AM_Com_NonLegReport
European Parliament
2019-2024
{ITRE}Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
2020/2241(INI)
{11/12/2020}11.12.2020
AMENDMENTS
1 - 325
Draft report
Christophe Grudler
(PE658.868v01-00)
A European Strategy for Energy System Integration
(2020/2241(INI))
AM_Com_NonLegReport
Amendment1
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
—having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 194 thereof,
—having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Articles 91, 172 and 194 thereof,
Or. {EN}en
Amendment2
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to the Commission communication of 16 February
2016 entitled ‘An EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling’ COM(2016)
51,
Or. {EN}en
Amendment3
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to the Commission communication of 8 July 2020
entitled ‘A hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral
Europe’(COM(2020)0301),
Or. {EN}en
Amendment4
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to the Commission communication of 19 November
2020 entitled “An EU Strategy to harness the potential of offshore
renewable energy for a climate neutral future” (COM(2020)741
final),
Or. {EN}en
Amendment5
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
9 bhaving regard to the Commission communication of 17 September
2020 entitled ‘Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition -
Investing in a climate-neutral future for the benefit of our
people’ (COM(2020)0562),
Or. {EN}en
Amendment6
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Bart
Groothuis, Morten Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj,
Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to the Commission communication of 19 November
2020 entitled 'an EU Strategy to harness the potential of offshore
renewable energy for a climate-neutral future' (COM(2020)741),
Or. {EN}en
Amendment7
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to the Council conclusions of 11 December 2020 on
a new EU climate target for 2030,
Or. {EN}en
Amendment8
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 amending
Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment9
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance
of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC)
No663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of
the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC,
2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament
and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU)
2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No525/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council,
Or. {EN}en
Amendment10
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to Directive 2014/94/EU of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment
of alternative fuels infrastructure,
Or. {EN}en
Amendment11
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to the report of May 2019 of the IEA-OECD1a on
Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System,
_________________
1a Nuclear Power in a Clean Energy System
https://webstore.iea.org/download/direct/2779
Or. {EN}en
Amendment12
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to its resolution of 02 July 2020 on a
comprehensive European approach to energy storage1a,
_________________
1a Texts adopted, P9_TA (2020)0198.
Or. {EN}en
Amendment13
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on the revision
of the guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure2a,
_________________
2a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0199.
Or. {EN}en
Amendment14
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
-having regard to its resolution of 10 July 2020 on a
comprehensive European approach to energy storage,
Or. {EN}en
Amendment15
Sylvia Limmer
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by
2050;
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by
2050, even though this is uneconomical, technically impossible and
does not make environmental sense;
Or. {DE}de
Amendment16
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by
2050;
A.whereas the Union is committed to stepping up efforts to
tackle climate change and to delivering on the implementation of
the 2015 Paris Agreement on climat exchange following the 21st
Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’) 3a on the
basis of equity and best available science, taking its fair share
of the global effort to limiting the global temperature increase to
1,5°C above pre-industrial levels;
_________________
3a OJ L282, 19.10.2016, p. 4.
