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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2009 - 2014

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

PE496.546v02-00

12.10.2012

AMENDMENTS

1 - 122

Motion for a resolution

Matthias Groote, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Dan Jrgensen,

Corinne Lepage, Satu Hassi, Miroslav Ouzk, Sabine Wils(PE491.328v01-00)

on the climate change conference in Doha, Qatar (COP 18)

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Amendment 1

Sergio BerlatoMotion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Aa. having regard also to the lack of

progress reached in the international

environmental agenda at the Sustainable

Development Summit in Rio in June

2012, which showed the recalcitrance of

third countries to commit themselves in a

binding manner;

Or. it

Amendment 2Marita Ulvskog, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Jens Rohde, Yannick Jadot, Even Toenovsk,

Marisa Matias, Niki Tzavelaon behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy


Recital A a (new)


Aa. Whereas according to the

International Energy Agency global

energy demand is projected to increase by

one-third between 2010 and 2035 and

meeting this demand would result in a

significant increase of CO2 emissions;

whereas the major part of the incremental

demand and emissions will happen in

emerging economies; whereas there are

subsidies of a value of USD 400 billionsupporting the wasteful consumption of

fossil fuels;

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Recital A b (new)


Ab. Whereas decarbonisation in theenergy sector and industry by applying

innovations would be an advantage for

Europe as an early mover in the growing

global market for energy-related goods

and services;

Or. en

Amendment 4

Marita Ulvskog, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Jens Rohde, Yannick Jadot, Even Toenovsk,Marisa Matias, Niki Tzavelaon behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Motion for a resolutionRecital A c (new)


Ac. Whereas worldwide innovation in the

sustainable energy sector (both at the

production as at user level) creates jobs,

stimulates economic growth, increasesenergy independence, and cares for a

cleaner world in which climate change is

mitigated and sufficient energy supplies

ensured;

Or. en




Recital A d (new)


Ad. Whereas investments in the energy

sector very often have a lifetime of 30

years or more and that planning of new

projects and policies takes a long time

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which accentuates the worldwide urgency

for new steps in the field of energy;

Or. en




Recital A e (new)


Ae. Whereas more research is necessary

for useful innovations in the energy andtransport system;

Or. en

Amendment 7

Sabine WilsMotion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)


Ca. whereas, to demonstrate the

seriousness of its efforts, and given its

technological and economic capabilities,

the EU should take a leading role in

climate protection;

Or. de

Amendment 8Karl-Heinz Florenz

Motion for a resolutionRecital D


D. whereas such a global legally binding

agreement must be consistent with the

principle of common but differentiated

responsibilities but must recognise the





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need for all major emitters to adopt

ambitious and sufficient targets for the

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;


ambitious and sufficient targets and

corresponding policy measures for the


Or. en

Amendment 9Satu Hassi


Recital D



agreement must be consistent with theprinciple of common but differentiated






agreement must be consistent with theprinciple of common but differentiated




reduction of greenhouse gas emissions,

reflecting evolving capabilities;

Or. en

Amendment 10Dan JrgensenMotion for a resolution

Recital D





responsibilitiesbut must recognise the







responsibilities and respective capabilities'

but must recognise the need for all major

emitters to adopt ambitious and sufficient

targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas

emissions;

Or. en

Amendment 11

Karl-Heinz Florenz

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Recital E


E. whereas the Durban Package only tooknote of the mitigation gap to 2020, and

existing commitments and pledges are

insufficient to meet the objective of

limiting the overall global annualmean

surface temperature increase to 2C (the

2C objective), and therefore these issues

must be tackled with the utmost priority at

the Doha Conference,

E. whereas the Durban Package only tooknote of the mitigation gap to 2020, and

existing commitments and pledges are


limiting the overall global mean surface

temperature increase to 2C as compared

to pre-industrial levels (the 2C

objective), and therefore these issues must

be tackled with the utmost priority at the

Doha Conference,

Or. en

Amendment 12Jolanta Emilia Hibner


Recital E


E. whereas the Durban Package only took

note of the mitigation gap to 2020, andexisting commitments and pledges are


limiting the overall global annual mean

surface temperature increase to 2C (the

2C objective), andtherefore these issues

must be tackled with the utmost priority at

the Doha Conference,

E. whereas the Durban Package did not

takesufficientnote of the need for actionin order to mitigate climate change by

2020, and existing commitments and

pledges are insufficient to meet the

objective of limiting the overall global

annual mean surface temperature increase

to 2C (the 2C objective), and therefore

these issues must be tackled with the

utmost priority at the Doha Conference,

Or. pl

Amendment 13

Eija-Riitta KorholaMotion for a resolution

Recital F


F. whereas, according to scientific

evidence presented by the

F. whereas, according to scientific

evidence presented by the

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change (IPCC), the 2C objective requires

that global emissions peak by 2015, be

reduced by at least 50% as compared with

1990 by 2050 and continue to decline

thereafter; whereas the EU should thereforepush for concrete actions and their

effective implementation before 2020,


Change (IPCC), the 2C objective requires

that global emissions peak by 2015, be

reduced by at least 50% as compared with

1990 by 2050 and continue to decline

thereafter; whereas the EU should thereforepush for concrete actionsfor all major

emitters and their effective implementation

before 2020,

Or. en



Recital F a (new)


Fa. whereas recent scientific findings

suggest that the effects of climate change

are more rapid and more pronounced

than previously predicted, for instance in

the Arctic region;

