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European Parliament2019-2024

Committee on Foreign Affairs

2020/2134(INI)

15.10.2020

AMENDMENTS1 - 196Draft reportMaría Soraya Rodríguez Ramos(PE655.925v02-00)

The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter(2020/2134(INI))

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Amendment 1Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionCitation 2 a (new)

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- having regard to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/53/144, adopting the Declaration on human rights defenders,

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Amendment 2Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionCitation 17


— having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 May 2017 on Indigenous Peoples, of 19 November 2018 on Water Diplomacy, of 17 June 2019 on EU action to strengthen rules-based multilateralism and of 20 January 2020 on Climate Diplomacy,

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 May 2017 on Indigenous Peoples and the Joint Staff Working Document Implementing EU External Policy and on Indigenous Peoples of 17 October 2016, of 19 November 2018 on Water Diplomacy, of 17 June 2019 on EU action to strengthen rules-based multilateralism and of 20 January 2020 on Climate Diplomacy,

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Amendment 3Petras AuštrevičiusMotion for a resolutionCitation 19 a (new)


- having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2017 on corruption and human rights in third countries,

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Amendment 4Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital -A (new)


-A. whereas all persons, local communities and populations have the right to the full enjoyment of their human rights, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

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Amendment 5Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionRecital A


A. whereas the effects of climate change and continued environmental degradation threaten the effective enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, food security, safe drinking water and sanitation, health, Housing, self-determination, work and development, as outlined in UN Human Rights Council resolution 41/21;

A. whereas the impacts of climate change and continued environmental degradation on freshwater resources, ecosystems, and livelihoods of communities are already undermining the effective enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, food security, safe drinking water and sanitation, health, Housing, self-determination, work and development, as outlined in UN Human Rights Council resolution 41/21; whereas, even if the international objective of limiting global warming to a 2°C increase above pre-industrial levels is achieved, these impacts will expand dramatically in the coming decades;

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Amendment 6Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital A


A. whereas the effects of climate A. whereas the effects of climate

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change and continued environmental degradation threaten the effective enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, food security, safe drinking water and sanitation, health, Housing, self-determination, work and development, as outlined in UN Human Rights Council resolution 41/21;

change and continued environmental degradation are negatively factoring in to the effective enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, food security, safe drinking water and sanitation, health, Housing, self-determination, work and development, as outlined in UN Human Rights Council resolution 41/21;

Or. enAmendment 7Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)


A a. whereas climate change poses an immediate and far-reaching threat to the people of the world mainly to the world's poor that are especially vulnerable as outlined in UN Human Rights Council resolution 7/23; whereas partly responsible for current situation are human beings and their actions;

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Amendment 8György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)


A a. whereas a responsible and sustainable extraction and use of natural resources for the development of peoples and nations is a legitimate action that should not be considered in itself as threatening the “common home” and the environment;

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Amendment 9Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital B

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B. whereas the UN, along with other international organisations and experts, is calling for global recognition of the right to a healthy environment;

B. whereas the UN, along with other international organisations and experts, is calling for global recognition of the right to a healthy environment as a fundamental and universal right;

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Amendment 10Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital B


B. whereas the UN, along with other international organisations and experts, is calling for global recognition of the right to a healthy environment;

B. whereas the UN, along with other international organisations and experts, is calling for global recognition of the right to a healthy and safe environment;

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Amendment 11Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital B a (new)


Ba. whereas climate change must be addressed using scientific evidence, and whereas the excessive achievement of climate neutrality and its instrumentalisation for political and ideological purposes by countries with established democracies may harm growth and people’s rights in developing countries or in countries with undemocratic regimes;

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Amendment 12Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital B b (new)


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Bb. whereas recent reports by the UN have shown that human rights are being systematically breached and eroded, and in some cases crimes against humanity are being committed, in countries with totalitarian regimes such as Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, etc.;

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Amendment 13Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital B c (new)


Bc. whereas the human rights of the most vulnerable communities are also being breached when they are left to stand alone against the excessive power wielded by those in politics in countries with undemocratic and/or totalitarian regimes such as Cuba, Nicaragua, Ecuador, etc.;

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Amendment 14György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital C


C. whereas addressing climate change raises issues of justice and equity, both between and within nations and generations; whereas access to justice in environmental matters, access to information and public participation in decision-making are enshrined under Implementing Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Aarhus Convention of 25 June 1998 and the Escazu Convention of 4 March 2018;

C. whereas addressing climate change in particular when provoked by human actions, raises issues of justice and equity, both between and within peoples and generations; whereas access to justice in environmental matters, access to information and public participation in decision-making are enshrined under Implementing Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Aarhus Convention of 25 June 1998 and the Escazu Convention of 4 March 2018;

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Amendment 15Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital C


C. whereas addressing climate change raises issues of justice and equity, both between and within nations and generations; whereas access to justice in environmental matters, access to information and public participation in decision-making are enshrined under Implementing Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Aarhus Convention of 25 June 1998 and the Escazu Convention of 4 March 2018;

C. whereas addressing climate change raises issues of justice in environmental matters, in particular access to justice, access to information and public participation in decision-making, which are enshrined under Implementing Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Aarhus Convention of 25 June 1998 and the Escazu Convention of 4 March 2018;

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Amendment 16Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital D


D. whereas environmental degradation, climate change and unsustainable development constitute some of the most pressing and serious threats to the ability of present and future generations to enjoy multiple human rights; whereas parties to the UNFCCC have an obligation to take effective measures to mitigate climate change, enhance the adaptive capacity of vulnerable populations and prevent foreseeable loss of life;

D. whereas the causal link between environmental degradation, climate change and unsustainable development, as well as the restrictions on the enjoyment of multiple human rights, must be scientifically verified; whereas parties to the UNFCCC ought to advocate enhanced cooperation at international level to identify and protect the most vulnerable populations;

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Amendment 17Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital F

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F. whereas approaching climate change from a human rights perspective highlights the principles of universality and non-discrimination, emphasising that rights are guaranteed for all persons in the world, including vulnerable groups;

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Amendment 18Jérôme Rivière, Thierry MarianiMotion for a resolutionRecital F



F. whereas approaching climate change from a human rights perspective highlights the principles of universality and non-discrimination, emphasising that rights are guaranteed for all persons in the world, including vulnerable groups; whereas this ecological approach should also comprise a human dimension and respect the natural processes of birth and death of men and women;

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Amendment 19Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital F



F. whereas approaching climate change from a human rights perspective highlights the principles of universality and non-discrimination, emphasising that rights are guaranteed for all persons in the world, without distinction of any kind, such as, race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, including vulnerable groups;

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Amendment 20György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital F



F. whereas approaching climate change from a human rights perspective highlights the principles of universality, independence and non-discrimination, emphasising that fundamental rights rooted in human dignity should be guaranteed for all persons in the world, including vulnerable individuals, families and groups;

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Amendment 21Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital F



F. whereas approaching climate change from a human rights perspective highlights the principles of universality and non-discrimination, emphasising that rights are guaranteed for all persons in the world, including vulnerable groups and countries;

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Amendment 22György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital G


G. whereas states have an ethical and inter-generational responsibility to take action to protect present and future generations from negative human rights impacts of climate change;

G. whereas societies and peoples have an ethical and inter-generational responsibility to take action to preserve the planet as our “common home” that will allow a sustainable and dignified life for present and future generations from

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negative impacts of climate change;

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Amendment 23Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital G



G. whereas states are increasingly proactive in terms of policy and cooperation with other states with the goal to agree on ethical standards and to take action to protect present and future generations from negative human rights impacts of climate change;

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Amendment 24Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital G



G. whereas states have an ethical and inter-generational responsibility to take action to guarantee that present and future generations have full enjoyment of their human rights;

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Amendment 25Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital G a (new)


Ga. whereas EU measures in this area must respect the sovereignty of democratic states and focus their action on regions where the population is subject to undemocratic regimes;

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Amendment 26Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital H


H. whereas it is widely recognised that the human rights obligations of states and the human rights responsibilities of the private sector have specific implications in relation to climate change; whereas failure to protect the environment and those who defend it is contrary to the legally binding human rights obligations of states and could constitute a violation of the right to a healthy environment;

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Amendment 27Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital H



H. whereas it is widely recognised that the human rights obligations of states and the human rights responsibilities of the private sector have specific implications in relation to climate change; whereas failure to protect the environment and those who defend it is contrary to the legally binding human rights obligations of states constitute a violation of the right to a healthy environment;

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Amendment 28Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital H


H. whereas it is widely recognised that H. whereas it is widely recognised that

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the human rights obligations of states and the human rights responsibilities of the private sector have specific implications in relation to climate change; whereas failure to protect the environment and those who defend it is contrary to the legally binding human rights obligations of states and could constitute a violation of the right to a healthy environment;

the human rights obligations of states and the human rights responsibilities of the private sector have specific implications in relation to climate change; whereas failure to protect the environment and those who defend it is contrary to the legally binding human rights obligations of states and could constitute a violation of the right to a healthy environment; whereas a growing number of business activities and operations in third countries, including by EU-based companies, result in serious human rights and environmental impacts;

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Amendment 29Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionRecital H



H. whereas it is widely recognised that the human rights obligations of states and the human rights responsibilities of the private sector have specific implications in relation to climate change; whereas failure to protect the environment and those who defend it is contrary to the legally binding human rights obligations of states and could constitute a violation of fundamental rights, such as the right to a healthy environment or the right to life;

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Amendment 30György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital H


H. whereas it is widely recognised that the human rights obligations of states and the human rights responsibilities of the private sector have specific implications in relation to climate change; whereas failure

H. whereas it is widely recognised that the human rights obligations of states and the human rights responsibilities of the private sector have specific implications in relation to climate change; whereas failure

