20 Amendments of Peter LIESE related to 2011/2095(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas some 90 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including emerging economies, collectively responsible for more than 80% of global emissions, have made unilateral declarations of quantified economy-wide emission reduction objectives,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is in the interests of Member States to reduce their dependence on foreign energy suppliers, mainly from politically problematic countries
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Recalls the need for a clear timeline for an international post-2012 agreement and for firm and more ambitious commitments from big emitters to adopt ambitious and sufficient targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) calls on the reserve price to be set at a level below the carbon price envisaged when the current legislation was approved to avoid carbon leakage, but sufficient to provide reassurance to firms making long term investments;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c d (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c d (new)
(cd) but shall ensure that through none of these measures the amount of allowances given out for free for the carbon leakage industry that meets the benchmark is reduced.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c f (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c f (new)
(cf) stimulating demand within the ETS by proposing extensions to include emissions from the maritime shipping sector;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c h (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c h (new)
(ch) further improving the use of offset mechanisms, for example by limiting access to offsets that subsidise Europe’s industrial competitors, i.e. in the area of HFCs;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that these measures will increase the auctioning revenue for Member States, reminds governments that there is no limit on the proportion of such money that can be spent on climate related purposes, and recommends that it be used to spur low carbon investments in industry or to encourage other means of job creation such as by reducing taxes on labour;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Acknowledges that in order to achieve the targets of the Low Carbon Roadmap, not only the ETS, but also the Effort Sharing Decision (Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) has to be adjusted.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to provide Member States with guidance for the adoption of any measures intended to compensate industries proven to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for indirect costs relating to greenhouse gas emissions as foreseen in the directive as soon as possible;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for work under the Eco Design Directive to include heating equipment, boilers and insulating materials, that can facilitate reductions in energy and resource use while enabling greater recycling, as well as for the extension and development of labelling requirements that can assist consumers make informed decisions;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls upon the Commission to develop sustainability criteria for biomass that include the efficiency of the use of biomass, and focus the policies on a future where first value is created out of biomass raw materials, only after which biomass is used for energy;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Calls on the Commission to give guidance to industry and investors by introducing before the end of 2013 a legislative proposal for the proportion of energy that each Member State must derive from renewable sources by 2030 to achieve an overall target of 40%; stresses the need for the Commission to ensure that adoption of such a target does not reduce the incentives for investment in other forms of low carbon power generation;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Commission to make proposals to include international maritime emissions in the Community reduction commitment with the aim of entry into force before the end of 2013, as agreed between Council and Parliament in the Climate and Energy Package;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)
Paragraph 17 f (new)
17f. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement in full the legislation on aviation in the ETS;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 h (new)
Paragraph 17 h (new)
17h. Calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals to improve the fuel efficiency of heavy goods vehicles, and in its 2013 review of legislation on emissions from light commercial vehicles to take greater account of the need to improve fuel efficiency to reduce the costs to business resulting from increased fuel prices;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 k (new)
Paragraph 17 k (new)
17k. Calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to ensure that the test cycles used to evaluate emissions from new cars accurately reflect the realities of the use of such vehicles in normal driving conditions;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 m (new)
Paragraph 17 m (new)
17m. Acknowledges the efforts being made by some Member States to establish recharging/refuelling infrastructure to promote the use of electric and ultra-low carbon vehicles, and calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals to set minimum requirements in each Member State in order to establish a Europe-wide network;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19f. Calls on the Commission from 2013 to collate information relating to the use of funds derived from the auction of ETS allowances, and to publish annually a report comparing the extent to which each Member State makes use of such money to promote development of low carbon technologies and other means of curbing greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 p (new)
Paragraph 19 p (new)
19p. Insists that provisions should be made within the Common Agricultural Policy funding arrangements for sustainable production for biomass for bio based products and bio energy;