Or. en

Amendment 15


Recital F a (new)


Fa. whereas the EU should press ahead

with its efforts to protect the climate and

reduce its greenhouse gas emissions even

if there is no concrete, globally applicable

outcome in Doha;

Or. de



Paragraph 1

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1. Welcomes the establishment of the Ad

Hoc Working Group on the Durban

Platform for Enhanced Action and notesthat Decision 1/CP 17 requires as a matter

of urgency, the Group to start its work

towards the development of a protocol,

legal instrument or agreed outcome with

legal force under the Convention

applicable to all Parties and to complete its

work as early as possible and no later than

2015; notes further that its work must be

informed by the Fifth Assessment report of

the IPCC which is due by 2014;



Platform for Enhanced Action and notesthat Decision 1/CP 17 requires as a matter









the IPCC which is due by 2014; also

welcomes the process to increase the levelof ambition pre-2020;

Or. en


Motion for a resolutionParagraph 1




Platform for Enhanced Action and notes

that Decision 1/CP 17 requires as a matter









the IPCC which is due by 2014;

1. (Does not affect English version.)

Or. pl

Amendment 18Dan Jrgensen

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Paragraph 1 a (new)


1a. Stresses that equity and common butdifferentiated responsibilities and

respective capabilities (CBDRRC), need

to be at the very heart of the Durban

Platform for Enhanced Action for it to be

able to deliver adequately for the climate;

Or. en

Amendment 19

Sergio BerlatoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1a. Notes, therefore, that on the basis of

the Durban agreement, if a global treaty

is concluded it will not enter into force

before 2020.

Stresses that, in the meantime, theEuropean Union could continue to be the

only economic community to have taken

on legally binding commitments to reduce

emissions.

Observes that the continuation of this

situation could have serious impacts on

European economies in terms of growth

and employment in the production sectors

that are subject to constraints;

Or. it

Amendment 20

Satu HassiMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)


2a. Stresses that the new legal instrument

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will need to ensure mitigation action in

line with a global carbon budget that is

consistent with maintaining climate

change to below 2C compared to

preindustrial levels, and to ensure the

means for the required climate action indeveloping countries, as well as robust

accounting, monitoring and reporting,

and a robust enforcement and compliance

regime;

Or. en

Amendment 21

Satu Hassi

Motion for a resolutionParagraph 2 b (new)


2b. Emphasises that any discussion on the

use of offsets under the new legal

instrument must be conditional on

mitigation targets that are consistent with

climate science and the 2C objective;

Or. en



Paragraph 3


3. Notes with some concern therefore, the

lack of progress achieved thus far in

2012, and in particular the obstructive

stance of certain Parties at the Bonn talks

which took place in May 2012;

3. Notes with some concern the

obstructive stance of certain Parties at the

Bonn talks which took place in May 2012

but welcomes the small, but recognisable

steps towards convergence achieved

during the informal additional sessions in

Bangkok, Thailand, from 30 August to 5

September2012;

Or. en

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Amendment 23

Jolanta Emilia Hibner




lack of progress achieved thus farin 2012,

and in particular the obstructive stance of

certain Parties at the Bonn talks which took

place in May 2012;

3. Notes with some concern, therefore, that

the insufficient progress was achieved in

negotiations in 2012, and in particular the

obstructive stance of certain Parties at the

Bonn talks which took place in May 2012;

Or. pl

Amendment 24Satu HassiMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 3



lack of progress achieved thus far in 2012,


certain Parties at the Bonn talks which

took place inMay 2012;



and urges the Parties to build on the

constructive discussions which took place

inBangkok so as to reach concreteoutcomes in Doha;

Or. en

Amendment 25

Andres Perello RodriguezMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 3






place in May 2012;

3. Notes with concern therefore, the lack of

progress achieved thus far in 2012, and in

particular the obstructive stance of certain

Parties at the Bonn talks which took place

in May 2012;

Or. es

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Amendment 26

Jo Leinen, Marita Ulvskog, Kriton Arsenis, Vittorio Prodi







place in May 2012;

3. Notes with greatconcern therefore, the




place in May 2012;

Or. en

Amendment 27Satu HassiMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)


3a. Calls for further clarity and

agreement on comparability of effort and

common accounting for non-Kyoto

Protocol developed Parties before

concluding the AWG-LCA;

Or. en

Amendment 28

Karl-Heinz Florenz



4. Believes therefore, that it is the

responsibility of all institutions of the

European Union, in advance of the Doha

Conference, to engage in intensive climate

diplomacy and the building of international

alliances to ensure that the commitments in

the Durban Package are honoured and that

the UNFCCC process is streamlined

towards a new multilateral regime to be

agreed by 2015;

4.Stresses that the EU needs to lead by

example by implementing its

commitments and by demonstrating

ambition both on mitigation as well as on

finance; believes therefore, that it is the

responsibility of all institutions of the

European Union, in advance of the Doha

Conference, to engage in intensive climate

diplomacy and the building of international

alliances to ensure that the commitments in

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the Durban Package are honoured and that

the UNFCCC process is streamlined

towards a new multilateral regime to be

agreed by 2015; underscores that it is

important to clarify how the Convention

principles will be applied in a post-2020framework so that all parties take on

commitments; and is of the opinion that

the new market-based mechanism,

defined at COP 17, is of particular

importance in this regard and hopes that

the AWG-LCA succeeds in elaborating

modalities and procedures for this

mechanism;

Or. en

Amendment 29Vittorio Prodi


Paragraph 4 a (new)


4a. Given the lack of follow-up to the Bali

declaration on common but differentiated

responsibilities, believes that a newapproach is needed, to widen the

negotiations to include the concept of

climate justice, and in particular "one

person - one free emissions allowance";

considers further that the foundation of

this principle is the right of every present

and future human being to fair access to

sustainable use of natural resources; in

order to limit global warming to 2C,

highlights the need to decrease current

GHG emissions by 4/5, i.e. amounting to

a decrease per capita emissions to 1 tonne

per person, per year from the present 5

tonnes, meaning that every person should

be assigned that base level free of charge,

with all other emissions subject to a

global trading scheme.

