16 Amendments of Sara CERDAS related to 2021/2012(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to INI report "a Hydrogen Strategy for Europe" as adopted by EP in plenary session of May 2021,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the political agreement of 11 March 2021 on the Regulation of the EP and the Council establishing the ECFCEF and repealing Regulations(EU)1316/2013 and (EU) 283/2014,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the upcoming revision of the Directive 2014/94/EU of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Emphasises that renewable energy and energy efficiency are among the key drivers for reaching a net zero emissions economy and should be implemented in any energy supply and demand planning;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a Recalls the commitment made in the fight against the devastating effects of climate change to reach the EU's zero emissions target by 2050, in accordance with the European Green Deal;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses the need for an overall European legal framework and EU investment plan to make offshore renewable energy technologically mature and competitive guaranteeing certainty to all stakeholders involved in the sector;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Ports could also become onshore landing points for renewable offshore generated energy and its logistics, playing a key role in the whole life cycle of the offshore assets to be developed. Measures should be taken to facilitate access to financial instruments to ease the adaptation of port infrastructure to these new requirements. The search for synergies between the TEN-T and TEN-E networks will provide specific value in this sense. Access to renewable offshore energy will contribute to the greening of port related operations and of the shipping sector as a whole, e. g. being a renewable source for On shore Power Supply for ships when at berth;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that energy produced at sea could be harnessed strategically for the ports and support associated logistics operations; stresses that this could contribute towards the modernisation, innovation and sustainability of Europe's ports;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Funding under the RRF, upcoming CEF2 and upcoming revision of alternative fuels infrastructure will be crucial to the upgrading of these port infrastructures. Concerning the upcoming CEF2, increasing the scope and type of projects of common interest in the TEN-E will be necessary for port upgrading projects (related to the servicing needs of the offshore renewable sector) to be able to apply for synergies between CEF energy and CEF transport;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Several ports in areas where the uptake of offshore renewable energies is at a very incipient stage, such as the Mediterranean or Atlantic, will need upgrading for them to be prepared for operations related to offshore energy assembly, manufacturing and servicing. In the medium to long term, conversion of offshore renewable electricity into green hydrogen and its shipping will become relevant and ports will also need to be upgraded to provide handling, storage and transport services for the various hydrogen carriers.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the need for a just transition to offshore renewable energies, which should create new job opportunities and foresee adequate training to prepare the workforce for new challenges;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that most outermost regions and islands are still highly dependent on fossil fuel imports in spite of having opportunities for renewables; calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay special attention to the development of offshore renewable energy in these territories, focusing in particular on their transport needs and tourism industrieby devising action plans with governments and local authorities that take account of their transport needs and tourism industries; stresses that, owing to their geographical potential, these regions lend themselves to the development of pilot offshore renewable energy projects;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for measures to be taken to ensure proper maritime spatial planning that facilitates the deployment of offshore renewable energy in a way that is compatible with the protection of biodiversity and other marine resources; stresses the importance of good planning, particularly in the coastal and outermost regions, in order to mitigate the negative impacts on landscape architecture, fishing, tourism and maritime transport;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Different technologies suit different sea-basins. Funding will be needed in areas where the deployment of offshore renewable energy is at a very early stage, such as the Mediterranean Sea, for the necessary technological adaptations tobe piloted in the short-term and then scaled up;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Provisions should be taken to ensure that adequate Maritime Space Planning is carried out in order to facilitate the compatibility of renewable offshore energy deployment with the protection of biodiversity and existing uses of maritime resources like fishing, tourism and maritime transport, in particular assuring free access to navigation channels and anchoring areas around ports, bearing in mind the importance of maritime transport for the European economy (around 75% of Europe’s trade with the rest of the world and more than one third of intra- European trade - is shipped through its ports).