11 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2020/2273(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the damage to the planet’s biodiversity is almost at the point of no return and that biodiversity loss is a driver of zoonotic pathogens such as COVID-19; recalls that environmental externalities made by trade are a visible symptom of no country can bring about impact equality in their own economy; highlights the scientific evidence on the role of trade in biodiversity loss, in particular with regard to trade in minerals, biomass and certain agricultural commodities, and biodiversity loss due to land-use changes, invasive alien species, overexploitation of resources and pollution; urges the Commission to introduce the principles of One Health and Health in All Policies also in trade- related policies and legislative measures;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity has strongly encouraged local and subnational action for biodiversity, understanding that decentralized planning serves as an effective support to deploy global biodiversity strategies;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the growing internationalisation of economies, through delocalised processes of production and consumption, exerts multiple impacts on nature at a global scale and beyond the EU’s territories;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of systematically including a biodiversity dimension to all sustainable impact assessments (SIAs) that follow a robust methodology, as suggested by available Commission studies, and to consistently factor in biodiversity issues; requests that the Commission secure adequate funding for carrying out such analyses on biodiversity; calls for SIAs to be launched as part of the scoping exercise phase on future free trade and investment agreements and for them to be regularly updated as negotiations develop in order to adequately identify, assess and address possible risks as early as possible, and to shape relevant bilateral commitments outlined in the negotiations; stresses the importance of systematically conducting regular ex post sustainable impact assessments to ensure consistency with the EU’s international commitments on biodiversity; calls for trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters to include time-bound roadmaps that provide verifiable commitments and objectives, which are to be regularly monitored by ex post SIAs and for the lowering of (non- )tariff barriers be made conditional thereon; invites the Commission to update existing chapters accordingly; calls on the Commission to work closely with the Parliament and specialised stakeholders to address these measures; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement the measures outlined and agreed upon in TSD chapters also in Union territories, in order to be consistent and coherent with what the Union demands to third countries;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to join efforts to reach an agreement on marine biological diversity beyond national jurisdiction; recalls that the establishment of MPAs in areas beyond national jurisdiction must be supported by socio-economic and ecological impact assessments based on the best available scientific advice;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to consider the extra-territorial dimension of biodiversity loss, especially on developing countries, and to scientifically assess the Union's overall impact on the planet’s biodiversity;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU’s trade policy and green diplomacy should aim to phase out fossil fuels and environmentally harmful subsidies as a matter of urgency in accordance with the commitments taken at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in 2009; invites the Commission to agree on a roadmap with each trade partner covered by a trade agreement, with milestones in place, and to show leadership in relevant international forums, especially the WTO, in which the Union should continue its leading role towards multilateral solutions to common global problems;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests that the Council in its draft mandate of future agreements and, on the occasion of the review of existing agreements, make the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), together with the Paris Agreement, an essential element of free trade agreements; urges the Commission to introduce the CBD in its trade policy review;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the Commission to explore the possibility of adding a wildlife crime-related protocol to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; calls therefore on the Commission to also urgently present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence regarding wildlife trade (under CITES Convention) and impacts on biodiversity loss in third countries with which the Union has trade ties;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to update, align or adopt their own biodiversity strategies under the framework of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030; and to count on the role and competences of subnational governments, cities and other local authorities to effectively tackle biodiversity loss at all scales;