7 Amendments of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2012/2294(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the scale of the crisis presents a unique and historic opportunity to bring forth transformational change in our economies, paving the way for truly sustainable and socially fair long-term development;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas history has proven it difficult for authorities to foresee which innovative technologies that will be competitive on the market;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Europe is a leader in new technology development; whereas there are many barriers to the development and wider use of environmental technologies, such as lock-in to existing technologies, price signals that tend to favour less eco- efficient solutions, difficult access to finance and low consumer awareness; whereas the challenge is therefore to improve the overall environmental performance of products throughout their life-cycle, to boost demand for better products and production technologies, and to help consumers make informed choices;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that it is not only subsidies that innovative European companies need, but also better legislation, better links to the research base and better and more diverse access to funding and financing, ranging from grants to loans and equity financing; calls, therefore, on the Member States and the Commission to create appropriate conditions at national and European level;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to eliminate all tariffs on environmental goods;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Invites the Commission, specifically, to programme clearly-defined, focused and reinforced resources for market replication projects, risk capital, networking and internationalisation for eco-innovations and their commercialisation in the EU by SMEs, conceivably with budgets ring- fenced for eco-innovation as a minimum guarantee;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises that an increase in funds must be coupled with ae need for simplification of funding procedures;