6 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2011/2307(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that biodiversity objectives need to be implemented through concrete actions to be effective;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that biodiversity safeguards contained in existing EU law must not be weakened;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Acknowledges that it is possible and necessary to achieve a full renewables- based economy without compromising biodiversity objectives and that, on the contrary, such an economy could contribute towards achieving these objectives; in this context, deems it necessary to introduce further safeguards regarding the sources, efficiency and quantity of biomass used for energy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission's intention to reform, phase out and eliminate harmful subsidies in accordance with the 2020 Strategy and agrees that well-designed market-based instruments aimed at internalising the external costs of consumption and production activities on the environment contribute to achieving the objective of halting biodiversity loss ifand could be combined with incentives for green investments within the sectors concerned;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises that biodiversity and ecosystem services represent significant non-monetised benefits to industries and other economic actors; invites organisations representing the private sector to come forward with proposals on how best to preserve and restore biodiversity on a meaningful scale;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes attempts to develop methodologies for establishing biodiversity footprint accounting for products and economic activities; takes note of concepts such as 'no net loss' or 'biodiversity offsets'; considers that this does not conflict with strategies avoiding and mitigating negative impacts which should take priority wherever possible.