44 Amendments of Anna STÜRGKH related to 2024/2718(RSP)
Amendment 15 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Citation 45 a (new)
Citation 45 a (new)
– having regard to the Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste, adopted under UNEP in September 2023,1b _________________ 1b https://www.chemicalsframework.org/pag e/text-global-framework-chemicals
Amendment 90 #
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 fullyurges to align fully the EU policies with the need to phase out fossil fuels across the EU, including by swift phase out harmfuof all fossil fuel subsidies across the EU;
Amendment 124 #
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; urges all Parties to adopt targets and policies to reach these targets and to reflect them in their NDCs;
Amendment 146 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Parties to urgently 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 °Cachieve a swift and just transition to climate neutral economies and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement and the outcome of the first GST; underlines the particular responsibility of all major emitters and the G20 countries to take the lead;
Amendment 152 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Strongly urges all Parties to come forward in their next NDCs with ambitious, quantified economy–wide absolute emission reduction targets, covering all greenhouse gases, sectors and categories and aligned with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, as informed by the latest science, in the light of different national circumstances;
Amendment 154 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on all Parties, including the EU, based on the COP26 decision regarding common time frames, to communicate, in 2025, an NDC for 2035, and to submit this in NDC by the deadline foreseen by the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 160 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all Parties to ensure an outcome at COP29 with robust and rigorous 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 on the outstanding issues in order to ensure that the rules provide true emission reductions with no double counting and the highest level of accountability, monitoring and transparency;
Amendment 170 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the EU and its Member States are the largest providers of public climate finance, with all EU climate finance reaching an all-time high in 2022 of EUR 28.5 billion and underlines the need for continued and increased contributions; in this respect, reiterates its call for 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 188 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on all Parties to agree on a post-2025 new collective quantified goal on climate finance at COP29 with safeguards to reach the agreed quantum and timeframeand comprehensive monitoring and transparency mechanisms to reach the agreed quantum and timeframe; underlines that the new quantified goal must clearly reflect the increased need for climate finance globally and address both mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage in a balanced way; stresses that the current contributor base is insufficient, and therefore calls on other countries, especially emerging economies, to contribute towards the new quantified goal according to their financial capabilities; recalls that many developing countries' NDCs are conditional on international climate finance; highlights, therefore, that the provision of adequate climate finance is key to achieving the goal of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 190 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on all Parties to agree on a post-2025 new collective quantified goal (NCQG) on climate finance at COP29 with safeguards to reach the agreed quantum and timeframe; believes that the NCQG should consist of clear mechanism to track delivery of climate finance for mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage; underlines the need for transparency, accountability and integrity of climate finance;
Amendment 221 #
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; recalls the IEA’s assessment that there should be no new oil, gas or coal developments for emissions pathways that keep the global temperature increase below 1,5 °C1a; calls on all Parties to adopt plans to phase–out fossil fuels in keeping with the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement; _________________ 1a Net Zero Roadmap, September 2023
Amendment 228 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. RStrongly 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’; calls on the Commission to urgently make a proposal in this regard and on the Member States to take concrete measures resulting in a swift phase–out of all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies;
Amendment 232 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. 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;
Amendment 236 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned that governments worldwide spent USD 620 billion 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-facing clean energy investments; encourages all Parties to end all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible; recalls that continued provisions of environmentally harmful subsidies prevent the Parties from meeting their climate targets and increases mitigation costs over time; calls on all Parties to ensure transparent reporting of their fossil fuels subsidies and to adopt immediate plans for their phase–out;
Amendment 244 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Reiterates its support for the work of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and encourages all governments to adopt the coalition's commitments to align all policies and practices in the remit of finance ministries with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to adopt effective carbon pricing, as laid down in the Helsinki Principles;
Amendment 249 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the need to step up adaptation action within the EU and globally to minimise the negative effects of climate change and biodiversity loss; calls therefore on the Commission to design legislative package for climate adaptation, with strong emphasis on nature-based and ecosystem approaches, to make the EU more resilient and to lead by example;
Amendment 262 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the agreement on the framework for the global goal on adaptation (GGA) at COP28, namely the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience; highlights the need to translate the GGA into measurable outcomes and to track progress towards achieving the goal; calls on all Parties to adopt national adaptation plans with set targets and goals, and to update said plans every five years;
Amendment 305 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that climate goals cannot be achieved without the support and involvement of the public; calls on all Parties to raise awareness of climate change and related issues, combat mboth misinformation and disinformation and work with public representatives to gain public support for mitigation and adaptation measures;
Amendment 312 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls its resolution of 25 April 2024 on Azerbaijan and 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; reiterates its call on the UNFCCC Secretariat to develop human rights criteria that countries hosting future COPs must commit to as part of the host agreement; calls on the UNFCCC Secretariat to monitor the compliance and to take action in case of breaches of such human rights criteria, including by moving the Conference elsewhere;
Amendment 351 #
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 by 2030; strongly urges the Member States as well as the private sector to take all necessary actions to ensure that the target is reached;
