Activities of Lena SCHILLING related to 2024/2718(RSP)
Institutional motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29)
Amendments (81)
Amendment 6 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (‘8th EAP’), as well as the 2023 monitoring report of the European Environment Agency on progress towards the 8th EAP’s objectives and the 8th EAP mid-term review of the European Commission,
Amendment 13 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 45 a (new)
Citation 45 a (new)
– having regard to the UNEP resolution “Effective and inclusive solutions for strengthening water policies to achieve sustainable development in the context of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution” from March 2024,
Amendment 19 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 55 a (new)
Citation 55 a (new)
– having regard to General Comment no. 26 to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) on Children’s Rights and the Environment, with a special focus on climate change,
Amendment 54 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas soils are the largest terrestrial carbon pool on the planet; whereas ensuring healthy soils strengthens resilience and reduces vulnerability to climate change; whereas, globally, 500 000 hectares of peatlands a year are lost, while already drained and degraded peatlands contribute around 4 % of annual global human-induced emissions1a; whereas despite only covering 3-4 % of the world’s land surface area, peatlands are responsible for storing nearly one third of the world’s soil carbon, which is more than double that of all the world’s forests combined; _________________ 1a UNEP press release, ‘Global assessment reveals huge potential of peatlands as a climate solution’, 17 November 2022
Amendment 57 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas both the climate and biodiversity crises are rooted in resource extraction and overconsumption of natural resources;
Amendment 69 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas methane has been responsible for around 30 % of the rise in global temperatures since the industrial revolution; whereas according to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report deep reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions are needed by 2030 to limit global warming to 1,5 C, considering that, although methane has a shorter average atmospheric residence time than CO2, its greenhouse effect over a 20-year period is over 80 times more significant than that of CO2;
Amendment 87 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change highlights the need to urgently and fully phase out harmful fossil fuel subsidies across the EU; whereas the 2023 8th EAP monitoring report from the European Environment Agency highlights that most Member States do not have concrete plans on how and by when they intend to phase out fossil fuel subsidies;
Amendment 115 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note ofWelcomes the outcome of the first GST at COP28, which recognises that limiting global warming to 1.5 °C with no or limited overshoot requires deep, rapid and sustained reductions in global GHG emissions of 43 % by 2030 and 60 % by 2035 relative to the 2019 level, reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050;
Amendment 117 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the COP28 call on the Parties to the UNFCCC to contribute to the global effort of tripling renewable energy capacity globally and doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030; regrets that commitments for renewable energy deployment by 2030 included in the NDCs would only lead to the achievement of 12% of the tripling renewable energy objective1a; urges all Parties to announce concrete, ambitious and immediate action to achieve the goals of tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by the COP29 in Baku; calls on international organisations such as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to develop and support the implementation of 100% renewable energy pathways at national and subnational levels; _________________ 1a COP28 Tripling Renewable Capacity Pledge: Tracking countries’ ambitions and identifying policies to bridge the gap, IEA, June 2024
Amendment 129 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the COP28 call on the Parties to accelerate efforts towards the phase-down of unabated coal power, and to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner, with a view to accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050, in keeping with the science; reiterates its call on all Parties to work on developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty;calls the International Energy Agency's (IEA) assessment that there should be no new oil, gas or coal development if global warming is to stay below 1,5 °C1a; recalls its support for halting all new investments in fossil fuel extraction; reiterates its call on all Parties to work on developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; regrets that, to date, only 13 countries have endorsed such treaty, none of which is a European Union Member State; regrets that global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record levels in 2023; urges all Parties to announce concrete, ambitious and immediate action to achieve the goal of transitioning away from fossil fuels in the energy sectors by the COP29 in Baku; calls on the Global Stocktake Dialogue to include a session dedicated to challenges countries face in ending the expansion of fossil fuels; _________________ 1a Net Zero Roadmap, September 2023
Amendment 134 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Warns that global surface air temperature has already increased by close to 1,3°C compared to pre-industrial levels; is alarmed by the fact that 2023 was the world’s warmest year on record, and July 2024 the fourteenth consecutive warmest month on record; underlines the fact that record heatwaves, drought and forest fires have already caused global gross domestic product loss of around 0,6 % in 2023, and that weather - and climate-related extreme events caused losses of EUR 650 billion in Europe over the period 1980-20221a; _________________ 1a Economic losses from weather- and climate-related extremes in Europe, EEA, October 2023
Amendment 145 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Parties to scale up their climate targets and accompanying policies and raise the ambition of their NDCs to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °CIs deeply concerned by the fact that the window for staying below 1,5°C is closing at an alarming rate; is deeply concerned that emissions are still rising and that the emissions gap is widening, and emphasises that climate risks will be magnified by any delay in implementing effective measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change, therefore resulting in increasing loss and damage; calls on all Parties to scale up their climate targets and accompanying policies and raise the ambition of their NDCs to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C by early 2025; welcomes the ‘Roadmap to Mission 1.5°C’, aimed at stimulating ambition in the next round of NDCs, launched by the COP Presidencies Troika; calls on the Global Stocktake Dialogue to support the Parties’ update of their NDCs through identification of tools, methodologies and sector-specific guidance;
