12 Amendments of Sandrine BÉLIER related to 2010/2010(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Views sustainable development as being based on a long-term vision in which economic growth, social cohesion and the protection of the environment go hand in hand and are mutually supportive; draws attention to the potential represented by the creation of 'green jobs' in a sustainable economy, and supports the ILO's definition of 'green jobs' as being all jobs that foster sustainable development; stresses, nonetheless, that all jobs in 'green sectors' must be accompanied by proper working conditions;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the number of 'green jobs' in Europe was estimated in 2009 at 3.4 million;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to tackle climate change urgently; welcomes the EU’s goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020; looks forward to r in order to limit climate change to 2°C compared to preindustrial levels; considers that the currently implemented 20% reduction target for 2020 is not in line with the overall objecetiving recommendations on how the EU could move towards a goal of 30%, ande and; looks forward to the proposal to move to at least a 30% reduction target as soon as possible; consequently urges the Commission to develop specific policies to ensure the transition towards a green economy, especially as regards worker re-skilling for green jobs and temporary compeaccompanying the transaition ofor greening European industry in the context of global markets;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that a stable, long term, ambitious regulatory framework is a prerequisite for achieving the full green employment potential; considers that in order to achieve the employment targets in the EU 2020 strategy with green jobs, concrete legally binding measures to achieve absolute reduction of natural resource use and other environmental targets are necessary;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that existinga strong and a clear framework of EU environmental legislation haswould have significant potential to create new jobs in areas such as air, soil, energy, public services, agriculture, transport and environmental management; calls on the Member States to implement EU legislation which couldcurrent environmental legislation to the full, and on the Commission to initiate new legislation leading to new investment in eco-friendly technologies and jobs;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that requiring environmentally friendly farming practices would lead to significant increases in employment and income in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the need to emphasise biodiversity in the context of creating 'green jobs' Europe-wide, especially in the implementation of the Natura 2000 networks; points out that eco-tourism is a vanguard sector in terms of green job creation, exhibiting a growth rate in the region of 20% per annum; also favours emphasis on the potential of jobs arising from leisure activities linked to nature;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Underlines that subsidies for greening urban transport sector would have the highest employment benefit if invested in public transport;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to propose, by 2011, a strategy including legislative and non-legislative measures to encourage green jobs that are a source of growth and prosperity for all; calls on the Commission and the Member States to integrate policies aimed at re-skilling and retraining workers for green jobs with all other EU policies; stresses the need to mainstream this strategy in all types of employment, be they highly-skilled. medium-skilled or low-skilled;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the public sector procurement constitutes a large share of the market and could provide for significant incentives to greening the economy; calls therefore for all public procurement to require high environmental standards;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Is convinced that the introduction of resource-efficient green technology is not enough to attain sustainable development as long as increases in productivity are exchanged for increases in income; furthermore considers that channelling productivity gains toward more leisure time and shorter working days, instead of higher wages and ever-rising consumption, would make sense from an ecological perspective;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that NGOs and trade unions have an important role to play in the development of green job potential, as regards contributing to decision-making process, as employers and in raising public awareness;