Activities of Clare DALY related to 2021/2012(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a European strategy for offshore renewable energy
Amendments (4)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s ambition to reach 340 GW of offshore renewable energy capacity by 2050 as a key element for the successful decarbonisation of transport and tourism; underlines that the deployment of offshore renewable energy should contribute in tackling energy poverty and in providing affordable renewable energy, equally accessible to all; considers the massive expansion of offshore renewable energy generation, storage and distribution, and its full connection and integration into the energy grid, to represent an indispensable precondition for the widespread uptake of electric mobility and clean renewable transport fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia in particular; Stresses that offshore renewable energy should be produced for appropriate use with regard to the decarbonisation of transport, recalls that misuse of electric fuel or electrification could lead to overproduction and be inefficient throughout the chain; calls, therefore, on the Member States to swiftly and massively step up their investments in offshore renewable energy and to seize, in particular, the opportunity provided by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in this regard;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. 3. Underlines the opportunities that offshore renewable energy can offer to coastal tourism regions, both by increasing the energy-related sustainability of tourist stays, and by balancing seasonal economic effects, providing stable and predictable jobs and growth in local renewable offshore industries and small; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide incentives for the creation of local offshore circular- energy communities providing stable and mpredium-sized enterprises (SMEs)ctable jobs and growth all year round;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. 3 a. recognises the challenge that wind turbines can pose, affecting maritime routes, coastal and insular areas and tourist sites; stresses that the deployment of offshore renewable energy in coastal and insular areas must be subject to a structured dialogue, involving local authorities;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the drastically increasing needs for offshore renewable energy in the transport and tourism sectors can be met while fully complying with the goals of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, as, for example, the required scale-up of the offshore wind industry in order to meet the 2030 climate target is estimated to require less than 3 % of European maritime spac only if the deployment of offshore wind turbines is done in accordance with the ecosystem- based approach to marine spatial planning required by the 2014/89 EU Directive.