Or. {EN}en
Amendment17
Eleonora Evi, Ignazio Corrao
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by
2050;
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy
climate neutrality as soon as possible and by 2050 at the latest;
whereas the Union needs to take more ambitious measures to tackle
the climate crisis, with a view to limiting the increase in global
temperature to 1,5oC above pre-industrial levels;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment18
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by
2050;
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission are committed to the Paris Agreement and have endorsed
the European Green Deal and the goal of achieving a fair transition
leading to climate neutrality by 2050;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment19
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Morten
Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová,
Nicola Danti, Claudia Gamon, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by
2050;
A.whereas the European Parliament, the Council and the
Commission have endorsed the goal of a climate-neutral economy by
2050, in line with the Paris Agreement;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment20
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
A a.whereas the objectives of a climate-neutral economy by 2050
should not lead to job destruction, price disruption, or a
reduction of the competitiveness ofindustries in Europe;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment21
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy
Buzek, Markus Pieper, Sara Skyttedal, Sven Schulze, Tomas Tobé,
Pilar del Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030;
deleted
Or. {EN}en
Amendment22
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030;
deleted
Or. {EN}en
Amendment23
Sylvia Limmer
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030;
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, even though a system based
on renewable energy sources will not work economically, technically
and environmentally in the foreseeable future;
Or. {DE}de
Amendment24
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030;
B.whereas Parliament has voted by a majority of its Members the
goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, while
co-legislators have decided for lower targets and further
negotiations are foreseen;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment25
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030;
B.whereas the Commission has proposed a common greenhouse gas
(GHG) emission reduction objective of at least 55% by 2050, while
the Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by 60% by 2030;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment26
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030;
B.whereas Parliament has endorsed the goal of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030, which requires more
ambitious targets for renewables;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment27
Jessica Stegrud, Rob Rooken, Robert Roos
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B a.whereas any legislative initiative of the Commission, within
the framework of the European Green Deal, should be preceded by a
publicly available cost analysis as well as a long-term estimation
of its effect on global CO2 emissions;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment28
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B a.whereas any legislative action taken by the Commission in
the field of energy system integration and envisaged in the
Communication should be preceded by a thorough and publicly
available cost analysis study;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment29
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B a.whereas achieving climate neutrality requires moving away
from a system based largely on fossil fuels and accomplishing
towards a highly energy-efficient climate-neutral and
renewable-based system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment30
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B a.whereas the 2020 State of the Energy Union report has shown
that the energy demand is overall decreasing in the EU but is
increasing in certain sectors, such as transport;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment31
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B b.whereas 70% of the primary energy used in the EU came from
fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal) in 20174b;
_________________
4b Eurostat
Or. {EN}en
Amendment32
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
B c.whereas the International Energy Agency estimates that
approximately one third of the global methane emissions come from
the energy sector;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment33
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
C.whereas energy system integration means the coordinated
planning and operation of all energy carriers and infrastructure
connected to all final consumers;
C.whereas energy system integration means the coordinated
planning and operation of the energy system ‘as a whole’, across
multiple energy carriers and infrastructures connected, and all
final consumers playing an active role with the objective of
delivering zero-carbon, reliable, resource-efficient and secure
energy services, at the least possible cost in line with the
European Green Deal, the Paris Agreement and the UN’s 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment34
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud, Elżbieta Kruk, Evžen
Tošenovský
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
C.whereas energy system integration means the coordinated
planning and operation of all energy carriers and infrastructure
connected to all final consumers;
C.whereas energy system integration means co-production,
combined use, conversion, and substitution of different energy
supply- and demand forms (i.e. electricity, heat, fuels) in a view
of the system optimization that requires coordinated planning and
operation of all energy carriers and infrastructure connected to
all final consumers;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment35
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
C.whereas energy system integration means the coordinated
planning and operation of all energy carriers and infrastructure
connected to all final consumers;
C.whereas energy system integration means the coordinated
planning and operation of all types of energy, all energy carriers
and infrastructure connected to all final consumers, also by taking
into consideration the existing structures, their limits and
potential;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment36
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
C.whereas energy system integration means the coordinated
planning and operation of all energy carriers and infrastructure
connected to all final consumers;
C.whereas energy system integration means the coordinated
planning and operation of a largely renewable based energy system
as a whole and infrastructure across multiple energy carriers,
infrastructures, and consumption sectors;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment37
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Bart
