained; stresses that this goal would require rising global GHG emissions to fall to net zero by 2050; underlines that the necessary technological solutions ~~needed~~ are available and are becoming increasingly cost competitive and that all EU policies should be closely aligned to the chosen emissions targets of individual states; looks forward, therefore, to the findings of the 2018 Special IPCC report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels;

Amendment 31 #

Paragraph 3

3. Considers that profound and possibly irreversible impacts at 2°C rise in global temperatures might be avoided if the more ambitious target of 1.5°C is attained; stresses that this would require rising global GHG emissions to fall to net zero by 2050 or soon after; underlines that the technological solutions needed are available and becoming increasingly cost competitive and that all EU policies should be closely aligned to the chosen emissions targets; looks forward, therefore, to the findings of the 2018 Special IPCC report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels;

Amendment 32 #

Paragraph 3

3. Considers that profound and possibly irreversible impacts at 2°C rise in global temperatures might be avoided if the more ambitious target of 1.5 °C is attained; stresses that this would require rising global GHG emissions to fall to net zero by 2050; underlines that the technological solutions needed are available and becoming increasingly cost competitive and that all EU policies ~~should~~must be closely aligned to the chosen emissions targets; looks forward, therefore, to the findings of the 2018 Special IPCC report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels;

Amendment 33 #

Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that, according to the WHO, climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health - clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter - and that between 2030 and 2050, 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress, are expected with extreme high air temperatures contributing directly to deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease, particularly among elderly people; recognises that climate change is a catalyst for conflicts; considers that full implementation of the Paris Agreement commitments would greatly contribute to enhancing European and international security and peace;

Amendment 34 #

Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that, according to the WHO, climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health - clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter - and that between 2030 and 2050, 250 000 additional deaths per year, are expected from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea, and heat stress~~, are expected with e~~. Extreme high ~~air~~ temperatures ~~contributing directly~~are direct contributors to deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, particularly among elderly people;

Amendment 35 #

Paragraph 4

4. Underlines that, according to the WHO, climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health - clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, particularly fisheries resources and crops in areas suffering from desertification, and secure shelter - and that between 2030 and 2050, 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress, are expected with extreme high air temperatures contributing directly to deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory disease, particularly among elderly people;

Amendment 36 #

Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the unprecedented pace of ratifications of the Paris Agreement as well as the global mobilisation and determination of both state and non-state actors for its full and rapid implementation as expressed in the commitments made under major global events such as the 2017 North American Climate Summit held in Chicago between 4-6 December 2017, the One Planet Summit held in Paris on 12 December 2017, as well as the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco between 12-14 September 2018; regrets, however, the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement and the negative signal it sends to the other stakeholders of the agreement;

Amendment 37 #

Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcom~~Notes the ~~unprecedented~~slow pace of ratifications of the Paris Agreement as well as the ~~global mobilisation and determin~~very modest and intangible mobilisation of both state and non-state actors for its ~~full and rapid implementation as expressed~~ implementation, particularly following the ~~commitments made under major~~US withdrawal, and that the multiplicity of global events such as the 2017 North American Climate Summit held in Chicago between 4-6 December 2017, the One Planet Summit held in Paris on 12 December 2017, as well as the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco between 12-14 September 2018 cannot hide this;

Amendment 38 #

Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that the Paris Agreement recognises the important role played by multilevel governance in climate policies and the need to engage with regions, cities and non-state actors;

Amendment 39 #

Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated and to ensure that their NDCs are in line with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement; acknowledges that current pledges are not yet sufficient to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should reach their peak as soon as possible and that all parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, ~~should~~must step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020, following the 2018 Talanoa dialogue, as they are blessed with particularly good economic preconditions to enable them to lead, and contribute more to, action on climate change;

Amendment 4 #

Citation 21 a (new)

– having regard to Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’,

Amendment 40 #

Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated and to ensure that their NDCs are in line with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement; acknowledges that current pledges, including the one submitted by the Union and its Member States, are not yet sufficient to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should reach their peak as soon as possible and that all parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, should step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020, following the 2018 Talanoa dialogue; stresses that the EU's NDC should contain a 2030 reduction target of at least 55% compared to 1990 levels;

