7 Amendments of Henri WEBER related to 2010/2107(INI)
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote CHP, micro-CHP and district heating/cooling by encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework by considering priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and by promoting use of CHP, micro- CHP and district heating in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criterion for urban and rural development projects financed by the Structural Funds or by encouraging Member States to introduce incentives;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States likewise to promote the use of CHP by supporting the establishment and refurbishment of district heating systems rather than supporting CHP generation as such;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. URecalls the decisive role which energy efficiency can play in the development of urban and rural areas; underlines the need to support initiatives which focus on the local and regional level to lower energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions such as the Covenant of Mayors and the Smart Cities initiative;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Title 6 a (new) (after paragraph 40)
Title 6 a (new) (after paragraph 40)
6a. Energy poverty
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
Paragraph 40 a (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40a. Calls on the Commission to take an active interest in the problem of energy poverty, which is constantly growing in the EU; welcomes the fact that the Energy Council is to consider this point on 2 December 2010 on the basis of a report; wishes the European Parliament to be informed of the action to be taken as a result;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
Paragraph 40 b (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40b. Calls on Member States to respect the implementation of the Internal Market Package, which in particular establishes the concept of ‘vulnerable consumers’, and to adopt appropriate measures, by means of national action plans for energy or targeted social measures; calls for all Member States to adopt effective policies to reduce energy poverty by identifying the causes and symptoms of this phenomenon in order to provide consumers with lasting solutions;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
Paragraph 40 c (new) (after new title 6 a (new))
40c. Calls on the Commission to submit an assessment of the best practices in terms of the supply of new technologies – such as the development of smart metering – in order to encourage better control over energy consumption and a reduction in energy costs;