23 Amendments of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2011/2012(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that China is the world leader in the installation of windfarms, that Chinese and Indian manufacturers of wind turbines number among the top ten such manufacturers, and that China and Taiwan currently produce most of the photovoltaic panels sold on the international market; calls on the Commission and Member States to takes steps to promote the eco-efficient development and production, in the EU, of these technologies and of new innovative technologies needed to attain the ambitious targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers the ETS has proved to be an inefficient instrument for encouraging a reduction in emissions, and calls on the Commission and Member States to appraise and introduce new instruments which foster the development of green industries, increased energy efficiency and an efficient use of resources;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to revise the EU ETS Directive, which forms part of the EU 2020 legislative package on energy and climate change agreed in December 2008, with a view to ensuring a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over 1990 levels by 2020;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, according to the European Environmental Agency, in 2009 the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions were 17.3% lower than in 1990; whereas this reduction is due in part to the financial crisis, which has led cuts in industrial production and consumption,
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the fact that the EU and the Member States have not made sufficient investments in reducing CO2 emissions or in increasing energy efficiency in the construction or transport sectors; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that measures for increasing the energy efficiency of buildings and of urban heating and cooling systems receive more funding both following the review of the current financial framework and under future financial perspectives;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in order to reduce pollution in the transport sector, to award priority to investment in the development of a Europe-wide intelligent electric network capable of harnessing energy generated at local and regional level from renewable resources, and which helps to develop the infrastructure needed to run electric vehicles;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Draws attention to the fact that the current 20% target is based on an energy mix which in some Member States includes nuclear energy; welcomes the Commission’s decision to subject the nuclear power stations in the EU to stress testing, so that the requisite measures can be adopted to ensure their safety; believes that the decision by some Member States to shut down some existing nuclear reactors, and the increased investment in the construction of new nuclear power stations, could lead to some Member States revising the national measures adopted to achieve the current 20% target;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the important role of smart grids and smart meters in integrating electricity from renewable sources; welcomes the work carried out by the task force on smart meters and standardisation mandate 441 of 12 March 2009 issued to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in the field of measuring instruments for the development of an open architecture, and asks the Commission to put forward a number of recommendations as soon as possible;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, according to the Commission, stepping up effort to 30% stepping up effort to a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990 levels while the other countries retain their low pledges would have a limited incremental impact on the EU’s energy intensive industry, as long as the special measures for industry stay in place,
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% over 1990 levels by 2020 should only be set if an international Post-Kyoto agreement is concluded that contains hard-and-fast goals and firm commitments from all the developed nations of the world;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for energy efficiency to be one of the priorities in future climate policy measures; acknowledges that achieving the EU's energy efficiency objective of 20% by 2020 would enable the EU to meet its 2020 emissions reduction commitments of 20% and more; considers that according to the Commission's impact assessment this reduction level would still be on the cost- effective path towards the 80-95% long- term reduction targettarget of a 80-95% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over 1990 levels;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Commission to come forward with proposals to move to a 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020Points out that, according to IEA estimates, each year low carbon energy investment is delayed adds €300-400 billion to the initial cost at global level; calls for the Commission to come forward with a set of projected long-term measures up to 2050 in order to plan investments as effectively as possible, as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the Commission has identified investment needs of €1EUR one thousand trillion to upgrade the EU's energy infrastructuresystem by 2020, mainly to be financed through energy tariffs; calls for these investments to be made, with a view both to completing an interconnected internal energy market and substantially decreasing the carbon intensity of the European energy system;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the European Council has recognised that further reductions in the range of 80-95% by 2050 as compared to 1990 are necessary; points out that a linear trajectory between 2009 and 2050 would result in a 2020 target in the range of 34-38% as compared to 1990;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that cumulative emissions are decisive for the climate system; notes that even with a pathway of 30% reductions in greenhouse gases of 30% in 2020, 55% in 2030, 75% in 2040 and 90% in 2050 compared with greenhouse gas emission levels in 1990 the EU would still be responsible for approximately double its per capita share of the global 2°C compatible carbon budget, and that delaying emissions reductions increases the cumulative share significantly;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that stepping up to a 30% target should be subject to the conclusion of a post-Kyoto agreement containing objectives and firm commitments by all the industrialised countries of the world;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to review the EU ETS directive forming part of the EU 2020 legislative package concerning energy and climate change adopted in December 2008, with a view to ensuring a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared with 1990 levels;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that the ETS has proved ineffective as an instrument for encouraging emission reductions and calls on the Commission and Member States to evaluate and introduce new instruments to encourage the development of green industries, increased energy efficiency and the efficient use of resources;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that some of the most cost- effective reduction potential is found in Member States that are currently below the EU average for GDP per capita, and that public intervention to facilitate financing of initial investments is likely to be necessary to achieve reductions in the ETS and non- ETS sectors; stresses the need for EU financial mechanisms to be revised to trigger cost- effective GHG reductions in the EU;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that European eco-industries employ approximately 3.4 million (FTE), which is ten times the figure for direct employment in the EU steel sector in 2007; points out that, according to recent studies, raising the EU climate target to 30%, compared with greenhouse gas emissions in 1990, can foster up to 6 million additional jobs in Europe;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. ConcludStresses that stepping up to a 30% target has more benefits thanregarding greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990 levels, has benefits; notes however that it is necessary to carry out an in-depth analysis of costs for EU citizens and a domesticvoid any increase in the percentage of European citizens exposed to the risk of poverty; notes that achievement of the reduction targets wshould bring the highest overall benefite encouraged by means of various tax and lending mechanisms;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Remains concerned about the large potential for windfall profits uandermining public acceptance of the EU’s climate policy and points to lack of evidence of any delocalisa the relocation of industries to areas not committed to emission reductions;