5 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2014/2153(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in order to meet global energy challenges, maintain economy competitiveness and implement its energy and climate change objectives, the EU must also take common action on the international stage, in particular by examining options that may contemplate the introduction of home rebate mechanisms or border carbon adjustment measures in order to ensure a level playing field with EU trade partners and competitors that do not abide by EU environmental standards;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates that energy is a basic human need; insists, therefore, that the EU’s energy security strategy should ensure affordable access to energy for all and should strengthen public control and regulation; at the same time, the decision- making processes concerning the major energy infrastructures should involve the local communities directly interested;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that trade plays a key role in energy security, and that strong energy partnerships on renewable sources and consumption reduction policies, reinforced by energy chapters included in the EU’s trade agreements, are essential tools; considers it of key importance to reduce dependency on imported energy; and believes that the sale of strategic assets in the Union, such as gas trading platforms, would affect it negatively; recalls also the importance to have strong trade defence instruments in order to prevent dumping situation and restore fair competition with trade partners and competitors.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Diversification of gas supply sources and routes is certainly a useful strategy for spreading risks, but it cannot eliminate them. Moreover, it is arguable how certain the delivery of gas supply diversification in terms of energy security can be. Generally, it will be less certain than that of a strategy focused on energy efficiency efforts and domestic production of renewables. Therefore some programs of "energy education" should be promoted, in order to reduce the waste of energy and optimize its consumption.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Energy security within the European Union can be effectively achieved not only with the funding of new infrastructures and facilities, but also supporting the optimization of current technologies, the research and development of new solutions and encouraging the use of renewable energies and renewable energy technologies. (This is new paragraph 8)