19 Amendments of Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER related to 2020/2077(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan; Stresses that circular economy could offer increased opportunities for the entire agri-food value chain to become more resource efficient, reduce the amount of external inputs, close nutrient loops, reduce negative discharges to the environment, hedge against price volatility, lower production costs and consolidate sustainability;
Amendment 14 #
2. Takes the view that the announcement of the action plan is a clarion call for profound change to reorient farm production models towards agro-ecologyoptimization of production systems, given the degradation and scarcity both in natural resources and in the rest of the food chain;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the role of Cluster 6 of Horizon Europe to advance knowledge, build capacities as well as to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions that will accelerate the transition to circular economy, and hence create attractive jobs in rural communities, enhance value creation and competitiveness; Calls on European Commission to enhance incentives for adoption of innovative tools and technologies and make them accessible to all farmers and livestock breeders whatever the type and size of their farms, their farming practices and their backgrounds;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highlights the important roles of integrated farming and precision agriculture to support implementation of circular economy and achieve sustainable agricultural production;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Stresses the important role that small and medium-sized agri-food enterprises (SMEs) are playing in transition to a circular economy and considers that with the right financial and technological support are an integral part of the solution for achieving it; underlines that circular economy can strengthen the EU’s agri-food sector competitiveness and foster business creation and entrepreneurship among SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the implementation of a European protein plan advocating consumption of legumes, as crops that need no nitrogen-based fertilisers; underlines the essential role of research and innovation (R&I) for developing new innovative solutions to reduce EU dependency of protein imports and calls the European Commission to ensure adequate support through Horizon Europe and the Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Sees the circular bio-economy as an opportunity for agriculture, enabling it generate renewable energy from biodegradable farm and municipal waste and its by-products: organic fertilisers; highlights the potential of bio-based innovation to enhance EU economic competitiveness, deliver new value chains, technologies and processes, economic activities and employment, thus revitalising regional economies local and rural areas;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Hopes that the circular economy will contribute to the relocation of agriculture and food production at local level by strengthening regional and local food systems as a way to ensure fair prices for producers and strengthen the link between food products and their locality of origin while preserving and developing rural areas;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance of circular economy in promoting social and territorial cohesion in rural areas;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in its efforts to better inform consumers on nutritional and ecological claims, and calls for labelling of residues present in food;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food loss and waste; calls on the Commission to present a clear distinction between what is “avoidable” (waste) and what is “non- avoidable”(loss) as several factors affect agricultural production that are out of farmers’ control, such as adverse weather conditions and climate change, pests and diseases, and market disturbances;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the essential role of packaging, in particular for food safety and hygiene; calls on the European Commission to propose new legislation to tackle over-packaging and waste generation and provide support to creation of an integrated single market for secondary raw materials and by- products;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the presence of old, disused agricultural buildings which pose serious problems in terms of their removal costs (asbestos, etc.).;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for the promotion of sustainable wood-based products to substitute CO2-intensive substances and to store CO2 in the long term;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Highlights the role of bioenergy derived from forest residues and emerging calamities as a sustainable resource for climate-friendly energy supply and substitute of fossil fuels;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Takes the view that respect for the property rights of agricultural and forestry enterprises and compensation for services rendered in nature conservation should be preserved and increased;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Believes that the promotion of the forest-based sector will strengthen the EU-wide bio- and recycling economy as well as the bio-based industry;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Stresses to take immediately action regarding phasing out of fossil fuels from the energy system to reach the EU climate targets (zero net carbon emissions) in 2040;