Activities of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2020/2241(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European strategy for energy system integration – A European strategy for hydrogen (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European strategy for energy system integration
Amendments (30)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
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Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the objectives of a climate-neutral economy by 2050 should not lead to job destruction, price disruption, or a reduction of the competitiveness ofindustries in Europe;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas any legislative action taken by the Commission in the field of energy system integration and envisaged in the Communication should be preceded by a thorough and publicly available cost analysis study;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas energy system integration means theco-production, combined use, conversion, and substitution of different energy supply- and demand forms (i.e. electricity, heat, fuels) in a view of the system optimization that requires coordinated planning and operation of all energy carriers and infrastructure connected to all final consumers;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas energy system integration can keep costs for European authorities and European citizens within realistic and acceptable limitsa properly designed and implemented energy system should aim at improving the competitiveness of European industries on a global level and increase the accessibility and affordability of energy for citizens while keeping the costs of transformation in check;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas renewable energy such as wind and solar energy are by their nature an unreliable source of energy as these forms of energy are not always available; underlines the importance of keeping the total costs of these forms of energy in mind as there are the costs of storage of energy, the costs of back-up energy- providers and the grid-connection costs;
Amendment 51 #
D b. whereas nuclear and hydropower form the backbone of low-carbon electricity generation while and provide three-quarters of the global low-carbon generation, on the other hand, over the past 50 years, the use of nuclear energy has reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 60 gigatons, which is equivalent to almost two years of global energy-related emissions according to the IEA-OECD report;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the IEA-OECD report recommends several government actions that aim to ensure that existing nuclear power plants can operate as long as they are safe, support the construction of new nuclear power plants, and encourage the development of new nuclear technologies;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the direction set out by the Commission in its Communication on a strategy for energy system integration; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that it is implemented rapidly in a spirit of solidarity; encourages the private sector to contribute to its successWelcomes the Communication by the Commission on a strategy for energy system integration; notes that this general direction set out in the document requires clarifications regarding the tangible implementation of proposed actions which should be further developed based on thorough impact assessment and taking into account the principle of technological neutrality and in close cooperation with the industries concerned;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. BelievesIs of the opinion that such a strategy, when translated into actions with a realistic approach and with economical viable measures, can help the Union to achieve its climate goalsa transition to an economy with more respect towards the environment while maintaining energy accessibility, affordability, and security of supply through the development of an efficient, integrated, resilient, smart and decarbonised system; without compromising but further strengthening the competitiveness of European industries;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that implementation of energy system integration while intended to reduce costs of the energy transformation in Europe in a long run would involves immediate significant costs passed on the end-users; asks therefore the Commission to present costs analysis of the proposed changes per sector involved and per Member State
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first principle and recalls that the most sustainable energy is energy which is not consumedan efficient energy system in which all sectors will look for a better cost efficiency of products and the implementation of energy from sources that will help to reduce the carbon footprint and contribute to the energy independence of the European Union;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. DeploresTakes note of the insufficient progress made by Member States, as set out in the Energy Efficiency Progress Report; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targets, taking into account its recommendations as part of the Energy Union governance process; welcomes, analyse in close cooperation with Member States and representatives of the industries concerned the reasons for not meeting the set numbers and stresses that no new targets should be set without removing this regard, the renovation wave strategye existing barriers and before achieving the current targets;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extendplore the possibility of extension of the principle of energy efficiency to the entire value chain and to all end-uses; underlines the potential of circularity and reuse of waste, energy and waste heat from industrial processes, buildings and data centres; draws attention to the modernisation of heat networks, which can play a significant role in heat decarbonisation; stresses the potential of digital tools for smart energy management;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the energy transition will require between EUR 520 and 575 billion in annual infrastructure investment; calls on the Commission to develop sustainable investment criteria which are fully in line with the climate and integration goalsneeds of the energy system integration and take into account the emission reduction potential of the investment in the end use and its contribution to energy transition;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the massprogressive deployment of renewable and decarbonised energy; encourages the Commission to propose more ambitious targetsrealistic targets, based on a thorough impact assessment, in order to increase consequently the share of such energy in electricity