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Lead | ENVI | O'SULLIVAN Grace ( Verts/ALE) | PAPADAKIS Demetris ( S&D) |
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Committee Opinion | AGRI | HOLMGREN Pär ( Verts/ALE) | Daniel BUDA ( PPE), Angelo CIOCCA ( ID), Juozas OLEKAS ( S&D), Irène TOLLERET ( RE), Emmanouil FRAGKOS ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | TRAN | PLUMB Rovana ( S&D) | Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR ( PPE), Roberts ZĪLE ( ECR), Clare DALY ( GUE/NGL), Pierre KARLESKIND ( RE), Jutta PAULUS ( Verts/ALE), Roman HAIDER ( ID) |
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Committee Opinion | ITRE |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 192-p3
Legal Basis:
TFEU 192-p3Subjects
Events
PURPOSE: to establish a general Union environmental action programme for the period up to 31 December 2030 (the 8 th EAP).
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: the report on the ‘European Environment - State and Outlook 2020’, presented by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on 4 December 2019, identified the unprecedented scale and urgency of the environmental, climate and sustainability challenges facing Europe today. These challenges require immediate and concerted action and urgent systemic solutions.
The European Commission has responded to these challenges by adopting the ‘ European Green Deal ’, which aims to make the EU the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Following the debate on the communication ‘A clean planet for all’, in March 2020 the EU presented its long-term strategy under the Paris agreement on climate change, committing the EU to becoming a climate-neutral economy by 2050. The Commission has proposed enshrining this target in EU climate law .
In response to the coronavirus crisis, the ‘Next Generation EU recovery plan’ proposed by the European Commission on 27 May 2020 and endorsed by the Extraordinary European Council of July 2020 underlines the importance of the European Green Deal.
As a follow-up to the Seventh Environment Action Programme (7 th EAP) which shall expire on 31 December 2020, the Commission is presenting a proposal for an 8 th EAP, with a long-term vision and priority environmental objectives to support the EU's common commitment to achieve a green recovery.
CONTENT: the proposal for a decision establishes a general action programme in the field of the environment for the period up to 31 December 2030 to accelerate the Union's transition towards a climate-neutral, clean, resource-efficient and circular economy in a fair and inclusive manner.
The 8 th EAP shall support the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to ‘live well, within the planetary boundaries’ by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It shall contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
Priority objectives
The proposed 8 th EAP sets thematic priority objectives in the areas of climate neutrality, adaptation to climate change, protection and restoration of biodiversity, aiming at zero pollution and reducing the pressures of production and consumption on the environment. It also sets out the conditions for achieving the long-term objectives and priority thematic objectives for all actors involved.
Monitoring framework
One of the key actions of the 8 th EAP, announced by the European Green Deal, is a new monitoring framework to measure the progress made by the EU and its Member States in implementing the programme's priority objectives.
The 8 th EAP monitoring framework shall provide the environment and climate input to the EU’s overall efforts to measure progress towards sustainability and shall inform policy makers and stakeholders if the Union and the Member States are on track to achieving a systemic transformation.
The process to develop an 8 th EAP monitoring framework shall provide an opportunity to explore the potential of the ongoing workstream on the planetary boundaries (e.g. freshwater use, land use change, ocean acidification) and on the Union consumption footprint, including deforestation and forest degradation in third countries.
Key indicators
The 8 th EAP monitoring framework should comprise a limited number of key indicators for high-level communication, which tell a coherent story about the state of the environment, the main pressures and the effectiveness of our response.
On the basis of a consultation process with the other EU institutions, Member States and stakeholders, the Commission intends to present a set of key indicators for the 8 th EAP by the end of 2021.
Budgetary implications
This proposal has been developed in line with the Commission proposal for the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. It introduces the need for additional resources in the European Environment Agency (EEA) and in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in supporting the new monitoring, measuring and reporting framework of this Programme.
The estimated impact on operational expenditure for the period 2021-2027 is estimated at EUR 23.379 million for the EEA and EUR 2.369 million for ECHA.