Amendment 41 #

Peter LIESE, Giovanni LA VIA

Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated and to ensure that their NDCs are in line with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement; acknowledges that current pledges are in~~ot yet~~ sufficient in order to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should reach their peak as soon as possible and that all parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, should step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020, following the 2018 Talanoa dialogue; considers that commitments of individual countries must be balanced;

Amendment 42 #

Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated and to ensure that their NDCs are in line with the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement as they would limit global warming only to a level of about 2.7 °C and would not even bring us close to 2°C ; acknowledges that current pledges are not yet sufficient to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should reach their peak as soon as possible and that all parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, should step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020, following the 2018 Talanoa dialogue;

Amendment 43 #

Paragraph 6

6. Calls on all Parties to contribute constructively to the process to be put in place towards 2020 when NDCs need to be updated and to ensure that their NDCs are in line with the 1.5 ºC long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement; acknowledges that current pledges are not yet sufficient to reach the goals of the Agreement; stresses, therefore, that global GHG emissions should reach their peak as soon as possible and that all parties, especially the EU and all G20 nations, should step up their efforts and update their NDCs by 2020, following the 2018 Talanoa dialogue, to close the remaining gap to the 1.5ºC temperature goal;

Amendment 44 #

Peter LIESE, Ivo BELET, Giovanni LA VIA

Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that, should other major economies fail to make commitments comparable with those of the EU on GHG emissions reductions, it will be necessary to maintain carbon leakage provisions, particularly those aimed at sectors with a high carbon leakage risk in order to ensure the global competitiveness of European industry;

Amendment 45 #

Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Supports an update of the Union's NDC with an economy-wide target of 55% domestic greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels;

Amendment 46 #

Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Regrets that in most other countries which have made commitments under the Paris Agreement, the debate on increasing their contributions is only starting very slowly; asks, therefore, the Commission to streamline the EU's consideration to increase the commitment with stronger efforts in order to motivate other partners to do the same;

Amendment 47 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership and adherence to the Paris Agreement inter alia through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisions under the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate package; calls on the Commission to prepare by the end of 2018 an ambitious 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 and a net zero carbon economy in the Union at the latest by 2050, in line with a Union fair share of the remaining global carbon budget consistent with the commitment in the Paris Agreement to holding the global average temperature to well below 2 °C and pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels;

Amendment 48 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership and adherence to the Paris Agreement inter alia through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisions under the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate package; calls on the Commission to prepare by the end of 2018 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; notes that the involvement of each of the EU Member States is also vital and highlights the disparities which exist between the Member States as regards the level of ambition of their climate policies;

Amendment 49 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership and adherence to the Paris Agreement ~~inter alia through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisi~~; welcomes the agreement by the European Parliament and the Council to raise targets for renewables and energy efficiency respectively to 32% and 32.5% by 2030; welcomes the Commission's comments ons u~~nder the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate packa~~pdating the EU's NDC to take into account this higher ambition and increase its 2030 emissions reduction target; calls on the Commission to prepare by ~~the end of 2018~~COP24 a mid- century zero emissions strategy for the EU, providing a cost-efficient pathway towards keeping global temperature below 1.5°C and reaching the net zero emissions goal adopted in the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 5 #

Peter LIESE

Citation 21 b (new)

– having regard to the Meseberg Declaration of 19 June 2018;

Amendment 50 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership and adherence to the Paris Agreement inter alia through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisions under the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate package; calls on the Commission to prepare by the end of 2018 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;~~by 2050 and negative emissions shortly thereafter, taking into account the remaining global carbon budget.