Amendment 156 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all Parties to ensure an outcome at COP29 with robust rules for cooperative mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and; calls on the EU and its Member States to strictly defend a high level of climate integrity, based on the best available science, in the negotiations; calls for, in line with Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement, the urgent scaling up of non- market approaches (NMAs) to assist in the implementation of Parties’ NDCs; in this regard, advocates for finance and other support that strengthens self- determination, is redistributive, that is sustained and predictable over long timeframes, and which minimises transactions and reporting costs and hurdles; calls for NMAs to be assessed for their adherence with core principles including transparency, environmental justice and human rights law, good governance norms, and to respect mutual accountability between partners; warns against carbon offsetting schemes with scant evidence of additionality and little or no guarantee of permanence;
Amendment 182 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that developed countries provided and mobilised a total of USD 115.9 billion in climate finance for developing countries in 2022, exceeding the UNFCC annual USD 100 billion climate finance goal for the first time, two years after the target year of 2020; calls on developed countries, including the Union and its Member States, to ensure that the USD 100 billion goal continues to be met through to 2025;
Amendment 186 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on all Parties toReminds that many developing countries' NDCs are conditional on international climate finance; highlights, therefore, that agreeing on an ambitious post-2025 new collective quantified goal on climate finance at COP29 with safeguards to reach the agreed quantum and timeframe;(NCQG) at COP29 is essential for putting the world on track to achieve the 1.5C temperature goal, with the submission of updated NDCs in advance of COP30, in line with the agreed process and timeline; calls on all Parties to agree on the NCQG at COP29 with safeguards to reach the agreed quantum by the agreed deadlines; notes with concern that it is estimated that global climate finance needs to increase at least five-fold annually, up to USD 9 trillion a year by 20301a, and that costed needs in developing countries are estimated at USD 5.8–5.9 trillion for NDCs for the pre- 2030 period1b; calls, therefore, on the Union and its Member States to steer an agreement on an NCQG that includes at least a goal of 1 trillion USD/year from grants or grant-equivalent instruments from public authorities of developed countries to developing countries; calls on the Union and its Member States to steer an agreement on stand-alone sub-targets for mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage, so as to ensure a more even spread of international climate finance across these pillars; _________________ 1a Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2023 November 2023, Climate Policy Initiative 1b Executive summary by the Standing Committee on Finance on the first report on the determination of the needs of developing country Parties related to implementing the Convention and the Paris Agreement
Amendment 194 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on EU Member State climate finance negotiators to get clear mandates from their respective finance ministries to make meaningful financial contributions to the NCQG; calls on the Commission to commit to establish a dedicated EU public finance mechanism that provides additional and adequate support towards delivering the EU’s fair share of international climate finance goals;
Amendment 198 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Parties to agree on new and innovative sources of public finance for the NCQG; highlights that such sources of finance should be socially fair, ensuring that the costs of climate change are borne by those with the greatest capacities as well as the most responsibility for causing it; points to potential sources of revenues from more progressive and more effective corporate tax rates, as well as international taxation on high-emitting sectors such as fossil fuel companies, maritime transport and international aviation, as recommended by the Second Independent High-Level Expert Group (IHLEG) Report, wealth taxes, as well as other progressive taxation and taxes based on the polluter- pays-principle; calls on the private sector and philanthropy to make commitments for scaling up their financial contributions; calls on multilateral development banks to commit to measures for reduction, management and sharing of risks, and to measures for cost of capital reduction;
Amendment 203 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that many climate-vulnerable countries are in debt distress or at significant risk of debt distress; regrets that the majority of the finance mobilised under the current USD 100 billion goal, including finance from the EU, has been extended through non-grant instruments; highlights the importance of designing an NCQG that does not exacerbate the debt distress of developing countries and that is therefore mainly based on grant-based finance and debt-relief instruments; highlights that while all sources of finance, public and private, are needed, international public finance is essential especially for responding to adaptation needs, for addressing loss and damage, and for supporting socially just transitions in vulnerable developing countries, in a manner that does not worsen debt distress or restrict fiscal space;
Amendment 207 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for an agreement on solid transparency and accountability mechanisms for the NCQG, avoiding double-counting and greenwashing; calls for annual reports on the implementation of the NCQG; calls also for agreeing on regular reviews of the NCQG to align the level of finance with the evolving needs of developing countries;
Amendment 212 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it essential to advance the Bridgetown Agenda without delay; calls on all the major international financial institutions and multilateral development banks to align their portfolios and lending policies with the Paris Agreement and to enable increased access to finance by developing countries and by small organisations located in those countries; highlights the need for a systemic transformation towards an economic model that ensures well-being for all within planetary boundaries;
