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European Parliament2019-2024

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

2020/2043(INI)

11.11.2020

AMENDMENTS1 - 398Draft reportYannick Jadot(PE648.519v01-00)

Towards a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism(2020/2043(INI))

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Amendment 1Danilo Oscar Lancini, Silvia Sardone, Marco Dreosto, Simona Baldassarre, Lucia Vuolo

Motion for a resolutionCitation 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

— having regard to the Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),

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Amendment 2Rob Rooken



— having regard to the Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),

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— having regard to the special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) entitled ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’,

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Amendment 4Catherine Chabaud, Martin Hojsík, Pascal Canfin



— having regard to the special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) entitled ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’,

— having regard to the special report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) entitled ‘Global Warming of 1.5°C’, and the IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere,

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Amendment 5Manuel Bompard

Motion for a resolutionCitation 2 a (new)


- having regard to the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2019,

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Amendment 6Laura Huhtasaari, Teuvo Hakkarainen



— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on ‘The European Green Deal’

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(COM(2019)0640),

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Amendment 7Antoni Comín i Oliveres



- having regard to the conclusions and recommendations of the European Court of Auditors in its special report 18/2020, entitled ‘The EU’s Emissions Trading System: free allocation of allowances needed better targeting’,

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- having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environmental emergency,

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Amendment 9Mick Wallace, Clare Daly



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- having regard to its resolution of 28th November 2019 on the Climate and Environment Emergency;

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Motion for a resolutionCitation 4 b (new)


- having regard to the Parliament’s decision on the 2030 climate target that took place on the 6th October 2020 as part of a wider vote on the proposed European Climate Law, which aims at reaching climate neutrality by 2050, through a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of this decade,

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— having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal1 ,

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Amendment 12

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Catherine Chabaud, Martin Hojsík



- having regard to the Parliament report modifying Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in order to take appropriate account of the global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data;

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- having regard to the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report 18/2020, pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph TFEU, on ‘The EU’s Emissions Trading System: free allocation of allowances needed better targeting’,

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Motion for a resolutionRecital -A a (new)


-Aa. whereas a cause-and-effect relationship has been established between the warm climate cycle and the increase in carbon dioxide

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Motion for a resolutionRecital A


A. whereas the adverse impacts of climate change represent a direct threat to human livelihoods and ecosystems, as confirmed by the Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Global Warming of 1.5°C;

A. whereas the adverse impacts of climate change represent a direct threat to human livelihoods and ecosystems, as confirmed by the Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Global Warming of 1.5°C; whereas carbon dioxide is a prerequisite for all growth and a natural, colourless, odourless and tasteless atmospheric gas; whereas the increasing carbon dioxide is accelerating growth and that a warm climate cycle can be a positive thing for much of Northern Europe;

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A. whereas the adverse impacts of climate change represent a direct threat to human livelihoods and ecosystems, as confirmed by the Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Global Warming of 1.5°C; whereas these impacts show an uneven distribution, with most adverse effects on poorer countries and people;

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Amendment 17Catherine Chabaud, Frédérique Ries, Martin Hojsík, Pascal Canfin




A. whereas the adverse impacts of climate change represent a direct threat to human livelihoods and terrestrial and marine ecosystems, as confirmed by the Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Global Warming of 1.5°C, and the IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere;

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Amendment 18Tudor Ciuhodaru

Motion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)


Aa. whereas unmitigated climate change has a serious impact on Europe’s economic productivity, infrastructure, food production capacity, public health, biodiversity and political stability;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)

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Aa. whereas according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2030 climate change is expected to contribute to approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B


B. whereas the average global temperature has already risen by about 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels;

B. whereas the average global temperature has already risen by about 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, and estimated anthropogenic global warming is currently increasing at 0.2 ºC (likely between 0.1 ºC and 0.3ºC) per decade due to past and ongoing emissions;

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B. whereas the average global temperature has already risen by about 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels; whereas the relationship between temperature variation and carbon dioxide has not been demonstrated;

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B. whereas the average global temperature has already risen past 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels;1a

_________________1a https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=21700#.X5qHDxS2mUk

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Motion for a resolutionRecital B a (new)


Ba. whereas there are strong and increasing inequalities regarding both the effects and the causes of climate change, being the poorest countries the most deeply impacted and at the same time the ones with a lowest share of GHG emissions;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital C

