Activities of Claude TURMES related to 2012/2295(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe
Amendments (10)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the Commission's support for a radical change in the EU approach to production, consumption, processing, storage, recycling and disposal of biological resources; believes that a bio- based economy in Europe can contribute to the competitiveness of the European industry and provide jobs and business opportunities, in particular for rural and coastal development, however only if conducted within the parameters of resource efficiency and sustainability;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that biomass sustains also a wide range of public goods function that should be preserved in order to ensure that basic services, not rewarded by the market, can continue to be provided to society: agricultural and forested landscape, farmland and forest biodiversity, water quality and availability, soil functionality, climate stability, air quality, resilience to flooding and fire;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that a lack of coordination has limited the exploitation of synergies and economies of scale with regard to the bioeconomy in the Union; stresses that the Union can add value by providing a clear policy framework, encouraging and facilitating cooperation through networks and funding programmes; considers, however, that this does not necessitate a top-down approach since the bioeconomy will develop via an integrated approach across all levels, local, Member State and Union;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes, in this regard, the Commission's recent announcement of the launching of a bioeconomy observatory to map regional, national and EU policies in this area, as well as its call for experts to apply to join the European Bioeconomy Panel; considers that one of the topics that should be immediately investigated is the sustainable supply and demand of biomass related to the high value segments of the bio-based economy;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be able to compete on both price and quality under normal market conditions; welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union's biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are taken into account when setting and calculating targetused sustainably; moreover it is also essential to ensure that new uses of biomass does not jeopardise food production and security, not only in the Union but also in developing countries and it does not lead to unsustainable land- use conversion or land-grabbing practices;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Therefore welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union's biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are taken into account when setting and calculating targets; moreover suggests to include the ILUC-factors in the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids in the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on industry to drive the development of the bioeconomy in the Union, and therefore calls for the creation of a more business-friendly environment, through such measures as reducing time to market, alignonsiders that industry has a role to play in the development of the bioeconomy; believes, however, that a clear regulatory framework should be developed at the Union level setting unambiguous sustainability criteria to ensure that investments and efforts ing research and innovation policies wbenefith the needs of specific sectors, improving access to risk finance, particularly for SMEs, and encouraging entrepreneurship in the sectorose sectors where the use of biomass is proven to be more efficient;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the Bio-Economy Strategy should adopt the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy and support a 'cascade utilization' of biomass: first directed to high-value applications, such as biochemicals and biomaterials, then to lower value applications (biofuels, bioenergy);
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the inclusion in the European Ecolabelling Scheme of bio- based product meeting high level standards and sustainability requirement and stimulating their up-take in the Member States through green public procurement or reduced taxation measures;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls for the extension of the Eco- design Directive to cover non-energy related dimensions, such as recycling content, bio-based content and the use of primary resources;