22 Amendments of Michel DANTIN related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to the ‘Globiom: the basis for biofuel policy post-2020’ reportFAO definitions and statistics on deforestation and palm oil production,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas companies trading in palm oil areshould generally unable to prove with certaintyensure that the palm oil in their supply chain is not linked to deforestation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas cultivation of palm oil over the last 205 years has been the cause of 204% of allnet deforestation in the 20 Countries with the largest area of tropical forest, according to FAO figures;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recognises the importance of preserving the rainforest and biodiversity, but stresses that this preservation should be combined with rural development policy instruments to prevent poverty and promote employment in the concerned areas;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas demand for palm oil will, according to estimates, double by 2050; whereas new plantations are constantly being established and existing ones expanded in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian countries, as well as in Africa and Latin Americavegetable oils is going to increase and a part of it is likely to be covered by palm oil;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the palm oil exploitation is not the only cause of deforestation, also the expansion of the illegal logging is responsible for this situation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU and international organisations, Member States, countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businesses, or NGOs; all of these actors must play a part in resolving this problem, where possible by coordinating their efforts;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises some gaps of existing certification schemes, which should be improved constantly to ensure the sustainability of palm oil production;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in orderthe frame of bilateral agreements to encourage the introduction of effective environmental legislation in palm oil producing countries to prevent land use changes and to increase environmental, land tenure and human rights standards, as well as transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the existence of various types of voluntary certification schemes, including RSPO, ISPO and MSPOCC, and welcomes their development towards the sustainable cultivation of palm oil;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a regulatory framework of strong and enforceable measures to guarantee that all actors throughout the supply chain, including EU financial institutions and the investments and loans they provide, pare not involved in deforestationticipate in sustainable projects and contribute to economic and social development in the concerned regions to ensure the protection of the rainforest and biodiversity;
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the phasing-out of all land-based biofuels, such as palm oil biodiesebiofuels, based on palm oil, that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land or do not significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the stakeholders including the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oilproperties of palm oil and the importance of consuming certified sustainable product (CSPO); calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is certified sustainable, therefore not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product, like a new logo, claim or immediately recognizable sign;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Highlights that palm oil biodiesel can be replaced by biodiesel made from European raw materials, especially in land that is not currently being used;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Observes with regret that RSPO, ISPO, MSPOCC and all other recognised certification schemes do not currentyet fully prohibit their members from converting rainforests or peatlands into palm plantations, and that they fail to limit greenhouse gas emissions during the establishment and operation of the plantations, and as a consequence of this they have been unable to prevent; more importantly, a large share of plantations, including some held by smallholders, are not following or subject to any sustainable practice; as a consequence of this massive forest and peat fires can still happen; calls on the Commission to urge the RSPO to modifyimprove its certification criteria and to implement these criteria strictly; calls on the Commission to support producing Countries to promote and drive the conversion to sustainable agricultural practices; calls on the Commission to support producing Countries to put fire prevention schemes in place; calls on the Commission to adopt a single unified definition of "zero deforestation" and support the development of multilateral certification schemes that will guarantee that the palm oil certified by them respects a sustainability baseline, and in particular that:
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls to support the EU's biofuel policy of the first-generation biofuels made from European raw materials generating animal feeding stuff for the European market;
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Call for the permanent reintroduction of support for butter fat for use in ice cream and bakery products, with the aim of permanently replacing palm oil, which is imported from third countries and sometimes produced under environmentally questionable conditions;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to increase import duties on palm oil that is directact concretely linked to deforestation and that does not reflect the real costs associated order to increase the percentage of CSPO within the environmental burden; notes that this instrument will require the involvement of whole import of palm oil, even through the appropriate market incerntification schemves;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop technologies and strategies, including information campaigns, to reduce the impact of European consumption on deforestation in third countries;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that Member States have an opportunity to support steps aimed at establishing the sustainable cultivation of palm oil by ratifyCalls on the European Commission and all EU Member States to work towards the establishment of an EU- wide voluntary industry commitment to sourcing 100% certified sustainable palm oil by 2020 through, inter alia, signing the Amsterdam Declaration;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out by 2020 at the latest;