14 Amendments of Britta THOMSEN related to 2011/2012(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the economic crisis has led to an enormous reduction in industrial production capacities, to a downturn in economic growth and to labour displacement; points out that any loss in GDP must be regarded as a cost in itself, comprothe corresponding emissing industry's investment potential; warns against the general concluons reduction should not be interpreted as a siogn that the economic crisis has madEU is on track to meet the emissions reduction cheapertarget;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the Commission's and the International Energy Agency'’s (IEA) assumption that delaying investments in low-carbon energy technologies would lead to higher costs at a later stage; considers that, if it is to meet the 2050 long-term target as confirmed once again by the European Council on 4 February 2011takes notice of the joint declaration of CEOs of leading European Utility Companies calling the EU to move to a 25% reduction target; considers that, if it is to meet the 2050 long-term target of domestic reductions between 80 - 95% as agreed by the European Council and confirmed in the Commission's Low Carbon Economy 2050 Roadmap, the EU would have to speed up its efforts after having achieved 20%at least 25% domestic emissions reductions in 2020; welcomerequests, therefore, that the Commission's intention to draw trajectories put forward a proposal for binding reduction targets for the period after 2020 in line with the trajectories presented in the Low Carbon Economy 2050 Roadmap designed to achieve long- term targets in the most cost-efficient way;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the EU is well on track to meet its 2020 renewable energy goals, but emphasizes that the Commission needs to promptly monitor the actual national implementation of the plans so ensure that progress actually occurs as planned;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the Commission has identified investment needs of €1 trillion to upgrade the EU's energy infrastructure by 2020, mainly to be financed through energy tariffs; calls for these investments to be made, with a view both to completing an interconnected internal energy market and substantially decreasing the carbon intensity of the European energy system; stressing in particularly the need for electricity interconnectors between member states to exploit fully the massive investments in new renewable energy amongst the North Sea countries;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the Commission has identified investment needs of €1 trillion in new energy generation capacity of which 60-70% needs to be invested into renewable energies and to upgrade the EU's energy infrastructure by 2020, mainly to be financed through energy tariffs; calls for these investments to be made, with a view both to completing an interconnected internal energy market, increasing energy saving and substantially decreasing the carbon intensity of the European energy system;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the increasing importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in reducing carbon emissions, not only in the energy sector, as transitional technologies on the road to a long-term fossil free power supply, in reducing carbon emissions, not only in the energy sector, while noting that the investments into CCS would require substantially higher carbon price compared to today’s levels; states that, according to the IEA CCS roadmap, in 2030 half of all CCS projects will be in the industrial manufacturing sector;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the development and deployment of breakthrough technologies hold the key to fighting climate change and, at the same time, convincing the EU's partners worldwide that emissions reductions are feasible without losing competitiveness and jobs; considers it essential that Europe should lead by example by substantially increasing expenditure devoted to research on climate-friendly and energy-efficient industrial technologies under the Researc8th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation that should be properly aligned with the strategic energy technologies set out in the SET-Plan;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to curb CO2 emissions in the transportation sector through the provision of standardized European infrastructures for electrical vehicles and more incentives for sustainable second generation biofuel as an alternative to fossil fuels;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that a shift in sustainable technology innovation away from Europe to other parts of the world is already occurring; states that, according to recent surveys, out of the 50 companies identified as clean technology leaders, 24 were based in Asia, 22 in the United States, three in Europe, and one in Canada; stresses that, according to the Ernst &Young 2010 barometer, China and US are the most attractive regions of the world for the development of renewable energy sources; underlines that this is both an argument for creating a better business environment for greentech in EU and for more ambitious CO2 reduction targets;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognizes the job creation and competitiveness effects associated with the transition to a low carbon economy, as the EU becomes a global leader within renewable energy technologies and energy efficient products and services;
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25 a (new) (after Title)
Paragraph 25 a (new) (after Title)
25a. Stresses the need to speed up the fight against climate change and therefore move to 30 % CO2 emissions reductions in 2020;
Amendment 187 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 29 – point 7
Paragraph 29 – point 7
·give priority to climate change and energ, renewable energy and energy efficiency in the Eighth Research Framework Programme.