João Pimenta Lopes
European Parliament Group : The Left group in the European Parliament
National Party : Partido Comunista Português
Legislative mandate : 9th European legislature : 2019-2024
Status : Substitute
Grade : 12.9/20 How was this grade calculated?
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Resolution “momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity”
In February 2022, while France presided over the European Council, French President Emmanuel Macron held the ‘One Ocean Summit’ in Brest. In the aftermath of this summit, this resolution1 sought to define the European Parliament’s roadmap for ocean governance and biodiversity protection. Among other things, the resolution stressed that the European Parliament “calls for the EU to stand as a leader in protecting the ocean”, “supports an international moratorium on deep seabed mining” and “expresses disappointment at the fact that the Treaty of the High Seas was ultimately not adopted at the Fifth Intergovernmental Conference”.
Deep-sea fishing
DATE : 10/06/2022
TEXT : Resolution “momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity”
Amendment 4:
This amendment from the EPP sought to suspend the European Regulation 2022/1614 which determined the existing deep-sea fishing areas and established a list of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems that needed to be protected.
Rejecting this amendment protects Nature.
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Moratorium on deep seabed mining
DATE : 10/06/2022
TEXT : Resolution “momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity”
Recital 6:
The Parliament "reiterates its call on the Commission and Member States to support an international moratorium on deep seabed mining".
Adopting this recital protects Nature.
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Resolution: “A sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of fisheries and aquaculture sectors”
In 2021, the European Commission published its vision on a European “sustainable Blue Economy”. A few months later, the European Parliament drafted a resolution stressing the need to address the sustainability of European fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Three amendments on destructive fishing gears and Marine Protected Areas were intensely debated.
Limit the use of detrimental fisheries
DATE : 05/03/2022
TEXT : Resolution: “A sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of fisheries and aquaculture sectors”
Amendment 1:
This amendment seeks to "urgently tackle the detrimental impacts on the climate, seabed, fish populations and sensitive species (as bycatch) of fishing techniques such as bottom-contacting gear, drift nets, demersal seines or fish aggregating devices, including by limiting their use.”
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Ban damaging extractive industrial activities in marine protected areas
DATE : 05/03/2022
TEXT : Resolution: “A sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of fisheries and aquaculture sectors”
Amendment 3:
This amendment “Calls for the EU to prohibit all environmentally damaging extractive industrial activities such as mining and fossil fuel extraction in marine protected areas”.
Scientists and NGOs consider that bottom-trawling and industrial fishing in general should be banned from every Marine Protected Area.
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Ban detrimental fisheries in strictly protected marine areas
DATE : 05/03/2022
TEXT : Resolution: “A sustainable blue economy in the EU: the role of fisheries and aquaculture sectors”
Amendment 4:
This perverse amendment proposes to ban "detrimental" fishing methods in "strictly" protected marine areas exclusively.
Problem 1: This is the only place in the ocean where they are already banned.
Problem 2: This amendment undermines the international definition of a Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which already prohibits destructive fishing methods and industrial extractive activities in ALL MPAs.
Rejecting this amendment protects Nature.
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Resolution to object to the delegated act on EU Taxonomy
The EU Taxonomy aims to promote economic activities considered sustainable by making it easier for EU Member States to grant subsidies, or for the European Investment Bank to grant loans. The gas and nuclear industry intensely lobbied EU institutions for inclusion in the EU Taxonomy. The MEPs who refused this inclusion tabled a resolution to oppose the Commission’s delegated act2.
Promote economic activities considered sustainable
DATE : 07/06/2022
TEXT : Resolution to object the delegated act on EU Taxonomy
Final vote on the motion for the resolution:
NGOs advocated to oppose the European Commission's decision to consider fossil gas and nuclear power as "transitional" energies in the EU Taxonomy.
France's Climate Action Network explained that "by leaving the door open to the inclusion of fossil gas and nuclear power, the Commission risks undermining the credibility of this tool and turning it into a greenwashing tool for polluting industries."
Adopting this motion protects Nature.
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Resolution: Human Rights Violations in Uganda and Tanzania Related to Investments in Fossil Energy Projects
On 15th September 2022, the European Parliament adopted an emergency resolution calling for TotalEnergies to account for the human rights violations and environmental harm underway in Uganda and Tanzania within the framework of the EACOP project, which includes the drilling of more than 400 wells, and the construction of a 1,443-kilometre-long pipeline. In this context, an amendment sought to reiterate the European Parliament’s support for a European legislation and international treaty on business and human rights.
Ambitious directive on corporate accountability
DATE : 09/15/2022
TEXT : Resolution: Human Rights Violations
Recital 5:
This recital is a “call for a strong and ambitious directive on mandatory corporate due diligence and an ambitious legally binding international instrument to cope with human rights, environment and climate obligations”.
NGOs call on the EU to adopt an ambitious European legislation and UN Treaty to make sure businesses respect human rights and the environment.
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