26 Amendments of Mohammed CHAHIM related to 2021/2011(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),including SDG 12 “Responsible consumption and production” and SDG 15 “Life on land”,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights(EPSR),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2020 entitled ‘A new Circular Economy Action Plan – For a cleaner and more competitive Europe’ (COM(2020)0098), and the staff working document ‘Leading the way to a global circular economy: state of play and outlook’ (SWD(2020)100),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission Foresight Study of September 2020 entitled ‘Critical Raw Materials for Strategic Technologies and Sectors in the EU’,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
— having regard to the IEA special report of May 2021entitled ‘The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions’,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the supply of many critical raw materials is highly concentrated outside the Union as China provides 98 % of the EU’s supply of rare earth elements (REE), Turkey provides 98% of the EU’s supply of borate, and South Africa provides 71% of the EU’s needs for platinum, 92% of iridium,80% of rhodium, and 93% of ruthenium.1a _________________ 1aCommission Communication of 2020 on Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas future scenarios indicate that for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage, the EU would need up to 18 times more lithium and 5 times more cobalt in 2030, and almost 60 times more lithium and15 times more cobalt in 2050, compared to the current supply to the whole EU economy;1a _________________ 1aCommission Communication of 2020 on Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. Whereas the raw materials sector employs around 350 000 jobs in the EU, and more than 30 million jobs in downstream manufacturing industries that depends on it1a and Moving towards a more circular economy could bring a net increase of 700000 jobs in the EU, by 2030;1b _________________ 1a Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability [COM(2020) 474 final], EESC Opinion, March 2021 1bCommission Communication of 2020 on Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability.
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that waste collection and product design are ‘low hanging fruit’ strategies to increase CRM supply; notes however that waste collection and product design have a low TRL1a; notes that CRM substitution, while having its limits in product efficiency, is an inherent goal of industry because of high prices and dependency; Stresses that only focusing on recycling will not be sufficient to facilitate the increasing demand; _________________ 1a Technology Readiness Level
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WarnNotes that Europe’s transition to climate neutrality should not replace reliance on fossil fuels with reliance on rawis essentially a material transition from fossil fuels to other raw materials; stresses that this transition should decrease Europe’s dependence on critical materials;
Amendment 78 #
3a. Notes that the development and future large-scale deployment of technologies, including emerging digital applications, renewables generation and batteries for EV and light means of transport, will boost demands for critical and other raw materials such as helium and nickel;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to review the criticality assessment methodology before 2023, ahead of the publication of the next list of CRMs; taking into account scenarios on future demand of critical and other raw materials;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to assess the implications of several low-carbon and digital technologies competing for the same CRM; in this regard stresses the importance of the energy efficiency first principle and believes that zero-emissions and resource-efficient solutions should prevail;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that the creation of strategic stockpiling is not yet part of the action plan and believes that strategic stockpiling in combination with other strategic measures - like recycling and CRM substitutes - contribute to reduce CMRs dependencies; underlines that increasing the availability should go hand in hand with a decrease of demand, which can be achieved by looking at the entire value chain - design, operation and end of life; asks the Commission to define strategies to reduce the overall dependence on CRM mining;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the awareness of possible scarcity problems with CRM is too low and should be improved; Stresses the urgent need for closer partnerships between CRM actors and downstream users and the common awareness and commitment to sustainable value chains;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that more coordination and joint efforts are necessary to develop resilient supply chains to meet the demand for current and future CRMs for EU’s industrial needs, to avoid supply chain disruptions and reduce dependency and to maintain high social and environmental standards; Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish an EU Agency in charge of mapping mineral resources in EU, assessing imports and exports, as well as global supply and demand of CRMs, managing stockpiling and monitoring CRMs sourcing;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the need to build secondary CRM markets in order to guarantee constant secondary CRM flows; notes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach, to strengthen the Union industrial ecosystem and to keep jobs in the manufacturing sector; notes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach; stresses that the achievement of clean and safe material cycles is a prerequisite for the creation of a credible secondary raw materials market in the EU;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the proposal to map the potential supply of secondary CRMs from EU stocks and waste; encourages the Commission to make this mapping exercise a priority and carry it out earlier than envisaged; encourages the Commission to extend this mapping exercise to current available technologies used to decrease demand of CRM and increase the re-use of CRM in the supply chain;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the proposal to promote CRM research and innovation in 2021 on waste processing, advanced materials and substitution in the framework of Horizon Europe, the European Regional Development Fund and national R&I programmes;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that whileif smart product design, the reuse of materials, recycled sources and substitution cannot significantly reduce primary demand, responsible and sustainable sourcing is needed when supplydemand cannot be met;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses its concern about the socio-economic and environmental impact of the mineral industry; Stresses that the increase of the use of materials, combined with higher extraction, processing and waste may generate social and environmental consequences such as heavy metal pollutions, resource depletion and disruption of natural habitats and biodiversity;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights that sourcing in the EU is subject to the highest environmental and social standards worldwide, which have to be properly enforced, provides thousands of highly qualified jobs and is an indispensable prerequisitecritical for of the green and digital transition; calls therefore on all actors to help build public acceptance for responsible CRM sourcing projects in the EU; promote responsible and sustainable CRM sourcing projects in the EU; considers that this must beset through an open, transparent, and science-based process, with the involvement of relevant stakeholders and local communities;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. strongly believes that a responsible sourcing in the EU can only be based on an effective social dialogue promoting health and safety of workers, securing decent jobs and working conditions, protecting workers’ rights with a strong gender equality perspective;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to improve the timeliness, predictability and transparency and sustainability of the authorisation processes for sourcing projects without lowering environmental and social standards;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Believes that international agreements should lead the way towards more responsible and sustainable sourcing globally; Calls for enhanced cooperation to develop international agreements for better monitoring, notification and implementation of CRM export restrictions promoting responsible sourcing and increasing circularity in this sector;