4 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2017/2053(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Stresses that in order to boost the transition towards a sustainable, circular and low-carbon economy and deliver on the commonly agreed Energy Union targets, significant additional investments are required in the period 2020-2030; notes that the transition to a sustainable, circular and low-carbon economy may be speeded up by taxing fossil fuels;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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3. Believes that own resources based on an electricity tax or motor fuel levy continue to encounter strong political opposition and, in the case of an electricity tax, would overlap with the scope of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS); considers, therefore, that these options are not the most suitable instruments of reform for the current system of own resources; considers it important that the electricity tax does not cause an excessive financial burden on individual households;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
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4. Notes that DG Environment accounts for the second largest volume of fines imposed for non-compliance with EU legislation, amounting to EUR 284 million for the period 2014-2017; calls for revenue stemming directly from EU legislation and its enforcement to be invested in common, socially and environmentally sustainable, EU projects with tangible added value;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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5. Calls for a proportion of the ETS auctioning revenue, from Phase 4 (2021) onwards, to be directed towards concrete common EU projects, such as cross-border energy infrastructure (to facilitate the integration of renewables, for example), energy storage and investments in breakthrough innovation in industry, with due regard for technology neutrality;