17 Amendments of Marek Paweł BALT related to 2021/2046(INI)
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s communication entitled ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’ and points out shortcomings that need to be overcome; stresses that the sector's potential to reduce its emissions, noise and air pollution and congestion is greatly dependent on investment in environmentally sustainable public transport systems, which must give rise to a paradigm shift in mobility, which is overly focused on individual transport;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that, due to its ability to connect remote and rural areas in an affordable and sustainable manner, bus and coach transport contributes to a just transition as envisioned under the Green Deal and calls on the European Commission to fully integrate bus and coach transport in its approach to sustainable and smart mobility.
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that a sustainable mobility strategy must encompass all methods of transport, increasing the modal share of the most, sustainable means ofobility solutions, such as collective public transport, as well as the different levels of travel – local, regional, national and international – and should be inextricably linked to suitable spatial planning and land use; underlines the particular challenges of mobility in urban areas and advocates a public transport pricing policy that incentivises greater use thereof;
Amendment 189 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the role of Renewable Energy Directive in the progressive decarbonisation of transport fuels through the development and deployment of renewable fuels.
Amendment 200 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourage the Commission to assess the possibility of adjusting the EU’s renewable energy targets to allow it to be met by selecting zero carbon technologies such as hydrogen.
Amendment 209 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Rejects the direct inclusion of emissions from road transport in the EU ETS, including the setting up of any kind of parallel scheme;
Amendment 214 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Emphasises the benefits for the European economy of an early transition to zero-emission vehicles that the life cycle assessment findings have found to have the lowest climate impact; calls on the Commission improve CO2 standards and air-pollutant emission standards for all road transport;
Amendment 217 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Deeply regrets that Energy Taxation Directive does not support the EU’s climate change policies and the polluter pays principle, and the significant development of EU climate and energy policies is not reflected in the directive; emphases that taxation of fuels according to volume and not according to their energy content discriminates against renewable fuels and supports the use of the most energy and emission-intensive energy products.
Amendment 226 #
4g. Invites the Commission to review measures enacted through any other legislation in order to ensure that none of these measures contradict the targets set in Regulation establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council(European Climate Law) by increasing the environmental impact of any transport mode. The revision needs to promote sustainable transport from an environmental and social point of view through a broader application of the “user pays” and “polluter pays” principles;
Amendment 230 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Underlines the need to adjust related policies accordingly where necessary that regulates the working conditions, rights and access to social protection;
Amendment 233 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Stresses that access to social protection should be equal for all workers, regardless of the type of their work – be it employment, self-employment, or micro entrepreneurship;
Amendment 236 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Welcomes the announced proposals on sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime; Underlines, that any further fundamental changes to the European air traffic management shall be based on comprehensive impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis, taking into account any social effects and member states' sovereignty in the context of Chicago Convention;
Amendment 238 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 k (new)
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4k. Stresses the need for additional funding under the MFF 2021-2027 and beyond for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems for road transport, including of next-generation networks such as 5Gand 6G and the underlying road infrastructure, and of the development of secure and resilient cybersecurity solutions in the field of connected and automated mobility (CAM), inter alia through the dedicated funds under Horizon Europe and Digital Europe Programs;
Amendment 240 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 l (new)
Paragraph 4 l (new)
Amendment 243 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 m (new)
Paragraph 4 m (new)
4m. Notes that the shift towards connected and automated mobility will generate an exponential volume of high- value data, such as personal identifiable information and commercial (meta)data, including new algorithms; stresses the need to ensure that all private and public operators that process such data are fully implementing their obligations as defined in Union data protection and cybersecurity legislation;
Amendment 247 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 n (new)
Paragraph 4 n (new)
4n. Welcomes the announced proposals on sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime. Underlines that any use of biofuels should be limited to those complying with strict sustainability standards and take into account full life- cycle emissions;
Amendment 249 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 o (new)
Paragraph 4 o (new)
4o. Support the Commission’s plans to extend the ETS regulation to the maritime sector and calls for this extension to be in line with the existing scope of the MRV shipping regulation; Furthermore it emphasises that this extension cannot stand alone and must be complemented by the introduction of a ship efficiency standard;