2021/2102(INI) The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap
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Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
WAITZ Thomas ( Verts/ALE)
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DANJEAN Arnaud ( EPP),
PICULA Tonino ( S&D),
GRUDLER Christophe ( Renew),
BONFRISCO Anna ( ID),
VONDRA Alexandr ( ECR),
WALLACE Mick ( GUE/NGL)
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Events
2022/06/07
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 356 votes to 159, with 114 abstentions, a resolution on the EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap.
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine poses an unprecedented threat to the European security order and puts pressure on all sectors of the Union and its Member States. Climate change remains at the heart of the peace and security agenda, as it is seen as the 'threat multiplier' , responsible for increasing social, economic and environmental risks that can fuel unrest as well as lead to violent conflict.
Strategy and concept
Parliament stressed the need to learn lessons from the changed security situation in Europe resulting from the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and to speed up military capability development processes, as well as projects to make military technology more independent from fossil fuels, while at the same time increasing mission effectiveness and fighting strength.
Members are convinced that military activities and technology have to contribute to the Union’s carbon neutrality targets in order to contribute to the fight against climate change without compromising mission security and without undermining the operational capabilities of the armed force.
Parliament urged the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to ensure that environmental protection and the fight against climate change and its effects are integrated into the Union's external action . It called for the development of climate-specific strategies, policies, procedures, measures and capabilities and to ensure that the development of an EU climate security and defence policy includes the implementation of a human security approach.
Climate change and defence roadmap
Parliament called on the VP/HR to propose to Member States an immediate action programme including priority measures presented in the Climate Change and Defence Roadmap that can be implemented in the short term. It called for a review of the overall objectives before 2030. It invited Member States to establish national structures to support the objectives and called on all actors to consider this process as a priority and to develop and implement initiatives in line with the integrated approach.
Members called on the VP/HR to present, by mid-2023, an assessment of the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the Union's external action and stressed the need to develop by 2023 an effective method for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from all EU security and defence activities. They called for voluntary targets to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of military missions and operations, as well as a commitment to climate neutrality by 2050.
According to Members, the characteristics of clean hydrogen would make it one of the solutions for replacing fossil fuels and reducing the armed forces' greenhouse gas emissions.
A comprehensive and consistent approach
Parliament called for coordinated action to rapidly limit both the scale and scope of climate change by substantially reducing emissions. All elements of security, including infrastructure, institutions and policies, should be climate-proofed. Members strongly welcomed the fact that the Union’s new Global Europe instrument (NDICI) reflects well the urgency and importance of swift, strong and extensive external climate action and will make sure that 30 % of its seven-year budget of EUR 80 billion supports climate actions. It called on the Commission to fully respect these targets and to include in its calculations only those measures that have a clear climate dimension.
The resolution stressed the need to boost the Union’s strategic foresight, early-warning, situational awareness and conflict-analysis capacities using qualitative and quantitative data and innovative methods from various sources. It welcomed the key role played by European space programmes in this context. The principle of data-driven policy and programmes must be central to climate security programmes.
Members also stressed that environment-related peacebuilding should be reinforced, as it is one of the overall sustainable and fair solutions addressing the effects of climate change and can also present opportunities to build peace, while fostering dialogue and cooperation at the local, national and international level (e.g. on natural resource management, access to land and water, environmental protection, disaster risk reduction, welcoming climate refugees, etc.).
Addressing the operational dimension
Members are convinced that Member States should urgently mandate all missions and operations and all European Peace Facility (EPF) actions to contribute more to the integrated approach for addressing climate security challenges, in particular in the Sahel and Horn of Africa regions. This would reduce the costs of operations, while improving the missions’ operational effectiveness.
The resolution stressed the need to integrate climate security and environment-related peacebuilding into the updated EU concepts on Security Sector Reform and Disarmament. Civilian missions and military operations take climate change into account from the outset. Members also stressed the imperative need to ensure that EU activities in fragile third countries do not contribute to resource scarcity, rising prices for vital resources or environmental degradation and pollution
Integrating climate change into military capability development
Parliament called for an assessment of the effects of climate change-induced changes in weather patterns and the increased frequency of extreme weather events on the operational effectiveness of armed forces. It stressed that increased defence spending should not lead to increased emissions.
The resolution stressed the need to increase investment in 'green' defence , including by devoting a greater share of military R&D and dual-use technological innovations (materials, energy, etc.) funded by the EU budget to carbon-neutral fuels and propulsion systems for aircraft, ships and other military vehicles.
Increasing international cooperation and multilateralism
Members called for the climate-security nexus to be included as a new priority area for the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peace Operations and Crisis Management. They stressed that the lack of climate finance is a major barrier to meaningfully addressing climate change and building climate security.
Documents
2022/06/06
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2022/04/04
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted an own-initiative report by Thomas WAITZ (Greens/EFA, AT) on the EEAS climate change and defence roadmap.
Climate change is an increasingly dominant risk multiplier and a new security challenge that needs to be adequately resourced, together with hybrid and cyber threats.
Strategy and concept
Members are convinced that military activities and technology must contribute to the achievement of the EU's carbon neutrality objectives in order to help combat climate change without compromising mission security or the operational capabilities of the armed forces. In this respect, they stressed that the EU's external action and Member States' armed forces should work to reduce their own carbon footprint and their negative effects on natural resources and biodiversity.
The report urged the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to ensure that environmental protection and the fight against climate change and its effects are integrated into the Union's external action . It called for the development of concrete benchmarks to assess progress on the links between climate change and conflict.
Climate change and defence roadmap
Members welcomed the roadmap on climate change and defence and called on the EEAS to ensure full implementation of the three work strands, namely the operational dimension, capability development and partnerships. They urged the VP/HR to propose to Member States an immediate programme of action including priority measures outlined in the roadmap that can be implemented in the short term.
In particular, the report welcomed the adoption of immediate and short-term impact measures in the roadmap for the period 2020-2021, including the development of a light-touch reporting process, linked with the development of measurement capabilities, based on progress indicators related to the environmental footprint, including energy, water, waste management, etc., of CSDP missions and operations.
Members called on the VP/HR to present, by mid-2023 , an assessment of the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the Union's external action and stressed the need to develop by 2023 an effective method for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from all EU security and defence activities. They called for voluntary targets to reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of military missions and operations, as well as a commitment to climate neutrality by 2050.
A comprehensive and consistent approach
Members called for coordinated action to rapidly limit both the scale and scope of climate change by substantially reducing emissions. All elements of security, including infrastructure, institutions and policies, should be climate-proofed.
The report stressed the need to boost the Union’s strategic foresight, early-warning, situational awareness and conflict-analysis capacities using qualitative and quantitative data and innovative methods from various sources. They welcomed the key role played by European space programmes, such as Copernicus, in understanding climate change and monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. The principle of data-driven policy and programmes must be central to climate security programmes.
Members also stressed that environment-related peacebuilding should be reinforced, as it is one of the overall sustainable and fair solutions addressing the effects of climate change and can also present opportunities to build peace, while fostering dialogue and cooperation at the local, national and international level (e.g. on natural resource management, access to land and water, environmental protection, disaster risk reduction, welcoming climate refugees, etc.).
Addressing the operational dimension
Members support the integration of a climate-sensitive approach and strongly believes that it is urgent for Member States to mandate all missions and operations and all European Peace Facility (EPF) actions to contribute more to the integrated approach for addressing climate security challenges, in particular in the Sahel and Horn of Africa regions. This would reduce the costs of operations, while improving the missions’ operational effectiveness.
The report stressed the need to integrate climate security and environment-related peacebuilding into the updated EU concepts on Security Sector Reform and Disarmament. It urged the EEAS to ensure that civilian missions and military operations take climate change into account from the outset. It also stressed the imperative need to ensure that EU activities in fragile third countries do not contribute to resource scarcity, rising prices for vital resources or environmental degradation and pollution.
Integrating climate change into military capability development
Members called for an assessment of the effects of climate change-induced changes in weather patterns and the increased frequency of extreme weather events on the operational effectiveness of armed forces. They stressed that increased defence spending should not lead to increased emissions.
The report stressed the need to increase investment in 'green' defence , including by devoting a greater share of military R&D and dual-use technological innovations (materials, energy, etc.) funded by the EU budget to carbon-neutral fuels and propulsion systems for aircraft, ships and other military vehicles.
Increasing international cooperation and multilateralism
Members reiterated the importance of cooperation as a corner stone of the EU's leadership role in the fight against climate change. They called for the climate-security nexus to be included as a new priority area for the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peace Operations and Crisis Management. They stressed that the lack of climate finance is a major barrier to meaningfully addressing climate change and building climate security.
Documents
2022/03/15
EP - Vote in committee
2021/11/11
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2021/10/27
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/07/08
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/03/29
EP - WAITZ Thomas (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0223/2022
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0084/2022
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE700.409
- Committee draft report: PE697.665
- Committee draft report: PE697.665
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE700.409
Activities
- Michal ŠIMEČKA
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Clare DALY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Mick WALLACE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Bernhard ZIMNIOK
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
Feuille de route du SEAE sur le changement climatique et la défense - The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap - Fahrplan des EAD für Klimawandel und Verteidigung - A9-0084/2022 - Thomas Waitz - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) #
2022/06/07 Outcome: +: 356, -: 159, 0: 114
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2021/11/12
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206 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) — having regard to the Concept for an Integrated Approach on Climate Change and Security of 5 October 2021,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) — having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the VP/HR to present, by
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the VP/HR to present, by mid-2022, an assessment of the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the EU’s external action; stresses the need to develop by 2022 a meaningful methodology to quantify the emissions
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the VP/HR to present, by mid-2022, an assessment of the carbon footprint and environmental impact of the EU’s external action; stresses the need to develop by 2022 a meaningful methodology to quantify the emissions from all EU security and defence activities and a strategy to reduce them; believes that the Roadmap should be used to trigger clear national pledges to reduce military emissions, including mandatory military emissions reporting to the UNFCCC, as without reporting and transparency, there will be no pressure to cut emissions and no means of determining the impact of any pledges;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Calls for the setting of voluntary targets to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of military missions and operations, and to engage onto a path towards climate neutrality by 2050, thereby further enhancing operational effectiveness;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Proposes to launch a pilot project for measuring and mapping the greenhouse gas emissions of CSDP missions and operations; believes that EUFOR Althea would be a good choice in that respect;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Strongly welcomes the fact that the Union’s new Global Europe instrument (NDICI) reflects well the urgency and importance of swift, strong and extensive
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Strongly welcomes the fact that the
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Strongly welcomes the fact that the Union’s new Global Europe instrument (NDICI) reflects well the urgency and importance of swift, strong and extensive external climate action
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Calls on the HR/VP to launch a lessons learned process as regards past and ongoing missions, operations and actions, and to focus on the question under which political, institutional, but also socio-economic circumstances security and defence actions effectively support lasting peace-building and the strengthening of sustainable and democratic governance structures, and at what point an exit strategy can be implemented;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) — having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 7 July 2021 on EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Believes that climate security should become fully integrated into the Union’s conflict prevention and crisis management toolbox in order to strengthen resilience of fragile states and affected populations;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines the need to boost the Union’s strategic foresight, early-warning, situational awareness and conflict-analysis capacities using qualitative and quantitative data and innovative methods from various sources; underlines that, in addition to systematic cooperation with civil society organisations, the Union’s space programmes
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines the need to boost the
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines the need to boost the Union’s strategic foresight, early-warning, situational awareness and conflict-analysis capacities using qualitative and quantitative data and innovative methods from various sources; underlines th
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines that the principle of data-driven policy and programmes must be central to climate security programmes; is mindful, at the same time, of the limitations of big data approaches and quantitative environmental stress indices with regard to conflict prediction, as they risk paying too little attention to the local societal context; recalls the non-availability of reliable data in some fragile countries, also as a result of corruption and weak governance structures, in which case proxy data should be used instead; believes that the knowledge and initiatives of local populations and civil society have a key role to play as part of the Union’s efforts to address the effects of climate change on conflict;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines that the principle of data-driven policy and programmes must be central to climate security programmes; is mindful, at the same time, of the limitations of big data approaches and quantitative environmental stress indices with regard to conflict prediction
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Underlines that the principle of data-driven policy and programmes must be central to climate security programmes; is mindful, at the same time, of the limitations of big data approaches and quantitative environmental stress indices with regard to conflict prediction, as they risk paying too little attention to the local societal context; recalls the non-availability of reliable data in some fragile countries, also as a result of corruption and weak governance structures, in which case proxy data
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to ensure that early warning and conflict analysis are adequately connected to early action and responses, and that meaningful strategic foresight capability is in place; welcomes in this respect the ongoing conflict analysis of around 60 countries by EEAS; recalls that it is essential for climate actions to be conflict-sensitive to avoid inadvertently doing harm and to contribute to peace whenever possible;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that the EU decentralised agencies, in particular the EU Satellite Centre (SatCen), have unique capacities to collect data on climate change and its security aspects around the world; notes that the EU space programme is also crucial for addressing the security aspects of climate change; welcomes the ongoing efforts of SatCen in this area;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the importance of strengthening the resilience of communities, and that supporting local ownership and inclusive local governance structures is essential to ensure that efforts are sustainable; stresses that an inclusive and accountable approach towards local populations and which increases environmental protection and access to vital resources also increases the security of EU forces and personnel; Expresses its full support for and defence of conservationists and environmental defenders as they experience increased repression in parts of the world; Stresses that, in reducing their capacity to act, states such as Egypt, Iran, and Turkey are harming many of those whose skills are most needed, damaging EU interests in the process;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 b (new) — having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 26 June 2018 on climate diplomacy,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses that a case-by-case approach including regionally specific analyses and locally driven initiatives is needed which is adapted to the specific situation on the ground; stresses the importance of strengthening the resilience of communities, and that supporting local ownership and inclusive local governance structures is essential to ensure that efforts are sustainable; stresses that an inclusive and accountable approach towards local populations and which increases environmental protection and access to vital resources also increases the security of EU forces and personnel (mission security);
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the importance of strengthening the resilience of communities, and that supporting local ownership and inclusive local governance structures is essential to ensure that efforts
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls for international cooperation to address challenges related to environmental migration, in order to develop common solutions; reminds that areas and regions strongly affected by climate change have a large percentage of young population, due to which a special focus needs to be put on children and youth;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Believes that environmental peace building should be reinforced, as it generates sustainable and fair solutions addressing the effects of climate change and can also present opportunities to build peace, while fostering dialogue and cooperation at the local, national and international level (e.g. on natural resource management, access to land and water, environmental protection, disaster risk reduction, welcoming climate refugees, etc.) and presenting opportunities to adopt a transformational approach to address the root causes of conflict and structural drivers of marginalisation; stresses the need to increase pre-conflict mediation initiatives, including by means of higher levels of funding via NDICI; stresses the need to address the environment throughout the cycle of conflict, and to also address the post- conflict situation in an appropriate manner as it can leave populations more vulnerable to environmental risk or lead to a rise of environmental crime or devastation (e.g. deforestation) in ungoverned spaces;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Believes that environmental cooperation for peace building should be reinforced, as it generates sustainable and fair solutions addressing the effects of climate change and can also present opportunities to build peace, while fostering dialogue and cooperation at the local, national and international level and presenting opportunities to adopt a transformational approach to address the root causes of conflict and structural drivers of marginalisation; stresses the need to increase pre-conflict mediation initiatives, including by means of higher levels of funding via NDICI;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Believes that environmental peace building should be reinforced, as it
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Calls for the evaluation and monitoring of noise pollution caused by military marine activities on marine fauna, especially military sonars, which potentially contribute to biodiversity loss;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the Union’s climate action should be inclusive, aim to advance
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that the Union’s climate action should be inclusive, aim to advance gender equality, apply the EU’s human rights-based approach, promote good governance and implement the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas climate change is one of the factors that shape the strategic environment as it amplifies risks and imposes constraints;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Proposes the nomination of an EU Special Representative on Climate, Peace and Conflict (EUSR CPC), who should coordinate the Union’s external action in this regard, support the mainstreaming of climate sensitivity across institutions, oversee the implementation of specific actions and promote the development of internal capacities, expertise and knowledge; underlines that the EUSR CPC should propose relevant initiatives to the VP/HR, the Commission and the Council, and should regularly brief Parliament; stresses the need to deploy climate security experts to EU delegations
