7 Amendments of Marco AFFRONTE related to 2015/2232(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that energy efficiency is crucial to achieving our climate targets and, to reducing our dependence on energy imports and to facilitating the transition towards an energy system based on renewables and away from fossil fuels as soon as possible;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to guide, monitor and coordinate the Member States more effectively in implementing the Directive, to act promptly in making reasoned requests, where necessary, for national plans to be aligned with the objectives of the Directive and to carry out close and rigorous monitoring of effective implementation;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Reiterates the need to establish a binding 40 % energy efficiency target by 2030 to be implemented by means of individual national targets; calls in addition for binding energy efficiency targets up to 2050 in line with the ambitious commitments under the Paris agreements to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5 °C;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its concern regarding all areas highlighted in the Commission report showing values still far removed from the energy efficiency target for 2020; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to take resolute action with regard to buildings, transport, services and energy production, to ensure greater prosperity and green jobs in the EU; observes that such measures should be in line with the transition to a circular economy;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that Member States still some way from achieving the target of 20% by 2020 require Commission guidance to immediately develop national policies and specific measures for energy and resource efficiency; urges the Member States accordingly to implement and maintain a stable system of incentives to facilitate a reliable flow of investment and funding, paying particular attention to energy efficiency in buildings;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014, which is mainly justified bycontrary to the 40 % objective to be achieved through national targets, repeatedly called for by the European Parliament and confirmed in December 2015; calls in this connection for a review of this target, which is being justified by the Council principally on the basis of an extremely unrealistic high discount rate in a previous impact assessment; recalls that the discount rate of 17.5 % is higher than the discount rate for energy investment in Iraq (15 %)1; 2; __________________ 1 Friends of the Earth Europe (2015): Battle of the Discount Rates https://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/energy _savings/2015/battle-discount-rates.pdf
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new)
(1) Expresses its concern at the increasing pollution caused by certain domestic heating installations fired by solid biomass, which produce large quantities of fine dust, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxins that greatly detract from air quality and are therefore harmful to human health; urges Member States accordingly to implement efficient and environmentally friendly alternative solutions;