Activities of José Inácio FARIA related to 2017/2009(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
EU action for sustainability (A8-0239/2017 - Seb Dance) PT
EU action for sustainability - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (debate) PT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU action for sustainability PDF (506 KB) DOC (126 KB)
Amendments (48)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication on international Ocean governance,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 2 February 2016 on the mid-term review of the EU's Biodiversity Strategy,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas healthy seas and oceans are essential to support abundant biodiversity, provide food security and sustainable livelihoods;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. wThereas 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 scheme gap analysis should assess for which areas we don't have policies in place yet, for which areas existing policies are not delivering, and where synergies and incoherences are between different policies. It is therefore important to take stock of what is already happening, see what is missing and decide what therefore needs to be done to fill the gaps;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. The gap analysis should assess for which areas we don't have policies in place yet, for which areas existing policies are not delivering, and where synergies and incoherences are between different policies. This to inform the development of a long-term overarching strategy. Only in this way will the EU and its Member States have a clear vision of the work to be accomplished to ensure that EU policies will contribute to achieving – and not undermining – the Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
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;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the communication on a European action for sustainability, which serves as the EU’s response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmentand calls on the Commission to now follow up on the communication with the update of the Sustainable Development Strategy which needs to be adapted to the timeframe of 2030 within a longer term perspective and should comprehensively cover, as a minimum, the scope of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and emphasizes that it should also include a concrete and detailed plan of implementation covering all 17 goals and 169 targets, with joint ownership of all DGs involved as far as the Commission is concerned, as well as review and accountability mechanisms;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’'s commitment to mainstreaming SDGs into all EU policies and initiatives, guided by the three pillars of sustainable development, social, environmental and economic, and calls on the Commission to establish an SDG check of all new policies and legislation and to ensure full policy coherence in the implementation of the SDGs;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’'s commitment to mainstreaming SDGs into all EU policies and initiatives, and recalls that they must be guided by the threefour pillars of sustainable development, social, environmental and, economic and cultural;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of ensuring an effective and transparent monitoring process for the implementation of SDGs, based on indicators frameworks suitable for the local level and covering all dimensions of sustainability. In that respect the indicators that the UN developed for the national reporting SDGs need to be fully embedded into the targets and methodologies used by EU policies to deliver the SDG agenda;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’'s commitment to mainstreaming the SDGs into its Better Regulation strategyStrategy, and calls on the Commission to ensure that evaluations and fitness checks in the framework of the Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT) programme have to assess whether certain policies or legislation contribute to the ambitious implementation of the SDGs or actually hinder it;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’'s commitment to mainstreaming the SDGs into its Better Regulation strategyfully integrate the SDGs in the European policy framework and mainstreaming the SDGs into its Better Regulation strategy; calls for the mainstreaming of the SDGs across all of the Future of Europe scenarios;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that delivering on the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development entails consideration of the inter-linkages between the goals and targets and the need for greater coherence among policies; calls on the Commission to come forward with an overarching strategy with leadership and clear responsibility attached to it setting out actions to 2030 for integrating sustainable development across EU policies and strengthening Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises that delivering on the 2030 Agenda for sustainable Development entails consideration of the inter-linkages between the goals and targets and the need for greater coherence among policies; calls on the Commission to come forward with an overarching strategy with leadership and clear responsibility attached to it setting out actions to 2030 for putting sustainable development at the heart of EU policies and strengthening Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. 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 to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5°C;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that in order to meet the SDGs, multi-stakeholder engagement will be required from the EU, Member States, civil society, businesses, and third partners; calls on the Commission to ensure that the multi-stakeholder Platform announced in the communication will become a model of best practice for the planning, implementing, monitoring and reviewing of the 2030 Agenda, that the multi-stakeholder platform should mobilize the expertise of different key sectors, promote innovation and best practices where sustainable development is concerned, should contribute to ensuring effective links with stakeholders working on sustainable development at the EU Member State level, and should be much broader than a peer-learning and exchange platform and more than a mechanism for discussion and consultation;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that in order to meet the SDGs, multi-stakeholder engagement will be required from the EU, Member States, civil society, businesses, and third partners; welcomes the planned establishment of a multi-stakeholder Platform for the follow- up and exchange of best practices on implementation; furthermore invites the Commission to promote synergies with other related platforms such as the REFIT platform, Circular Economy Platform, the High Level Working Group on Competitiveness and Growth and the High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that in order to meet the SDGs, multi-stakeholder engagement will be required from the EU, Member States, civil society, businesses, and third partners. The scope of the multistakeholder platform must go beyond follow-up and exchanges of best practice and allow for a real engagement of stakeholders in the planning and monitoring of the implementation of the SDGs;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the inclusion of the SDGs in the Environmental Implementation Review;, calls for a series of annual reports to Parliament on the EU’s progress in SDG implementation; 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 audienceson the Commission to actively participate in international fora on SDG implementation, in particular the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) and the High-level Political Forum, the United Nations' central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, and to provide a Voluntary Review at the HLFP in line with the 2030 Agenda encouragement to "conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress";
