Activities of Benedek JÁVOR related to 2016/2058(INI)
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REPORT on an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling PDF (368 KB) DOC (156 KB)
Amendments (54)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Paris Agreement made in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 15 December 2011 Energy Roadmap 2050 (COM(2011) 0885)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is primary energythe 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change (COP 21) aims at 'holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels; whereas 50% of the primary energy in the EU is used for heating and cooling; whereas a heating and cooling sector compatible with the EU´s energy and climate goals needs to be based on 100% renewables by 2050 at the latest, which can only be achieved through reducing our energy consumption and making full use of the "energy efficiency first / first fuel" principle;
Amendment 23 #
B. whereas – although there is potential – the share of RES energy in heating and cooling in the Member States is insufficithe share of RES energy in heating and cooling has been slowly increasing, providing up to 18% of primary energy supply in 2012, but the potential for increased energy efficiency measures as well as renewable heating and cooling is still largely untapped and at current rates will be insufficient to reach the 2050 decarbonisation target in line with the Paris agreement;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the share of primary energy from fossil fuels in heating and cooling is 75% and does not guaranteecurrently 75%, whereas fossil fuels are still heavily subsidised, despite the Commission´s recommendations and G20 commitments to phase-out such subsidies, thereby impeding decarbonisation, thereby while accelerating climate change and causing significant harm to the environment;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas ambitious policies for renewable heating and cooling in combination with reduced energy consumption and energy efficiency measures, are a major driving force to reduce the EU´s import dependency and it´s overall external energy bill, cutting costs for household, industry and business, increasing competitiveness and achieving the EU´s energy and climate goals in line with the Paris Agreement 1.5 °C goal;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas Member States need to fully implement the existing Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; whereas an integrated approach on transforming energy sources as well as heating and cooling systems is indispensable and would deliver major environmental, economic and social benefits; whereas with their upcoming revision the coherence and synergies between and within the EED, RED and EPBD need to be reinforced accordingly;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the use of progressive heating or cooling systems in buildings presumably means thatbulk of European heat is consumed in existing, energy inefficient buildings; whereas vast synergies can be exploited by promoting the use of renewable heating or cooling systems in combination with energy efficiency measures in those buildings will first have to undergo a thorough process of thermomodernisation; sector, thereby reducing energy demand and the costs for consumers and contributing to alleviating energy poverty as well as triggering the creation of qualified local jobs;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a complex thermomodernisation process for the sake of thermal comfort or comfort cooling also depends on the use of adequate energy systems that provide for the effective conversion of energy from primary sourcedepends also on the use of adequate energy systems;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas architecture, urban planning, heat map analysis and the diversity of European climate zones, as well as the building type (public, residential, commercial), must be taken into account in the planning of energy- efficient, low- emission public and residentialrenewable-energy- equipped buildings with maximum thermal comfort or comfort cooling;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas natural gas is becoming ever more important in heating given that the chemical energy stored in it can be converted into heat energy highly efficientlyew investments in natural gas infrastructure risk becoming stranded assets and will not be compatible with the EU´s long-term security of supply and its energy and climate goals; whereas every 1% increase in energy savings reduces gas imports by 2.6%;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas local authorities, regions and cities, due to their suitable scale and closeness to the energy source, are key actors in deploying sustainable and efficient heating and cooling solutions, such as through district heating and cooling systems, that provide clean renewable and affordable energy to citizens;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas 85% of the energy consumed in buildings is used for space heating and hot water production and 45 % of the heating and cooling in the EU is used in the residential sector;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that improved energy efficiency in buildings is of paramount importance in reducing CO2 emissions, improving energy security, reducing energy poverty and boosting our economy;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Considers that energy efficiency should be treated as an energy source in its own right when considering heating and cooling;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the efficiency of extracting and using energy from various sources, disWelcomes the Commission´s communication entitled ´An EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling´ emphasising the need for phasing-out fossil fuels, which arging energy (cooling) and preventing energy from flowing from ae still accounting for three quarter of primary energy supply in the sector; acknowledges that making full use of energy efficiency measureas of a higher temperature to areas of a lower temperature, using thermally insulated partitions that pose maximum resistance to that flow, are fundamental elements in the EU's– our first fuel – and of the 'energy efficiency first principle' will lead to an overall reduction of our energy consumption which will allow renewable energy sources (sustainable biomass, geothermal, aerothermal, solar thermal and renewable electricity) to fully remove the need for fossil fuels in heating and cooling strategy;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets the slow progress for renewable use in heating and cooling; stresses the importance of avoiding the locking-in of technologies in compatible with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement and hence urges the immediate phasing-out of subsidies and other -direct and indirect- incentives for fossil-based heating and cooling technology;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to fully integrate its Heating and Cooling Strategy into all forthcoming energy legislative proposals, especially its Market Design initiative, the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Renewable Energy Directive, as well as into the guidance to Member States in the implementation of the existing ones; calls on the Commission to assess how this can be taken into account in energy planning;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that thCalls on the Commission to exploit more sthorter the chain by which primary energy is converted into other forms to generate usable heat, the higher the energy efficiencyoughly synergies between renewable heating and cooling and energy efficiency measures through comprehensive measures, such as the ´Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Initiative' promoting a greater up-take of energy efficiency measures in combination with renewables in the building sector;
