6 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2018/0209(COD)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Evaluation of this Regulation will provide the information needed for the decision-making process to, if necessary, improve the Programme. Besides evaluating the Programme’s fulfilment of the objective in Article 3 of this Regulation, special attention should be given to the application process in order to ensure that these funds are accessible to all relevant projects. Especially ensuring that participation for local communities and civil society is practical and easy is of importance.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energand renewable energy, the promotion of the bio-economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and, to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, and ambitious climate actions, thereby contributing to sustainable development. The Program shall also contribute to better involvement of all relevant stakeholders in environment, energy and climate action.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid underminingcontribute to environmental, climate or relevant clean energy objectives of the Programme and, where possible, shall promote the use of green public procurement;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where appropriate, special regard shall be given to projects, provided that the projects brings environmental benefits, in geographical areas with specific needs or vulnerabilities, such as areas with specific environmental challenges or natural constraints, trans- border areas or outermost regions.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to sustainable development. The Programme shall also contribute to better involvement of all relevant stakeholders in environment, energy and climate action.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques and approaches for reaching the objectives of the Union legislation and policy on environment and climate action, including the transition to clean energy, and to contribute to the application of best practice in relation to nature and, biodiversity as well as the sustainable and efficient use of natural resources;