30 Amendments of Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV related to 2012/2103(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of working together for an energy system transformation which must start nowimmediately; endorses, therefore, the Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050 as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on energy policy with a view to developing a policy framework for 2030, including milestones and targetsbased on targets for greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency; notes that defining energy targets for 2050 assumes pan- European governance; pursues, within the spirit of the Union, a strategy that will allow Member States to cooperate and not feel repressed underfreely in order to implement the Roadmap;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Supports the conclusion that decarbonisation of the EU by 2050 is feasible and will require high levels of investments; calls on the Commission to create stability for investors by reducing over-regulation and by setting a clear, technology-neutral goal; highlights the fact that local stakeholders are key to implementing a truly successful low carbon vision and to fostering an integrated approach to energy and thus should be encouraged by the Commission through adequate planning and funding support;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose a clear 2030 goal by setting a single target for CO2 reduction; reiterates the need to meet the milestones for emission reduction stated in the low-carbon roadmap and to put forward all needed measures promptly; calls attention to the fact that millions of EU citizens are currently suffering from energy poverty and the number may rise further unless the Commission steps up the transition to a low-carbon, energy efficient economy through both supply- side and demand-side mechanisms, fostering an overarching change in energy consumption behaviour;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the proposed strategies for 2030 andcenarios for 2050 are not of a deterministic nature, but rather serve as a basis for constructive dialogue on issues relating to industry, research and energyhow to transform Europe's energy system in order to meet our long- term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 below 1990 levels;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to develop sound ways of financing the low-carbon energy transition through efficiently synchronized and cost-effective instruments, including a strengthened ETS, innovation initiatives such as Horizon 2020, and market-based mechanisms;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to step up the development and deployment of low- carbon technologies, to strengthen the role of renewable energy sources – including by increasing their commercialisation, to step up the efficient use of energy sources, to foster the integration of the heating and cooling sector into the EU's transition pathways to low-carbon energy systems, and to phase out fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investmentinto sustainable low-carbon technologies; Uunderlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU's energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as increased deployment of European renewables, the diversification of supply routes and sources including better interconnection among Member States, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that it is in the competence of each Member State to define its own energy mix (including environmentally friendly and sustainable use of coal and nuclear energy); acknowledges that the Energy Roadmap 2050 complements national, regional and local efforts to modernise energy supply; acknowledges, therefore, the need for Member States to work together on the basis of common objectives, as well as the important role to be played by the EU; urges the Member States and the Commission to continue to pursue options which can meet the EU's decarbonisation objective in an economically efficient, safe and sustainable way, and to continue with efforts to fully tap the potential for cost-effective energy savings, supported, inter alia, by available Union financial instruments; recognises, at the same time, the merits of developing a coordinated and, where appropriate, common European approach;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets that the Commission failed to put forward a scenario based on high energy efficiency and high renewables together, which would have shown very positive results because of the synergies between the two; calls on the Commission to analyse such a scenario for 2050;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. AcknowledgWelcomes the conclusions reached in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that there are similarities between theincreased deployment of renewables, energy efficiency and energy infrastructure are the no regrets actions that must be taken in all of the analysed scenarios in order to transform the EU's energy system, regardless of the specific path chosen, to achieve a low-carbon 2050 energy system; believes that renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy infrastructure are ‘no regrets’ options;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that a substantially higher share of renewable energy beyond 2020 is a key aspect of a more sustainablfuture energy system; recognises, furthermore, that all of the decarbonisation scenarios explored in the Commission communication assume an increased share of renewable energy in the EU energy mix of around 30% in gross final energy consumption in 2030 leading to shares of renewable energy of more than 55% in 2050; stresses that a higher share of renewables of up to 45% by 2030 can be obtained if energy efficiency investments take place early and renewable heating and cooling technologies are fully taken into account;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the urgent need for new, smart and flexible infrastructure – including smart grids and smart meters – and a fully integrated network planning in orderEuropean grid system, inter alia, to