Activities of Jytte GUTELAND related to 2021/0277(BUD)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of achieving the EU’s climate and biodiversity mainstreaming targets1 as soon as possible, including by using the new funds available under the Next Generation EU (NGEU) instrument, in particular the Recovery and Resilience Facility2 and the Just Transition Fund; stresses the importance of using these funds to also ensure a just transition based on solidarity and fairness; highlights that it is essential that funding from the multiannual financial framework and the NGEU is only awarded for activities which are in line with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle and are consistent with the Paris Agreement objectives as laid down in the European Council conclusions of 21 July 2020; ; ___________________ 130 % of EU expenditure contributing to climate objectives, and annual spending levels for biodiversity of at least 7.5 % in 2024, increasing to 10 % in 2026 and 2027. 2At least 37 % of RRF spending contributing to climate objectives.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its call to track climate- and biodiversity-related expenditure using a robust, transparent and comprehensive methodology for the achievement of the applicable targets; looks forward to the annual consultations on the climate target, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020; insists that the methodology for climate spending take into consideration the effects of the phasing out of NGEU funding, and differentiates between climate mitigation and adaptation where feasible; welcomes the new “climate adjustment mechanism” which can be triggered to modify spending in case of insufficient progress; expects the Commission to take into account the concerning special report 16/2021 from the European Court of Auditors1a when drafting the new methodology; expects that the reporting will be disaggregated and that there will be an adequate overview of individual expenditures and their impacts; looks forward to the annual consultations on the climate target, as set out in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020; ___________________ 1aSpecial report 16/2021 : Common Agricultural Policy and climate : Half of EU climate spending but farm emissions are not decreasing.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that sufficient resources should be secured in the 2022 EU budget for the achievement of the objectives of the 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, the Farm to Fork Strategy, the Circular Economy Action Plan and, the Zero Pollution Action Plan; calls, therefore and Chemical Strategy for Sustainability; calls, on the Commission to secure an adequate level of human resources for the directorates involved in ensuring the full implementation of these strategies; is concerned about the fact that the staffing levels of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment have been significantly reduced in the last few years and that it represents only 1.73 % of all Commission staff, jeopardising the successful implementation and enforcement of EU policies and calls for its imminent increase;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increase in the budgets for the EU4Health programme and the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (rescEU) in order to support the Health Union and enhance the EU’s capacity to respond to crises and build resilience to future shocks; reiterates that adequate funding should be provided to the HERA incubator awaiting the set up of a new European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, to notably address imminent challenges related to variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus; calls for increased funding towards genome sequencing and epidemiological surveillance; reiterates the importance of increased funding towards a strong and inclusive European Health Union to contribute to equitable access to health care of good quality; stresses the urgency of strengthening the capacity and resilience of national health systems to be able to respond to the needs of patients across the Union; calls for additional budgetary support for the LIFE programme;