Activities of Alviina ALAMETSÄ related to 2022/2126(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2021
Amendments (5)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Salutes the launch, in December 2021 of the Clean Aviation Joint undertaking that will run the Clean Aviation programme from 2022 to the end 2031 with projected funding of EUR 4.1 billion (including EUR 1.7 billion from the European Union); commends the preparatory work of the Undertaking in that regard and emphasises that its activities should be strictly geared towards the development of zero-emission technologies and their respective fuels;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes the Joint Undertaking's high-level objective, as set out in the Council Regulation 2021/2085, to expand and foster integration of the climate- neutral aviation research and innovation value chains, including academia, research organisations, industry and SMEs, as well as the stated mission of developing disruptive new aircraft technology to pave the way towards the Union’s ambition of climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Salutes the progress of the Undertaking in R&D related to technologies for engine manufacturing and SAF and calls to further intensify the research in order to contribute to the greening of aviation by technological advancements; recalls onthat the Commission to provide sufficient funding to implement those new technologies via retrofitting and renewal schemes.only way to efficiently and structurally green aviation and to avoid demand management measures is to invest massively in the production of currently available zero- emission fuels, particularly synthetic fuels with direct air capture, and considers that sufficient funding by the Commission should be provided to such production;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes that the Joint Undertaking's priorities include the development of hydrogen technology, as well as electric-powered architectures; stresses that hydrogen used in the aviation sector should also be based only on additional renewable sources;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Recalls the increasing concerns due to the evidence of non-CO2 emissions impacting climate even to a higher extent and urges the Undertaking to incorporate this aspect as a priority in its work; insists on the importance of lowering aromatics, sulphur and naphthalenes as much as possible and in a timely manner; considers that the Joint Undertaking is well placed to contribute substantially to this endeavour;