20 Amendments of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2009/2157(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas agriculture is directly affected, since it manages the land resources necessary to human survival,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas agriculture, as the main source of two major GHGs (nitrous oxide and methane, which are emitted by biological processes which are intrinsically variable and associated with all types of agricultural production), is contributing to climate change while also being very vulnerable to its adverse impact,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the proportion of the Union’s GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia as a result of smaller herds and more sustainable fertiliser useGHG emissions from agriculture (including livestock farming) declined by 20% between 1999 and 2007 in the EU-27 and whereas the proportion of the Union’s GHG emissions produced by agriculture dropped from 11% in 1990 to 9.3% in 2007, inter alia thanks to more effective use of fertilisers and of livestock manure, the recent structural reforms of the CAP and the stage-by-stage implementation of agricultural and environmental initiatives,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Union’s objectives for the development of renewable energies have a direct bearing on agriculture, and whereas this development can help substantially to reduce GHG emissions,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that EU agriculture can contribute to the Union’s global warming mitigation objectives by finding ways to limit andsolutions and support to help reduce itstotal GHG emissions, promoting carbon storage in the soil and developing the production of sustainable renewable energies; emphasises that, to this end, it is essential to foster all the potential of the EU's agriculture to increase its sustainability and place the emphasis on boosting the efficiency of production by reducing emissions per unit of production while at the same time reconciling the development of a different kind of agriculture better able to reconcile economic, social and environmental imperatives with the natural potential of each ecosystem;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that organic farming and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transition to more sustainable agriculture in the case of the other systems used on most farmland;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory phrase
Paragraph 3 – introductory phrase
3. Calls, in particular, for the future CAP to encourage for the development – through the provision of information, training and incentives – of practices that limit GHG emissions and/or fix carbon, includinghelp to improve efficiency and increase the mitigation potential of farming as well as fixing of carbon, including when the soil and climatic conditions are favourable:
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
- protection of carbon-rich land (peatland cpropduction bans) and wetlands (growing suitable crops, such as reeds, as an alternative to drainage); and
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends stepping up policies on mountain regions, as the pasturing and stock-breeding industries have a particularly important role to play in mitigating climate change and helping to adjust and reduce vulnerability, particularly by means of proper management of pastureland;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that nitrous oxide emissions can be cut significantly by making more limited and effective use of nitrogen fertilisers (precision farming), encouraging the use of organic fertilisers based on recovered waste (local biomass from intercropping, and forest waste), developing intermediate crops such as forage legumes and identifying new varieties with superior carbon and nitrogen capture potential;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that better mineral fertiliser and animal manure storage and application systems, ands well as the processing of such manure in biogas factoriesanaerobic digesters, are currently some of the most promising ways of reducing methane emissions (at the same time providing a source of renewable energy), particularly in regions characterised by high-density livestock farming;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the speeding up of research and development work on the exploitation and utilisation of biomass found on farms (farm and forestincluding wood waste), biogas from livestock farming and other sustainable agrbiofuels, provided that the latter do not jeopardise food security;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the Union’s position as the leading importer of agricultural produce results in a higher carbon cost than that generated by European farms, owing to the lower environmental standards often found in non-EU countries coupled with long-distance transport emissions; takes the view that there is a need to inform consumers by means of appropriate , in the field of promotion of greater consumer awareness and dissemination of new consumption models, there is a need to make use of the environmental and energy principles of the short production chain and to inform consumers by promoting and disseminating voluntary certification systems for process emissions (carbon footprint labelling), to compensate European farmers fairly for their efforts to reduce emissions, and to encourage local farms to diversify (inter alia by developing EU production of plant proteins), including by developing new support measures for biomass of agricultural origin for energy use, to be made expressly conditional on minimum environmental sustainability parameters (based for example on the relationship between the energy consumed in the transport phase and the energy content of combustible biomass);
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that EU agriculture must nowadapt, and is already adapting, to the effects of the climate change currently taking place and prepare for its negative net impact on many regions of the Union;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that it is necessary to step up the measures to assist farmers in facing up to the ‘new challenges’ of climate change, water management, renewable energies and biodiversity were not fully taken on board at the time of the CAP Health Check, and that they should be addressed through all the CAP instruments, not just the ‘second- pillar’ subsidiesintroduced following the CAP Health Check;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the current cross-compliance system, which is based on a best efforts obligation rather than an obligation to achieve results, is both very complicated for farmers and inadequate as a response to environmental issues; takes the view that a new approach focusing on sustainable production models should be adopted, necessitating compensatory aid, such as that provided for by agroenvironmental measures, to cover the extra costs arising from these objectives (local eco- certification contracts) and pay for the services rendered to society through the supply of ‘public goods’ (such as the preservation of rural areas, biodiversity conservation, carbon capture and food security) that are not rewarded by the market;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that climate change is forcing the Union to reinvent its development model; consequently calls on the Commission, in its future communication on CAP reform after 2013, to consider turning the CAP into an agricultural, food and environmental policy with fairer, more sustainable farmer support systems that enjoy greater legitimacy in the eyes of the public and which also restore meaning to the farming profession;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises, given the scale of the climate challenge and the necessary investment by the farming community in more sustainable modes of production, the need to retain a strong CAP with a commensurate budget beyond 2013 and to increa, providing new additional funding to be used the resources allocated to agricultural research, in which farmers must also be involvedo provide incentives to disseminate modern and innovative technologies and systems which can achieve practical results in terms of mitigation and adjustment in the various sectors of agriculture;