Groothuis, Morten Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Nicola
Danti, Claudia Gamon, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
C a.whereas the integration of energy systems can bring a
response to many of the challenges stemming from energy transition,
and particularly the challenge of decarbonisation, optimisation and
balancing of the energy networks, guaranteeing security of supply,
and maintaining the EU’s strategic autonomy;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment38
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Bart
Groothuis, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová,
Nicola Danti, Claudia Gamon, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
C b.whereas the twin green and digital transition of the energy
networks will require unprecedented public and private investments
in infrastructure modernisation and new infrastructure deployment
when necessary, as well as investments in buildings renovation, and
research and development;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment39
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable
limits;
D.whereas energy system integration is crucial to establish a
cascading priority to first apply energy efficiency and savings,
subsequently direct electrification and for those applications that
cannot be abated by other means the use of sustainable, renewables
based fuels as well as enhance used of heat and storage to foster
further integration across sectors, thus supporting the energy
transition and boosting citizen participation while keeping costs
for European authorities and European citizens within affordable
limits;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment40
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable
limits;
D.whereas energy system integration can accelerate the
transition towards a climate neutral economy while keeping the
costs within acceptable limits, strengthening energy security,
protecting health and the environment, and promoting growth,
innovation and global industrial leadership;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment41
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable
limits;
D.whereas energy system integration can make efficient use of
European authorities’ resources and contribute to achieving social
and environmental objectives such as healthy indoor climate,
tackling energy poverty and reaching climate neutrality and green
job creation;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment42
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud, Elżbieta Kruk, Evžen
Tošenovský
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable
limits;
D.whereas a properly designed and implemented energy system
should aim at improving the competitiveness of European industries
on a global level and increase the accessibility and affordability
of energy for citizens while keeping the costs of transformation in
check;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment43
Eleonora Evi, Ignazio Corrao
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable
limits;
D.whereas energy system integration can reduce costs for
European authorities and European citizens, while ensuring an
effective and deep decarbonisation of the European economy in line
with the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development
Goals;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment44
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy
Buzek, Maria Spyraki, Henna Virkkunen, Markus Pieper, Sven Schulze,
Pilar del Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable
limits;
D.whereas energy system integration aims to keep costs for
European authorities, European businesses and European citizens
within realistic and acceptable limits; a cost efficient energy
sector integration must be enforced;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment45
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable
limits;
D.whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European
authorities and European citizens within realistic and affordable
limits;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment46
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D a.whereas energy efficiency first means taking utmost account
in energy planning, and in policy and investment decisions, of
alternative cost efficient energy efficiency measures to make
energy demand and energy supply more efficient, in particular by
means of cost effective end-use energy savings, demand response
initiatives and more efficient conversion, transmission and
distribution of energy, whilst still achieving the objectives of
those decisions 4a;
_________________
4a Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy
Union and Climate Action.
Or. {EN}en
Amendment47
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D a.whereas renewable energy such as wind and solar energy are
by their nature an unreliable source of energy as these forms of
energy are not always available; underlines the importance of
keeping the total costs of these forms of energy in mind as there
are the costs of storage of energy, the costs of back-up
energy-providers and the grid-connection costs;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment48
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D a.whereas the climate emergency and the current health crisis
forces the Union to reconsider the role of public spending in
achieving social, environmental and economic goals supporting a
green recovery;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment49
Patrizia Toia
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D a.whereas consumer rights and protections in the gas and
district heating sectors are not aligned to those in the
electricity sector;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment50
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D a.whereas the COVID-19 crisis has shown that it is crucial to
be able to rely on a safe and flexible energy system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment51
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D b.whereas nuclear and hydropower form the backbone of
low-carbon electricity generation while and provide three-quarters
of the global low-carbon generation, on the other hand, over the
past 50 years, the use of nuclear energy has reduced carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions by more than 60 gigatons, which is equivalent to
almost two years of global energy-related emissions according to
the IEA-OECD report;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment52
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud, Robert Roos, Rob Rooken
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
D c.whereas the IEA-OECD report recommends several government
actions that aim to ensure that existing nuclear power plants can
operate as long as they are safe, support the construction of new
nuclear power plants, and encourage the development of new nuclear
technologies;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment53
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success;
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration namely a
cascading priority for energy efficiency and savings, direct