Amendment 51 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership and adherence to the Paris Agreement inter alia ~~through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments~~by successively adopting more ambitious goals of its own and enhancing policy instruments in the mid- and long-term, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisions under the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate package; calls on the Commission to prepare by the end of 2018 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 52 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious and realistic EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining ~~the EU’s global climate leadership and~~ adherence to the Paris Agreement inter alia through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisions under the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate package; calls on the Commission to prepare by the end of 2018 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 53 #

Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the importance of an ambitious EU climate policy in order to act as a credible and reliable partner globally, of maintaining the EU’s global climate leadership and adherence to the Paris Agreement inter alia through revisiting its own mid- and long-term goals and policy instruments, as well as through successfully concluding and adopting before COP24 ambitious provisions under the ongoing legislative revisions in the energy and climate package; calls on the Commission to prepare ~~by the end of 2018~~ a mid-century zero emissions strategy for the EU~~, providing a~~ by the end of 2018, that would provide a specific, cost- efficient pathway towards reaching the net zero emissions goal adopted in the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 54 #

Paragraph 7

Amendment 55 #

Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the preliminary agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on a Union renewable energy target of 32% by 2030 and a Union energy efficiency target of 32.5% by 2030 including measures to deliver these targets. Stresses that the increased level of ambition on renewable energy and energy efficiency will result in more than 45% greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030, while additional policies are under development, bringing the Union in a position to raise the level of ambition of its NDC.

Amendment 56 #

Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the EU to substantially increase its NDC for 2030 in order to better reflect a fair EU contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement and to make it better in line with the long-term 1.5ºC temperature goal as well as with the trajectory required to reach a reduction to net zero emissions in the EU in 2050 at the latest; considers a reduction of greenhouse gases of at least 50% until 2030 compared to 1990 necessary in this regard;

Amendment 57 #

Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Welcomes the announcement by the United Nations' Secretary General to organise a Climate Summit in September 2019 on the sidelines of the 74th General Assembly to accelerate climate action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and in particular to promote the increase the ambition of climate commitments; calls on the EU and the Member States to support this effort by showing engagement and political will to enhance own commitments and to advocate for strong contributions by other Parties;

Amendment 58 #

Paragraph 8

8. Regrets the announcement made by US President Donald Trump of his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement as representing a step backwards; expresses it satisfaction that all major Parties have confirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement since President Trump’s announcement.; strongly welcomes continued mobilisation for climate action of major US states, cities, universities and other non-state actors under the "we are still in" campaign;

Amendment 59 #

Paragraph 8

8. Regrets the announcement made by US President Donald Trump of his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement as representing a ~~step backward~~major obstacle to the implementation of its provisions; expresses it satisfaction that all major Parties have confirmed their commitment to the Paris Agreement since President Trump’s announcement.

Amendment 6 #

Recital A

A. whereas the Paris Agreement entered into force on 4th November 2016 with (175) of the 197 Parties to the Convention having deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the UN (as of xx Xxxx 2018); whereas the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement is to be deplored;

Amendment 60 #

Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Insists that, in particular after President Trump’s announcement, it is important to have appropriate provisions in place against carbon leakage and to ensure that companies that are among the best performers and that have a high carbon leakage risk will obtain the allowances they need for free; asks the Commission to examine the effectiveness and legality of additional measures to protect industries at risk of carbon leakage, for example a carbon border tax adjustment and consumption charge, in particular in respect of products coming from countries that do not fulfil their commitments under the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 61 #

Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the entry into force of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on 1 January 2019 with 27 Parties having so far deposited their instruments of ratification, including seven Member States; calls upon all Parties to the Montreal Protocol to take all necessary steps towards its swift ratification as a necessary contribution to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and meeting the mid-term and long-term climate and energy targets;

Amendment 62 #

Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the entry into force of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on 1 January 2019 with 27 Parties having so far deposited their instruments of ratification~~, including seven Member States~~; calls upon all Parties to the Montreal Protocol, especially those Member States which have not yet submitted their instruments of ratification, to take all necessary steps towards its swift ratification as a necessary contribution to the implementation of the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 63 #

Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol by all the Member States and the deposition of the joint Union ratification on 21 December 2017; considers that this step will provide an important negotiating leverage for the successful conclusion of the 2018 climate negotiations, and thanks to collaborative efforts, effectively reduce greenhouse emissions;

Amendment 64 #

Paragraph 11

11. Underlines that the pre-2020 implementation and ambition were a key point during the COP23 negotiations; welcomes the decision to hold two stocktaking exercises during the COPs in 2018 and 2019; considers these as important steps towards the goal to increase ambition for the post-2020 period by all Parties and thus looks forward to the outcome of the first stocktaking in Katowice which should take the form of a COP Decision reconfirming the commitment to increase the ambition of the Parties' 2030 NDCs by 2020 in order to align them with the long term goals of the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 65 #

