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The European Parliament,

– having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol thereto,

– having regard to the agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 (the Paris Agreement),

– having regard to the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28), the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP18) and the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA5), and to the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP26) in Glasgow on 13 November 2021,

– having regard to the agreement made at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP27) to create a specific fund for loss and damage (L&D), the establishment, at COP28, of a transitional committee on the operationalisation of the new funding arrangements for responding to L&D, and to the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage,

– having regard to its resolution of 21 November 2023 on the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28),

– having regard to its resolution of 25 April 2024 on Azerbaijan, notably the repression of civil society and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and Ilhamiz Guliyev, and to all its other previous resolutions regarding Azerbaijan,

– having regard to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals,

– having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2023 on the implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals,

– having regard to the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on global warming of 1.5 ºC, its special report on climate change and land, its special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate and its sixth assessment report (AR6),

– having regard to the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, its report of 18 January 2024 entitled ‘Towards EU climate neutrality: progress, policy gaps and opportunities’ and its report of 15 June 2023 entitled ‘Scientific advice for the determination of an EU-wide 2040 climate target and a greenhouse gas budget for 2030-2050’,

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law),

– having regard to the recently adopted EU legislation translating the EU’s targets of reducing net emissions by at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990 levels and towards reaching the binding EU climate neutrality target by 2050 (Fit for 55 package) into concrete policies across different sectors,

– having regard to Decision (EU) 2022/591 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 April 2022 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030, (‘8th EAP’), as well as the 2023 monitoring report of the European Environment Agency on progress towards the 8th EAP’s objectives and the 8th EAP mid-term review by the Commission,

– having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 6 February 2024 entitled ‘Securing our future – Europe’s 2040 climate target and path to climate neutrality by 2050 building a sustainable, just and prosperous society’ (COM(2024)0063),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 12 March 2024 entitled ‘Managing climate risks – protecting people and prosperity’ (COM(2024)0091),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 24 February 2021 entitled ‘Forging a climate-resilient Europe – the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change’ (COM(2021)0082),

– having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change,

– having regard to the 2023 emissions gap report of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) of 20 November 2023 entitled ‘Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again)’, its 2023 adaptation gap report of 2 November 2023 entitled ‘Underfinanced. Underprepared – Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed’ and its 2023 production gap report of 8 November 2023 entitled ‘Phasing down or phasing up? Top fossil fuel producers plan even more extraction despite climate promises’,

– having regard to the UNFCCC synthesis report of 14 November 2023 on nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement,

– having regard to the summary of the second report of the Independent High Level Expert Group on Climate Finance of November 2023 entitled ‘A climate finance framework: decisive action to deliver on the Paris Agreement’,

– having regard to the UNEP report of 1 December 2023 entitled ‘An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2023 Report’ and the UNEP report of 6 May 2021 entitled ‘Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions’,

– having regard to the Global Methane Tracker 2024 report of March 2024 published by the International Energy Agency,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 14 October 2020 on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions (COM(2020)0663),

– having regard to the outcome report of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, entitled ‘A shared prospect for farming and food in Europe’,

– having regard to its resolution of 21 October 2021 on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions,

– having regard to the report of the World Meteorological Organization of 19 March 2024 on the state of the global climate in 2023,

– having regard to the Copernicus Climate Change Service and its 2023 Global Climate Highlights report,

– having regard to the Global Registry of Fossil Fuel Emissions and Reserves,

– having regard to the UNEP report of 18 February 2021 entitled ‘Making Peace with Nature: a scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies’,

– having regard to the global assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of 25 November 2019 on biodiversity and ecosystem services,

– having regard to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, agreed at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15),

– having regard to the Commission communication of 20 May 2020 entitled ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives’ (COM(2020)0380),

– having regard to its resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives,

– having regard to the report on the IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop of 10 June 2021 on biodiversity and climate change,

– having regard to its resolution of 6 October 2022 on momentum for the ocean: strengthening ocean governance and biodiversity,

– having regard to the agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement) adopted on 19 June 2023,

– having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2021 on soil protection,

– having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) report of 4 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Environment – State and Outlook 2020’, the EEA assessment of 8 September 2022 of the potential of European soils for stronger climate action, and the EEA’s first European Climate Risk Assessment of 11 March 2024,

– having regard to its resolution of 16 September 2020 on the EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests,

– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2022 on the consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing the EU’s efforts to fight climate change,

– having regard to the UN World Water Development Report on Partnerships and cooperation for water of 9 May 2023 and the UN Water Conference held from 22 to 24 March 2023, the first major conference of the UN dedicated to water since 1977,

– having regard to the resolution of the UN Environmental Assembly of 1 March 2024 on effective and inclusive solutions for strengthening water policies to achieve sustainable development in the context of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution,

– having regard to its resolution of 5 October 2022 on access to water as a human right – the external dimension,

– having regard to the UN World Water Development Report 2019 entitled ‘Leaving No One Behind’,

– having regard to the UN World Water Development Report 2024 entitled ‘Water for prosperity and peace’,

– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2020 entitled ‘A new Circular Economy Action Plan for a cleaner and more competitive Europe’ (COM(2020)0098),

– having regard to its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the new Circular Economy Action Plan,

– having regard to the UNEP Global Framework on Chemicals – For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste, published in March 2024,

– having regard to the Commission report of 23 November 2020 entitled ‘Updated analysis of the non-CO2 climate impacts of aviation and potential policy measures pursuant to EU Emissions Trading System Directive Article 30(4)’ (COM(2020)0747),