9 Amendments of Jan ZAHRADIL related to 2016/2059(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that energy is a basic human good and that the EU must combatessential for economic activity and industrial competitiveness and that any EU energy policy secure as first principles the need to ensure stable, secure and predictable access to energy povertyfor all;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that trade plays a key role in energy security, and that strong energy partnerships, reinforced by the inclusion of energy chapters in the EU’s trade agreements, are essential tools; considers it to be of key importance that the EU’s trade agreements enhance the EU’s energy diversification and reduce its dependence on imported energy from too few suppliers by creating new market access opportunities in energy resources and products both via established long term partners and with new and prospective countries in areas such as, but not limited to, Central Asia, North Africa and the Americas; calls for greater coherence between the EU’s trade and energy policies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that trade plays a key role in energy security, and that strong energy partnerships, reinforced by the inclusion of energy chapters in the EU’s trade agreements, are essential tools; considers it to be of key importance that the EU’s trade agreements enhance the EU Member States’s energy diversification and reduce itstheir dependence on imported energy from too few suppliers;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to ensure the highest environmental standards in the planning, construction and use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well as in the exploitation of indigenous reserves and sources;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that in order to promote the transition towards a low-carbon society, we need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, but underlines that in the short to medium term citizens and businesses of EU Member States will continue largely to rely on traditional elements in the energy mix;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that in order to promote the transition towards a low-carbon society, weEU Member States’ need to reduce outheir dependence on fossil fuels;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that it is estimated that gas imports to the EUEU Member States will rise until 2030, even if gas demand within the EUEU Member States simultaneously stays stagnant or declines; stresses that moderating energy demand and promoting renewable and local energy sources are among the most effective tools for reducing dependence on external energy; recalls that the EUEU Member States hasve significant LNG import excess capacity overall, but that this capacity is not evenly distributed in geographical terms;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that it is estimated that gas imports to the EU will rise until 2030, even if gas demand within the EU simultaneously stays stagnant or declines; stresses that moderating energy demand and, promoting renewable and local energy sources and energy efficiency are among the most effective tools for reducing dependence on external energy; recalls that the EU has significant LNG import excess capacity overall, but that this capacity is not evenly distributed in geographical terms;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that trade policy generating significant opportunities for EU Member States’ private and public companies in clean, secure and efficient energy technologies is particularly important, especially in light of the growing global energy demand, calls for significant tariffs reductions on clean technologies within the Green Goods initiative and also within EU FTAs, which must tackle non-tariff barriers to trade in energy sources;