Activities of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2015/2112(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (A8-0275/2015 - Gilles Pargneaux)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs); stresses that failure to limit global warming to 2°C maywill undermine development gains;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs); stresses that failure to limit global warming to 2°C may undermine development gains; and acknowledges that whereas the Paris agreement aims to put the world on a course for not more than a 2°C warming scenario; a 2°C warming scenario will still bring significant loss and damage to environment and communities and more than this will bring catastrophic effects;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the recent Adaptation Gap report produced by UNEP which estimates that the cost of adapting to climate change in Africa alone, even assuming international efforts keep global warming below 2°C this century, will rise to US$50 billion per year by 2050. Considers that even if all cost- effective adaptation is realised, there will be further ‘residual’ damages where adaptation is no longer possible. Recognises that these residual damages will double the adaptation costs in the period 2030-2050;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that in order to reduce GHG emissions in developing countries, it is necessary to put in place mechanisms that would increase the use of efficient, alternative energy sources and industrial capacities with zero or low carbon footprint;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Expects the European Commission to assume a pro-active role in negotiations; calls on it to make it clear that the climate challenge is the top strategic priority to this Commission and to organise itself in a way which reflects this, at all levels and across all policy areas.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls for a commitment for an allocation of climate finance towards supporting development goals that are at risk of being undermined by climate change, with particular reference to the food security objectives as laid out in the Millennium Development Goals and reiterated in the Post 2015 development Agenda.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on major developed economies to harness their existing advanced infrastructure to promote, enhance and develop sustainable growth and to commit to support developing countries to build their own capacity to help ensure future economic growth in all parts of the world is achieved at no further cost to the environment.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the EU and its Member States to clearly define the role of private finance in the context of additional leverage of funding, while recognising that this cannot replace the need for public finance, in particular for adaptation, to emphasise the need for transparent reporting and accountability of such finance and to ensure the implementation of relevant social and environmental safeguards;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Calls on the EU to help settle ongoing discussions around additionality of climate finance to development aid and to stop the diversion of existing aid to climate finance by providing guarantees to developing countries that climate finance that qualifies as ODA will be part of an overall ODA budget that is rising at least at the same rate. Calls for a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of climate finance commitments and objectives to help provide clarity on these issues;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 g (new)
Paragraph 7 g (new)
7g. Stresses the importance of the role that the Development Community, OECD and OECD DAC should play in working closely with stakeholders and relevant organisation to assess and mitigate the worst human impacts of climate change, which are expected to be challenging even below a 2°C warming level.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 h (new)
Paragraph 7 h (new)
7h. Recalls the principle of EU Policy Coherence in this, the European Year for Development, which seeks to take account of development objectives in all policies that are likely to affect developing countries and therefore calls on negotiators to aim with their COP strategy to minimise contradictions and ensure synergy between the EU negotiating position and different EU policies to benefit developing countries and increase the effectiveness of development cooperation.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 i (new)
Paragraph 7 i (new)
7i. Highlights the importance of policy scrutiny to ensure that policies aimed at mitigating climate change do not inadvertently undermine communities rights to land, water and food; such as in the case of biofuels.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 j (new)
Paragraph 7 j (new)
7j. Recognises and proposes action on the implications of high carbon food sources and related agricultural emissions, such as methane and nitrous oxide; Also calls for action on deforestation arising from change of land use for feed and pasture with an aim to avoid emissions associated with food source markets. Calls for action to be taken to raise awareness of the climate impacts of high impact food production methods and to help businesses and people change behaviour. Demands that side measures, including action on curbing food waste should be part of national mitigation plans, especially in those countries with higher than average levels of consumption;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 k (new)
Paragraph 7 k (new)
7k. Recalls the importance of monitoring, reporting and reducing maritime and air transport GHG emission reductions, and the need for swift progress and ambition in reaching satisfactory and timely outcomes before 2016, on the part of both the International Maritime Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Organisation, in line with the scale and urgency of the climate challenge; calls for dedicating revenues derived from these to post-2020 international climate finance and the Green Climate Fund;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 l (new)
Paragraph 7 l (new)
7l. Considers that while Less Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States have contributed the least to climate change, they are disproportionately affected by the adverse consequences and are often in a lesser position to mitigate and adapt to these changing conditions. Calls therefore for a strong focus in the Paris agreement for supporting adaptation and mitigation measures for Less Developed Countries through technology transfer and finance.