Скачать или смотреть Mick Wallace debates Climate Change and EU Defence Roadmap

Mick Wallace, on behalf of The Left Group. – Mr President, the climate change and defence roadmap calls for increased spending in research, technologies and capabilities that would supposedly allow the armed forces to reduce their carbon footprint.

Yet the text allows for the voluntary setting of carbon emissions reductions targets – a weaker position than that contained in the original roadmap. The language in the text centres on efficiency gains rather than absolute reductions that would be achieved by less activity on behalf of the armed forces.

The report repeatedly maintains that these reductions efforts should not affect the performance of the armed forces. In effect, the report is advocating for a massive transfer of public wealth to private arms manufacturing companies to supply innovations and equipment that would not guarantee overall reductions in carbon emissions from the activities of the armed forces.

To achieve these reductions, the EU must scale down military operations. We need to break our link with NATO, we need to look for debt cancellation in affected countries and we should go back to the path of diplomacy to avoid so much military activity.

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The EU has long recognised that climate change acts as a threat multiplier with serious implications for peace and security across the globe. Climate change poses a double challenge for EU’s security and defence.

Implementing the Climate Change and Defence Roadmap
The Climate Change and Defence Roadmap proposes concrete actions in three key areas:
Operational dimension to enhance situational awareness, early warning and strategic foresight, as well as mainstreaming climate change and environmental aspects into the planning and implementation of CSDP civilian and military missions and operations. It will help us to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on the security environment in which our CSDP missions and operations are deployed.
Capability development, focusing on new challenges, such as ensuring that military equipment remains effective under extreme weather conditions and more energy efficient technologies for our missions and operations. It also addresses the reduction of energy demand and increasing energy resilience for our armed forces and their infrastructure in Europe. Ongoing and new actions under this area seek to enhance the energy efficiency of our CSDP engagements, while carrying forward the development and application of new technologies and practices that will reduce the carbon and environmental footprint of the defence sector.
Diplomatic outreach in multilateral fora and partnership frameworks dealing with climate change and defence. The EU and its Member States can leverage existing channels to seek cooperation and synergies with relevant partner organisations, including the UN and NATO, as well as partner countries, while highlighting the EU’s global leadership in this regard.
The Roadmap offers an integrated approach to leverage synergies and maximise the impact among different EU actors, while inviting Member States to take forward certain actions. Implementation of the Roadmap has already begun. The progress will be reviewed on an annual basis, including through the organisation of annual events with relevant stakeholders.