Activities of Romana JORDAN related to 2012/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Amendments (39)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
Section 1 – paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to realise the 2°C goal; welcomes the Commission ambition to explore possible ways of delivering the EU´s decarbonisation objective, while ensuring security of energy supply and competitiveness;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Asks the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment giving suggestions for recommended actions that might prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production outside the EU, especially assessing additional scenarios in the case of limited or no further global action on carbon emission reduction;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of working together for an energy system transformation which must start now; endorses, therefore, the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on energy policy with a view to developing a policy framework for 2030, including milestones and targets and activities at international level; notes that defining energy targets for 2050 assumes pan-European governance; pursues, within the spirit of the Union, a technologically neutral strategy that will allow Member States to cooperate and not feel repressed under the Roadmap;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Supports the conclusion that substantial decarbonisation of the EU by 2050 is feasible and will require high levels of investments, R&;D, behaviour change, demand management and improvements in energy storage; calls on the Commission to create stability for investors by reducing over-regulation and by setting a clear, technology-neutral goal;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear 2030 goal by setting a single target for CO2 reduction; reiterates the need to meet the milestones for emission reduction stated in the low-carbon roadmap and to put forward all needed measures promptly for the period after 2020;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the proposed strategies for 2030 and 2050 are not of a deterministic nature, but rather serve as a basis for constructive dialogue on issues relating to industry, research and energy, without the inflexibility implied in a document prescribing international cooperation and global action on climate change;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of the EU’s energy policy amidst the financial crisis; emphasises the role that energy could potentially play in spurring growth and competitiveness in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose post-2020 strategies and to present a 2030 policy framework for European energy policy; encourages the Member States to step up their ongoing efforts to reach the current 2020 targets in the area of EU energy policy; calls on the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENSTO-G) to participate in the necessary active long- term infrastructure planning;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency; supports the recommendation of the Energy Roadmap Advisory Group to explicitly address and make transparent the potential trade-offs between carbon reduction, security of supply and competitiveness, under each scenario;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Takes the view that the overall decarbonisation goal necessitates a substantial reduction in transport emissions, which implies a further development of alternative fuels, improvements of efficiency of means of transport, as well as a substantial rise in electricity use and thus high levels of investments in electricity infrastructure, grid management and energy storage; notes that quick action is needed to avoid being locked into a higher emission path on account of the long lifecycle of infrastructure.
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Welcomes the important role of renewable energy sources for decarbonisation and energy security and calls for their higher commercialization,
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Is concerned about the slow development and deployment of CCS technologies in the light of the foreseeable further global use of coal as a source of energy;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3 (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3 (new)
Acknowledges that nuclear energy is currently used as a main low-emissions energy source; calls the Commission to work towards better public acceptance, utilizing the results of stress tests,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear, predictable, stable, and coherent policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments; Uunderlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU’s energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 4 (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 4 (new)
Encourages initiatives for spreading comprehensive information to the public in order to improve public acceptance of siting of facilities,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that it is in the competence of each Member State to define its own energy mix; acknowledges that the Energy Roadmap 2050 complements national, regional and local efforts to modernise energy supply; acknowledges, therefore, the need for Member States to work together on the basis of common objectives, as well as the important role to be played by the EU in ensuring that national policies are consistent with EU aims and law; urges the Member States and the Commission to continue to pursue options which can meet the EU’s decarbonisation objective in an economically efficient, competitive, safe and sustainable way, with as little distortion of the market as possible, and to continue with efforts to fully tap the potential for cost-effective energy savings, supported, inter alia, by available Union financial instruments; recognises, at the same time, the merits of developing a coordinated and, where appropriate, common European approach, which has to allow for the special features of small- scale energy systems and the resulting need for flexibility;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses that ensuring a fully developed cross-border energy infrastructure and information exchange mechanism within the Union is the precondition of the success of the Roadmap; stresses, therefore, the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies and for joint action, solidarity and transparency in the fields of external energy policy, energy security and new energy infrastructure investments;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the conclusions reached in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that there are similarities between the actions that must be taken in the analysed scenarios in order to transform the EU’s energy system, regardless of the specific path chosen to achieve a low-carbon 2050 energy system; believes that renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy infrastructure are ‘no regrets’ optionssmart grids, and energy efficiency are ‘no regrets’ options, in so far as they are market driven;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that a higher share of renewable energy beyond 2020 is a key aspect of a more sustainable energy system; recognises, furthermore, that all of the decarbonisation scenarios explored in the Commission communication assume an increased share of renewable energy in the EU-wide average energy mix of around 30% in gross final energy consumption in 2030;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that improved energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the transformation of the energy system, and that meeting the 2020 objectives is an important basis for further progress up to 2050; recommends, in this respect, that energy efficiency be integrated into national educational curricula in the Member States;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the urgent need for new, smart and, flexible, and dynamic infrastructure – including smart grids and smart