8 Amendments of Caroline VOADEN related to 2019/2712(RSP)
Amendment 4 #
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the 2019 special reports by the IPCC on Climate Change and Land and on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate,
Amendment 99 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the country holding the EU Presidency and the Commission to submit to the UNFCCC as soon as possible the Union’s long-term strategy to reach domestic net-zero emissions inby 2050 at the latest; stresses that in order to reach domestic net- zero GHG emissions inby 2050 in the most cost-efficient manner, and in order to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security, the 2030 ambition level will need to be raised; believes it to be of the utmost importance for the Union to send a clear message during the UN Climate Summit in September 2019at COP25 that it stands ready to enhance its contribution to the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 107 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Expects that the European Green Deal, to be put forward by the Commission in early 2020, will set out a comprehensive and ambitious strategy for achieving a climate neutral Europe by 2050 at the latest including the target of 55% emissions reductions by 2030;
Amendment 126 #
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the global action made during the next 10 years will impact the future of humanity for the next 10 000 years; therefore calls on the Commission and all parties under the COP25 to take bold and ambitious measures;
Amendment 138 #
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the publication of the report on the implementation of the EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change which shows that some progress has been made against each of its eight individual actions; nNevertheless notes that despite global efforts to reduce emissions, climate change impacts are inevitable and further actions to adapt is vital; therefore calls on the Commission to revise the Strategy as the report has outlined that the EU remains vulnerable to climate impacts within and outside its borders; encourages investments by the insurance industry in adaptation, considers that protecting human health, halting biodiversity decline and promoting urban adaptation constitute priorities;
Amendment 141 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that Article 8 on Loss and Damage of the Paris Agreement states that Parties should take a cooperative approach in relation to loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change; therefore highlights the importance in global supportive action in areas especially vulnerable to climate change impacts;
Amendment 145 #
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that adaptation action is an inevitable urgent necessity for all countries if they are to minimise negative effeimpacts of climate change and make full use of the opportunities for climate-resilient growth and sustainable development; stresses the need to develop and implement systems and tools to keep track of progress and effectiveness of national adaptation plans and actions; calls on Member States to strengthen their national energy and climate plansthe Commission to take action in this regard to strengthen resilience towards future climate change impacts within the Union;
Amendment 163 #
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the EU’s budget should be coherent with its international commitments on sustainable development and with its mid- and long-term climate and energy targets and should not be counterproductive to these targets or hampering their implementation; calls therefore on the Commission to ensure climate and biodiversity proofing of EU investments and put forward, where applicable, harmonised and binding rules on clim; underlines thate and biodiversity proofing of EU investll spending under the next Multiannual Financial Framework should be compliant with the objectives of the Paris Agreements;