2 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2017/2272(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas transport by air, sea and land is a major contributor to carbon emissions and by extension, to climate change, and their increase is a direct consequence of any and all proposed major trade deals such as Mercosur, TTIP, CETA, etc.;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the EU speaking with a single and unified voice in all international forums and calls on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission to coordinate a joint EU effort to ensure its commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement; insists on the need to develop a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy and to integrate climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence; calls in this context for independent climate impact assessments to be carried out in tandem with all proposed trade deals involving the Union, focusing in particular (though not exclusively) on the effect of the consequent increase in transport emissions;