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What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

From · draft committee report· 22 Sept 2023

DEVE-PR-753463

on the EU development cooperation in support of access to energy in developing countries

To · plenary report· 15 Dec 2023

A-9-2023-0441

on EU development cooperation in support of access to energy in developing countries

+115 added · −39 removed · 16 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 4 of 5: Paragraphs 181–195

Added:b) coordinate investments among different institutions to maximise the impact and avoid the duplication of efforts;

Removed:c) implement and strictly apply the rights-based approach providing effective complaint and redress mechanisms, notably in projects under the Global Gateway initiative;

Added:c) ensure that independent and unbiased human rights impact assessments are carried out and that all required governance, social and environmental safeguards and remedies are duly implemented and monitored, including the human rights and land tenure guidelines;

Removed:d) ensure that any dam projects with approved financing respect the World Commission on Dams’ guidelines;

Added:d) ensure that local communities are included and properly informed throughout the entire project planning and delivery phases;

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Added:e) implement and strictly apply the rights-based approach, providing effective complaint and redress mechanisms, in compliance with international standards of responsible business practices, and requiring impact studies for projects, particularly with regard to climate change, inequalities and the displacement of local populations, including in projects under the Global Gateway initiative;

Added:f) ensure that any dam projects with approved financing respect the World Commission on Dams’ guidelines;

Added:g) support local and regional electricity interconnection projects;

Added:h) offer technical support and capacity-building initiatives to empower developing countries to implement clean energy projects effectively;

Added:57. Invites the Commission to provide disaggregated data on the amount of investments in energy access in order to track how much is allocated to SDG7, as well as to provide data on the key performance indicator ‘Renewable energy generation capacity installed (MW) with Union support’ identified under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe;

Added:58. Welcomes the 2023 COP28 Presidency programme priorities, which are to fast-track the energy transition to phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and to globally promote a people-centred approach to climate finance and energy infrastructure projects;

Added:59. Calls for the EU to play a key role in negotiations on mitigation measures for developing countries in order to combat the harmful effects of the use of polluting fuels, while promoting sustainable and clean energy development;

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Change 18

Changed:27.60. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission andCommission, the European External Action Service.Service and the European Investment Bank.