9 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2017/2040(INI)
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that the Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world; stresses the importance of cooperation to improve the state of the Baltic Sea; calls for neighbourhood programmes to continue throughout the Baltic Sea catchment area and to include in them funding by means of which the state of the environment can be improved throughout the catchment area;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers it deplorable from the point of view of the marine macro-regions that ships can discharge untreated effluent into the sea if they are more than 12 nautical miles (approximately 22 km) from the coast and that treated effluent can even be discharged into the water three nautical miles (approximately 5.5 km) from the coast; calls for funding to be provided to increase the reception capacity for effluent at ports so that all passenger vessels can treat their effluent as required by the revised Annex IV to the MARPOL Convention;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes, from the point of view of the Baltic macro-region, the Sulphur Directive adopted by the EU and the decision by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) of 27 October 2016 to designate the Baltic Sea and the North Sea an NOxEmission Control Area (NECA);recalls that the unclean fuels used by vessels are still resulting in the emission of large quantities of nitrogen and sulphur into the air, from where it falls out into the sea;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Considers it important to review the permission for users of open-loop sulphur scrubbers to discharge sulphur- scrubbing water back into the sea; observes that effluent from closed-loop sulphur scrubbers has to be delivered for treatment, but that effluent from open- loop scrubbers is discharged directly back into the sea, creating a greenwash operational model, in which sulphur is removed from the air but ends up in the sea;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Recalls that Blue Growth in marine macro-regions is based on sustainable use of the potential of the seas, which means that the environmental aspect must be taken into account in all activities; recalls that, within the framework of the Blue Bioeconomy, it is possible to find new products and services and to develop and cultivate know-how based on them in order to promote employment; stresses that sustainable use of natural resources and favourable status of aquatic and marine environments create a strong foundation for the Blue Bioeconomy;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Stresses the significant shift towards the bioeconomy and the circular economy in economic thinking, modes of action and methods, which can help to tackle the environmental challenges in the Baltic; recalls the opportunities for exploiting renewable energy and improving energy efficiency in the Baltic region;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 h (new)
Paragraph 8 h (new)
8h. Attaches importance to the possibility of connecting the Baltic region to energy networks in order to reduce and eliminate energy poverty and to increase energy security and security of supply;