It is expected that Heading 3 of the MFF ‘Natural Resources and Environment’ shall maintain neutrality and shall not be impacted by this proposal. The resources needed for the EEA and ECHA shall be deducted from the LIFE budget according to a split of 2/3 of the costs for DG Environment and 1/3 of the costs of DG Climate Action for the EEA, while the resources needed for ECHA shall be fully covered by DG Environment.
Documents
- Committee draft report: PE680.827
- Contribution: COM(2020)0652
- Contribution: COM(2020)0652
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2020)0652
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE680.827
- Contribution: COM(2020)0652
- Contribution: COM(2020)0652
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Amendments | Dossier |
163 |
2020/0300(COD)
2021/02/23
AGRI
163 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaptation to climate change, protecting, sustainably using and restoring biodiversity, soil, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative and coherent approach to multi-level governance and respecting the competences enshrined in the TFEU. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, transparent engagement with non- governmental actors is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives. The involvement of all economic stakeholders and our producers will also be essential for the implementation of practical and effective solutions in efforts to protect the climate.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Achieving the priority objectives requires enabling conditions. Environment policy being highly decentralised, action
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, transparent engagement with local and regional governments, as well as non- governmental actors is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 (11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 a (new) (11 a) The United Nations Environment Programme and OECD Global Forum on Environment have highlighted that environmental changes have gender- specific impact. Gender-differentiated roles also cause differentiated vulnerabilities of women and men to the effects of climate change, and climate change impacts exacerbate gender inequalities1a. Therefore, a gender perspective on actions and goals related to the achievement of the priority objectives of the 8th EAP, including gender impact assessment of planned actions and a focus on gender mainstreaming and gender- responsive actions, is necessary in order to ensure that gender inequalities are not perpetuated. The 8th EAP recognises that gender equality is also a prerequisite for sustainable development and the efficient management of climate and environment challenges. _________________ 1a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/9ef701cd-3c76-48a7- 8739-eb1fc126ffa7 AND https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/A-8-2017-0403_EN.html
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 b (new) (11 b) Action to achieve the Union's environmental and climate objectives needs to be carried out in conjunction with, and must be fully compatible with, the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 12 (12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, trade policy based on sustainability and high standards of production, particularly in the food and feed sector, good global environmental governance as well as synergies between internal and external Union policies are key to reach the Union’s environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 12 (12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, good global environmental governance as well as
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 (14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators and should aim to close the gap in data availability. At the global level, for 68% of environment- related SDG indicators there is insufficient data to assess progress1a. It should be coherent with and without prejudice to monitoring or governance tools covering more specific aspects of environment and climate policy, such as in particular Regulation 1999/2018 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Environmental Implementation Review or monitoring tools relating to circular economy, zero pollution, biodiversity, air, water, soil, waste, or any other environment policies. Together with other tools used in the European Semester, the Eurostat SDG Monitoring and in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Report31 , it would be part of a coherent interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 (14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 14 (14) The assessment of progress towards the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should reflect the latest developments as regards the availability and relevance of data and indicators. It should be coherent with and without prejudice to monitoring or governance tools covering more specific aspects of environment and climate policy, such as in particular Regulation 1999/2018 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Environmental Implementation Review or monitoring tools relating to circular economy, zero pollution, biodiversity, forest, air, water, soil, waste, or any other environment policies. Together with other tools used in the European Semester, the Eurostat SDG Monitoring and in the Commission’s Strategic Foresight Report31 , it would be part of a coherent interconnected set of monitoring and governance tools. _________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 15 (15) The Commission and the EEA and other relevant agencies should access and re-use the data and indicators provided by the Member States in accordance with applicable Union legal acts. In addition, other data sources, such as satellite data and processed information from the European Earth