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Stresses that due to climate change the Arctic has warmed three times as fast as the planet on average during the last 50 years; underlines how climate change has changed the geopolitical situation in the Arctic; stresses that the Arctic is of strategic and political importance to the EU and underlines the EU’s commitment to be a responsible actor, seeking the long-term sustainable and peaceful development of the region;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Welcomes the increased focus on climate-security nexus, participation of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow, and calls for concrete EU- NATO cooperation in this regard;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Stresses that operational effectiveness and the security of military and civilian personnel remains the highest priority;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Strongly believes that there is
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas environmental factors can influence human and state security in various direct and indirect ways, while particularly affecting economically disadvantaged populations and having socio-economic effects; whereas climate change has negative effects on cultural and natural heritage of the areas affected;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. S
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Stresses that the effects of climate change in the Arctic are creating a geopolitical challenge for the EU; stresses that the Arctic must remain an area of peaceful cooperation and calls for measures to avoid steps leading towards increased militarisation; reminds that EU countries Finland, Sweden and Denmark are members of the Arctic Council;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Recalls that in Africa, and in particular in the Sahel, the interaction of climate change and traditional conflict factors (state failure, lack of public services, deterioration in the security environment, etc.) is exacerbating the problems of violence and terrorism;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Stresses that climate change could have consequences for theatres of operations as a result of the population displacements it will trigger; notes that such population displacements may lead to an increase in trafficking;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights that CSDP missions and operations and EPF actions can contribute to enhancing the climate resilience of their host countries and stresses that a positive legacy in terms of their local footprint should be included in particular in their exit strategies, without jeopardising mission effectiveness or the security of own personnel; underlines that reducing the operational dependency on fossil fuels brings benefits in operational efficiency and effectiveness, including enhancing the safety of mission personnel by reducing logistical supply chains, and strengthening the credibility of CSDP engagement in light of the EU’s global climate leadership;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights that CSDP missions and operations and EPF actions can contribute to enhancing the climate resilience of their host countries and stresses that a positive legacy in terms of their local footprint should be included, whenever possible and without affecting their main security and defence tasks, in particular in their exit strategies, without jeopardising mission effectiveness or the security of own personnel;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Recalls that all civilian and military CSDP missions and operations and EPF actions should be part of a broader political strategy designed to contribute to human security, and seek to increase the local level of security and stability; stresses the need to integrate climate security and environmental peacebuilding in updated EU concepts on Security Sector Reform (SSR) and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Believes that there is the need to adapt CSDP mandates and EPF actions in order to raise the sustainability of such missions’ contributions to peace by prioritizing the security of all parts of the local population, strengthening the resilience of relevant local governance structures in particular as regards quality of security service, inclusivity (especially with regard to the participation and the rights of diverse women, young people and marginalised groups), accountability, and transparency;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas tackling climate change is an existential issue of international security; whereas environmental factors
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses the need to design mission infrastructure and a supply-chain that are climate- and environment-sensitive and as carbon-neutral as possible
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses the need to design mission infrastructure and a supply-chain that are climate- and environment-sensitive and as carbon-neutral as possible, and that make use of new technology such as mobile solar systems, in particular for static features, while ensuring the best possible match between operational performance and environmental efficiency and without creating new dependencies on foreign actors;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. S
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Stresses the need to design mission infrastructure and a supply-chain that are climate- and environment
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Proposes to establish a curriculum for an ESDC “train the trainer” course to mainstream climate and environmental issues into the ordinary military training system on tactical and the strategic level; believes that such courses should be mandatory pre-deployment training for climate security advisors for CSDP missions and operations as well as EU Delegations;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Believes that the carbon footprint of infrastructure could be optimised by seeking greater energy efficiency in terms of renovation, adapted use of renewable energy and contracting;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Welcomes the modernisation efforts undertaken to adapt equipment to extreme temperature variations caused by climate change, in particular eco-design cells to ensure the durability of equipment;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Underlines that the new European Peace Facility also presents many new opportunities and entry points for implementation of the Climate Change and Defence Roadmap;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – introductory part 20. Stresses the need to strengthen the EU’s environmental peacebuilding and climate security by including tasks and support efforts relating to mediation, dialogue, the protection of civilians, conflict resolution and reconciliation in order to ease climate-induced tensions between different communities competing over scarce resources, such as farmland or water, and which easily strengthen violent armed and extremist groups or transform into armed conflicts or even inter-state wars; highlights the need to develop new missions and measures which complement and strengthen efforts carried out and supported through other instruments and aim at reducing tensions and conflict, also on the very local, community level; stresses, in this regard, that new missions should, inter alia, focus on integrated peacebuilding, environmental peacebuilding, and climate adaptation measures as well as boosting civilian conflict prevention capacities; proposes that new missions could focus on the following:
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas environmental and climate changes and their consequences, combined with other factors (political, socio-economic, demographic, health, religious, etc.), aggravate pre-existing vulnerabilities, tensions and risks, rather than being an exclusive trigger in themselves;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – introductory part 20. Stresses the need to strengthen the EU’s environmental peacebuilding and climate security by including tasks and support efforts relating to mediation, dialogue, the protection of civilians, conflict resolution and reconciliation in order to ease climate-induced tensions between different communities competing over scarce resources, such as farmland or water, and which easily strengthen violent armed and extremist groups or transform
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point a (a) climate-induced scarcity of resources
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. recalls, however, that insecurity stems from many different root causes like poverty, state fragility, lack of public infrastructure and services, very limited access to basic goods, lack of education, corruption, etc., among which figures climate change;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. States that all military capabilities and services used by the Union should contribute to reaching the EU’s climate targets and adapt to increasingly challenging climate conditions in order to be able, inter alia, to guarantee the fulfilment of their tasks at home and abroad; as regards climate adaptation, believes there is an urgent need for Member States’ armed forces to adapt their capabilities to increasingly challenging climate conditions;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. States that all military capabilities and services used by the Union should contribute to reaching the EU’s climate targets and
