Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2016/2327(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (debate) IT
Amendments (27)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the own initiative report 2015/2005(INI) of the European Parliament adopted 09 September 2015, entitled “Implementation of the 2011 White Paper on transport: taking stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobility”;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 23 February 2017 on the “Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility” of 20 July 2016,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Invites the Commission to present an update of the 2011 White Paper on transport based on the report 2015/2005 (INI) of the European Parliament adopted 09 September 2015 entitled “Implementation of the 2011 White Paper on transport: taking stock and the way forward towards sustainable mobility” which accounts for current and developing challenges in the transport sector, especially digitalisation, automatisation, connectivity, sustainability, social matters and clean energy for transport;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes that low-emission mobility not only requires technical solutions but also behavioural change of transport users; Key to enable a majority of citizens to switching to more sustainable modes of transport is an affordable, well-developed and multimodal public transport system that covers urban nodes and connects with rural areas;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Notes that a sustainable transition in transport requires systemic multi- stakeholder action from civil society, consumers, social partners, SMEs, innovative start-ups, global acting major corporations and politicians and official bodies on all levels of government;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that the completion of the internal transport market would improve resource efficiency and reduce emissions; its completion can however only be reached while also tackling “social dumping” in the transport sector through clear and enforceable rules and their uniform application;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious mandate for the market uptake of electric vehicles and zero- emission vehicles and calls for a long-term European initiative on next generation batteries in this regard;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review the EU approach to aviation connectivity; stresses that one main goal of enhancing connectivity should focus on connecting remote and disadvantaged regions of the Union; underscores that this should be combined with investments in green alternatives such as cross-border (night) trains;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts at developing standards for inter- operable electronic tolling systems in the EU and the forthcoming revision of the Eurovignette Directive, which should include distance-based charging and differentiation on the basis of carbon dioxide emissions; calls for the extension of distance-based charging to cover all passenger cars and vans, and for the principle to be extended to urban areas; calls for flexibility in the upcoming revision for distant and sparsely populated areas as well as border regions;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the introduction of low- emissions and zero-emission city buses through mandatory green public procurement targets, making the granting of funding for urban mobility conditional on the implementation of sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs);
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of interoperability for the purpose of reducing emissions from HGVs, in both urban and extra-urban transport;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that autonomous vehicles can be an important asset in improving the efficiency of transport; insists, however, thatindividual and commercial transport; to enhance sustainability gains autonomous vehicles should be electriclow- or zero-emission vehicles, shared, and include smart measures to mitigate increasing use;
Amendment 193 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of reinforcing the Single European Sky in order to reduce CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission to maintain high innovation ambitions by encouraging research into the use of photovoltaics in the aviation sector (e.g. Solar Impulse 2) and into bio-methane and synthetic methane;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Asks the Commission to develop a comprehensive political strategy to cope with systemic changes that the paradigm of “mobility as a service” will have on consumers, workforce and industry; especially in the context of an ongoing digitalisation and automatisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes efforts to ensure comprehensive and interoperable infrastructure for electric vehicle chargingCalls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious mandate for the market uptake of electric vehicles; in this regard calls for a long-term European initiative on next generation batteries as well as for the development of the necessary infrastructure that also encourages social fair and sustainable production standards of low-emission energy and vehicles;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that an obligation for fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of energy supplied through renewable electricity, sustainable advanced biofuels or, hydrogen, synthetic fuels, or any other energy form to power transport would be the most effective approach for reducing the climate impact of road transport;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to limitencourage the financing of transport initiatives that contribute to climate action, sustainability of transport and/or public health in their future investment policies and tools like the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Trans- European Transport network (TEN-T), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) financing to initiatives that contribute to climate action; . Notes that the general objectives of the Connecting Europe Facility are to address missing links, to contribute to projects with a European added value, as well as to support projects with significant societal benefits.
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the Commission to strengthen the networks of front-runners among cities who prioritize sustainable modes of transport like walking, cycling, public transport, car pooling and sharing in city planning and to share success stories in both GHG emission reductions and clean air strategies;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages all public entities to incorporate sustainability criteria in public procurement.
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call for a revision of car labelling to improve consumer information and for the public procurement rules to incentivise clean vehicles; stresses that car labelling should be based on a comparative CO2 footprint; that accounts for emissions of the whole lifecycle
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Points out that there are already member state initiatives looking at zero emission road freight and calls on the Commission to develop a European Low Carbon Trucking Strategy;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on the Commission to introduce a 2025 zero-emission target for city buses in its upcoming truck CO2 standards proposal
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes the decision by the 39th Session of the ICAO Assembly to develop a global market-based measure (GMBM) scheme for international aviation; Calls on the Commission to present an assessment in a timely manner to verify, among other things, the suitability of the provision of the agreement which provides a carbon neutral growth, to limit the emissions' growing in the aviation sector according to the Paris objectives;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the EU should implement the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) through the Union Emissions Trading System (ETS), while allowing for 50 % of the journeys to be excluded, provided that the destination is implementing CORSIA through national measures; proposes that the EU ETS should be retained for flights within the European Economic Area (EEA); but in this respect calls the EC to review the EU ETS for the post-2020 period once there will be more clarity about the implementation of the GMBM
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls for continued efforts to reduce the fragmentation of the European airspace; and stresses the importance of reinforcing the Single European Sky through the improvement of the performance of air traffic management, including improved trajectory management in order to reduce CO2 emissions
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Stresses the importance of continuing to boost research in this area in order to step up investment in technologies for the development of sustainable aviation – by promoting the design of lighter aircraft, the use of digital and satellite technology to support a more efficient management of flight routes, the production and use of alternative new- generation fuels, especially given that in this sector there are not many alternatives to traditional liquid fuels – including through the development of public-private partnerships; underlines, in this regard, the key role played by research programmes such as Clean Sky and SESAR and the need for their mandates to be extended;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Calls for action to be taken regarding short-haul flights, especially those using obsolete technology which is therefore responsible for high emissions; calls, wherever possible and convenient from an environmental perspective, for more sustainable means of transport to be promoted and for multimodal transport to be encouraged;