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 17 (17) To reach the priority objectives of the 8th EAP, the EEA and ECHA, as well as the Member States, should be equipped with adequate capacity and sufficient resources to ensure a sound, accessible and transparent knowledge and evidence base to support the implementation of the strategic priorities of the European Green Deal and the assessment of progress under the programme.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 17 a (new) (17 a) As the Commission Communication on the European Green Deal contains a roadmap of key actions relevant for the field of environment and climate in the coming years, the 8thEAP exceptionally does not define actions to achieve its priority objectives until 2025. However, there will be a need to do so when the European Green Deal's key actions have been put in place, so that the thematic priority objectives set out in this decision can be achieved and the 8th EAP continues to set the overarching vision of the EU Union's environmental policy. For that purpose, there should be amid-term review in 2024, followed, at the latest by 31 March 2025, by a legislative proposal amending the 8th EAP to allow the legislator to complete the 8th EAP with the necessary key actions to be taken until 2030. Such a review should take into account the main findings available from the European Environment Agency’s report “The European environment – state and outlook”.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 18 (18) In order to take account of evolving policy objectives and the progress made, the 8th EAP should be evaluated by the Commission in 2029, and the Commission should present a proposal for the 9th EAP in a timely matter, with a view to avoiding a gap between the 8th and 9th EAP. Moreover, to assess progress on the 8th EAP and to inform the priorities of the incoming Commission, a mid-term evaluation should be carried out in 2024. Also, the Commission should take into account the results in its political guidelines and produce a report by 31 March 2025 in which it would outline its environment and climate priorities for the years to follow, and how these priorities and related actions shall ensure the full achievement of the 8th EAP’s priority objectives and 2050 vision, in a European Green Deal II.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 18 (18) In order to take account of evolving policy objectives and the progress made, the 8th EAP should be evaluated by the Commission in
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 18 (18) In order to take account of evolving policy objectives and the progress made, the 8th EAP should be evaluated by the Commission in 2029. A proposal for a 9th EAP should be presented in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 8th and the 9th EAP.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) Pursuant to Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Union policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Union, and is to be based on the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should, as a priority, be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This decision
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This decisions sets out a general action programme in the field of the environment for the period up to 31 December 2030 (‘8th EAP’). It lays down its priority objectives, identifies enabling conditions and related actions necessary for their achievement and sets a framework to measure whether the Union and its Member States are on track to meet those priority objectives.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 1. This decisions sets out a general action programme in the field of the environment for the period up to 31 December 2030 (‘8th EAP’). It lays down its priority objectives, identifies enabling conditions and actions for their achievement and sets a framework to measure whether the Union and its Member States are on track to meet those priority objectives.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and at protecting, restoring and improving the quality of the environment, including air, water, and soil, halting and reversing biodiversity loss, including cultivated biodiversity, and tackling the degradation of ecosystems. It endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way,
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a sustainable, climate- neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy, where the usage of fossil-fuels is minimized, in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives, which should always be preceded by impact assessments.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the green transition
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and its monitoring framework constitutes the environment and climate part of the EU’s efforts to measure progress towards greater sustainability, including climate neutrality and resource
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and its monitoring framework constitutes the environment and climate part of the EU’s efforts to measure progress towards
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The 8th EAP
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 3 3. The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and its monitoring framework
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative and sustainable economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced, win-win scenario of strengthened carbon sinks of grasslands, peatlands, farmlands and forests for biodiversity, climate and resilience are realized and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative and circular economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative circular bio-based economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation notably through sustainable management practices and innovations. A healthy environment underpins the well- being of citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected,
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economy where nothing is wasted,
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The 8th EAP sha
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of citizens, ensures that biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways that enhance resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The 8th EAP has the following six thematic priority objectives to be achieved by 2030 at the latest:
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The 8th EAP sha
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, notably minimizing the use of fossil fuels, and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; _________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) irreversible, continuous and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; _________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) irreversible and
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) continuous progress in deployment of ecosystem based solutions, maintaining where applicable and enhancing adaptive capacity of ecosystems, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change;
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change through applying sustainable research-based methods and innovations;