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to protect the environment and those who defend it is contrary to the legally binding human rights obligations of states and could constitute a violation of the right to a healthy environment;

to protect the environment and those who peacefully defend it is contrary to the legally binding human rights obligations of states and could constitute a violation of the right to a healthy environment;

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Amendment 31Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital I


I. whereas the Paris Agreement is the first international treaty to explicitly recognise the link between climate action and human rights, thus allowing the use of existing human rights-related legal instruments to urge states and private corporates to reduce emissions; whereas the are no concrete instruments within the Paris Agreement to hold state and corporate actors accountable;

I. whereas the Paris Agreement is the first international treaty to explicitly recognise the link between climate action and human rights, thus allowing the use of existing human rights-related legal instruments to urge states and private corporates to reduce their environmental footprint;

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Amendment 32Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionRecital I



I. whereas the Paris Agreement is the first international treaty to explicitly recognise the link between climate action and human rights, thus allowing the use of existing human rights-related legal instruments to urge states and private corporates to reduce emissions; whereas there are no concrete instruments within the Paris Agreement to hold state and corporate actors accountable for their impact on climate change and the exercise of human rights;

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Amendment 33György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital I



I. whereas the Paris Agreement is the first international treaty to explicitly recognise the link between climate action and human rights, thus allowing the use of existing human rights-related legal instruments to urge states and private corporates to reduce emissions; whereas there are no concrete instruments within the Paris Agreement to hold state and corporate actors accountable;

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Amendment 34Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital I a (new)


I a. whereas the European Court of Human Rights has clearly established that various types of environmental degradation can result in violations of substantive human rights, such as the right to life, to private and family life, the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment, and the peaceful enjoyment of the home;

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Amendment 35Jérôme Rivière, Thierry MarianiMotion for a resolutionRecital J


J. whereas climate justice aims at addressing the climate crisis using human rights law to bridge the accountability gap

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in climate governance, by using climate change litigation against states and corporate actors;

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Amendment 36György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital J


J. whereas climate justice aims at addressing the climate crisis using human rights law to bridge the accountability gap in climate governance, by using climate change litigation against states and corporate actors;

J. whereas climate justice aims at addressing the climate crisis using human rights law to bridge the accountability gap in climate governance, by using climate change litigation against states and corporate actors to be responsible for their actions in terms of the due preservation of nature that allows a dignified and healthy life for present and future generations;

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Amendment 37Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital J


J. whereas climate justice aims at addressing the climate crisis using human rights law to bridge the accountability gap in climate governance, by using climate change litigation against states and corporate actors;

J. whereas climate justice aims at addressing the climate crisis using human rights law to bridge the accountability gap in climate governance, by using climate change litigation for accountability at the state and corporate levels;

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Amendment 38Jérôme Rivière, Thierry MarianiMotion for a resolutionRecital K


K. whereas several outstanding legal cases have paved the way towards

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accountability via the documentation of human rights violations following failures by states and corporate actors in addressing the consequences of climate change;

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Amendment 39Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital K


K. whereas several outstanding legal cases have paved the way towards accountability via the documentation of human rights violations following failures by states and corporate actors in addressing the consequences of climate change;

K. whereas several legal cases have documented human rights violations linked to failures or inabilities by states and corporate actors in addressing the consequences of climate change;

Or. enAmendment 40Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital K


K. whereas several outstanding legal cases have paved the way towards accountability via the documentation of human rights violations following failures by states and corporate actors in addressing the consequences of climate change;

K. whereas several outstanding legal cases have paved the way towards accountability via the documentation of human rights violations following failures by individuals, states and corporate actors in addressing the consequences of climate change;

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Amendment 41Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital K a (new)


K a. whereas the intensified competition over natural resources led by

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private companies, at times with government complicity, has placed environnemental defenders and indigenous communities seeking to protect their traditional lands at the forefront as targets of persecution;

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Amendment 42Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital K a (new)


K a. whereas countries have different contributions to climate change, different vulnerability to environmental harm, different capacity to address environmental problems and different economic and political power in environmental negotiations; whereas the responsibility for current and historic environmental harm is linked to economic development and wealthy industrialized nations, as for wealthy nations have benefitted significantly from emitting greenhouse pollutants, which have become a virtual death sentence for poorer nations; whereas the economic growth model established in the world is the main cause for climate change and leads to the growth of inequalities, the solution for the problem relies on a global paradigm shift;

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Amendment 43Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital L


L. whereas the human rights consequences of climate change will be felt not only by the most vulnerable people, but

L. whereas the human rights consequences of climate change will be felt not only by the most vulnerable people, but

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by the whole of the world’s population; whereas the figures for disease and premature death resulting from environmental pollution are already three times greater than those for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, threatening the right to life, a healthy environment and clean air;

by the whole of the world’s population; whereas the most vulnerable communities causing the least pollution and environmental destructions suffer the most from direct consequences of climate change; whereas the figures for disease and premature death resulting from environmental pollution are already three times greater than those for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, threatening the right to life, a healthy environment and clean air;

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Amendment 44Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital M


M. whereas climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change intensely affects developing countries and exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, women, children, persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced people to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

M. whereas climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change intensely affects developing countries and exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

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Amendment 45Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital M


M. whereas climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change intensely affects developing countries and

M. whereas environmental justice is part of social justice and climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change

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exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, women, children, persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced people to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

intensely affects developing countries and exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, women, children, persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced people to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

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Amendment 46György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital M


M. whereas climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change intensely affects developing countries and exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, women, children, persons with disabilities, refugees and displaced people to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

M. whereas climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change intensely affects developing countries and exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, women, children, persons with disabilities, religious minorities, refugees and displaced people to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

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Amendment 47Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital M


M. whereas climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change intensely affects developing countries and exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, women, children, persons with disabilities, refugees

M. whereas climate change impacts are asymmetric and their adverse effects are destructive for present and future generations, especially in developing countries; whereas climate change intensely affects developing countries and exacerbates existing social and economic inequalities, causing vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples, women, children, persons with disabilities, older

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and displaced people to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

people, refugees and displaced people to suffer disproportionately from its adverse effects;

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Amendment 48Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital M a (new)


M a. whereas persons, communities and States that occupy and rely upon low-lying islands and coastal lands, tundra and Arctic ice, arid lands, and other delicate ecosystems and at-risk territories for their housing and subsistence face the greatest threats from climate change; whereas Kiribati, Tuvalu and other small island developing state (SIDS) have repeatedly recalled that climate change and, in particular, sea level rise already severely threatens low-lying countries particularly atoll SIDS with the risk of being submerged;

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Amendment 49Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionRecital N


N. whereas climate change is an increasingly important contributor to displacement and migration, both within nations and across international borders; whereas 80 % of people displaced by climate change are women, according to the UNDP;

N. whereas climate change is an increasingly important contributor to displacement and migration, both within nations and across international borders; whereas displacement is an imminent prospect for some communities, such as those living in areas threatened by desertification, those situated in the rapidly melting Arctic, low-lying coastal areas, and small islands; whereas 80 % of people displaced by climate change are

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women, according to the UNDP; whereas climate-induced displacement may pose a direct threat to human rights, culture and traditional knowledge, as well as to the right to a nationality for inhabitants of small island nations;

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Amendment 50Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital N



N. whereas climate change is an increasingly important contributor to displacement and migration, both within nations and across international borders; whereas since 2008, an average of 24 million people have been displaced by catastrophic weather disasters each year and it is estimated that within three of the most vulnerable regions — sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America — 143 million people could be displaced by these impacts by 2050; whereas 80 % of people displaced by climate change are women, according to the UNDP;

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Amendment 51Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital N



N. whereas climate change is an increasingly important contributor to displacement and migration, both within nations and across international borders; whereas 80 % of people displaced by climate change are women, according to the UNDP and the percentage of the people forced to migration due to the climate change is constantly increasing;

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Amendment 52Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital N



N. whereas, according to figures set out in ‘Climate change and disaster mitigation. Gender makes the difference’, Women’s Environmental Network, L. de Aguilar (2004), 80 % of people displaced by climate change are women;

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Amendment 53María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Petras AuštrevičiusMotion for a resolutionRecital N a (new)


N a. whereas developing countries and poor countries and regions will bear an estimated 75-80 % of the costs of climate change, according the report of the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on Climate change and poverty of 17 July 2019;

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Amendment 54Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital N a (new)


N a. whereas climate change related natural disasters have tripled in the past 30 years; whereas due to climate change, around 20 million people have to leave their homes each year what in consequence influences not only people leaving their place of residence, but also

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has a great impact to the countries and territories where they come to settle;

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Amendment 55Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital O


O. whereas COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have reduced transparency and monitoring of human rights violations, and have intensified political intimidation and digital surveillance, while limiting access to justice and the abilities of environmental defenders and local and indigenous communities to effectively participate in decision-making processes; whereas lockdowns of indigenous communities have limited their ability to patrol and protect their territories;

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Amendment 56Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital O



O. whereas COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have reduced transparency and monitoring of human rights violations, and have intensified political intimidation and digital surveillance, while limiting access to justice and the abilities of environmental defenders and local and indigenous communities to effectively participate in decision-making processes; whereas lockdowns of indigenous communities and sanitary measures have limited their ability to effectively participate in decision-making processes and to patrol and protect their territories; whereas such restrictions must be prescribed by law,

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pursuant to a legitimate and democratic aim;

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Amendment 57Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital O



O. whereas COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have reduced transparency and monitoring of human rights violations, and have intensified political intimidation and digital surveillance, while limiting access to justice and the abilities of environmental defenders and local and indigenous communities to effectively participate in decision-making processes; whereas lockdowns of indigenous communities have limited their ability to patrol and protect their territories; whereas the capacity of the international community to observe and investigate such alleged violations has been considerably diminished due to the pandemic;

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Amendment 58David LegaMotion for a resolutionRecital O


