9 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2016/2041(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is estimated that biomass imports will triple between 2010 and 2020, and yet EU demand for solid biomass for bioenergy production is to be met mostly using domestic raw materials, believes that the development of the bio energy sector should respect the proximity principle, to ensure its economic viability, and the balanced regional development of the industry in which local populations retain control;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 79 % of the bioethanol consumed in the EU market comes from EU-produced feedstock, notes that other feed stocks such as oil seed rape have potential not only as a renewable energy source but also as a high protein animal feed which can have a role in decreasing the EU dependence on imported GM proteins;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists on the importance of promoting and encouraging the development of on- farm sources of alternative energy, which can have a significant impact on creating new green jobs in rural areas, believes that this could be particularly beneficial in peripheral areas of the EU where due to soil type and farm enterprise incomes are the lowest;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the value of wood for energy purposes in contributing to the renewable energy targets of the 2030 climate and energy framework and in opening up new business opportunities, stresses the importance of supporting new start- ups by introducing "smart grids" and developing special instruments, such as tax breaks in the transport sector, to incentivize farmers and rural CO-OPs to enter the market;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of supporting EU framework programmes for research in relation to refined, second generation biofuels, rational use of biomass and the development of fast- growing energy crops, believes that perennial grasses and tree crops i.e.: crops with a life span of more than two years can achieve a higher biomass yield than annual energy crops such as maize or wheat which are dependent on high N inputs into the soil, this greatly affects the energy input per harvest as the production of nitrogen fertilizer is energy intensive;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States and the Commission to promote the importance of the sustainable forest-based bioeconomy and of wood as one of the EU’s crucial renewable raw materials, stresses however that the current approach in some member states of blanket forestry on unsuitable uplands can have negative environmental and social externalities;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the concept of Agro Forestry where trees or shrubs are grown around or amongst crops and pasture land should be advanced as a productive sustainable land use system with broad benefits across the renewable energy and agricultural sectors;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of promoting local renewable energy cooperatives in both rural and urban areas in order to increase public support for renewable energy, encourages the development of energy initiatives in line with the ideals of the circular economy where farmers and landowners would be incentivized to create district heating schemes using farm waste and byproducts;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that feedstock such as wheat, maize and sugar beet could also be used as an energy resource in the production of biofuels and bioethanol in cases of market oversupply of such agricultural products, which would ensure stability of farmers’ incomes., is of the opinion that the use of these crops as an energy resource only in times of market over supply is not a sound economic base to develop the industry on and would be insufficient to attract the needed investment, is also of the opinion notwithstanding the current low returns from the market place, the use of these corps in this manner need careful consideration in the food v fuel debate in the light of the predicated population increase to 9 billion by 2050;