electrification and sustainable, renewables based fuels for
applications that do not have another alternative; calls on the
Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is implemented
rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the private sector to
contribute to its success;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment54
Sylvia Limmer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success;
1.Takes notes of the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration;
Or. {DE}de
Amendment55
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud, Elżbieta Kruk, Evžen
Tošenovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success;
1.Welcomes the Communication by the Commission on a strategy for
energy system integration; notes that this general direction set
out in the document requires clarifications regarding the tangible
implementation of proposed actions which should be further
developed based on thorough impact assessment and taking into
account the principle of technological neutrality and in close
cooperation with the industries concerned;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment56
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success;
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication a strategy for energy system integration in
particularly on energy efficiency first principle, and a largely
renewable based energy system; calls on the Commission and the
Member States to ensure that it is implemented rapidly in a spirit
of solidarity; believes that the public sector plays a crucial role
in its success;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment57
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success;
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented adequately in time and effectively in a spirit of
cooperation; considers the private sector as an important actor to
ensure its effective implementation;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment58
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Bart
Groothuis, Morten Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj,
Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Claudia Gamon, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success;
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; underlines that the
private sector will play a key role in its success;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment59
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success;
1.Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its
Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on
the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is
implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the
private sector to contribute to its success and support the
building of an energy system that drives the EU towards climate
neutrality in 2050 at the latest;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment60
Sylvia Limmer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
deleted
Or. {DE}de
Amendment61
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2.Is of the opinion that such a strategy, when translated into
actions with a realistic approach and with economical viable
measures, can help the Union to achieve a transition to an economy
with more respect towards the environment while maintaining energy
accessibility, affordability, and security of supply through the
development of an efficient, integrated, resilient, smart and
decarbonised system without compromising but further strengthening
the competitiveness of European industries;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment62
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while ensuring energy accessibility and security of
supply through an effective development of an efficient,
integrated, resilient, flexible and smart system with the aim of
reaching gradually the decarbonisation targets;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment63
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union to set out a
path to achieve its climate goals while maintaining energy
accessibility, affordability and security of supply through the
development of a highly energy efficient fully renewables based,
integrated, resilient and smart system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment64
Eleonora Evi, Ignazio Corrao
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of a circular, highly energy and
resource efficient, integrated, resilient, smart, renewables-based
and multi-modal system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment65
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy
Buzek, Maria Spyraki, Henna Virkkunen, Pascal Arimont, Markus
Pieper, Sven Schulze, Pilar del Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility, affordability
and security of supply through the development of an efficient,
integrated, interconnected, resilient, smart and decarbonised
system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment66
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of a just, efficient, integrated,
resilient, cost-competitive, smart and decarbonised system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment67
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility and security
of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated,
resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
2.Believes that such a strategy can help the Union achieve its
climate goals while maintaining energy accessibility, affordability
and security of supply through the development of an efficient,
integrated, resilient, smart and decarbonised system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment68
Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Margarita de la Pisa
Carrión, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Elżbieta Kruk
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2 a.Notes the Commission's intention to propose a revision of
number of relevant acts relevant for the Strategy; emphasizes in
this respect that revision should be carried out with an utmost
care for coherent long-term approach and stable regulatory
framework for industries concerned and insists that a detailed
cost-benefit analysis should be carried out in each case in order
to develop an appropriate pathway of development; urges that
revision should take into due account the obligations arising from
current legislative acts that required financial outlays from
Member States and industries and return on these investments should
not be jeopardized by legislative changes creating stranded costs;
recalls in this respect that Directive 2014/94/EU laid down on
Member States requirements on the bunkering of LNG in maritime and
inland waterway transport until 2025 and2030 respectively, as well
as to ensure adequate number of CNG/LNG refuelling points for motor
vehicles;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment69
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Bart
Groothuis, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová,
Nicola Danti
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2 a.Recalls the importance of taking into account the diversity
of national energy systems and challenges; encourages the
