3 Amendments of Morten PETERSEN related to 2015/0009(COD)
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Investments in energy efficiency are acknowledged to create up to 2 million jobs by 2020 and possibly another 2 million jobs by 2030. Efficiency also represents one of the few economic sectors where a leverage factor higher than 15 has been achieved in the past. In order to ensure that the EFSI fulfils its purpose of leveraging private investments, delivering jobs, fostering resilient economic developments, and reducing macro-economic imbalances, it is imperative that an amount equivalent to EUR 5 000 000 000 from the EFSI is allocated to a Dedicated Energy Efficiency Fund;
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EFSI shall offer privileged access to guarantees for small projects and small actors, following a de-risking strategy. For this purpose, the EU guarantee shall be granted, inter alia to the establishment of: - a Dedicated Energy Efficiency Fund covering an amount of guarantees of at least 5 billion Euros notably to support projects promoted by cities and local governments, - a Dedicated SME Fund covering an amount of at least 5 billion Euros and implemented by the EIF as defined in Article 7;
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The EU guarantee to the EIB shall be of an amount equal to EUR 16 000 000 000, of which a maximum: - an amount of EUR 2 55 000 000 000 mayshall be allocated for EIB funding to the EIF in accordance with paragraph 2. Without prejudice to Article 8(9), aggregate payments from the Union under the guarantee to the EIB shall not exceed the amount of the guaranteeactivities of the Dedicated SME Fund. - an amount of at least EUR 5 000 000 000 shall be allocated for EIB funding to the Dedicated Energy Efficiency Fund in accordance with Article 5(2a).