Or. en

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Amendment 30

Karl-Heinz Florenz



5. Supports the decision of the Parties as

reflected in the Durban Package to agree a

second commitment period of the Kyoto

Protocol to begin on 1 January 2013, and

as a transition to a new international

regime involvingall Parties to be in place

by 2020;

5. Supports the decision of the Parties as

reflected in the Durban Package to agree,

as an interim step, to a second

commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol

to begin on 1 January 2013, and as a

transition to a new, more effective and

comprehensive legally binding

international regime bindingall Parties to

be in place by 2020;

Or. en

Amendment 31

Jolanta Emilia Hibner



5. Supports the decision of the Parties asreflected in the Durban Package to agree a




regime involving all Parties to be in place

by 2020;

5. Supports the decision of the Parties asreflected in the Durban Package to agree a




regime involving all Parties to enter into

force by 2020;

Or. pl

Amendment 32

Eija-Riitta KorholaMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 5


5.Supports the decision of the Parties as

reflected in the Durban Package to agree a



5. Takes note ofthe decision of the Parties

as reflected in the Durban Package,

together covering about 15% of global

emissions, to agree a second commitment

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regime involving all Parties to be in place

by 2020;

period of the Kyoto Protocol to begin on 1

January 2013, and as a transition to a new

international regime involving all Parties to

be in place by 2020;

Or. en

Amendment 33Eija-Riitta Korhola


Paragraph 5 a (new)


5a. Takes note of the absence of the USA,

Russia, Japan and Canada from, and theuncertainty of Australia and New-

Zealand to join, the possible second

commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol;

notes further the continuing lack of

emissions reduction targets for developing

countries such as China, India, Brazil

and Indonesia;

Or. en




7. Notes the pledge contained in Decision

1/CMP 7 of the Durban Package that the

end date of the second commitment period

will be decided at the Doha Conference

and in particularwill end eitheron 31

December2017 or2020,



end date of the second commitment period

will be decided at the Doha Conference,

supports an eight-year commitment

period thatwill end on 31 December 2020,

Or. en



Paragraph 7

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end date of the second commitment periodwill be decided at the Doha Conference

and in particular will end eitheron 31

December2017 or2020,



end date of the second commitment periodwill be decided at the Doha Conference

and in particular will end on 31 December

2020,

Or. pl

Amendment 36

Karl-Heinz FlorenzMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 8


8. Emphasises the need for the quantified

emission limitation or reduction objectives

(QELROs), which were due to be

submitted by the Parties by May 2012, to

be translated as amendments to the Kyoto

Protocol at the Doha Conference, in

accordance with Decision 1/CMP 7; notes

that the carry-over of assigned amountunits (AAUs) to the second commitment

period is an issue which stillneeds to be

addressed in a way that ensures the

highest possible environmental integrity

of the Kyoto Protocol;

8. Emphasises within the currently-

operational structure of the Kyoto

Protocol, the need forquantified emission

limitation or reduction objectives




Protocol at the Doha Conference, inaccordance with Decision 1/CMP 7; calls

on Annex B parties which have not yet

done so to submit their QELROs,

welcomes the initial EU submission in

this regard andnotes that, in order to set

incentives for meaningful emissions

reductions post-2012, the carry-over of

assigned amount units (AAUs) to the

second commitment period as an issue

which can significantly impact the

environmental integrity of the second

commitment periodneeds to be addressed

urgently - specifically within Europe

which should lead by example in this

regard;

Or. en

Amendment 37

Satu Hassi

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Paragraph 8


8. Emphasises the need for the quantifiedemission limitation or reduction objectives






that the carry-over of assigned amount

units (AAUs) to the second commitment

period is an issue which still needs to be


highest possible environmental integrity ofthe Kyoto Protocol;






accordance with Decision 1/CMP 7; calls

for Parties to agree not to allow any carry-

over of assigned amount units (AAUs) to

the second commitment period in order

not to undermine the environmental

integrity of the Kyoto Protocol;

Or. en











that the carry-over ofassigned amount




highest possible environmental integrity

ofthe Kyoto Protocol;







accordance with Decision 1/CMP 7;

stresses that the carry-over ofAAUs to the

second commitment period would

undermine the integrity of the Kyoto

Protocol; points out that if Member States

are allowed to transfer AAUs, the Kyoto

Protocol will have no real effect on

climate mitigation;

Or. en

Amendment 39

Sabine Wils

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Paragraph 8











addressed in a way that ensures the highest

possible environmental integrity of theKyoto Protocol;











possible environmental integrity of theKyoto Protocol;stresses that even a

partial carry-over of AAUs to the second

commitment period represents a

considerable setback for global climate-

protection efforts; notes that only wealthy

states can purchase AAUs and thus buy

their way out of the commitments they

made for the first Kyoto Protocol

commitment period;

