10 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2018/2792(RSP)
Amendment 42 #
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States to prioritise the implementation of coordinated actions and policies for improving air quality in urban areas, in order to reach the ultimate objectives of halting premature deaths and diseases caused by the exposure to air pollutants and cutting their related social costs across: recalls that air pollution and the associated illnesses and deaths cause considerable social and health costs and impose a significant burden on public budgets throughout the Union;
Amendment 63 #
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that there is a need for a holistic approach to air pollution in European cities taking account of various sources of air pollution; calls on the Commission, therefore, to put forward effective measures that enablemake it easier for the Member States to coimply withement the provisions of the Ambient Air Quality Directive, to prioritise its assessment of the measures adopted by the Member States, and to step up its efforts for checking compliance at Member State level;
Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the flexibility mechanism introduced under Article 5 in Directive 2016/2284; highlights that in 2018 eleven Member States requested adjustments to their emission ceiling targets; calls on the Commission to limit the use ofauthorise emission inventory adjustment to the strict minimum andonly in duly justified cases, and at the same time to consider whether Member States have taken action to compensate for possible unforeseen emissions from one sector before applying for an adjustment of emission inventories;
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the link between air pollution and inequality as exposure is usually higher for more vulnerable segments of society; encourages Member States to make efforts to prevent the accumulation of environmental, socio- demographic and economic disadvantages, including by taking measures to limit pollution at hotspots of vulnerability such as hospitals, schools, and retirement homealthcare, educational and social facilities;
Amendment 82 #
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that cutting air pollution and reducing CO2 emissions from the transport sector are twin challenges in urban areas, that zero-emission cars, vans and buses are essential to provide clean, energy-efficient and affordable mobility for all citizens and that accelerating the development of a mass market for these vehicles by scaling up their offer in the Union is crucial for bringing down prices to theexpanding the supply of affordable cars, vans and buses with zero emissions in the Union would lead to the development of clean, energy- efficient and affordable mobility for all citizens and would benefit of consumers, fleet operators, public procurement authorities and European society as a whole;
Amendment 103 #
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that discrepancies between the official type approval emission figures and the real world level of NOx emissions from Euro 3 to 6 cars are one of the main causes of the delays in improving air quality in cities and undermine local schemes designeddisrupt local plans and strategies seeking to restrict the use of the most polluting vehicles;
Amendment 145 #
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the compulsory provision of an indoor air quality certificate should apply to all new and renovated public buildings in the Union and should take into account existing performance indicators and test methods based on the EN 16798-1 standard as well as WHO indoor air quality guidelines;
Amendment 150 #
Paragraph 24
24. Invites Member States to set up independent air quality boards inensure that analyses are charge of conducting analysesried out on air quality performance and of assessingthroughout their territory and that the adequacy of the measures adopted is assessed; considers that these analyses should be produced at the local level on a monthly basis and should be published;
Amendment 152 #
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that more research is needed ongreater attention should be paid to examining the health effects of smaller particles, including PM1 and ultrafine particles;
Amendment 157 #
Paragraph 28
28. Invites Member States to scale up funding for research on the impact of air quality on public health, society and on the economy, including an estimate of related externalities and for research on more comprehensive measurement strategies which could capture air pollution exposure taking into account individuals’ time and space trajectories; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide cities and municipalities with sufficient means to combat air pollution;