Activities of Ivari PADAR related to 2010/2010(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on developing the job potential of a new sustainable economy
Amendments (14)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that a transition to a green economy will require adequate training and educational programmes, in some cases universities need to consider offering entirely new study fields and majors and urges the Member States urgently to address the skill gap that already exists between available workers and the needs of green industries;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that a new sustainable economy for the EU must ensure a balanced economic and social development, taking account of the characteristics of individual Member States,; calls for an ambitious sustainable industrial policy, with an emphasis on resource efficiency; highlights that the degree of development of their industries, accumulated knowledge, and the need to guaranteen economy needs to offer prospects for decent, well-paying jobs, with rights andthe focus on the protection of the environment;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that current economic crises, global energy crises, adaptation to climate change, increasing demand for metals and minerals arising from the growth of the global population and increasing consumption by the emerging economies call for urgent action towards a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy; considers that while the short- term emphasis should focus on energy- conserving measures using existing technology, the medium-term strategy should minimize the use of carbon-rich materials as a source of energy altogether. In the long term, however, radical eco- innovation is required to rethink and develop whole new systems to deliver goods and services using a small fraction of natural resources;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for engaging industry in eco innovation, as entrepreneurs have a very important role to play in the wider spread of the eco-innovation; notes, in this regard, that informing the entrepreneurs and demonstration of new business opportunities is crucial for the success of dematerialising economies and developing sustainable industries;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes the absence of a coherent EU strategy which encompasses eco- innovation, and considers that the current EU environmental framework is focused on pollution reduction rather than the efficient use of resources;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to devise arrangements making for wider dissemination of a resource-saving economic model on the basis of more specific provision in the Community budget to that end; believes, as regards funding under the common agricultural policy, that one option to consider should be a shift from direct support so as to enable more substantial allocations than hitherto to be channelled into rural development and the development of environmentally sustainable agriculture; also considers it essential to bring critical assessment to bear on regional development funding with a view to financing initiatives related to eco-innovation; points to the need for better interaction between structural funding, the seventh framework programme, and the CIP;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes it is vital to ensure a new Community framework with a suitable and sufficient budget in order to support public-sector research and make its results available in an accessible and non- bureaucratic form with a view to innovation by microbusinesses and SMEs, in the areas of energy efficiency, use of new energy sources and production processes, and recycling and better use of resources and in the context of creating jobs with rightdecent, well-paying jobs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that all European countries levy environmental taxes, but these make up only 2.6% of EU GDP; likewise points out that environmental tax revenue originates mainly from energy taxation; proposes that the Commission consider gradually widening the taxable base to include minerals used in building materials, metals, industrial minerals, and other fossil fuels, following the widespread practice in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and the Czech Republic;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to develop a European Technology Platform for resource-light industries, with a focus on reducing the use of resources in production processes, and to develop new markets for European manufacturing industries;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to establish a European Trust Fund for Eco- Entrepreneurship, following the successful example of the UK Carbon Trust, to support system innovation driven by new companies;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to pay particular attention to those affected by deindustrialisation (in the wake of concentration in industries in crisis or thanks to abandonment by the multinationals)Points out that the transition to a new sustainable economy is a complex phenomenon, which calls on the need to pay particular attention to those affected by deindustrialisation, introducing support mechanisms and integrated interventions, targeted on development, characterised by innovation, and capable of creating jobs with rightdecent, well-paying jobs and reducing social inequalities and regional asymmetries;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that opting for energy efficiency can help boost industrial diversification and create jobs with rights have a great potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a large scalend create jobs;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that transition to a new sustainable economy and changes in companies' or sectors' production processes should be accompanied by adequate training and lifelong instreducation for workeral programmes, and that this will also generate new jobs; urges the Commission and the Member States to address the skills gap that already exists between the available workforce and the needs of new sustainable industries;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Insists onStresses the importance of the public sector leading by example, adopting progressive procurement standards, providing incentives and information, especially in the areas of energy, construction of infrastructures and equipment, transport and communications, for creating jobs with rights.