Or. de

Amendment 40

Corinne Lepage










that the carry-overof assigned amount


periodis an issue which still needs to be


possible environmental integrity of the








that the surplus of assigned amount units

(AAUs) is an issue which still needs to be


possible environmental integrity of the

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Kyoto Protocol; Kyoto Protocol;

Or. en

Amendment 41Dan JrgensenMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)


8a. Proposes the permanent elimination

of all surplus AAUs from the first

commitment period;

Or. en

Amendment 42

Andres Perello RodriguezMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)


8a. Reiterates its call for the Clean

Development Mechanism to be reformedin order to ensure a better balance

between project supply and demand,

establishing strict quality rules that

guarantee that those projects are of a

sufficiently high standard to help reduce

emissions in a reliable, verifiable, real

and supplementary way, contributing to

the sustainable development of developing

countries and preventing the

inappropriate use of the mechanism by

infrastructure projects whose carbon

emissions are high.

Or. es

Amendment 43

Corinne LepageMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

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8a. Welcomes the proposal of the Group

of 77 and China to effectively contain and

minimise the use of the surplus; notesthat the European Union has so far not

put forward a proposal to address the

surplus of assigned amount units; recalls

that the Lisbon Treaty states that the

Council of the European Union shall act

by a qualified majority both for general

measures (Article 16 TEU) and

throughout the procedure when

negotiating and entering into new

international agreements (Article 218

TFEU);

Or. en

Amendment 44


Paragraph 9


9. Emphasises the urgency of all Parties to

raise their ambition level between now and

2020, in order to stay within the 2C

objective; reiterates in particular the urgent

need for progress in closing the gigatonne

gap which exists between the scientific

findings and the current Parties' pledges, to

come up with commitments and actions for

emissions reductions which are more

ambitious than those contained in the

Copenhagen Accord, based on the

principle of a common but differentiated

responsibility, and to address emissions

from international aviation and maritime

transport and HFCs, black carbon and other

short lived climate forcers, in order to

ensure consistency with the 2C objective;


first implement their pledges, but also to







come up with bindingcommitments and

actions for emissions reductions which are

more ambitious than those contained in the



responsibility, meaning poorer countries

should - through financial and

technological assistance, but also through

capacity-building measures - be enabled

to make the direct transition to an

advanced low-carbon energy and

economic system, and to address emissions


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transport as well as other concerned

sectors and HFCs, black carbon and other

short lived climate forcers, in order to


Or. en



Paragraph 9



raise their ambition level between now and2020, in order to stay within the 2C




findings and the current Parties pledges,

to come up with commitments and actions

for emissions reductions which are more

ambitious than those contained in the



responsibility, and to address emissionsfrom international aviation and maritime

transport and HFCs, black carbon and

other short lived climate forcers, in order to


9. Emphasises the urgency of all Parties

raisingtheir ambition level with regard tothe level of emission reductions between

now and 2020, in order to stay within the

2C objective; reiterates in particular the

urgent need for progress in closing the

gigatonne gap which exists between the

scientificpostulates and the current

Parties pledges, to come up with

commitments and actions for emissions

reductions which are more ambitious than

those contained in the Copenhagen Accord,

based on the principle of a common butdifferentiated responsibility; calls for a

reduction in the level ofemissions from

international aviation and maritime

transport and HFCs, sootand other short

lived climate forcers, in order to ensure

consistency with the 2C objective;

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Paragraph 9










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ambitious than those contained in theCopenhagen Accord, based on the


responsibility, and to address emissions


transport andHFCs, black carbon and

other short lived climate forcers, in order to







ambitious than those contained in theCopenhagen Accord, based on the


responsibilities and respective

capabilities; in particular calls on Parties

urgently to take measures with effect at

the latest by 2015 to reduce emissions


transport, as well as HFCs, black carbon,

methane and other short lived climate

forcers, in order to close the gap with the

2C objective;

Or. en


Motion for a resolutionParagraph 9 a (new)


9a. Calls for a Decision in Doha on

quantifying the size of the global gap and

to continuously monitor it in order to take

the necessary action to bridge it;

Or. en

Amendment 48

Satu HassiMotion for a resolutionParagraph 9 a (new)


9a. Welcomes the proposed integration

into EU legislation of the Cancn

agreement for developed country Parties

to design Low Carbon Development

Strategies and emphasises the importance

of providing financial and technical

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support for developing country parties to

adopt and implement Low Emission

Development Plans; notes that these

plans and strategies should outline

policies and measures that include early

domestic action to avoid lock-in of carbonintensive investments and infrastructure

and short and medium term energy

efficiency and renewable energy targets;

Or. en

Amendment 49Sabine Wils


Paragraph 9 a (new)


9a. Points out that the 2C objective is

essentially a political one and that the

critical threshold, beyond which the

consequences in terms of climate change

assume dangerous proportions, is lower

than 2C;

Or. de

Amendment 50Jo Leinen, Marita Ulvskog, Kriton Arsenis, Vittorio Prodi


Paragraph 9 a (new)


9a. Urges the Commission and Cyprus

Presidency to find allies for bridging the

'gigatonne gap', i.e. the difference

between the current ambition levels and

those required to keep global warming

below 2C;

Or. en

Amendment 51

Dan Jrgensen

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Paragraph 9 b (new)


9b. Recognises that the effective phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies would

contribute significantly to closing the

mitigation gap;

Or. en

Amendment 52


Paragraph 10


10. Recalls that according to the findings

of the Fourth IPCC Assessment Report, the

industrialised countries need to reduce their

emissions by 25-40% below 1990 levels by

2020, while the developing countries as a

group should achieve a substantial

deviation below the currently predicted

emissions growth rate, of the order of 15-30%, by 2020;








emissions growth rate, of the order of 15-30%, by 2020; recalls that furthermore,

global emissions in aggregate need to

peak before 2020 and calls for an open

discussion on more effective policy

strategies to close the mitigation gap;

Or. en

Amendment 53

Satu Hassi











domestic emissions by 25-40% below 1990

levels by 2020, while the developing

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emissions growth rate, of the order of 15-

30%, by 2020;

countries as a group should achieve a

substantial deviation below the currently

predicted emissions growth rate, of the

order of 15-30%, by 2020;

Or. en



Paragraph 10



of the Fourth IPCC Assessment Report, theindustrialised countries need to reduce their

emissions by 25-40%below 1990 levels by




emissions growth rate, of the order of 15-

30%, by 2020;


of the Fourth IPCC Assessment Report, theindustrialised countries need to reduce their

emissions by 40%as against1990 levels

by 2020 and by at least 80% by 2050,

while the developing countries as a group

should achieve a substantial deviation

below the currently predicted emissions

growth rate, of the order of 15-30%, by

2020;

Or. de

Amendment 55


Paragraph 10 a (new)


10a. Emphasises the need for a reliable

scientific basis as provided by the


Change (IPCC) which underwent a

fundamental reform in structure and

procedures and highlights in this regard

the importance of the findings of the

Fifth Assessment Report IPCC 5 AR due

in 2014;

Or. en

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Amendment 56

Jo Leinen, Marita Ulvskog, Kriton Arsenis, Vittorio Prodi



10a. Recalls that it is in the EU's own

interest to aim for a climate protection

target of 30% by 2020, thus creating

sustainable growth, additional jobs and

decreasing the dependency on energy

imports;

Or. en




11. Stresses the urgent need to avoid a

financing gap after 2012 (when the fast-

start finance period ends) and to work

towards the identification of a path forscaling up climate funding from 2013 to

2020; believes that concrete commitments

on financing during the period 2013-2020

are vital;




towards the identification of a path forscaling up climate funding from 2013 to

2020from a variety of sources; believes

that concrete commitments on financing

during the period 2013-2020 are vitalfor

speeding up transformation processes and

for avoiding fossil lock-ins in many

developing countries;

Or. en










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towards the identification of a path for

scaling up climate funding from 2013 to



are vital;


assuringclimate funding from 2013 to



are vital;

Or. pl

Amendment 59

Satu Hassi



11. Stresses the urgent need to avoid afinancing gap after 2012 (when the fast-






are vital;

11. Stresses the urgent need to avoid afinancing gap after 2012 (when the fast-






are vital; calls for the EU ministers to

develop before the Doha COP meeting a

pledge for scaling up climate financing

from 2013 to 2015 from the fast-start

finance levels consistent with theCopenhagen Accord commitment;

Or. en

Amendment 60Jo Leinen, Marita Ulvskog, Kriton Arsenis, Vittorio Prodi


Paragraph 11









are vital;








are vital to support developing countries'

efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate

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change; recalls that the majority of

Member States have still not made any

pledges for climate financing post 2013;

Or. en

Amendment 61




11a. Welcomes the work of the work

programme on long-term finance on

sources for the long-term finance andfinancing needs in developing countries

and looks forward to the report of the co-

chairs to be discussed in Doha;

Or. en

Amendment 62

Satu HassiMotion for a resolution



11a. Considers that finance for climate

action in developing countries needs to

address the negative impacts of climate

change already felt today, and to help

develop resilience in particular in the

poorest and most vulnerable countries,

and to contribute to closing the mitigation

ambition gap before 2020 while at the

same time contributing to sustainable

development;

Or. en




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11a. Points out in this regard that

innovative additional sources of

financing (international financialtransaction taxes and international air

and sea transport duties) ought to be

tapped;

Or. de

Amendment 64

Jo Leinen, Marita Ulvskog, Kriton Arsenis, Vittorio ProdiMotion for a resolution



11a. Calls on the Commission to ensure

that the financing is new and additional

and to further promote innovative

financing sources like the FTT or a

carbon tax;

Or. en

Amendment 65Corinne Lepage, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy



11a. Stresses the significant cost saving

and greenhouse gas emission reduction

potential of the removal of fossil fuelsubsidies; calls on the adoption in Doha

of plans to phase out fossil fuel subsidies

both in developed and developing

countries, with a priority for Annex I

countries;

Or. en

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Amendment 66

Karl-Heinz Florenz



12. Notes that furtherwork is required at

the Doha Conference to bring into

operation the Green Climate Fund, as

agreed as part of the Cancn Agreements;

12. Welcomes the establishment of the

Green Climate Fund board and looks

forward towards a decision on the GCF

secretariat's host in Doha; notes that

furtherdecisions are required at the Doha

Conference to bring into operation the

Green Climate Fund, as agreed as part of

the Cancn Agreements into operation,

especially as regards its initial

capitalisation;

Or. en

Amendment 67

Jolanta Emilia HibnerMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 12


12. Notes that further work is required at





Or. pl



Paragraph 12


12. Notes thatfurther work is requiredat




12. Notes that it is a matter of high

priority to work furtherat the Doha

Conference to bring into operation the

Green Climate Fund, as agreed as part of

the Cancn Agreements; recognises that

the Green Climate Fund is vital for the

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capacity of LDCs (least developed

countries) to mitigate and adapt to

climate change; and that concrete

financial commitments in this regard are

of utmost importance;

Or. en

Amendment 69

Andres Perello Rodriguez



12. Notes that further work is required atthe Doha Conference to bring into



12. Notes that further work is required atthe Doha Conference to bring into


agreed as part of the Cancn Agreements,

and stresses the need to mobilise financial

support from the Parties in order to bring

into operation the Green Climate Fund.

