Activities of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK related to 2017/2227(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Australia, of the other part PDF (384 KB) DOC (61 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to Australian climate change science: a national framework, published in 2009,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas in October 2017 the Australian Government launched its international cyber engagement strategy with a view to addressing issues such as digital trade, cybercrime, international security, and e-government;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas in January 2012 the Australian Government introduced the Irregular Migration and Border Research Programme in order to address complex issues relating to irregular migration and border management;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas Australia is one of the most multicultural societies in the world with more than one in four of its population born overseas;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas around seven million permanent migrants, including many from EU Members States, have settled in Australia since 1945;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas Australia faces significant environmental and economic impacts from climate change across a number of sectors, including water security, agriculture, coastal communities, and infrastructure;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
Sb. whereas Australia has established a national framework and High Level Coordination Group to develop a plan for implementing climate change science, providing a coordinated approach to address the issue in communities across the country;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S c (new)
Recital S c (new)
Sc. whereas on 10 November 2016 Australia ratified the Paris Agreement and the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, reinforcing its commitment to action on climate change, and has developed a range of policies to reduce domestic emissions as well as to support global action;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S d (new)
Recital S d (new)
Sd. whereas the Australian Government’s climate change plan includes reducing emissions by five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020 and by between 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, as well as doubling the country’s renewable energy capacity by 2020;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S e (new)
Recital S e (new)
Se. whereas the Australian Government has played a leading role in supporting Pacific National Meteorological Services and regional organisations to deliver climate and weather early warning systems;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes Australia’s support for targeted international sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for military aggression, terrorism, and human rights abuses, including in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and occupied Crimea;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports Australia’s cyber engagement initiatives and pledges its cooperation on measures to develop strong cyber relationships with international partners, including the European Union and its Member States;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that global events from health crises and armed conflict to irregular migration and terrorism have direct and indirect security implications for European Union, its Member States and Australia;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Respects the right of the Government of Australia to introduce border control measures and immigration policies it considers necessary to safeguard its interests and citizens, as well as to ensure the wellbeing of vulnerable individuals, in line with international commitments and conventions;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes Australia’s shared commitment with the European Union and its Member States to introduce domestic measures and support global action to reduce emissions in line with mutual support for the 2015 Paris climate change agreement;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Supports Australia’s ambitions to reduce emissions by between 26 and 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and its commitments to do so via technological innovation and an expansion of its clean energy sector;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Applauds Australia for supporting international action on climate change, and in particular in the Indo-Pacific region, through bilateral and multilateral aid programmes and its commitment to provide at least $1bn to build climate change resilience and reduce emissions in developing countries;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Supports Australia’s co- chairmanship of the Green Climate Fund and encourages its ongoing efforts on the provision of financial support to the Pacific region and to vulnerable developing countries;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Welcomes Australia’s commitment to provide $200mn over four years to the Green Climate Fund to support developing countries to grow their economies in a sustainable way and help adapt to climate change;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages the further deepening of cooperation between the European Union, its Member States, and Australia on issues relating to the protection and promotion of human rights, gender equality, the rights of disabled people, and indigenous people and other minority groups;