9 Amendments of Stefan ECK related to 2018/2597(RSP)
Amendment 2 #
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the LIFE programme plays an important role in promoting environmental priorities by financing projects that demonstrate holistic solutions for complex and interlinked problems in variety of land use activities including agriculture and works alongside agri-environmental-climate measures under the CAP on numerous Natura 2000 sites;
Amendment 10 #
Recital D
D. whereas the LIFE programme also consists of a new category of projects, jointly funded integrated projects, which will operate on a large territorial scale. These projects aim to implement environmental and climate policy and better integrate such policy aims into other policy areas; the projects financed should contribute to the fulfilment of updated and strengthened EU2020 objectives in a measurable way;
Amendment 11 #
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas it is essential that LIFE programme unlocks private finance to protect the environment, fight climate change and provide cleaner energy to citizens as it is important for European companies to increase their responsibility regarding all aspects of the environment and to adapt their practices to cause less environmental damage; thus, harnessing this awakening responsibility within the corporate sector should therefore be a key element in LIFE programme strategies for achieving the goal of sustainable development;
Amendment 12 #
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas green investment in sustainable development and in green innovation generates societal benefits and is more likely to respect the ecological limits of our planet, it will facilitate the transition to a more sustainable European economy and will increase the quality of public health;
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that reaching the full potential of these integrated projects depends on the availability of complementary finance, in particular from mainstreaming of environment and climate in the major EU policies such as the CAP and cohesion policy and their financing instruments;
Amendment 35 #
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes LIFE’s high potential to help reducing dependence on an ecologically destructive economic model and to deploy economic capacities towards an economic model which addresses major challenges of our time such as the fight against climate change and overall environmental degradation.
Amendment 42 #
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the need to reinforce the role of NGOs and civil society associations in proposing, designing and piloting the LIFE projects and LIFE investment decisions; the participation of citizens through an active bottom-up involvement in LIFE projects is crucial to promote integrated, sustainable development at local and regional levels and will lead to a higher degree of public ownership;
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Amendment 67 #
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for further evidence of the effectiveness and efficiency of the projects, especially with regard to costs and savings, as they are expected to provide value for money and therefore calls for a clear and well-defined set of indicators to be established;