2 Amendments of Romana JORDAN related to 2008/2153(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that there is link between high food prices and rising energy prices, in particular for fuelStresses the importance of a comprehensive overview of high food prices, taking into account the rising energy prices, stronger weather phenomena and increased demand for energy owing to the increased global population, and asks the Commission to investigate thisfurther the interdependence furtherof these elements;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote research and development to prevent and adapt to climate change, including, inter alia, research intof the next generations of biofuels, in particular the use of high-yield energy crops with no negative effects on land use; , environmentally friendly fertilisers that are as effective as possible, new agricultural technologies with minimum negative effects on land use, the development of new plant types that are resistant to changes in climate and related diseases and research into ways to use waste in agriculture;