7 Amendments of Damiano ZOFFOLI related to 2018/2764(RSP)
Amendment 17 #
Recital E
E. whereas green infrastructure helps to reduce the amount of atmospheric CO2 through direct carbon sequestration, reductions in water and wastewater pumping and treatment, the associated energy demands, and reductions in building energy use and in building emissions, by controlling the extreme temperatures and through the dissemination of zero- and low-emission vehicles;
Amendment 19 #
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas improving the energy efficiency of buildings is paramount for reducing CO2 emissions, improving energy security and the health of EU citizens given that, in the EU, heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer account for at least 50% of the continent’s entire energy consumption and that public and private buildings are accountable for 36% of CO2 emissions;
Amendment 21 #
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas most buildings in Europe today clearly waste energy due to their poor quality, while 11% of the EU population does not have the necessary means to heat their homes sufficiently in winter;
Amendment 22 #
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas it is necessary and important to construct buildings that are energy efficient and to plan and design smart homes and buildings, capable of self-producing energy and storing the excess for different uses, such as the recharging of electric cars;
Amendment 23 #
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas consumers must be able to receive clear and comprehensive information on the technical and economic benefits of the new heating and cooling systems on the market and the advantages in terms of energy savings that building renovations could have in reducing energy bills, enabling consumers to identify the economic and environmental benefits these new systems can have;
Amendment 24 #
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in urban areas it is vital for green infrastructure to include a sustainable mobility system, not only for pedestrians and cyclists, but also with regard to transport, especially public transport, so that the EU can, firstly, meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement, and secondly, those under the 2016 European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility, whose objectives include reducing greenhouse gas emissions in road transport by at least 60% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels and setting CO2 emission standards also for heavy-duty vehicles;
Amendment 25 #
Recital E f (new)
Ef. Stresses the need to develop an efficient public transport network that uses vehicles, especially urban buses, with low or zero emission levels to encourage citizens to make greater use of these mobility systems by further developing intermodality;