13 Amendments of András GYÜRK related to 2011/2034(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel importsdiversifying energy supply, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union's energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU's 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95%s,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated, or face low market liquidity,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas alternative natural gas supply and transit routes and new interconnections are important in order to ensure thatmarket liquidity, supply security and solidarity between Member States becomes operational,
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overallnewly adopted Regulation 994/2010/EU to improve the gas supply security of the community and the wider energy policy objectives and the EU's 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), including energy efficiency policies (notably the implementation of the forthcoming energy efficiency action plan (EEP)) as well as the potential impact of technological advances and the deployment of ‘smart cities’ initiatives;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the need to implement present policies and regulations so that the existing energy infrastructure is better utilized for the benefit of the European consumer; calls the Commission and ACER to monitor more strictly the national implementation of rules such as the ones related to the use-it-or-lose-it principle;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the gas and power sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European gas and electricity transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs of priority corridors given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments and the amount of future EU financing likely to be needed;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new)
- contribution to market liquidity,
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 b (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 b (new)
- enhancing supply security,
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost ofsociety will expect the cost of keeping existing infrastructure operational and deploying new infrastructure to be optimised;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; promotes the idea that the opportunity for merchant infrastructure development is to be provided with enhanced opportunities within the EU; and takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments;