5 Amendments of Claude TURMES related to 2008/2171(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that China’s growing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions represent a huge challenge to development and environmental goals and security of energy supply;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines China’s global responsibility to ensure its economic growth is environmentally sustainable; stresses that a positive approach by China will be critical for the success of negotiations on a post- 2012 Climate Change agreement; notes the potential threat of carbon leakage if China does not commit to insufficient action is taken;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the EU and China to promote the transfer of low-carbon technology, in particular energy efficiency and renewables; stresses the cripotentical importance of developing and deploying CCS in China, given the importance of coal to its economy; calls on the Commission to consider a formal agreement with China to enhance cooperation on R & D and to explore the possibility of the development of low-carbon zones in China;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on China and the EU to remove barriers which hamper the ability of EUuropean companies to invest in China and transfer the cleanest technologies; notes that IPR protection is a particular concern for EUuropean companies, which are also discouraged from developing new IP in China by restrictions on its transfer abroad; notes that public procurement in energy projects in China often excludes or discourages foreign companies from investing;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on China to apply trade union freedom, which is guaranteed by the Chinese constitution but is not a reality.