Activities of Gilles SAVARY related to 2008/2240(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (continuation of debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the European Union's objectives are to reduce greenhouse gases by 20%, increase the use of renewable energy sources to 20% and reduce energy consumption by 20%, all by 2020,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the transport sector accounts for around 19% of greenhouse gas emissions, and road transport alone makes up 84% of this figure,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises the need to proceed on the basis of overall costs and to take into account both the positive and negative external effects of transport in the development of Gross Domestic Product;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Hopes that international trade agreements take into account the non- tariff components affecting conditions of competition, particularly cross- compliance standards;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regretcognises that in its communication on rail noise abatement measures for the existing fleet, the Commission has failed to respond in the manner required by the urgentresponds to the need to reduce the noise nuisance, from freight wagons in particular, for persons living by the side of railway lines, given that it has not proposed any measures producing effects in the short term;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission, using the model provided by the proposal for a directive on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures, to draw up a proposal for a directive without delay with a view to introducing noise-related track access charges for locomotives and wagons in order to provide incentives as quickly as possible for railway undertakings to re- equip their fleets rapidly with low-noise vehicles by replacing brake blocks; considers that, if and wherever necessary, short-term measures may also be considered and that no legislative measure should have a negative impact on the rail sector in intermodal competition;