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) advancing towards a regenerative growth model that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and accelerating the transition to a circular economy, while also promoting recovery of materials, improved and increased recycling of secondary raw materials, reduction of landfills, improvement of waste management infrastructure, and introduction of low-waste technologies;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) advancing towards a regenerative growth model that gives back to the planet more than it takes, leaving no one behind, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and accelerating the transition to a circular economy, giving top priority to sustainability with regard to all relevant initiatives and projects;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) advancing towards an economy of wellbeing and a regenerative growth model that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and accelerating the transition to a circular economy, through a more efficient use of resources and by applying the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) advancing towards a regenerative
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) advancing towards a regenerative growth model that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and accelerating the transition to a circular bio- based economy;
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) advancing towards a regenerative growth model that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) pursuing a zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free-environment, including for air, water and soil, and protecting the health and well-being of citizens from harmful chemicals and other environment-related risks and negative impacts;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) pursuing a zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free-environment, including for air, water and soil, and protecting the health and well-being of
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capital, notably air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland, coastal and marine ecosystems with at least 30 % of the Union’s land areas protected, including at least 10 % of the Union’s land areas strictly protected from any human intervention, as well as implementing binding nature-restoration targets;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) protecting, preserving and restoring biodiversity and enhancing natural capital, notably air, water, soil, and forest, freshwater, wetland and marine ecosystems through research-based methods and sustainable management practices;
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e (e) protecting, preserving and restoring
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, international trade, mobility and the food system, including agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system, including all parts of the food supply chain.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility, international trade and the food system.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – title Enabling conditions and actions to achieve this programme’s priority objectives
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Achieving the priority objectives of the 8th EAP
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ensuring effective and efficient implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriate administrative and compliance assurance capacity, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, supporting and cooperating with networks of practitioners, such as for example the European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law, the European Network of Prosecutors for the Environment and the European Union Forum of Judges for the Environment , as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ensuring full, effective and efficient implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate, preventing damage, including irreversible damage and loss of the EU natural heritage and striving for
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ensuring effective and efficient implementation of Union legislation on environment and climate and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriate administrative and compliance assurance capacity and ensuring achievement of performance levels, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) ensuring effective and efficient implementation of Union legislation and strategies on environment and climate and striving for excellence in environmental performance at Union, national, regional and local levels including through providing appropriate administrative and compliance assurance capacity, as laid out in the regular Environmental Implementation Review, as well as stepping up action against environmental crime,
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) providing financial support to the ecological transition of agri-food sectors.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 — mainstreaming the priority objectives set out in Article 2 in all relevant strategies, legislative and non- legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels so that they and their implementation
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 — paying careful attention to synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, housing and mobility are met in a sustainable way that leaves no- one behind, recognising the gender- specific impacts of environmental degradation and climate change, and that, in order to achieve the priority objectives, a gender approach must be an integral part of all policies and actions at all levels;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 —
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 — paying careful attention to synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for affordable and quality nutrition, housing and mobility are met in a sustainable way that leaves no-
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 — paying careful attention to synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, food security, housing and mobility are met in a sustainable way that leaves no-
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 —
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 — regularly evaluating coherence of the existing policies
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 — regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations with all actors concerned, including stakeholders, and national, regional and local administrations, following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment and climate as well as socioeconomic impacts;
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 — regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations, particularly with all governance levels and social partners, following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment and climate;
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 — – regularly evaluating existing
