Activities of Ciarán CUFFE related to 2022/2008(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy
Amendments (16)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a Eurobarometer survey from October 2021 indicated that 82% of Europeans are willing to change their travel habits for more sustainable practices, including consuming locally sourced products, reducing waste and water consumption, travelling off-season or to less visited destinations and choosing transport options based on their ecological impact;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the unprecedented military aggression against Ukraine by the Russian Federation has demonstrated again the urgent need to end the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels not only from a climate but also from a geo-political perspective; whereas the share of Russian gas in the EU’s gas consumption is still nearly 40% and Russia remains the main supplier of EU imports of crude oil and coal; whereas the EU needs to diversify as fast as possible its energy sources and accelerate the rollout of the most energy efficiency transport modes and increase the utilisation of renewable energy in the transport sector whilst simultaneously supporting clean industrial processes and supply chains;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes the update of the Industrial Strategy; stresses that to be a true transformational strategy the European Green Deal and digital transition need to be at its core thereby reducing the EU’s dependencies and ensuring a level playing field for European industry, including the transport sector, while going through the transition, and creating the base for becoming a competitive front-runner in establishing a net-zero GHG emission economy. Notes that Russia's military aggression against Ukraine has led to increased transport costs in Europe, including those related to energy and fuel usage, and this is having an immediate and negative effect across industry and society as a whole; Recognises that there are numerous transport measures that can help reduce these impacts on end- users whilst also benefiting the environment and human health through reduced greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward an urgent action plan to foster both an industrial and societal shift towards lowest energy mobility in order to counteract the immediate effects of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, to help a rapid shift towards a climate neutral industry and society, to tackle mobility poverty and improve social cohesion by way of reducing energy use in the transport sector through measures such as lower speed limits, avoiding unnecessary high carbon travel through supporting home working and enacting car free days in urban areas, supporting ultralow cost public transport, supporting rail transport over aviation and putting in place measures that encourages the manufacturing and use of shared mobility modes as well as micro-mobility, cycling and walking;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Stresses that the EU needs to adopt a more strategic approach on diversifying and making more sustainable global value chains and the supply of critical materials in the transport sector, in particular in times of crisis; calls in particular to significantly reduce energy dependence, especially on Russian gas, oil, coal and nuclear, by, inter alia, massively investing in energy efficiency measures and increased renewable capacities while enhancing demand-side flexibility and direct electrification where feasible; further stresses that the acceleration of the implementation of the Green Deal will strengthen the Union and increase its autonomy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible clear science- based transition pathways for the mobility and transport sectors in alignment with the EU climate targets and environmental goals, in order identify concrete actions and interim targets, including in the area of R&I, battery development, embedded carbon emissions, infrastructure, technologies and skills to ultimately reach the goal of climate neutrality and a more circular economy as well as ensuring consistency and synergy among EU policies and objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that support industries through their sustainable transitions; calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the progress of individual sectors’ transition pathways towards reaching the EU’s climate and environmental targets and in turn securing the competitiveness and resilience of the mobility and transport sectors; stresses that civil society, consumer organisations and trade unions should be part of developing ground rules and agreeing of priorities for the sectoral pathways to be developed;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Transition Pathway for Tourism and calls on the Commission to establish an online stakeholders’ collaboration platform to further implement the co-creation process;but is deeply concerned that due to the voluntary status of the Pathway that its potential effect on the tourism sector is substantially limited; calls on the Commission to follow up on the Transition Pathway for Tourism and present a set of binding and concrete actions and interim targets, including in the area of R&I, infrastructure, technology development and skills to ultimately allow the sector to reach the goal of climate neutrality as well as supporting the development of sustainable and soft tourism throughout European destinations for both tourists and local populations whilst ensuring consistency and synergy among EU policies and objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that support industries through their sustainable transitions; calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the progress of the tourism sectors’ transition pathways towards reaching the EU’s climate and environmental targets, the competitiveness and resilience of the tourism sector; stresses that civil society, consumer organisations and trade unions should be part of developing ground rules and agreeing of priorities for the Transition Pathway for Tourism.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic represents a historic opportunity to modernise tourism in the EU and make it more sustainable, including from a mobility perspective, and more accessible for persons with disabilities, and calls on the Commission to publish a Recommendation on ‘sustainable tourism’ that includes more concrete and detailed action plan with short-, medium- and long-term objectives, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to make credibly certified businesses and destinations frontrunners for environmentally friendly, socially responsible and economically sound travel and tourism, to be adopted in coordination with Parliament and the Member States, which includes measures to be applied and observed by all Member States, industries and tourists;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out the importance of promoting sustainable tourism, contributing to job creation, to the protection and restoration of natural ecosystems and biodiversity, and to increase prosperity and competitiveness, by building on new business models; calls on the Commission to facilitate access to EU funding for tourism stakeholders, in particular for the purpose of supporting small hospitality providers to shift away from using fossil fuels and to improve energy efficiency; believes that support and coordination at Union level must be provided to improve tourism administration at national, regional and local level, inter alia by introducing tourism sustainability certification; stresses the importance of promoting a shift from over tourism to other forms of cultural and sustainable tourism which respect our environment and cultural heritage;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to develop binding requirements on passenger transport companies, in particular those in the aviation sector, to develop greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plans in line with EU climate goals and for the vital purpose of ensuring that such companies avoid investing in stranded assets;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it regrettable that the EU multiannual financial framework and NextGenerationEU did not provide any specific funding for the tourism industry;, nor a dedicated budget for sustainable tourism.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to develop a new Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to mitigate the on-going energy crisis perpetuated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its adverse effects on European Industry and society as a whole, and in particular on the transport sector and final mobility users;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to utilise EU State aid rules and the RRF to support schemes in Member States that encourage modal shift to sustainable modes of transport such as rail and active mobility by subsidising public transport and encouraging shared mobility schemes and initiatives such as Car-Free Days; further calls for measures that reduce the need for unnecessary journeys and that reduce speeds on roads such as financial support for renovating speed signs or deployment of dynamic speed signs and incentives for encouraging the uptake of vehicles with speed limiters.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to support SMEs and micro-businesses (including artisans) in the tourism sector, by fostering innovative initiatives, simplifying bureaucracy and encouraging education and training (mainly on new digital skills and sustainable business models and transformation), to stimulate new sustainable tourism offerings in terms of destinations and experiences;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to facilitatebring forward a legislative proposal for multimodal journey planning and ticketing through digital services as soon as possible while better regulating the activity of online booking platforms and booking platform intermediaries; calls for the EU framework for short-term rentals to be strengthened and for new policies to be implemented with a view to enhancing transparency;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the blue economy is paramount to promote a sustainable tourism industry; emphasises, in this regard, that the Commission should ensure a fair and non-discriminatory transposition of Directive 2006/123/EC when related to State-owned maritime concessions for tourism purposes; notes that it is crucial to safeguard theall ecosystems of rural and coastal areas in order to preserve and improve the wealth of biodiversity and ecotourism; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide remote regions withdevelop comprehensive smart tourism strategies in remote regions to address problems of limited transport or digital connectivity.