2 Amendments of Nikos ANDROULAKIS related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Doha Climate Change Conference held in December 2012, adopted an amendment to the Protocol establishing a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol (KP CP2), starting on 1 January 2013 and ending on 31 December 2020, with legally binding emission reduction commitments, the inclusion of a new gas (nitrogen trifluoride), an ambition mechanism providing for a simplified procedure to allow a Party to adjust its commitment by increasing its ambition during a commitment period and finally, a provision which automatically adjusts a Party’s target to prevent an increase in its emissions for the period 2013 to 2020 beyond its average emissions for the years 2008 to 2010;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Clarifies that, although the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will be limited in its extent, it should be seen as a very important interim step, and therefore calls on Parties, including EU Member States, to ratify the second commitment period rapidly, as the EPcomplete the ratification process, as soon as possible and in any case before December 2015; notes that Parliament completesd its part by giving its consent; believes that such efforts and transparency is necessary to help understand mutual efforts and build trust among all Parties towards the Paris Conference;