13 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas renewable energy sources contribute to the European Union energy policy goals;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas renewable energy sources contribute to the EU growth and jobs objective and opportunities to locally produced energy, and in this way contribute to the security of supply;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally soundsustainable energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to supply security;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RES, within administrative frameworks that differ widely, and that their potential for developing renewables is uneven on account of natural factorional circumstances;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is concerned that non-renewable energy sources are still subsidised in some countries;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the existence within the Union of approximately 170 different schemes for promoting RES gives rise to considerable inefficiencies in cross-border electricity trading because it reinforces and indeed aggravates inequalities, thus working against completion of the internal energy market; guidance from the Commission on support schemes reform will be welcomed;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-in, can cause uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) in other Member States – making load reduction or phase shifters increasingly necessary in the interests of supply security – if it does not go hand-in- hand with the requisite development of the grid; is concerned about the state of development of grid infrastructure in the Member States;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that the decentralised production of renewable energy, in the form of cooperatives of citizens jointly investing in the production and supply of renewable energy in their own environment, also has an important role to play in future renewable energy policy;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convincedof the opinion that ICT will in the future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of REScontribute to manage energy supply and demand; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers' side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved; stresses in this regard that public support is greater in projects in which citizens are cooperative stakeholders, and through cooperatives in particular, and therefore considers it important that civic participation in renewable energy projects be encouraged as best practice;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned that R&D has been neglected in certain branches of the renewable energy sector, leading, in some cases, to commercial problems; underscores the need for investment in the further development of existing technologies in order to sustain or achieve competitivity; emphasises that new technologies or new ideas about old technologies should be taken up and supported;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry’s ability to compete must not be affected; emphasises here the role of renewable energy cooperatives which, through joint purchases or co-production, can reduce prices for citizens and thus tackle energy poverty; points also to the importance of these cooperatives in raising the awareness of their members about renewable energy and energy efficiency;
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Is convinced that only an EU-wide differentiated approach to promoting renewable energy, including renewable energy projects in the hands of communities and cooperatives, will lead to the most cost-effective framework within which the full potential of renewable energy can be realised;