Activities of Britta THOMSEN related to 2011/2096(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the EU has to move towards a more efficient transport sector which contributes to its emission reduction targets and to lowering energy dependency on particularly unstable and undemocratic regimes;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the transport sector accounts for more than a quarter of total EU CO2 emissions, that the transport sector’s emissions are still rising and that, if there is to be a genuine change in that trend, the transport sector must be converted to new green technologies;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the great potential ICT has to reduce transport emissions in travel and freight, especially in connection with a future energy system in which electrified transport plays a crucial role; stresses the need to promote innovative solutions such as optimised route planning, intermodality or communication between vehicles and infrastructure; recalls that use of ICT can help reduce the need to travel;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that European research can provide new solutions to increase transport efficiency and welcomes the Commission’s strategic approach in this regard; believes that more efficient ways of commercialising research results are needed, together with further research into integration of ever increasing volumes of renewable energy in conjunction with a more intelligent energy system in which electrified transport is a central feature of the solution;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that electrification of the transport sector, coupled with the introduction of more renewable energy in the electricity sector, is one of the key tools for reducing greenhouse gas emissions; states that electrification should focus in particular on facilitating passenger transport by means of electric cars, but that biofuels should be used in heavy goods transport and, over time, in air transport; states that the great potential of electric cars can only be realised, however, by taking the necessary regulatory and legislative measures and dismantling existing barriers;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that electric cars have huge potential as a means of transport, especially in urban areas, asks the Commission and Member States to step up work on developing common European standards for charging, and stresses that the development of smart grids is crucial for the success of electric cars;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points up the need to create, at European level, an even stronger environment for decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for the transport sector to be included among energy utilities’ energy saving obligations, as put forward in the Commission’s recently submitted directive on energy efficiency;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)