12 Amendments of Zbigniew ZIOBRO related to 2009/2152(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, in view of the economic development disparities between Member States, adaptation policy costs should be distributed in such a way as not to jeopardise the implementation of cohesion policy and the gradual alignment of living standards in the Member States,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas, although the Member States bear collective responsibility for climate change, a nuanced view should be taken of that responsibility, on historical grounds,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the success recorded to date by some Member States in cutting greenhouse gas emissions should be taken into account when establishing commitments for subsequent periods,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to base action on reliable scientific data, and calls on the Commission to look into doubts that arise as to the reliability of climate change analyses and conclusions;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that climate changes should be continuously monitored and that regular and comprehensive analyses of the costs and benefits of those changes for the Member States, in particular as regards economic development and living standards, should be carried out on the basis of the latest scientific data,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out that analyses of the impact of climate change should also identify the benefits that climate change brings, such as longer construction seasons, significantly lower heating costs and easier travel in the milder winter weather, coupled with fewer road accidents;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that revenue from the auctioning of allowances under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), including auctions for the aviation and maritime transport sectors, should be earmarked for assisting Member States in adapting to climate change, in accordance with the solidarity principle;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of creating landscape areas which capture greenhouse gas emissions and safeguard local biodiversity, and calls for greenhouse gas emission capture by forests to be taken into account in the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS);
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes the view that the Seventh Framework Programme currently in progress and future research programmes should give priority to conducting research and financing technological development in states incurring high adaptation costs;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses the need to provide poorer communities and social groups with adequate protection in connection with the high cost of adaptation efforts;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Is of the opinion that, in view of greenhouse gas emissions transfers to non-EU countries that fail to take appropriate steps to limit emissions, consideration should be given to introducing mechanisms enabling the adverse environmental impact of the production of goods imported into the Union to be taken into account in the price of those goods;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Stresses that investing in a low-carbon economy and promoting energy efficiency and environment-friendly production must not result in greater development disparities between the Member States;