Amendment 357 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the need to adopt a science–based EU climate target for 2040 in accordance with the European Climate Law and as the basis for the EU's NDC for 2035 and 2040 and welcomes the Commission´s proposal for a 90 % reduction target as well as the commitment by president–elect Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines to enshrine the 90 % target in the Climate Law;
Amendment 377 #
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; Recalls that according to the European Climate Law the Union’s and Member States’ actions should be guided by the precautionary and ‘polluter pays’ principles established in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and should also take into account the ‘energy efficiency first’ principle of the Energy Union and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 379 #
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 apply this rule rigorously and without exceptions;
Amendment 386 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the national energy and climate plans and long-term strategies of the Member States include sufficient action and financial means to achieve the EU’s 2030 targets and long– term objectives; expresses concern at the gap in ambition in the current plans and calls on all Member States to step up their climate action before it is too late;
Amendment 389 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to fully and swiftly implement the European Green Deal, ensuring policy coherence between its goals and observing the ‘do no significant harm’ principle;
Amendment 394 #
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; Calls on the Member States and EU to accelerate transition from fossil fuels-based economy towards 100 % sustainable renewable energy;
Amendment 402 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the current geopolitical situation highlights the urgency of cuttending the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels and the need to boost the deployment of renewables;
Amendment 407 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses the need to step up EU action on climate adaptation, resilience and preparedness by adopting binding EU legislation on climate adaptation, by taking action to improve water resilience, and by strengthening the EU Civil Protection Mechanism;
Amendment 411 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. NotWelcomes the Council Decision of 4 March 2024 on the approval of the withdrawal of the European Atomic Energy Community from the Energy Charter Treaty;
Amendment 415 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Notes that the GST highlights the importance of transitioning to sustainable lifestyles and sustainable patterns of consumption and production in efforts to address climate change, including through circular economy approaches, and underlines the need to continue to develop the circular economy in the EU, including by supporting innovation and investment in circular solutions and business models and markets for secondary raw materials;
Amendment 418 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
The climate and environmental crisitriple planetary crisis: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss
Amendment 424 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underscores that the climate, pollution 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;
Amendment 449 #
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 these ecosystems and develop methodologies for the accounting of carbon removals and emissions from those ecosystems in a manner that does not undermine other biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 469 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises that soil is the largest terrestrial carbon store with indispensable role in the global climate cycle; Welcomes all efforts by governments and non- governmental actors to maximise the potential of soils to mitigate climate change and to improve water availability; believes therefore that the conclusion of an EU agreement on the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive is of high importance to ensure EU’s resilience and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 470 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes all efforts by governments and non-governmental actors to maximise the potential of soils to mitigate climate change and to improve water availability; stresses the need for global action to ensure clean and high– quality water;
Amendment 492 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Is concerned with the findings of scientists, according to which limits of the chemicals pollution planetary boundaries were exceeded1a; Stresses the need to combat chemical and plastic pollution; welcomes the ongoing work on the Global Plastics Treaty; and calls for accelerated action to achieve the comprehensive plan under the Global Framework on Chemicals towards ‘Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste’; _________________ 1a https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c 04158
Amendment 520 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Highlights the fact that the transport sector is the only sector in the EU in which emissions have risen at EU level since 1990 and that this is not compatible with the EU’s climate goals, which require greater and faster reductions in emissions from all sectors of society, including the aviation and maritime sectors;
Amendment 528 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the International Maritime Organization to adopt measures to reduce maritime emissions in line with the Science Based Targets and the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement; recognises that if the IMO negotiations fail to achieve action in line with the Paris Agreement, the EU should revise its shipping legislation to enlarge its scope, in line with the provisions of the ETS Directive; calls on the Commission and the Member States to restart UNFCCC negotiations on attributing international shipping emissions to national inventories;
Amendment 572 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Highlights the fact that the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) 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 worldwide; calls on the Commission to work on expanding the scope of CBAM in line with the provisions of the CBAM Regulation while engaging with third countries to facilitate the correct implementation of the mechanism and encourage the introduction of carbon prices;
Amendment 579 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
Paragraph 46 b (new)
46b. Invites the Commission to further promote emission trading schemes or other carbon pricing mechanisms 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 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 583 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Stresses the need to address the climate and environmental impact of the textile sector and urges the sector to take a bigger responsibility globally for its emissions across its value chain and product lifecycle; highlights, in this regard, the need for consistent and transparent standards and criteria to help consumers make informed choices and prevent greenwashing by ensuring that sustainability claims are backed by verifiable evidence;
Amendment 590 #
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; in this regard underlines the need to establish strict rules at the EU level;
Amendment 594 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Stresses that climate change and environmental degradation lead to scarcity of natural resources and water insecurity, can increase conflicts and tensions, as well as food shortages and natural catastrophes, and are major drivers of human displacement and threat multipliers;
Amendment 601 #
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Stresses that climate change will contribute to increased antibiotic resistance; in this regard, stresses the need for urgent action against antimicrobial resistance and calls for a global agreement by the Parties to reduce the use of antimicrobials and combat the risk of resistance;