O. whereas COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have reduced transparency and monitoring of human rights violations, and have intensified political intimidation and digital surveillance, while limiting access to justice and the abilities of environmental defenders and local and indigenous communities to effectively participate in decision-making processes; whereas lockdowns of indigenous communities have limited their ability to patrol and

O. whereas COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have reduced transparency and monitoring of human rights violations, and have intensified political intimidation and digital surveillance, while limiting access to justice and the abilities of environmental defenders and others to effectively participate in decision-making processes; whereas lockdowns of indigenous communities have limited their ability to

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protect their territories; patrol and protect their territories;

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Amendment 59Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital P


P. whereas the ability of people to adapt to climate change is inextricably linked to their access to basic human rights and the health of the ecosystems they depend on for their livelihoods and wellbeing;

P. whereas the ability of people to adapt to climate change is inextricably linked to their access to basic human rights and the health of the ecosystems they depend on for their livelihoods and wellbeing as well as on the financial situation;

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Amendment 60David LegaMotion for a resolutionRecital P


P. whereas the ability of people to adapt to climate change is inextricably linked to their access to basic human rights and the health of the ecosystems they depend on for their livelihoods and wellbeing;

P. whereas the ability of people to adapt to climate change is linked to their access to basic human rights and the health of the ecosystems they depend on for their livelihoods and wellbeing;

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Amendment 61Fabio Massimo CastaldoMotion for a resolutionRecital Q


Q. whereas climate change could reverse human development by reducing agricultural productivity, increasing food and water insecurity, increasing exposure to extreme natural disasters, causing the collapse of ecosystems and increasing

Q. whereas climate change could reverse human development by reducing agricultural productivity, increasing food and water insecurity, increasing exposure to extreme natural disasters, causing the collapse of ecosystems and increasing

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health risks; health risks; whereas water scarcity is a growing source of global conflict;

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Amendment 62Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital Q


Q. whereas climate change could reverse human development by reducing agricultural productivity, increasing food and water insecurity, increasing exposure to extreme natural disasters, causing the collapse of ecosystems and increasing health risks;

Q. whereas climate change could potentially reverse human development by reducing agricultural productivity, increasing food and water insecurity, increasing exposure to extreme natural disasters, causing the collapse of ecosystems and increasing health risks;

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Amendment 63Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital Q a (new)


Q a. whereas natural disasters such as floods, tropical storms and long periods of droughts constantly increase and cause damaging consequences for food security in the countries of the global south and for many human rights; whereas droughts are among the most common causes of hunger in the world;

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Amendment 64Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital S


S. whereas the climate crisis amplifies gender inequalities, as extreme weather

S. whereas the climate crisis amplifies gender inequalities, as extreme weather

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events, natural disasters and long-term environmental degradation threaten homes, livelihoods and community social networks and infrastructure with disproportionate impacts on women and girls;

events, natural disasters and long-term environmental degradation threaten homes, livelihoods and community social networks and infrastructure with disproportionate impacts on women and girls, which include increased unpaid care and domestic work of women, prevalence of gender-based violence and the marginalization of women’s education, participation and leadership;

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Amendment 65Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionRecital T


T. whereas violence against women environmental activists and defenders of environmental rights has become a well-documented trend;

T. whereas any violence against those involved in the defence of the environment must be countered in compliance with the rule of law and through diplomatic means;

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Amendment 66Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionRecital T



T. whereas verbal and physical violence against women environmental activists and defenders of environmental rights and their lawyers has become a well-documented trend including mass media and social media coverage;

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Amendment 67Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital T

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T. whereas violence against women environmental activists and defenders of environmental rights has become a well-documented trend; whereas they suffer from gender-specific forms of violence and intimidation;

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Amendment 68Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionRecital T



T. whereas violence against women environmental activists and defenders of environmental rights has become a well-documented issue of grave concern;

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Amendment 69David LegaMotion for a resolutionRecital T



T. whereas violence against environmental activists and defenders of environmental rights, women in particular, has become a well-documented trend;

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Amendment 70Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionRecital T


T. whereas violence against women environmental activists and defenders of environmental rights has become a well-

T. whereas violence against women, environmental activists, and defenders of environmental rights has become a well-

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documented trend; documented trend;

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Amendment 71György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionRecital U


U. whereas environmental defenders are on the front line of climate action and accountability; whereas human rights bodies have increasingly drawn attention to the need to specifically protect environmental defenders; whereas the shrinking space for civil society is a global phenomenon that is disproportionally affecting human rights defenders who are working on environmental and land issues and who are often in rural and isolated areas with reduced access to protection mechanisms;

U. whereas peaceful environmental defenders are on the front line of climate action and accountability; whereas human rights bodies have increasingly drawn attention to the need to specifically protect peaceful environmental defenders; whereas the shrinking space for civil society is a global phenomenon that is disproportionally affecting human rights defenders who are working on environmental and land issues and who are often in rural and isolated areas with reduced access to protection mechanisms;

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Amendment 72Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital U


U. whereas environmental defenders are on the front line of climate action and accountability; whereas human rights bodies have increasingly drawn attention to the need to specifically protect environmental defenders; whereas the shrinking space for civil society is a global phenomenon that is disproportionally affecting human rights defenders who are working on environmental and land issues and who are often in rural and isolated areas with reduced access to protection mechanisms;

U. whereas environmental defenders are on the front line of climate action and accountability; whereas human rights bodies have increasingly drawn attention to the need to specifically protect environmental defenders; whereas the shrinking physical space for civil society is a global phenomenon that is consequently affecting human rights defenders who are working on environmental and land issues and who are often in rural and isolated areas with reduced access to protection mechanisms;

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Amendment 73Nacho Sánchez AmorMotion for a resolutionRecital U a (new)


U a. whereas the support and protection of human rights and environmental rights defenders are priorities for the European Union in its external action around the world and in its neighbourhood; whereas the Union must use in this regards all the instruments at its disposal, such as the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument and within the framework of its Association Agreements;

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Amendment 74Jérôme Rivière, Thierry MarianiMotion for a resolutionRecital X


X. whereas indigenous peoples enjoy specific rights as regards the protection of the environment, lands and resources as enshrined in Article 7 of the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention of 1989; whereas Article 29 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of 2007 affirms that ‘indigenous peoples have the rights to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources’;

X. whereas indigenous peoples enjoy specific rights as regards the protection of the environment, lands and resources as enshrined in Article 7 of the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention of 1989; whereas Article 29 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of 2007 affirms that ‘indigenous peoples have the rights to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources’; believes furthermore that it is legitimate, from both a political and a legal point of view, that Member States have exclusive sovereignty over any initiative in this regard;

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Amendment 75

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Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionRecital X a (new)


X a. whereas the overwhelming majority of human rights abuses against human rights and environmental defenders are committed in a climate of near total impunity, whereas a 2017 report of the NGO Frontline Defenders documents that a suspect is arrested in only 12% of cases where a human rights defender is killed;

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Amendment 76Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionRecital Y


Y. whereas the Escazu Agreement is the first regional agreement on access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean; whereas the Escazu Agreement, which has been open for ratification since 1 September 2019, is the first treaty to establish the right to a healthy environment (Article 4);

Y. whereas the Escazu Agreement is the first regional agreement on access to information, public participation and justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean; whereas the Escazu Agreement, which has been open for ratification since 1 September 2019, is the first treaty to establish the right to a healthy environment (Article 4); whereas the Escazu Agreement may serve as an inspiration for other regions, facing similar challenges; reiterates the importance of regional cooperation;

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Amendment 77María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Petras AuštrevičiusMotion for a resolutionRecital Y a (new)


Y a. whereas the Aarhus Convention

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establishes a number of rights to the individuals and civil society organizations with regard to the environment, including access to environmental information, public participation in environmental decision making and access to justice; whereas the Parties to the Convention are required to make the necessary provisions so that public authorities (at national, regional or local level) will contribute to these rights to become effective;

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Amendment 78Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionRecital Y a (new)


Y a. whereas mitigation and adaptation measures, such as access to, and the use of, natural resources, such as land, water, and forests, and resettlement of people, may also have an adverse effect on the exercise of human rights, such as that to food, culture, the respect for family life, access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and indigenous peoples’ self-determination;

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Amendment 79Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1


1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy planet are mutually dependent; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive

1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy planet are mutually dependent; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive

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human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all;

human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide and ensure that policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation are adequate, sufficiently ambitious, non-discriminatory and compliant with human rights obligations; notes that principles and standards derived from international human rights law should guide all policies and programming related to climate change, and at all stages of the process;

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Amendment 80Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1


1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy planet are mutually dependent; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all;

1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy planet are mutually dependent, interconnected and interrelated; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all, and to call on the EU and its Member States to encourage non-EU States to implement and adopt national measures aimed at addressing the consequences of climate change;

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Amendment 81György HölvényiMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1


1. Stresses that human rights and a 1. Stresses that the protection and

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healthy planet are mutually dependent; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all;

promotion of human rights rooted in human dignity and a healthy planet are mutually dependent; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the fundamental rights of all;

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Amendment 82Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1



1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy planet are both of the essence and linked; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of standards and guidelines, aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all;

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Amendment 83Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1


1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy planet are mutually dependent; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the

1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy and sustainable planet are mutually dependent; calls on the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and

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global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all;

reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all;

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Amendment 84David LegaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1



1. Stresses that human rights and a healthy planet are partially dependent; calls for the EU and its Member States to act as a credible and reliable partner on the global stage through the adoption, strengthening and implementation of legislation aligned with a comprehensive human rights-based approach to climate action (HRBA), to guide policies and measures of climate change mitigation and adaptation while protecting the rights of all;

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Amendment 85Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1 a. Calls on the Union and its Member States to strengthen the linkage between human rights and the environment throughout their external action as well as to assist international, regional and local human rights mechanisms to address environmental challenges, notably climate change; notes the importance to support activities that