generation, heavy industry, transport, construction, heating and cooling, while keeping an utmost attention to the needs of recovering economies;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the adoption of the European Hydrogen Strategy; is convinced that renewableclean and delow-carbonised hydrogen can help reduce persistent emissions from industrial processes and heavy transport which cannot be decarbonised through the use of zero- carbon electricity; recalls also the need to decarbonise existing hydrogen producsupport investments to scale up production and demand for all types of hydrogen in order to create an open and competitive EU market in Europe before clean hydrogen can be promoted as a truly commercially viable and competitive option;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Stresses that biogas, as a flexible and renewable enabler of decarbonization with a number of environmental and socio-economic benefits, should not be overshadowed by prioritisation of other RES technologies; emphasizes that potential of production of biogas from wastes from different sources (agricultural, forestry, industrial and municipal) and its contribution to circular economy and to distributed power and heat generation; emphasizes the advantages of biogas-sourced hydrogen which development should be further supported; points out to the industry’s estimations that by 2030 European biogas production could reach50Bcm/year, or around 10 per cent of the EU’s current natural gas consumption, and draws attention to the need of legislative changes in order to facilitate the biogas access to grids;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to extendplore the options of extension of the obligation laid down in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 for Member States to issue guarantees of origin for low- and zero- carbon gases and for renewables; stresses that the potential system should be coherent and apply equally to imported gases;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to accelerate research and development on technologies for CO2 capture, storage and reuse; Emphasises that technologies for CO2-capture, storage and reuse are still in an experimental stage; notes that current technologies are geared towards using offshore storage points like emptied gas shelves, which means that landlocked countries are at a disadvantage given that there is no CO2-transport infrastructure in place yet; points out that while EU has dedicated funding in recent years to CCS demonstrators and prototypes, a Court of Auditors report in late 2018 concluded that a number of projects had failed to achieve the goals set by the Commission; regrets that the Commission did not address this problem with CCS-prototypes in its Communication sufficiently and calls on the Commission demonstrate how it plans to achieve better results which can be approved by the Court of Auditors; Stresses the need to accelerate research and development on these technologies; points out the need to keep the prudence regarding assessing the speed of maturing of these technologies and basing legislative initiatives in these forecasts;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose ambitious realistic targets for the decarbonisation of road, maritime, rail and air transport; welcomestakes note of the Commission’s announcement of the deployment of one million charging points for electric vehicles; stresses the need to adapt the electrification networks for Europe’s vehicle fleet;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Reiterates that the European Union is a Union united in diversity; underlines that the various Member States have very different economical sectors; stresses that in all upcoming legislation it cannot be the case that one or several member states are hit disproportionally hard because their respective economy relies for a vast part upon a certain sector; underlines that it is, in the end, a Member States responsibility with their own economic sovereignty and not a sector responsibility to commit to the 2030 and 2050 targets;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that maintaining the balance of electricity grids and managing demand and production peaks will be more complex with an increasingly decentralised and renewable generation mix; recalls that Member States remain free to determine their energy mix, the diversity of which is fundamental to ensuring security of supply; underlines that nuclear energy could be a part of that mix; stresses that it is essential to keep the knowledge on how to build, safeguard and operate nuclear plants keeps available within the European Union;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Ensuring energy accessibility and affordability for all consumers
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the primary objective of Union action in the field of energy is to ensure the proper functioning of the market; calls on the Commission to propose the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rights for all consumers and undistorted price signals reflecting the real cost of energy and its of the economy; notes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC and emphasizes the need to take into accountribution to socioeconomic and distributional factors theat decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/ECtermine the energy tax rate in any country and that raising the cost of fuels and energy-intensive goods implies a larger percent loss of overall consumption for poorer households because those goods often comprise relatively large shares of low-income household budgets;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the potential of energy communities and micro grids to develop accNotes that COVID-19 has contributed to the intensification of energy poverty in the EU and as the crisis continuess, to more sustainable energy, especially for remote areas, islands and the outermost regions; he proportion of the energy purchase costs in households’ budgets will grow sharply stresses therefore that it is important to develop a common definition of energy poverty and monitor the energy poverty rate subsequently;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Notes that the risk of rising energy poverty is a real threat; stresses therefore that it is important to develop a common definition of energy poverty and monitor the energy poverty rate subsequently;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Reiterates the promise of the “Green New Deal” that no one is left behind; notes in this regard that it is of the utmost importance to transform the skills of employees in sectors that face the risk of disappearing through the green transition; urges the Commission to come forward with more and adequate plans to guide employees from disappearing to emerging sectors;