4 Amendments of Stefan ECK related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines that EU plans to source most of its ‘renewable’ energy by burning biomass as well as its policies are leading to widespread land-grabbing and forest destruction;
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that current EU biofuels policy has been widely criticised for not taking into account greenhouse gas emissions associated with indirect land use change (ILUC) which can be triggered when existing agricultural production shifts to uncultivated land, both inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Considers that a sustainable approach for meeting the EU’s energy security targets should not expand further the use of biofuels grown on land and that improving fuel efficiency of vehicles, reducing transport demand, reducing intensive livestock, increasing the use of biofuels from waste and residues that do not cause additional land use change are better options;
Amendment 193 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls the EU decision makers to take into account the fact that biofuels reduce world food supply – mandating hunger and that it is only by counting on people to eat less food can carbon savings be achieved.