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raise awareness of human rights impacts caused by climate change, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss; calls also on the Union to support and strengthen collaboration with third countries to integrate human rights in environmental laws and policies;

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Amendment 86Andreas GlückMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1 a. Highlights the indispensability of human development opportunities for all; stresses the risks of human rights violations in international commodity supply chains for both conventional as well as green-tech renewable energy, such as child labour in cobalt mines catering to the global lithium-ion battery chain; calls on the Commission to take human rights implications into account when assessing Union energy and transport technology pathways;

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Amendment 87Hermann TertschMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1a. Points out that the European Union cannot impose its environmental protection model on third countries with fully democratic regimes where civil society enjoys vested rights; considers that cooperation on an equal footing with states that respect the rule of law is the most effective way of safeguarding the interests of the most vulnerable populations;

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Amendment 88Urmas PaetMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the integration of the issues of climate change and human rights within all relevant EU policies and the coherence of these policies;

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Amendment 89Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 1 a (new)


1 a. Stresses the fact that water scarcity as one of the consequences of climate change is affecting many people all around the world; calls EU and its Member States to point that fact in legislation, make the water scarcity a key priority and revise its attitude to the problem with the potential proposal for the solution of the problem;

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Amendment 90Jérôme Rivière, Thierry MarianiMotion for a resolutionParagraph 2


2. Recalls the obligation to respect the legal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; recalls that international human rights law provides legal remedies to redress the damage caused by climate change, implement measures to combat

2. Recalls the obligation to respect the legal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment;

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climate change and hold states and businesses accountable for their activities which impact climate change and human rights; in this respect, calls on the EU to make the fight against impunity one of its key priorities;

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2. Recalls the obligation to respect the legal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; recalls that international human rights law provides legal remedies to redress the damage caused by climate change, implement measures to combat climate change and hold states and businesses accountable for their activities which impact climate change and human rights; in this respect, calls on the EU to make the fight against impunity one of its key priorities;

2. Recalls the obligation to respect the legal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment that at the same time allows sustainable economic activities which are the source for the well-being and the livelihoods of individuals, families and communities; recalls that international human rights law provides legal remedies to redress the damage caused by climate change, implement measures to combat climate change and hold states and businesses accountable for their activities which impact climate change and human rights; in this respect, calls on the EU to make the fight against impunity one of its key priorities;

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climate change and hold states and businesses accountable for their activities which impact climate change and human rights; in this respect, calls on the EU to make the fight against impunity one of its key priorities;

climate change and hold states, businesses and individuals accountable for their activities which impact climate change and human rights; in this respect, calls on the EU to make the fight against impunity one of its key priorities by creating instruments which allows for a full, effective and sustained implementation of human rights and environmental laws and its enforcement;

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2a. Urges all involved to contribute to debates on environmental issues from a serious, reasonable and reasoned standpoint, and to refrain from the abuse and disproportionate, often inappropriate, use of terms that poison and lower the tone of debates, such as ‘climate justice’, ‘climate governance’, ‘heat stress’, ‘a healthy planet’, ‘climate emergency’, ‘climate crisis’, ‘climate sceptics’, ‘deniers’, and ‘ecocide’;

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3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the concrete commitments on human rights, environment and climate change already established in the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 are effectively implemented and monitored, and that a gender perspective is included in its implementation;

3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the concrete commitments on human rights, environment and climate change already established in the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 are effectively implemented and monitored, and that a gender and family perspective is included in its

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implementation;

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4. Supports the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment to push for global recognition that every human being has the right to live in a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; considers that this recognition should serve as a catalyst for stronger environmental policies and improved law enforcement, public participation in environmental decision-making, access to information and justice and better outcomes for people and planet;

4. Supports the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment to push for global recognition that every human being has the right to live in a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; calls on the Union and the Member States to support, at the next UN General Assembly, the global recognition of this right;considers that this recognition should serve as a catalyst for stronger environmental policies and improved law enforcement, public participation in environmental decision-making, access to information and justice and better outcomes for people and planet;

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4. Supports the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment to push for global recognition that every human being has the right to live in a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; considers that this recognition should serve as a catalyst for stronger environmental policies and improved law enforcement, public participation in environmental decision-making, access to information and justice and better outcomes for people and planet;

4. Supports the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment to push for global recognition of the right to live in a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human, fundamental and universal right; considers that this recognition should serve as a catalyst for stronger environmental policies and improved law enforcement, public participation in environmental decision-making, access to information and justice and better

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outcomes for people and planet;

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5. Urges the Commission to establish a horizontal monitoring programme on human rights and climate change in order to assess the progress in integrating and mainstreaming human rights into all aspects of climate action at domestic and international level in close cooperation with the UN Human Rights Council / UN High Commissioner on Human Rights; calls for the Union, in this regard, to introduce the right to a safe and healthy environment in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;

5. Urges the Commission to continue monitoring human rights and climate change in close cooperation with the UN Human Rights Council / UN High Commissioner on Human Rights; stresses in this regard the importance of close cooperation with Member States and all actors involved in ensuring the proper implementation of human rights and environmental provisions; recalls further the importance of supporting small organisations and corporations and economically weaker Member States in their efforts to providing for the best conditions possible;

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5. Urges the Commission to establish a horizontal monitoring programme on human rights and climate change in order to assess the progress in integrating and mainstreaming human rights into all aspects of climate action at domestic and international level in close cooperation with the UN Human Rights Council / UN High Commissioner on Human Rights; calls for the Union, in this regard, to take actions and fully integrate the Article 37 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU to its policies;

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5. Urges the Commission to continue to monitor the situation for human rights and climate change in order to assess the progress in integrating and mainstreaming human rights into all aspects of climate action at domestic and international level in close cooperation with the UN Human Rights Council / UN High Commissioner on Human Rights; calls for the Union, in this regard, to introduce the right to a safe and healthy environment in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU;

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7. Encourages the EU and the Member States to take a bold initiative within the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to pave the way towards new negotiations between the parties with a view to recognising ‘ecocide’ as an international crime under the Rome Statute;

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7. Encourages the EU and the Member States to take bold initiatives to fight the impunity of environmental crimes at the global level;

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7. Encourages the EU and the Member States to take a bold initiative within the International Criminal Court (ICC) in order to pave the way towards new negotiations between the parties with a view to recognising ‘ecocide’ as an international crime under the Rome Statute; calls on the Commission and the EU VP/HR, with the active involvement of his Special Representative for Human Rights, to promote an EU initiative in this regard, as well as to establish a programme to build the capacity of national jurisdictions of Member States in these fields;

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7. Encourages the EU and the Member States to propose an amendment to the Rome Statute to include “Ecocide” as a fifth crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and to include corporate criminal responsibility in its provisions;

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8. Calls on the Union and its Member States to deeply assess how the external

8. Calls on the Union and its Member States to deeply assess how the external

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dimension of the European Green Deal can best contribute to a holistic and human rights-based approach to climate action and to stopping biodiversity loss; calls for the EU to leverage the broad range of external policies, tools and political and financial instruments at its disposal to implement it; calls for the EU to revise its climate finance mechanisms in order to ensure full respect for human rights and to establish strong safeguards for this purpose;

dimension of the European Green Deal can best contribute to a holistic and human rights-based approach to climate action and to stopping biodiversity loss;

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8. Calls on the Union and its Member States to deeply assess how the external dimension of the European Green Deal can best contribute to a holistic and human rights-based approach to climate action and to stopping biodiversity loss; calls for the EU to leverage the broad range of external policies, tools and political and financial instruments at its disposal to implement it; calls for the EU to revise its climate finance mechanisms in order to ensure full respect for human rights and to establish strong safeguards for this purpose;

8. Calls on the Union and its Member States to deeply assess how the external dimension of the European Green Deal can best contribute to a holistic and human rights-based approach to climate action and to stopping biodiversity loss; calls for the EU to leverage the broad range of external policies, tools and political and financial instruments at its disposal to fully comply with and implement it; calls for the establishment of climate focal points within the relevant services of the Commission and the European External Action Service, which would inter alia ensure the climate-proofing of all EU external dealings; calls for the EU to revise its climate finance mechanisms in order to ensure full respect for human rights and to establish strong safeguards for this purpose;

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8. Calls on the Union and its Member States to deeply assess how the external dimension of the European Green Deal can best contribute to a holistic and human rights-based approach to climate action and to stopping biodiversity loss; calls for the EU to leverage the broad range of external policies, tools and political and financial instruments at its disposal to implement it; calls for the EU to revise its climate finance mechanisms in order to ensure full respect for human rights and to establish strong safeguards for this purpose;

8. Calls on the Union and its Member States to assess the external dimension of the European Green Deal with regards to climate action and biodiversity loss; calls for the EU to leverage the broad range of external policies, tools and political and financial instruments at its disposal to implement it; calls for the EU to review its climate finance mechanisms and propose to amend them where appropriate, in order to ensure full respect for human rights and to establish strong safeguards for this purpose;

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8 a. Calls on the Union and its Member States to stress upon companies and local government authorities to promote and implement solutions that will contribute to the protection of the environment;

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9. Calls on the Commission to increase financial and technical assistance and capacity building activities to support third countries with the integration of human rights in their national climate actions and programmes; recalls its

9. Calls on the Commission to increase financial and technical assistance and capacity building activities to support third countries with the integration of human rights in their national climate actions and programmes; recalls its

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position that at least 45 % of the funding from the proposed 2021-2027 Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) should support climate and environment objectives;

position that at least 45 % of the funding from the proposed 2021-2027 Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) should support climate and environment objectives; insists that all activities of European Financial Institutions, notably the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in third countries, are strictly consistent with the EU’s climate commitments and apply a HRBA in all their external dealings; calls for the establishment of a complaints and redress mechanism for individuals or groups whose rights would have been violated by such activities;

