Activities of Daciana Octavia SÂRBU related to 2017/2030(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate) RO
Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate) RO
Reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme PDF (437 KB) DOC (72 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency’s report of November 2017 entitled ‘Environmental Indicator Report 2017 - In support to the monitoring of the Seventh Environment Action Programme’,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the continuing failure to implement legislation and integrate specialised knowledge into policy-making in areas such as air quality, environmental noise and exposure to chemicals poses severe health threats and reduces quality and length of life for EU citizens;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the most recent data published by the European Environment Agency confirms the general trends described above for each thematic objective but also reports a slowing of progress in some areas; whereas in some cases, such as greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency, the outlook for achieving the sub-objectives remains unchanged by these new trends;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas it is now uncertain whether the target for ammonia emissions will be met and unlikely that the land take target will be met;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes existing initiatives which contribute to reducing knowledge gaps, including: the ‘Driving Force - Pressure - State - Exposure - Effects - Action’ (DPSEEA) model for understanding the drivers which disrupt ecosystem services; the ‘health belief’ model (HBM) for estimating exposure of human populations to contaminants and the possible health effects thereof; and the ‘Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring’ (IPCheM);
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production, food production and consumption, urban planning and design, air and noise pollution, and urban food waste as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the combination of complex, systemic risks to health with uncertainties and gaps in the current knowledge base requires a strict adherence to the precautionary principle;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Deplores that the Commission failed to meet the deadline for drafting harmonised hazard-based criteria for the identification of endocrine disruptors set out by law;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Deplores that there has not been satisfactory development on setting out a comprehensive approach to minimising exposure to hazardous substances, including chemicals in products;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Regrets that the Union so far failed to make progress in developing a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment that is conducive to innovation and the development of sustainable substitutes including non- chemical solutions, building on horizontal measures to be undertaken by 2015 to ensure: the safety of manufactured nanomaterials and materials with similar properties; the minimisation of exposure to endocrine disruptors; appropriate regulatory approaches to address combination effects of chemicals and the minimisation of exposure to chemicals in products, including, inter alia, imported products, with a view to promoting non- toxic material cycles and reducing indoor exposure to harmful substances;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Regrets that the Commission’s obligation to review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors no later than January 2015 has not been fulfilled despite several reminders from consumers’ and health organisations, the Parliament and scientific community and despite the Commission’s commitment that they would finalise the review by the end of 2016; calls on the Commission to immediately review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors without any further delays;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Highlights that efforts need to be stepped up to ensure that, by 2020, all relevant substances of very high concern, including substances with endocrine- disrupting properties, are placed on the REACH candidate list;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the 2018 work programme of the European Court of Auditors which includes the following areas: the greening of the CAP; renewable energy projects for rural development supported through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; innovative and traditional instruments for climate action; floods directive; air quality; organic food;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises that full implementation of the European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility would improve coherence between climate, transport and energy policies and facilitate a transition to a low emission, energy efficient transport system, delivering priority objectives of the EAP;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the interplay between socio-economic and environmental factors, production and consumption patterns, the costs / benefits of action or inaction, the combined effects of chemicals, and nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, PBT substances, the impacts of microplastics, ultra fine particles, pharmaceuticals in the environment, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, the impact of single stressors on health over the long term, soil and land use and invasive alien species;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. In order to safeguard the Union’s citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and well- being, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the combination effects of chemicals and safety concerns related to endocrine disruptors are effectively addressed in all relevant Union legislation, and risks for the environment and health, in particular in relation to children, associated with the use of hazardous substances, including chemicals in products, are assessed and minimised by 2020;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that long-term actions with a view to reaching the objective of a non-toxic environment will be identified by 2020;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the European Environment Agency and the Commission to increase the quantity and quality of indicators used to monitor progress; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the production and collection of new data to create new indicators and improve existing ones.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to fully apply the precautionary principle when sufficient data is not available; highlights the cases of chemical and nanomaterials as relevant examples;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP; calls on the Member States to recognise agroforestry as ecological focus area in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy1a; calls on the Commission to ensure that environmentally beneficial farming practices are afforded appropriate support in any future revision of the CAP; __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to increase the uptake of solutions to environmental challenges, especially where technical solutions exist but are not yet fully deployed, such as reduction of ammonia in agriculture;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Proposes the following actions to improve air quality in urban areas: low emission zones; promotion of car-sharing and ride-sharing facilities and services; phasing-out of preferential tax treatment for highly polluting vehicles; ‘mobility budgets’ for employees as an alternative to company cars; parking policies which reduce traffic volumes in congested areas; improved infrastructure to encourage cycling and increase multi-modal connections and to improve cycling safety; pedestrian zones;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on local authorities to realise the potential of urban planning to deliver environmental and health benefits such as reducing the heat island effect and increasing physical activity, for example by increasing green infrastructure;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society in the Environmental Implementation Review, in order to increase accountability, credibility and effectiveness;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure fair intermodal competition and a shift to sustainable transport modes;