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C. whereas the Union and its Member States are committed to delivering climate action on the basis of the latest available scientific evidence;

C. whereas the Union and its Member States are committed to delivering climate action on the basis of the latest available scientific evidence; whereas many measures, such as the denial of nuclear power and stricter regulations than the EU's competitors, have increased the use of fossil energy worldwide;

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C. whereas the Union and its Member States are committed to delivering climate action on the basis of the latest available scientific evidence and taking into account the existing inequalities between richer and poorer regions worldwide;

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Amendment 26Jessica Polfjärd




C. whereas the Union and its Member States are committed to delivering climate action on the basis of the latest available scientific evidence and impact assessments on how climate actions affect European businesses and competitiveness;

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Amendment 27Andreas Glück, Ondřej Knotek, Linea Søgaard-Lidell




C. whereas the Union and its Member States are committed to delivering climate action on the basis of prosperity, innovation, technological openness and the latest available scientific evidence;

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C. whereas the Union and its Member States must be committed to delivering climate action on the basis of the latest available scientific evidence;

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Amendment 29Pascal Canfin, Linea Søgaard-Lidell, Catherine Chabaud, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Martin Hojsík, Nils Torvalds, Frédérique Ries



C. whereas the Union and its Member States are committed to delivering climate

C. whereas the Union and its Member States have now the objective of achieving

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action on the basis of the latest available scientific evidence;

climate neutrality at the latest by 2050;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital C a (new)


Ca. whereas in 2015 the ratio of imported to exported emissions in the Union was 3:1 as the Union imported 1 317 million tonnes of CO2 and exported 424 million tonnes1a; whereas these imports come primarily from manufacturing, mining and agricultural products;_________________1a Paola Fezzigna, Simone Borghesi, Dario Caro (2019), Revising Emission Responsibilities through Consumption-Based Accounting: A European and Post-Brexit Perspective (https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/2/488).

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Amendment 31Catherine Chabaud, Martin Hojsík



Ca. whereas the Commission should study the traceability of products and services in order to identify more precisely all the impacts of their life cycles, such as

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the extraction and use of materials, the manufacturing process and the use of energy, and the mode of transport used, with the aim of setting up databases;

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Ca. whereas the EU Emissions Trade System is the world's first major carbon market addressing emissions, and has set leadership in the global carbon market in spite of showing shortcomings in key issues (such carbon leakage prevention or allocation of free allowances);

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Motion for a resolutionRecital C b (new)


Cb. whereas the EU Emissions Trade System focuses on the Union’s emissions rather than on the carbon footprint of goods and products in and out the Union, and whereas the carbon footprint of imports needs to be addressed for the competitiveness and reshoring of the Union’s industry;

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Amendment 34Catherine Chabaud, Martin Hojsík, Frédérique Ries

Motion for a resolutionRecital C b (new)


Cb. whereas 90% of goods are transported by sea at international level ;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital C c (new)


Cc. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has brought important lessons, and that the Commission's proposal for a new instrument for recovery, "Next Generation EU", underlines therefore the need to strengthen European sovereignty and resilience as well as short circuits;

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Amendment 36Catherine Chabaud, Martin Hojsík, Frédérique Ries, Pascal Canfin

Motion for a resolutionRecital C d (new)


Cd. whereas it is essential for the Commission to have an integrated vision of climate policies, for example by addressing emission reduction targets, such as those for maritime transport, in coordination with carbon pricing

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strategies;

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Amendment 37Michal Wiezik

Motion for a resolutionRecital D


D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful carbon pricing, as part of a broader regulatory environment, can act as an economic incentive to spur investments in the decarbonisation of the Union’s economy;

D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful carbon pricing, as part of a broader regulatory environment, can act as an economic incentive to production methods with lower GHG footprint and to spur investments in the decarbonisation and circularity of the Union’s economy;

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Amendment 38Radan Kanev




D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful carbon pricing, as part of a broader regulatory environment, can act as an economic incentive to spur investments in innovation and new technologies, providing for the decarbonisation of the Union’s economy;

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Amendment 39Marek Paweł Balt

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D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful carbon pricing, accompanied by suitable investment measures, as part of a broader regulatory environment, can act as an economic incentive to spur investments in the decarbonisation of the Union’s economy;