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9. Calls on the Commission to increase financial and technical assistance and capacity building activities to support third countries with the integration of human rights in their national climate actions and programmes; recalls its position that at least 45 % of the funding from the proposed 2021-2027 Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) should support climate and environment objectives;

9. Calls on the Commission to review and possibly revise, where appropriate, financial and technical assistance and capacity building activities to support third countries with the integration of human rights in their national climate actions and programmes;

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9. Calls on the Commission to increase financial and technical assistance and capacity building activities to support third countries with the integration of human rights in their national climate actions and programmes; recalls its position that at least 45 % of the funding from the proposed 2021-2027 Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) should support climate and environment objectives;

9. Calls on the Commission to increase financial and technical assistance and capacity building activities to support third countries with the integration of human rights in their national climate actions and programmes to ensure that climate change does not interfere with the exercise of human rights in those countries; recalls its position that at least 45 % of the funding from the proposed 2021-2027 Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) should support climate and environment objectives;

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9 a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to raise awareness of people on environmental knowledge and human rights both within the EU but also through bilateral initiatives with third countries; calls for transparent and informative communication on these issues in EU development cooperation with third countries;

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10 a. Reiterates the importance of Arctic in climate change and the necessity of EU Arctic policy;

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Urmas PaetMotion for a resolutionParagraph 10 b (new)


10 b. Recognises the importance of a common EU Energy policy in its environmental goals and that it is necessary to guarantee the coherence of different EU policies, including Energy policy and CFSP;

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11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters on migration and displacement and regrets the lack of human rights safeguards and specific protections for environmentally displaced people at international level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the development of an international mechanism for addressing climate-induced displacement and migration at international forums and to address climate-induced displacement in related fields of the EU’s external action; insists on gender-based participation in fulfilling the rights of all individuals, notably those most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change such women, children, afro-descendent and indigenous communities, individuals subjected to discrimination, and persons often living in poor and remote areas;

11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters on migration and displacement and regrets the lack of human rights safeguards and specific protections for environmentally displaced people at international level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the development of an international mechanism for addressing climate-induced displacement and migration at international forums and to address climate-induced displacement in related fields of the EU’s external action;

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11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters on migration and displacement and regrets the lack of human rights safeguards and specific protections for environmentally displaced people at international level; strongly calls on the Union and the Member States to recognize “climate refugees” as a unique group of displaced individuals in need of special protection, thus providing the protection, legitimacy and urgency that climate refugees deserve; stresses the need to include climate refugees in the refugee status and in the Common European Asylum System;

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11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters on migration and displacement and regrets the lack of human rights safeguards and specific protections for environmentally displaced people at international level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the development of an international mechanism for addressing climate-induced displacement and migration at international forums and to address climate-induced displacement in related fields of the EU’s external action;

11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters as drivers for migration and displacement and it should be addressed in the migratory frameworks in place at international level, regrets the specific protections for environmentally displaced people at international level and assisting them to cope with the challenges of climate change at local level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the development of an international mechanism for addressing climate-induced displacement and

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insists on gender-based participation in fulfilling the rights of all individuals, notably those most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change such women, children, afro-descendent and indigenous communities, individuals subjected to discrimination, and persons often living in poor and remote areas;

migration at international forums and to address climate-induced displacement in related fields of the EU’s external action with the increasing of resilience of local population; insists on fulfilling the rights of all individuals without any discrimination based on gender, ethnic origin or religious affiliation, notably those most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change such coastal communities, inhabitants of dry lands and semi-desert areas, population of small island developing states, and rural population in developing countries, including women and girls and other vulnerable groups, such as children, indigenous communities, religious minorities, individuals and families subjected to discrimination;

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11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters on migration and displacement and regrets the lack of human rights safeguards and specific protections for environmentally displaced people at international level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the development of an international mechanism for addressing climate-induced displacement and migration at international forums and to address climate-induced displacement in related fields of the EU’s external action; insists on gender-based participation in fulfilling the rights of all individuals, notably those most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change such women, children, afro-descendent and indigenous communities, individuals subjected to discrimination, and persons

11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters on migration and displacement; calls on the Commission to address climate-induced displacement and migration in its future migration initiatives and to address climate-induced displacement in related fields of the EU’s external action; insists on equal participation in fulfilling the rights of all individuals, notably those most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change such women, children, afro-descendent and indigenous communities, individuals subjected to discrimination, and persons often living in poor and remote areas;

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11. Acknowledges the impact of the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation and natural disasters on migration and displacement and regrets the lack of human rights safeguards and specific protections for environmentally displaced people at international level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to build on the work of the Platform on Disaster Displacement and the Task Force on Displacement to cooperate in the development of an international framework for addressing climate-induced displacement and migration at international forums and to address climate-induced displacement in related fields of the EU’s external action; welcomes the inclusion of climate-induced migration and displacement in the Cancun Adaptation Framework, and calls on the EU to explore ways to enhance understanding, coordination and cooperation with regard to climate change induced displacement, migration and planned relocation in the EU adaptation strategy, including through long-term planning mechanism;

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Amendment 121Marisa MatiasMotion for a resolutionParagraph 11 a (new)


11 a. Insists on gender-based participation in fulfilling the rights of all

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individuals, notably those most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change such women, children, afro-descendent and indigenous communities, individuals subjected to discrimination, and persons often living in poor and remote areas;

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Amendment 122Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 11 a (new)


11 a. Stresses it is crucial to ensure and facilitate public participation in decisions that affect vulnerable groups, and for decisions concerning the displacement or resettlement of certain groups; insists on gender-based participation in fulfilling the rights of all individuals, notably those most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change such women, children, afro-descendent and indigenous communities, individuals subjected to discrimination, and persons often living in poor and remote areas;

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11 a. Underlines that, in its first ruling on a complaint by an individual seeking asylum protection from the effects of climate change, the UN Human Rights Committee has stated that countries may not deport individuals who face climate change-induced conditions that violate the right to life, thus ruling that States must take into account the human rights

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impacts caused by the climate crisis in the country of origin when considering deportation of asylum seekers;

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11 a. Encourages Commission and EU Member States to work together on increasing support to people who are displaced due to the climate change and are no longer able to live in their places of residence to provide aid in order to appease their basic needs;

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12. Recalls the fact that the inequality, violence and discrimination experienced by women are amplified by climate change; calls on the EU and its Member States to design and implement policies with a transversal gender perspective in the fields of trade, cooperation, climate and external action, promoting the empowerment and participation of women in the decision-making process and recognising the specific constraints faced by girls and women;

12. Recalls the fact that the inequality, violence and discrimination experienced by women are amplified by climate change;

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12. Recalls the fact that the inequality, violence and discrimination experienced by women are amplified by climate change; calls on the EU and its Member States to design and implement policies with a transversal gender perspective in the fields of trade, cooperation, climate and external action, promoting the empowerment and participation of women in the decision-making process and recognising the specific constraints faced by girls and women;

12. Recalls the fact that the inequality, violence and discrimination experienced by women and families are amplified by climate change; calls on the EU and its Member States to design and implement policies which recognising the specific constraints faced by girls and women in the fields of climate action, promoting the empowerment and participation of women in the decision-making process;

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Amendment 127Jérôme Rivière, Thierry MarianiMotion for a resolutionParagraph 12 a (new)


12a. encourages Member States to promote solutions that are in line with an integral ecology, whether concerning public health, respect for the family unit and family freedoms, or respect for the end of natural life; recalls the intellectual dissonance between the constant calls for material ecological reforms without first taking account of a human ecology;

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Amendment 128Fabio Massimo CastaldoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 12 a (new)


12 a. Recalls that increasing competition over diminishing renewable resources, such as land and water, is on the rise and it is further aggravated by environmental degradation, population growth and climate change; notes that the mismanagement of land and natural

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resources is contributing to new conflicts and obstructing the peaceful resolution of existing ones;

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12 a. Encourages the EEAS, the Commission and EU Member States, under their development cooperation assistance to third countries, to prioritize their support to building the capacity of public authorities to address climate change and to adopt and ensure compliance with environmental regulations aimed at securing a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, including by promoting good governance in natural resources management and the rule of law, access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice on environmental and climate matters;

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Amendment 130Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 12 b (new)


12 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the role and capacity of regional human rights bodies and other mechanisms in addressing the nexus between climate change and human rights, promoting environmental rights and protecting environmental rights defenders; in particular, calls on the Commission to initiate a programme

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in support of the Escazu Agreement, which would inter alia assist State Parties in ratifying and implementing the Agreement, assist civil society in engaging and contributing to its implementation, and provide support to the Voluntary Fund established under the Agreement;

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Amendment 131Karol KarskiMotion for a resolutionSubheading 2


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13. Stresses that the global COVID-19 pandemic perfectly illustrates the impact of environmental degradation in creating the conditions for an increase of zoonosis with severe health, social, economic and political consequences; calls on the Commission and EU Member States to commit to putting environmental rights, and those who protect them, at the centre of any response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

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13. Stresses that the global COVID-19 pandemic perfectly illustrates the impact of environmental degradation in creating the conditions for an increase of zoonosis with severe health, social, economic and political consequences; calls on the Commission and EU Member States to commit to putting environmental rights, and those who protect them, at the centre of any response to the COVID-19 pandemic; encourages Member States and other stakeholders to take account of the Commission’s Global Monitor of COVID-19’s impact on democracy and human rights;

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13. Stresses that the global COVID-19 pandemic perfectly illustrates the impact of environmental degradation in creating the conditions for an increase of zoonosis with severe health, social, economic and political consequences; calls on the Commission and EU Member States to commit to include environmental rights, and those who protect them, in any response to the COVID-19 pandemic;

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14. Expresses its deep concern that a global recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic might lower, delay or shift states’ commitments in terms of

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international climate objectives and human rights standards; calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that policies envisaged for the economic recovery will be fully in line with the promotion and the protection of human rights as enshrined in Article 21 of the Lisbon Treaty as well as with environmental protection and sustainable development;

