17 Amendments of Teresa RIERA MADURELL related to 2008/2005(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission staff working document entitled "The support of electricity from renewable energy sources" (SEC(2008)0057),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas research and technological development are key to achieving the objectives of European energy policy,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas private sector investment in research on energy technologies is very limited in the European Union in comparison to the efforts being made by our competitors, and even by other European industries,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas public intervention in support of new, less-polluting energy technologies is necessary and justified since these are initially more costly than those they replace and, at the initial market penetration stage, may therefore not bring with them either short-term trading profits or better prices for consumers,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the EU must deliver its greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy targets whilst maintaining a competitive economy; believes that boosting energy efficiency and the development of low-cost, renewable and low- carbon energy technologies is needed to reduce the cost of cutting emissions and create new job opportunities and new markets for EU industry;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that in order to achieve those targets it is vital to reduce the cost of green energy and to boost innovation in the energy sector; this makes it necessary to improve the process of technology transfer from research centres to enterprises, cut market penetration times, end the current technological and regulatory inertia and enhance network interconnectivity;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that new technologies, especially renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, are also needed to facilitate the diversification of energy sources, reduce energy demand and provide less polluting and safer methods of using indigenous resources, in aid of security of energy supply; calls on the Commission to undertake an assessment of the EU's energy resources;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the SET Plan should support activities which pbromote public acceptance of new energy technologiesaden consumer education and information in relation to energy technologies in order to bridge the current gap between supply and demand;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that coordinated cooperation with the Member States is vital in order to achieve the targets set, maximise benefits and reduce costs; believes that national-level Community instruments, such as the Structural Funds, can bolster research, development and innovation capacities in those areas;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the capacity of the EU research base needs to be enlarged and that further education and training is essential to provide the quantity and quality of human resources required to take full advantage of the new technology opportunities opening up; believes that an integrated approach across the FP7 Specific Programmes could be beneficial in this regard;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Research and technology transfer 10a. Stresses that the necessary coordination has to extend to the various scientific and technological fields which, owing to their multidisciplinary nature, play a part in energy technology research and development; emphasises, in this respect, the need to boost research in basic sciences such as biology, information technology, materials science and macro-technologies;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Emphasises the need to improve the transfer of technologies from research centres to enterprises; urges that the new European Institute of Innovation and Technology should play a role in this field;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Urges that the private sector should invest more in research and assume greater risks, with these being prerequisites for the EU becoming a frontrunner in this sector;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. BelieveInsists that energy efficiency should figure more prominently in the SET Plan, since it is the area with the most potential for cost effective emission reductions in the medium term; especially in the building sector, which counts for 40% of the total EU energy consumption; therefore, calls on the Commission to add energy efficiency technologies, including co- and poly-generation, to the areas covered by the EIIs; supports energy efficiency to be one of the priorities covered by the EIIs;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that, under the proposed revision of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), auction revenues will provide a significant source of funding for new low carbon technologies; believes that a portion of these revenues should be used to set up a new European fund for research into low carbon technologies; notes that the Research Fund for Coal and Steel created from the assets of the European Coal and Steel Community provides a useful model in this respect; believes that businesses affected by the ETS should be involved in deciding how this funding is utilised;