16 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2014/2208(INI)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe is more dependent on imported resources than any other region in the world and its competitiveness can be increased only by getting more added value out of resources in the economy;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that resource scarcity requires an absolute decoupling of growth from the use of natural resources ‒ a systemic change through reducing the rate of use of (primary) resources per unit of economic activity which requires backcasting the actions needed from a 2050 sustainability perspective;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. UrgesCalls on the Commission to develop and introduce by 2019 a harmonised methodology applied equally to all Member States that calculates a lead indicator and a number of sub-indicators on resource efficiency, including ecosystem services; these binding indicators should measure resource consumption, including imports and exports, at EU, Member State and industry level and take into account of the whole lifecycle of products and services;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to propose a review and assessment of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016, incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines; gradually including all relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design; introducing a mandatory product passport based on these requirements; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defining horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability and recyclability;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose the extension of minimum guarantees for consumer durable goodstake necessary actions to encourage sustainable production and consumption; asks the Commission to propose measures to intensify use of existing products and shift expenditure to less impactful products; suggests to the Member States to strengthen national provisions concerning the minimum guarantees for consumer goods as well as raise the awareness of consumers and increase their proactive role;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. UrgesCalls on the Commission to submit the announced proposal on the review ofthe waste legislation by the end of 2015 and toand include the following points: setting extended producer responsibility requirements; endorsing the ‘'pay-as-you- throw- principle’' prioritising separate collection schemes in order to facilitate the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials; increasing recycling targets to at least 70 % of municipal solid waste, based on the output of recycling facilities,on all waste streams using the same harmonised method for all Member States with externally verified statistics; an obligation for recyclers to report on the "input" quantities of waste going into the sorting plant as well as on the "output" quantity of recyclates coming out of the sorting plants; implementation of resource and climate protection targets by limiting landfill; introducing a ban on landfilling recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025 and a ba; the gradual reduction oin all landfilling by 2030; introducing fees on landfilling and incineration; landfill must be binding and should be implemented in coherence with the requirements for recycling and set in three stages (2020, 2025 and 2030) leading to an eventual ban on landfilling at a later stage;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to propose the full implementation of the circular economy principles and the requirements in the building sector and to further develop the policy framework on resource efficiency in buildings; this includes developing indicators, standards and methods as regards land use and urban planning, architecture, structural engineering, construction, maintenance, adaptability, energy efficiency, renovation and reuse and recycling; targets and indicators on sustainable buildings should also include green infrastructure, such as green roofs;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. UrgeAsks the Commission to propose thatdetermine whether BAT principles and standards be applied tocould be widened to encompass all materials and parts of buildings and to develop a building passport based onallowing for the whole lifecycle of a building;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that, as 90% of the 2050 built environment already exists, special requirements should be set for the renovation sector in order to have mainly energy-positiveimprove the energy footprint of buildings by 2050;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. UrgesCalls on the Commission to propose compulsory green public procurement procedures; considers that reused, repaired, remanufactured, refurbished and other resource-efficient products and solutions are to be preferred in all public procurement, and if they are not preferred, the ‘comply or explain’ principle should applyshould be taken into consideration in public procurement;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to establish a permanent resource-efficiency platform which includes actors from all sectors, both public and private and civil society, to encourage and facilitate the application of the latest research findings, the exchange of best practices and the emergence of new industrial synthesis and industrial ecosystems;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that all EU funding, including funding through EFSI, Horizon 2020, cohesion funds and the EIB, must be mobilised to promote resource efficiency and urges the Commission to abolish all environmentally harmful subsidies;