Activities of Klemen GROŠELJ related to 2020/2043(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Amendments (8)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to uphold the Union´s climate ambition in line with the 2050 climate neutrality objective and the raised 2030 target while making sure that the polluter-pays principle is consistently applied;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the mechanism must ensure that the price of imports reflects their true carbon content in line with WTO rules and EU obligations;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that decentralised climate actions can lead to carbon leakage and a competitive disadvantage on international markets for the EU industry; urges the Commission, therefore, to ensure full carbon-leakage protection and to consider the inclusion of export rebates in the mechanism;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the mechanism must comply with EU internal market regulations and not cause any additional unnecessary market distortions and red tape, which could limit fair, open and rule-based market competition and have a particularly adverse effect on SMEs or become a tool for protectionism;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to evaluate all operational options of the mechanism, such as a carbon tax on select imported and domestic products, a new carbon duty or tax on imports, or the extension of the EU ETS to imports;
Amendment 106 #
7. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment of different mechanisms and designs to incentivise international climate action and prevent carbon leakage before presenting a legislative proposal.; calls on the Commission, in its impact assessment, to identify measures for sectors where the risk of carbon leakage is highest;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a special evaluation of the impact of the mechanism on SMEs and on competition within the internal market; calls for the creation, if needed, of a support mechanism for SMEs to successfully adjust to the new market reality, thereby preventing them from being victims of unfair practices by larger market players;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Underlines that the mechanism should reflect and be commensurate with the internal EU carbon price;