8 Amendments of Davor ŠKRLEC related to 2016/2041(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. BelievUnderlines that COP21 has highlighted the key role of cities and regions in the energy transition and their contribution to climate change mitigation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, given the specific features of renewable energy sources and the need to apply them on every scale and to all sectors of activity and systems, from the smallest to the largest, that European regions, their cities, and their urban, peri-urban, and rural areas are the equally important nerve- centres of the transformation to clean low- carbon societies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund ought to do much to meet the targets set by Directive 2009/28/ECUnderlines the importance of thematic concentration in Cohesion Policy which should contribute channelling investment towards low-carbon economy including renewable energies; Considers that the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund ought to do much to meet the targets set by Directive 2009/28/EC; Calls on the Member States to increase their efforts and make best use of the funding opportunities for this purpose;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that outermost, tropical, and island regions can set themselves the goal of self-sufficiency in energy and encourages them to set ambitious agendas in this field;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages European cities and regions to continue with the measures taken or devised to move towards clean transport; considers that investment in electrical charging point systems, conceived on a regional scale, should constitute a priority for all European regionscities and regions pursuing an aim to have 100% environment friendly urban mobility;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the importance of consumers' awareness about the source of energy as well as about the energy mix of every supplier in the national grid, and calls for a regulatory framework that allows consumers to choose their energy supplier.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Underlines the importance of civic engagement in promoting renewable energy policies; Calls for reinforced support for partners and organisations from civil society, promoting exchanges of best practices and bottom-up planning of sustainable energy measures on the local and regional level.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Underlines the possibility for local business development and new employment opportunities in the cities and regions, offered by the extended use of energy from renewable sources, and calls for better involvement of local and regional authorities as well as of the private sector in the development of the renewable energy market.