# The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter

European Parliament procedure 2020/2134(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / DEVE / ENVI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 525 committee amendments tabled by 26 Members between 2020-10-14 and 2020-11-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses the effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders. The amendments invoke the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Paris Agreement and the Aarhus Convention; they stress killings, harassment and surveillance of environmental defenders, the unequal impact of climate change on vulnerable populations and women, imported deforestation, carbon budgeting, and links between climate change and displacement.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karol KARSKI | Poland | ECR | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124887.md |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197392.md |
| Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ | Spain | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197728.md |
| Catherine CHABAUD | France | RE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197505.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Iskra MIHAYLOVA | Bulgaria | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125128.md |
| Anna Júlia DONÁTH | Hungary | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197595.md |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | PfE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204414.md |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197432.md |
| Stéphane BIJOUX | France | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197551.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Caroline ROOSE | France | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197506.md |
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES | Spain | NI | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202352.md |

## Official source documents

- PE658.777: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-658777_EN.pdf
- PE658.900: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-658900_EN.pdf
- PE659.018: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-659018_EN.pdf
- PE660.268: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-660268_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2134-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2134-INI.json

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