Amendment 219 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that fossil fuels are responsible for over 75 % of all GHGs and are therefore the largest contributor to climate change with their emissions still growing, and highlights with concern that fossil fuel companies have made record profits and rewarded investors with record pay-outs the last years; calls on all the Parties to explore options to increase fossil fuel companies’ contribution to the Paris goal, including obligations to devote a rising percentage of their investment to renewables, and levies on their revenues to finance climate action;
Amendment 226 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets that fossil energy subsidies in the EU remained stable between 2010 and 2020, at around EUR 50 billion per year, and even increased to EUR 123 billion in 2022; recalls that the 8th Environmental Action Programme requires the Commission and the Member States to ‘set a deadline for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies consistent with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C’; reiterates its call to end, as a matter of urgency, all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies in the EU as soon as possible and by 2025 at the latest, and other environmentally harmful subsidies as soon as possible and by 2027 at the latest, at both EU and Member State levels through the implementation of concrete policies, timelines and measures; regrets that Member States have included limited information on the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies in their National Energy and Climate Plans, and that the 8th EAP monitoring report states that most EU countries lack concrete phase-out plans; urges, therefore, the Commission to propose a process and a timeline for the phase-out of subsidies as part of the revision of the EU Climate Law;
Amendment 240 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that governments worldwide spent more than USD 620 billion on fossil fuel subsidies in 2023, on subsidising the use of fossil fuels, which is significantly more than the USD 70 billion that was spent in 2023 on support for consumer-facingver five times more than the 115,9 billion reported as international climate finance to developing countries, and significantly more than the USD 70 billion spent to support clean energy investments1a; encourages all Parties to end all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible; and use the released resources to support climate- related investments; _________________ 1a ‘Strategies for Affordable and Fair Clean Energy Transitions’, IEA, 30 May 2024
Amendment 260 #
Draft motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the agreement on the framework for the gGlobal gGoal on aAdaptation (GGA) at COP28, namely the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience; highlights the need to translate the GGAFramework into measurable outcomes and to track progress towards achieving the goaltargets; encourages all Parties to swiftly agree on indicators for measuring progress towards the targets as part of the two-year UAE–Belém work programme established in COP28; highlights the importance of inclusive indicators, taking into account women, youth, minority and disadvantaged groups, and indigenous people; stresses also the importance of indicators that contribute to the achievement of social justice and intergenerational equity; welcomes the call made at the COP28 on all Parties to have NAPs in place by 2025 and to have made progress on their implementation by 2030;
Amendment 270 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that early warning systems are critical to effective aupports the Framework target for all Parties to establish by 2027 multi- hazard early warning systems, climate information services for risk reduction and systematic observation to support improved climate-related daptation and, information and services; calls for the rapid implementation of the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) iInitiative (CREWS);
Amendment 271 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the adaptation finance needs of developing countries are 10-18 times as big as international public finance flows, that flows declined since 2020, and that the gap is widening1a; stresses that progress in adaptation in developing countries is plateauing, with massive implications for losses and damages, particularly for the most vulnerable1b; urges developed countries to agree on measures to mobilise finance to deliver on the goal of doubling the collective provision of climate finance for adaptation to developing country Parties from 2019 levels by 2025, which implies reaching an aggregate level of at least around USD 40 billion1c, and on the goal of achieving a balance between mitigation and adaptation in the provision of scaled- up financial resources; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set out concrete pathways to increase their adaptation finance by 2025, including through the EU budget; notes that grant- based funding is particularly suited to address the needs of the most vulnerable populations; _________________ 1a Adaptation Gap Report 2023, November 2023 1b Adaptation Gap Report 2023, November 2023 1c Report on the doubling of adaptation finance” by the UNFCCC Standing Committee
Amendment 276 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of ecosystem and community-based adaptation based on inclusive approaches; calls for the Green Climate Fund, the Global Environment Facility, the Adaptation Fund and the Sustainable Impact Fund to develop better strategies to reach local-level actors who lead climate adaptation solutions;
Amendment 277 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Expresses concerns at the findings of the first EU Climate Risk Assessment Report (EUCRA) that some climate risks in Europe are already at critical levels now, while many other risks can reach critical or even catastrophic levels during this century, with damages to the competitiveness of economies and companies, geopolitical landscape, workforce and social cohesion; recalls that the EUCRA report recommends mainstreaming current and future climate risks in virtually all policy areas, with action both at EU and national levels; welcomes the Commission President Von der Leyen’s commitment in her political guidelines 2024-2029 to launch a European Climate Adaptation Plan; calls on the Commission to propose a comprehensive, ambitious and legally binding plan, setting legal requirements for ecosystem-based adaptation, with particular emphasis on the most vulnerable regions and on water resilience;