Or. es

Amendment 70Sabine WilsMotion for a resolution



12a. Stresses that the current economic

crisis must not be used as a pretext for

inaction or for refusing funding for

adaptation measures in developing

countries; points out that developing a

low-carbon-emissions economy is actually

an important step towards resolving the

crisis;

Or. de

Amendment 71

Sabine Wils

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Paragraph 12 b (new)


12b. Calls for the industrialised countriesto provide the developing countries with

adequate financial and technological

support in the application of sustainable,

efficient technologies, without compelling

them to acquire patents;

Or. de

Amendment 72

Sabine WilsMotion for a resolutionParagraph 12 c (new)


12c. Stresses that financing for climate-

protection measures should be provided

in the form of new, supplementary

funding on top of existing development

aid;

Or. de

Amendment 73Kriton Arsenis


Paragraph 14


14. Welcomes the adoption in Durban ofdecisions relating to financing, safeguards

and reference levels; believes that further

progress must be made in Doha in

particular on the technical assessment of

forest reference levels; notes further that

REDD+ has an important role to play in

reducing the mitigation gap to 2020;

14. Welcomes the adoption in Durban ofdecisions relating to financing, safeguards

and reference levels; believes that further

progress must be made in Doha in

particular on the technical assessment of

forest reference levels; notes further that

REDD+ has an important role to play in

reducing the mitigation gap to 2020 and

that almost 60% of the emission reduction

pledges made by developing countries is

expected to come from REDD+ projects.

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Or. en

Amendment 74

Sabine Wils



14a. Points out that use of a market-based

mechanism to finance REDD+ is fraught

with considerable risks for threatened

forest areas and local communities;

emphasises the general risk inherent in

market-based mechanisms that funding

will not be available at local level where itis needed for forest protection;

Or. de

Amendment 75

Kriton ArsenisMotion for a resolution



14a. Stresses that according to the

UNFCCC framework, REDD+ will be

financed by public money, and calls for

Parties to show strong political

commitment towards developing

innovative financing solutions which go

beyond the monetisation of carbon.

Or. en

Amendment 76

Corinne LepageMotion for a resolution



14a. Opposes the trading of forest carbon

and the inclusion of REDD+ in carbon

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markets, which would lead to an over

allocation of credits and a further

decrease in the price of carbon;

Or. en

Amendment 77


Paragraph 14 b (new)


14b. Emphasises in this regard that

REDD+ should be financed from a fund

established by the industrialisedcountries, or from alternative sources

such as the taxation of air and sea

transport, otherwise a high-risk market

would be created which would impede

climate-protection efforts;

Or. de

Amendment 78

Kriton ArsenisMotion for a resolutionParagraph 14 b (new)


14b. Emphasises that the successful

implementation of REDD+ depends upon

transparency and the development of

robust monitoring systems; notes in this

respect that delineating intact forests and

keeping areas roadless are cost-effective

solutions, which are readily available.

Or. en

Amendment 79


Paragraph 14 c (new)

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14c. Takes the view that the system of

payment for forest protection needs to be

a particularly stable and long-term one;emphasises that the destruction of forests

would recommence if the funding fell

below a certain level;

Or. de

Amendment 80

Jolanta Emilia HibnerMotion for a resolution

Paragraph 15


15. Reiterates its calls for the need for

international instruments with global

emission reduction targets to curb the

climate impact of international aviation and

maritime transport; continues to stand

behind the inclusion of aviation in the

European emissions trading scheme;


Or. pl



Subheading 7 a (new)


Climate protection - especially in times ofeconomic crisis

Or. en



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15a. Stresses that the current times of

economic crisis demonstrate vividly that

only a sustainable economy can provideprosperity in the long term and that

climate protection is one of the main

pillars of such a sustainable economy;

highlights that it has never been as

important to clarify the reasons for

political action in the field of climate

protection, which is to allow more people

a high standard of living while securing

resources and room for development also

for future generations;

Or. en

Amendment 83

Karl-Heinz Florenz

Motion for a resolutionParagraph 15 b (new)


15b. Reiterates that the challenge ofclimate change cannot be regarded in an

isolated manner but that it always needs

to be addressed within the context of

sustainable development, industrial policy

and resource policy;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Satu Hassi



15a. Calls for Member States to use all

eventual revenues from the auctioning of

aviation allowances as contributions for

the scaling up of climate finance from

2013 in developing countries;

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Or. en

Amendment 85

Sergio Berlato



15a. Continues to stand behind the

inclusion of aviation in the European

emissions trading scheme but expresses

strong doubts with regard to the

retaliatory trade measures being taken by

third countries such as the United States,

China and India, which are showing thatthey do not want to be subject to EU

legislation and are calling for an

international agreement through the

relevant institutions (ICAO);



Subheading 7 b (new)


Structural reform

Or. en


Motion for a resolutionParagraph 15 c (new)


