# Green employment initiative: tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy

European Parliament procedure 2014/2238(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / ENVI / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 374 committee amendments tabled by 65 Members between 2015-03-10 and 2015-04-17.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on a green employment initiative tapping the job-creation potential of the green economy. Amendments cite the ILO/UNEP definition of a green job and the European Environment Agency, address resource use, climate change, carbon leakage, skills deficiencies, shifting from labour to environmental taxation, a just transition with worker participation, the role of SMEs and the public sector, and schemes such as the Ecolabel, EMAS and green public procurement.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Ulla TØRNÆS | Denmark | ALDE | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124880.md |
| Laura AGEA | Italy | EFDD | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124811.md |
| Marco AFFRONTE | Italy | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124797.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Piernicola PEDICINI | Italy | NI | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124844.md |
| Davor ŠKRLEC | Croatia | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124756.md |
| Martina DLABAJOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124709.md |
| Monika VANA | Austria | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124934.md |
| Ulrike TREBESIUS | Germany | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124829.md |
| Julie WARD | United Kingdom | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124963.md |
| Viorica DĂNCILĂ | Romania | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95281.md |
| Thomas MANN | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1922.md |
| Tiziana BEGHIN | Italy | NI | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124777.md |
| Deirdre CLUNE | Ireland | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124988.md |

## Official source documents

- PE551.877: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-AM-551877_EN.pdf
- PE552.007: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-552007_EN.pdf
- PE554.848: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-554848_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2014-2238-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2014-2238-INI.json

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