Activities of Daniela AIUTO related to 2016/2327(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (debate) IT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility PDF (558 KB) DOC (110 KB)
Amendments (45)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the transport sector still relies on the use of conventional propellants for more than 96 % of its energy needs, or about one third of total energy consumption;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas this dependence on fossil fuels is the cause of some 23 % of total CO2 emissions and whereas the target is to reduce such emissions by at least 60% by mid century with the aim to reach zero emission;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas electrified transport systems, either private or public, can ensure to tackle all the problems related to mobility in reducing CO2 emissions and eliminating pollutants and noise altogether;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas anti-particulate filters (DPF) aimed at reducing the amount of PMs in the air by burning the ones trapped into them are simply moving the problem toward smaller particle that results from combustion process;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the construction of new road infrastructures has a considerable impact on the landscape and the environment, and is likely to further stimulate the use of private vehicles as a consequence of increased road capacity;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to Special Eurobarometer 406, published in 2013, some 50 % of EU citizens use their private cars every day, while only 16 % use public transport and only 12 % use bicycles;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas bunker fuel used for maritime transport is among the most polluting one living the sector with ample margin for improving its emission by promoting and integrating alternative propelling systems;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas between 15 % and 40 % of the European population is exposed to levels of fine particulates (PM 2.5 and PM 10), tropospheric ozone and NO2 which are above EU quality standards, and whereas that percentage increases to 90 % when World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines are taken into account;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas over 100 million Europeans are exposed to noise levels above the EU threshold of 55 decibels (dB), some 32 million of whom are exposed to "very loud" levels in excess of 65 dB;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to WHO noise from road traffic alone is the second most harmful environmental stressor in Europe just behind air pollution and that at least 9 000 premature deaths per year can be attributed to heart disease caused by traffic noise;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the estimation of EU's health-related costs due to atmospheric pollution are in the range of between EUR 330 billion and EUR 940 billion, Euros amounting to between 3 % and 9 % of EU GDP;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas applying WHO guidelines on human exposure to PM 2.5 would increase citizens' average life expectancy by roughly 22 months, and would generate annual savings of some EUR 31 billion;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
–1a. Calls on the Member States to promote public electric transport systems with a view to doubling its use by 2030, inter alia by applying IT solutions such as the remote purchasing of electronic tickets;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a 2025 CO2 ambitious targets for cars (in the range of 68-78 gr CO2/km) and vans (in the range of 105-120 gr CO2/km) to be calculated based on the new Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP)and vans to be checked against real driving conditions measured by using PEMS;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the introduction of the new WLTP; underlines the need, however, to developUnderlines the need to include CO2 a more transparent and realistic on-road test procedure to reflect real fuel consumption and CO2 emissions complemented by fuel consumption meters on vehiclesng parameters measured in real driving conditions by PEMS;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Commission has launched a number of infringement procedures against Member States that breached Directive 2008/50/EC on air quality on the account of continuous exceedance of NO2 and PM10limit values; urges the Commission to exercise its powers of control to prevent the placing on market of polluting diesel-powered cars that contribute significantly to the release of NO2 and PM10 in the atmosphere and that do not comply with EU rules on the type-approval and emissions of passenger and light duty vehicles;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious mandate for the market uptake of electric vehicles and calls for a long-term European initiative on nextw, better performing generation of batteries in this regard;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to develop widespread charging facilities for electric vehicles looking into innovative systems allowing to optimize the existing electric infrastructures and to promote the installation of recharging facilities in private and public parking areas; urges the integration of renewables into recharging grid to further advance on the decarbonisation of the sector;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Invites the Commission and the Member States to prioritise the improvement of local sustainable transport, including logistic services, preferably by electric railways and to develop intermodal systems that answer to the real needs of citizens and enterprises; considers that UE financial support to the development of transport and infrastructures should be only devoted to the realization of non-controversial projects which bring a real added value for the citizens;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a transparent labelling system, which would provide consumers with comparablereal driving data on the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of cars placed on the market;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States for supporting market introduction of HDV propelled by alternative less polluting fuels such as natural gas;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls foron the introduction of low- emissions and zero-emission city buses through mandatory green public procurement targetCommission, the Member States and local and regional authorities to fully incorporate sustainability criteria when granting public procurement contracts for transport and logistics with the aim of promoting zero-emission city buses;
