14 Amendments of Kaja KALLAS related to 2016/2041(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the development of renewable energy must ensureprovides opportunities for tackling climate change, improving air quality increasing energy sovereignecurity, eliminateing energy poverty and fostering economic development in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas public participation and supervision, clear policy guidelines at regional, national and European level and the engagement of citizens, businesses, consumer organisations, civil society and social partners are key to the successful development of renewable energy;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas renewable energy offers an opportunity for greater energy democracycitizens to take greater control over their energy consumption and engagement in the energy transition through collective management, public investment and decentralised forms of energy production;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the European Commission's commitment to making the EU "the world number one in renewables" and urges the Commission to ensure full implementation of the 2020 renewable energy directive and to put forward an ambitious post-2020 legislative framework;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the role of renewable support schemes in attracting long-term investment and consolidating the renewable sector, while being market-driven to facilitate the integration of renewables in the energy market; rejects the retroactive elimination of renewable support schemes;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the targets already agreed for 2020 must be taken as the baseline when revising the Renewables Energy Directive after that date; underlines that the EU 2030 renewable energy target requires collective achievement; stresses that Member States should develop their national plans timely and that the Commission needs enhanced oversight capacities;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of public consultation and participation in the planning of new energy infrastructure projects, in particular as regards new interconnections;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need for a differential treatmentimportance of taking into account the differences between micro, small and large producers; stresses the importance of ensuring financial and administrative facilities for ‘prosumers’ (households, micro and small businesses, cooperatives, public administrations and non-commercial entities that engage in energy production);
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that renewable electricity production should be better integrated with the electric distribution and transmission systems, considering the changes towards a more flexible and decentralised model for energy;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the Commission’s strategy to increase demand-response mechanisms; Points out that the take up of demand response solutions is conditional to the development of user-friendly technologies, data-sharing platforms and interoperable smart devices that give access to price signals that reward flexible consumption ; stresses that this should not create an additional financial burden for citizens;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that certain consumers (such as energy-poor households) have rigid consumption patterns and may be negatively affected by enhanced price- based efficiency mechanisms; stresses in this regard the importance of energy efficiency policies in Member States focused on consumers in a vulnerable situation;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the indirect taxation on energy should be closely linked to green energy policies and should take into account its distributional, social and economic effects, with automatic compensatory measures for vulnerable families and sectorsStresses that Member States are responsible for ensuring the right policy mix (targeted efficiency measures, social and fiscal policies) for supporting consumers in a vulnerable situation;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses the need for a shift from liberalisation to sustainable mobility regulationpolicies, including sustainable logistic systems and sustainable urban policies that minimise overall energy consumption in transport;