Commission to maintain an approach that is as neutral as possible
to allow each Member State to use the most efficient
decarbonisation solutions according to their needs and
resources;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment70
Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Evžen Tošenovský, Margarita de la Pisa
Carrión, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Elżbieta Kruk
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2 b.Notes that implementation of energy system integration while
intended to reduce costs of the energy transformation in Europe in
a long run would involves immediate significant costs passed on the
end-users; asks therefore the Commission to present costs analysis
of the proposed changes per sector involved and per Member
State
Or. {EN}en
Amendment71
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
Optimising and decarbonising energy systems
Highly energy efficient and renewables based energy systems
Or. {EN}en
Amendment72
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy
Buzek, Maria Spyraki, Henna Virkkunen, Sven Schulze, Pilar del
Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Acknowledges the importance of the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that direct electrification, where possible,
presents an important pathway towards decarbonisation. Highlights
the need to develop a resilient and climate neutral energy system
based on the principle of “cost-efficiency";
Or. {EN}en
Amendment73
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Reiterates its support for an efficient energy system in which
all sectors will look for a better cost efficiency of products and
the implementation of energy from sources that will help to reduce
the carbon footprint and contribute to the energy independence of
the European Union;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment74
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is the one
not consumed, meaning that energy savings and efficiency gains must
be prioritised;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment75
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
generated, as much as possible, from sustainable sources;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment76
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle, a more circular energy system and recalls that the most
sustainable energy is energy which is not consumed;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment77
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is the
energy that is not consumed;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment78
Eleonora Evi, Ignazio Corrao
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed; calls for making the energy efficiency first
principle operational in all upcoming revisions of Union and
national legislation and methodologies, notably for scenario and
infrastructure planning and Cost Benefit Analysis;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment79
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed;
3.Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first
principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy
which is not consumed; stresses the need for portfolio of
climate-friendly solutions to enable the most energy-efficient and
cost effective technologies to thrive in the market;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment80
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 a.Notes the limitations of sustainably produced biofuels and
renewable hydrogen and therefore emphasises the need to apply first
other alternatives such as the energy efficiency first principle
and direct electrification; however, is aware of the role that
sustainably produced biofuels and renewable hydrogen can play in
decarbonising the difficult-to-decarbonise sectors such as steel
and cement and thus believes that certain common rules and
provisions need to be set;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment81
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Maria
Spyraki, Henna Virkkunen, Pascal Arimont, Sven Schulze, Pilar del
Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 a.Notes the high energy consumption in the water sector needs;
calls on the Commission to consider energy-efficient measures for
the EU water sector and the possibility to use treated waste water
as an “on-site” source of renewable energy in the Energy System
Integration;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment82
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 a.Recalls the importance of a technology-neutral approach that
ensures that all cost-effective and energy-efficient options are
made available to achieve climate neutrality in 2050 and a just
transition in the EU;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment83
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 a.Underlines important benefits of increased energy efficiency
efforts such reduced energy import dependencies, cheaper
consumption bills, increased industrial competiveness, as well as
climate and environment benefits;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment84
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Csaba Molnár, Adriana
Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne Cutajar, Niels
Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 a.Stresses the need to accelerate the transition to an energy
system based on renewable energies and faster electrification of
end-use sectors, where possible, bearing in mind costs and
energy-efficiency;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment85
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 b.Calls for making the energy efficiency first principle
operational in all upcoming revisions of Union and national
legislation and methodologies, notably for scenario and
infrastructure planning and Cost Benefit Analysis;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment86
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 b.Stresses the need to phase out all fossil fuels and to
assure a just transition towards climate neutrality and a fully
renewable based energy system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment87
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 c.Deplores the danger of accidents occurring during the
operation of nuclear power plants and the economic and
environmental cost of nuclear waste management; calls for the phase
out of nuclear energy;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment88
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
3 d.Deplores the role of investor protection as an obstacle to
achieving the obligations under the Paris Agreement and achieving
climate neutrality; calls on the Commission to terminate the
protection of fossil fuel investments in the context of the
modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty in order to facilitate a
fast transition towards a sustainable, renewable based energy
system;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment89
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process;
welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
4.Notes that not all Member States have reached the Energy
Efficiency targets for 2020, as set out in the Energy Efficiency
Progress Report; encourages the Commission to design a more
