11 Amendments of Christel SCHALDEMOSE related to 2018/2023(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure; stresses also the benefits of low-carbon innovations to the EU’s global competitive position and, especially keeping in mind the concerns about the climate impacts of gasoline and diesel emissions and persistent dependence on non-renewable and finite resources; notes that a significant lack of infrastructure necessary to refuel and recharge the vehicles and vessels across the EU and insufficient smart grid development create a situation where consumers are unable to participate in the transition; stresses also the benefits of low-carbon innovations to the EU’s global competitive position and the Commission's decision to achieve a binding domestic reduction in CO2 of at least 40% by 2030 under the Paris Agreement; calls for the EU to become a global leader on decarbonisation; urges the Member States and industry, furthermore, to demonstrate an enhanced level of ambition and to speed up its implementation, including by developing efficient, complete and coherent national policy frameworks implemented in timely and efficient manner;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a more harmonised EU approach given the Member States current varying commitment to alternative fuels infrastructures, in order to ensure interoperability of payment services, transparent consumer information and cross-border continuity; urges greater collaboration between public and private actors in this respect;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a more harmonised EU approach, in order to ensure interoperability of payment services and recharging points, transparent consumer information and cross-border continuity; urges greater collaboration between public and private actors in this respect;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the need to strengthen the consumer dimension; points out that due to a lack of common technical standards across the EU it is difficult for users of alternative fuels to fully use the available infrastructure when travelling in the EU and thus encourages the move towards interoperability also with a view to increase consumer confidence;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Welcomes the benefits of conversion to alternative fuels as long as these remain environmentally beneficial and thus points out that fuel conversion systems must ensure that emissions do not increase as a result of conversion; underlines that consumers should dispose of the necessary information in this respect and be aware that liability in a given conversion situation may not be clear, creating potential for confusion or dispute over which the manufacturer is responsible for repair;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of timely, easily understandable and transparent information to consumers; notes the relevance of the planned price comparison between alternative and conventional fuels; requests that this information be collected and processed by an open data platform; highlights the special role that smart infrastructure can play in this respect so as to guarantee remotely controlled recharging points while at the same time ensuring compliance to data protection standards;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the consumers see real limitations in terms of long journeys, particularly in rural areas, and this creates a major barrier to success; notes that the high cost of transition in rural areas is a significant prohibitive factor in achieving deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and, therefore, must be taken into account as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for comprehensive private charging infrastructure allowing charging of electric vehicles at home and in the workplace, taking into account the need for both public and private investments to achieve sufficient coverage; emphasizes in this regard the need to install sufficient charging infrastructure in both new and existing buildings;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on Member States to review their energy taxation frameworks in order to facilitate and incentivise the uptake of alternative fuels and to remove burdensome taxation on electricity used to generate alternative fuels, including power-to-gas as storage for intermittent renewable energies;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to support policies that stimulate the offer of alternatively fuelled light and heavy-duty vehicles, such as ambitious emissions standards to be reached by 2025 and 2030 for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, including binding sales targets for zero and low emission vehicles; considers that this is necessary in order to create investment security for a domestic market for alternatively fuelled vehicles and accelerate the deployment of sufficient infrastructure.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages Member States to increase the deployment of charging infrastructure for public transport, as well as stimulate the demand for alternatively fuelled bus systems and other electric public transport vehicles with priority given to the most emissions neutral systems seen from a full vehicle life-cycle perspective.