6 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the efforts by the Commission to build an resilient Energy Union and calls for its rapid implementation andwith the citizens at its core and calls for an effort to be made to revise its energy and climate targets upwards, while ensuring a level playing field between European and non-European energy producers, including the broad application of a revised Emissions Trading System (ETS);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights how binding ambitious EU and national energy and climate targets for energy efficiency and renewables would help secure the EU's technological leadership in those fields;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that a sufficient, secure, stable, safe, affordable energy supply can only be achieved when energy and external policy go hand in hand; believes that the EU can reduce its dependency on particular external suppliers and fuels thus contributing to long-term energy security by maximising its use of renewable sources of energy and prioritising fuels or technologies that are environmentally sustainable;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice at the international level, to resist divide-and- rule tactics by external suppliers and to prevent political pressure being exerted by blocking energy supply routes;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set up a comprehensive framework for the external dimension of the Energy Union, with a specific focus on the promotion of strategic partnerships with energy-producing and transit third countries; this should take into account the current state of regional cooperation, the reduction of energy demand following the implementation of energy efficiency measures and the planning and development of major strategic infrastructure projects, including developing alternative routes and energy suppliers for those Member States currently dependent on a single supplier;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to continue to press for setting up a system for energy exchange between EU and US, in light of the current and future developments in research, innovation and licensing of power line systems, such as high voltage power connections, aiming at developing a global renewable energy sharing network;