Activities of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2020/2027(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on liability of companies for environmental damage
Amendments (8)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Acknowledges the intrinsic value of ecosystems and their right to protection and calls for the introduction of mechanisms to allow environmental organisations initiate legal proceedings on their behalf; calls for reporting and monitoring of the full restoration of ecosystems; stresses also the need for legal recognition of the shared world heritage;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to include 'ecosystems' and ‘recreational uses and amenities of the environment' in the definitions of 'environmental damage’ and 'natural resource' of Article 2;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure strict producer liability;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Calls for any operator benefitting from the carrying out of activities to be also liable, under the ELD, for any environmental damage or pollution caused by those activities;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Calls for the scope of the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) and the definitions of environmental damage to be expanded to cover all damage to the environment, all types of environmental damage and damage caused by any occupational activity;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11 d. Notes that in Article 1 ELD, the framework of environmental liabilityshould be broadened to include environmental rehabilitation and ecological restoration to the baseline condition after occupational activities have ended, even when environmental damage is caused by activities or emissions expressly authorised by the competent authorities;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to establish a compulsory full coverage environmental liability insurance policy to cover all operators in the EU as a prerequisite for environmental permissions to solve the existing financial security problem of the companies, and to obligate each Member State to take all measures necessary to ensure environmental liability of all operators in its territory;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17 e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to raise awareness, promote and actively engage in international fora in order to more effectively combat environmental crimes, including through the protection of human environmental rights defenders and the recognition of ecocide in international law;