Amendment 279 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the decision at COP28 to useestablish the loss and damage (L&D) fund to address and respond to the economic and non-economic impacts of climate change for particularly vulnerable developing countries; urges the Commission and the Member States, together with other major emitters, to contribute their fair share to the Fund by making significant multi- year pledges by or at COP29; believes that loss and damage funding should prioritise grants and be additional to and distinct from humanitarian aid;
Amendment 285 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Loss & Damage Fund Board to agree on all the necessary arrangements so that the Fund can provide funding to the affected communities if not in 2024 at least at the beginning of 2025; calls for the preparation of an initial capitalization effort as well as a long-term fundraising and replenishment strategy already by the conference; calls for representatives of affected local communities to be allowed to bring their expertise and needs to the Board and calls for the Fund to be designed so as to provide wide and fast access to local communities;
Amendment 294 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on all Parties to assess and quantify their loss and damage related vulnerabilities, and identify financial costs and capacity development related needs to respond to the most severe impacts of climate change in the next round of NDCs;
Amendment 304 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that climate goals cannot be achieved without the support and involvement of the publicFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of the public, including indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children and youth, persons with disabilities, and people in vulnerable situations; calls on all Parties to raise awareness of climate change and related issues, combat misinformation and work with public representatives to gain public support for mitigation and adaptation measures;
Amendment 309 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls its resolution of 25 April 2024 on Azerbaijan and; remains seriously concerned about the continuously worsening human rights situation in Azerbaijan; stresses that the Azerbaijani authorities are violently suppressing any criticism, including of the government’s failure to protect the environment, and investigations into the fossil fuel industry, by arresting academics and civil society actors on bogus charges, resulting in hundreds of political prisoners in Azerbaijan; considers that the ongoing human rights violations in Azerbaijan are incompatible with the country’s position as host of COP29; calls on the EEAS, the Commission and Member States to ensure that the human rights situation and the plight of political prisoners in Azerbaijan are condemned and meaningfully addressed in their interactions with the Azerbaijani authorities when in Baku for COP29; calls on the UNFCCC, all Parties and the authorities of Azerbaijan to ensure equitable access to COP29 and full and unrestricted participation for all citizens and civil society organisations, and to ensure that delegates and participants are protected from harassment and intimidation; calls on the Commission to pressure the Azerbaijani authorities in this regard; reiterates its call upon the UNFCCC Secretariat to develop human rights criteria that countries hosting future COPs must commit to as part of the host agreement and urges the Commission and the Member States to take the lead in this process;
Amendment 316 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to consider suspending the strategic partnership with Azerbaijan in the field of energy; insists on making its continuation and any future partnership agreement conditional on the release of all political prisoners and the improvement of the overall human rights situation in the country;
Amendment 323 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Expresses deep concern with the selection of Azerbaijan, a country which relied on oil and gas for more than 92.5 % of its export revenue in 2023, and in which hydrocarbons account for almost 50 % of GDP1a, as this year’s COP host country on behalf of the Central and Eastern Europe UN region; _________________ 1a Country Climate and Development Report, Azerbaijan, World Bank Group, 2023
Amendment 325 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Expresses deep concern with the appointment of Azerbaijan’s ecology and natural resources minister Mukhtar Babayev, who, prior to becoming minister, spent 26 years working for the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (Socar), as the president of the COP29; urges Member States and the Commission to advocate for the UNFCCC to ensure that no future COP President and staff can have direct or indirect financial ties to the fossil fuel industry;
Amendment 327 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Expresses deep concern with the recent declaration of the Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev that he would defend the interest of the countries rich with fossil fuels to continue investments and production; believes this declaration is at odd with the goal of shifting away from fossil fuels in the energy sectors and with the IEA’s finding that there should be no new oil, gas or coal development if global warming is to stay below 1.5 °C;
Amendment 329 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Expresses concern that more than 2 400 fossil fuel lobbyists were accredited attendees at COP28; calls for the UNFCCC and the Parties to ensure that the decision- making process is protected from interests that run counter to the goal of the Paris Agreement and to ensure that fossil fuel companies do not exert any undue and improper influence over public officials and the UNFCCC public decision-making process that may compromise the goals of the Paris Agreement; urges the UNFCCC to take the lead in proposing an ambitious Accountability Framework that would protect the UNFCCC’s work from undue influence from corporate actors with proven vested interests, based on the model contained in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with regard to the tobacco industry;
Amendment 339 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines that effective access to justice in environmental matters, in line with the Aarhus Convention, is critical to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement; believes that the EU and the Member States should lead by example and abide by the findings and recommendations of the Aarhus Convention’s Compliance Committee;
Amendment 344 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Emphasises the need for a Joint Party-Observers Body to ensure balanced representation and to prepare Just Transition Work Programme sessions with diverse stakeholder input, thus enhancing transparency and integrity;
