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Activities of Anna ZALEWSKA related to 2020/2070(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU’s building stock
2020/06/29
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2020/2070(INI)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(72 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Maria SPYRAKI', 'mepid': 125064}]

Amendments (8)

Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the challenges posed by renovating buildings vary in different Member States due to differences in climatic conditions, energy systems, building structures, ownership structure, investment opportunities, etc.; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take these differences into account in its actions and to adapt its plans to the countries' challenges and capacities;
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that more than 35 % of buildings in the EU are over 50 years old, around 75 % of buildings are energy inefficient and only around 1 % per year are renovated;
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers the renovation of buildings to be an instrument that could tackle energy poverty, the scale of which is estimated at up to 50 million households in the EU; calls, therefore, for priority to be given to those forms of construction which serve the most deprived;
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that there is limited scope for verifying the environmental characteristics of products entering the Community market, especially from third countries; considers it necessary, therefore, to monitor supply chains and take into account, at the EU border, the current conditions that pertain to the extraction, processing and transport of products;
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that a circular economy labelling system, based on environmental standards and criteria for materials linked to their potential for reintroduction into the value chain, should be established;deleted
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the least harmful materials to the environment, and in particular locally sourced materials, should be promoted;
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that homeowners and housing associations and communities should be supported in climate-proofing their building stock, for example through grants or financial instruments based on the additionality of multiannual financial framework (MFF) funding, national budgets and private sector sources;
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that emissions from buildings should remain outside the scope of the ETS, as this sector is too dispersed to operate efficiently within the ETS;
2020/05/13
Committee: ENVI