Activities of Claude TURMES related to 2014/2208(INI)
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Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (debate) DE
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Amendments (54)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the synthesis report by the European Environment Agency on "The European environment — state and outlook 2015":
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas an excessive useover-consumption of resources is the root cause of various environmental hazards, such as climate change, desertification, deforestation and loss of biodiversity; whereas the global economy uses the equivalent of 1.5 planets’ worth of resources to produce global output and absorb waste and this figure is estimated to reach the equivalent of two planets’ worth of resources by the 2030s; whereas is has been estimated that if everyone on the planet lived the average lifestyle of a resident of the European Union, humanity would need 2.6 earths;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe’ (COM(2014)0398), but stresses that concrete legislative measures addressing all stages of the lifecycle are needed to move towards a circular economy; endorses the Commission’s approach to designing and innovating for a circular economy, setting up a policy framework to support resource efficiency and setting a resource- efficiency target as outlined and calls on it to propose clear legislative measures (product and waste- related) in that regard by the end of 2015 in the context of the commitment in its Work Programme for 2015 to adopt a more ambitious proposal on circular economy, including the communicasetting of reduction targets for resource consumption;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that resource scarcity requires an absolute decoupling of growth from the use of natural resources ‒ a systemic change which requires backcasting the actions needed from a 2050 sustainability perspective - starting with the actions now;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is convinced that improving resource efficiency requires bothto an extent that it leads to effective reduction of resource consumption to sustainable levels requires internalisation of external costs, legislative andmeasures, economic incentives and further funding of researchlevant research, as well as social and lifestyle changes in partnership with new social movements such as the transition town movement and other movements of cities and regions committed to sustainable development and circular economy;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that by 20530 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includesrequires inter alia an absolute reduction in the consumption of resources to sustainable levels based on reliable measurements of resource consumption which includes the full supply chain and the "environmental rucksack", fully implementing a cascading use of resources, sustainable sourcing, astrict application of the waste hierarchy, creating a closed loop on non-renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability and phasing out toxic substances;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to develop and introducpropose by 20195 a lead indicator and a number of sub-indicators on reso(footprints on land, water, materials, carbon) to measurce efficiency, including ecosystem servicesresource consumption as well as ecosystem services to be used as of 2018; these binding indicators should measure resource consumption, including imports and exports, at EU, Member State and industry level and take account of the whole lifecycle of products and services;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to set a binding target to increase resource efficiency at EU level by 30 %propose by the end of 2015 binding targets for the reduction of resource consumption for 2020, 2025 and 2030, based on raw material consumption as measured by Eurostat, with a view to achieving sustainable resource use by 2030 and, with individual binding targets for each Member State;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to promote the use of resource-efficiency indicatorsindicators for the reduction of resource use through international conventions;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that these indicators should be included in the European Semester and in all impact assessments; disagrees with the Council's decision to not include a resource efficiency target in the European Semester and calls on the Council to reconsider;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the amount of resources used by a product over its lifetime is largely determined during the design phase; and calls on the Commission to comprehensively and ambitiously implement the eco-design requirements of the existing Ecodesign Directive in new and updated implementing measures, starting with the immediate adoption of measures already drafted;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to propose a new Directive on sustainable product design for non-energy related products by the end of 2016, in particular for resource-intensive product groups like construction materials, furniture or textiles with ambitious ecodesign requirements and a mandatory product passport, rather than extend the scope of the existing Ecodesign Directive to non- energy related products, as a Commission study showed that the existing Ecodesign methodology has been specifically developed for energy-related products and cannot be easily transferred to other main product lines without further modifications and updates;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to propose a review of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016,8 incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines; gradually includinginclude all relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design; introducinge a mandatory product passport based on these requirements; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defininge horizontal requirements on, inter alia, durability, repairability, reusability and recyclability;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and ECHA to step up the efforts to substitute substances of very high concern and to restrict substances that pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment in the context of REACH, not least as a means to fulfil the requirement of the 7EAP to develop non- toxic material cycles so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the Union; calls in this respect on the Commission to immediately drop its unilateral moratorium on the processing of recommendations by ECHA with regard to inclusions of substances of very high concern into Annex XIV of REACH, and instead proceed swiftly with such inclusions; stresses in accordance with the waste hierarchy that prevention takes priority over recycling and that accordingly, recycling should not justify the perpetuation of the use of hazardous legacy substances;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to step up the efforts to substitute hazardous substances in the context