10 Amendments of Christel SCHALDEMOSE related to 2018/2764(RSP)
Amendment 8 #
Recital C
C. whereas cities face an array of challenges, ranging from impact on residents’ health to environmental concerns, and therefore green infrastructure has great potential to offer solutions to many of these problems which greener cities can help to address;
Amendment 27 #
Recital F
F. whereas green infrastructure can be used to prevent or mitigate the negative impacts of increasing extreme weather phenomena, such as heat waves, extreme rainfalls and droughts, thus improving the quality of life for Europeans living in urban areas; whereas vegetation and landscaping can be used to control strong winds, flash flooding, and even out extreme temperatures; whereas the prevention or mitigation of the negative impacts of extreme weather will be an economically sound investment seen in a long-term perspective;
Amendment 39 #
Recital I
I. whereas plants purify the air by filtering out the small particles and producing oxygen; whereas the quality of air in our cities has become one of the biggest health challenges we are faced with in Europe today; whereas cleaner air would improve in particular the quality of life of millions of asthma and airways disease sufferers;
Amendment 47 #
Recital M
M. whereas more parks, greener streets, bus stops and public transportation infrastructure in general covered in vegetation and greener playgrounds amongst other actions increase the attractiveness and comfort of neighbourhoods and cities; whereas they will also improve the social contacts between residents and create a stronger sense of community;
Amendment 63 #
Paragraph 1
1. AcknowledgStresses the impact and role that greener cities can have in achieving the goals that were set out in the Paris agreement; underlines the environmental importance greener cities can have in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly with regard to better use of water resources, as well as the potential for improving biodiversity in the urban environment;
Amendment 67 #
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States, and local and regional authorities to devise action plans andin order to increase the amount and quality of green infrastructure projects; furthermore calls on the Members States, and local and regional authorities to actively engage in activities designed to green urban areas in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including the civil society;
Amendment 83 #
Paragraph 5 – point f
f. connect existing initiatives and share best practices across Member States, inter alia urban planning, sustainable urbanism and infrastructures, green architecture, cleaner and renewable energy, pedestrian and cycle mobility, sustainable waste management and treatment;
Amendment 85 #
Paragraph 5 – point g a (new)
ga. measure and evaluate the impact of existing green infrastructure projects in order to identify best practices within the Member States;
Amendment 88 #
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to set up a permanent forum for the exchange of best practices between relevant stakeholders in the Member States in order to ensure that the initiatives created under the European Year of Greener Cities 2020 are followed up by continued focus on green infrastructure projects;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to continue supporting ambitious measures of energy and resource efficiency by securing adequate funding for that contribute toand to support sustainable urban development and green infrastructures, such as for instance by encouraging innovation partnerships and joint procurement schemes between European cities; at the same time, encourages municipalities to support citizen-led green initiatives to the greatest extent possible, for example urban gardening and greening projects.