2 Amendments of Silvia MODIG related to 2021/2046(INI)
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges the lower environmental impact of electric vehicles (EV) in comparison to internal combustion engine cars; points out that despite relative advantages the manufacturing and use of EVs contributes to environmental problems through extraction of metals, microplastics from car tyres, non- exhaustive emissions and multiple other ways; stresses that a truly sustainable transportation policy cannot be based on merely replacing internal combustion engine cars by EVs, but by putting walking, bicycling and public transportation as first and key policy priorities, especially in urban areas; highlights both the environmental and public health benefits of such sustainable transportation policy approach;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that biogas produced from agricultural residue and other organic waste can be used as an alternative to fossil-fuels to reduce emissions in the transportation sector; stresses that gas-fuelled cars are more affordable than electric vehicles which will be out of reach for low-income citizens until years to come; highlights that biogas production also provides material for organic fertilizers and has a potential to create jobs especially in rural areas; is concerned that under current EU legislation, emissions from gas-fuelled cars are calculated only on the basis of natural gas and under current emission standards for new cars this creates an insurmountable barrier for the production and development of biogas-fuelled vehicles; calls the Commission to urgently introduce measures to acknowledge the lower emissions of biogas in comparison to natural gas in the transportation sector, for example by introducing a Carbon Correction Factor or by measuring total emissions during a car’s life cycle (WTW);