Paragraph 11

11. Underlines that the pre-2020 implementation and ambition were a key point during the COP23 negotiations; welcomes the decision to hold two stocktaking exercises during the COPs in 2018 and 2019; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prepare contributions to reduce emissions until 2020 to be presented at the pre-2020 stocktake at COP24; considers these as important steps towards the goal to increase ambition for the post-2020 period by all Parties and thus looks forward to the outcome of the first stocktaking in Katowice;

Amendment 66 #

Paragraph 11

Amendment 67 #

Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use communication strategies and activities to increase public and political support for climate action and to raise awareness of the co-benefits of fighting climate change like improved air quality and public health, conserving natural resources, economic and employment growth, increased energy security and reduced energy import costs as well as advantages in international competition through innovation and technological development; underlines that attention should also be drawn on the interconnections between climate change and social injustice, migration, instabilities and poverty and of the fact that global climate action can largely contribute to the solution of these issues;

Amendment 68 #

Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Emphasises synergies between the Paris Agreement, the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (Finance for Development) as well as other Rio Conventions, as these are important and interlinked steps forward in ensuring that poverty eradication and sustainable development could be simultaneously tackled;

Amendment 69 #

Paragraph 12

12. Recognises the achievement of the Presidencies of COP22 and COP23 that jointly prepared the design of the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue which was broadly approved by the Parties and launched in January 2018; looks forward to its first results during COP24 and the political conclusions thereafter; appreciates that the Talanoa Dialogue is not limited to discussions among national governments, but allows a range of stakeholders, including regions and cities and their elected representatives, to bring key climate action issues to the attention of national and global policy makers; welcomes the Cities and Regions Talanoa Dialogues and is looking forward to further Dialogues to be held in Europe; looks forward to non-state actors input and calls on all Parties to submit their contributions in a timely manner in order to facilitate the political discussion in Katowice;

Amendment 7 #

Nicola CAPUTO, Jo LEINEN

Recital B

B. whereas on 6 March 2015, the EU and its Member States submitted its INDC to the UNFCCC, which commits to a binding target of at least a 40% domestic reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels; whereas the commitments made so far by the Member States of the Paris Agreement will not be sufficient to achieve the common goal;

Amendment 70 #

Paragraph 12

Amendment 71 #

Paragraph 12

Amendment 72 #

Paragraph 12

Amendment 73 #

Paragraph 12

12. Recognises the achievement of the Presidencies of COP22 and COP23 that ~~joint~~only prepared the design of the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue which was ~~broadly approved by the Parties~~ and launched in January 2018; looks forward to its first results during COP24 and the political conclusions thereafter; looks forward to non-state actors input and calls on all Parties to submit their contributions in a timely manner in order to facilitate the political discussion in Katowice;

Amendment 74 #

Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Supports a Rulebook requiring a high level of transparency with robust binding rules for all Parties in order to accurately measure progress and build further trust amongst the Parties involved in the international process; calls on all major economies to take the lead in the negotiations on the Rulebook and promote binding requirements for monitoring and verification systems, including timely and reliable greenhouse gas emissions data and estimates;

Amendment 75 #

Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Stresses the importance of complementing the Rulebook with observation-based atmospheric data to increase the reliability and accuracy of reporting. Calls on the Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the European research infrastructure Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS), the national inventory agencies and research centres and other key players to develop operational capacity that can produce anthropogenic emission information using satellite data and meeting the necessary requirements, including a constellation of satellites;

Amendment 76 #

Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Is concerned with the fact that some Parties remain reluctant to work towards full transparency in measuring emissions; believes that only a fully transparent and comparable measuring methodology may ensure that NDCs are going to work towards fulfilling the Paris Agreement goals;

Amendment 77 #

Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Underlines the importance of establishing financial support for a Gender Plan on climate change; stresses that all over the world, women face climate risks and bear great burdens due to global warming at the same time being excluded from decision-making on climate action; underlines that the goal of the gender plan is for women to be able to influence decisions on climate change and to be equally represented in all aspects of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)as a way to increase its effectiveness;

