1 Amendments of Richard SULÍK related to 2017/2067(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers the Commission’s objective of preventing a net increase in traffic to be inappropriate; feels that the rebound effect feared by the Commission should be viewed in holistic terms, since even if there is a net increase in traffic volume, there would not necessarily be a concomitant increase in traffic emission volumes, since greater resource efficiency in the economy as a whole could ultimately lead to reduced emissions; recalls that new, cheaper and more reliable modes of transport can bring opportunities that are currently not feasible or even imaginable, and that, due to lower transaction costs, it will be possible to carry out production in locations where it is more efficient, but where high transaction costs related to the transport of goods or material mean that it is not currently profitable; feels that viewing efforts to prevent the increase in net traffic as an end in itself could result in the exact opposite of the intended outcome and, ultimately, harm the environment;