Activities of Filip KACZMAREK related to 2011/2308(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities - Industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities
Amendments (8)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that numerous studies, and experience from the US, demonstrate that a number of serious risks to the environment and health arepros and cons associated with shale gas extraction; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the EIB neither to fund nor to otherwisto take into consideration possible environmental and health related aspects while supporting exploration and exploitation of shale gas and oilunconventional fuels in developing countries, given the serious sustainability concerns;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that thesustainable and according to the highest standards exploitation of unconventional oil and gas resources, could hamper the achievement of ‘MDG 7 on Environmental Sustainability’, while jeopardising commitments taken regarding climate change, that already affect poor countries the mostan create an opportunity to support development in those developing countries which are rich in its deposit by providing an important source of cleaner, more cost effective, more environmentally sound, and more reliable fuel compared to existing alternatives for the poor;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that land acquisitions for oil and gas mining are a major drivercontributing to the phenomena of land- grabbing globally in developing countries which cand pose a significant threat to the world's indigenous communities, farmers and poor people in terms of access to water, fertile soil and food; therefore underlines that all European economic entities should always act in close consultation and in a transparent manner with all appropriate government bodies and local communities on issues of land leases and/or acquisitions;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that the current regulatory framework of EU legislation does not provide an adequate guarantee against the risks to the environment and human health resulting from shale gas activities; is worried, therefore, about any potential investment by European companies in unconventional oil or gas resources in developing countriesthat although the legal expert opinion from the European Commission stresses that there is no need to introduce immediate legal changes concerning shale gas production in the EU, calls that any potential investment by European companies in unconventional oil or gas resources in developing countries guarantees protection of the environmental sustainability and human health; further states the view that European companies should employ responsible industry standards everywhere they operate;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for granting technological and expert support to developing countries in order to enable the safe and sustainable exploitation of shale gas preceded by consultations and evaluation of its impact on the environment;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Commission, Member States, EIB and investors to maintaining dialogue with local societies concerning the exploration of shell gas in developing countries;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that, in hosting companies investing in extractive activities, the EU has a responsibility toshould influence their behaviour as regards more sustainable practices, i.e. by strengthening corporate governance standards and regulations applied to the banks and funds that finance them;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that many instruments exist that could address the negative social and environmental impacts of the activities of extractive industries, such as the Global Reporting Inthe contribution of extractive industries to sustainable development and poverty reduction must be based on improvements by the World Bank related to (i) the formulation of integrated strategy in order to transform resource endowments into sustainable development by providing revenues to governments, mitigative, the UN Global Compang negative environmental and social effects and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; points out, however, that voluntary guidelines arebenefiting local communities, (ii) strengthening project implementation by providing safeguard policies on environmental and social impacts of resource extraction, and (iii) engaging stakeholders to address inssufficient to mitigate the negative impact of extractiones at all levels by improving consultation with local communities, and by reporting on key sustainability indicators systematically and transparently;