8 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Parties to the UNFCCC decided at COP18 (Decision 23/CP.18) to adopt a goal of gender balance in bodies established pursuant to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, in order to improve women’s participation and inform a more effective climate change policy that addresses the needs of women and men equally and to keep track of progress made towards the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-sensitive climate policy;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of maintaining human rights at the core of climate action, and insists that the Commission and the Member States ensure the Paris Agreement recognises that the respect, protection and promotion of human rights, encompassing i.e. gender equality, full and equal participation of women, and the active promotion of a just transition of the workforce creating decent work and quality jobs for all, are a prerequisite for effective global climate action;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Places particular emphasis on the urgent need for progress in closing the gigatonne gap which exists between the scientific analysis and the current Parties’ pledges for the period up to 2020; emphasises the important role of other policy measures, including energy efficiency, substantial energy savings, renewable energy, resource efficiency and the phase-down of HFCs, sustainable production and consumption, phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and strengthening the role of widespread pricing of carbon, in contributing to closing the gigatonne gap;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an agreement that covers sectors and emissions in a comprehensive manner and sets economy-wide absolute targets combined with emission budgets which should ensure the highest possible level of ambition; stresses that in line with the IPCC’s findings, land use (agricultural including livestock, forest and other land uses) has significant cost-effective potential for mitigation and enhancing resilience; highlights that the agreement should set a comprehensive accounting framework for emissions and removals from land (LULUCF); emphasises that, in particular, mitigation and adaptation actions in the land use sector requires focus on achieving co-benefits and avoiding trade-offs in line with other sustainable development goals, including for example animal welfare and food security;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an agreement that covers sectors and emissions in a comprehensive manner and sets economy-wide absolute targets combined with emission budgets which should ensure the highest possible level of ambition; stresses that in line with the IPCC’s findings, land use (agricultural, forest and other land uses) has significant cost-effective potential for mitigation and enhancing resilience; highlights that the agreement should set a comprehensive accounting framework for emissions and removals from land (LULUCF); calls for the need to reform agricultural practices especially when it comes to the use of fertilisers in order to promote carbon sequestration;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Parties to include the farm animal sector, which is responsible for approximately 14.5 percent of human- induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in the climate change debate at Paris COP21;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Emphasises the importance of farm animal production and consumption being considered in the EU’s Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs);
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the need for the ICAO and the IMOUNFCCC Parties to act to effectively regulate emissions from international aviation and shipping respectively before the end of 2016, in line with adequacy and urgency required; calls for all Parties to work through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop a global policy framework to enable an effective response, and to take measures to meet adequate targets before the end of 2016;