5 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2021/0218(COD)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Commission and Member States should support regional and local commitments to achieve the European Green Deal objectives, notably to ensure greater deployment of renewable energy sources. Networks, which facilitate multilevel governance arrangements, play an essential role in increasing local ambition and action at local level, involving citizens and local actors.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Renewable Energy Communities are a key tool for promoting the widespread use of renewable energy sources and achieving a decentralised energy system while ensuring local economic and social benefits. Initiatives for collective self-generation and collective self-consumption in buildings and at district level should be facilitated by reducing permitting, administrative difficulties and burdens, or other factors inhibiting grid access, grid fees, and enhancing the deployment of technologies such as solar thermal and photovoltaic, wind and geothermal technologies.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Since energy poverty affects around 8% of the population of the Union, renewable energy policies have an essential role to play in addressing energy poverty and consumer vulnerability ;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Local and regional authorities (LRAs) play a very important role in an integrated and decentralised energy system. The Commission shall support LRAs, including in insular territories, with regard to working across borders by assisting them in setting up cooperation mechanisms. Closer cooperation between the EU and Member States and increased investment in Research and Development and Innovation (RDI) will provide the significant added value needed to meet the objectives of this Directive across the EU.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Member States should therefore guarantee to support proactive policies that focus especially on low-income households at risk of energy poverty or in social housing;