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. St
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. States that all military capabilities and services used by the Union and its Member States should contribute to reaching the EU’s climate targets and adapt to increasingly challenging climate conditions in order to be able, inter alia, to guarantee the fulfilment of their tasks at home and abroad;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. States that
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Calls for a securitization agenda of climate change by recognizing climate change as a critical factor that militaries will have to deal with, not only because of its impacts on military operations, but also anticipating increasing climate-induced internal displacement which is already higher than conflict displacement; notes however, the under preparedness of armed forces for the security implications of the world’s changing climate;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Calls for evaluating the impact of climate change induced changing weather patterns and of more frequent extreme weather events on the operational effectiveness of armed forces and potentially resulting capability requirements;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas to date no study has been able to demonstrate that climate change has been the direct cause of armed inter- state or international conflicts;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines that an increase in defence expenditure should not lead to an increase in emissions, and that part of defence spending should be dedicated to investments in
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines that an increase in defence expenditure should not lead to an increase in emissions, and that part of defence spending should be dedicated to investments in instruments that significantly reduce emissions; recalls that EU and NATO military strategists and planners have been working on the question of how armed forces can reduce their carbon footprint for more than a decade; calls for the EU to work with NATO to develop a methodology to help Allies measure greenhouse gas emissions from military activities and installations and adopt emission reduction targets; welcomes, in this respect, the EDA’s activities, in particular the Go Green policy it launched in 2012, its Military Green concept and its working group on the circular economy, and calls for an acceleration and broadening of such projects and for an independent external evaluation thereof;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines that an increase in defence expenditure should, whenever possible and bearing in mind the necessity to maintain the level of ambition of our armies, not lead to an increase in emissions, and that part of defence spending should be dedicated to investments in instruments that significantly reduce emissions; recalls that EU and NATO military strategists and planners have been working on the question of how armed forces can reduce their carbon footprint for more than a decade; welcomes, in this respect, the
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines that an increase in defence expenditure should
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines that an increase in defence expenditure should not lead to an increase in emissions, and that part of defence spending should be dedicated to investments in instruments that significantly reduce emissions, such as electrification, and the use of carbon- neutral fuels; recalls that EU and NATO military strategists and planners have been working on the question of how armed forces can reduce their carbon footprint for more than a decade; welcomes, in this respect, the EDA’s activities, in particular the Go Green policy it launched in 2012, its Military Green concept and its working group on the circular economy, and calls for an acceleration and broadening of such projects and for an independent external evaluation thereof;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines that an increase in defence expenditure should not lead to an increase in emissions, and that part of defence spending should be dedicated to investments in instruments that significantly reduce emissions; recalls that EU and NATO military strategists and planners have been working on the question of how armed forces can reduce their carbon footprint for more than a decade; welcomes, in this respect, the EDA’s activities, in particular the Go
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that the EDA has concluded that the subsequent reduction in fossil fuel consumption cuts costs, decreases emissions and reduces dependencies on non-European sources, and that the number of casualties can be reduced significantly given that there are far fewer fuel convoys for adversaries to target, thereby freeing up resources that are used to protect convoys, and that overall capabilities are made more effective through enhanced endurance, mobility and autonomy; underlines that a high fossil fuel demand and long supply routes drive the costs for missions and operations and increase the security risk for mission personnel and contractors;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that the EDA has concluded that the subsequent reduction in fossil fuel consumption cuts costs, decreases emissions and reduces dependencies on non-European sources, and that the number of casualties can be reduced significantly given that there are far fewer fuel convoys for adversaries to target, thereby freeing up resources that are used to protect convoys, and that overall capabilities are made more effective through enhanced endurance, mobility and autonomy; stresses that the missions viability is of prior concern, as any degradation thereof would inevitably lead to risks of instability, etc;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on DG DEFIS, the Member States, the EEAS and the EDA to adopt an approach incorporating a low energy, carbon and environmental footprint by design when implementing relevant EU funds and to regularly report on progress; underlines that following a coordinated EU-level approach is particularly important when launching research, development, modernisation, or pooling and sharing initiatives in particular as regards military, and dual-use technology and capabilities; recalls that it is strategically important to develop all technological aspects and to address the whole life cost together with EU-level standardisation and certification to ensure that equipment is fit to tackle the effects of the climate crisis; welcomes, in this respect, the fact that 30 % of the European Defence Fund aims to contribute to climate action; welcomes the relevant investment of EUR 133 million provided for in the first annual work programme, but notes that this represents only 11 % of the overall annual EDF budget;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas climate change and climate-related impacts, including environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, deforestation and natural disasters, are likely to promote the emergence of conflicts or crises and may already threaten
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on DG DEFIS, the Member States, the EEAS and the EDA to adopt an approach incorporating a low energy, carbon and environmental footprint by design when implementing relevant EU
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on DG DEFIS, the Member States, the EEAS and the EDA to adopt an approach incorporating a low energy, carbon and environmental footprint by design when implementing relevant EU funds and to regularly report on progress;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on DG DEFIS, the Member States, the EEAS and the EDA to
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 184 #
25. Underlines the need to
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines the need to significantly increase investments in ‘green’ defence, in particular by dedicating a higher share of
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines the need to significantly increase investments in ‘green’ defence, in particular by dedicating a higher share of military R&D funded from the EU budget to carbon-neutral fuels and propulsion systems for military aircraft, ships and other vehicles, in particular as regards future major weapons systems (e.g. the future combat air system (FCAS) and the European main battle tank (EMBT));