effective set of targets, taking into account its recommendations
as part of the Energy Union governance process; encourages, in this
regard, an effective and flexible application of the renovation
wave strategy in each Member State;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment90
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud, Elżbieta Kruk, Evžen
Tošenovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process;
welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
4.Takes note of the insufficient progress made by Member States,
asset out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to analyse in close cooperation with Member States and
representatives of the industries concerned the reasons for not
meeting the set numbers and stresses that no new targets should be
set without removing the existing barriers and before achieving the
current targets;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment91
Eleonora Evi, Ignazio Corrao
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process;
welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States and
by the Union as a whole, as set out in the Energy Efficiency
Progress Report; encourages the Commission to propose more
ambitious targets, taking into account its recommendations as part
of the Energy Union governance process; calls on the Commission to
review the existing measures and adopt more targeted policies,
especially in those sectors, like transport, where progress was
insufficient; welcomes,in this regard, the renovation wave
strategy;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment92
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy
Buzek, Maria Spyraki, Henna Virkkunen, Markus Pieper, Sara
Skyttedal, Sven Schulze, Tomas Tobé, Pilar del Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process;
welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
4.Acknowledges the insufficient progress made by Member States,
as set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to explore the impacts of revised targets on businesses,
notably SMEs, taking into account its recommendations as part of
the Energy Union governance process; welcomes, in this regard, the
renovation wave strategy; emphasizes that the renovation of the
existing building stock does not fully compensate for the need to
produce more low carbon energy;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment93
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Morten
Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová,
Nicola Danti, Claudia Gamon, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process;
welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States on
energy efficiency and renovation, as presented in the 2020 Energy
Efficiency Progress Report; takes note of the decision of the
Commission to revise Directive (EU) 2018/2002 on Energy Efficiency,
taking into account its recommendations as part of the Energy Union
governance process; welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave
strategy and the upcoming revision of Directive (EU) 2018/844 on
the Energy Performance of Buildings;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment94
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Niels
Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process;
welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets and instruments to
achieve them in the upcoming legislative reviews of the energy and
climate regulation, taking into account its recommendations as part
of the Energy Union governance process; welcomes, in this regard,
the renovation wave strategy and the Stepping up Europe’s 2030
climate ambition communication;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment95
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process;
welcomes, in this regard, the renovation wave strategy;
4.Deplores the insufficient progress made by Member States, as
set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; calls on the
Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account
its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process
and the Climate Target Plan; as well as an ambitious revision of
the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; welcomes in this
regard the renovation wave strategy;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment96
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency first to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines necessary requirements on circularity and waste
recycling and envisages a similar legislative framework for excess
energy and unavoidable waste heat from highly energy efficient
industrial processes, building, data centres or other processes;
calls for a necessary modernisation of heat networks to 4th and 5th
generation high-efficiency low-temperature networks based on
renewable energy, which must play a significant role in heat
decarbonisation; calls in this context for a further implementation
of the heating and cooling strategy, including when revising the
Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Efficiency Directive 5a, as
well as the creation of an enabling framework when revising the
environmental and energy state aid guidelines6a; draws attention to
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
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5a Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of
energy from renewable sources; Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018,
amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency
6a Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and
energy
Or. {EN}en
Amendment97
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to establish a comprehensive
terminology and certification system in a single legislative
instrument that covers both renewable and low-carbon fuels, based
on full life-cycle GHG emission savings across the entire value
chain; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste,
energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; recognises the potential key role of refineries in a
circular energy system, for their capability to recycle biological
waste and residues from agriculture, food and forestry into fuels
and other products; recognises low-carbon liquid fuels (based on
e.g. hydrogen and captured CO2 or biomass and waste) as a central
part of the solution to help reaching climate neutrality; draws
attention to the modernisation of heat networks, which can play a
significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of
digital tools for smart energy management;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment98
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy
Buzek, Maria Spyraki, Henna Virkkunen, Pascal Arimont, Sven
Schulze, Pilar del Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of organic waste
from cities and agricultural sector, energy and waste heat from
industrial processes, buildings and data centres; calls on the
Commission and the Member States to develop effective incentives
and business models for the uncoupling and use of industrial waste
heat; draws attention to the replacement of old and inefficient
heating systems and the modernisation of heat networks, which can