Amendment 348 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes note of the EU’s updated NDC; highlights that the EU’s current climate legislation will reduce the EU’s net GHG emissions by around 57 % compared to 1990; stresses that, according to the European Scientific Advisory Board for Climate Change, additional efforts to increase the Union’s ambition beyond reaching a 55 % reduction in net GHG emissions by 2030 would considerably decrease the Union’s cumulative emissions until 2050 and thereby increase the fairness of the Union’s contribution to global mitigation1a; _________________ 1a Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030–2050, June 2023
Amendment 378 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates the need to mainstream climate ambition into all EU policies and the measures transposing them, and underlines that Article 6(4) of the European Climate Law obliges the Commission to assess the consistency of any draft measure or legislative proposal, including budgetary proposals, with the EU’s climate targets; urges the Commission to fully implement this provision in the way it conducts impact assessments on all EU policy areas;
Amendment 388 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Welcomes the commitment by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines 2024- 2029 to propose to enshrine in the EU Climate Law a 90 % emission-reduction target for 2040, which confirms the recommendation made in Communication “Securing our future Europe’s 2040 climate target and path to climate neutrality by 2050 building a sustainable, just and prosperous society” of 6 February 2024; stresses that 90 % corresponds to the low end of the 90-95 % net emissions reductions recommended by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change; reminds that the Advisory Board identified a shortfall between the assessed feasible pathways for domestic emissions and fair share estimates based on different equity principles, and recommended addressing this shortfall by aiming for the upper limit of feasible reductions in domestic emissions; draws attention to the significant economic and environmental co-benefits associated with an ambitious 2040 target;
Amendment 390 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Recalls the UNFCCC 5-year common time frames and the reference made by article 4.7 of the European Climate Law to those time frames; calls, therefore, on the Commission to propose not only a 2040 climate target, but also an ambitious target for the year 2035;
Amendment 391 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Calls on the Commission to make a proposal to revise the European Climate Law to enshrine the 2035 and 2040 targets as soon as possible so as to enable the Union to submit its updated NDC by the COP30, and to then make legislative proposals to contribute to the achievement of the new targets; calls on the Commission to propose separate sub- targets for gross emissions reduction, land-based removals, and technological removals, providing transparency and clarity to businesses and the international community on the components of the EU's overall targets; calls also on the Commission to propose a process for each Member State to set up a national climate neutrality objective to be met by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 392 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. Welcomes the commitment by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines to stay on course on all the goals set in the Green Deal; believes that complying with the goals requires the swift and full implementation of the adopted legislation as well as the adoption of additional measures and more financial resources without delay;
Amendment 393 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the current geopolitical situation highlights the urgency of cutting the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels and the need to boost the deployment of renewables; welcomes the progress made since the launch of RePowerEU on both aspects; highlights however that progress needs to be continued and accelerated; calls on the Commission to propose, as part of the EU Climate Law revision for the introduction of new intermediate targets, to phase out coal by 2030, fossil gas by 2035, and oil by 2040 at the latest, and to set up a phase- out date and process for fossil fuel subsidies; recalls and supports Commissioner Hoekstra’s vow that the next Multiannual Financial Framework will be fossil fuel subsidy-free; calls on the Commission to propose new targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency post-2030 to accelerate the transition towards a fully renewable- based and highly efficient economy by 2040; insists that bioenergy should only be incentivised if it is biodiversity friendly and where it delivers significant near- term climate benefits compared to fossil fuels; calls on the Commission to propose a Green and Social Transition Fund of at least 1 % EU GDP using new common EU debt and savings generated by the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies; calls on the Commission to make proposals to address the ESABCC’s finding that some EU policies are inconsistent with the need to reduce the role of fossil gas in the energy system so as to achieve climate neutrality and avoid costly infrastructural and contractual carbon lock-ins;
Amendment 406 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to make proposals to address the ESABCC recommendation to better target support by EU policies to the deployment of CCU and CCS for applications with non-viable non-fossil alternatives, considering that CCU and CCS are less efficient and have higher sustainability risks compared to renewable energies;
Amendment 410 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. NotesReminds of its consent given on 24 April 2024 to the Council Decision of 4 March 2024 on the approval of the withdrawal of the European Atomic Energy Community from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to no longer allow fossil fuel companies to sue EU governments when climate policies affect their profits; believes the withdrawal is a step in the good direction of consistent climate policies and accelerated renewable energy investments;
Amendment 413 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that climate and environmental pressures and impacts from consumption and related production put many ecosystems under pressure beyond their regeneration capacity; points out that EU’s material and consumption footprints are still far beyond what is sustainable within the planetary boundaries and that progress on circular material use is too slow; recalls the commitment in the 8th EAP to significantly decrease the Union’s material and consumption footprints so as to bring them into planetary boundaries as soon as possible; calls on the Commission to propose EU targets for reducing the Union’s material and environmental footprints, as well as additional measures to accelerate the shift to a circular economy and sustainable resource use, while ensuring a just and inclusive transition; calls for the mainstreaming of circular economy into other EU policies and fields;