of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment with a view to establishing non-toxic material cycles;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission to initiate a series of pilot projects establishing non- toxic material cycles for relevant high- volume products;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to upgrade, reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources, and that parts containing hazardous substances are clearly identified in product manuals to facilitate separation of those parts prior to recycling;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Deplores the opposition by the Secretariat General of the Commission concerning the revision of the eco-labelling directive and urges the Commission to come forward with the revision of this legislation immediately;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose the extension of minimum guarantees for consumer durable goods, taking into consideration average estimated lifetimes, and to take the necessary action to clarify that manufacturers bear full responsibility for failures of their products for a minimum of 2 years after purchase;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures to inform consumers about the expected lifetime of products as a means to prevent planned obsolescence and to enable consumers to take durability into account when making purchase decisions;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to propose measures based on those applicable for electrical and electronic equipment pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment obliging manufacturers to provide independent re- use and repair centres free of charge with all relevant information, necessary to ensure serviceability and re-establish the full functioning of products, including relevant software; considers that these actions should be integrated with the Digital Europe agenda, notably the enhancement of the interoperability of data repositories;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls on the Commission furthermore to propose measures obliging manufacturers to keep spare parts widely available and affordable for a minimum number of years following the placing on the market of the last product batch depending on the product's average expected lifetime;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -14 (new)
Paragraph -14 (new)
-14. Urges the Commission to make full use of its powers as 'guardian of the Treaties' to ensure complete application by Member States of the provisions of existing waste legislation, including in particular the obligation of separate collection of paper, metal, plastic and glass in the waste framework directive;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to submit the announced proposal ona truly more ambitious proposal on circular economy, including the review of waste legislation, by the end of 2015 and to include the following points: settingin accordance with the provisions of the 7EAP and to include the following points: - binding waste reduction targets for municipal, commercial and industrial waste to be achieved by 2025; - binding targets for the preparation for reuse to be achieved by 2025; - extended producer responsibility requirements; endorsing- implementation of the ‘pay-as-you- throw-principle’ prioritisingfor household and commercial waste; - separate collection schemes in order to facilitate the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials;of biowaste for composting and/or biogas production as of 2018; - separate collection of textiles as of 2018; - increasinge recycling targets to at least 70 % of municipal solid waste, with differentiated targets for paper, metal, plastic, glass and wood, based on the output of recycling facilities, using the same harmonised method for all Member States with externally verified statistics; introducing a ban on landfilling recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025 and a ban on all landfilling by 2030; introducing fees on landfilling and incineration; - a ban on landfilling and on incineration with and without energy recovery of separately collected waste by 2018 and of all recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025, except for hazardous waste, which should be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner; - incremental fees on landfilling and on incineration with and without energy recovery for the transition phase from 2018 to 2025; - no more financial support from Union funds for landfilling and incineration with and without energy recovery as of 2016;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Commission to put forth the same targets for all EU Member States so as to ensure an equally high level of environmental protection across the EU and not to undermine the single market;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework for urban mining in existing landfills and to develop an environmental permit system for the recycling industry based on self- monitoring and external auditing;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to address the specific waste challenges and to take action as outlined in the Commission communication on circular economy (COM(2014)0398)posed by marine litter and to propose before the end of 2015 a binding target of reducing marine litter by 30% by 2020 for the ten most common types of litter found on beaches, as well as for fishing gear found at sea;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to establish a methodology for measuring the generation of food waste broken down by all stages of the food chain and to propose mandatory data collection by Member States by the end of 2015 to ensure that harmonised, comparable data specifically on food waste are collected from 2018 onwards;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to propose by the end of 2015 a legally binding target for the reduction of food waste in the manufacturing, retail/distribution, food service/hospitality and household sectors of 20% by 2020 and 50% by 2025, based on a clear definition of food waste;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to propose a strict limitation of the indication of the minimum durability date ("best before") to those food products where not having it would create a safety concern and provisions to ensure that "use by" and "best before" dates are used consistently, in the same way for any given product category by all manufacturers;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls on the Commission to encourage better use of animal and other by-products in the feed chain whilst continuing to ensure high standards of feed and make a proposal to reintroduce non-ruminant Processed Animal Proteins in pig and poultry feed with appropriate control measures to verify absence of species cross-contamination and intra-species recycling (cannibalism);