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14. Expresses its deep concern that a global recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic might lower, delay or shift states’ commitments in terms of international climate objectives and human rights standards; calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that policies envisaged for the economic recovery will be fully in line with the promotion and the protection of human rights as enshrined in Article 21 of the Lisbon Treaty as well as with environmental protection and sustainable development;

14. Expresses its deep concern that a global recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic might lower, delay or shift states’ commitments in terms of international climate objectives and human rights standards; calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that external policies envisaged for the economic recovery will be fully in line with the promotion and the protection of human rights as enshrined in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union as well as with environmental protection and sustainable development;

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15. Urges the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR), the Commission and the Member States to advocate for an effective response to the COVID-19 crisis

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which fully takes into consideration the importance of respecting, protecting and fulfilling the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, as a bulwark to prevent future environmental and health crises which have the potential to put basic human rights at risk; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to increase their climate and environment ambition in the light of the COVID-19 crisis and to shape an ambitious strategic approach to climate diplomacy;

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16. Expresses concern that emergency and lockdown measures taken in response to COVID-19 may have been misused in several parts of the world by political authorities, security forces, and non-state armed groups to limit, intimidate and murder human rights defenders including environmental and land defenders; recalls, in this regard, how indigenous defenders have also been disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 as a result of weak health infrastructure in remote areas and government neglect;

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16. Expresses concern that emergency and lockdown measures taken in response to COVID-19 may have been misused in

16. Expresses concern that emergency and lockdown measures taken in response to COVID-19 may have been misused in

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several parts of the world by political authorities, security forces, and non-state armed groups to limit, intimidate and murder human rights defenders including environmental and land defenders; recalls, in this regard, how indigenous defenders have also been disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 as a result of weak health infrastructure in remote areas and government neglect;

several parts of the world by political authorities, security forces, and non-state armed groups to limit, intimidate and murder human rights defenders including environmental and land defenders; States need to guarantee the protection of those who exercise their fundamental rights of freedom of expression and association in relation to human rights and environmental issues; recalls, in this regard, how indigenous defenders have also been disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 as a result of weak health infrastructure in remote areas and government neglect;

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16. Expresses concern that emergency and lockdown measures taken in response to COVID-19 may have been misused in several parts of the world by political authorities, security forces, and non-state armed groups to limit, intimidate and murder human rights defenders including environmental and land defenders; recalls, in this regard, how indigenous defenders have also been disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 as a result of weak health infrastructure in remote areas and government neglect;

16. Expresses concern that emergency and lockdown measures taken in response to COVID-19 may have been misused in several parts of the world by political authorities, security forces, and non-state armed groups to limit, intimidate and murder human rights defenders including environmental and land defenders and those promoting integral human development of individuals, families and peoples; recalls, in this regard, how indigenous defenders have also been disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 as a result of weak health infrastructure in remote areas and government neglect;

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Amendment 141María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Petras AuštrevičiusMotion for a resolutionParagraph 16 a (new)


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16 a. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world, as global food supply chains have been affected, at a time when food security and food systems are already under strain due to climate change and natural disasters; highlights that the pandemic crisis could serve as a turning point to rebalance and transform foodsystems, making them more inclusive, sustainable and resilient;

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16a. Is opposed to climate change and environmental protection being used by the European Union and its activists as an excuse for interference in the internal policy of sovereign states;

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17. Recalls the obligation on states to protect environmental defenders from harassment, intimidation and violence, as enshrined in human rights law, as well as to guarantee their fundamental freedoms, and their obligation to recognise the rights of indigenous populations and local communities, and to acknowledge their contribution to the fight against biodiversity loss and environmental degradation;

17. Recalls the obligation on states to protect environmental defenders from harassment, intimidation and violence, as enshrined in human rights law, as well as to guarantee their fundamental freedoms, and their obligation to recognise the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, and to acknowledge their contributions and experiences to the fight against biodiversity loss and environmental degradation; and to recognise their specific role and expertise in land

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management and preservation;

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Amendment 144Janina OchojskaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 17


17. Recalls the obligation on states to protect environmental defenders from harassment, intimidation and violence, as enshrined in human rights law, as well as to guarantee their fundamental freedoms, and their obligation to recognise the rights of indigenous populations and local communities, and to acknowledge their contribution to the fight against biodiversity loss and environmental degradation;

17. Recalls the obligation on states to protect environmental defenders from harassment, intimidation, violence and all other pressures or blackmail against them and their families, as enshrined in human rights law, as well as to guarantee their fundamental freedoms, and their obligation to recognise the rights of indigenous populations and local communities, and to acknowledge their contribution to the fight against biodiversity loss and environmental degradation;

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Amendment 145Nacho Sánchez AmorMotion for a resolutionParagraph 17 a (new)


17 a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to use all the instruments at its disposal, along with the provisions concerning the implementation and enforcement of human rights in the framework of EU’s instruments of foreign policy and Association Agreements, as elements of pressure to effectively support and protect human and environmental rights defenders in EU’s neighbourhood, as well as with EU candidate countries to effectively converge with European values and standards;

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Urmas PaetMotion for a resolutionParagraph 17 a (new)


17 a. Calls for increased cooperation with and inclusion of indigenous peoples and the use of their knowledge as well as to strive for the strengthening of their democratic participation in relevant decision making;

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18 a. Stresses that women environmental human rights defenders face additional challenges in their work, communities and homes as they are targeted for or exposed to gender-specific threats and gender-specific violence; notes that women defenders are more at risk of being subject to certain forms of violence and other violations, prejudice, exclusion, and repudiation than their male counterparts;

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19. Reiterates its position on the need for the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to invest in and strengthen specific protection mechanisms and programmes for environmental human rights defenders, and to promote and

19. Reiterates its position on the need for the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to invest in and strengthen specific protection mechanisms and programmes for all human rights defenders, and to promote and facilitate

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facilitate access to protection mechanisms for local and indigenous defenders;

access to protection mechanisms for local and indigenous defenders;

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19. Reiterates its position on the need for the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to invest in and strengthen specific protection mechanisms and programmes for environmental human rights defenders, and to promote and facilitate access to protection mechanisms for local and indigenous defenders;

19. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support environmental rights defenders and their legal representatives, both politically and financially as well as to raise individual cases related but not limited to land rights, labour rights, natural resources, environmental issues, climate change, and those resulting from corporate abuses; reiterates its position on the need for the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to invest in and strengthen specific gender-responsive protection mechanisms and programmes for environmental human rights defenders, and to promote and facilitate access to protection mechanisms for local and indigenous defenders;

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19. Reiterates its position on the need for the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to invest in and strengthen specific protection mechanisms and programmes for environmental human rights defenders, and to promote and facilitate access to protection mechanisms for local and indigenous defenders;

19. Reiterates its position on the need for the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to invest in and strengthen specific protection mechanisms and programmes for environmental human rights defenders, to promote and facilitate access to protection mechanisms for local and indigenous defenders and to regularly involve them in investigations;

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20. Calls on the EU and the Member States to request and ensure that the right to free, prior, informed and binding consultation and consent with indigenous peoples is respected, without coercion, in any agreement or development projects that may affect the lands, territories or natural assets of indigenous peoples; stresses that the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and their traditional practices are key to achieving sustainable development, combating climate change and conserving biodiversity;

20. Calls on the EU and the Member States to request and ensure that the right to free, prior, informed and binding consultation and consent with indigenous peoples is respected, without coercion, in any agreement or development projects that may affect the lands, territories or natural assets of indigenous peoples; stresses that the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and their traditional practices are key to achieving sustainable development, combating climate change and conserving biodiversity, whilst also assuring adequate safeguards and access to remedy and redress;

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20. Calls on the EU and the Member States to request and ensure that the right to free, prior, informed and binding consultation and consent with indigenous peoples is respected, without coercion, in any agreement or development projects that may affect the lands, territories or natural assets of indigenous peoples; stresses that the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and their traditional practices are key to achieving sustainable development, combating climate change and preserving and restoring biodiversity;

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20. Calls on the EU and the Member States to request and ensure that the right to free, prior, informed and binding consultation and consent with indigenous peoples is respected, without coercion, in any agreement or development projects that may affect the lands, territories or natural assets of indigenous peoples; stresses that the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and their traditional practices are important to achieving sustainable development, combating climate change and conserving biodiversity;

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21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, through policy dialogue, the adoption of national action plans that guarantee a safe and free environment for environmental defenders by integrating a wider perspective of collective protection, including political measures to legitimise communities and groups involved in the protection of the environment; calls on the Commission to address explicitly the human rights of indigenous peoples and local communities under forest law, governance and trade voluntary partnership agreements (FLEGT VPAs);

21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, through policy dialogue, the adoption of national action plans that guarantee a safe and free environment for peaceful environmental defenders by integrating a wider perspective of collective protection, including political measures to legitimise communities and groups involved in the protection of the environment; calls on the Commission to address explicitly the human rights of indigenous peoples and local communities under forest law, governance and trade voluntary partnership agreements (FLEGT VPAs);

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22 a. Calls for the adoption of an EU list of priority countries, where the EEAS, Commission and Member States would step up their action in support of environmental rights defenders and engage with local authorities in introducing or improving protection mechanisms and specific legislation that defines environmental defenders, recognises their work and guarantees their protection; insists that this priority list should be prepared by the EEAS, in close consultation with stakeholders and with Parliament, and updated on an annual basis; also calls on the High Representative to provide an annual, public report on the action carried out in the priority countries, as well as on the protection of environmental defenders worldwide;

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22 b. Calls for the adoption of an annex to the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, which would be dedicated to the specific challenges and needs of environmental defenders and EU policy in this regard;

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on behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 22 c (new)


22 c. Recommends that at least 25% of the allocation for human rights under the 2021-2027 allocation for the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) should support the protection of environmental human rights defenders;