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 a (new) - ensuring that impact assessments fully and systematically take into account environmental impacts, for example, impacts on biodiversity loss, including cultivated biodiversity, pollution and resource use;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 b (new) - ensuring a gender perspective on actions and goals related to the achievement of the priority objectives, including gender impact assessments of planned actions and initiatives and a focus on gender mainstreaming and gender-responsive actions;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4 c (new) - ensuring that initiatives to achieve the priority objectives are fully compatible with the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) mobilising sustainable investments from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level, while ensuring wide accessibility of financial instruments, especially to SMEs, small and medium farms and young farmers;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) mobilising sustainable investments from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) mobilising resources and sustainable investments from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level, consistent with the Union's sustainable finance policy agenda;
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies at Union and national level, making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) strengthening environmentally positive incentives as well as phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies at Union and national level, making the best use of market-based instruments and green budgeting tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in developing standardised natural capital accounting practices;
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) phasing out
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (e a) making the best use of gender- responsive green budgeting and financing tools, including those required to ensure a socially fair transition, and supporting businesses and other stakeholders in applying standardised natural capital accounting practices whilst refraining, at Union and Member State level, from trading in ecosystem services or promoting such trade;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (e a) seeking modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty and if unsuccessful, leaving the Treaty altogether;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new) (e b) scaling up the measures against illegal exploitation of natural resources, associated corruption and money laundering and increasing cooperation with third countries in relation to these measures;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting, assessing any current barriers for the use of innovative agricultural techniques and increasing access to scientific innovation;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge, sustainable management practices and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills and sustainable management practices, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge, thorough impact studies and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, new technologies, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (f a) ensuring the full participation of, and cooperation with, primary producers, businesses and local and regional authorities across all dimensions of environmental policy-making through a collaborative and multi-actor approach;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (f a) closing gaps in, and optimising, relevant indicator sets such as those relating to planetary boundaries, environmental footprints, governance, sustainable finance, inequalities, production and consumption systems;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (f b) identifying and quantifying environmental limits, such as planetary boundaries, with the aim of defining a safe operating space for the Union, and monitoring whether Union policies and legislation are ambitious enough to keep the Union within the planet’s safe operating space, with a view to identifying and submitting, where appropriate, legislative proposals in order to prevent going beyond these thresholds; recognising and taking into account the critical need to scientifically define and move towards a safe operating space for food within planetary boundaries, necessitating a shift from the conventional focus on reducing environmental impacts at the farming system scale towards defining science- based targets for food at the planetary scale, using a food systems approach;
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) harnessing the potential of digital
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, ensuring access to digital and data technologies;
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) making full use of
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) making full use of nature based solutions and social innovation, encouraging different types of cooperation in agriculture;
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) making full use of nature based solutions
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) making full use of biodiversity- friendly and nature based solutions and social innovation;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) making full use of
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j (j)
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j (j) making the data and evidence linked to the implementation of the 8th EAP publicly available, and
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 1 a (new) - promoting the compliance of corporate due diligence, including along agricultural supply chains, to set legal standards for clarity, certainty, transparency and equality in global competition;
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 3 — strengthening the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and other multilateral environmental agreements by the Union and its partners, including by increasing transparency and accountability as regards progress on the commitments made under those agreements, as part of Union trade policy, for example;
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 3 a (new) - including compulsory provisions on the respect of the Paris Agreement in the bilateral trade agreements with third countries and the tools to monitor them;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 4 — strengthening international environmental governance by closing remaining gaps and strengthening respect for and application of recognised international environmental principles
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 4 — strengthening international environmental governance by closing remaining gaps and strengthening respect for and even-handed application of recognised international environmental principles within a reasonable period;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 — ensuring that the Union and the Member States’ financial assistance to third countries promotes the UN 2030 Agenda and the respect of EU environmental standards.