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines the need to significantly increase investments in ‘green’ defence, in particular by dedicating a higher share of military R&D funded from the EU budget to carbon-neutral fuels and propulsion systems for military aircraft, ships and other vehicles, in particular as regards future major weapons systems
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Stresses the need for the EU to continuously monitor and mitigate any vulnerability and/or dependency that the 'electrification' of European armed forces could create, especially when it comes to accessing essential raw materials necessary for the construction and maintenance of fully electrical weapons or other greener weapon systems; stresses that the ‘greening’ of European armed forces must under no circumstances create new vulnerabilities or make Europe or European citizens less secure;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas climate change and climate-related impacts
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls for mainstreaming energy efficiency criteria and circular economy principles into capability development programs and procurement guidelines, based on experience and lessons learnt by Member States and in the framework of EDA activities; asks Member States to work on process optimization, eco-friendly system design, construction and operation based on circularity principles in particular with regard to Operational Headquarters and field offices;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on the Member States to consider the feasibility of PESCO for setting up a corps of military engineers to focus on addressing climate-induced natural disasters and the protection of environmentally-critical infrastructure in fragile countries; Commends the role played by joint operations to save civilians in natural disasters, such as the French- Dutch disaster management "Hurricane Exercice" (Hurex) training in the Caribbean;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Stresses that the main impacts of climate change at present call for an expansion of civilian security missions, which are not part of the core business of the armed forces;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Re
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recalls that the importance of cooperation as a corner stone of the EU’s leading role in addressing climate change, as set out in the Roadmap; welcomes ongoing staff-to-staff exchanges with the UN and NATO, and stresses the need for closer cooperation in this field;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Calls for the climate security nexus to be included as a new priority area for the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peace Operations and Crisis Management;
Amendment 197 #
29. Welcomes the stated ambition of NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg that NATO reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the stated ambition of NATO
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) — having regard to the NATO Climate Change and Security Action Plan,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas climate change and climate-related impacts, including environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, desertification, extreme weather, water and food scarcity, air pollution and natural disasters are already threatening local, regional and international security, stability and peace; whereas climate change, which is predicted to accelerate in the medium and long term, has become an increasingly dominant risk multiplier and must be viewed as a new security challenge that requires adequate resources, together with hybrid and cyber threats;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the
Amendment 202 #
29 a. Calls on all nuclear weapon states to fulfil their nuclear disarmament obligations under international law in order to prevent grave climate consequences; equally issues the same call on countries, which possess such weapons outside of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT);
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Highlights the important role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening international ties to combat climate change, including through the work of EP committees and delegations, and calls for increased focus on the climate-security nexus;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29 b. Calls for the universal ratification of the Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD) and to call on all EU and NATO Member States to ratify it;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 c (new) 29 c. Highlights that climate security policies must not only focus on adapting to turbulence, resource constraints, and higher levels of unpredictability, but also on fostering the deeper change needed to restore ecological stability and balance at a global level;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas climate change and climate-related impacts, including environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, deforestation and natural disasters are already threatening local, regional and international security, stability and peace; whereas climate change,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas climate change and climate-related impacts, including environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, food and water scarcity and natural disasters are already threatening local, regional and international security, stability and peace; whereas climate change, which is predicted to accelerate in the medium and long term, has become an increasingly dominant risk multiplier and must be
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas climate change and climate-related impacts, including environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, deforestation and natural disasters are already threatening local, regional and international security, stability and peace; whereas climate change, which is predicted to accelerate in the medium and long term, has become an increasingly dominant risk multiplier and
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas climate change remains at the heart of the peace and security agenda as the ultimate ‘threat multiplier’, worsening existing social, economic and environmental risks that can fuel unrest and potentially result in violent conflict;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the climate crisis has generated effects on the international system where it has the potential to exacerbates geopolitical tensions, and to shift the balance between major powers;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the climate crisis affects both human and state security; whereas global warming intersects in various ways with political, ethnic and socio-economic dynamics, and is a direct driver of conflict in that it increases disaster risks and places additional pressure on ecosystems, thereby threatening people’s livelihoods, water and food security, and critical infrastructure, by, inter alia, instigating land-use change and environmental degradation;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the climate crisis affects both human and state security; whereas
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas climate change can affect people’s security differently depending on their gender, socio-economic status, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), (dis)ability, etc.; whereas marginalised groups in particular tend to be disproportionately negatively affected by climate change;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the impact of climate change on food price is undermining livelihoods, and prompting displacement, disease and famine, resulting in migration on an unprecedented scale in areas of already high tension;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 8 July 2020 on a hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe (COM(2020)0301),
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas links between climate change and conflict can be complex and concrete effects of climate change on conflict are mostly context-specific; whereas there is a need to support a more systematic and extensive exchange and cross-fertilisation between the scientific communities working on the climate- security nexus;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas according to the World Bank’s updated 2021 Groundswell report, climate change could force 216 million people to move within their countries by 2050; whereas the report also states that immediate and concrete action can significantly reduce the scale of climate migration;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) C c. whereas rising sea levels have already caused flooding and salinization, posing a major security and existential risk to low-lying coastal areas and islands;
Amendment 33 #