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D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful carbon pricing, as part of a broader regulatory environment, can act as an economic incentive to spur investments in the decarbonisation of the Union’s economy and to address carbon leakage;

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D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful carbon pricing, as part of a broader regulatory environment, can act as an economic incentive to spur investments

D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful fossil carbon dioxide pricing, as part of a broader regulatory environment, can act as an economic

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in the decarbonisation of the Union’s economy;

incentive to spur investments in the decarbonisation of the Union’s economy;

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Amendment 42Andreas Glück, Linea Søgaard-Lidell




D. whereas ensuring effective and meaningful carbon pricing, as part of the regulatory environment, must be the key economic incentive to spur investments in the decarbonisation of the Union’s economy;

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Amendment 43Yannick Jadot

Motion for a resolutionRecital D a (new)


Da. whereas trade can be an important tool to promote sustainable development and to help fight climate change; whereas the EU’s single market is the world’s second largest consumer market, which gives the Union a unique position to influence global rules and at the same time to fully take into account its carbon footprint;

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Amendment 44

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Mohammed Chahim, Sara Cerdas, Nicolás González Casares, Milan Brglez, Javi López, Tudor Ciuhodaru, César Luena, Simona Bonafè, Jytte Guteland



Da. whereas the EU has managed in the last decades to successfully decouple greenhouse gas emissions from economic growth; with greenhouse gas emissions falling by 23,2% while GDP grew by more than 60% between 1990 and 2018;

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Amendment 45Pascal Canfin, Catherine Chabaud, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Martin Hojsík, Nils Torvalds, Frédérique Ries



Da. whereas the EU should accept that a third country set up a carbon border adjustment mechanism if this country implements a higher carbon price;

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Amendment 46Cristian-Silviu Buşoi



Da. whereas the EU’s increased ambition on climate change will increase the risk of carbon leakage for European industries;

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Da. whereas equity is a guiding principle of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital D b (new)


Db. whereas climate change is a main driver of environmental degradation, having a negative impact on food and water security, access to natural resources, human health and migration; whereas these phenomena directly or indirectly also threaten the full enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, water and sanitation, food, health and housing; whereas the ability of people to adapt to climate change is inextricably linked to their access to basic human rights and to the health of the ecosystems they depend on for their livelihoods and wellbeing; whereas climate change could reverse human development through reduced agricultural productivity, increased food and water insecurity, increased exposure to extreme natural

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disasters, collapsed ecosystems and increased health risks;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital D c (new)


Dc. whereas France's High Climate Council report, published on 6th October, finds that France’s total carbon footprint, if including imported products, is about 70% higher than its national emission; whereas such trends are likely to be similar for other Member States;

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Amendment 50Maria Spyraki

Motion for a resolutionRecital E


E. whereas existing carbon leakage provisions under Union law have failed to demonstrate their effectiveness in delivering the necessary decarbonisation of the sectors concerned;

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Recital E



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Amendment 52Anna Zalewska, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Joanna Kopcińska




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Amendment 53Dan-Ştefan Motreanu




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Amendment 55Andreas Glück




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Amendment 56Adam Jarubason behalf of the EPP GroupDolors Montserrat, Maria Spyraki, Edina Tóth, Inese Vaidere, Esther de Lange



E. whereas existing carbon leakage provisions under Union law have failed to demonstrate their effectiveness in

E. whereas existing Union law has been effective in delivering the climate goals adopted up to date, and the

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delivering the necessary decarbonisation of the sectors concerned;

decarbonisation of various sectors of economy is progressing, although not at the pace necessary to achieve the increased GHG reduction target for 2030;

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Amendment 57Ulrike Müller




E. whereas carbon leakage provisions have been established under Union law in the ETS framework and contribute to its acceptance; whereas the ETS has proven to be the Union's most effective and efficient tool for reducing CO2-emissions;

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Amendment 58Laura Huhtasaari, Teuvo Hakkarainen, Danilo Oscar Lancini




E. whereas existing carbon leakage provisions under Union law have proved to be inadequate in delivering the necessary carbon leakage protection to of the sectors concerned; whereas priority must be given to amending existing decisions which undermine the competitiveness of the internal market and, in addition, to imposing import duties;