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Calls on the Commission to make a proposal allowing food waste, including catering waste, to be processed for animal feed within a robust legal framework allowing its safe processing;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Calls on the Commission to propose that logistical operators transporting food and retailers selling food are obliged to separately collect food waste that they generate and that they are charged for the food waste generated according to the pay-as-you-throw principle at a level that is effective, proportionate and dissuasive;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 g (new)
Paragraph 16 g (new)
16g. Urges the Commission to adopt the communication on sustainable food, ready since 2013 and postponed several times since, by end of 2015 at the latest;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 h (new)
Paragraph 16 h (new)
16h. Calls on the Commission to review the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors to phase out the marketing standards (e.g. with regard to shape and appearance) still applied to ten key fruits and vegetables such as inter alia apples and tomatoes, as they exclude perfectly edible fruits and vegetables from being placed on the market and are as such a major cause of wasting food that has been produced;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to propose the full implementation of the circular economy principles and requirements in the building sector and to further develop the policy framework on resource efficiency in buildings; this includes developing indicators, standards and methods as regards land use and urban planning, architecture, structural engineering, construction, maintenance, adaptability, energy efficiency, renovation and reuse and recycling; targets and indicators onshould start with the adoption of an ambitious long- term vision how to move to a sustainable buildings should also include green infrastructure, such as green roofstock, with clear objectives and roadmaps for the implementation of this vision;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to integrate indoor air quality, well-being and social issues into the sustainability assessment of buildings;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to develop a framework of core indicators, based on existing standards and methods, to assess the sustainability of buildings over their entire life-cycle;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Commission to include the following elements in its roadmaps: land use and urban planning, green infrastructure, material use, energy efficiency, maintenance, adaptability, renovation, reuse and recycling;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to propose that BATsustainability principles and standards be applied to all materials and parts of buildings and to increase transparency by developing a building passport based on the whole lifecycle of a buildto facilitate maintenance, repair, renovation, reuse and recycling;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to propose, by the end of 2016, legally binding targets for re-use and recycling of construction and demolition waste of 80% by 2025 and 90% by 2030;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that, as 90 % of the 2050 built environment already exists, special requirements should be set for the renovation sector in order to have mainlyachieve an energy-neutral building stock by 2050, inter alia by promoting energy-positive buildings by 2050;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that concrete is one of the most used materials in the construction industry; calls on the Commission to assess the possibilities to increase recycling of concrete in construction, as is the case in Germany and Switzerland;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the European Commission to follow up on the work of the European Rare Earths Competency Network (ERECON) by integrating it also in its circular economy work;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to establish a cross-sectorial, inter-DG sustainable financing working group in order to include the resource-efficiency indicators in company-level integrated reporting and accounting; further calls on the Commission to examine how to incorporate resource-efficiency and environmental risks in, inter alia, credit ratings and capital requirements of banks, to develop a comprehensive insurance system for environmental hazards and to set out information requirements for investment products; believes that the Commission would benefit from cooperating with UNEP's "Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System" in that regard; regrets that the Commission did not adequately include sustainability aspects in its Green Paper for a Capital Markets Union;
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that all EU funding, including funding through EFSI, Horizon 2020, cohesion funds and the EIB, must be mobilised to promote resource efficiency and urges the Commission to abolish all environmentally harmful subsidies; by prevention, reuse and recycling, leading to an effective reduction of absolute consumption of resources, with priority for countries in central and Eastern Europe so that they can leapfrog from landfilling to reuse and recycling; stresses in this respect the importance of strict application of ex-ante conditionalities with regard to compliance with the (revised) Waste Framework Directive of national waste management plans, waste prevention programmes and measures to achieve recycling prior to committing any funding; also urges the Commission to abolish all environmentally harmful subsidies, such as e.g. those for energy recovery pursuant to Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of energy from renewable resources (at the next revision of the Directive);
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Considers that the adoption of new business models for the circular economy needs new methods of financing and therefore welcomes the decision of the European Investment Bank and the European Commission in the context of the InnovFin Advisory to launch a horizontal activity that is reviewing the financing needs of circular economy projects and make recommendations on how to further improve the EIB funding tools to stimulate more investment in circular economy-related projects;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers it important that different actors in the supply chain can connect, which is facilitated by transparency and publicly available data; asks the Commission to assess if all relevant statistical data are available today or if regulations of Eurostat have to be strengthened to improve connections in the supply chain;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Asks the Commission to clarify relevant aspects of EU competition policy in relation to the circular economy, notably to clarify the trade-off between risks of market collusion and the need to deepen cooperation between manufacturers and their suppliers;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support and actively cooperate with new social movements in cities and regions committed to sustainable development and circular economy;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary action at international level to improve the traceability of products;