Activities of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2023/2123(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Hydrogen Bank
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU budget must continue to pave the way for climate neutrality by 2050enhance its support towards the Union goal of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; whereas increased investments are needed in renewable energy given the needs magnified by the energy crisis and the increasing energy poverty; whereas renewable hydrogen has untapped potential that could contribute to achieving this objective;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB) initiative; regrets the use of the word ‘bank’, since the project will not entail investment and lending activities; calls on the Commission to rename the initiative and will rather aim to coordinate activities and financing to support renewable hydrogen projects; calls on the Commission to rename the initiative accordingly, also by including the word ‘renewable’;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that a budget of EUR 3 billion was announced for the EHB in the 2022 State of the European Union address; takes note that a budget of EUR 800 million is expected for the first EU pilot auction for renewable hydrogen production; calls on the Commission to detail wensure that further funding will be made available;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that pillars 1 and 4 of the EHB will partly rely on the coordination of the same EU programmes as the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform in order to support the development of renewable hydrogen production; stresses that the approach of overburdening existing programmes without adequate additional fresh money risks undermining the fulfilment of their initial objectives; invites the Commission to clarify the interaction between the two initiatives;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ambition of EHB pillar 1 to spur the development of a domestic market for renewable hydrogen; calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field when conducting auctions, including by considering support for hydrogen based on renewable sources from other bidding zones than the production zone; agrees that a well-functioning domestic market requires cross-border renewable hydrogen infrastructure; regrets the fact that the Commission’s proposal for the revision of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) did not include an increase in funding for the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that the successful implementation of the initiative will require significant investment in skills development, including through training, reskilling and upskilling; calls on the Commission to clarify the ways and means to achieve this essential condition;