Amendment 78 #

Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Considers necessary to promote and enhance the participation of indigenous women, farmers and women rights defenders within the UNFCC framework to stand up against land grabbing and others forms of human rights violations;

Amendment 79 #

Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the importance of the EU speaking with a single and unified voice at COP24 in Katowice in order to ensure its political power and credibility; urges all Member States to support the EU mandate in the negotiations and in bilateral meeting with other actors; notes at the same time that it will be useful to build on the individual successes of certain Member States and to draw inspiration from them in order to highlight the most effective and ambitious climate policies;

Amendment 8 #

Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas essential elements of EU legislation contributing to fulfilling the EU NDC have been concluded with an increased level of ambition, in particular the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, bringing the EU to a greenhouse gas reduction of at least 45% by 2030; whereas a 45% reduction in the EU by 2030 is not yet a sufficient contribution to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement and the mid- century goal towards net zero emissions;

Amendment 80 #

Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the importance of the EU speaking with a single and unified voice at COP24 in Katowice in order to ensure its political power and credibility which was seriously undermined following the American withdrawal; urges all Member States to support the EU mandate in the negotiations and in bilateral meeting with other actors;

Amendment 81 #

Paragraph 14

Amendment 82 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Max ANDERSSON

Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to bring climate action on the agenda of important international fora within the UN as well as in the G7 and G20 among others and to seek multilateral partnerships on specific issues of the implementation of the Paris Agreement as well as the SDGs;

Amendment 83 #

Subheading 3 a (new)

Openness, inclusiveness and transparency

Amendment 84 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Max ANDERSSON

Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain and strengthen strategic partnerships with developed countries as well as emerging economies to establish a group of climate leaders in the next few years, to show greater solidarity towards the vulnerable states; supports sustained and active EU engagement within the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) and with its member countries to give visibility to their determination to achieve meaningful implementation of the Paris Agreement through the conclusion of a robust Rulebook in 2018 and a successful Talanoa Dialogue at COP24;

Amendment 85 #

Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Stresses that in order to pursue limiting the increase in the global average temperature to 1.5°C, effective participation of all parties is needed, which requires in turn the issue of vested or conflicting interests to be addressed; in this context, reiterates its support for the initiative taken by governments representing the majority of the world’s population of introducing a specific conflicts of interest policy within the UNFCCC; calls on the Commission and the Member States to engage constructively in that process without compromising the aims and objectives of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 86 #

Bas EICKHOUT, Max ANDERSSON

Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Underlines that 80% of people displaced by climate change are women, and that women are in general more impacted by climate change than men; stresses that women’s empowerment as well as their full and equal participation and leadership are vital for climate action; calls on the EU and the Member States to mainstream gender perspective into climate policies, and to promote the participation of indigenous women and women rights defenders within the UNFCC framework;

Amendment 87 #

Paragraph 15

15. Welcomes the COP23 decision for the Adaptation Fund to continue to serve the Paris Agreement; recognises the significance of the Fund for the communities most vulnerable to climate change and t~~herefore welcomes~~akes note of the new pledges of US$ 93 million made by Member States to the Fund, the exhaustive and transparent monitoring of the management of which by the beneficiaries must be assured by the donor countries;

Amendment 88 #

Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. considers it necessary to make the funds allocated to third countries under the Green Fund conditional on compliance with binding climate-related targets; calls to this end for budgetary monitoring in order to verify that Western taxpayers’ money is being utilised in accordance with said objectives;

Amendment 89 #

Paragraph 16

16. Recognises that the EU and its Member States are the largest provider of public climate finance; expresses concerns that the actual pledges by developed countries fall far short of their collective goal of $100 billion per year, especially after the US withdrawal from the Agreement; stresses the importance that all developed Parties meet their contributions to this goal as long-term financing – with binding and verifiable targets and benefits in return – is decisive for developing countries to be able to fulfil their adaptation and mitigation targets;

Amendment 9 #

Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the current NDC submitted by the EU and its Member States is not in line with the goals set out in the Paris Agreement and needs therefore to be revised;

