60 Amendments of Seb DANCE related to 2017/2009(INI)

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Benedek JÁVOR, Seb DANCE, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas any appraisal of the current and future effectiveness of the SDG agenda in Europe should not only speak to the current successes, but also look to future efforts and schemes; and also be based on a thorough assessment of gaps in the EU's policies against the SDGs, including areas where the EU does not meet the SDG targets, weak implementation of current policies and potential contradictions between policy areas;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Highlights that the aim of the 2030 Agenda is to achieve greater well-being for all and that sustainable development rests equally on social, economic and environmental pillars; underlines that sustainable development is a fundamental objective of the Union as laid down in Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union and should play a central role in the debate on the Future of Europe;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Benedek JÁVOR, Seb DANCE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to develop effective, participatory and transparent monitoring, review and accountability mechanism, with active involvement of the European Parliament, notably through a binding interinstitutional agreement;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises the global significance of the 2030 Agenda and that the SDGs can only be achieved through both internal and external action; calls on the EU and its Member States to continue to play the leading role in the implementation of the SDGs, including at the international level, in line with the 'no one left behind' principle;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls for the identification and differentiation of the governance level at which the targets should be implemented; calls on the establishment of clear and coherent sustainable development pathways at national and, if necessary, subnational or local levels for those Member States who have not done so already; stresses that the Commission should provide guidance for this process in order to ensure a harmonised format;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Urges the Commission to develop effective monitoring, tracking and review mechanisms for the implementation and mainstreaming the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda and calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Eurostat, to establish a set of specific progress indicators for the internal application of the SDGs in the EU;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Seb DANCE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Highlights the importance of transparency and democratic accountability when monitoring the EU 2030 agenda and consequently underlines the role of the co-legislators in this process; considers that the conclusion of a binding interinstitutional agreement under Article 295 of the TFEU would provide an appropriate arrangement for cooperation in this regard;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Commission’'s commitment to mainstreaming the SDGs into its Better Regulation ~~strategy;~~ agenda and underlines the potential of using the Better Regulation tools in a strategic way to evaluate EU policy coherence with regard to the 2030 Agenda; underlines the need to include sustainable development as an integrated part of the overarching framework of impact assessments, not as a separate impact as is currently the case according to the Commission's Better Regulation toolbox; furthermore, calls for an improvement of the tools to measure and quantify medium and long-term environmental outcomes in impact assessments;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to look beyond 2030 goals and agenda to model for future goals that would be needed to achieve the SDGs in Europe;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Reiterates the European Parliament's calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for an overarching Sustainable Development Strategy encompassing all relevant internal and external policy areas, with a detailed timeline up to 2030, a mid-term review and a specific procedure ensuring Parliament's full involvement; stresses the fact that the EU and its Member States have made a commitment to implementing all the goals and targets fully, in practice and in spirit;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Stresses that strengthening Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development across all policy areas is a key means of delivering the 2030 Agenda; Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reaffirm their commitment to ensuring Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and to strengthen existing and introduce new mechanisms for mitigation, accountability and redress; emphasises the role of regular and adequate ex-ante impact assessments in this regard; recalls the Treaty obligation to take into account the objectives of development cooperation in all policies which are likely to affect developing countries;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Implores the Commission to adhere to the governance agenda agreed upon in the Rio Declaration and in Agenda 2030 as well as the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) 2002 and the Rio+20 Outcome Document from the United Nations 2012;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Calls upon the Commission therefore to step up facilitation of governance of the SDGs to be: 1. Multi-sector: Set up a national co- ordination structure responsible for the follow-up of Agenda 21 which would benefit from the expertise of non- governmental organisations. 2. Multi-level: An effective institutional framework for sustainable development at all levels 3. Multi-actor: facilitating and encourage public awareness and participation by making information widely available. 4. A focus on improving the science-policy interface 5. Have a clear timetable that combines short-term with long-term thinking.