15c. Is of the opinion that one of the

reasons for the success of the Durban

conference was that it laid a foundation

to overcome the former strict divisions in

"parties" and "observers", in "developed

countries" and "developing countries" as

well as in "Annex I" and "Non Annex I

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countries" and therefore asks all

participants to strive towards achieving a

new, holistic and more embracing

structure of future negotiations;

Or. en



Paragraph 15 d (new)


15d. Is of the opinion that the current

"pledge and review" system will not bringabout the fundamental changes needed in

order to fight climate change in the long

run and therefore urges all parties to

consider other approaches as well;

Or. en


Motion for a resolutionParagraph 15 e (new)


15e. Stresses that there is no "silver

bullet" solution to climate change and

therefore highlights the numerous

possibilities to achieve the necessary

emissions reductions and, even more

importantly, the necessary changes of

consciousness; welcomes in that regard

that many countries already undertake

ambitious mitigation action and calls for

the UNFCCC to provide a platform to

increase the transparency of what is

happening on the ground;

Or. en

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Amendment 90

Marita Ulvskog, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Jens Rohde, Yannick Jadot, Even Toenovsk,



Title (new)


Transformation toward a sustainable

economy and industry

Or. en

Amendment 91


Motion for a resolutionParagraph X a (new)


Xa. Is concerned about global CO2

emissions from fossil fuel combustion

reaching a record high in 2011 according

to IEA data; Recalls that the projectedglobal increase in energy consumption

will be based on growth of all energy

sources; considers therefore that the EU's

efforts to transform its economy into a

sustainable economy must not falter in

order to build Europe's competitive edge

in sustainable technologies and expertise;

believes that Europe should

internationally promote the dissemination

of environmentally friendly technologies,

including in the field of renewable

energy, innovative and efficient fossil

fuels technologies and in particular

energy efficiency technologies;

Or. en


Marisa Matias, Niki Tzavela

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on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy


Paragraph X b (new)


Xb. Calls for closer coordination between

the Council, the Commission and the

European External Action Service so as

to enable the EU to speak with one

coherent voice in international

organisations such as the IEA

(International Energy Agency), IRENA

(International Renewable Energy

Agency), IPEEC (International

Partnership for Energy Efficiency

Cooperation) and IAEA (InternationalAtomic Energy Agency), and thus play a

more active and influential role,

particularly in pushing for sustainable

energy policies and energy safety policies;

Or. en

Amendment 93



Motion for a resolutionParagraph X c (new)


Xc. Underlines that many countries are

taking steps toward the greening of the

economy, for various reasons including

climate protection, resource scarcity and

efficiency, energy security, innovation

and competitiveness; notes for example

the investment programmes dedicated to

energy transition in countries such as the

China and South Korea and calls on the

Commission to analyse such programmes

and their implications for EU

competitiveness in the sectors concerned;

Or. en

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Amendment 94




Paragraph X d (new)


Xd. Welcomes these moves and reiterates

that internationally coordinated action

would help to address the carbon leakage

and competitiveness concerns of the

relevant sectors and in particular the

energy intensive sectors; calls for an

agreement to ensure an international

level-playing field for carbon intensiveindustries;

Or. en




Paragraph X d a (new)


Xda. Is concerned about an increasing

level of so-called imported emissions

where the emissions from imported goods

are growing faster than production-based

emissions are cut domestically; believes

that if the EU could better monitor and

raise awareness about the development of

imported emissions this might encourage

industrial competitors to join a tighter

carbon emission abatement regime in

order to reach a higher acceptance for

their products at the EU market;

Or. en

Amendment 96


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Motion for a resolutionParagraph X e (new)


Xe. Underlines that the financial and

budgetary crisis affecting the EU should

not curb the level of ambition of EU and

its industries, consumers and Member

States towards the international climate

negotiations in Doha; considers that the

EUs effort to transform its economy

must not falter e.g. in order to avoid job

leakage and in particular green job

leakage, and that the EU has to convinceits partners worldwide, including China

and the USA of the benefits of joining an

international agreement and that

emission reductions are feasible without

losing competitiveness and jobs in

particular if performed collectively;

Or. en




Paragraph X f (new)


Xf. Stresses the need to develop and

implement urgently a holistic raw

materials and resource strategy including

on resource efficiency in all sectors of the

economy in both developed and

developing countries, in order to achieve

long-term sustainable economies and

calls on the EU and its Member States to

lead by example in this regard; calls on

the EU and its Member States to support

developing countries at both national and

local level by making available expertise

on sustainable mining, increased

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resource efficiency and reuse and

recycling;

Or. en




Paragraph X g (new)


Xg. Considers that sectoral approaches

combined with economy-wide caps inindustrialised countries can contribute to

climate action, competitiveness and

economic growth; stresses the importance

of adopting a sectoral approach to

industrial emissions in particular for

emerging countries, in connection with

the international negotiations; hopes that

such an approach might also be part of a

post-2012 international framework for

climate action;

Or. en

Amendment 99




Paragraph X h (new)


Xh. Recalls that the CDM has a role for

the European industry in order to achieve

emission abatements and to accelerate

technology transfer; recalls that the CDM

need to be reformed to require stringent

project quality to guarantee the high

standard of such projects, with reliable,

verifiable and real additional emission

reductions that also support sustainable

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development in such countries; considers

that in the future CDM must be limited to

Least Developed Countries;