Amendment 421 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underscores that the climate and biodiversity crises are interlinked; emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems and of managing natural resources sustainably in order to enhance nature-based climate change mitigation and adaptation; recognises that the EU’s climate targets cannot be met unless Member States implement existing EU legislation relating to nature and biodiversity; in that regard, strongly welcomes Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s commitment in her political guidelines 2024-2029 to focus on efficient implementation and enforcement with each Commissioner preparing an annual progress report for their respective European Parliament Committee and Council formation;
Amendment 426 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Is deeply concerned with the fact that global ecosystems keep losing their ability to absorb CO2, and that global deforestation is persisting, putting the world off track to meet the goal to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 agreed in COP26; expresses deep concern with the significant gap between the 2030 carbon sink enhancement target set by the land use, land use change, and forestry Regulation (LULUCF) and the measures to deliver on the target included in National Energy and Climate Plans; urges Member States to increase their ambition; calls for swift implementation of the EU deforestation regulation as an important tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss associated with global deforestation; welcomes the Commission’s proposals on forest governance and on forest monitoring that will ensure the availability of timely, high- quality data in a standardised format, enabling Member States to apply efficient and cost-effective measures in a timely manner in order to foster stronger and more resilient carbon sinks;
Amendment 431 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Highlights the IPCC’s findings that, next to increased protection, restoration, afforestation and reforestation, forestry practices in managed forests need to be improved; regrets that a focus on wood production has led to intensive forestry operations, clear-cutting practices and homogenisation of European forests in many regions, which has weakened the natural resilience of forests and compromise their capacity to sustain multiple ecosystem services; highlights that alternative approaches such as close- to-nature forestry would limit negative impacts on biodiversity, reduce carbon emissions from soils and off-site effects on water bodies, reduce soil compaction caused by heavy harvesting machines and facilitate the adaptation of forests to climate change, while supporting both rural economies and societal wellbeing;
Amendment 441 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recognises that healthy ecosystems and rich biodiversity provide life-critical services, and highlights the fact that climate change is one of the direct drivers of biodiversity loss; points to how climate change has already altered terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems all around the world, causing species losses and declines in key ecosystem services; calls on Member States to swiftly prepare ambitious national restoration plans;
Amendment 445 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines that the conservation and restoration of high-carbon ecosystems such as peatlands, wetlands, rangelands, and blue carbon ecosystems offer a wide range of mitigation and adaptation benefits; calls on the Commission to develop the mapping of theseattention to the IPCC AR6 conclusions that conservation, improved management and restoration of ecosystems offer the largest share of economic mitigation potential and that land restoration contributes to climate change mitigation and adaptation with synergies via enhanced ecosystem services and with economically positive returns and co-benefits for poverty reduction and improved livelihoods, whereby inclusive decision making, including recognition of inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples, is integral to successful adaptation and mitigation across ecosystems; calls on the Commission to develop the mapping of high-carbon ecosystems and develop methodologies for the separate, robust and transparent accounting of carbon removals and emissions from those ecosystems;
Amendment 464 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses the importance of implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework; recalls and warmly welcomes the commitment of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines to focus on fulfilling the EU’s obligations in this regard; calls on Member States and third countries to step up their efforts to meet their international obligations on biodiversity, recalling the failure in achieving the Aichi targets;
Amendment 476 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring water and water-related ecosystems; highlights the devastating environmental, social and economic impacts of desertification, droughts, floods and water pollution; welcomes the launch of the first United Nations system-wide Strategy on Water and Sanitation as a key tool to community resilience to climate change, given that 1.42 billion people live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability1a; welcomes von der Leyen’s commitment to put forward a European Water Resilience Strategy to ensure sources are properly managed, scarcity is addressed, and enhance the competitive innovative edge of our water industry and take a circular economy approach; welcomes also the promise to lead efforts to help address water stress across the world; insists that ensuring water resilience entails restoring and protecting freshwater ecosystems and calls for urgent EU efforts to foster and finance the restoration and protection of natural sponge landscapes which promote water retention and the replenishment of aquifers, such as floodplains and wetlands including peatlands; _________________ 1a https://www.unwater.org/water- facts/water-scarcity
Amendment 485 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Welcomes the adoption of the UN High Seas Treaty (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement); calls on the Parties to continue work on the UN Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue; stresses that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion; welcomes von der Leyen’s commitment to launch a European Oceans Pact to ensure good governance and sustainability of our oceans;