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E. whereas existing carbon leakage provisions under Union law should be ameliorated to protect the competitiveness of the European industry vis-à-vis competitors from Countries with lower climate ambitions;

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E. whereas existing carbon leakage provisions under Union law have demonstrated moderate effectiveness in delivering the necessary decarbonisation of the sectors concerned;

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delivering the necessary decarbonisation of the sectors concerned and have, on the other hand, led to unjustified windfall profits for the beneficiary companies as highlighted by the European Court of Auditors1a;_________________1a ECA Special Report 18/2020, The EU's Emissions Trading System: free allocation of allowances needed better targeting

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E. whereas existing carbon leakage provisions under Union law have failed to demonstrate their effectiveness in delivering the necessary decarbonisation of the sectors concerned; whereas carbon leakage is not only economically and socially damaging for the EU, but also a global threat for the environment;

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delivering the necessary decarbonisation of the sectors concerned; whereas free allowances, in particular, have substantially undermined Union decarbonisation measures;

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Amendment 64Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé, Agnès Evren




E. whereas existing carbon leakage provisions under Union law have helped to reduce the risk of carbon leakage, but additional efforts are needed to achieve the necessary decarbonisation of the sectors concerned;

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Amendment 65Andreas Glück, Ulrike Müller, Linea Søgaard-Lidell

Motion for a resolutionRecital E a (new)


Ea. whereas an effective, legally certain and bureaucratically adequate CBAM cannot be considered an aim in itself but must be considered as an appropriate step towards achieving global carbon pricing in a globally imbalanced landscape of climate policies, therefore expectations on its ability to deliver should be grounded in realistic assumptions;

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Ea. whereas, to date, the Union has been subsidising pollution from heavy industry by way of free allowances under the EU ETS, under the guise of supposed measures to stop "carbon leakage", yet there is no evidence of "carbon leakage" having taken place due to climate policies;

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Ea. whereas the existence of free allocations as part of the EU ETS has had a major role to play in the system’s failures and has prevented the industries covered from achieving sufficient decarbonisation to fulfil the Union’s climate commitments;

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Amendment 68Michal Wiezik


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Ea. whereas the EU framework does not encourage improvement of carbon balance in the LULUCF sector in the EU, nor does it deter production methods causing deforestation, forest degradation and conversion of valuable and carbon rich ecosystems;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital E c (new)


Ec. whereas the US President-elect Joe Biden has taken favourable stance on a carbon adjustment tax to force countries exporting goods to the United States to meet climate and environmental obligations and open a new opportunity for cooperation with the EU on carbon pricing to make polluters pays their fair share in fighting the climate crisis;

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Amendment 70Pascal Canfin, Catherine Chabaud, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Nils Torvalds



Ea. whereas President-elect Joe Biden committed in his electoral platform to "impose carbon adjustment fees or quotas on carbon-intensive goods from countries that are failing to meet their climate and

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environment obligations"

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Ea. whereas combating climate change is a factor in competitiveness and social justice, and offer major potential in terms of industrial development, job creation, innovation and regional development;

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Ea. whereas free allocation of emission allowances is still high (representing more than 40% of total allowances) and does not fully include sectors such the power industry, transport or aviation;

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Ea. whereas the EU’s increased ambition on climate change can increase the risk of carbon leakage for European industries;

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Ea. whereas the EU’s increased ambition on climate change will increase the risk of carbon leakage for European industries;

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Amendment 75Petros Kokkalis



Ea. whereas it is not yet feasible to accurately estimate the actual carbon content of all goods;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital E b (new)

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Eb. whereas the current operating arrangements of the EU ETS have made it impossible to establish a carbon price that would encourage effective decarbonisation of European industries; whereas the current emission caps under the EU ETS and their development make it impossible to meet the target of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has had harmful short and medium-term effects on the functioning of the EU ETS;

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Amendment 77Andreas Glück, Ulrike Müller



Eb. whereas the lack of practical implementation experience obliges the Union institutions to advance with caution in its steps towards a CBAM, recognise the need to accompanying any advancements with evaluation, re-evaluation and gathered evidence, lest to create unintended consequences for domestic firms, especially small and medium sized enterprises, and already achieved environmental and climate standards and risk additional carbon and investment leakage;

