5 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2016/0000(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress towards the EU target whereby renewables are to account for 20% of gross final energy consumption by 2020, especially in the heating and cooling and electricity generation sectors; while being concerned at the same time for the lack of progress in certain sectors, particularly in the transport sector;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes Member States’ progress in meeting specific national renewable energy targets and urges those Member States which are moving ahead more slowly to adopt additional incentive measuresprogressing slowly to step up their efforts in order to meet their targets in due time;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to give priority to renewable energy sources and technologies with the least damaging effects on the environment and biodiversity, capitalising on the advantage of a specific geographical and climate situation to secure a beneficial outcome; recalls that bioenergy will play an important part in decarbonizing EU; therefore calls on the Commission to recognize that the contribution from bioenergy should not be allowed to be jeopardized;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the fact that progress has slowed in meeting the EU’s 10% target for renewable energy use in the transport sector, and recalls that transport is the only sector in the EU where GHGs emissions have risen since 1990; calls on the Member States to intensify their efforts in order to meet this target in due time; draws attention to the importance of reaching that goal from the point of view of lowering greenhouse gas emission levels and reducing EU dependency on imported energy; calls on the Commission to consider laying down an ambitious target for renewable energy use in the transport sector and to promote a legislative framework offering prospects for advanced biofuels in the period after 2020 and, by providing an appropriate incentive to their use, to help open up ‘green’ jobs while averting adverse effects of indirect land- use change;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Calls on the Member States to insure that their regulatory frameworks for renewables, and especially their support schemes, do not lead to unnecessary distortions with regards to energy production, market energy prices, the functioning of the energy market and competitiveness in the EU, calls on the Commission to conduct and present a study on how current subsidies affect the investment landscape and the transition to sustainable energy in the EU;