C d. whereas water scarcity has a multifaceted impact on human security and socio-political stability; whereas, due to climate change, water supplies will be affected, especially in development countries, while global water demand will rise; whereas climate change is increasing risks of droughts and floods;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C e (new) C e. whereas environmental crime is a very frequent criminal activity in the world and a significant security concern; calls for stronger cooperation on this issue between the EU and partner countries, by supporting states developing their capabilities to tackle environmental crime;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C f (new) Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the US armed forces have lost more military hardware and infrastructure due to natural disasters than due to the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq combined; whereas the Biden administration has made positive efforts to combat climate change, including by re-joining the Paris Agreement and incorporating climate change in its Interim National Security Strategic Guidance;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas the Union’s domestic oil and gas production is steadily declining; whereas the Union is highly and increasingly energy dependent, with all its Member States being net importers of energy from a limited number of third countries and with an energy dependency rate that increased from 56% to 61% over the period 2000-2019;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) — having regard to the Council conclusions of 10 December 2018 on women, peace and security,
Amendment 40 #
E a. whereas in a recent study the 2019 carbon footprint of the military sector in Member States, including both national armed forces and military technology industries based in the EU, was estimated at approximately 24.8 million tCO2eq;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas the energy transformation as well as advanced weapon systems require access to critical raw materials, whose supply chains engender new vulnerabilities, if dominated by a limited number of third countries;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, according to the European Defence Agency (EDA), transport fuels accounted for 52 % of the energy consumption of the 22 Member States which provided data for 2016 and 2017 (countries standing for 96,9% of EDA Member States’ overall defence expenditure); whereas, according to the same EDA survey, military infrastructure and
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the defence sector is not mentioned in the 2015 Paris Agreement, leaving it to national governments to decide whether to include mitigation efforts by the defence sector in their national commitments towards the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); whereas all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions and at the same time adapt to climate change to reach the Union’s carbon neutrality objectives and to maintain operational effectiveness;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas, as a consequence, the Union’s external action must increasingly incorporate climate change and environmental considerations as a major security risk, and accordingly adapt strategies and concepts, procedures, civilian and military hardware and infrastructure, capability development including training and, where appropriate, its institutional framework and accountability mechanisms;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas the European defence sector features a large number of SMEs, making them indispensable partners in enabling innovation and sustainability in the industry;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) G b. whereas the Union’s security and defence policy and its instruments should directly contribute to preventing and reducing the negative security effects of the climate crisis; whereas the full complement of governance and peace- building instruments must address the climate-security nexus;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) G c. whereas even a small nuclear exchange would have dramatic humanitarian consequences, and would also impact the climate in a very negative way inducing famines and the shortening of growing seasons for several years;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 — having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 January 2020 and of 25 January 2021 on climate diplomacy,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, due to the security effects of global warming, climate security measures, i.e. anticipating and adapting to the consequences of climate change on the strategic environment and military missions, and their financing have to be understood as contributing to defence and security;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, due to the security effects of
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, due to the security effects of global warming, climate security measures and their financing have to be understood as also contributing to defence and security;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, due to the security effects of
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas security must be at the heart of environmental thinking in order to develop realistic, lasting and effective sustainable development solutions for human security and global stability;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas the NDICI has a spending target of 30% of its EUR 80 Billion seven year budget to support climate actions, and between 7,5 and 10% annually for environmental protection and biodiversity objectives;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas climate change issues are being exploited by malign actors in order to increase their leverage or to encourage hostilities;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas the melting of polar ice caps is increasing geopolitical tensions, particularly around the North Pole;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) H b. whereas some EU Member States are using their vast military-designated areas to protect biodiversity, for example by preventing helicopter flights over nesting areas;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 — having regard to the Council conclusions of 17 June 2020 and of 10 May 2021 on security and defence,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) H d. whereas a 2018 report by INTERPOL, RHIPTO and the Global initiative against transnational organized crimes found environmental crime to be the largest financial driver of conflicts and the largest source of income for non- state armed groups and terrorist organisations, ahead of traditional illegal activities such as kidnapping for ransom and drug trafficking;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H e (new) H e. whereas France unveiled in September 2020 its new Defence Energy Strategy with 34 recommendations to reduce and optimize the Energy consumption of its armed forces and enhance its energy security;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses the urgent need to accelerate and deepen the integration of conflict-sensitive climate mitigation and adaptation in the Union’s external, foreign, security, and defence policies, in particular its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP);
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Strongly believes that military activities and technology have to contribute to the Union’s carbon neutrality targets in order to both contribute to the fight against climate change and increase mission security; underlines, in that regard, that the Union’s external action should reduce its own carbon footprint and its negative effects on natural resources and
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Strongly believes that military activities and technology have to contribute to
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Strongly believes that military activities and technology have to contribute to the Union’s carbon neutrality targets in
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need for enhanced anticipation in order to prevent the consequences of ecosystem and climate changes where they may increase pressure on armed forces or create regional tensions;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) — having regard to the Council conclusions of 10 May 2021 on security and defence,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Reminds that in the European Defence Fund (EDF) Regulation, research and development actions can be directed at solutions to improve efficiency, reduce carbon footprint and bring sustainable best practices;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Underlines the need to invest in smart, integrated, "whole of society” solutions as an urgency to achieve significant emissions reduction, to avoid the worst effects of climate change and also to invest heavily in the climate resilience of nations that need it in order to avoid instability, conflict and major humanitarian disasters;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. C
