5 Amendments of Sabine WILS related to 2011/2072(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the Environmental Liability Directive (ELD) should strictly apply the ‘polluter pays’ principle to all damages caused to marine waters and biodiversity, so that oil and gas companies can be held accountable for any damage they cause and fully cover potential damage without any upper limit, secured by reserves held by the operators;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an extension of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) directives to cover all offshore projects phases (exploratory, operational, and decommissioning) and calls for specific requirements for EIAs in case of drilling activities in deep waterdrilling activities in deep water to be banned owing to the uncontrollable risks;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for a ban on offshore oil and gas extraction in the Arctic for undertakings with headquarters on EU territory, since the Arctic ecosystem is too fragile;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to re-examine its proposal on Industrial major accidents: control of hazards involving dangerous substances (SEVESO III) in order to extend its scope to oil rigs and to all phases of exploration for oil and gas reserves up until the decommissioning of the well;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that, whatever safety measures are taken, offshore oil and gas extraction constantly pollutes the marine environment with oil and causes leaks of gas into the sea and atmosphere, in the case of offshore gas extraction, even during normal operation;