Amendment 491 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses the need to combat plastic pollution; welcomes the ongoing work on the Global Plastics TreatyWelcomes the ongoing work on the Global Plastics Treaty; stresses that, in order to effectively combat plastic pollution, the EU has to commit to an ambitious and legally binding Treaty, based on a global circular approach, including a clear target to reduce plastic production in line with the Paris agreement; calls on Member States to ensure a just transition to a safe circular economy by supporting repair, reuse and refill business models and prioritizing the well-being of the communities most affected by plastic pollution;
Amendment 501 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Welcomes the fact that 158 countries have become signatories to the Global Methane Pledge to date; calls for a quantified, science-based assessment of the progress made since its adoption at COP26; recalls that the IEA has estimated that, to stay below 1.5°C, methane emissions from fossil fuels would need to be cut by 75 % by 2030, and notes with concern that pledges made by countries and companies to date would lead to a cut of only 50 % and that most pledges are not yet backed up by plans for implementation; calls therefore on all signatory countries to increase ambition and robustness of their pledges;
Amendment 516 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Recalls that agriculture and waste management are responsible for 54 % and 27 % of EU methane emissions; reiterates its call for a 2030 EU binding methane emissions reduction targets covering all emitting sectors and to include methane among the regulated pollutants in the National Emissions Reduction Commitments Directive;
Amendment 521 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Stresses the importance of supporting modal shift and intermodal transport at EU-wide level, expanding rail transport both for passengers and freight and fostering public transport, cycling and shared mobility for passengers, both in urban and rural areas; welcomes Commission President von der Leyen commitment to propose a Single Digital Booking and Ticketing Regulation; calls on the Commission and Member States to take more action for the internalisation of externalities in the transport sector, making clean transport options more attractive;
Amendment 522 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
Paragraph 42 b (new)
42b. Calls on the Commission to make proposals to increase the social fairness of transport decarbonisation measures, including by removing exemptions from decarbonisation requirements for and restricting the use of super yachts, private jets and business planes;
Amendment 523 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 c (new)
Paragraph 42 c (new)
42c. Calls for more Union and national demand management measures, such as bans on short-haul flights, and penalisation of so-called “ghost flights”, as well as for efficiency and circularity requirements, including vehicle size reduction and end-of-life requirements;
Amendment 524 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 d (new)
Paragraph 42 d (new)
42d. Calls on the Commission to evaluate options to expand decarbonisation requirements to inland waterway vessels, while at the same time enhancing climate resilience of inland waterway transport and its respect of biodiversity;
Amendment 525 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 e (new)
Paragraph 42 e (new)
42e. Highlights that according to the Impact Assessment accompanying the Commission Communication on Europe’s 2040 Climate Target, in 2040 around 40 % of Europe’s car and van fleet will still not be zero-emissions; calls therefore on the Commission to propose new measures to accelerate the electrification of road transport, including targets for zero-emission corporate fleets, and initiatives and funding for expanded charging network infrastructure;
Amendment 527 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the International Maritime Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organisation to adopt measures to reduce maritime and aviation emissions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to restart UNFCCC negotiations on attributingon of international shipping emissions to national inventories; recalls that, according to the EU ETS Directive, the Commission has the obligation to examine the expansion of the EU ETS scope to more than 50 % of the emissions from ships performing voyages between a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State and a port of call outside the jurisdiction of a Member State and to flights to aerodromes located outside the EEA in case IMO and ICAO do not deliver emissions reductions aligned with the Paris agreement;
Amendment 531 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Recalls that non-CO2 climate impacts from aviation activities are estimated to be twice as high as those of CO2 alone, with research showing that long-haul flights have larger impacts and present larger mitigation opportunities than short-haul ones; highlights the importance of gathering knowledge on non-CO2 impacts of both intra-EU flights and flights from and to international destinations and of adopting measures to reduce those impacts in accordance with the rules and timelines established in the EU ETS;
Amendment 540 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Acknowledges the significant potential for GHG emissions reduction in the agricultural sectorHighlights that emissions from agriculture have remained largely unchanged since 2005, stresses that reductions are needed to fulfil the EU’s climate objectives, and acknowledges the significant potential for reduction: welcomes Commission President von der Leyen’s commitment to present a Vision for Agriculture and Food in the first 100 days for the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of our farming sector within the planetary boundaries;
Amendment 545 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls on the Commission to propose an in-depth reform of the Common Agricultural Policy as part of the Vision, to ensure financial support is focused on the transition to low-input and low-emitting activities and to ensure that farmers adopting sustainable practices, such as organic farming and agro- ecological solutions, can make a decent living; calls also for a new proposal to reduce the use of pesticides in line with the ambition laid down in the Farm To Fork Strategy;
Amendment 551 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44b. Calls for the Vision to address all parts of the food system, from production, through processing and distribution and consumption, and finally food loss and waste; calls on the Commission to make the long-due proposals improving information on food sustainability and fostering demand for health and sustainable food, notably the revision of the Food Information to Consumers Regulation (FIC) which was announced for end 2022, and the EU-level framework law for Sustainable Food Systems (SFS), which was scheduled for end 2023; calls on the Commission to propose strengthening the food waste reduction targets of the Waste Framework Directive, to align them with the 50 % reduction targets of the Farm to Fork Strategy; stresses also the importance of measures that make healthy and sustainable food accessible by citizens of all incomes;
