Activities of Fiona HALL related to 2012/2295(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it should be recalled that the bioeconomy is an important sector within the internal market offering additionalsignificant benefits regarding sustainability, competitiveness, job creation and the reduction of import dependency in terms of both energy and raw materials;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the amount of sustainable biomass from EU sources will never be enough to meet current energy demand and increasing and competing uses of biomass, and that the EU will therefore be increasingly dependent on imports from developing countries; stresses in this regard the importance of energy efficiency and saving measures to ensure that the EU does more with less, thereby reducing demand for biomass;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that ILUC factors for biofuels and bioliquids, as well as binding sustainability criteria for the use of solid and gaseous biomass, should be included in the Renewable Energy Directive and the Fuel Quality Directive; calls on the Commission to propose a Biomass Framework Directive covering all applications of biomass (energy, fuels, materials, chemicals) and introducing a biomass hierarchy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that for bioenergy sources to be successful in the longer term they must be able to compete on both price and quality under normal market conditions; welcomes the ongoing revision of the Union's biofuel legislation in order to ensure that the GHG emissions associated with Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) are fully taken into account when setting and calculating targets through the application of feedstock-specific ILUC factors;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that bioenergy is expected to deliver over 50% of the EU's 2020 renewables target according to Member State projections; stresses therefore the need for robust sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass; emphasises that the forthcoming Commission proposal for biomass sustainability criteria must include correct carbon accounting to ensure genuine greenhouse gas savings are achieved; calls on the Commission to come forward with this proposal without delay;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines the importance and huge potential of resource and energy efficiency; stresses the need to "produce more with less" so that the bioeconomy remains sustainable;