Amendment 216 #
— ensuring that the Union and the Member States’ financial assistance to third countries promotes the Sustainable Development Goals in the UN 2030 Agenda.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k – indent 5 a (new) - strengthening the capacity of citizens to act, through awareness raising, lifelong education and civic involvement; raising awareness of the priority objectives set down in Article 2(1) and (2), and enabling democratic debate at all levels of governance and society on progress made towards their achievement;
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. Reaching the 8th EAP’s priority objectives will require mobilising broad support by involving citizens, economic stakeholders, social partners and other stakeholders, and encouraging cooperation in the development and implementation of strategies, policies or legislation related to the 8th EAP at every level amongst national, regional and local authorities, in urban and rural areas.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall regularly assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a regular basis, taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall monitor, assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a regular basis, taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The assessment referred to in paragraph 1 shall take into account a systemic approach and aim at facilitating strategic political communication. It shall be based on a limited number of headline indicators, identified by the end of 2021 as a result of a broad stakeholder consultation process involving Member States and relevant stakeholders, which brings together environment policy experts and indicator experts, and which shall be supported by the European Environment Agency. It shall reflect the latest developments as regards the availability
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency and the EU environmental, research and agricultural funding shall support the Commission in improving the availability and relevance of data and knowledge, in particular by carrying out the following:
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new) (a a) strengthening and providing support to basic research, mapping and monitoring, including in the field of taxonomy;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (b a) working on closing gaps in, and optimising, relevant indicator sets, such as those relating to planetary boundaries, environmental footprints, governance, sustainable finance, inequalities, including gender inequalities, production and consumption systems; developing further methods to operationalise planetary boundaries for use at the Union and national levels in order to monitor performance against planetary boundaries; this applies in particular to food and farming related indicators in order to achieve a holistic, more localised, low-input, nature-based food system in a way that fits planetary and local boundaries;
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (b a) improving data quality and comparability;
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Article 4a – Mid-term Review 1. Before the end of its current term, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term review of the progress achieved in reaching the thematic priority objectives defined in Article 2(2), taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3, based on the assessments carried under Article 4(1) and any other relevant findings, and shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. 2. In the light of that the review referred to in paragraph 1, and of other relevant policy developments, and of the European Environment Agency’s report “The European environment – state and outlook”, the Commission shall present at latest by 31 March 2025 a legislative proposal for adding an annex to the present 8thEnvironment Action Programme, for the period after 2025, containing a list of actions necessary for reaching the thematic priority objectives defined in Article 2(2), as well as the respective timeline of these actions.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 By 31 March 2029, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the 8th EAP. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing the main findings of that evaluation, accompanied, if
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 By 31 March 2029, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the 8th EAP. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing the main findings of that evaluation
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 By 31 March 2029, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the 8th EAP. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing the main findings of that evaluation, and taking into account all impact assessments, accompanied, if the Commission deems appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new) By 31st December 2025, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term evaluation of the 8th EAP. In it, the Commission will outline the status of the priority actions. In particular, it will indicate sectors where phasing out of the environmentally- harmful subsidies has not be realised fully and by 31st December 2026 will publish a Staff Working Document detailing legislation which for the reasons of provision of environmentally-harmful subsidies has become unfit. The Commission will launch recast and reforms of the respective legislation and put an end to environmentally-harmful subsidies at the latest by 2029.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a decision Citation 5 a (new) Having regard to the 2020 report on Biodiversity and Pandemics by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)1a; _________________ 1ahttps://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/2020- 12/IPBES%20Pandemics%20Report%20 Media%20Release.pdf
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 2 (2) Decision No 1386/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council23 established the 7th Environment Action Programme (the 7th EAP), which sets out the Union’s environmental agenda until 31 December 2020 as well as a long-
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 (3) The Commission’s evaluation of the 7th EAP24 concluded that its 2050 vision and priority objectives are still valid; that it has helped to provide more predictable, faster and better-coordinated action in environment policy; and that its structure and enabling framework have helped create synergies, thus making environment policy more effective and efficient. Moreover, the evaluation concluded that the 7th EAP anticipated the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda by insisting that economic growth and social wellbeing depend on a healthy natural resource base, and facilitated delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals. It also enabled the Union to speak with one voice on the global stage on climate and environmental matters. In its evaluation of the 7th EAP, the Commission also concluded that progress related to nature protection, health and policy integration was not sufficient. Stakeholders highlighted that the EAPs should be fully coherent with the political priorities of the EU institutions, guaranteeing their political ownership. The evaluation outlined that the EU is not on track to meet the objective of halting biodiversity loss by 2020 and restoring the potential of ecosystems to deliver services, and that the ecological impact in particular of food system remains too high. _________________ 24 COM(2019) 233 final.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 (3) The Commission’s evaluation of the 7
