7 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2021/2012(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that multilinked offshore wind farms enter into a larger transmission system potentially sharing connections in hubs or feeding into several markets at the same time;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that as of 2018, the cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind energy worldwide did not reach 24 GW among OCDE member countries;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reminds that the Union has provided itself with large funds in order to develop implementation of all types of renewable energy, such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, InvestEU, the Cohesion Funds, the Just Transition Mechanism, Horizon Europe, European Regional Development Fund, to name a few of them;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the Union and its Member States and regions should develop geostrategic agreements on offshore energy infrastructure with neighbouring geographical regions, especially the Western Balkans, the Mediterranean Southern and Easter Basins in order to both boost production for European and native markets; considers that these agreements should also foster education on renewable energy production and consumption between the Union and its neighbouring regions on an equal footing;
Amendment 58 #
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 space.; stresses, though, that it is important to carefully assess the environmental impact of offshore renewable energy projects, in line with the criteria laid down in Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, and mitigate risks where identified; stresses in this sense that coexistence with other maritime activities must be specifically addressed both at a temporal and spatial scale;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that the Union and its Member States and regions should develop geostrategic agreements on offshore energy infrastructure with neighbouring geographical regions, especially the Western Balkans, the Mediterranean Southern and Easter Basins in order to both boost production for European and native markets;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Sees with concern that most Member States have not yet submitted their Maritime Spatial Plans to the Commission, whose deadline was 31 March 2021 according to the Directive2014/89/EU; encourages the Commission to check their alignment with the National Energy and Climate Plans and especially their provisions with regards to the development of offshore energy.