Amendment 131 #
3. Considers that domestic appliances (washing machines, dishwashers, etc.) should be the most energy efficient and designed in such a way that they can use the hot water supply at the place where they are installed; accordingly eco-design minimum requirements as well as strong energy labelling policies should be updated on a regular basis, and revised upwards;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requests the Member States to fully implement the current EED and the EPBD and urges the Commission to accompany Member States in the implementation of the 'Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB)' that will be the rule as of 2021 for all new buildings; calls on the Member States to fully implement their long-term renovation strategies taking into account that similar standards should be progressively applied to existing buildings in order to mobilise sufficient investment for the modernisation of their building stock and to achieve a nearly- zero energy building stock by 2050 at EU level;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that nZEB should be primarily based on better insulation techniques and smart buildings management making it possible to reduce the absolute energy consumption of buildings to nearly-zero, followed by on- site or near-site energy generation from renewable sources in order to meet residual demand;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses the need for enabling consumers to accelerate the modernisation of their old and inefficient heating systems in Europe in order to deliver energy efficiency gains with available technologies, including district heating systems fuelled by renewable energy sources; calls on the European Commission to bring forward concrete proposals to increase the modernisation rate of individual and district heating systems installed in existing buildings;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Stresses the need for a favourable framework for tenants and those living in multi-dwelling buildings, to enable them to also benefit from self-generation and consumption of renewable heating and cooling and energy efficiency measures thereby tackling the challenges of split incentives and sometimes impeding tenancy rules;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, and in particular photovoltaic cells and solar panels, when combined with energy efficiency, of renewable heating and cooling (such as solar thermal, geothermal, aerothermal and sustainable biomass), in the heating of water and the provision of thermal comfort in buildings, if necessary in conjunction with thermal storage facilities that can be used at nightfor daily or seasonal balancing onsite or at district level;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the use of mapping resources for heat purposes, appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles, in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis forcluding urban level network solutions, such as district heating and cooling, should contribute to energy- efficient and low- emissionrenewable energy equipped construction in the various climate zones in Europe;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that, in this context of heating and cooling, the Energy Union should have the interests of present and future generations at its core and should empower the people to produce, consume, store or trade their own renewable energy either individually or collectively, to take energy-saving measures, to become active participants;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local authorities to take the necessary steps towards thGiven the decentralised nature of the heating and cooling sector, considers local authorities, cities and regions to have a key role in fostering energy efficiency and renewable thermomodernisation of existing public or residential buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort coolingating and cooling in existing public, commercial and residential buildings with low energy performance and thermal comfort; highlights in this context the importance of movements and bodies such as the Covenant of Mayors allowing sharing of knowledge and best practice and that should be further encouraged, strengthened and properly financed;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be restricted and replaced with large-scale local cogeneration systems that produce heat and electricityConsiders district heating and cooling systems as strategic assets, especially in dense urban areas, as they can integrate locally available renewable energy sources, store surplus renewable electricity in times of lower electricity consumption, and effectively distribute heating and cooling to buildings and industrial sites; underlines that based on heat density calculations and taking account of the need to respect the 'energy efficiency first' principle and to optimise energy efficiency improvements, there should be a case-by-case assessment based on where district heating/cooling is economically and environmentally expedient and new systems should be installed or the renovation of existing ones should be encouraged;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas or other greenefficient renewable based CHP plants while following the Sustainability Biomass Policy and excluding municipal solid waste as fuels;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using efficient heat pumps could become very important; that are based on RES electricity will become very important; urges to ban electric space heaters as the main heating system since it is extremely costly for the user due to their bad energy efficiency performance;
Amendment 262 #
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities, for example in the form of thermally insulated water tanks that use electric resistance to stay hot overnight (outside the hours of peak demand) and thereby improve the quality of electricity supply, could play a very important role in heatingcould play a very important role; as heat production can be stored rather than curtailed if not needed at certain moments;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than beforeat avoiding industrial waste heat and cold is an important aspect of increasing energy efficiency and fully seizing the opportunities of a circular economy; stresses that industries and nearby residential or service buildings should be encouraged to cooperate (notably through industrial parks) and share their energy production and needs;
Amendment 291 #
13. Calls on the Member States to use legal and economic means to accelerate the gradual phasinge -out of outdated solid- fuel furnaces with an energy efficiency level of less than 80%and to substitute them with efficient and sustainable heating and cooling systems that tap in the potential of locally available and sustainable renewable energy sources (e.g. sustainable biomass, geothermal and solar); urges the Commission and Member States to ban co-firing of coal and renewable sources;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls onUrges the Commission to draw up a plan to promote the sustainable use of organic waste for heating and cooling as part of the 'Waste to energy' programme; only for biogas generation in order not to destroy valuable resources or undermine the circular economy approach and the necessity to waste less; commands that any type of waste used to produce energy is assessed in consistency with the waste hierarchy and allowed in cases where it is the only alternative to land-filling, in order to avoid a further technology lock-in;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to take legal and administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate ‘low hehight’ emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of agglomerations and to channel investment in favour of efficient renewable solutions instead;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards phasinge out low-temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere carcinogenic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (benzopyrene, etc.); Takes the view that the use of old and inefficient wood-burning fireplaces in densely built towns and cities should be banned; and replaced by efficient renewable solutions; stresses the risks of a lock-in effect bearing in mind that newly installed devices tend to last for more than 25 years on average;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that heat exchangers can play a vital role in local cooling via the expansion of liquefied natural gas in LNG terminalsCalls on the Commission to develop a definition and a methodology to calculate renewable cooling considering that demand for cooling is on the rise in Europe;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that heat exchangers can play a vital role in cooling in the food industry in transferring heat to natural bodies of water (free cooling) located close to sites at which products are stored, the temperature of which does not exceed 6°C throughout the yearrenewable technologies, such as geothermal, aerothermal, sustainable biomass and solar thermal can play a vital role in the industrial sector, where an important share of the processes requires low level temperatures, such as the paper and food industry;
Amendment 341 #
19. Takes the view that high-power stationary fuel cells could, in the very near future, b become an environmentally friendly alternative to coal as a solid fuel, thanks to the use of hydrogen obtained, for example, from water gas, produced via the thermal processing of coal in an atmosphere containing water vapourway of storing energy produced from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Given that fossil fuels account for 75% of the primary energy supply in heating and cooling, and therefore for more than 37% of the EU’s total energy consumption, points out to the Commission the possibility of includingcalls on the Member States to introduce equivalent measures for tackling emissions from installations that do not fall under those sectors in thecope of EU ETS, including fuel combustion facilities with a capacity of less than 20 MWemission performance standards applying to all fuel combustion facilities regardless of their capacity;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that research under the Horizon 2020 framework programme should cover, inter alia, the development of new materials with maximum thermal conductivity (heat exchangers), minimum conductivity – i.e. maximum thermal resistance (thermal insulation), and maximum heat accumulation rates (heat stores) and of new industrial processes to allow substituting gas by renewable technologies for high temperature needs;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises the importance of extensive scientific research into the developfurther development and deployment of innovative technological solutions designed to deliver appliances and entire heating and cooling systems that are energy efficient and based on renewables and the further need to support these under the H2020 and structural funds;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recommends that individual thermal renovation systems be designed for architectural landmarks in line with the relevant provision of the EPBD (Article 4(2)), with a particular focus on insulating roofs and, replacing windows so as not toas well as exploring how best to provide them with renewable heating and cooling without spoiling the unique architectural style of the buildings concerned;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings linking energy efficiency improvements and renewable heating and cooling; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes, in particular as regards the large number of buildings and entire housing estates built using large- panel system building methods; calls on the Commission, Member States, the EIB and national promotional banks to further develop robust financial mechanism to stimulate public and private investment in RES-based, energy efficient heating and cooling solutions as well as to reinforce conditionality in the allocation of EU funds, including EFSI, to make sure that the EU budget is not spent on projects conflicting with the long-term decarbonisation goals of the EU; Recalls that these financial mechanisms should be accompanied by the necessary technical assistance, notably to bundle small diffuse projects into larger bankable ones;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to address the reform of the Eurostat rules of public debt and deficit, which still classify energy performance contracting as public debt in the account balance of local authorities;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Takes the view that a better cooperation between stakeholders could be achieved through the successful implementation of the renewables initiatives of the SET Plan;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on the Member States to take targeted measures and strongly incentivise energy efficiency improvements and a broader use of RES in low-income and vulnerable households, calls on the Commission to allocate a much higher share of EU funds to energy efficiency and RES programmes for vulnerable, energy-poor households and to provide guidance to the Members States on specific energy poverty measures;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Considers that citizens should be provided with better information on their energy consumption, possible energy savings as well as the benefits of renewable-based upgrades of their heating systems, respectively about possibilities to produce and consume their own produced renewable heating and cooling;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware, through information and communication campaigns, of the technological, environmental and economic benefits of newefficient renewable heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices and to provide them with access to sustainable and affordable energy; emphasises the importance of ongoing education, training, certification and control of installers and architects being first contact point for household consumers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take concrete action in this regard;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that there should be a clear EU regulatory framework on self- generation and self-consumption of renewable energy taking into account the heating and cooling sector; highlights the potential of prosumer groups involving households, micro and small businesses, cooperatives and local authorities for establishing collective energy systems that provide cost-efficient renewable heating and cooling; as well as the many synergies between energy efficiency and renewable energy; highlights in this context the added value of one-stops shops for project permits and support with financial and technical expertise;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that in the key to combating energy poverty is to cut heating prices by ensuring that there is a significant increase long- term energy poverty can only be tackled by fostering renovations of housing stock combining energy efficiency at the three main stages of energy use: during conversion from primary energy to useful energy, during further transport of that energy, and during use by the end usermeasures and renewable heat and cool supply; accordingly requests Member States to make energy efficiency measures and the switch to renewable heating and cooling a true priority;