14 Amendments of Piernicola PEDICINI related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) to the UNFCCC and the 6th Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP6), held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010 and to the Cancún Agreements, where the Parties to the UNFCCC agreed that ‘Parties should, in all climate change- related actions, fully respect human rights’;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas climate change represents an urgent practical and potentially irreversible threatlity to human societies and the biosphere and must thus be addressed at international level by all Parties;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas climate change may not only induce people displacement when and where environmental conditions are not any longer favourable, but also mitigation actions, such as Clean Development Mechanisms, might trigger human rights abuses when not properly designed and monitored;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track tocurrent energy policies are out of touch with the objective of limiting global warming to below 2°C; calls on governments to take, without delay, concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the increasing growth rate of the global population and resulting overpopulation of the planet has profound consequences on climate change due to increased energy consumption and production of emissions; recognises the clear link between overpopulation and climate change. Expresses concern regarding the ever more widespread phenomenon of climate migration;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
An ambitious, global, legally binding and respectful of human rights agreement
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that forms of renewable energy must increasingly be used as the basis of our energy supply in order to achieve an economy that is no longer reliant upon fossil fuels; notes that, in order to achieve that objective, Member State governments must continue to invest in renewable energy sources and new forms of alternative energy;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recognises that, in order to achieve the objective of eliminating fossil fuel sources in favour of sustainable energy forms and in order to achieve the EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40%, investing in the research and development of new alternative energy technologies is essential; notes that the electrification of transport is just one valid future incentive for decarbonisation;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on all the Parties to fully identify the whole human rights dimension of climate change and to provide support for poorer countries whose capacities to protect their citizens’ human rights are strained by climate change impacts;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that the adoption of the new post-Kyoto international climate treaty will contain all the provisions necessary to tackle all different aspects of the human rights dimension of climate change;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Places particular emphasis on the urgent need for progress in closing the gigatonne gap which exists between the scientific analysis and the current Parties’ pledges for the period up to 2020; emphasises the important role of other policy measures, including energy efficiency, substantial energy savings, renewable energy, resource efficiency and the phase-down of HFCs, phasing outeliminating fossil fuel subsidies and strengthening the role of widespread pricing of carbon, in contributing to closing the gigatonne gap;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the EU to agree on a roadmap, with the involvement of Member States, for scaling up predictable, new and additional finance, in line with existing commitments, towards its fairexpected share of USD 100 billion a year by 2020; calls for a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of climate finance commitments and objectives;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses, in this context, the importance of the EU to play an ambitious and central role at the conference, speaking with ‘one voice’ and playing the role of mediator in seeking progress towards an international agreement and staying united in that regard;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages the EU to involve not only the world of science, but also the broader public. Recognises that, according to figures from the Eurobarometer of March 2014, European citizens’ perception of the severity of the effects of climate change is reasonably strong, but not sufficient to allow a good understanding of the problem.