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Eb. whereas a simultaneous implementation of a CBAM and free allocation of allowances under the EU ETS would amount to double protection and preferential treatment of EU industries; whereas this practice would potentially be incompatible with the WTO rulebook;

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Eb. whereas the EU Member States grant many subsidies to energy-intensive industries through fiscal support, including tax breaks for energy use, and price and income support for energy-intensive companies and processes;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital E c (new)


Ec. whereas there are currently no tangible elements to back up the risk of carbon leakage; whereas, however, the

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goal of climate neutrality in the Union should not come at the expense of third countries, especially developing countries, through the export of its polluting industries that harm local populations;

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Motion for a resolutionRecital E d (new)


Ed. whereas emissions from trade (approximately 8 billion tonnes in 2015) account for a quarter of all global emissions (approximately 32 billion tonnes)1a; whereas emissions from international transport are the main environmental problem posed by international trade; whereas emissions from goods transport increased by 75% between 1990 and 20131b; whereas, according to the OECD, emissions from international goods transport could increase by 290% by 20501c; whereas these emissions are excluded from the national inventories and are not covered by the countries’ commitments under the Paris Agreement;_________________1a Banque de France (2020), Les émissions de CO2 dans le commerce international (https://publications.banque-france.fr/sites/default/files/medias/documents/820084_bdf228-1_co2_vf.pdf).1b Conseil d'analyse économique (2017), Commerce et climat: pour une réconciliation (http://www.cae-eco.fr/staticfiles/pdf/cae-note037v2.pdf).1c OECD (2015), Aligning Policies for a

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Low-Carbon Economy (https://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/aligning-policies-for-a-low-carbon-economy-synthesis-english.pdf).

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 1


1. Is deeply concerned that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted, including those of the Union and its Member States, are in line with the objective of pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;

1. Is deeply concerned that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted, including those of the Union and its Member States, are in line with the objective of pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and deplores the Union and Member States for not contributing to the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target; calls on all Member States to immediately revise their NDCs to contribute equitably to the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target;

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1. Is deeply concerned that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted, including those of the Union and its Member States, are in line with the objective of pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature

1. Is deeply concerned that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions(NDCs) submitted, including those of the Union and its Member States, are in line with the objective of pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature

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increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;

increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels; and notes that population relocations within the EU contribute to population growth in countries of origin and thus to global overpopulation, leading to environmental destruction;

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Amendment 84Pascal Canfin, Linea Søgaard-Lidell, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Martin Hojsík, Nils Torvalds, Frédérique Ries




1. Is deeply concerned that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted, including those of the Union and its Member States, are in line with the objective of holding the global temperature increase, as provided by the Paris Agreement, to well below 2°C, while pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;

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1. Is deeply concerned that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted, including those of the Union and its Member States, are in line with the objective of pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature

1. Is concerned that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted, including that of the Union, are in line with the Paris Agreement's long-term temperature goal;

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increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;

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1. Notes that currently none of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted, including those of the Union and its Member States, are in line with the objective of pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels;

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Amendment 87Silvia Sardone, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Marco Dreosto, Simona Baldassarre, Lucia Vuolo

Motion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1a. Reiterates that the EU is responsible for only around 10% of global CO2emissions;

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1a. Recalls the Union’s international climate and environmental obligations, especially those under the Paris Agreement; stresses that, according to the UN Environment Programme’s 2019 report, global emissions must drop by 7.6% by 2030 in order to remain below the 1.5°C limit on the global temperature increase1a; notes that this requires a reduction of at least 65% by 2030 for the Union; stresses that this scientific observation is in line with the demands of environmental organisations and citizens’ climate movements;_________________1a United Nations Environment Programme (2019), Emissions Gap Report 2019 (https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/30797/EGR2019.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y).

