Activities of Bairbre de BRÚN related to 2010/2103(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION International Trade Policy in the context of Climate Change imperatives
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses its regret that WTO members have yet to find a way to integrate this treaty into the system of UN institutions and rules governing environmental protection including climate change, as well as social justice and the respect of all human rights; insists that obligations and objectives under MEAs, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and other UN institutions (FAO, ILO, IMO) must take precedence over the narrow interpretation of trade rules;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in connection with WTO negotiations and bilateral trade agreements, to insist that the liberalisation of trade, particularly in natural raw materials, does not jeopardise sustainable resource management and that objectives relating to climate protection and the conservation of species become an integral part of the agreements; calls on the Commission, to this end, to urge that a joint meeting of WTO trade and environment ministers be held before the UNFCCC COP in Johannesburg in 2011; recalls that UNFCCC is the forum for reaching an international agreement on tackling climate change;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises in particular the need for consistency between climate and biodiversity objectives and conditions of trade to ensure that for example efforts to tackle deforestation are effective;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the introduction of the climate change dimension in Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of trade agreements; takes, however, note of the fact that in some cases, such as the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement, the SIA shows that the agreement will have adverse climate impacts which were not addressed prior to its conclusion; considers that trade agreements should not in any way undermine multilateral environmental agreements (MEA's);
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the conclusion of an internationally binding agreement on climate protection and strongly supports the objective of at least a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions in the EU by 2020, irrespective of international negotiations, and the long- term EU objective of reducing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases by at least 85-95% by 2050;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to do everything under their power to achieve a legally binding agreement on the reduction of shipping emissions in the context of the International Maritime Organisation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Opposes subsidies for fossil fuels and calls for greater support for environmentally sound renewable energies and identification and development of decentralised energy sources, particularly in developing countries; in this context recalls the G20 agreement to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and calls for the Commission to make proposals for European strategy for its implementation with clear timelines and compensation mechanisms where appropriate;