Activities of Pavel TELIČKA related to 2015/2112(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (A8-0275/2015 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU's leadership on climate change mitigation and adaption, including the creation of skills, jobs and growth that it brings; notes the crucial need for a globaln ambitious and global legally binding agreement to be concluded in Paris and stresses that continued EU leadership requires the full commitment of all parties to this agreement; insists on a regular, transparent performance review based on the most up- to-date science, data and technology;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Paris ProEuropean Union to col to include GHG reduction targets that are consistent with a global carbon budget in line with the 2 degree objective for international aviation and maritime shippingntinue working proactively with ICAO and IMO so that these two organisations act to effectively regulate emissions from international shipping and aviation;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the EU is now well on track to meet the 2020 targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction and renewable energy and significant improvements have been made in the intensity of energy use thanks to more efficient buildings, products, industrial processes and vehicles, while at the same time the European economy has grown by 45% since 1990; stresses that the 20/20/20 targets for greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy savings have played a key role in driving this progress and sustaining the employment of more than 4.2 million people in various eco-industries 1 a , with continuous growth during the economic crisis. __________________ 1a Eurostat data on the environmental good and services sector quoted in A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030 (COM (2014) 15 final)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the commitment of the G7 Leaders regarding the decarbonisation of the global economy in the course of this century and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the upper end of the range from 40 to 70% by 2050 compared to 2010 levels.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that 94% of transport – mainly road, air and shipping sectors – is dependent on fossil fuel and therefore urgently need measures to accelerate progress towards early achievement of the White Paper targets by 2030; Globally agreed rules within the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the International Maritime Organisation are required in order for aviation and maritime CO2 emission reductions to be achieved, without affecting the competitiveness of European industries;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that should other major competitors of the EU's energy-intensive industries fail to make similar commitments on GHG reductions, carbon leakage provisions will be maintained in the long term and strengthened where necessary; Stresses that the most energy- efficient companies in every sector exposed to a high trade intensity and a high share of carbon costs should be fully protected from carbon leakage; considers it vital that sustainable European agribusiness is protected against carbon leakage;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission, in order to maintain a level playing field for EU industry and the energy sector, to promote links between the EU ETS and other emission trading systems, with the aim of creating a future world emissions trading market to significantly reduce global emissions and increase industrial competitiveness; welcomes in this regard the development of emissions trading systems globally, including 17 emissions trading systems that are in operation across four continents, accounting for 40% of global GDP;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the focus of EU financial instruments especially on those projects in the transport sector which will have a positive environmental impact, while not excluding any mode of transport;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for setting aside a number of EU ETS allowances for financial support to the least developed countries for financing climate mitigation and adaptation measures.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the EU needs to play its leadership role responsibly and acknowledges that if its ambition and goals are not shared in other regions of the world, the EU competitiveness could be hampered.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to fully comply with the Commission's State Aid Guidelines for Environmental Protection and Energy 2014-2020, and to opt for a market-based approach if providing public support;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the serious negative consequences of non-action - climate change affects all regions around the world in different ways, through melting polar ice shields, rising sea levels, more frequent extreme weather events such as floods, heat waves, forest fires and droughts, resulting in migration flows and losses of lives as well as economic, ecological and social losses; stresses that a concerted global political and financial push for clean energy innovation is crucial to meeting our climate goals and to facilitate growth in EU green-economy sectors; highlights the need to preserve existing copyright and intellectual property rights in technology and knowledge transfer to third countries;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that stimulating innovation in technologies and business models can drive both economic growth and emissions reduction, stresses that technology will not automatically advance in a low-carbon direction, that it will require clear policy signals, including the reduction of market and regulatory barriers to new technologies and business models, and well-targeted public expenditure; encourages the Member States to increase investments in public research and development in the energy sector to help create the next wave of resource-efficient, low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages the Commission to better take advantage of the fact that Horizon 2020 is fully open to third countries' participation, especially in the fields of energy and climate change;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the enormous carbon storage potential of the bioenergy sector; calls for bioenergy, together with grassland and forestry, to be recognised for their emission-mitigating qualities; notes in this regard, that total carbon emissions from forests decreased by more than 25 percent between 2001 and 2015 1 c , mainly due to a slowdown in global deforestation rates; __________________ 1cAccording to estimates published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).