Activities of Lieve WIERINCK related to 2016/2059(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage (A8-0278/2016 - András Gyürk)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the 2030 Energy strategy, "A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030" (COM(2014)15),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission Energy Efficiency Communication (COM(2014)520),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 e (new)
Citation 2 e (new)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement (COP21),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the 2050 Energy roadmap (COM(2011)885),
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the European Union is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80- 95% below 1990 levels by 2050;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas European gas import dependency in the upcoming years is expected to grow and in certain Member States has already reached 100 % in cases where there are no or limited numbers of alternative suppliers or supply routand boosting renewable energy and improving energy efficiency represent an opportunity to reduce gas demand in these countries;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU is still not able to fully exploit the benefits of an integrated internal energy market due to a lack of key gas infrastructure that would properly connect the marketsufficient interconnections and due to incomplete implementation of the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas gas consumption forecasts in the past have been overestimated;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the current LNG infrastructure in Europe works at 25% of its capacity, according to the 2016 LNG report by IGU, and in some Member States there is infrastructure that has not been used since its construction;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission to make forecasts of gas consumption based on real demand data that incorporate energy efficiency targets, renewables, changes in industrial demand and falling energy consumption to avoid inflated projections of consumption that will lead to fossil fuel lock-in;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in order to avoid stranded assets, a careful analysis of LNG supply alternatives and options, including renewables and energy efficiency, in a regional perspective should be carried out before deciding about new infrastructure in order to guarantee the most efficient use of existing infrastructure;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of regional cooperation when building new LNG terminals and interconnections and underlines that Member States with access to the sea should cooperate closely with landlocked countries to avoid over- investment in unnecessary or uneconomic projects;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that finding cost efficient solutions should be a key principle in reaching the EU and regional optimum and calls on the Commission, the Member States and national regulatory authorities to allocate the limited available resources to the development of critical infrastructure that corresponds to real demand, as established by independent forecasts, or to well-justified geo-strategic reasons;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes the emerging global trend for increasing liquefaction capacity and its expectedpotential positive effect on the European gas markets;