9 Amendments of Elly SCHLEIN related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs) and will be a major obstacle against the achievement of the SDGs; stresses that failure to limit global warming to 2°C may undermine development gains;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers important to ensure that the Green Climate Fund (GCF) acts as an institution that prioritize the needs of climate-impacted people in developing countries, acting strictly in the public interest and engaging with private companies and financiers only to the extent they can guarantee compliance with high environmental, social and human rights standards, implementing robust and transparent processes and prohibiting engagement with private sector actors involved in money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance activities, fraud and corruption;
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 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for concrete commitments to deliver additional sources of climate finance, such as exploring the potential adoption of a Fossil Fuel Transaction Tax on Investment-bank transactions for, or derived from fossil fuel commodities trading. Calls for concrete steps including a timetable for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies, an ambitious roadmap of commitments of public and multilateral banks in favour of financing the ecological transition, specific public guarantees in favour of green investments, labels and fiscal advantages for green investment funds and for issuing green bonds;
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 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 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 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.