2 Amendments of Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU related to 2016/0381(COD)
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is generally accepted that the European growth model must be fully in line with the conservation of natural resources and protection of the environment. The Union is committed to a sustainable, competitive, secure and decarbonised energy system. The Energy Union and the Energy and Climate Policy Framework for 2030 establish ambitious Union commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions further (by at least 40 % by 2030, as compared with 1990), to increase the proportion of renewable energy consumed (by at least 27 %) and to make energy savings of at least 27 %, reviewing this level having in mind an Union level of 30 %10, and to improve Europe’s energy security, competitiveness and sustainability. __________________ 10 EUCO 169/14, CO EUR 13, CONCL 5, Brussels 24 October 2014.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1а) Environmental protection is one of the most important challenges facing the European Union.