Activities of Davor ŠKRLEC related to 2018/2023(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the European Union: Time to act!
Amendments (11)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure and highlights that further coordination at EU level is needed; recalls that transport is Europe's main source of carbon emissions and the only sector in which emissions are still rising; highlights that further coordination at EU level is needed in order to ensure the deployment of an adequate infrastructure network for alternative fuels in view of the total decarbonisation of the transport sector by 2050;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to ensure the rapid deployment of and further funding for sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure and fast and ultra-fast charging solutions along the TEN-T Core and Comprehensive networks, including in urban and rural areas, by further developing and implementing ambitious and coherent national policy frameworks; underlines that the availability and accessibility of private and public charging and refuelling infrastructures are crucial for increasing the consumer acceptance towards alternative fuels vehicles; believes that priority should be given to the most emission neutral solutions seen from a full vehicle life-cycle perspective;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance of sustainable urban planning, shifting from private use to shared and public use of transport, and of investing in the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in public transport services, in particular for the uptake of electric buses which represented only 10% of all new buses purchased in Europe in 2017;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that the level of ambition and the degree of fulfilment of national policy frameworks differ profoundly between Member States; and that the overall development of alternative fuels infrastructures is falling short; deplores the fact that only 8 Member States fully meet the NPF requirements set out in Directive 2014/94/EU, and that 2 Member States failed to submit their NPF by 16 November 2016 as provided for in Article 3 of Directive 2014/94/EU; invites therefore the Commission to consider introducing binding national targets to ensure the development of a backbone infrastructure for alternative fuels along the TEN-T network by 2025;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets that fuels of fossil origin, such as natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, are still considered as alternative fuels under Directive 2014/94/EU, thus undermining the Union's objective of decarbonising the transport sector by the mid-century;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to come forward with sustainability criteria for hydrogen and synthetic fuels, based on lifecycle emissions that take into account the upstream emissions of electricity production required for all production processes and their impact on water demand and land use;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for continuous investments in research and innovation in order to further combine renewable energy sources and sustainable modes of transport, with the aim to attain net zero- emission mobility by the mid-century;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for comprehensive private and shared public charging infrastructure allowing charging of electric vehicles and bicycles at home and in the workplace, taking into account the need for both public and private investments to achieve sufficient coverage;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the provision of increased incentives for the development of shore-side electricity supply at both in-land and maritime ports and, in particular with the aim to reduce emissions from local transport generated by ferries and catamarans powered by fossil fuels; emphasises the improvements to be gained from shore-side electricity in regards to CO2 emissions, noise pollution and improved air quality; encourages Member States to develop integrated plans for the rapid deployment of all-electric ferries, based on the Norwegian experience;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the provision of clean power supply at airports (for use in stationary airplanes as well as for mobile equipment at airports) in order to reduce kerosene consumption, improve air quality, reduce climate change impact and noise pollution;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to support policies that stimulateUnderlines that the lack of sufficient investment by European car manufacturers in developing ultra-low emission vehicles is the main determinant for their slow uptake on the Union's market; calls on the Commission, Member States and the automotive industry to further develop the offer of alternatively fuelled light and heavy-duty vehicles, such as by supporting ambitious average emissions standardreduction targets to be reached by 2025 and 2030 for new passenger cars and, new light commercial vehicles, including binding sales targets for zero and low emission vehicles and new heavy-duty vehicles, introducing binding sales targets for ultra-low emission vehicles, and setting a zero-emission target for all new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles placed on the Union's market as of 1 January 2035.