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 (3) The Commission’s evaluation of th the 7 EAP24 concluded that its 2050 vision th and priority objectives are still valid; that it has helped to provide more predictable, faster and better-coordinated action in environment policy; and that its structure and enabling framework have helped create synergies, thus making environment policy more effective and efficient. Moreover, the evaluation concluded that the 7th EAP anticipated the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda by insisting that economic growth and social wellbeing depend on a healthy natural resource base, and facilitated delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals. It also enabled the Union to speak with one voice on the global stage on climate and environmental matters.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) According to the EEA report ‘The European environment – state and outlook 2020, Knowledge for transition to a sustainable Europe’ (‘SOER 2020’), 2020 represents a unique window of opportunity for the Union to show leadership on sustainability and to face the urgent sustainability challenges requiring systemic solutions. As stated in SOER 2020, the
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25:
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) The European Commission responded to the challenges identified in the SOER 2020 by adopting the European Green Deal25 : a new growth strategy for the twin green and digital transition that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a competitive, climate-neutral and resource-efficient economy and to protect, conserve and enhance the EU's natural capital. Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council26 enshrines into law the Union target to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and the Commission Work Programme for 2021 further introduces relevant, including legislative, initiatives related to protection and restoration of the EU´s natural capital. _________________ 25 COM(2019) 640 final. 26 COM(2020) 80 final.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 a (new) (5 a) The 2020 report on Biodiversity and Pandemics by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), highlighted that the underlying causes of pandemics are the same global environmental changes that drive biodiversity loss and climate change, with land use change and agricultural expansion and intensification as key drivers. The risk of pandemics can only be significantly reduced by reducing human activities that fuel biodiversity loss, and bold political action is required, meaning no less than a transformation of humanity's relationship with nature, in order to escape from the very real prospect of pandemics emerging more often, spreading more rapidly and killing more people than ever before. From an economic perspective, the estimated cost of reducing the risk of pandemics is 100 times less than the cost of responding to them1a; The current Covid 19 pandemic, which has led to an unprecedented and historic economic crisis, has brought into sharp focus the fact that economic prosperity, stability and resilience is clearly linked with, and dependent on, citizens' health and well-being. The pandemic has also underlined the need for a 'One health' approach, which recognises the interconnection between the human, animal and environmental spheres, and that diseases may be transmitted from one pillar to another and must therefore be tackled in a holistic approach, to be mainstreamed and integrated into policy making across all levels.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 (6) The European Green Deal underpins the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan which promotes the investments in key
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7) Environment action programmes have guided the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP will expire on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 7 (7) Environment action programmes have successfully guided the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP will expire on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) The 8th EAP should support the
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, while also making sure the shift towards more sustainable farming practices and food systems leaves no-one behind.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action objectives
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) The 8th EAP should
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) The 8th EAP should support the
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 a (new) (8 a) The SDGs cover the three dimensions of sustainable development (environmental, social and economic) which are integrated and indivisible. The environmental objectives underpin the social and economic objectives because the basis for sustainable development is a healthy biosphere, and therefore a fair and just society and economy cannot be achieved without the attainment of the environmental SDGs. Full implementation by the Union of the UN's 2030 agenda for sustainable development and active support for implementation in other regions will be essential if the Union is to provide global leadership in achieving sustainability transitions. As the global food system is both a prime driver and generally a first victim of the Anthropocene, a rapid global food transformation towards healthy diets from sustainable food systems is necessary in order for the world to meet the targets set in the SDGs1a. _________________ 1a https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle /10568/106652/Planet_Rockstrom_2020.p df
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition towards a resource efficient, clean and circular bio-based economy, in a just and inclusive way, protecting, preserving, sustainably using and restoring biological resources and enhancing the Union's natural capital as well as protecting the health and well- being of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. By doing so, the 8th EAP should contribute to a regenerative economy of well-being that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, promoting a sustainable bioeconomy, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non- renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the economy of wellbeing and the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, research, authorisation of research findings, adaptation to new challenges and co- creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 (9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved, while also taking into account the achievements of EU in recent decades, which include already significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved, as well as laying down actions necessary to achieve these conditions.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 10 (10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, toxic- free circular economy based on cascading use of resources, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental
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