12 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2018/2792(RSP)
Amendment 2 #
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/844 of the European Parliament and the Council amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency and its requirements on achieving a healthy indoor environment;
Amendment 7 #
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the WHO guidelines for indoor air quality;
Amendment 16 #
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas poor air quality is a major health and environmental risk, and poses significant threat to biodiversity; whereas this has had further impact and contributed inter alia to the exponential growth of allergies and respiratory illnesses in a vicious cycle;
Amendment 23 #
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the economic consequences of the health impacts of poor air quality have been estimated to be between 3-9% of EU GDP;
Amendment 27 #
Recital C
C. whereas the failure to implement air quality legislation in urban areas and to tackle indoor air pollution is particularly worrying and hinders the achievement of Priority objective 3 under the 7th EAP;
Amendment 30 #
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the WHO, in 2000, has adopted a set of principles establishing the right to healthy indoor air; whereby it noted that "under the principles of the human right to health, everyone has the right to breathe healthy indoor air";
Amendment 45 #
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the reported positive results of various measures implemented in Member States to reduce access of personal cars to urban centers and investing in public transportation and facilitating access for other forms of transportation such as bicycles;
Amendment 49 #
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that people spend close to 90% of their time indoors, where the air can be significantly more polluted than outdoor air;
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 4
4. Invites Member States authorities to take a comprehensive approach to air pollution and to prioritise pollution mitigation approaches which have co- benefits in other domains; urges the competent authorities to develop Clean Air Action plans comprising credible measures addressing all sources of air pollution and all sectors of the economy; encourages cities and competent authorities to start working at all levels on a Covenant of Clean Air for all; urges the Commission to define harmonised emissions testing standards to calculate the emissions to indoor environments;
Amendment 55 #
Paragraph 4
4. Invites Member States authorities to take a comprehensive approach to air pollution including indoor air pollution and to prioritise pollution mitigation approaches which have co- benefits in other domains; urges the competent authorities to develop Clean Air Action plans comprising credible measures addressing all sources of air pollution and all sectors of the economy; encourages cities and competent authorities to start working at all levels on a Covenant of Clean Air for all;
Amendment 71 #
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the link between air pollution and inequality as exposure is usually higher for more vulnerable segments of society; encourages Member States to make efforts to prevent the accumulation of environmental, socio- demographic and economic disadvantages, including by taking measures to limit pollution at hotspots of vulnerability such as hospitals, schools and kindergartens, and retirement homes;
Amendment 146 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Urges Member States and the Commission to adopt and implement measures to combat air pollution at the source, taking into account the differences between the sources of indoor and outdoor air pollution;