4 Amendments of Michal WIEZIK related to 2020/2074(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that financial resources from the cohesion policy have been spent on restoration of wetlands and peatlands which suffered the pressures posed also by agricultural policy and agricultural and forestry practices; calls for targeted efforts in this area also in the upcoming MFF, Just Transition and Recovery Funding and at the same time highlights the need to lower the pressure both with respect to quantitative as well as qualitative status of water bodies and adjacent ecosystems and make a transition to more sustainable land use which supports the ability of these ecosystems to adapt to climate change;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of linking regional environmental strategies to ambitious climate targets that go beyond the overall target of achieving a climate- neutral EU by 2050, fully taking into account the potential contribution of the farming, food and forestry sectorunused potential of carbon sinking and potential contribution to sustainable substitution of energy- intensive materials in the high added value production which does not negatively impact on the carbon removals and which significantly contributes to the number of green jobs;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that regional environmental strategies should support renewable energy production and resource efficiency in the farming, food and agroforestry and forestry sectors; suggests that the relevant authorities prioritise the most sustainable options with the carbon payback time relevant for the EU climate targets, such as wind or solar, and subjecthat bioenergy projects to strict sustainability criteriabecome subject to strict and scientifically up- to- date sustainability and eligibility criteria which also take into account the availability of the respective type of biomass, restoration and protection targets, and of the industries higher up the forest value chain;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that EU macro-regional strategies should help build cooperation in order to solve regional and river basin issues linked to climate mitigation and adaptation in the farming, food and agroforestry and forestry sectors, in fields such as drought, flood and fire protection, river restoration and improvement of river connectivity, efficient collective waste management, including with the aim of energy production, and the re-localisation of food production.