Activities of Keith TAYLOR related to 2018/2023(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the European Union: time to act! PDF (403 KB) DOC (83 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls, however, on the Commission to bring forward a revision of Directive 2014/94/EU within the shortest possible timeframefocus on the proper implementation of Directive 2014/94/EU, taking into account that only 8 of 25 member states have so far fully implemented it and in order to fill the gaps in alternative fuels infrastructure throughout the European Union;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Commission’s evaluation of the National Framework Plans (NFPs) reveals differing levels of effort and ambition between Member States and that the deployment of alternative fuels is falling short; calls therefore on the Commission to replace NFPs with mandatory objectives such as those put forward in the 2013 proposal, while alsoultimate aim of the EU to decarbonise the transport sector and to meet its targets of a 14 percent share of renewable energy in transport until 2030 could be further enhanced by the development of sustainability criteria for fuels and batteries, based on life-cycle emissions that takinge into account the projected and realised uptake of alternative-fuel vehicles and their technologicali.a. the impact of production, as well as the upstream emissions from electricity and manufacturing progrcess, as well as the goal of having a trans-European infrastructure network for all alternative fuelses and their impacts on water demand, land use, the environment and the wider community;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. calls on the Commission, Member States and the industry to restrict their expectations for the success of the ongoing research and development of second generation batteries, as the dependence on the outcome is mounting, but at the same time, the final outcome and timing is still uncertain and a more realistic approach is needed;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests an annual evaluation of the Member States’ implementation status and broade, underlining of the Directive’s scope to shift it from deployment along the TEN-T network to also covering urban and regional nodes and the infrastructure for public fleetsimportance of sustainable urban planning and in particular the increase in uptake of alternatively fuelled public transport, as in 2017, only about 10% of all new buses purchased in the EU were electric;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to create a level playing field between the different alternative fuels, thus making hydrogen infrastructure mandatory with deployment requirements equal to those for CNG, but adjustingdeploring that no distinction is made between the different life-cycle impact of fuels, some of which are still essentially of fossil origin e.g. CNG and LPG, and no adjustment is made as to theseir deployment requirements in accordance with their contribution to decarbonisation;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s effort to provide an additional EUR 800 million as start-up financing to support the uptake of alternative fuels infrastructure which should be focused on supporting especially public transport and its need for alternative fuel infrastructure, as well as revised maintenance workshops and procedures; doubts, however, that the leverage will be sufficient given the projected need for EUR 5.2 billion up to 2020 and an additional EUR 16-22 billion of overall investment up to 20253 ; _________________ 3 COM(2017)0652.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines the importance of sustainable urban planning, shifting from private use to shared and public use of transport and calling on the Commission and Member States to particularly turn their attention to the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure for collective and public transport services, such as buses, trams, trains, shared cars, taxis, minivans, as well as for bicycles, scooters and motorcycles;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Suggests setting up a European Clean Mobility Fund to cover the estimated necessary investment of EUR 25 billion up to 2025; calls for the fund to be co- financed, with the European Union contributing 10 % and 90 % coming from industry, notably manufacturers, suppliers, energy and fuel producers and other interested parties; suggests that, by contributing to the fund, companies or consortia should be granted preferential access to grants and loans provided by the CEF, EIB and EC IPE; requests that financial resources from the fund should be awarded according to the criteriasustainability criteria the Commission is to develop, based on life-cycle evaluations of fuel and battery production, of feasibility, European added value, the achievement of deployment goals and cohesion policy; asks that the INEA, which already oversees the CEF, become the responsible agency;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to review their energy taxation frameworks in order to facilitate and incentivise the uptake of alternative fuels and to remove burdensome taxation on electricity used to generate alternative fuelpresent disparities in energy taxation between different transport modes, including also power-to-gas as storage for intermittent renewable energies;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Deplores that the lack of sufficient vision, planning and investment in alternative decarbonised and more sustainable mobility options by the European car industry during the last 30 years has lead to a cul-de-sac in terms of their development and rather than leading to a diversification of their industry;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Battery Alliance and strongly supports the establishment of European battery cell production focussing on next-generation technology; calls on the Commission to extend the initiative to other powertrains such as fuel cells in order to maintain European technology leadership;