Amendment 554 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)
Paragraph 44 c (new)
44c. Stresses that climate change represents a very severe threat to crop production, fisheries, aquaculture and food security in Europe, and notes with concern that the EEA European Climate Risk Report urges to take action at both EU and national level to enhance resilience in these areas; calls on the Commission, as part of the next CAP reform, to better target resilience, for instance through support to the management of risk of prolonged droughts, through promotion of less water-intensive crops and of sustainable practices that enhance ecosystem resilience, such as by improving soil quality and health, enhancing water retention and limiting soil erosion; highlights that EU initiatives promoting a partial shift from animal-based to plant- based food can reduce freshwater consumption for food production, as well as dependency from feed sourced outside Europe;
Amendment 563 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses that all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions; highlights that renewable energy based electrification is the cheapest and most efficient way to decarbonise several sectors of the economy; highlights the need for the EU to expand support for access by industries to affordable and abundant renewable energies, thus fostering EU competitiveness, energy independence and decarbonisation;
Amendment 566 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Welcomes Commission President von der Leyen’s commitment to launch a Clean Industrial Deal within the first 100 days; calls on the Commission to launch a plan, as part of the Deal, to decarbonise key industrial sectors, such as energy intensive industries, expand EU manufacturing capacity especially of key renewable and storage technologies, and strengthen EU coordination on industrial strategies, investments and infrastructure development; calls on the Commission to swiftly adopt environmentally sound green and circular product standards and performance requirements, and propose measures, such as green, circular and resilience requirements in public procurement, so as to increase demand for renewable technologies and sustainable products; calls on the Commission to make proposals for new EU funding for industrial decarbonisation with social and environmental conditionalities, and for the expansion of EU unemployment and just transition schemes to support and empower workers in the industrial ecological transition;
Amendment 568 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Believes that the recent reform of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), with a planned phase out of free allowances and of all allowances within the next decade, coupled with expanded financial support from the Innovation and Modernisation Funds, will contribute to accelerating the decarbonisation of the energy and industrial sectors in Europe, through the substitution of fossil fuel use with the use of renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency solutions; is of the opinion that any future reform of the EU ETS should keep or strengthen the level of climate ambition of this instrument, in accordance with the principle of non-regression enshrined in the European Climate Law and the Paris Agreement, and should preserve the current architecture whereby negative emissions, even if safely and permanently stored, cannot offset necessary emission reductions in accordance with Union climate targets laid down in the EU Climate Law;
Amendment 569 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)
Paragraph 45 c (new)
45c. Welcomes the fact that several EU trading partners have introduced carbon trading or other carbon pricing mechanisms and invites the Commission to further promote this and similar policies on a global scale and to explore links and other forms of cooperation with existing carbon pricing mechanisms in non-EU countries in order to accelerate cost-efficient and socially fair emissions reductions worldwide; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to put in place safeguards to ensure that any such mechanisms, including those with links with the EU ETS, will continue to deliver additional and permanent mitigation contributions and will not undermine the EU’s domestic GHG emissions commitments;
Amendment 571 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Highlights the fact that the EU’s cPoints out that, in 2021, 1.1 billion out of the 3.5 billion tonnes CO2 from EU consumption were produced in non-EU countries; calls for the full implementation of the Carbon bBorder aAdjustment mMechanism will provide an effective mechanism to price emissions from products imported to the EU and to address carbon leakage while supporting the adoption of carbon pricing worldwideas a tool to foster emissions reduction from imported goods, alongside financial support to the industrial decarbonisation of least developed countries; calls on the Commission to monitor, put an end and sanction any fraud and circumvention practice, and to propose measures to expand the scope of the CBAM to more sectors and goods so as to enhance the climate impact of this instrument;
Amendment 584 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Stresses the need to address the climate and environmental impact of the textile sector; reminds of its call for an absolute decoupling of growth from resource use in the textile sector; calls on the Commission to follow up on the EU Textiles Strategy commitments and propose targets for waste reduction, reuse and recycling;
Amendment 589 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Stresses the need to fight greenwashing by working towards establishing global standards for green claims; reminds of its call for global standards for green claims in the textile sector as well as criteria to help consumers make informed choices;
Amendment 612 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Stresses that adaptive capacity and vulnerability differ across gender, age, abilities, racial and occupation lines; calls therefore on all Parties to assess, respond and prioritise the needs of vulnerable populations in their national adaptation plans, adaptation communications and nationally determined contributions, looking for instance at the division of labour, resources and needs; calls to enable equitable participation of vulnerable populations, including those belonging to disaster-affected communities, in decision-making, including in relation to the operational mechanisms of the Loss & Damage Fund;
Amendment 618 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
Paragraph 50 b (new)
50b. Highlights the need to strengthen gender considerations and feminist principles within the EU’s climate diplomacy;