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to make sure that climate change is mainstreamed in the Union’s external action, following the example of the NDICI regulation; calls for climate- specific strategies, policies, procedures, measures and capabilities to be developed; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that the development of a Union policy on climate security and defence entails the implementation of a human security approach which involves the participation of diverse members of the local population in all stages of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and which includes environmental safeguarding, including protection of biodiversity and prevention of pollution;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission /
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to make sure that climate change is mainstreamed in the Union’s external action; calls for climate-specific strategies, policies, procedures, measures and capabilities to be developed;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to make sure that
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the development of concrete benchmarks to measure progress in addressing the links between climate change, on the one hand, and peace, conflict and the conflict and climate sensitivity of EU external action on the other; calls on the VP/HR to report on an annual basis to Parliament on progress made; calls on EU member states to incorporate knowledge of climate’s security ramifications into foreign military assistance programs, whenever relevant;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the development of concrete benchmarks to measure progress in addressing the links between climate change, on the one hand, and peace, conflict and the conflict and climate sensitivity of EU external action on the other; calls on the VP/HR to report on an annual basis to Parliament on progress made using and meeting these benchmarks and indicators;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 b (new) — having regard to the Commission's Joint Communication of 7 June 2017 titled "A Strategic Approach to Resilience in the EU's external action",
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the development of concrete benchmarks to measure progress in addressing the links between climate change, on the one hand, and peace, conflict
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls for an unprecedented, globally coordinated action to both rapidly reduce the scale and scope of climate change by dramatically reducing emissions, to avoid significant, severe or catastrophic global security consequences in the future, highlights the need to climate-proof all elements of security – including infrastructure, institutions and policies, and to rapidly adapt to its effects;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the recent Commission, Council and EEAS initiatives in the field of climate diplomacy, security and defence, in particular the Climate Diplomacy Policy Framework, the Climate Change and Defence Roadmap (the ‘Roadmap’) and the Concept for an Integrated Approach on Climate Change and Security; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that all different concepts are well connected and harmonised in a coherent and consistent framework; stresses the need to make this a priority, and calls on the VP/HR to report on progress until June 2022;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Climate Diplomacy Policy Framework, the Climate and Defence Roadmap (the ‘Roadmap’) and the Concept for an Integrated Approach on Climate Change and Security; calls for an approach more output oriented rather than process oriented; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that all different concepts are well connected and harmonised in a coherent and consistent framework; calls on the VP/HR to report on progress until June 2022;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance of addressing the links between climate change, security and defence in the forthcoming Strategic Compass, with a view to identifying clear goals and concrete measures for Member States to strengthen the energy efficiency of the armed forces and adapt to the comprehensive security effects of climate change in the medium to longer term, ranging from strategic foresight, training and innovation to capability development within the EU framework;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance of addressing the links between climate change, security and defence in the forthcoming Strategic Compass, with a view to identifying clear goals and concrete measures for Member States;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for increased support for efforts aiming to tackle climate change and enhancing climate-neutral alternatives in the immediate EU neighbourhood, namely Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership and Southern Neighbourhood, in order to prevent possible security challenges;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Roadmap and calls on the EEAS to ensure, together with the relevant Commission services and the EDA, where appropriate, the comprehensive implementation of the three work strands – the operational dimension, capability development and partnerships; calls on the Member States to develop national structures in support of the objectives; urges all actors to
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Roadmap and calls on the EEAS to ensure, together with the relevant Commission services and the EDA, where appropriate, the comprehensive implementation of the three work strands – the operational dimension, capability development and partnerships; calls on the Member States to develop national structures in support of the objectives; urges all actors to treat this process as a priority and to develop and implement initiatives in line with the integrated approach; stresses the
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) — having regard to the Commission's communication of 24 February 2021 titled "Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change",
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Roadmap and calls on the EEAS to ensure, together with the relevant Commission services
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes in particular the Roadmap’s immediate and short-term impact measures for 2020-2021, in particular the development of a the light- touch reporting process – linked with the development of measurement capabilities - based on indicators of progress related to the environmental footprint, including energy, water, waste management, etc., of CSDP missions and operations; stresses the necessity to generate more detailed assessments
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the light-touch reporting process based on indicators of progress related to the environmental footprint, including energy, water, waste management, etc., of CSDP missions and operations; stresses the necessity to generate more detailed assessments by 2022; acknowledges that many CSDP missions are conducted in areas which are severely affected by climate change, which multiplies challenges to these missions;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the light-touch reporting process based on indicators of progress related to the environmental footprint, including energy, water, waste management, etc., of CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes the light-touch reporting process based on indicators of progress related to the environmental footprint, including energy, water, waste management, etc., of CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Regrets that the Roadmap does not emphasize the potential of new energy partnerships to satisfy the Union’s expected future high demand of cost- competitive renewable energy and alternative fuels, which could arise as win-win opportunities, providing new fora for cooperation and dialogue, mutual economic benefits, increased security of supply and international stability;
Amendment 97 #
8 a. Underlines that hydrogen’s characteristics make it one of the candidate to replace fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the military forces; stresses that stronger legislation is needed to incentivise the use of zero-emission fuels, including in military use cases;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls for strengthening the role of EDA, EDF and PESCO in supporting Member States, disseminating national best practices and organizing regular peer-to-peer exchanges on green defence and climate change mitigation;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
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