8 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2019/2126(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on ‘The European Green Deal’ (COM(2019)0640),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the Commission has set its commitment to tackle climate and environmental-related challenges as this generation’s defining task in the European Green Deal aiming at making Europe climate-neutral and protecting EU's natural capital;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the decisions taken on 14 November 2019 by the EIB’s Management Board to align the EIB’s policies with the goal of limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels; recalls that the transformation of the EIB into a Climate Bank can only be achieved if the EIB aligns all its operations with the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is of the opinion that, in line with best practices in the commercial banking sector3 , EIB financing should be subject to ambitious scientific objectives and commitments science-based transition plan with clear targets and time-based commitments to align with the Paris Agreement, with a view to phasing out its support to clients whose activities lead to significant GHG emissions; _________________ 3 Crédit Agricole has undertaken to end support for undertakings which develop or plan to develop their activities in the coal sector. Crédit Agricole’s zero tolerance policy applies to all enterprises which develop or plan to develop their activities in the coal sector, ranging from extraction and energy production, to trade and transport.
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the fact that, as recommended in the latest Parliament reports, public summaries are now to be made of Management Board meetings; stresses the need to publish the content of meetings of all the EIB’s governing bodies systematically; calls on the EIB to disclose more details on the outcomes of its Board of Directors votes;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Asks the EIB to publish all information relating to direct loans subject to the approval of the Management Board, including by publishing for each project the opinion of the Commission and that of the Member State in which the project is located, as well as the Results Measurement (ReM) sheets;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the EIB to propose a broad transparency strategy covering all the activities of the EIB Group and to review its transparency policy in 2020 in order to ensure the timely publication of more ample information on its financing activities, so as to ensure that its transparency policy is compliant with its climate and environmental commitments;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Calls on the EIB to improve stakeholder engagement and public consultation processes related to projects it finances; requests the EIB to better oversee and monitor the various stages of stakeholder engagement and ensure that project promoters have robust safeguards in place through binding requirements;