14 Amendments of Sandrine BÉLIER related to 2010/2088(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11a (new)
Citation 11a (new)
- having regard to the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) global initiative endorsed by G8+5 leaders in June 2007 and its published results in 2009 and 2010;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11b (new)
Citation 11b (new)
- having regard to the EU's sustainable Consumption and Production Action Plan (COM (2008) 397);
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU 2020 strategy should pave the way to a resource-efficient economy, serve economic growth and create jobs, in particular since the EU has recently suffered a drop in GDP and falling industrial production, and since millions of unemployed wosustainable development and men represents a human, societal and economic disastercreate jobs,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that GDP is an indicator of economic market activity only and is widely used in policy analysis and debates; recalls that GDP, after its birth in the 1930s, was rapidly adopted as the best- recognised measure of economic performance in the world; underlines that GDP has become a standard benchmark used by policy-makers throughout the world; is concerned that GDP might sometimes beis misleading and at other times simply not provide enough information or sufficiently detailed information;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that GDP is based on a clear methodology which allows comparisons to be made over time and between countries and regions; stresses that it was, however, not intended to be an accurate measure to inform policy debates on all issues; underlines that, critically, GDP does not measure environmental sustainability, resource efficiency, social inclusion , inequalities or well-being in general; underlines the need to base other indicators on a clear and valid methodology;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that well-informed, sound, solid and coherent policies and strategies are fundamental to ensuring a fair and competitive market, citizens’ welfare and, effective protection of public health and education and a bettersustainable environment;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets that the tools currently used to assess and design policies do not accurately capture negative externalities or possible co-benefits to the society as a whole; points out that economic activities that effectively result in a negative net impact to society still contribute in positive light to indicators such as GDP;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the growing international recognition of limits to GDP as an indicator for human well-being and sustainable development; acknowledges progress made in different fora, such as the UNDP, World Bank, OECD and by the Commission, among others on the development of indicators to measure and analyse progress in policy-making; takes note of indicators developed already for various policy areas; notes, however, that there seem to be many indicators already in use, sometimes even overlapping or competing where they should instead be coordinated or combined; emphasises that there are currently too many indicators and the challenge is to develop a clear and comprehensible policyset of indicators that isare at the same time theoretically consistent, politically relevant and empirically measurable; stresses the need for this work to be done in close cooperation with other relevant institutions and organisations;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need to keep costs at a reasonablat the ldevel and to also weigh the potential gains of Beyond GDP against the cost associated with it; stresses the importance of budgetary constraints and the necessity of timely impact assessmentopment and implementation of such measures and tools receive adequate funding and follow a clear and transparent methodology;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the proposed measures, such as the complementing of GDP with environmental and social indicators, near real-time information for decision-making, more accurate reporting on distribution and inequalities, the development of a European Sustainable Development Scoreboard, the extension of national accounts to environmental and social issues and the proposed report on the implementation and outcomes of the actions to be put forward by 2012 at the latest; insists on having these action implemented by 2012 in order for the new indicators to serve concrete policy-making in the near future and to ensure comprehensive sustainable policies for the next programming period;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Criticises, however, the lack, in the Commission Communication, of a clear overall strategy on the application of the Beyond GDP approach in practice; stresses a certain lack of coordination and coherence with existing measures and tools which also aim to contribute to policy analysis, assessments and debates; criticises, furthermore, the proposed measures as partially vague or unclear so that the added value of the proposed action compared to the current situation is difficult to assess; points out that there is in particular no path set out to integrate the proposed measures into the current system of measures and tools for better policy- and law-making;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Believes that in the short and medium term it is important that GDP be complemented and corrected by other indicators in EU policy and decision making; is convinced, however, that in the long term GDP will need to be replaced as an indicator for human well being and development;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Suggests that the five actions planned by the Commission should result in the definition of a limited set of synthetic indicators to be used as complement for GDP in policy making; recommends that these indicators embody complementary perspectives on the environment via a monetarised indicator (e.g. Adjusted Net Savings) and a physical one (e.g. Ecological Footprint, Carbon Footprint or Decoupling Indicators, as suggested by the Joint Research Centre), an assessment of inequalities (such as GINI Index) as well as a broader indicator of social inclusion and human well-being (e.g. Human Poverty Index or Index of Social Health); recommends that Eurostat works in close cooperation with other research centres and organisations that have developed such indicators in order to make them more accurate and implementable;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with Eurostat, to make proposals for new indicators in time for the next financial perspectives and new programming period, together with measures to ensure standards for harmonised collection of data;