10 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2017/2084(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Considers that citizens - as consumers, producer and providers - represent one of the main channels for society’s uptake of low-carbon innovative solutions, which have a substantial impact on levels of green energy consumption; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to focus more efforts on facilitating and enhancing citizens’ access to such solutions;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas renewable energies can only be obtained through effective integration between the European industrial fabric and scientific research;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Europe is remaining true to the principle of technological neutrality;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that regulatory quality and public sector integrity are two dimensions of public governance that are critically important for investment in clean energy innovation and infrastructure; supports a more intensive implementation of different financial instruments for up- taking of clean-energy innovative solutions, both by public and private organizations;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that regulatory quality and public sector integrity are two dimensions of public governance that are critically important for investment in clean energy innovation and infrastructure; takes notice of the gaps in the private financing of innovative technologies and invites to make better use of public resources in order to improve inward private investment;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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3. Highlights the importance of ensuring that, in the future, a European low- carbon transition is notwill be geared solely to the interests of large corporations but isall, focuseding primarily on the need for provision of public services; encourages public procurement of innovative low-carbon solutions;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recommends increasing the efforts for investing in research and innovation, in technological and health related education of pupils and students and in the cooperation inside the knowledge triangle – education, science and business, including on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency and their impact on the environment and on the citizens' health;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes the major efforts being made under the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and development programme to support the decarbonisation of transport; calls on the Commission, in future, to focus the available funding more clearly on interconnected strategic priorities, such as electromobility and integrated urban transport, with particular attention to noise reduction, while remaining true to the principle of technological neutrality;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines the need to share and scale up best practices and smart, sustainable and inclusive urban projects; calls for an integrated and coordinated approach to take account of the urban dimension of EU and national policies and legislation in order to improve the quality of life in urban areas; calls for active efforts to reduce the disparities between urban and rural areas and between more developed regions and those lagging behind when it comes to infrastructural quality;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
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6. Supports the overarching goals set by the Commission, particularly the need to prioritise energy efficiency and to give more financial support to clean-energy policies; urges the Commission to invest also in targeted communication campaigns seeking to raise awareness of the energy production cycle, the challenges facing research in this area, and the risks associated with a non- sustainable consumption model.