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Draft opinion
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1. Notes that a significant share of the proposed 50 % budget increase for LIFE+ for 2021-2027 is directed towards the new Clean Energy Transition sub-programme; supports the establishment of a comprehensive programme for energy transition, but considers that this should not be to the detriment of funding for nature and biodiversity, the circular economy, and climate adaptation and mitigation; ~~reiterates, therefore, its call for the financial resources for these priorities to be doubled;~~

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Bolesław G. PIECHA

Draft opinion
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4. Reiterates the risk of falling short of the current climate-related spending target and notes the proposed increase of this target to at least 25 % of the EU budget for 2021-2027; ~~calls, however, for a more ambitious increase in climate- related spending to 30 % by 2027 at the latest and for the development of a reliable and transparent tracking method;~~

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Bolesław G. PIECHA

Draft opinion
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4 a. Stresses the need for strengthening the focus on performance across all programmes by setting clearer objectives and focusing on a smaller number of higher quality performance indicators;

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Bolesław G. PIECHA

Draft opinion
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5. Is concerned about the proposed 5 % decrease in financial resources for the decentralised agencies under the remit of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ECHA, ECDC, EEA, EFSA, EMA); calls for the decentralised agencies to be allocated more financial and human resources, at least at the level of 2014-2020 in real terms, where appropriate and based on their individual needs, in particular if new tasks are allocated, such as in the case of ECHA;

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Bolesław G. PIECHA

Draft opinion
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6. Welcomes the proposal for an own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and calls for its revenues to be directed as a priority towards fostering the packaging waste recycling targets; stresses that the steering effect of a possible contribution must be coherent with the waste hierarchy and give priority to the prevention of waste generation; calls for effective registration and control mechanisms and a clarification of the calculation method;deleted

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Bolesław G. PIECHA

Draft opinion
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7. Calls for a share of the increasing emissions trading system (ETS) auctioning revenue, from phase 4 (2021) onwards, to be directed gradually towards EU projects for low-carbon innovation in industry and cross-border energy infrastructure and storage; considers that this should be a gradual exercise, in order to avoid putting pressure on national budgets dedicated to climate and energy policy (as 50 % of revenues are earmarked for this purpose in the ETS Directive (Directive 2003/87/EC));deleted

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Bolesław G. PIECHA

Draft opinion
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8. Believes that, in the absence of harmonised international measures for kerosene taxation, a carbon content-based aviation levy should be explored at EU level to provide further incentives for research, development and investment in more efficient, low-carbon aircraft and fuels, while ensuring a level playing field;deleted

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Bolesław G. PIECHA

Draft opinion
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9. Encourages ongoing efforts to establish a financial transaction tax (FTT) and calls for the chosen method to differentiate according to sustainable finance criteria, in order to foster investment in the low-carbon, resource- efficient and circular economy; believes that a share of a common FTT could be used as a future own resource.deleted

2018/09/13
Committee: ENVI

Activities of Bolesław G. PIECHA related to 2018/0166R(APP)

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