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Considers the Commission should encourage Member States to promote the establishment or enhancement of sustainable development councils at the national level, including at the local level. Also to enhance the participation and effective engagement of civil society and other relevant stakeholders in the relevant international forums and, in this regard, promote transparency and broad public participation and partnerships to implement sustainable development;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are all signatories to the Paris Agreement, and therefore committed to limiting global warming to well below 2°C; and therefore the worst risks of climate change which undermine sustainable development;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Asks that the Commission ensures that multi stakeholder engagement brings in all of these elements, and results in not only pooling, but also dissemination of working knowledge on SDGs. Requests that the Commission set up the multi-stakeholder platform in a way that facilitates real delivery on the SDG's, whose mandate should extend beyond peer-learning to advice and influence the policy agenda and which should not only become a talking shop for those already engaged in SDG delivery. As such, requests that the commission, with aid from the Parliament create a multi- stakeholder platform that engages actors from across all the affected sectors. Each of these pillars may elect a yearly 'Rapporteur' who will work with the rapporteurs representing the other pillars to deliver a report outlining the challenges and opportunities of delivering the SDGs to the Commission and parliament at the outset of each May. Each year the Rapporteurs and topic will rotate. Rapporteurs will be selected from within their peer group, and topics will be rotated among the SDGs with best effort being made to match topics to the legislative agenda;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) must be reoriented towards the 2030 Agenda and ensure enhanced mainstreaming of sustainable development in all funding mechanisms and budgetary lines, reiterating that long- term policy coherence plays an important role in cost minimization;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Seb DANCE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Requests that the Commission set up the Multi Stakeholder platform in a way that facilitates real delivery on the SDG's and does not only become a talking shop for those already engaged in SDG delivery. As such, requests that the commission, with aid from the Parliament create a Multi stakeholder platform that engages actors from across all the affected sectors. Business and industry, Consumer groups, Trade Unions, Social NGO's and Environment and Climate NGO's, development cooperation NGOs, Local government and city representatives should all be represented in a forum not less than 30. The meetings should be open to as many actors as possible and have the ability to expand if interest increases over time;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Considers that significant acceleration of green investment, innovation and growth in the EU is needed for the timely and successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda and recognises that new financing tools and different approaches to current investment policy, such as the phase out of environmentally harmful subsidies and high-emission projects, are necessary;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. The Multi Stakeholder platform should in its quarterly meetings, identify issues which present as impediments to delivering on the SDG's. The Forum will then identify MEP champions who will attempt to raise this agenda in their Parliamentary work and with the Commission - ideally one from each political family - for a year, or until that impediment is erased. The Parliament should produce an INI each year from each of the Committees to identify successes and challenges for the EU in delivering the SDGs. This should be delivered to the Commission in April each year to give the Commission enough time to assess it for their own reporting in June/July. The Commission and Parliament should both be active in the meetings of the multi stakeholder platform meetings. The Commission should produce an update to the platform each year on its future plans to help with SDG implementation, as well as a document that would be accessible at all levels in all members states about best practice in implementing SDGs ahead of the UN SDG high level meetings in June/July. The Committee of Regions should act as a bridge between local actors and national actors as much as possible;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Highlights the significance of the Cohesion Policy as the main investment policy of the EU and emphasizes its contribution to the attainment of the SDGs; recalls that a horizontal application of sustainability criteria and performance based objectives for all EU structural and investment funds, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, is needed in order to achieve a comprehensive transition to sustainable and inclusive economic growth;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the inclusion of the SDGs in the Environmental Implementation Review; ~~calls for a series of annual reports to Parliament~~warns however that the Environmental Implementation Review should not be considered as a replacement for other tools such as infringement cases - especially against Member States that show a lack of political will to comply with EU law; calls on the Commission to step up the use of legal action to put a halt to the poor implementation of EU legislation; Calls for annual reporting on the EU’'s progress in SDG implementation which covers monitoring of EU indicators and an analysis of progress and areas where further effort is needed; asks that Parliament become a partner in the process, particularly in the second work stream post-2020; calls for annual dialogue and reporting between Parliament and the Commission resulting in the production of a report; urges that the results should be both transparent and easily understandable and communicable for a wide range of audiences;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. As set out in its 12 May 2016 resolution, the Parliament should have a clear role in the EU's implementation of the 2030 Agenda;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes recent developments around resource and waste efficiency and the circular economy; calls on the Commission to retain an upward trajectory with targets while supporting and guiding Member States as regards achieving waste reduction; calls on the Commission to come up with an ambitious and comprehensive strategy on plastics while also keeping with the 2020 target for environmentally sound management of chemicals; Recognises that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and cost effectively meeting climate change targets will require substantial increases in resource efficiency which will contribute to economic growth and job creation; Calls on the Commission to apply the principles of circular economy in water management, by implementing measures to promote the reuse of waste water in agriculture, industrial and municipal sectors;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Ensure that economic growth is decoupled from environmental degradation in accordance with the 10- year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Circular economy delivers a significant drop in use of virgin materials, a reduction in materials waste, longer lasting products, and utilization of manufacturing by-products and excess materials previously considered waste streams

