13 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2016/0000(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress towards the EU target whereby renewables are to account for 20% of gross final energy consumption by 2020, especially in the heating and cooling and electricity generation sectors;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Member States to make better use of geothermal-sourced heat and cooling energy;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the European Commission to take into account that ETS is failing to put in place the right incentive towards a renewable energy transition;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to give priority to renewable energy sources and technologies with the least damaging effects on the environment, and biodiversity and human rights, capitalising on the advantage of a specific geographical and climate situation to secure a beneficial outcome; urges Member States to prioritise the interconnection of the electricity grid with neighbouring countries, and modernize the grid where necessary to guarantee they are fit for renewables;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Calls on the Member States to generate district heat and cooling energy in centralised locations in urban areas and to use available waste heat for district heating;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Points to the need for public investment and credit to upgrade electricity grids and adapt them to receive electricity generated using on-site distributed renewable energy resources;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the fact that progress has slowed in meeting the EU’s 10% target for renewable energy use in the transport sector (especially shipping and aviation) and draws attention to the importance of reaching that goal from the point of view of lowering greenhouse gas emission levels and reducing EU dependency on imported energy; calls on the Commission to promote a legislative framework offering prospects for advanced biofuels in the period after 2020 and, by providing an appropriate incentive to their use, to help open up ‘green’ jobs while averting adverse effects of indirect land- use change;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Maintains that if the proportion of renewable energy used in transport is to reach the 10% target by 2020, it will be necessary to consider raw materials other than those intended for human consumption, one example being surplus material obtained from manufacturing industry production processes; stresses that when such surpluses are assessed, the prime aim must be to ensure that material sorting will be carried out in a coherent way, in order to prevent unfair competition for raw materials among different branches of industry, and raw materials put to resource-efficient and smart uses;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to provide research and product development funding for research into renewable energy sources and the related product development: urges the Member States to make use of the available funding and ensure that SMEs can also take advantage of research and product development funding;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, given the need for greater consistency in European policies, to lay down sustainability criteria for each renewable energy source under the circular economy policy. to achieve greater synergy and consistency in EU greenhouse gas emission reduction policies in all policy areas;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6h. Calls on the Commission to respect the competence of Member States to decide over their own energy mix, while encouraging cooperation between Member States to learn from best- practices;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6i. Calls for better legislation on environmental impact assessment to be implemented in connection with renewable energy generation projects with a view to empowering citizens;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6j. Calls on the Commission to lay down sustainability criteria for each renewable energy source, treating them separately and covering the whole of their life cycle for the purposes of the circular economy policy.