12 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2017/2006(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the reality of climate change is already being felt in the EU in the form of extreme weather phenomena: hurricanes, storms, desertification, heatwaves, floods and water shortages, and areas such as the outermost regions experience the effects of climate change even more keenly;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the role played by the EU in the Paris/COP 21 agreement and its role as world leader in the fight against climate change; points out that Europe has the most ambitious climate change goals in the world; Urges that climate change mitigation be considered an urgent priority in EU cohesion policies, in order to meet and indeed exceed the Paris Agreement/COP21 commitments by promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, without prejudice to the necessary adaptation measures;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the Commission and Member States to implement ambitious targets in their legislation, that should be mandatory for the Member States and regional and local authorities, in line with the request made by the Committee of the Regions in its opinion of 9 February 2017;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the grave irresponsibility of sections of industry, the media and politics that continue to deny the evidence of climate changenon-cooperative strategies that put the environment - a shared resource - at risk;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that climate change interacts with factors such as social and gender segregation, migration, the demographic challenge, urbanisation, technological change and energy transition , which meands that this requires an overarching vision, which is more feasible and effective on a local scalea comprehensive approach which takes account of local circumstances will be necessary;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Warns of the economic impact that is currently affecting – and will affect significantly more seriously in the future – public health and social care systems that are already overburdened andsocietal costs incurred for public health and social care, which are facing a precarious economic situation, and thatwhich will be required to meet growing and more complex needs;
Amendment 83 #
13. Believes that cohesion policy should encompass the mitigation and adaptation approaches, differentiating between them and setting clear and measurable targets in each area; takes the view that these targets should be reached through investment plans with the participation of cities and regions (both authorities and civil society), and that this participation should also cover the implementation and evaluation stages;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UrgesWelcomes the role a number of cities and regions to includehave played in the fight against climate change on the institutional agenda as a matter of urand in environmental protection; Urges cities and regions to incorporate the fight against climate change even further into the institutional agencyda, by planning for specific goals and adopting mitigation and adaptation measures, accompanied by monitoring and evaluation based on objective parameters and tried-and-tested methodologies;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that mitigation measures must be planned on the basis of a fair distribution of efforts and benefits among the various actors, and that adaptation measures must focus on protecting the most vulnerable sections of thwhole population; considers it necessary to carry out an advance assessment of the socio- economic consequences of suchthese measures on citizens’ lives;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the diversity and specific nature of regional vulnerabilities and potential, and points out that challenges, resources and the most effective measures may vary in each territory; stressreiterates, therefore, its commitment to the principle of subsidiarity and stresses that cities and regions must have the necessary competence and sufficient political, administrative and financial autonomy to plan and implement actions;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22