14 Amendments of Corinne LEPAGE related to 2010/2088(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the need to improve data and indicators to complement GDP as a proxy indicator for overall societal development is increasingly recognisednow recognised by all international institutions,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas GDP compatibility is a flow and not a stock concept, facilitating neither long-term steerage nor clear insight into the sustainability of public policies;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas sustainable development policy is only possible if political decision makers are able secure an up-to-date and accurate insight into not only the development of natural resources but also the critical renewal thresholds of these resources and their resistance to the impact of human intervention ;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that GDP is anthe only indicator of economic market activity and is widely used in policy analysis and debates; recalls that GDP, after its birth in the 1930s, was rapidly adopted as the best-recognised measure of economic performance in the world; underlines that GDP has become a standard benchmark used by policy- makers throughout the world; is concerned that GDP might sometimes be misleading and at other times simply not provide enough information or sufficiently detailed information;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that GDP is based on a clear methodology which allows comparisons to be made over time and between countries and regions; stresses that it was, however,was not intended to be an accurate measure to inform policy debates on all issues; underlines that, critically, GDP does not measure environmental sustainability, resource efficiency, social inclusion or well-being in general; underlines the need to base other indicators on a clear and valid methodology;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that GDP provides a very distorted economic assessment, since only value creation and not value destruction is considered; furthermore, it fails to take account of qualitative contributions; as a result, the statistical tool may result in aberrations by entering under profit what should be entered under loss, for example, entering as increased national production expenditure necessitated by road accidents (doctors, breakdown services, garages, hospitals, funerals, etc.);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that GDP fails to take any account of the intergenerational dimension, since it measures the production of stock at a given moment irrespective of whether or not the stock in question is forwarded to future generations;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. It is essential for the reform of statistical indicators to be accompanied by a wider debate seeking, on the basis of new indicators, to redefine public decision-making modalities, particularly with a view to more coherent sectoral policies and better evaluation thereof;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes the studies launched by the Commission on the feasibility of indicators to measure well-being; in this connection, urges the Commission to include indicators measuring the quality of social relations, the level of insecurity and the level of political participation, as well as an overall assessment of inequalities;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the Commission’s manifest desire to seek to determine ‘environmental sustainability thresholds’; calls on the Commission to present a specific timetable for the definition and subsequent utilisation of this instrument for the definition of public policies;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Calls on the Commission to perfect current statistical instruments by focusing on public sector performance in non commercial areas (education, health, justice, etc.) and take greater account of income and asset distribution;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of agreeing on a tiered approach toCall on the Commission to propose a step-by-step approach with a clear timetable for setting up a coherent ‘Beyond GDP system’ to contribute to improved policy analysis and debates; points out that such a system should be complementary toplanned in accordance with the measures, instruments and tools already in place;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to refer to new environmental and social indicators in the impact studies for each public policy;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to publish a report on the implementation and results of the actions set out in this communication by the end of 2011 and not 2012, as proposed in the communication;