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for annual reporting on the EU's progress in SDG implementation which highlights 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;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. The European Parliament have a crucial oversight role at the 2030 Agenda and therefore have a particular duty to improve transparency, accountability and inclusive decision-making. When passing legislation or approving budgets, parliaments have to make sure the commitments made by governments are put into practice. A cross-committee would enable the Parliament to ensure follow-up, shared responsibility and policy coherence for sustainable development;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. whereas the SDGs are directly related to local and regional governments' responsibilities and competences, in respect of the subsidiarity principle; and that LRA have been engaged in local and regional sustainable policies for a long time;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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 chemicalapply the principles of circular economy in water management, by implementing measures to promote the reuse of waste water in agriculture, industrial and municipal sectors;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes recent developments around resource and waste efficiency, waste management 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 reductionrecycling and preparation for reuse targets while obliging Member States as regards achieving waste reduction and phasing out landfilling and energy recovery of waste in line with the 7th EAP; 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;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises that in order to meet the SDGs, multi-stakeholder engagement will be required from the EU, Member States, local and regional governments, civil society, businesses, and third partners. Notes that many EU policies and initiatives already exist to support the implementation of the SDGs, such as cohesion policy, and will become all the more important in the future as regards the resources necessary to localise the SDGs in European municipalities and regions;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises that globally freshwater species are declining at a faster rate than species in any other ecosystems and that in Europe water ecosystems are still experiencing the most significant deterioration and biodiversity decline; further recognises that the EU objective of achieving good status of all waters by 2015 has been missed due to low ambition of Member States in implementing the Water Framework Directive (WFD); Calls on the Commission and the MS to step up their efforts and increase the ambition in implementing the WFD thus ensuring that the EU's commitment on SDG on water with its target on integrated water management and protection of ecosystems is not undermined;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The oceans economy, or "blue economy", offers important opportunities for the sustainable use and conservation of marine resources. Appropriate capacity building support for developing and implementing planning tools and management systems can enable developing countries to seize these opportunities. The European Union has to play a major role in this regard.
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. 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;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the 2030 Climate and Energy framework sets targets for a reduction in GHG emissions of at least 40 %, meeting at least 27 % of EU energy demand with renewables, and increasing energy efficiency by at least 30 %; requests the Commission to undertake a study to ascertain whether these targets will be sufficient to help the EU meet the SDGs and its commitments underdevelop a mid-century, long-term zero-GHG development strategies by 2018, in line with the long term goals of the Paris Agreement; further requests the Commission revise and scale up the 2030 climate and energy framework, the EU's Nationally Determined Contribution by 2020 at the latest, in order to be sufficiently aligned with the long-term objectives of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. There is an undeniable nexus between the extraction of fisheries resources and conservation and trade. Thus, the opportunity cost of not acting to address harmful fishing subsidies is extremely high. Without action we will deplete the resource, create food insecurity and destroy the same sources of employment we aim to preserve;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Energy poverty, often defined as a situation where individuals or households are not able to adequately heat or provide other required energy services in their homes at affordable cost, is a problem across many Member States. This is due to rising energy prices, recessionary impacts on national and regional economies, and poor energy efficient homes. The EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC) estimates that 54 million European citizens (10.8% of the EU population) were unable to keep their home adequately warm in 2012, with similar numbers being reported with regard to the late payment of utility bills or presence of poor housing conditions. It is important that Member States recognise and address this problem, as ensuring basic energy services is critical to ensure that communities do not suffer negative health impacts, do not become further entrenched in poverty, can maintain a good quality of life, as well as ensuring the financial outlay to assist households that require support does not become too burdensome. Modern energy services are crucial to human well-being and to a country's economic development; and yet globally 1.2 billion people are without access to electricity and more than 2.7 billion people are without clean cooking facilities. More than 95% of these people are either in sub-Saharan African or developing Asia, and around 80% are in rural areas. Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Be it for jobs, security, climate change, food production or increasing incomes, access to energy for all is essential. Sustainable energy is opportunity – it transforms lives, economies and the planet;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Presses the Commission to provide more incentives and guidance on multinationals and businesses transferring funds to sustainable finance and divestment from fossil fuels; calls for the post-2020 MFF to be fully compatible with the SDGs while ensuring aa framework for the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors by multinationals and businesses in their corporate business models and by institutional investors in investment strategies in order to shift funds to substantial increase in Official Development Assistance (ODA) financinginable finance and divest from fossil fuels;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. With the international community starting to implement the new Post-2015 Development Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals in its centre, is urgent need for standards and indicators that allow measuring and assessing policies and implementation and hereby provide some guidance on an energy sustainable transition to a renewable energy.
