Activities of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2020/2043(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism
Amendments (7)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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1. Is convinced that a purpose-built trade policy can be an important driver in steering economies towards decarbonisation in order to achieve the climate objectives set in the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal, to steer industrial policy more effectively by favouring relocalisation, and to allocate additional funds to our companies to assist them in their efforts to ensure responsible innovation;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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2. Supports, in the absence of a global carbon price and a multilateral solution, a market-based EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on condition that it is compatible with EU free trade agreements (FTAs) and WTO rules (by being non- discriminatory and not constituting a disguised restriction on international trade), and that it is proportionate, based on the polluter pays principle and fit for purpose in delivering the climate objectives; considers that there is an urgent need to pursue a comprehensive reform of the WTO, enabling it to guarantee fair trade while at the same time combating global warming; considers that, in order to be consistent with our climate ambitions, a new approach to the design of our trade relations is urgently required;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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2. Supports, in the absence of a global carbon price and a multilateral solution, a market-based EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on condition that it is compatible with EU free trade agreements (FTAs) and WTO rules (by being non- discriminatory and not constituting a disguised restriction on international trade), and that it is proportionate, based on the polluter pays principle and fit for purpose in delivering the climate objectives; considers that the gradual introduction of CBAM must be linked to the phasing out of free allocation ;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Supports, in the absence of a global carbon price and a multilateral solution, a market-based EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on condition that it is compatible with EU free trade agreements will be adapted (FTAs) and WTO rules modernised (by being non- discriminatory and not constituting a disguised restriction on international trade), and that it is proportionate, based on the polluter pays principle and fit for purpose in delivering the climate objectives;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the general exception clause of Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) should be the basis for any CBAM design and its only rationale should be an environmental one – reducing global CO2 emissions and preventing carbon leakage;, considers, nonetheless, that the pursuit of aggressive policies, by China and the US in particular, focused on the use of fossil fuels for energy production justifies any European measures to redress the balance and the proportionate inclusion thereof in the CBAM calculation.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls for thorough impact assessments and for the utmost transparency ofand coordination with the European Parliament in the process leading to the CBAM, as well as engagement with the EU’s trading partners to build coalitions, and avoid any possible retaliatincentivise them to establish their own carbon pricing measures, o bring them as close as possible to our own trajectory for reducing greenhouse gas emissions ;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls that the power sector should be included in the specific cases of imports of high-carbon electricity.