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1a. Notes the significant divergence of climate efforts between different countries; underlines that EU climate policy must go hand in hand with increased economic growth and competitiveness for the European industry based on the principles of free and fair competition; believes that the CBAM should serve to incentivise international efforts to combat climate change, therefore asks the Commission to consider

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all available options while drawing up proposal for any such mechanism;

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1a. Believes that the EU has a historic responsibility to be the most ambitious signatory of the Paris Agreement, both through its own commitments and through its assistance to others, and should acknowledge and act on its climate and environmental debt;

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Motion for a resolutionParagraph 1 b (new)


1b. Stresses that national emission inventories, drawn up under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, are recorded within each country; notes that the GHG emissions reduction targets adopted by the Union only cover these territorial emissions; points out that this perimeter ignores the Union’s responsibility for its international trade and its consumption patterns; urges the Union and the Member States to also integrate a carbon footprint approach when defining their climate objectives;

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2. Strongly deplores the non-cooperative and disloyal behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this behaviour hampers our collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement;

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2. Strongly deplores the non-cooperative and disloyal behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners, namely USA, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this behaviour hampers our collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement; insists that the Commission and Council engage in good faith with all Parties and also lead discussion on making the decision-making process in the UNFCCC fairer, more transparent and less vulnerable to stalling;

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Amendment 94Laura Huhtasaari, Danilo Oscar Lancini, Teuvo Hakkarainen




2. Strongly deplores the non-cooperative and disloyal behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this behaviour hampers our collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement; stresses that while CO2-emissions in many 3rd countries have increased, the EU-27 emissions have decreased; notes that the EU must not compromise the competitiveness of its own industry by giving a competitive advantage to non-EU production;

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2. Strongly deplores the non-cooperative and disloyal behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this behaviour hampers our collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement; regrets, in particular, the decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris Agreement;

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2. Deplores the non-cooperative behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this behaviour hampers our collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement as those objectives will only be met through a collective international effort;

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Amendment 97Adam Jarubason behalf of the EPP GroupMarian-Jean Marinescu, Dolors Montserrat, Maria Spyraki, Edina Tóth, Inese Vaidere, Esther de Lange




2. Is of the opinion that only collective international effort can lead to the achievement of the ambitious objectives set by the Paris Agreement, therefore calls the Union’s trade partners for a more cooperative approach in international climate negotiations, leading to adoption of the necessary and ambitious measures that will allow the achievement of the objectives;

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Amendment 98Pascal Canfin, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Martin Hojsík, Nils Torvalds, Frédérique Ries




2. Strongly deplores the non-cooperative behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations over the past years, as recently observed at COP25;

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2. Urges and encourages all of the Union’s international partners to science based and constructive behaviour in international climate negotiations; and to work to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement;

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2. Is concerned by the lack of cooperation between some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this lack of cooperation hampers our collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement;

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2. Takes note of the non-cooperative and disloyal behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this behaviour hampers our collective global ability to reduce GHG emissions;

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Amendment 102Ulrike Müller, Linea Søgaard-Lidell



2. Strongly deplores the non-cooperative and disloyal behaviour of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that

2. Takes note of the different level of ambition of some of the Union’s trade partners in international climate negotiations, as recently observed at COP25; considers that this hampers our

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this behaviour hampers our collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement;

collective global ability to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement;

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2a. Emphasises the importance for the EU to take the lead in building a coalition with other jurisdictions that are seriously engaging in carbon pricing and/or have signed up to pledges to decarbonise heavy-industry, and that are facing similar problems in terms of how to tackle carbon leakage; considers that good faith attempts should be made to reach a multilateral solution to this problem, allowing common approaches on anti-leakage measures to emerge;

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2a. Emphasises that a CBAM has the potential of incentivising countries and companies outside the EU to adopt and implement more ambitious policies to reduce their emissions and limit their environmental footprint;

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2b. Expresses the hope that cooperation between the EU and the US in fighting climate change will be restored, establishing a key partnership as a common response to a challenge to accelerate climate action;

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2c. Stresses the need of a parallel diplomatic effort to ensure that the EU’s neighbourhood countries, which trade the most with the EU and who are likely to be most affected, are engaged early on; notes that those are all countries with which the EU has a long-established trading and policy coordination relationship and who are, thus, likely to be constructive in pursuing a common solution in this space;

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2d. Underlines the necessity for the EU to engage in dialogues with developing countries on how BCAs might affect them and what technical and financial assistance measures might be taken to manage any impact;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action;

