9 Amendments of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2016/2058(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that two-thirds of the EU's buildings were built when energy efficiency requirements were limited or non-existent and that significant energy savings can be made through simple renovations; calls on the Commission to support efficiency and renovations of publicly and privately owned buildings and to secure proper funding.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that there is a large untapped potential to increase energy efficiency in the residential heating sector; calls on Member States to adopt measures increasing heating systems' energy efficiency, as it is a cost-effective way to cut residential CO2 emissions.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the Commission to increase awareness of European citizens about new technical solutions how to save energy in their household.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that some industries or power stations generate heat or cold as a by-product which could be reused within plants or sold to heat buildings nearby; integrating the production, consumption and reuse of waste cold creates environmental and economic benefits and reduces the primary energy demand for cold; emphasises the importance of use of waste heat and cold and calls on the Commission to promote this use.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes that the significant increase of the energy efficiency of buildings could be a key tool for tackling energy poverty.
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the widespread availability of solid biomass and the potential for district heating as a cost- efficient means of decarbonising the energy sector while also contributing to security of supply objectives; emphasises that a European gas crisis would be a heat crisis; calls on the Commission to propose without delay a biomass sustainability policy.
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to propose without delay a bioenergy sustainability policy, which will take into account the negative impact of bioenergy on the environment, land-use and food production.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a review of existing legislation focused on safeguarding technology neutralityimproving energy savings and cost efficiency so as to ensure that it does not promote or discredit one technology over another – renewable energy produced on-site or near a building should for instance be accounted for when calculating the building’'s energy performance, regardless of the source.
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls that a smart building connected to a smart grid allows remote or automatic control of heating and cooling and that the automatic management of energy demand in buildings allows consumers to adjusting the timing of their consumption in response to the price of electricity; therefore calls on the Commission to promote construction of these buildings.