Amendment No. 8 | Doc. 14521 | 23 April 2018

Climate change and implementation of the Paris Agreement

Signatories: Ms Melisa RODRÍGUEZ HERNÁNDEZ, Spain, ALDE ; Mr José CEPEDA, Spain, SOC ; Mr Hendrik DAEMS, Belgium, ALDE ; Mr Simonas GENTVILAS, Lithuania, ALDE ; Mr Petri HONKONEN, Finland, ALDE ; Mr Carles JORDANA, Andorra, ALDE ; Mr Claude KERN, France, ALDE ; Ms Judith PALLARÉS, Andorra, ALDE ; Ms Patrícia RIBERAYGUA, Andorra, ALDE ; Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Aleksandar STEVANOVIĆ, Serbia, ALDE ; Mr Sylvain WASERMAN, France, ALDE

Origin - 2018 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 6.8 with the following paragraph:

"establish the adequate regulatory framework for the private sector to thrive and become a leading actor in the transition to a decarbonised economy, facilitating its contribution to achieving domestic and international climate goals;".

Explanatory note

The private sector has demonstrated that it is ready to take action to implement the Paris Agreement and to drive the transition to a more sustainable enocomy. The role of the public sector is therefore to provide the necessary framework and incentives for private actors to better play this role.