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Activities of Lorenzo FONTANA related to 2011/2095(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2095(INI)

Amendments (5)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the agricultural sector can contribute to further mitigating climate change, and the CAP post 2013 is expected to enhance this contribution; notes, however, that, in the longer run, the emission reduction potential of agriculture is rather limited compared to other sectors;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the action on climate change and the need to ensure global food security are dual challenges which need to be pursued together;deleted
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in order to ensure the cohesion between the common policies, any new regulation or standard imposed on agricultural producers by any policy, e.g. animal welfare, should not compromise the low carbon economy targets;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the food chain should be shortened and the consumption of locally produced food should be encouraged, including thevia support for local markets, in order to such as ‘zero kilometre markets’, reduceing the transport -related emissions of agricultural production and shortening transit distances within the sector;
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the financing by EU funds, including the Rural Development Fund, of only energy efficient projects for agricultural facilities, especially of those applying renewable energy sources which can reduce carbon emissions to a level as far as possible closer to zero;deleted
2011/07/27
Committee: AGRI