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Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction (Communication)

Vastuvõetud arvamused on 19/06/2019
Viide: 
SC/51-EESC-2018-SC/051- Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction
Referral: 
COM(2018) 773 final
Rapporteur: 
Pierre Jean COULON (Workers - GR II / France)
Co-rapporteur: 
Stefan BACK (Sweden)

Just a few days ahead of last December's climate summit COP24 in Poland, the European Commission published its long-term strategy "A clean planet for all" presenting its vision for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 through a socially-fair transition in a cost-efficient manner. While the document does not contain any new policy proposals, it provides the direction of travel of EU climate and energy policy and frames what the EU considers as its long-term contribution to achieving the Paris Agreement temperature objectives in line with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

EMSK arvamus: Strategy for long-term EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction (Communication)

Sustainable mobility for Europe (Communication)

Vastuvõetud arvamused on 17/10/2018
Viide: 
TEN/666-EESC-2018
Referral: 
COM(2018) 293 final COM(2018) 293 final COM(2018) 293 final
Rapporteur: 
Giulia BARBUCCI (Workers - GR II / Italy)

The EESC welcomes the Third Mobility Package, however, it notes that the Commission's proposal is limited almost exclusively to road transport. In order to develop effectively sustainable and safe mobility, a more ambitious project needs to be developed, taking all available forms of transport into consideration, with a particular focus on intermodality in freight and passenger transport.

EMSK arvamus: Sustainable mobility for Europe (Communication)

The interface between chemicals, products and waste legislation (communication)

Vastuvõetud arvamused on 23/05/2018
Viide: 
NAT/720-EESC-2018-00491
Referral: 
COM(2018) 32 final
Rapporteur: 
Brian CURTIS (United Kingdom)

The aim of this Communication is to promote a broad discussion in the Union on how the major elements identified at the interface between chemicals, product and waste legislation can be addressed.

EMSK arvamus: The interface between chemicals, products and waste legislation (communication)

Achieving low emission mobility targets (Communication)

Vastuvõetud arvamused on 18/04/2018
Viide: 
TEN/655-EESC-2017
Referral: 
COM(2017) 675 final
Rapporteur: 
Ulrich SAMM (Germany)

The EESC considers that the strong position of the European industry must be maintained and used to accelerate, transform and consolidate the EU economy's clean energy transition, with the important goal of achieving leadership in new technologies on the world market.

The Committee welcomes the general technology-neutral approach, notes, however, that it is far from sure that our future mobility will be all-electric, and other propulsion technologies, such as hydrogen or completely fossil-free liquid fuels, also provide big potential for clean mobility.

The EESC welcomes the initiatives intended to restore consumer confidence in the automotive industry and the regulatory system by means of realistic emission standards and new test procedures.

EMSK arvamus: Achieving low emission mobility targets (Communication)

Decarbonisation of transport

Vastuvõetud arvamused on 23/02/2017
Viide: 
TEN/609-EESC-2016
Referral: 
COM(2016) 501 final COM(2016) 501 final
Rapporteur: 
Stefan BACK (Sweden)

The EESC endorses the European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (the strategy), including its aims and methods, and its holistic approach, which provides coherence between transport and other policy areas. It would have liked this approach to be further developed in terms of the links between the strategy and the communication on the upgrading of the internal market. This also applies with regard to the prospects of the digital economy and the development of a sharing economy and a circular economy. It underscores the potential effects of these developments on transport patterns, and draws attention to their social implications.

EMSK arvamus: Decarbonisation of transport

Circular Economy Package

Vastuvõetud arvamused on 27/04/2016
Viide: 
NAT/676-EESC-2016-00042-00-01-AC-TRA
Referral: 
COM(2015) 593 final 2015/0272 CODCOM(2015) 594 final 2015/0274 CODCOM(2015) 595 final 2015/0275 CODCOM(2015) 595 final 2015/0275 CODCOM(2015) 596 final 2015/0276 CODCOM(2015) 596 final 2015/0276 CODCOM(2015) 614 final COM(2015) 614 final
Rapporteur: 
Cillian LOHAN (Diversity Europe - GR III / Ireland)

The EESC fully backs the objective of switching to a greener, resource-efficient and circular economy. It is happy to see that the Commission has come forward with a broader set of proposals covering all the stages of the product lifecycle compared to the previous circular economy package; however, it raises concern over the lower level of ambition, which is likely to lead to lower economic and environmental benefits.

EMSK arvamus: Circular Economy Package

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