11 Amendments of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU related to 2012/0337(COD)
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 16
Annex 1 – point 16
16. The EU’s economic prosperity and well-being is underpinned by its natural capital, which includes ecosystems that provide essential goods and services, from fertile soil and multi-functional forests to productive land and seas, from fresh water and clean air to pollination, flood control and climate regulation and protection against natural disasters. A substantial body of EU legislation seeks to protect, conserve and enhance natural capital, including the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the Urban Wastewater Directive1, the Nitrates Directive2, the Air Quality and related directives and the Habitats and Birds Directives . Legislation to tackle climate change, chemicals, industrial emissions and waste also contribute to easing the pressures on biodiversity, including ecosystems, species and habitats. __________________ 1 Directive 91/271/EEC. 2 Directive 91/676/EEC.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 22
Annex 1 – point 22
22. The degradation, fragmentation and unsustainable use of land in the EU is jeopardising the provision of several key ecosystem services, threatening biodiversity and increasing Europe’s vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters. It is also driving soil degradation. More than 25% of the EU’s territory is affected by soil erosion by water, which compromises soil functions and affects the quality of freshwater. Soil contamination and sealing are also persistent problems. More than half a million sites across the EU are thought to be contaminated and until they are identified and assessed, they continue to pose potentially serious environmental and, economic and social risks including health risks. Every year more than 1 000 km² of land are taken for housing, industry, transport or recreational purposes. These long-term changes are difficult or costly to reverse, and nearly always involve trade-offs between various social, economic and environmental needs. Member States’ planning decisions relating to land use should be made more sustainable.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point f
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point f
(f) Taking further steps to reduce emissions of nitrogen and phosphorus, including those from urban and industrial wastewater and from fertilisethrough a better control at source and from fertiliser use through a better control of their use.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 38
Annex 1 – point 38
38. Turning waste into a resource, as called for in the Resource Efficiency Roadmap, requires the full implementation of EU waste legislation across the EU, based on strict application of the waste hierarchy and covering different types of waste . Additional efforts are needed to: reduce per capita waste generation in absolute terms, limit energy recovery to non-recyclable materials, phase out landfilling, ensure high quality recycling, and develop markets for secondary raw materials. Hazardous waste will need to be managed so as to minimise significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, as agreed at the Rio+20 Summit. To achieve this, a combination of various market-based instruments that privilege prevention, recycling and re-use should be applied much more systematically across the EU. Barriers facing recycling activities in the EU internal market should be removed and existing prevention, re-use, recycling, recovery and landfill diversion targets reviewed so as to move towards a ‘circular’ economy, with a cascading use of resources and residual waste close to zero.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f
(f) Improving water efficiency by setting targets at river basin level and using market mechanisms, such as water pricing, and also by improved knowledge and information, governance, investment, and integration of water issues into other policies.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 2 - point b
Annex 1 – point 63 – subparagraph 2 - point b
(b) Drawing up partnership implementation agreements between Member States and the Commission in order to assist Member States to prevent or remedy problems occurred.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 - point a
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 - point a
(a) Coordinating, promoting and focusing research efforts at EU and Member State levels on addressing key environmental knowledge gaps, including the risks of environmental tipping-points.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 - point b
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 - point b
(b) Adopting a systematic and integrated approach to risk management.
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – point 71 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) Simplifying, streamlining and modernising environmental and climate change data and information collection, management and sharing at all stages of the EU environment and climate policy cycle.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 91 – subparagraph 2 - point b
Annex 1 – point 91 – subparagraph 2 - point b
(b) Ensuring that the inhabitants and local public authorities of the cities have information about and access to financing for measures to improve urban sustainability.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 94
Annex 1 – point 94
94. Many of the priority objectives set out in this programme can only be fully achieved as part of a global approach and in cooperation with partner countries. That is why the Union and its Member States should engage in relevant international, regional and bilateral processes in a strong, focused, united and coherent manner. They should continue to promote an effective, rules-based framework for global environment policy, complemented by a more effective, strategic approach in which bilateral and regional political dialogues and cooperation are tailored towards the Union's strategic partners , candidate and neighbourhood countries, and developing countries, respectively, supported by adequate finance. Particular importance should be given to the Black Sea.