10 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/2974(RSP)
Amendment 11 #
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that European citizens already face direct impacts of climate change; underlines that while those impacts aren't just financial (in fact it may be the least of the problems), according to the European Environment Agency, average annual losses caused by weather and climate-related extremes in the Union amounted to around €12.8 billion between 2010 and 2016, and that, if no further action is taken, climate damages in the EU could amount to at least €190 billion by 2080, equivalent to a net welfare loss of 1.8% of its current GDP;
Amendment 19 #
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of mitigation pathways in line with the Paris Agreement., and recommends that the European Union should follow those pathways;
Amendment 56 #
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the first category of pathways aims at reducing GHG emissions by only around 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels; notes with concernregret that such ambition represents the lower range of holding global warming below 2°C and is therefore not in line with the Paris objective of holding global temperature rise to well below 2°C, with the further aim of keeping it below 1.5°C;
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 7
7. PFrom a strictly economic view, points that the EU GDP is expected to increase more under zero emissions scenarios than in scenarios with lower emission reductions, however this may be spread unevenly across the EU; considers that the price of non-action would be by far the costliest scenario and would not only result in massive GDP loss in Europe, but also further increase economic inequalities between Member States as some are expected to be harder hit than others by the consequences of inaction;
Amendment 93 #
Paragraph 9
9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage and direct air capture, that yet have yet to prove their feasibility; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on such technologies, which should merely complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further action by 2030 is needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report;
Amendment 113 #
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes that the Commission clearly expresseaccepts that net-zero emissions are possible without net job losses and that they put a lot of emphasis on the transition in the energy intensive industry;, but highlights that a just transition towards net-zero GHG emissions has, in fact, the potential to create a net gain of more than 1one million additional jobs in the Union;
Amendment 121 #
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that Europe's climate transition must be ecologically, economicsocially and socieconomically sustainable, with the emphasis very much on the first two elements; emphasises that tailor-made and sufficiently funded strategies will need to be designed in close collaboration with local and regional public authorities, trade unions, educational institutions, civil society organisations and the private sector, to ensure equal opportunities are offered to all European citizens in this transition;
Amendment 259 #
Paragraph 22
22. Points out with major concern that the strategy confirms that GHG emissions from the transport sector are still on the rise, and that the Clean Mobility Package will not be sufficient to decarbonise the transport sector by 2050;
Amendment 309 #
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Recommends that a major effort should be focused on agriforestry and the very real gains to be made - ecologically and in biodiversity - in the incorporation of trees and various vegetation into working farmland;
Amendment 361 #
Paragraph 30
30. Highlights the significant impact of behavioural change in achieving GHG emissions reduction, including from the transport sector and particularly the aviation sector; calls on the Commission to explore as soon as possible policy options to encourage behavioural change, without which any change will be a major struggle - buy-in is essential for progress;