Activities of Paul RÜBIG related to 2013/2135(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the European CO2 reduction policy is proving successful, with industrial emissions falling by 1.3% in Europe in 2012, and the United States, thanks to its substantial gas deposits, achieving a reduction of as much as 4%; whereas it can be expected that over half the CO2 emissions ever produced will come from the developing countries;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to take a multifaceted approach, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of which ought to be enhanced by coordinated and coherent policies that address in equal measure issues such as competitiveness, energy security and climate objectives (e.g. GHG emission reduction, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency); calls on the Commission to ensure that the achievement of objectives is subject to strict monitoring so that risks of conflicting objectives can be identified in good time and neutralised;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to take a multifaceted approach, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of which ought to be enhanced by coordinated and coherent policies that address in equal measure issues such as competitiveness, energy security and, climate objectives (e.g. GHG emission reduction, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency); (The current energy and climate policy framework is pushing up energy costs and unfairly burdening European industry, and is therefore at odds with the Commission's recently adopted reindustrialisation objective ofand reindustrialisation; underscores the fact that future EU energy and climate policy must be geared towards supporting the Commission's plan to raisinge industry's share of EU GDP to 20% (which has declined from 15.5% in 2012 to 15.1%).); Or. de
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the opinion that the EU is well on the way to achieving the 2020 renewables expansion target of 20%; stresses that expansion at national level, which is uncoordinated to some extent and is proceeding extremely quickly, is seriously impacting on the EU internal energy market (inter alia through loop flows); is of the opinion that, in future, energy supply systems must be more reliant on renewables; insists that all relevant aspects of energy supply systems be factored in to decisions on further expansion of renewables;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better used, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of as yet uncompetitive renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard; (In its current form - with highly varying arrangements across the EU, in part as a result of cost-inefficient models based on feed-in systems - support for if, in particular, support for renewables were based on cost- efficiency principles, were harmonised across the EU to a greater extent in the short to medium term, and, in the long term, were discontinued so that renewables g-enerates additional costs, in particular for consumers, which could be prevented by an intelligently designed support scheme.)gy technologies could be brought to market; notes that, in particular, support models with guaranteed prices for producers of renewables are market-distorting and must therefore be discontinued as quickly as possible; sees an important role for the Commission in ensuring this; Or. de
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency, energy intensity and energy savings will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the energy sector;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to develop better methods and tools for calculating and monitoring progress which could help to draw up a more consistent EU approach to energy efficiency; calls, in this connection, for energy efficiency to be expressed in terms of energy input per unit of GDP (energy intensity); notes that energy intensity in relation to economic output has been declining for decades, even without political measures; believes that more should be done to help EU industries to further reduce their energy intensity;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU’s climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturns; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-carbon technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intended; (A central problem of the ETS isinsists that owing to the different ways in which ithe ETS impacts manufacturing industry and the e-economy (see the controversial backloading debate). This could be solved by treating them separately (such as by having different reduction paths). Member States are not at present obliged to use ETS revenues specifically for energy, climate and environmental measures. It is essential to remedy this in order to reduce multiple burdens for industry and tonergy economy and in order to avoid carbon-leakage, these sectors need to be treated differently in future by the ETS; proposes examining whether such a system could possibly be applied only to electricity producers; Or. de boost R & D & I in the low-carbon sector.)
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the Commission Communication on delivering the internal electricity market and making the most of public intervention; concurs with the Commission that the European level can help reduce or avoid the need for state intervention at regional, national or local level; calls on the Commission therefore to continue to work to reduce state intervention in the internal energy market;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Emphasises that climate policy must at all events sufficiently protect industries vulnerable to carbon leakage; calls for industrial plants that are at very vulnerable to carbon leakage and produce CO2 ‘efficiently’ (‘Benchmark’) to be issued with a 100 per cent free allocation of allowances without any subsequent deductions.
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Emphasises that for energy-intensive sectors such as the steel industry, a CO2 price provides no incentives for corresponding investment within the EU and that technologically oriented instruments and arrangements would therefore be more effective than CO2 pricing; emphasises the need for ETS auction revenues in future imperatively to be used 100 per cent for investments by industry in low-carbon technologies and to compensate for indirect CO2 costs ;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -11 a (new)
Paragraph -11 a (new)
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Takes the view that the future European energy and climate policy must reduce regulatory diversity and complexity and should always seek to set a simple, consistent and effective European framework, allowing Member States flexibility and freedom within this agreed framework and providing industry with stability and clarity for investment decisions; calls on the Member States to respect the European framework;
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansion; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for the Member States and in doing more to bring about a continuous approximation of support systems;
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Urges the Commission and Member States to integrate Europe's industrial competitiveness as fully as possible in all other policy areas;
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the lack of full implementation of internal energy market legislation remains one of the main obstacles to completion of the single market; highlights the importance of eliminating remaining infrastructure bottlenecks and instances of market failure and of ensuring that no new barriers to electricity and gas market integration are created; stresses that the abolition of regulated prices to the final consumer throughout the EU is essential for the completion of the internal market in energy;
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that in order to ensure security of supply there must be enough capacity to meet demand in peak periods and in periods of (political or technological) difficulties and that excess capacity or backup must therefore be ensured and maintained; points out the need for storage and more grid flexibility as a response to thebecause of the rising supply of very intermittence of somet sources of RES;
Amendment 812 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that the EU’s main competitors on the global market place great emphasis on technological developments, innovation and improving industrial processes; notes also that their economies grow at a much faster pace than the EU; concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation; takes the view that, in particular, revenue from sales of ETS certificates should therefore be 100% ring-fenced in future to permit investments in innovation in the low- carbon sector and to avoid indirect CO2 costs;
Amendment 901 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Observes that, according to the IEA, energy prices in Europe rose by 38% between 2005 and 2012, whereas in the USA they fell by 4% over the same period; expresses its concern about the impact of this on Europe’s competitiveness; stresses the importance of the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement for the field of energy;
Amendment 908 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Notes that it is important for the EU to maintain its leading role and for Member States to speak with one voice in order to define a strong and common position to defend during the 2015 Paris negotiations that will aim at reaching a new global climate binding agreement; stresses that only joint global efforts can successfully combat climate change, while on the other hand an ongoing commitment on the part of the EU alone would endanger Europe’s industrial base; stresses therefore that the outcome of the international climate negotiations must determine any ambitions to reduce CO2 which the EU may assume;