12 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2020/0036(COD)
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showed worldwide erosion of biodiversity, with. Habitat loss and degradation is the primary driver of biodiversity loss and represents 13 % of total net anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. The direct impact of climate change ais the third most important driver of biodiversity loss. in marine and terrestrial ecosystems which are the sole sinks for anthropogenic carbon emissions. 22 _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019).
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This Regulation contributes to protecting Union citizens’ inalienable rights to life and a safe environment, as recognised in the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, and requires the relevant Union institutions and the Member States to take the measures necessary at Union or national level respectively to address the real and immediate risks, both to people’s lives and welfare and to the natural world on which they depend, posed by the global climate emergency.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. In doing so, destructive activities that hinder the ability of ecosystems to adapt to climate change need to be removed to ensure the resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem services, including by way of carbon assimilation. Renewable energy installations, which are nature- compatible, should be prioritised. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradualswift reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural sinks, or other sinks environmentally friendly sinks based on an environmental impact assessment and approved by the Commission, within the Union.
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced by 2040 and at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date. The Commission and Member States shall achieve that balance by 95 % emission reductions compared to 1990, by enhancement of removals by natural sinks by 5 % and by phasing out fossil fuels by 2040.
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States and the link between climate and biodiversity to restore carbon-rich ecosystems.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how all of the Union legislation implementingrelevant for the fulfilment of the Union’s 2030 climate target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 565 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider takingtake the necessary measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission shall evaluate the options for aligning emissions in all economic sectors, in particular those responsible for the highest proportion of greenhouse gas emissions, such as aviation, maritime sector and sectors linked with land use change, with the 2030 target and the 2050 climate-neutrality objective in order to reduce these emissions to net zero by 2050 at the latest and shall present legislative proposals as appropriate.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The assessment referred to in paragraph 4 shall be carried out based on the best available and most recent scientific evidence.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Union carbon budget 1. By 30 June 2021, the EPCC shall issue a report on the Union carbon budget. Based on that report, the Commission shall establish a Union carbon budget and make legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the Council as appropriate. 2. The Union carbon budget, to be established in accordance with paragraph 1 as legally binding, shall set out the remaining quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in total for the Union economy, divided for each period of 5 years, and broken down for each economic sector, that could be emitted without putting at risk the Union’s commitments under the Paris Agreement. 3. The Commission shall take the Union carbon budget into account when assessing the options for a trajectory for emissions reductions in accordance with Article 3(1) and when making the assessments referred to in Articles 5 and 6.
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States shall establish plans to restore priority habitats by end of 2023 and complete the delivery by 2030. By 2030, Member States shall restore 15 % of their territories and of their sea areas. By 2030, 30% of the Union’s sea area shall primarily be managed for nature and biodiversity.