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Member States to use part of their revenues from excise duties or road tax on private vehicles to reduce fares for urban public transport with the aim of making it free of charge to residents as well as to give preference to flat-rate systems;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the European Commission to propose a phase out of direct and indirect subsidies to fossil fuels by 2020 at latest;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a morthe cComprehensive and coordinated system of type-approval and market surveillance, involving EU oversight,mission to ensure an appropriate market surveillance of circulating LDVs and HDVs in order to address the failures identified in the aftermath of Dieselgate;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that digitisation can make transport more efficient and effective, reduce distances and facilitate forms of teleworking which can help reduce congestion in urban centres;
Amendment 167 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets, in this regard, the adoption of high conformity factors for NOx emissions and urges the Commission to review the conformity factors inbring it down to 1 by the end of 2017;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8. Calls on the Commission to check the fitness of anti-particulate filters (DPF) in preserving urban air quality by quantifying the emission of ultrafine particles (i.e. =< 1 um) resulting from regeneration of DPF and to present a legislative proposal to address the problem whether appropriate;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the need to provide incentives for car sharing, car pooling and shared transport in general, as well as alternative means of transport such as the bicycle;
Amendment 188 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its disappointment at the new Commission proposal to continue with the limited geographical scope of the EU ETS for aviationon the fact that, despite aviation has been partly integrated into the ETS, emissions form the sector are still raising showing the inadequacy of the market system to incentivize low emissions strategies;
Amendment 203 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the IMO fell short of delivering progress on the GHG emissions reduction target and measures and therefore urges that, in the absence of a comparable system op; urges the Commission to set up the conditions to promote use of alternating under the IMO, CO2 emissions emitted at Union ports and during voyages to and from Union ports shall be subject to the EU ETS from 2023ve propellants like natural gas, LPG and hydrogen and to promote the integration of different modes (i.e. sails, batteries, solar panels, wind generators) in the maritime sector;
Amendment 219 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for more stringent limits than those proposed in the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive in order to phase down first generation biofuels by 2030 and achieve long-term decarbonisation of the transport sectora fast phase out of first generation biofuels and any direct and indirect subsidy for fossil fuels by 2020;
Amendment 229 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reminds the Commission how urgent it is, with a view to taking tangible action geared to the sustainable energy transition of the whole of society, to transfer the financial incentives which fossil fuels continue to enjoy to alternative and sustainable forms of energy;
Amendment 240 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages greater market penetration of thosethe use of advanced biofuels which comply with the principle of cascading use and waste hierarchy and which respect strong environmental and social sustainability criteria in order to avoid the same issues that occurred with first-generation biofuels transition toward zero emissions transport modes;
Amendment 255 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that crop-based biofuels, including palm oil, should not count towards Member States’ climate targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation;
Amendment 262 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the role that natural gas, in particular bio-methane and synthetic methane, could play in the transition towards the decarbonisation of the transport sector, especially with regard to shipping, aviation and HDVs. recalls on that regard the provisions laid down in Directive 2014/94/EU for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure such as natural gas.
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that in order to obtain appreciable results in terms of reducing pollutant emissions, a holistic approach needs to be taken to the issue, including measures relating also to urban and non- urban infrastructure, in addition to town planning itself, which needs to take into account new public transport implementation requirements and have the ability to effectively divert private vehicles from urban centres, by redesigning urban areas more carefully so that they are more people-friendly, to enable people to re-learn how to experience towns and cities outside their cars;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages cities to include GHG targets into their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and calls for the Commission to link EU co-financing of urban projects to achieving such targets; stresses that the excessive use of private vehicles for road transport is responsible for the congestion of urban centres and the concentration in urban areas of the fine particulates that are the cause of very serious respiratory diseases, and that no strategy seeking to reduce pollutant emissions, in full compliance with the Paris agreements, can fail to aim at persuading people to use public vehicles rather than private ones;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Hopes that urban public transport, in particular that using sustainable fuels and/or electric motors, can be funded ever more extensively to enable it even to become free of charge, which would ensure that it would be used also by the less affluent classes, the numbers of which have been growing due to the economic crisis and which are increasingly concentrated in, and relegated to, the suburbs and outermost urban areas;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the Commission to introduce a minimum target for the share of electric vehicles for all manufacturers of at least 25 % for 2025; stresses that the growing demand for electric vehicles must be supported by the implementation of sustainable electricity generation and by a widespread distribution of supply networks; calls on the Commission to help Member States equip themselves with such networks;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Hopes that an increasing amount of funding will be allocated to technological research on the production, handling and disposal of the batteries of electric motors, to ensure they are increasingly eco-friendly;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Supports the transition from road transport to rail transport (shift2rail) by increasing the interoperability of the various transport modes;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the importance of providing incentives to use the best and shortest flight routes in order to save on fuel and reduce harmful emissions, as compared to longer routes chosen to avoid airspaces, which involve higher costs;