8 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU's leadership on climate change mitigation and adaption, including the creation of skills, jobs and growth that it brings; notes the crucial need for a global binding agreement to be concluded in Paris and stresses that continued EU leadership requiresthat ensures a reduction in emissions to remain within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 2°C Scenario; stresses that the EU should press for the full commitment of all parties to this agreement; insists on a regular, transparent performance reviewaluations based on the most up- to-date scientific data and technologyies, including an adjustment mechanism to assess, and where necessary adjust, INDCs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to strengthen coordination and climate risk management at the EU level and to create a clear EU adaptation strategy; Recommends the implementation of ambitious and binding targets on CO2 emissions and renewable energy, at both national and EU level, to enable and ensure the transition to a sustainable and secure economy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that should other major competitors of the EU's energy-intensive industries fail to make similar commitments on GHG reductions, carbon leakage provisions will be maintained in the long term and strengthened where necessary; considers it vital that sustainable European agribusiness is protected against carbon leakagand where necessary more long term solutions will be considered, including carbon- border adjustments; considers it vital that key European industries, including agribusiness and energy intensive industries, are protected against carbon leakage and that sectoral specific roadmaps are developed to help guide industries to a truly sustainable future;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that delays in taking action will increase the cost of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and will narrow the range of technology options available; considers that early action will have a positive impact on the long-term competitiveness of European industries and energy producers;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Insists that any agreement should contain, as a key component, the concept of a 'Just Transition' to a low carbon future, which includes decent quality job creation, enhanced social dialogue and policies to support the workforce in energy and related industrial sectors;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the global phase-out of environmentally and economically harmful subsidies, which distort competitiveness and hinder innovation; stresses the need for Europe to show the way by taking the lead in the elimination of fossil fuels subsidies in all EU Member States;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to provide financing for climate actions in developing countries and insists on making concrete commitments to capitalise the Green Climate Fund and jointly mobilise 100 billion USD per year by 2020 from a variety of sources, public and private, bilateral and multilateral; in this regard encourages the exploration and use of alternative sources of finance such as a financial transactions tax and carbon pricing of transport fuels within the IMO and ICAO frameworks;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the enormous carbon storage potential of the bioenergy sector; calls for bioenergy, together with importance of maintaining and increasing carbon storage represented by (grass)land and forestry, to be recognised for their emission-mitigating qualities; recognizes the need to establish a coherent accounting framework for emissions and removals from these sectors;