play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the
potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment99
Patrizia Toia
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres as well as the potential of biogas/biomethane in terms
of resource efficiency, cost-efficiency, and in supporting the
development of new local revenue streams, such as in rural
areas; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks, which
can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the
potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment100
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; calls on
the Commission to propose concrete initiatives to reduce energy
losses along the transmission and distribution networks, through
the revision of Regulation (EU) 347/2013 on a trans-European energy
infrastructure and Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on the security of gas
supply;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment101
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Marc Botenga, Manuel Bompard,
Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of energy and
waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres;
stresses that waste to heat is an inefficient use of resources that
is not compatible with circularity, draws attention to the
modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role
in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools
for smart energy management while prioritizing cyber security and
data protection;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment102
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Josianne
Cutajar, Niels Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres, energy produced from bio-waste or in wastewater treatment
plants; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment103
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Jessica Stegrud, Elżbieta Kruk, Evžen
Tošenovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of
extension of the principle of energy efficiency to the entire value
chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potential of circularity
and reuse of waste, energy and waste heat from industrial
processes, buildings and datacentres; draws attention to the
modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role
in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools
for smart energy management;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment104
Seán Kelly
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks,
which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses
the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
5.Calls on the Commission to extend the principle of energy
efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses;
underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy
and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data
centres and agriculture; draws attention to the modernisation of
heat networks, which can play a significant role in heat
decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart
energy management;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment105
Claudia Gamon, Klemen Grošelj
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5 a.Considers district heating in densely populated areas to be
a very efficient tool for energy storage providing the necessary
flexibility to integrate a greater share of intermittent renewables
and waste heat from industrial processes; calls on the Commission
and the Member States to support and develop highly
energy-efficient district heating networks; moreover, calls on the
Commission to take heat infrastructure and thermal storage into
account when developing the Ten-Year Network Development Plans for
both the European Network of Transmission System Operators for
Electricity (ENTSO-E) and the European Network of Transmission
System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G);
Or. {EN}en
Amendment106
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Morten
Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová,
Nicola Danti
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5 a.Welcomes the new EU Methane Strategy; recalls that it is
essential to rapidly deploy methane emissions monitoring systems,
relying on satellite observation technologies such as the ones
developed through the Copernicus programme; welcomes the private
initiatives undertaken to reduce methane emissions, such as the Oil
and Gas Methane Partnership and the Methane Guiding Principles;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment107
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5 a.Calls on the Commission to take initiatives to make the
valorisation of unavoidable waste heat mandatory, as resource
for channelling into heat networks or storage;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment108
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5 b.Calls on the Commission to propose measures to further
reduce methane emissions in the energy sector, starting with
introducing a binding methane intensity reduction objective of 0.2%
by 2025 for all gases sold within the EU in Directive (EU) 2019/692
on the internal market for natural gas; welcomes the Commission’s
proposal to make Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) and
Leak Detection And Repair (LDAR) mandatory;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment109
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Bart
Groothuis, Morten Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj,
Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5 c.Underlines the potential of circular economy solutions to
reduce final energy demand, such as the reuse of waste, energy and
waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres;
calls on the Commission to propose measures to incentivise the
reuse of waste energy and heat in the revision of Directive
2008/98/EC on waste reduction; underlines that sustainably produced
biogas, including biomethane, can help reuse waste stemming from
agriculture, food consumption and forestry;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment110
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Iskra
Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová, Nicola Danti, Valérie
Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5 d.Draws attention to the challenge of decarbonising heating
and cooling; highlights the potential of modern, low-temperature
district heating networks supplied by renewable, carbon-free and
low-carbon energy; notes that they can play a significant role in
cost-efficient heat decarbonisation in urban and industrial
areas;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment111
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Morten
Petersen, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Nicola Danti, Claudia
Gamon, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
5 e.Stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy
management, which can also reduce energy demand in a cost-efficient
way; welcomes the ongoing revision of the secondary legislation on
energy labelling and ecodesign of space and water heaters and
coolers;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment112
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, Salvatore
