14 Amendments of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2017/2257(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the EU road transport sector accounts for almost a fifth of EU greenhouse gas emissions, that it is the only sector that has increased its emissions since 1990, that it is almost exclusively fuelled by oil and that between 2010 and 2050 a 42 % increase in road passenger transport and a 60 % increase in road freight transport is expected; therefore highlights the need for continued efforts to enhance innovation and to attract private investments in R&D, market development for new technologies and solutions as well as in infrastructure;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that for this purpose it will be necessary to increase the use of electro-mobility and alternative fuels, as road transport is responsible for one fifth of EU emissions, and this figure is increasing; underlines the need to reduce the gap between stated decarbonisation targets and real on-road emissionwelcomes adopted measures such as the shift from NEDC to the WLTP test cycle as well as the RDE-packages to reduce the gap between stated decarbonisation targets and real on-road emissions; asks the Commission to monitor the effectiveness of these measures and, if needed, to suggest further improvements;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Takes the view that in order to speed up the market penetration of alternative fuels, including renewable gaseous and liquid fuels, and to fully exploit their climate benefits it is necessary to incentivise their use and the development of compatible vehicles throughout all relevant legislation, such as the CO2 regulation for passenger cars and vans, the CO2 regulation for HDV as well as the clean vehicles directive;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines that the European road transport sector cannot be transformed towards ecological and economical sustainability by the continuation of a technological "one-size-fits-all" approach and that therefore a shift to a truly technology-neutral assessment of drive systems is needed with regard to the development of future vehicles that fit diverse mobility needs; stresses that a tailpipe-emission approach alone cannot be considered to be fully technology- neutral since it does not consider the vehicles' life-cycle emissions;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Recalls that end-user acceptance of alternative fuels strongly depends on the availability and accessibility of fuelling or charging infrastructure and stresses that charging electric cars must be as easy as refuelling at a gas station; welcomes in this regard existing private and public initiatives to enable roaming between charging infrastructure operators; calls on the Commission and Member States to take all necessary steps to facilitate roaming and the accessibility of charging infrastructure within Europe;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Welcomes the fact that the Commission also draws a link to the circular economy with a particular view to scarce materials and batteries; encourages the Commission in this regard to further assess the environmental footprint of battery manufacturing and recycling to get a full picture of the environmental impacts of battery-electric vehicles in order to facilitate the comparison of life-cycle sustainability of different drive systems;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Stresses the potential benefits of second-use applications for vehicle batteries, e.g. in smart grid and smart home storage solutions, and calls on the Commission an Member States to support research and pilot projects in this field through funding schemes;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Commission's guidelines for cities on Urban Vehicle Access Restrictions (UVARs)1a as well as the implementation of an online- plattform1b as a single point of contact to make information on different UVAR regimes easily available for citizens; stresses that more needs to be done on European level to avoid the fragmentation of the Single Transport Area and to increase clarity about different schemes in the EU; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transp ort/files/uvar_final_report_august_28.pdf 1b http://urbanaccessregulations.eu/
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Underlines the beneficial environmental effects of connected mobility solutions in urban areas, such as optimized traffic flows and the reduction of traffic due to cars looking for parking space; calls on the Commission and Member States to support cities in adapting necessary technology;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Expresses its concern that despite of the Commission's acknowledgement that mobility in rural areas deserves particular attention there are no specific proposals within the strategy; stresses that rural mobility differs substantially from urban mobility in terms of distances and availability of public transport, but also with regard to environmental and economic factors such as lower environmental pressure from pollutant emissions, lower average income and higher barriers for investments in infrastructure due to a lower population density; urges the Commission and Member States to take greater account of rural mobility needs in legislative and non-legislative actions on road transport;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for improved information on emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles, with measures such as vehicle labelling, in order to promote cleaner mobility and allow public authorities to make use ofallow consumers to make informed choices and to promote cleaner mobility; stresses that more accurate information will also facilitate ‘green’ public procurement;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the Clean Vehicles Directive must consider the needs and available resources of municipalities and regional authorities to unfold its full potential, particularly with regard to complexity and administrative burden;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onWelcomes the Commission's commitment to present, by 30 April 2018, an ambitious02 May 2018, a legislative proposal for CO2 emissions and fuel consumption standards for heavy-duty vehicles.; stresses that targets should be ambitious, realistic and based on data collected with VECTO in order to have an overall coherent HDV legislation;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that the ambition of CO2-targets for HDVs must be coherent with future ambitions to reduce pollutant emissions, e.g. under EURO 7, as well as with requirements under Directive 2015/719 on weights and dimensions; stresses that VECTO must be updated swiftly and regularly in order to allow the accurate accounting of new technologies to improve the vehicle efficiency in good time;