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Renewable energy can create valuable job opportunities for people in regions with few employment opportunities, although the number of direct jobs created is limited. Most of the direct jobs are in operating and maintaining the installations. Some of these jobs pay high salaries and can have an important impact on long term sustainability of rural communities.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that changes in environment and climate pose one of the most significant risks to establishing and maiCalls on the EU to maintain the positive momentum from Paris through maintaining climate change as a strategic priority in diplomatic dialogues at global level including in high level bilateral and bi-regional dialogues with the G7, the G20, at the UN and partner countries such as China; in order to containing peace and justicue a positive and active dialogue that speeds up the global clean energy transition and avoids dangerous climate change;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Corruption has a serious impact on the environment. The trafficking of endangered species of wildlife, minerals and precious stones as well as forest products such as timber are also inextricably linked to corruption. Trafficking in wildlife can further threaten endangered species, while illegal logging can lead to a loss of biodiversity and increase carbon emissions, which contribute to climate change. For organized criminal groups the profits are good with little risk as forest crimes are rarely prosecuted and the sanctions often do not match the gravity of the crime. The United Nations Convention against Corruption with its comprehensive focus on corruption prevention, effective law enforcement, international cooperation and asset recovery, can be an effective tool to combat corruption in the environmental sector. States need to integrate anti-corruption strategies such as transparency and accountability into environmental legislation and policies and enhance democracy and good governance. Tackling corruption in the environmental sector will help create equitable access to essential resources such as water and a clean environment and is essential for protecting our environment and ensuring sustainable development.
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. The EU and its Member States should establish regular stocktaking moments and a transparent and an inclusive process by which to consult with civil society and other stakeholders on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. All partnerships undertaken in the context of the Agenda should be subject to strict criteria as well as to mandatory accountability processes. Is necessary a robust monitoring, accountability and review framework, based on the collection of quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data and using both quantitative and qualitative indicators.
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. The 2030 Agenda recognizes that we can no longer look at food, livelihoods and the management of natural resources separately. A focus on rural development and investment in agriculture - crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture – are powerful tools to end poverty and hunger, and bring about sustainable development. Agriculture has a major role to play in combating .climate change. The great ambition of the SDGs can only be achieved through cooperation – North- South, South-South and triangular – and global partnerships between multiple actors and across a broad range of areas.
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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 EUnd calls the impacts of the sourcing of agricultural and seafood commodities and natural resources within and outside the EU to be better addressed in EU policy-making;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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 EUnd calls on the Commission to establish a transparent sustainable development and human rights check for all future trade agreements;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Implores the Commission to continue stepping up action on serious measures to tackle poor air quality; recognises that the SDGs regarding health and sustainable living cannot be achieved without such ac which is responsible for over 430.000 premature deaths in the EU every year, and urges the Commission to ensure new and existing legislation is enforced, to speed up legal actions against Member States failing to comply with air pollution laws, reject the flexibilities which Member States can apply for from early 2017, proposes new, effective sector-specific legislation to tackle the various sources of pollution, addresses methane emissions and aligns EU ambient air quality limits with the most recent WHO recommendations;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that cultural participation improves physical and mental health and wellbeing, positively impacts school and professional performance, helps people at the edge of social exclusion to integrate the labour market, thus it contributes greatly to the achievement of many SDGs;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. CNotes that the Common Agricultural Policy in its current form is not able to respond to current societal challenges; calls on the Commission to come forward in the framework of the upcoming mid-term review of the common agricultural policy with proposals to further strengthen the greening measures as well as to ensure the attainment of SDG 2;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 1 (new)
- Stresses that it is necessary to make culture an integral part of the Commission's action for sustainability, clearly highlighting the role it plays in economic development, job creation, promoting democracy, social justice and solidarity, fostering cohesion, fighting social exclusion, poverty and generational and demographic disparities; calls on the Commission to mainstream culture in the objectives, definitions, tools and evaluation criteria of its strategy for SDGs;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Culture is a transversal and cross- cutting concern and constitutes an essential resource for development. The use of cultural resources is a fundamental way to achieve other future development goals. The integration of cultural factors in sustainable development policies and strategies should also be done in full respect of other international commitments, acknowledging the universality and interdependence of human rights.
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the EU to increase efforts and funding to increase public awareness and education about the SDGs, and increase citizens' engagement in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Calls on the Commission to report on progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the EU to the high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) before the end of its mandate in 2019;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Presses the Commission to recognise and underline clearly that culture is one of the main drivers for behavioural change and the creation of environmentally-responsible attitudes, consumption patterns and sustainability- driven values;