De Meo, Maria da Graça Carvalho, András Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy
Buzek, Maria Spyraki, Henna Virkkunen, Pascal Arimont, Markus
Pieper, Sven Schulze, Pilar del Castillo Vera
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop financial tools which are fully in line
with the climate and integration goals; underlines that European
programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe and the
European Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the Connecting Europe Facility
on the basis of the TEN-E and TEN-T Regulations, cohesion policy,
InvestEU, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Just Transition Fund
and the ETS Innovation Fund have a key role in fostering a
renewable and low-carbon hydrogen economy, biogas/biomethane
development and carbon capture and storage and hydrogen-compatible
infrastructure, while also providing appropriate investments in the
use of natural gas where it provides emission reduction and serves
as a transitional enabler; calls on the Commission to develop
targets for energy infrastructure rollout and that system
integration should make maximum use of existing gas infrastructure
which can help deliver a cost-effective transition throughout many
sectors including industry and mobility;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment113
Paolo Borchia
{ID}on behalf of the ID Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual electricity and gas infrastructure
investment; recalls that the use of the existing gas infrastructure
in combination with renewable and low-carbon gases will avoid
unnecessary investments on the electricity side while
simultaneously implementing the EU decarbonising targets; calls on
the Commission to conduct a comparative analysis of costs and
benefits and develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment114
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require also a massive
expansion of additional renewable energy capacities for the direct
electrification of currently fossil based applications and might
require between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure
investment; calls on the Commission to develop an inclusive,
integrated and realistic scenario planning, considering notably
energy efficiency and energy system integration, as well as
sustainable investment criteria7a, which are fully in line with the
climate goals;
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7a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on
the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable
investment 2018/0178 (COD)
Or. {EN}en
Amendment115
Margarita de la Pisa Carrión
{ECR}on behalf of the ECR Group
Pietro Fiocchi, Elżbieta Kruk, Evžen Tošenovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the needs of the energy system integration and
take into account the emission reduction potential of the
investment in the end use and its contribution to energy
transition;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment116
Sylvia Limmer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment, and that
renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are intermittent
and variable and therefore not suitable for a central a.c. grid, as
they are neither controllable nor base-load capable and thus
neither ensure security of supply nor grid stability;
Or. {DE}de
Amendment117
Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Carlos Zorrinho,
Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, Jens Geier, Robert Hajšel, Csaba
Molnár, Adriana Maldonado López, Lina Gálvez Muñoz, Niels
Fuglsang
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and energy targets for 2030 and
climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest in order to make sure that
it does not lead to a lock-in of assets;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment118
Eleonora Evi, Ignazio Corrao
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require a massive
expansion of renewable energy capacity, potentially accounting for
between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure
investment; calls on the Commission to develop sustainable
investment criteria and inclusive, integrated and realistic
planning which are fully in line with the climate goals;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment119
Cornelia Ernst, Marisa Matias, Manuel Bompard, Sira Rego
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate and integration goals;
6.Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR
520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on
the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are
fully in line with the climate goals thus excluding fossil fuel
infrastructure to safeguard against a fossil fuel lock-in;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment120
Massimiliano Salini, Tom Berendsen, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan,
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Christian Ehler, Gheorghe Falcă, Marian-Jean
Marinescu, Ivan Štefanec, Antonio Tajani, Pernille Weiss, András
Gyürk, Edina Tóth, Jerzy Buzek, Henna Virkkunen, Sara Skyttedal,
Sven Schulze, Tomas Tobé
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
6 a.Regrets that the Commission’s draft taxonomy delegated act
undermines the climate goals with regards to renewable energy
sources, encourages the Commission to embrace a technological
neutral approach based on life-cycle GHG emissions and not demand
stricter rules from hydropower, biofuel and biogas, than other
renewable energy sources; Furthermore, regrets that nuclear power
is broken out and dealt with in a separate delegated act as this
undermines the holistic energy system perspective, and limits
Member States' possibilities for self-determination over the energy
mix;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment121
Jakop G. Dalunde
{Greens/EFA}on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
7.Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and
anticipating the need for new energy production, transmission,
distribution and conversion infrastructure in order to optimise its
use in a climate-neutral economy and to ensure its economic
viability;
7.Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and
anticipating the need for energy efficiency measures, system
integration or new energy production, transmission, distribution
and conversion infrastructure in order to optimise its use in a
climate-neutral economy and to ensure its mid- and long-term
economic viability; demands that each infrastructure project should
include an alternative scenario based on demand reduction and/or
sector integration before being constructed;
Or. {EN}en
Amendment122
Christophe Grudler, Mauri Pekkarinen, Ivars Ijabs, Bart
Groothuis, Iskra Mihaylova, Klemen Grošelj, Martina Dlabajová,
Nicola Danti, Claudia Gamon, Valérie Hayer
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
7.Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and
anticipating the need for new energy production, transmission,
distribution and conversion infrastructure in order to optimise its
use in a climate-neutral economy and to ensure its economic
viability;
7.Highlights the importance of assessing ex-ante and
anticipating the need for new energy production,