13 Amendments of Yannick JADOT related to 2010/2010(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
First citation (new)
First citation (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 14 December 2007 on pre-commercial procurement COM(2007) 799,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
First citation a (new)
First citation a (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 22 and 23 November 2007 on scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers it vital to implement ambitious, credible, predictable and stable policies – particularly on energy and climate – to enable businesses to invest and make full use of the job-creation potential of a new sustainable economy; underlines therefore the importance of making the European objective of a 20% reduction in energy consumption by 2020 binding, and reiterates its support for the Council's commitment to an 80-95% reduction in European greenhouse gas emissions by 2050;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the need to develop the potential for quality jobs offered by a new sustainable economy means that innovation must be targeted on finding solutions to the major challenges facing society, including unemployment and poverty, climate change, the ageing of the population and scarcity of resources; draws attention to the relevance of an industrial policy and a research policy based on open innovation and clusters, in order to promote the pooling of knowledge by the different public and private economic operators and to stimulate innovation;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the need to develop the potential for quality jobs offered by a new sustainable economy means that innovation must be targeted on finding solutions to the major challenges facing society, including unemployment and poverty, climate change, the ageing of the population and scarcity of resources; notes in this regard the significant role played by eco-innovation;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that SMEs have a key role to play in the development of the sustainable economy; regrets that they may face problems in anticipating new economic trends; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to help these companies identify areas of potential development associated with the sustainable economy, particularly in the fields of renewable energies and energy savings;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to pay particular attention to those affected by deindustrialisation (in the wake of concentration in industries in crisis or thanks to abandonment by the multinationals), introducing support mechanisms and integrated interventions, targeted on development, characterised by innovation, and capable of creating jobs with rights and reducing social inequalities and regional asymmetries; attaches importance to partnering trade unions in achieving those goals;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to pay particular attention to those affected by deindustrialisation (in the wake of concentration in industries in crisis or thanks to abandonment by the multinationals), introducing support mechanisms for integrated interventions, targeted on sustainable development, characterised by innovation, and capable of creating jobs with rights and reducing social inequalities and regional asymmetries;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. SPoints out that energy and resource efficiency will give a decisive competitive edge in the future; stresses that opting for energy efficiency can help boost industrial diversification and create jobs with rights on a large scale; calls on the Commission and the Member States to favour labour- intensive sectors when drawing up their energy strategies;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that changes in companies' or sectors' production processes should be accompanied by training and lifelong instruction for workers, and that this will also generate new jobs; stresses the importance of an enhanced dialogue within companies so as to anticipate the social changes required to adapt to the new sustainable economy, particularly within companies whose activities are based on fossil fuels; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the social partners to ensure that this dialogue is held in order to make the ecological transformation fair;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that changes in companies' or sectors' production processes should be accompanied by training and lifelong instruction for workers, and that this will also generate new jobs; acknowledges the particular situation faced by young people and the importance of vocational training in this context;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists on the importance of the public sector, especially in the areas of energy, construction of infrastructures and equipment, transport and communications, for creating jobs with rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, particularly in pre-commercial procurement, the inclusion of environmental, social and ethical standards, in addition to promoting local content clauses and enterprises operating in a sustainable and inclusive economy, especially SMEs.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls again upon the European Commission and Member States to capitalise on the success of the Reconstruction Fund and to set up a new community initiative, including pilot projects, for reconstruction towards a new sustainable economy;