Activities of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2016/2327(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (A8-0356/2017 - Bas Eickhout)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council “The Paris Protocol – A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020” (COM(2015)81),
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the development of passenger and freight transport is largely dependent on the effective use of a variety of modes of transport, and European transport policy should be based on efficient co-modality, where the use of the most energy-efficient and sustainable transport modes should be prioritised where possible;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas modal shift will lead to an optimal rebalancing between different transport modes, and will provide for interoperability within and between the modes, promote more sustainable transport and logistics chains and enhance seamless traffic flows across modes and nodes;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas urban transport accounts for about 25% of the CO2 emissions responsible for climate change and harmful levels of air pollution in urban areas are related to direct NO2 emissions from the use of light and heavy vehicles;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the Commission should play a leading role in implementing concrete measures and legislative initiatives in the transport sector in order to achieve and respect the EU’s mitigation commitments; in this regard, underlines the importance of submitting ambitious legislative proposals to implement the EU’s Climate and Energy Policy Framework for 2030, including a specific and binding GHG emission reduction target for the transport sector;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that in the 2011 White Paper on Transport, the European Parliament has stressed that a European sustainable mobility policy needs to build on a broad range of policy tools to shift towards the least polluting and most energy-efficient modes of transport in a cost-efficient manner; points out that shifting the balance between modes of transport is necessary to disconnect mobility from the adverse effects of the present transport system such as congestion, air pollution, noise, accidents and climate change; in this regards acknowledges that the modal shift policy has not so far delivered satisfactory results;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the European Parliament’s proposal for funds to address climate change issues to be used also in the transport sector, especially to encourage the development of sustainable urban mobility plans;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to maintain a clear emissions-reduction trajectory with long term target setting up ambitious mandatory limits on average CO2 emissions for light and heavy vehicles;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal to establish a European Parliament framework for distance-based charging including the complete internalisation of external costs also for passenger car in accordance with the polluter-pays principle in order to promote the use of sustainable modes of transport;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to support pilot projects that will encourage greater use of electric vehicles and alternative advanced biofuel vehicles;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing a flexible Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate which will require car manufacturers to sell a minimum of 20% electric vehicles by 2025;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Recalls that the Commission committed in its 2016 Low Emission Mobility Strategy to introduce a truck CO2 standard before the end of the mandate; highlights that other regions in the world such as the USA, China, Japan and Canada have already introduced truck CO2 standards;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Highlights that the Commission announced in its 2016 Low Emissions Mobility Strategy that a zero emission target for city buses should be explored; highlights that up to 30 % of European citizens living in cities are exposed to air pollutant levels exceeding the EU air quality standards; in this respect calls on the Commission to introduce a 2025 zero- emission target for city buses in its 2018 truck CO2 standards proposal;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on the European Commission to bring the Euro emission standards CO2 emissions into closer alignment, with the ultimate aim of merging them into a new, single and robust vehicle emission standard to avoid perverse incentives to reduce one harmful pollutant to the detriment of another;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Supports the Commission’s plan for a Clean Bus Platform bringing together bus operators, local authorities, bus manufacturers and energy supplies to encourage the rapid take up of cleaner vehicles and calls on the Commission to promote the bus as an environmentally sustainable form of public transport
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)
Paragraph 25 e (new)
25e. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to update the Clean Vehicle Directive (Directive 2009/33/EC) to encourage the purchase of cleaner vehicles with a clear, simple methodology for cities to use while recognising that where they already have their own well established methodologies and pollutant pricing models for determining the cleanliness of a vehicle, these should be allowed to continue;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the Commission to come forward with an ambitious proposal for the Combined Transport Directive that better promotes efficient freight transport and encourages the modal shift towards rail and sustainable waterways of 30 % by 2030 and 50 % by 2050; in this regard, recalls the ten goals for a competitive and resource efficient transport system under 2.5 of the White Paper 2011, in relation to the adherence to 2030 and 2050 modal shift objectives regarding road freight;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and rail stakeholders to take all necessary actions for the implementation of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking, in order to accelerate the integration of advanced technologies into innovative rail product solutions, increase the attractiveness of rail transport and bolster the position of the European railway industry;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Stresses that, in the absence of an international agreement on an emissions reduction objective for the shipping sector and IMO measures to mitigate emissions in the international maritime sector, the Union should incorporate international shipping into the Emissions Trading System from 2023; although insists also on the importance of setting a global binding target in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to reach the objective of the 2011 White Paper for an at least 40 % reduction in CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels by 2050, to be supported by an EU intermediate target for 2030; calls for an enhancement of the negotiations within the IMO on the development of a global market-based mechanism addressing international maritime emissions, such as an emissions pricing mechanism;