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the environmental significance and socio-economic benefits of biodiversity and notes that according to the latest ‘'Planetary boundaries’' report, biodiversity loss is the biggest challenge the planet is facing; ~~call~~notes with concern that the targets onf the EU ~~and Member States in this respect to step up~~'s 2020 biodiversity strategy and of the Convention on Biological Diversity will not be met without substantial additional efforts; t~~o achieve their goals of halting biodiversity loss by 2020 and restoring at least 15 % of degraded ecosystem~~hus calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their efforts - including fully implementing the Nature Directives - to achieve these targets;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that sufficient resources must be allocated for biodiversity conservation, in particular to the Natura 2000 network and the LIFE programme , and reiterates the necessity for a common tracking methodology that takes into account all direct and indirect spending on biodiversity and their efficiency;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts as a global player in protecting the important ecology and environment of the Arctic. Furthermore implores the Commission not to allow any policies which incentivise exploitation of the Arctic for fossil fuels;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Benedek JÁVOR, Seb DANCE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Welcomes the Commission's joint communication for the future of our oceans, proposing 50 actions for safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed oceans in Europe and around the world, which serves as an integral part of the EU's response to the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular Sustainable Development Goal 14 'to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources';

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission to propose in a timely manner a Union Environmental Action Programme for the period after 2020, as required by Article 192(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as this will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs in Europe;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Nicola CAPUTO, Seb DANCE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to produce a report on the flagship EU carbon reduction scheme (the EU Emissions Trading Scheme - EU ETS) in order to ascertain whether the current trajectory for reductions will be enough to help the EU meet the SDGs and its commitments under the Paris Agreement; invites the Commission to provide adequate funding for the development of CO2 capture and storage technologies, which will play a fundamental role in the long-term strategy against global warming;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that one of the current and future push factors in third-country migration is extreme climate and environmental events; insists that the Commission must take this seriously in its external action, and reflect in all actions that mitigating the worst effects of climate change and supporting climate adaptation is a priority of the EU;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recognises the crucial role of the European Fund for Sustainable Development. Calls for the EFSD to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda and be guided by the objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and Article 208 TFEU and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, thus contributing to the Union's development and Neighbourhood policies, with a particular focus on poverty eradication, long-term sustainable and inclusive growth, decent job creation, socio-economic sectors and on the support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises. The EFSD shall also contribute to the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement by targeting investments to sectors that advance climate change mitigation and adaptation.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on the European Investment Bank to ensure it lives up to the values of Europe in implementing strong sustainability criteria in its lending. In particular - to ensure that lending to the energy and transport sectors is targeted at low carbon and sustainable projects.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Calls on the EIB to commit 40% of its lending portfolio to low-carbon and climate-resilient growth by 2030.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)

14d. Asks that the EIB allocate more funds to the ELENA initiative to provide grants for technical assistance focused on the implementation of energy efficiency, distributed renewable energy and urban transport projects and programmes.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recognises that resilient and sustainable infrastructure is a key principle of achieving a low-carbon sustainable future and brings a number of co-benefits such as durability and improved protection from fire and flooding; considers that any transition to a sustainable society can only be achieved by ~~ramping up our share of renewable energy and continuing efforts to achieve bette~~adhering to the principle of 'energy efficiency first' and continuing to improve the efficiency of appliances, power grids and buildings; recognises that the greatest potential for energy efficiency lies in building ~~stock, appliances and the power grids~~s and commits to a 2050 goal of an entirely sustainable, decarbonised and energy efficient building stock that has nearly zero energy demand and where any residual demand is supplied from renewable sources; calls for an accelerated increase in the share of renewable energy in the energy mix;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Notes that changes in environment and climate pose one of the most significant risks to establishing and maintaining peace and justice; recognises the need to a higher profile of the part that climate and environmental change are driving global migration, as well as poverty and hunger. Asks that work with the EFSD recognise this.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recognises the work of the US based 'Center for Climate and Security' in identifying flashpoints between climate change and international security - calling climate change a "threat multiplier" which could demand greater humanitarian or military intervention and lead to more severe storms that threaten cities and military bases.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers that achieving the SDGs and 2030 agenda is core to the existence of the European Union. Considers that achieving the SDGs should be Europe's legacy to future generations. Recognises that the SDG agenda aligns with the principles and values of the European Union and therefore achieving the SDGs naturally follows the European Unions' plans to create a better, healthier and more sustainable future for Europe. Calls on the Commission and Council to demonstrate commitment to providing jobs and growth sustainably by placing the SDGs at the heart of policy and decision making.

