8 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2015/2232(INI)
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system and recommends that the reporting system be simplified in order to reduce costs;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply and cancels out the price advantages obtained through energy saving; calls for increased possibilities for binding coordination by the Commission, without restricting national subsidiarity as regards the energy mix;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Commissioner Timmermanns as the Member of the Commission responsible for ‘better law-making’ to look more intensively into the extent to which competing or overlapping EU energy rules lead to a loss of legislative efficiency and effectiveness and increased costs for administrations, business, industry and households, and to propose measures designed to improve regulation;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that energy efficiency forms part of the European Union’s core targets and European countries should therefore be encouraged to prevent wastage caused by consumption in industry, transport and construction, these being the main sectors that account for the largest share of consumption;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses that the European Union should set itself an ambitious energy saving target and stimulate innovation with regard to investments in energy efficiency, since such investments are profitable and can be recouped fairly swiftly;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses that, in accordance with European Union policy, energy efficiency has an extremely important role to play in relation to climate protection, energy security and European industry, generating new investment opportunities and significant growth that will create new jobs, resulting in particular from an increase in the number of SMEs;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that more flexibility is needed in order to reach the EU’s climate protection and efficiency targets; calls for ‘target flexibility’ for Member States that will have a positive impact on SMEs; takes the view that rebates should be available for targets relating to energy saving and increasing the share of renewable energy sources (Article 3 of the Energy Efficiency Directive) where for example the CO2 targets have been exceeded;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for an exchange of ideas and examples of best practice among Member States on the saving obligations and building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7) with the aim of applying existing instruments (tax incentives, support programmes, model contracts) more quickly; calls for Commission guidelines for future national plans;