Or. en

Amendment 100


Motion for a resolutionParagraph X i (new)


Xi. Notes that the prices of differentenergy sources play a major role in

determining the behaviour of market

actors, including industry and consumers,

and notes that the inability of the current

international policy framework to fully

internalise external costs perpetuates

unsustainable consumption patterns,

further reiterates that a global carbon

market would be a sound basis to achieve

both substantial emission abatements and

a level playing field for the industry; callson the EU and its partners to find, in the

immediate future, the most effective way

of promoting links between the EU ETS

and other trading schemes aiming for a

global carbon market, ensuring greater

diversity of abatement options, improved

market size and liquidity, transparency

and, ultimately, the more efficient

allocation of resource for the energy

sector and industry;

Or. en

Amendment 101


Motion for a resolutionTitle (new)

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Research and Technology

Or. en

Amendment 102


Motion for a resolutionParagraph X j (new)


Xj. Regrets that the Rio+20 summit in Rio

de Janeiro failed to achieve substantial

progress on future key issues related to

sustainability, deplores the lack of

concrete targets, measurable activities

and commitments by world leaders; Takes

note of the result of the Durban

meeting, including advancement of the

Durban platform, the continuation of the

Kyoto protocol and the establishment of

the 100 billion USD climate fund andthe further development of the

Technology Executive committee for the

deployment of low-carbon-technologies;

Or. en




Paragraph X k (new)


Xk. Stresses that the development and

deployment of breakthrough technologies

hold the key to fighting climate change

and, at the same time, convincing the

EU's partners worldwide that emissions

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reductions are feasible without losing

competitiveness and jobs; calls for an

international commitment to increase

R&D investments in breakthrough

technologies in the relevant sectors;

considers it essential that Europe shouldlead by example by substantially

increasing expenditure devoted to

research on climate-friendly and energy-

efficient industrial and energy

technologies and that Europe should

develop close scientific cooperation in this

field with international partners, such as

the BRIC countries and the United

States;

Or. en

Amendment 104



Motion for a resolutionParagraph X l (new)


Xl. Considers that innovation is key to

maintaining global warming below 2C

and notes that there are different ways of

encouraging innovation in a market

based economy; calls on the Commission

to assess the various mechanisms to

reward frontrunner businesses which

differ according to their capacity to

trigger innovation and to transfer and

deploy technologies globally; calls for

recognition of the right of developing

countries to use the full TRIPS

flexibilities;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Marita Ulvskog, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Jens Rohde, Yannick Jadot, Even Toenovsk,Marisa Matias, Niki Tzavela

on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Paragraph X m (new)


Xm. Highlights the importance ofbuilding a closer cooperation between

Europe and LDCs; considers that the EU

should support efforts to enable LDC's to

find partners and financing for

investments in renewable energy and

green technologies and calls on the

Commission to come forward with ideas

for common research programmes on

alternative energy sources and on how

the EU can encourage cooperation within

various industrial sectors betweendeveloped and developing countries;

Or. en




Title (new)


Energy, Energy efficiency and Resource

efficiency

Or. en

Amendment 107



Motion for a resolutionParagraph X n (new)


Xn. Notes that a recent IEA analysis

shows that improved efficiency offers the

clearest path to better energy

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management in the decades ahead,

offering three fold return on investments

in a climate compatible 2050 pathway, but

requiring strong government policy

action and incentives;

Or. en




Paragraph X o (new)


Xo. Regrets that energy savings potential

is not adequately tackled internationally

and in the EU, underlines that energy

savings allow for job creation, economic

savings and energy security,

competitiveness and emission cuts; calls

on the EU to pay more attention to energy

savings in international negotiations, be it

when discussing technology transfer,

development plans for developingcountries or financial assistance; and

highlights that in order to be credible, the

EU and its Member States must meet

their own targets;

Or. en

Amendment 109




Paragraph X p (new)


Xp. Calls for a swift and internationally

coordinated implementation of the

Pittsburgh G-20 objective to phase out

inefficient fossil fuels subsidies over the

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medium term which would demonstrate

an important contribution to climate

protection and which would also be

relevant within the current context of

public deficit in many countries; notes

that leaders at the G-20 in Los Cabosreconfirmed this ambition; deplores the

lack of proposals on concrete measures

towards the implementation of this

objective;

Or. en

Amendment 110



Motion for a resolutionParagraph X q (new)


Xq. Points out that across the globe an

estimated 2 billion people continue to lack

access to sustainable and affordable

energy; stresses the need to address the

energy poverty issue in compliance withclimate policy objectives; notes that

energy technologies are available,

addressing both global environmental

protection and local development needs;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Jolanta Emilia HibnerMotion for a resolutionParagraph 16


16. Stresses that the EU must continue to

act constructively in the international

climate negotiations and that EU climate

diplomacy needs to be further developed

by all EU institutions in advance of Doha,

under the umbrella of the EEAS, with the


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aim of presenting a clearer EU profile on

climate policy, bringing a new dynamic to

the international climate negotiations and

encouraging partners throughout the world

also to introduce binding reductions in

emissions and appropriate climate changemitigation and adaptation measures;

Or. pl

Amendment 112Eija-Riitta Korhola












encouraging partners throughout the worldalso to introduce binding reductions in

emissions and appropriate climate change

mitigation and adaptation measures;










encouraging partners throughout the worldto introduce binding, comparable and

effective emissions reduction measures

and appropriate climate change mitigation

and adaptation measures;

Or. en

Amendment 113

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