Activities of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2015/2112(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate) IT
Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (A8-0275/2015 - Gilles Pargneaux) IT
Amendments (15)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the encyclical ‘laudato si’;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to the leaders’ declaration of the G7 summit entitled ‘Think ahead. Act together’;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the extraordinary scale and seriousness of the threats induced by climate change and is extremely concerned that the world is severely off track to limit global warming to below 2°C; calls on governments to take, without delay, concrete measures against climate change and towards a global agreement in Paris 2015 to deliver this target; welcomes therefore the encyclical ‘laudato si’ and the G7 declaration of 8th of June 2015;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in line with the IPCC AR5 findings, the global carbon budget available after 2011, if there is to be a likely chance of keeping the rise in global average temperature below 2°C, is 1010 Gtons of CO2; emphasises that all countries need to contribute and that delaying action will increase costs and reduce options; underlines the findings of the New Climate Economy report ‘Better Growth, Better Climate’ that countries at all levels of income have the opportunity to build lasting economic growth at the same time as reducing the immense risks of climate change;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the 2015 Protocol must be legally binding and ambitious from the outset when adopted in Paris, and should aim at phasing out global carbon emissions by 2050 or shortly thereafter; calls for the EU to work with its international partners to that endto reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the upper end of the latest IPCC recommendation of 40-70% by 2050 compared to 2010 and reach near zero emissions by the end of the century, so as to keep the world on a cost-effective emission trajectory compatible with the ‘below 2°C’ objective and that a global greenhouse gas emissions peak will be reached as soon as possible; calls for the EU to work with its international partners to that end; underlines that the agreement must provide a predictable framework which encourages investments and scaling by business of efficient carbon reductions and adaptation technologies;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that an ambitious and legally binding international agreement would help to address the carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns of the relevant sectors and in particular the energy intensive sector;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises that the agreement has to address mitigation, adaptation and means of implementation;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that in case of a gap between the level of ambitions of the aggregated INDC presented before Paris and the necessary level of greenhouse gases reduction, it will be necessary to elaborate a work programme which will start in 2016 in order to define the additional reduction measures; calls for a comprehensive review process, which will be conducted every five years, will ensure the dynamism of the implemented mechanism and will allow to reinforce the level of ambition of reduction commitments in light of the below 2˚C objective in accordance with the most recent scientific data; calls on the EU to support legally binding 5-year commitment periods so as to avoid locking into low level of ambition, increase political accountability and allow for revision of targets to match scientific adequacy and the implementation of existing commitments, without the need for the agreement to be ratified each time;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for general reinvigoration of the EU’s climate policyStresses the importance of the EU’s commitment to play a leading role in fighting against climate change which would help build momentum in international climate discussions and are in line with upper limit of the EU’s commitment to reduce its GHG emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050; considers that a binding EU 2030 50% reduction target fortarget of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2° C target and is both realistic and affordable; moreover calls for a binding EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40 %, in line with research on cost-effective energy saving potential and a binding EU 2030 target of producing at least 45 % of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of a structured and constructive dialogue between governments, the business community, cities, regions, international organisations, civil society and academic institutions in order to mobilise robust global action towards low carbon and resilient societies as it involves both state and non-state actors; therefore, welcomes the Lima-Paris Action Agenda;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that financemeans of implementation - including climate- finance, technology transfer and capacity building - will play an essential role in finding an agreement at the Paris Conference and that it seems therefore necessary to prepare a credible ‘financial package’, in order to support greater efforts for greenhouse gas reduction and adaptation to climate change impacts; calls for climate finance to be included in the agreement as a dynamic element that reflects the changing environmental and economic realities and supports the enhanced ambition of mitigation contribution and adaptation actions;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Requests the EU and its Member States to agree on a roadmap for scaling up predictable, new and additional finance, in line with existing commitments, towards its fair share in the overall targeted amount of USD 100 billion a year by 2020 from a variety of public and private sources; calls for a robust monitoring and accountability framework for effective follow-up of the implementation of climate finance commitments and objectives;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for concrete commitments to deliver additional sources of climate finance, such as the adoption of a financial transactions taxbroad-based pricing of carbon as a globally applicable instrument for managing emissions and the allocation of emissions trading revenues to climate-related investments, and revenues from carbon pricing of international transport fuels; highlights the importance of mobilising private sector capital and of unlocking the required investment in low-carbon technologies; calls for concrete steps including a timetable for the phase out of fossil fuel subsidies, an ambitious roadmap of commitments of public sources and multilateral banks in favour of financing the ecological transition, specific public guarantees in favour of green investments, labels and fiscal advantages for green investment funds and for issuing green bonds;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for an intensification of R&D, innovation and deployment of mature and breakthrough technologies;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that adaptation action is an inevitable necessity and needs to play a central role in the new agreement; underlines that acting now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be less expensive to the global and national economies and would make adaptation action less costly;