9 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2017/2055(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety of offshore oil and gas operations,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the accumulation and dissemination of marine litter may be one of the fastest growing threats to the health of the world's oceans; whereas microplastics are of particular concern because their small size renders them accessible to a wide range of organisms (seabirds, fish, mussels, lugworms and zooplankton); whereas the estimated 150 million tonnes of plastics that have accumulated in the world's oceans causes serious damage to the environment and economies, including coastal communities, tourism, shipping and fishing;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas without significant changes, by the year 2100 more than half of the world's marine species may stand on the brink of extinction;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it has been researched that direct impacts of an oil spill on marine organisms and biological systems and processes could include behavioural disturbances and death of marine species, microbial blooms, hypoxia (lowering of oxygen concentrations in water), toxic effects of chemicals used to disperse oil and dying of deep sea corals;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the essential role of oceans for supporting life on earth, sustainable development, employment and innovation, as well as for providing recreational uses and amenities; shares the growing concern about the need for better governance and protection of the oceans;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the key role of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in providing a basic legal framework by which to coordinate efforts and achieve coherence in addressing global ocean-related issues; urges coastal Member States to respect their duty under UNCLOS to protect and preconserve the marine environment and its living resources and their duty to prevent and control marine pollution; notes that Member States are liable for damage caused by violation of their international obligations to combat such pollution;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the forthcoming strategy on plastic by the Commission as well as the other measures aimed at combating marine litter and expresses its deep concern about the scale of the issue, including of microplastics;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the need to continue to research the threat posed by catastrophic oil spills and the cumulative effects of more frequent oil spills on ocean environments to ensure that decisions to undertake offshore exploration and exploitation activities are based on accurate and up-to-date scientific knowledge;