3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action; highlights, however, the importance of ensuring that this responsibility does not result in carbon leakage, which may occur “either because production is transferred from the EU to other countries with lower ambition for emission reduction, or because EU products are replaced by more carbon-intensive imports”, as mentioned in the European Green Deal Communication;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action; highlights, however, the importance of ensuring that this responsibility does not result in carbon leakage, which may occur “either because production is transferred from the EU to other countries with lower ambition for emission reduction, or because EU products are replaced by more carbon-intensive imports”, as mentioned in the European Green Deal Communication;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action; highlights the importance of ensuring that this responsibility does not result in carbon leakage, which may occur “either because production is transferred from the EU to other countries with lower ambition for emission reduction, or because EU products are replaced by more carbon-intensive imports”, as mentioned in the European Green Deal Communication;

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3. Stresses that the Union has always been a champion of global climate action, what is proven by the adoption of the climate neutrality 2050 goal and raising of its 2030 GHG reduction target; assumes that the Union has the opportunity to become an exemplary model for green and climate friendly transition if the achievement of its ambitious climate goals is coupled with the economic growth and increasing of the standard of living of its citizens.

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action; regrets that, to date, the Union has been more self-congratulatory rather than truly leading; recalls the UNFCCC principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’, which grants the Union and the Member States a particular responsibility, as well as acknowledges their capacity, to act;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action; strongly encourages the Commission to intensify its climate diplomacy ahead and after the adoption of its legislative proposal for a CBAM, and ensure in particular continuous dialogue with trade partners, to incentivise global climate action;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action; notes that the Union and its Member States bear significant historic responsibility for the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and, thus, for the ongoing global warming;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action but that it must not be to the detriment of the competitiveness of our own industry; stresses that the EU emits circa 8.5 % of the global emissions;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action by transitioning to an economy with net zero GHG emissions;

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3. Stresses that the Union should play a leading role in global climate action, in cooperation with all of the world’s other major industrialised economies;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the responsibility and opportunity to significantly engage against carbon leakage;

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3. Notes that the Union is endeavouring to assume a leading role in global climate action;

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3. Stresses that the Union has the opportunity to assume a leading role in global climate action;

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3a. Recalls that the European Parliament has declared a climate and environment emergency; points out that Parliament has asked the Commission to fully assess the climate and environmental impact of all relevant legislative and budgetary proposals, and to ensure that they are all fully aligned with the objective of limiting global warming to under 1.5°C and that they are not contributing to biodiversity loss; calls for the Union’s trade policy to be comprehensibly revised and brought fully into line with these objectives;

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3a. Underlines that the implementation of a CBAM will not lead per se to emissions reductions globally; stresses that concerted climate action at global level is required to address greenhouse gas emissions; calls on the Commission to use all diplomatic channels and power in international climate fora to engage third countries, in particular big emitters, in the adoption of more stringent climate and environmental policies;

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3a. Strongly emphasizes that the success of the European climate policies depend on the success of Europe's economy and businesses, including SMEs; calls, therefore, on the Commission to base any legislative proposal on a thorough impact assessment, which takes into consideration the impact of CBAM on competitiveness of European exporters, and possible counter measures taken by affected third countries against European industries;

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3a. Observes that climate change is a global threat and Europe alone cannot put an end to it; stresses that, in this regard, cooperation with partner countries is essential in strengthening the measures to reduce GHG emissions in accordance with the Paris Agreement;

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3b. Highlights the central role of citizens and consumers in the energy transition, and the importance of stimulating and supporting consumer choice in order to reduce the effects of climate change by promoting sustainable activities and collateral benefits that lead to a higher quality of life;

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3b. Recalls that many technical solutions for mitigating CO2 are still at the pilot stage and far from being economically feasible; underlines that the Union’s increased climate ambition at the core of the Green Deal will increase the risk of carbon leakage in many industrial sectors;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; underlines that it needs to be coupled with incentives for the business to transform their operations towards green economy, regulatory arrangements preventing carbon leakage and creating a level playing field for European companies and industries in transition, thus protecting jobs and investments in the EU by applying the adequate price for Indirect Carbon Influx (carbon footprint of goods consumed in the EU and produced in third countries);

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55% net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities;

4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55% net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities; is deeply concerned about the fact that, according to the Commission’s impact assessment, unless absorbed by the carbon sinks, the actual emissions reduction target proposed by the Commission is just 52.8% by 20301a;_________________1a https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/eu-climate-action/docs/impact_en.pdf.

