7 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2016/0000(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the progress towards the EU target whereby renewables are to account for 20% of gross final energy consumption by 2020, especially in the heating and cooling and electricity generationand calls for further measures to exploit the remaining significant potential of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sectors;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Considers that the progress demonstrates the merits of Union renewables policy based on national binding targets, as repeatedly called for by the European Parliament, providing the long-term certainty to industry and investors that is necessary for the investment in generation capacity as well as in transmission and distribution infrastructure;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to give priority to renewable energy sources and technologies with the least damaging effects on the environment and biodiversity, capitalising on the advantage of a specific geographical and climate situation to secure a beneficial outcome; furthermore calls for measures to ensure improved planning for the deployment of renewable energy including spatial planning and evaluation of environmental impacts;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that bioenergy already accounts for 60% of renewable energy in Europe and its use is set to continue to grow; stresses the need to clarify, as a matter of urgency, the greenhouse impacts of the various uses of forest biomass for energy and to identify the uses that can achieve the greatest mitigation benefits within policy-relevant timeframes;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Considers it urgent to restrict the assumption of carbon neutrality of bioenergy under EU law to feedstocks which under a life-cycle assessment approach provide benefit to the atmosphere within 15-20 year timeframe;
Amendment 58 #
5. Expresses concern at the fact that progress has slowed in meeting the EU’s 10% target for renewable energy use in the transport sector and draws attention to the importance of reaching that goal from the point of view of lowering greenhouse gas emission levels and reducing EU dependency on imported energy; calls on the Commission to promote a legislative framework offering prospects for advanced biofuels in the period after 2020 and, by providing an appropriate incentive to their use, to help open up ‘green’ jobs while averting adverse effects of indirect land- use changedecarbonising the transport sector in the period after 2020 including electrification and efficiency;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, given the need for greater synergy and consistency in European policies, to lay down sustainability criteria for each renewable energy source under the circular economy polito lay down sustainability criteria for all bioenergy in line with limited biomass availability and the circular economy policies, given the need for greater synergy and consistency in European policies and the need to improve resource efficiency;