Amendment 90 #

Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; notes with concern that the target of 20% of Union total spending dedicated to climate action is likely to be missed and calls therefore for corrective action; underlines further that the political discussions on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework should have the climate and energy targets at its heart from the very beginning ensuring that the necessary resources to reach them will be in place; ~~considers therefore that climate-related spending should be inc~~recalls its position to increase the current climate mainstreaming target from 20% to at least 30% in the future, while ensuring that the remaining spending is not counterproductive to climate efforts; streasse~~d and reach 30 % as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027;~~ s in that regard its disappointment with the Commission's proposals for the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2028 and its accompanying sectoral proposals;

Amendment 91 #

Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; notes with concern that the target of 20 % of Union total spending dedicated to climate action is likely to be missed and calls therefore for corrective action; underlines further that the political discussions on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework should have the climate and energy targets at its heart from the very beginning ensuring that the necessary resources to reach them will be in place; considers therefore that climate-related spending should be increased and reach 30 % as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027; notes, however, that account must equally be taken of the expenditure incurred by the Member States themselves if one wishes to have a realistic overview of spending on combating climate change at EU level;

Amendment 92 #

Paragraph 17

Amendment 93 #

Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; notes with concern that the target of 20% of Union total spending dedicated to climate action is likely to be missed and calls therefore for corrective action; underlines further that the political discussions on the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework should have the climate and energy targets at its heart from the very beginning ensuring that the necessary resources to reach them will be in place; considers therefore that climate-related spending should be increased and reach 30 % ~~as soon as possible~~under the next Multiannual Financial Framework and that ~~the latest by 2027;~~all spending under the next Multiannual Financial Framework should be Paris-compliant.

Amendment 94 #

Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls for the establishment of a dedicated and automatic EU public finance mechanism providing additional and adequate support towards the EU’s fair share in the delivery of the USD 100 billion international climate finance goal;

Amendment 95 #

Paragraph 18

18. ~~Expresses its satisfaction with~~Notes the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; ~~highlights the critical~~is aware of the role of civil society, the private sector and sub-state governments in ~~pressurising, driv~~assisting and complemensating state action ~~especially where such is suboptimal~~without creating a parallel diplomacy or replacing the State; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage with non-state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change, as well as with sub-national actors~~, in particular where EU relations with national governments in the field of climate policy have deteriorated~~; praises, in this light, the pledge made during COP23 by 25 pioneering cities, representing 150 million citizens, to become net-zero emissions cities by 2050;

Amendment 96 #

Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its satisfaction with the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; highlights the critical role of civil society, the private sector and sub-state governments in pressurising, driving and compensating state action especially where such is suboptimal; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage in completely transparent dialogue with non-state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change, as well as with sub-national actors, in particular where EU relations with national governments in the field of climate policy have deteriorated; praises, in this light, the pledge made during COP23 by 25 pioneering cities, representing 150 million citizens, to become net-zero emissions cities by 2050;

Amendment 97 #

Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its satisfaction with the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; highlights the critical role of civil society, the private sector and sub-state governments in pressurising, and driving ~~and compensating state action especially where such is suboptimal~~public opinion and state action; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage with non-state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change, as well as with sub-national actors, in particular where EU relations with national governments in the field of climate policy have deteriorated; praises, in this light, the pledge made during COP23 by 25 pioneering cities, representing 150 million citizens, to become net-zero emissions cities by 2050;

Amendment 98 #

Paragraph 18

18. Expresses its satisfaction with the growing global mobilisation of an ever- broader range of non-state actors committed to climate action with concrete and measurable deliverables; highlights the critical role of civil society~~, the private sector~~ and sub-state governments in pressurising, driving and compensating state action especially where such is suboptimal; calls on the EU, the Member States and all Parties to stimulate, facilitate and engage with non-state actors, who increasingly become frontrunners in the fight against climate change, as well as with sub-national actors, in particular where EU relations with national governments in the field of climate policy have deteriorated; praises, in this light, the pledge made during COP23 by 25 pioneering cities, representing 150 million citizens, to become net-zero emissions cities by 2050;

Amendment 99 #