5 Amendments of Liisa JAAKONSAARI related to 2015/2112(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that, under Article 3(5) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) the aim of the EU in its relations with the wider world is to contribute to solidarity and to the sustainable development of the Earth, as well as to the strict observance and the development of international law; States that, under Article 191(1) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, EU policy on the environment shall promote measures at international level to combat climate change;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Acknowledges the fundamental importance of a stable climate system for food security, energy production, water and sanitation, infrastructure and preserving biodiversity and terrestrial and marine ecosystems and for peace and prosperity globally; acknowledges the danger of inaction on mitigating climate change and stresses the urgency of reaching an agreement in the Paris Climate Conference;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance of climate; cCalls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) to prioritise diplomacy on climate policy goals in order to build support for a strong, fair and, comprehensive agreementnd binding international agreement to limit global warming to 2°C; stresses the importance of the EU as a key player in climate diplomacy and emphasises the need to speak with one voice; calls on the Member States to coordinate their positions in this regard with those of the EU; underlines that the EU and the Member States have an enormous foreign policy capacity and must show leadership in the area of climate diplomacy and mobilise this network based on political will in order to secure the objectives of limiting dangerous climate change; calls on the parties involved in environmental aspects of EU trade negotiations, especially the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations to take into account the Paris Conference conclusions;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that climate diplomacy should be part of the comprehensive approach to the EU’s external action; recognises that climate change will affect countries with varying degrees of severity with the Least Developed Countries being most disproportionately affected due to lack of resources available for climate mitigation and climate adaption; recognises that the transformations of the Arctic represents a major effect of climate change on EU security; calls for a debate on a forward- looking strategy at EU level to address the strategic and political consequences, allowing the EU to respond to and prepare for climate-induced geopolitical instability and of climate-induced geopolitical instability, allowing the EU to respond to resource related conflicts and climate refugees paying particular attention to cooperation with countries most afflicted by the impacts of climate change;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Luxembourg Presidency to make reaching an agreement in the Paris Climate Conference a priority; Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to develop strategic priorities for the external climate policy enshrined in the general foreign policy objectives and to ensure that the EU’s delegations increase their focus on climate monitoring issues; calls on the EU to cooperate more closely on climate issues with neighbours and candidate countries.