Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2112(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris
Amendments (15)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs); stressthe growth of developing countries, especially the least developed countries and small island states; points out that, while the latter are not responsible for the effects of climate change, they are the most vulnerable to them; notes that failure to limit global warming to 2°C may undermine development gains;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the communication from the participants of the meeting of the seven largest western industrial superpowers in Elmau on 8 June 2015, in which they reiterated their intention to adhere to the commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 % to 70 % by 2050, with it being necessary to ensure that the reduction is closer to 70 % than 40 %;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the links between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate change and abnormal weather conditions, and the incidence and gravity of natural disasters, land degradation, food crises, humanitarian crises, large-scale migratory flows and conflicts; notes that such phenomena have a negative impact on the global effort to achieve the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets the severity of the new problems caused by climate change, in particular the decline in living conditions in small island states and the issue of 'climate refugees'; draws attention to the fact that climate-related developments in f Africa could contribute to an escalation of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean; calls for the Paris Agreement to attach particular importance to these issues and intoduce specific funding mechanisms in response the challenges arising in this connection;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the level of ambition displayed at the Paris conference will be crucial to the success of the post-2015 development agenda; underlines the importance of mainstreaming climate change in all development cooperation programmes and in all anti-poverty and sustainable development strategies;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises the ultimate need for enhanced capacity in terms of prevention, resistance, natural disaster risk reduction and adaptation in developing countries; calls for these challenges to be made a top priority in the context of infrastructural, urban development, agricultural and investment policies and urges that the necessary technologies be developed to combat climate change;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that funding for measures to combat climate change is an important element of the Paris Agreement; supports the creation of innovative sources of additional funding for measures to combat climate change, including taxes on financial transactions and carbon taxes on international air and sea transport, as well as emissions trading arrangements; welcomes efforts at EU and international level to identify other additional resources such as public- private funding;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the efforts to mitigate global warming should not be seen as an obstacle to striving for economic growth but should, on the contrary, be seen as a driving force in the realisation of new and sustainable economic growth and employment;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of stepping up reconstruction efforts in the wake of natural disasters and underlines the need to develop mechanisms commensurate with losses and damage sustained as a result of climate change and natural disasters in developing countries;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the EU has thus far played a leading role in the efforts to mitigate global warming and must continue to do so in the run-up to a new international climate agreement in Paris at the end of 2015;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call on the EU and the other developed countries to honour their collective commitment to provide climate finance – from public and private bilateral and multilateral sources – amounting to USD 100 billion by 2020; stresses that country ownership and the integration of climate objectives into national development strategies are key to an effective use of climate finance; urges the European Union to secure the necessary means to play a leading role in this context;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track to limit global warming to below 2 °C; calls on governments to take, without delay, binding and concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that developing countries, in particular Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, have contributed the least to climate change, are the most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change and have the least capacity to adapt; calls for adaptation support and loss and damage to be essential elements of the Paris agreement guaranteeing therefore that their adaptation needs will be met both in the short and in the long-term, and for the developing countries to receive tangible assistance in their transition to sustainable, renewable and low-carbon forms of energy, guaranteeing therefore that their adaptation needs will be met both in the short and in the long-term; calls for serious recognition of the issue of climate refugees and the scope thereof, resulting from climate disasters caused by global warming;