Activities of Françoise GROSSETÊTE related to 2013/2135(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Commission has repeatedly called on Member States to shift tax burden from labour to other tax bases, such as environmental pollution and consumption; whereas internalising negative externalities of production and transport is a pivotal element of EU policy objectives; whereas measures which only apply to domestic products, transporters or producers would put additional pressure on the competitiveness of domestic businesses, in particular in energy-intensive industries or the transport sector, compared with businesses operating outside the EU which are not subject to internalisation levies;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Council to keep up the progress made at EU level and set ambitious butto consider realistic objectives for the 2030 EU policies, in the context of a global agreement, that take account of the economic, social, environmental, international and technological contexts and maintain the competitiveness of European industry, and to establish a clear, stable, long-term and cost-effective framework for industries and investors;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the strong potential of carbon capture and storage technologies to help reduce GHG emissions and notes, paradoxically, the glaring lack of public and private investment in this area;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU’s climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturns; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-carbon technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intended; considers that it is not appropriate to reform the ETS in the period 2013-2020 and stresses that the sectors covered by the ETS are on track to achieve their 2020 target of a 21% reduction in GHG emissions compared to 2005; points out that measures which increase the price of carbon in the short term have little impact in terms of reducing GHG emissions and that they threaten growth and job creation;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks Member States for better cooperation and interaction at EU level in order to make national measures more consistent, in particular by finally providing for real convergence in terms of energy taxation;
Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to examine a proportional and non-discriminatory carbon equalisation system as referred to in Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 April 2009, internalising the negative externalities of production and transport, such as a European border tax adjustment (BTA) levied by Member States on import products, calculated on the basis of the life-cycle carbon cost of products, and including a rebate mechanism for exports; stresses that in order for a carbon equalisation system applied to import products to be compatible with WTO rules domestic carbon taxation should apply to similar products and should not be imposed directly on producers or transporters; acknowledges that due to its practical complexity a BTA should be carefully designed and gradually implemented in line with international trade agreements, e.g. through a pilot project in sectors which are most affected by domestic environmental levies; believes that a BTA would benefit both the competitiveness of EU businesses and the environmental sustainability of international production and transport; points out that revenues from a BTA could be used to decrease taxes, in particular on labour, and/or support the development of sustainable technologies.