MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the climate and environmental emergency

25.11.2019 - (2019/2930(RSP))

to wind up the debate on the statement by the Commission
pursuant to Rule 132(2) of the Rules of Procedure

Pascal Canfin, Nils Torvalds
on behalf of the Renew Group

See also joint motion for a resolution RC-B9-0209/2019

B9‑0209/2019

European Parliament resolution on the climate and environmental emergency

(2019/2930(RSP))

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1.5 °C, its fifth assessment report (AR5) and its synthesis report thereon, its special report on climate change and land, and its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate,

– having regard to the massive threat of loss of biodiversity described in the summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, of 29 May 2019,

– having regard to the decision of the President of the United States of 4 November 2019 to withdraw from the Paris Agreement,

– having regard to the 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Madrid, Spain, from 2-13 December 2019,

– having regard to Rule 132(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

1. Declares an environment and climate emergency in Europe and globally, and calls on the Commission and the Member States, and commits itself, to take action accordingly;

2. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.