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Amendment 158Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 22 d (new)


22 d. Stresses the importance to ensure the continuation of ProtectDefenders.eu project at increased levels of funding as well as of other existing EU tools for supporting human rights defenders; is convinced that financial and political support to environmental rights defenders should be increased and that any reprisal or attack against them should be systematically condemned by the EU through public statements and local demarches when appropriate;

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Amendment 159Hannah Neumannon behalf of the Verts/ALE GroupMotion for a resolutionParagraph 22 e (new)


22 e. Urges the United Nations to assume a larger role in protecting global eco-systems and environmental defenders,

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in particular where climate change has a severe impact on indigenous and local communities; thus, calls for the EU to promote a UN-level initiative for international observers to monitor serious environmental damage, severe environmental crises or situations where environmental rights defenders are most at risk and to engage with and assist the authorities in establishing a protective environment for these defenders;

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23. Regrets the fact that, even if fully implemented by all states, current nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would lead to a disastrous global temperature rise of 3 °C above pre-industrial levels, violating the Paris Agreement; warns that such a scenario would result in extreme climatic and environmental impacts and widespread adverse effects on human rights;

23. Notes that, even if fully implemented by all states, current nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would likely lead to a disastrous global temperature rise of 3 °C above pre-industrial levels, violating the Paris Agreement; warns that such a scenario would result in extreme climatic and environmental impacts and widespread adverse effects on human rights;

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23. Regrets the fact that, even if fully implemented by all states, current nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would lead to a disastrous global temperature rise of 3 °C above pre-industrial levels, violating the Paris Agreement; warns that such a scenario would result in extreme climatic and environmental impacts and widespread

23. Regrets the fact that, even if fully implemented by all states, current nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would lead to a disastrous global temperature rise of 3 °C above pre-industrial levels, violating the Paris Agreement; warns that such a scenario would result in extreme climatic and environmental impacts and widespread

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adverse effects on human rights; adverse effects on human rights, and the solution for climate change must rely on a new global economic paradigm;

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24. Welcomes the inclusion of human rights in the Preamble to the Paris Agreement and calls for effective measures to respect and promote human rights obligations when implementing the Agreement and taking climate action; regrets, however, that there are no concrete provisions to hold state and corporate actors accountable for human rights violations linked to climate change;

24. Welcomes the inclusion of human rights in the Preamble to the Paris Agreement; calls on the States Parties to adopte at COP26 an effective human rights-based approach by integrating measures to respect and promote human rights, as well as environmental and social standards, food security and the protection of biodiversity in the Paris Agreement Implementation Guidelines (Rulebook); regrets that there are no concrete provisions to hold state and corporate actors accountable for human rights violations linked to climate change;

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24. Welcomes the inclusion of human rights in the Preamble to the Paris Agreement and calls for effective measures to respect and promote human rights obligations when implementing the Agreement and taking climate action; regrets, however, that there are no concrete provisions to hold state and corporate actors accountable for human rights violations linked to climate change;

24. Welcomes the inclusion of human rights in the Preamble to the Paris Agreement and calls for effective measures to respect and promote human rights obligations when implementing the Agreement and taking climate action;

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Amendment 164Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 25


25. Urges the parties to the UNFCCC to continue increasing their mitigation and adaptation ambition and to integrate the human rights dimension in their NDCs and in their adaptation communication; calls on the secretariat of the UNFCCC to develop guidelines on how to integrate human rights protections into climate policy in collaboration with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights;

25. Urges the parties to the UNFCCC to continue increasing their mitigation and adaptation ambition in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement and to integrate the human rights dimension in their NDCs and in their adaptation communication; calls on the secretariat of the UNFCCC to develop guidelines on how to integrate human rights protections into nationally determined contribution and adaptation communication in collaboration with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights;

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Amendment 165Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Raphaël Glucksmann, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 25 a (new)


25 a. Stresses the need to strengthen synergies across climate and human rights reporting obligations; considers that the guidelines on the transparency framework of the Paris Agreement (article 13) should ask Parties to provide information not only concerning greenhouse gas emissions but also whether climate policies are implemented in line with other societal objectives and existing legal frameworks and therefore include information on good practices, including rights-based approaches to mitigation and adaptation measures, as well as support;

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25 a. Urges the parties to the UNFCCC to revise Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs),with the full and effective participation of Indigenous Peoples and develop monitoring mechanisms for NDCs with the participation of Indigenous Peoples; Urges the EU and the Member States to include indigenous peoples in their country delegations at the international climate negotiations;

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26. Urges the EU’s institutions to play an active and ambitious role in the promotion of a human rights approach in the ongoing international climate negotiations, notably in the Sustainable Development Mechanism and other guidelines for mechanisms under Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement, that ensure meaningful and informed participation of rights-holders, adequate environmental and social safeguards, and independent redress mechanisms;

26. Urges the EU’s institutions to play an active and ambitious role in the promotion of a human rights approach in the ongoing international climate negotiations, notably in the Sustainable Development Mechanism (SDM) and other guidelines for mechanisms under Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement, that ensure meaningful and informed participation of rights-holders, adequate environmental and social safeguards, and independent redress mechanisms; stresses that the SDM should aim to finance projects that benefit those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, that all projects financed under the SDM should undergo a human rights impact assessment with clear procedural

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requirements for stakeholder consultations, with only projects with positive impacts being eligible for registration;

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26. Urges the EU’s institutions to play an active and ambitious role in the promotion of a human rights approach in the ongoing international climate negotiations, notably in the Sustainable Development Mechanism and other guidelines for mechanisms under Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement, that ensure meaningful and informed participation of rights-holders, adequate environmental and social safeguards, and independent redress mechanisms;

26. Urges the EU’s institutions to cooperate closely in the promotion of a human rights approach in the ongoing international climate negotiations, notably in the Sustainable Development Mechanism and other guidelines for mechanisms under Article 6, paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement, that ensure meaningful and informed participation of rights-holders, adequate environmental and social safeguards, and independent redress mechanisms;

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27. Stresses that in order to ensure accountability for all actors, new mechanisms such a the Sustainable Development Mechanism (SDM) must integrate institutional safeguard policies and grievance mechanisms to guarantee the effective protection of rights;

27. Stresses that in order to ensure accountability for all actors, both public and private, new mechanisms such as the Sustainable Development Mechanism (SDM) must integrate institutional safeguard policies and rights-based grievance mechanisms to guarantee the effective protection of rights;

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28. Calls on the Secretariat of the UNFCCC to develop, together with the parties to the Convention, a common legal framework for climate justice;

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28. Calls on the Secretariat of the UNFCCC to develop, together with the parties to the Convention, a common legal framework for climate justice;

28. Calls on the Secretariat of the UNFCCC to develop, together with the parties to the Convention, a common legal framework for climate justice in order to protect people and communities most vulnerable to climate impacts and to safeguard human rights in all mitigation and adaptation activities; calls on the EU to integrate this climate justice dimension in the framework of the Green Deal and in the EU external action to ensure compatibility between climate action and the protection of human rights; stresses that in this context, all affected public must be adequately informed about the impacts of climate change and the measures undertaken to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, adequately involved in public decisions about climate change, and given access to administrative, judicial, and other remedies when rights are violated as a result of climate change and responses to it;

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29. Stresses that the Global Stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement should be used to review progress towards the integration of human rights and other principles into climate action;

29. Stresses that the Global Stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement should be used to review progress towards the integration of human rights and other principles into climate action and the implementation of the Paris Agreement, help identify good practices and barriers to implementation, and inform future NDCs and international cooperation;

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29. Stresses that the Global Stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement should be used to review progress towards the integration of human rights and other principles into climate action;

29. Stresses that the Global Stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement should be used to review progress towards the integration of human rights and other principles into climate action; notes that it should include opportunities for civil society and intergovernmental organizations to provide their input;

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29 a. Stresses that all effective rights-based climate actions should guarantee free, active, meaningful and informed participation; recommends that mitigation

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and adaptation plans should be publicly available, transparently financed and developed with affected and/or potentially affected groups, especially the mostvulnerable;

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30. Underlines its view that human rights laws and institutions that are commonly used to bridge the governance accountability gap can by no means replace effective measures to prevent and redress harm caused by climate change; considers that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and civil society may play an effective role in national accountability and oversight mechanisms designed to ensure access to remedy for those who suffer human rights harms as a result of climate change;

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30. Underlines its view that human rights laws and institutions that are commonly used to bridge the governance accountability gap can by no means replace effective measures to prevent and redress harm caused by climate change; considers that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and civil society may play an effective role in national accountability and oversight mechanisms designed to ensure access to remedy for those who suffer

30. Underlines its view that human rights laws and institutions that are commonly used to bridge the governance accountability gap can by no means replace effective measures to prevent and redress harm caused by climate change; considers that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and civil society should have an effective role in national accountability and oversight mechanisms designed to ensure access to remedy for those who suffer

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human rights harms as a result of climate change;

human rights harms as a result of climate change;

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31. Believes that the EU must play an active, strong and ambitious leadership role in the preparations for the 26th UN climate change conference (COP26), putting the inclusion of human rights principles at the heart of international climate change policymaking in order to avoid irreversible damage to current and future human development and generations;

31. Believes that the EU must play an active and engaged role in the preparations for the 26th UN climate change conference (COP26), putting the inclusion of human rights principles at the heart of international climate change policymaking in order to avoid irreversible damage to current and future human development and generations;

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32. Acknowledges the active role and involvement of civil society, non-governmental organisations and environmental defenders in advocating for human rights-based approaches to climate action; stresses the need to guarantee civil society participation in the transparency framework laid out in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement;

32. Acknowledges the active role and involvement of civil society, non-governmental organisations and environmental defenders in advocating for human rights-based approaches to climate action; stresses the need to guarantee civil society participation in the transparency framework laid out in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement; calls on all states, particularly the EU and the Member States, to ensure that indigenous peoples and local communities are included in the deliberations and decision-making processes of international climate diplomacy; warmly welcomes the efforts of the Commission to support the participation of indigenous peoples