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Benedek JÁVOR, Seb DANCE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the intention to mainstream trade and investment policy with sustainable development, as well as the initiatives for consumption and production in the EU; calls for a rethinking of the investment policy and for the broad use of innovative financing tools for the achievement of the SDGs;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes the intention to mainstream trade and investment policy with sustainable development, a~~s well as the initiatives for consumption and production in the EU~~nd calls for further ambition to address the impacts of EU consumption of agricultural, seafood and other commodities within and beyond the EU's borders;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to mainstream sustainable supply chains into its trade policy based upon due diligence guidance developed by the OECD, which in itself is based on the UN guiding principles on corporate social responsibility;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Notes the current challenges in proper nutrition for a growing population but acknowledges that greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past fifty years and could rise by an additional 30% by 2050 if immediate measures are not taken. Requires therefore a co-ordinated response from all actors in Europe to make the food supply resilient to climate shocks; and lower the impact of the farm sector on land, water, and climate. Calls on the Commission to spread further awareness and incentives of Agro- farming techniques which have been shown to limit some of the sustainability issues associated with modern farming practices. Calls on the EU to double by 2030 the agricultural productivity and the incomes of small-scale food producers, particularly women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets, and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Benedek JÁVOR, Seb DANCE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls on the Commission to scale up efforts and funding for awareness raising, targeted education campaigns as well as enhancing citizens' commitments and action for sustainable development;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Calls on Commission and member states to end incentives for rapeseed, palm oil and soy based biofuels that lead to deforestation and peatland damage by 2020. Furthermore, introduce a single certification scheme should be introduced for palm oil entering the EU market that certifies the products for the socially responsible origin of their palm oil;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Urges the European Commission to undertake urgently analysis to respond to the OECD 'EU Health at a glance' publication that shows that life expectancy has not risen in many EU counties;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a comprehensive EU Policy Framework addressing global health challenges, such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis C and Antimicrobial Resistance, bearing in mind the different situation and specific challenges of EU Member States and their neighbouring countries where the burden of HIV and MDR-TB is highest; Calls on the Commission and the Council to play a strong political role in the dialogue with high-disease burden countries, including neighbouring countries in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, ensuring plans for sustainable transition to domestic funding are in place, so that HIV and TB programmes will be effective, continued and scaled up after the withdrawal of international donors' support and to continue to work closely with those countries in ensuring they take the responsibility and ownership of HIV and TB responses;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21c. Recognises the effectiveness in making available 'PREP' medication for preventing HIV/AIDS. Further calls on the Commission and ECDC to recognise that for HIV/AIDS treatment is also preventative;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)

21d. Recognises that Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights are a key driver with transformative potential for multi-dimensional poverty eradication, should be always recognized as a pre- condition for both healthy lives and gender equality. In this context, attention to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) must be stepped up. SRHR are unfortunately still treated as a niche issue, while they are of utmost importance for gender equality, youth empowerment and human development and ultimately poverty eradication. This represents little progress from previous EU approaches and the recognition of SRHR as key drivers for sustainable development is still missing. The EU position has been incoherent in this front, as shown in this package: the EC recognizes EU action in this domain only under 'health' in the Communication on Agenda 2030, but only under 'gender equality' in the Communication on the Consensus. Calls therefore, on the Commission and member states to continue to request that the United States rethink its stance on the so called 'global gag rule';

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)

21e. Stresses the need to continue promoting health research to develop new and improved accessible, affordable and suitable medical solutions to HIV/AIDS, TB and other poverty-related and neglected diseases, emerging epidemics and AMR;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)

21f. Calls on the EU and its Member States to commit the necessary resources and political focus to ensure that the principle of gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment is at the core of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Commission to come forward in the framework of the ~~upcoming mid-term~~ongoing review of the common agricultural policy with proposals to ~~further strengthen the greening measures as well as to~~shift from the current area-based payments towards a results- based system that supports farmers in the transition to a sustainable farming system that ensures the attainment of SDG 2;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to develop new, robust and transparent legislation to ensure global governance remains on track to deliver the SDG targets and secure rapid recovery of both European Seas and Global Oceans;

2017/04/25
Committee: ENVI