meters, smart meters, and an appropriate reserve power system – and fully integrated network planning in order, inter alia, to integrate local and more remote sources of renewable energy across the EU, as has been proven necessary; stresses, moreover, the urgent need for the establishment of mechanisms to allow for EU financing of infrastructure projects of common interest;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that EU and national financial potential together with EU budgetary and investment policies are prerequisite to building new energy infrastructure in Europe, while considering both the cost of new built and the cost of decommissioning of outdated facilities and environmental and social rehabilitation of their regions;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that a more European approach to renewable policy is key in the medium to long term; encourages Member States to work together in order to optimise the cost efficiency of renewables expansion and to ensure that investments are made where they will be most productive and efficient, taking into account the specific characteristics of Member States; highlights, in this context, the Commission’s important role as a facilitator; points out that renewables will, in the long term, move to the centre of the energy mix in Europe, as they progress from technology development to mass production and deployment, from small- scale to larger-scale – integrating local and more remote sources – and from subsidised to competitive; emphasises that the changing nature of renewables requires changes in policy to be made with a view to achieving greater market integration; highlights the need for support schemes to be phased outmade subject to predetermined time limits as technologies and supply chains mature and market failures are resolved;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that prices play a crucial role in energy-related investment and energy production; notes that the different Member States’ policies to promote renewable energy show both successes and problems; takes the opinion that the recent relatively high prices of fossil fuels promote the development of renewable energy; notes, however, that in some Member States the promotion of renewable energy by means of financial support could lead to high energy prices, adding to the risk of energy poverty and exacerbating the loss of industrial competitiveness; (Moved from paragraph 31)
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that the Energy roadmap scenarios implies a higher amount of biofuels; believes that, in this regard, the Commission should support the move to 3rd generation biofuels based on food crop waste products and impose similar conditions on imported biofuels;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, as Member States pursue the goal of energy security and energy independence, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market and the EU supergrid infrastructure linking North and South, and East and West; highlights the importance of ensuring that policy and regulatory developments in Member States will eliminate remaining infrastructure ‘bottlenecks’ and will not create new barriers to electricity and gas or energy market integration; stresses, moreover, that energy policy decisions in each national system need to take account of how such decisions could affect other Member States; suggests that it would be desirable to determine whether and how the expertise and facilities of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) might be put to use in the performance of the above tasks;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that, while energy bills in Europe have risen in recent years, this development has given rise to a ‘smart’, common sense-based approach to energy efficiency and energy savings; believes, regardless, that the role of ICT technologies is increasingly important for energy; highlights, in this context, the role of smart meters in providing consumers with data on energy consumption in households and businesses; (Moved from paragraph 32)
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Agrees with the Commission that nuclear energy, used by the majority of Member States, contributes to secure, reliable and competitive electricity generation, lowers system costs and electricity prices as reflected in the scenario analysis;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Agrees with the Commission that nuclear energy continues to play a key role in Europe's energy supply, remains a key source for low-carbon electricity generation and provides a significant contribution to the transformation of the energy system in those Member States where it is pursued;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. While recognising that the EU operates in a global context and that the goals charted cannot be achieved by going it alone, recalls the November 2011 TTE Council Conclusions on strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy policy, the need for a broader and more coordinated EU approach to international energy relations in order to meet global energy challenges and climate change, address competitiveness- and carbon leakage -related issues and maintain and promote the highest nuclear safety standards, while at the same time ensuring the safe, secure and diversified supply of energy;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the need to ensure the energy security of the EU through alternative sources of energy and to reduce import dependency; highlights, therefore, the emerging importance of the exploration of oil and gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea and the Arctic; believes that there is an urgent need to develop an EU policy on oil and gas drilling at sea, including delineation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of EU Member States and relevant third countries in accordance with the UNCLOS Convention, to which all EU Member States and the EU as such are signatories;
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to continue to play an active role in the international negotiations on the global climate deal; takes the opinion that climate diplomacy should come under the umbrella of the European External Action Service (EEAS); stresses that the EU needs to know what the consequences of a failure to conclude a global climate change agreement would be; therefore, regrets that the Roadmap does not present a scenario were no such agreement is reached; underlines the risk of carbon leakage;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to continue to play an active role in the international negotiations on the global climate deal; takes the opinion that climate diplomacy should come under the umbrella of the European External Action Service (EEAS); stresses that the EU needs to knowgauge what the consequences of a failure to conclude a global climate change agreement would be;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Research, human resources, new technologies and alternative fuels
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. CPoints out that safe, clean, and efficient energy is a key element of the new 2014-2020 research and innovation framework programme, Horizon 2020 [xxx/xxxx]; calls on the Commission to ensure that Horizon 2020 and the European Innovation Partnerships under the Innovation Union prioritise the need to develop all types of sustainable low -carbon technologies in order to spur EU competitiveness, promote job opportunities and bring about a change in consumer behaviour;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Urges the Member States and the international community to maintain educational institutions capable of producing a skilled labour force in the areas of energy safety, security and waste management; (Moved from paragraph 18)
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Maintains that research into new alternative fuels is essential in order to meet long-term environmental and climate targets and therefore looks to the Horizon 2020 programme to provide the necessary incentives;