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through its support to Docip and to the Indigenous Navigator Project; encourages the Commission to continue to promote dialogue and collaboration between indigenous peoples and the European Union as well as with international fora, notably in relation to climate change;

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32. Acknowledges the active role and involvement of civil society, non-governmental organisations and environmental defenders in advocating for human rights-based approaches to climate action and calls on the support and finance of such activities by the EU; stresses the need to guarantee civil society participation in the transparency framework laid out in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement;

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32. Acknowledges the active role and involvement of civil society, including non-governmental organisations, environmental defenders, Churches and faith based organizations in advocating for human rights-based approaches to climate action; stresses the need to guarantee civil society participation in the transparency framework laid out in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement;

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33. Recalls that Member States are required to regulate corporations to ensure that they do not cause human rights abuses and that private and corporate actors have the obligation to address the human rights implications of climate change, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

33. Recalls that Member States are required to regulate corporations to ensure that they do not cause human rights violations and that private and corporate actors have the obligation to address the human rights implications of their actions harming environment and people, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

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33. Recalls that Member States are required to regulate corporations to ensure that they do not cause human rights abuses and that private and corporate actors have the obligation to address the human rights implications of climate change, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

33. Recalls that Member States are required to regulate corporations to ensure that they do not cause human rights abuses along their supply-chain and that private and corporate actors have the obligation to address the human rights implications of climate change, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

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33. Recalls that Member States are required to regulate corporations to ensure

33. Recalls that Member States are required to monitor corporations to ensure

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that they do not cause human rights abuses and that private and corporate actors have the obligation to address the human rights implications of climate change, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

that they do not cause human rights abuses and that private and corporate actors have the obligation to address the human rights implications of climate change, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;

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Amendment 184Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel MatoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 34


34. Calls on the EU to support corporate accountability as a key element of the European Green Deal; calls on the Member States to implement effective regulatory measures to provide redress and hold businesses accountable when it comes to ensuring that they fulfil their due diligence obligations regarding the impact of climate change on human rights;

34. Calls on the EU to support corporate accountability as a key element of the European Green Deal; calls on the Member States to implement effective regulatory measures to provide redress and hold businesses accountable when it comes to ensuring that they fulfil their due diligence obligations regarding the impact of climate change on human rights; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that the people hardest hit by the structural changes made in order to achieve the drastic cut in emissions by 2030 are guaranteed the right to work; emphasises that the green transition should be fair and leave no one behind;

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34. Calls on the EU to support corporate accountability as a key element of the European Green Deal; calls on the Member States to implement effective regulatory measures to provide redress and hold businesses accountable when it comes to ensuring that they fulfil their due

34. Calls on the EU to support sustainable corporate accountability as a key element of the European Green Deal; calls on the Member States to implement effective regulatory measures to identify, prevent, investigate, punish and redress abuses and hold businesses accountable

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diligence obligations regarding the impact of climate change on human rights;

when it comes to ensuring that they fulfil their due diligence obligations regarding the impact of climate change on human rights;

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Amendment 186María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Petras AuštrevičiusMotion for a resolutionParagraph 34 a (new)


34 a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to be active players in the design, establishment and promotion of safeguards and accountability processes within the Internationally recognised bodies to ensure that climate policies are designed, implemented and monitored in a manner that protects the rights of affected people and communities;

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34 a. Stresses the importance of corporate due diligence and corporate accountability as significant aspect and indispensable mean of human rights protection against severe human rights violations;

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35. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to develop a legislative proposal on mandatory human rights and environmental corporate due diligence for companies to identify, take account of and mitigate negative human rights and environmental impacts in their supply chains; stresses the importance of effective consultation with different stakeholders, such as human rights defenders, civil society, trade unions and indigenous people; urges the EU to support and effectively engage in the ongoing negotiations for an international, legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; considers that any such instrument must encourage corporate actors to assume their responsibilities with regard to the human right to a healthy environment;

35. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to develop a legislative proposal on mandatory human rights and environmental corporate due diligence for companies to identify, take account of and mitigate negative human rights and environmental impacts in their supply chains; recommends that this legislative proposal should support and facilitate the development of common impact measuring methodologies for environmental and climate change impacts; stresses the importance of effective, meaningful and informed consultation with all affected or potentially affected stakeholders, including but not limited to human rights and environmental defenders, civil society, trade unions, workers, indigenous people, local communicates and women's organizations; believes that the Commission legislative proposal should include effective safeguards and redress mechanisms for all affected rights-holders, urges the EU to support and effectively engage in the ongoing negotiations for an international, legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; considers that any such instrument must encourage corporate actors to assume their responsibilities with regard to the human right to a healthy environment;

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35. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to develop a legislative proposal on mandatory human rights and

35. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to develop a legislative proposal on mandatory human rights and

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environmental corporate due diligence for companies to identify, take account of and mitigate negative human rights and environmental impacts in their supply chains; stresses the importance of effective consultation with different stakeholders, such as human rights defenders, civil society, trade unions and indigenous people; urges the EU to support and effectively engage in the ongoing negotiations for an international, legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; considers that any such instrument must encourage corporate actors to assume their responsibilities with regard to the human right to a healthy environment;

environmental corporate due diligence for companies and financial institutions to identify, prevent, cease, mitigate, track, monitor, disclose, account, address, communicate, and remediate human rights, environmental and governance risks in their entire value chain and to provide appropriate sanctions; stresses the importance of effective consultation with different stakeholders, such as human rights defenders, civil society, trade unions and indigenous people; urges the EU to support and effectively engage in the ongoing negotiations UN binding treaty on business and human rights to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; considers that any such instrument must encourage corporate actors and investors to assume their responsibilities with regard to the human right to a healthy environment;

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35. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to develop a legislative proposal on mandatory human rights and environmental corporate due diligence for companies to identify, take account of and mitigate negative human rights and environmental impacts in their supply chains; stresses the importance of effective consultation with different stakeholders, such as human rights defenders, civil society, trade unions and indigenous people; urges the EU to support and effectively engage in the ongoing negotiations for an international, legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; considers that any such instrument must encourage corporate actors to assume their responsibilities with

35. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to develop a legislative proposal on mandatory human rights and environmental corporate due diligence for companies to identify, take account of and mitigate human rights violations and the negative environmental impacts in their supply chains; stresses the importance of effective consultation with different stakeholders, such as human rights defenders, civil society, Churches and faith based organizations, trade unions and indigenous people; urges the EU to support and effectively engage in the ongoing negotiations for an international, legally binding instrument to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; considers that any such instrument must encourage

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regard to the human right to a healthy environment;

corporate actors to assume their responsibilities with regard to the human right to a healthy environment;

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35 a. Considers that any such instrument must include solid environment protection provisions and encourage corporate actors as well as International and European Financial Institutions, in particular the World Bank, the EIB, and EBRD, but also regional investment or development FIs to assume their responsibilities with regard to the human right to a healthy environment; is convinced that climate change mitigation and adaptation, in line with the goal of the Paris Agreement to hold the increase in the global average temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, must form part of corporate due diligence obligations;

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Amendment 192Petras AuštrevičiusMotion for a resolutionParagraph 35 a (new)


35 a. Underlines the importance to fight corruption on the global level as it has an impact on the enjoyment of human rights, has specific negative repercussions and disproportionately affects the most disadvantaged, marginalised and vulnerable groups in society, such as women, children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, the poor, indigenous people or

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people belonging to minorities, by barring them from equal access to natural resources, including land, inter alia;

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Amendment 193Petras AuštrevičiusMotion for a resolutionParagraph 35 b (new)


35 b. Calls upon the Council and the EEAS to include the corruption related crimes among punishable acts under the European human rights sanctions mechanism, a so-called the European Magnitsky Act, and ensure its swift adoption and implementation;

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35 b. Recalls the importance of ensuring the compliance of the Parliament's travelling outside the EU with its strategy for climate neutrality and calls for a comprehensive audit of the carbon impact of all its external travelling before the COP 26;

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Amendment 195Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel MatoMotion for a resolutionParagraph 36


36. Believes that the current EU trade policy review should be an opportunity to

36. Believes that the current EU trade policy review should be an opportunity to

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redefine, promote and reinforce the protection of human rights in trade policy; stresses that the sustainable development chapters of future trade agreements must be covered by the dispute settlement mechanisms of these agreements;

redefine, promote and reinforce the protection of human rights in trade policy; stresses that the sustainable development chapters of future trade agreements must be covered by the dispute settlement mechanisms of these agreements; welcomes the fact that the political agreement reached by the EU and the Mercosur countries with regard to the conclusion of an ambitious and balanced trade agreement includes a commitment by the parties to apply the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement on climate change effectively; also welcomes the fact that the commitments made in the chapter on trade and sustainable development are covered by the dispute resolution mechanism included in the agreement;

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Amendment 196Maria Arena, Dietmar Köster, Isabel Santos, Bettina Vollath, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Giuliano PisapiaMotion for a resolutionParagraph 36


36. Believes that the current EU trade policy review should be an opportunity to redefine, promote and reinforce the protection of human rights in trade policy; stresses that the sustainable development chapters of future trade agreements must be covered by the dispute settlement mechanisms of these agreements;

36. Believes that the current EU trade policy review should be an opportunity to redefine, promote and reinforce the protection of human rights in trade policy; stresses that the sustainable development chapters (TSD chapters) of future trade agreements must be covered by the dispute settlement mechanisms of these agreements with the introduction of tariff reduction linked to the effective implementation of TSD provisions, including the possibility of withdrawal of these specific tariff lines in the event of a breach of these provisions, in order for the EU trade policy to be an effective tool for the promotion of human rights in third countries and contribute to the fight against climate change;

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