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Amendment 130Ulrike Müller, Ondřej Knotek



4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle

4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights the importance of setting a well-balanced CO2-emission reduction trajectory that enables the Union to

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of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities;

deliver on the commitments under the Paris Agreement and on the target of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 without putting too much burden on the economy in the near term in order to allow for necessary long-term investments in R&;I;

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Amendment 131Mohammed Chahim, Sara Cerdas, Nicolás González Casares, Milan Brglez, Javi López, Tudor Ciuhodaru, César Luena, Simona Bonafè, Jytte Guteland




4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities; underlines in this respect the European Parliament’s position that calls for a revised 2030 climate target of 60% emissions reduction compared to 1990 levels;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate

4. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate

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target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities;

target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s ambitious proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels;

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Amendment 134Catherine Griset



4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55% net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle

4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55% net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities; recalls the Parliament's position for at least 60% emissions reduction by 2030;

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Amendment 136Catherine Chabaud, Martin Hojsík




4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities, and recalls the Parliament's position to strengthen the

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target to 60% ;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition;

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Amendment 138Eleonora Evi, Piernicola Pedicini, Ignazio Corrao




4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target is insufficient to effectively tackle global warming and does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities;

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Amendment 139Pascal Canfin, Linea Søgaard-Lidell, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Martin Hojsík, Nils Torvalds, Frédérique Ries




4. Takes note the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights however that the European Parliament set out a higher 2030 target of 60% emission reductions compared to 1990;

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Amendment 140Sirpa Pietikäinen




4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities as laid down in the UNFCCC;

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4. Takes note of the Commission’s unduly proposal to set the Union’s 2030 climate target to ‘at least 55 % net emissions reduction’ compared to 1990 levels; highlights, however, that this target does not represent the Union’s highest possible ambition, nor does it reflect the principle of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities;

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4a. Takes note of the climate-neutral targets for 2050 and a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 adopted by Parliament; stresses that this interim objective makes it impossible to follow the Paris Agreement trajectory of staying below the 1.5°C global temperature increase;

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4a. Deplores that the Commission limited its impact assessment on the 2030 emissions reduction target to no more than 55% and considers this to be completely irresponsible, a dereliction of duty and a denial of the best available science;

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5. Notes that the Union had reduced its domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 23.2 % below 1990 levels in 2018, while at the same time its GHG emissions embedded in international trade have been constantly rising, thereby

5. Notes that the Union had reduced its domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 23.2 % below 1990 levels in 2018, while at the same time its GHG emissions embedded in international trade have been constantly rising, thereby

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undermining the Union’s efforts to reduce its global footprint; underlines that the net imports of goods and services in the EU represent more than 20 % of the Union’s domestic CO2 emissions;

undermining the Union’s efforts to reduce its global footprint; believes, therefore, that the Commission should refrain from referring to its calculated domestic GHG emissions reductions without also referring to its embedded emissions; underlines that the net imports of goods and services in the EU represent more than 20 % of the Union’s domestic CO2 emissions;

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5. Notes that the Union had reduced its domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 23.2% below 1990 levels in 2018, while at the same time its GHG emissions embedded in international trade have been constantly rising, thereby undermining the Union’s efforts to reduce its global footprint; underlines that the net imports of goods and services in the EU represent more than 20% of the Union’s domestic CO2 emissions;

5. Notes that the Union had reduced its domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 23.2% below 1990 levels in 2018, while at the same time its GHG emissions embedded in international trade have been constantly rising, thereby undermining the Union’s efforts to reduce its global footprint; underlines that the net imports of goods and services in the EU represent more than 20% of the Union’s domestic CO2 emissions; believes that these imports should be monitored more closely in order to identify their potential gas emission impacts;

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5. Notes that the Union had reduced its domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 23.2 % below 1990 levels in 2018, while at the same time its GHG emissions embedded in international trade have been constantly rising, thereby undermining the Union’s efforts to reduce its global footprint; underlines that the net imports of goods and services in the EU represent more than 20 % of the Union’s domestic CO2 emissions;

5. Notes that the Union had reduced its domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 23.2 % below 1990 levels in 2018, while at the same time its GHG emissions embedded in international trade have been constantly rising, thereby undermining the Union’s efforts to reduce its global footpri

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