19 Amendments of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2009/2152(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 21 May 2008 on the scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making1, –––––––––––––––––– 1 OJ C 279 E, 19.11.2009, p.51-57.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and to, the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC, and the outcome of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Copenhagen1, –––––––––––––––––– 1 UNFCCC Draft decision -/CP.15, Copenhagen Accord, FCCC/CP/2009/L.7.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas southern Europe and the Mediterranean basin are two particularly vulnerable areas of Europe which are already coping with water scarcity, droughts and forest fires, and whereas recent research indicates that a decrease of up to 25% in crop yield production by 2080 is to be expected in southern Europe1, –––––––––––––––––– 1 Joint Research Centre – Institute for Prospective Technological Studies: ‘Impacts of climate change in agriculture in Europe. PESETA-Agriculture study’, EUR 24107 EN, 2009.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Especially welcomes the White Paper’s emphasis on increasing the resilience of all ecosystems as an essential defence against the impacts of climate change; further stresses that natural ecosystems are the Earth’s most important carbon sinks, sequestering 50% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to both mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deplores the fact that mature and well- functioning Integrated Coastal Zone Management involving all relevant levels of government is still rarely put into practice and strongly urges the Commission to ensure that the Integrated Coastal Zone Management recommendations are updated, strengthened and implemented; stresses that a common approach to maritime spatial planning, taking into account the challenges of adaptation to climate change, should be pursued as a matter of urgency in the context of the Integrated Maritime Policy;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11a (new)
Paragraph 11a (new)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Title Agriculture
Title Agriculture
Agriculture and forestry
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals to update the EU’s forestry strategy; urges the Commission to launch a debate on forest protection as soon as possible;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce agroforestry measures for the afforestation of Mediterranean countries as a cost- effective way to provide basic ecosystem services;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the fact that infrastructure projects should not hinder landscape connectivity, as the latter constitutes an important factor in ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Given that NATURA 2000 forms the central pillar of EU policy efforts to maintain ecosystems in changing climate conditions, calls for active management of NATURA 2000 sites, with proper financing from the EU and Member States, to allow species to migrate and survive when climate conditions changand stresses, further, the need for guidelines to ensure connectivity between natural areas and the establishment of a permeable landscape;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises that the resilience of terrestrial as well as marine ecosystems ultimately depends on the preservation of biological diversity;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Urges the Commission to act on the proposals to introduce mandatory National and Regional Adaptation Strategies;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b.Urges the Commission to put forward, in keeping with the EU Sustainable Development Strategy1, and as a matter of urgency, a Road Map for the sector-by- sector reform of subsidies that have a considerable negative impact on the environment, with a view gradually to eliminating them; stresses, further, that financial resources made available through this reform should be directed towards adaptation efforts and green jobs; 1 Council, 10917/06 Review of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy (EU SDS)
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses that financing for climate adaptation should prioritise, as a matter of urgency, measures in the regions with the highest projected welfare losses, namely southern and central Europe1; _______________________ 1 Joint Research Centre – Institute for Prospective Technological Studies – Institute for Environment and Sustainability Climate change impacts in Europe. Final report of the PESETA research project EUR 24093 EN.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new) – title
Paragraph 29 b (new) – title
External dimension
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Welcomes the increased emphasis on mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in the EU’s external policies, including security, development and migration policies;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Emphasises that the value of ecosystem services and resilience is even more significant in the least developed countries1; stresses that climate adaptation policies, and especially ecosystem resilience policies, should be duly taken into account in all international negotiations, including trade negotiations; ______________________ 1 Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth: Ecosystem based Approaches to Climate Change. World Bank, Environment Department, 2009 and The Natural Fix? The Role of Ecosystems in Climate Mitigation, UNEP, 2009.