8 Amendments of Lynn BOYLAN related to 2017/2257(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission communication of 31 May 2017 entitled ‘Europe on the Move’ (COM(2017)0283), particularly as regards the need to shift rapidly towards zero-emissions road mobility, intermodality, shared mobility and the development of connected and automated vehicles through the investment in and the integration of infrastructure, energy and digital networks;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ReiteratesNotes that road transport is the main cause of air pollution in cities and contributes to a fifth of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions; recalls the stagnation in decarbonising the transport sector in particular; reiterates how integral the decarbonisation of the transport sector is to fulfilling the EU commitments on the fight against climate change under the Paris Agreement and the UN 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that for this purpose it will be necessary to rapidly increase the use of electro-mobility and alternative fuels, as road transport is responsible for one fifth of EU emissions, and this figure is increasing; underlines the need to improve data collection and reduce the gap between stated decarbonisation targets and real on-road emissions;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the increased use of digital technologies in the implementation of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, such as the electronic toll based on environmental performances of vehicles; states that electronic road tolls should be under public ownership only;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, according to WHO figures, road transport contributes to air and noise pollution, with a negative impact on citizens’ health, especially in urban areas; encourages the implementation ofcalls for an effective strategy to reduce the level of pollutants such as NOx, NO2 and particulate matter;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the appalling fume exposure experiments conducted on humans and monkeys by the European Research Group of Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT), a body funded by major car companies; recalls that this is not the first car industry scandal of this kind; calls for all research that informs EU policy to be completely independent from the car industry, including by way of funding and subcontracting;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CNotes that the provision of information to consumers on passenger vehicles is imperative to accelerating decarbonisation in transport; calls for improved information on emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles, with measures such asincluding standardised, visible and clear vehicle labelling, in order to promote cleaner mobility and allow public authorities to make use of ‘green’ public procurement;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that any uptake in electric vehicles will require an alignment of consumer behaviour with consumer attitude; notes both the current financial barriers and the non-financial barriers that consumers face in undertaking an electric vehicle purchase; therefore welcomes the Commission Recommendation C(2017) 3525, while also calling upon the Commission to consider revising the Car Labelling Directive 1999/94/EC;