integrate local and more remoterapidly growing sources of renewable energy across the EU, as has been proven necessarywell as new electricity use and storage (such as electric vehicles); stresses, moreover, the urgent need for the establishment of mechanisms to allow for EU financing of infrastructure pProjects of cCommon interestInterest in line with the Energy Infrastructure Guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the urgent need for new, smart and flexible infrastructure – including smart grids and smart meters – and fully integrated network planning in order, inter alia, to integrate local and more remote sources of renewable energy across the EU, as has been proven necessary; stresses, moreover, the urgent need for the establishment of mechanisms to allow for EU co-financing of infrastructure projects of common interest;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the EU to foster the integration of the heating and cooling sector into its pathways to a low-carbon 2050 energy system.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls attention to the fact that millions of EU citizens are suffering from energy poverty and urges the Commission to step up the transition to a low-carbon, energy efficient economy through both supply-side and demand-side mechanisms, fostering an overarching change in energy consumption behaviour;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new) (after new subheading 'Energy Efficiency)
Paragraph 10 f (new) (after new subheading 'Energy Efficiency)
10f. Stresses that energy efficiency is a highly cost-effective way for Europe to achieve its energy, climate change and economic goals; reminds of the enormous potential of energy efficiency in limiting our dependence on imported energy and re-launching the economy; recognises that shifting to a more energy-efficient economy would accelerate the spread of innovative technological solutions and improve the competitiveness of industry in the Union, boosting economic growth and creating high quality jobs in several sectors related to energy efficiency; believes that the move towards a better energy efficiency policy should include a focus on the whole energy supply and demand chain including transformation, transmission, distribution and supply, alongside industrial, building and household consumption; recommends that Member States integrate energy efficiency objectives in more policy areas, conduct a systematic analysis of the energy saving potential of key sectors such as buildings and transport and develop robust policy roadmaps to reach such potential;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new) (after new subheading 'Energy Efficiency)
Paragraph 10 g (new) (after new subheading 'Energy Efficiency)
10g. Stresses that the EU's long-term strategy in energy must regard the reduction of energy use in buildings as a central element; reminds that, in this respect, existing buildings represent in all EU countries the most promising area for action due to their current poor levels of energy performance; recalls that energy saving technologies are well developed in this sector with most barriers preventing this huge potential being non-technical ones; urges Member States to develop national roadmaps to unlock this potential, equipping their economies with an appropriate legal and financial framework, including intermediate milestones, underlines that the current rate of building renovation needs to be increased and the average depth of renovation substantially scaled up, in order to allow the EU to reduce the energy consumption of the existing building stock by 80% by 2050 compared to 2010 levels;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 h (new) (after new subheading 'Energy Efficiency)
Paragraph 10 h (new) (after new subheading 'Energy Efficiency)
10h. Acknowledges that the recently adopted Directive on Energy Efficiency asks Member States to establish long-term strategies for the renovation of the national stock of public and private buildings; stresses the importance of providing a solid EU framework for helping Member States to make these long-term plans as ambitious as possible;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Recognises that renewable energy targets have been successful and should be prolonged to 2030; calls on Member States to keep on track towards meeting their 2020 targets; is concerned by Member States' increasing abrupt changes to support mechanisms for renewable energy, in particular retroactive changes and freezes in support; calls for the Commission to carefully monitor the Renewable Energy Directive's implementation and take action if necessary; calls on Member States to provide stable frameworks for investments in renewable energy, including stable and regularly reviewed support schemes and streamlined administrative procedures;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Recalls that heating and cooling represent about 45% of the EU final energy consumption; stresses the role of renewable heating and cooling technologies for the decarbonisation of the energy sector; calls on the Commission to develop an action plan for renewable heating and cooling that includes an assessment of the EU´s heating and cooling demand as well as best-practice examples on how to support the sector; notes that readily available renewable solutions (geothermal, biomass including biodegradable waste, solar thermal and hydro-/aerothermal) in combination with energy efficiency measures, including CHP and the utilisation of waste heat, have the potential to decarbonise the entire heat demand by 2050 in a cost-effective way;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, as Member States pursue the goal of energy security and energy independence, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market and the EU supergrid infrastructure linking North and South, and East and West; highlights the importance of ensuring that policy and regulatory developments in Member States will eliminate remaining infrastructure ‘'bottlenecks’' and will not create new barriers to electricity and gas or energy market integration; stresses, moreover, that energy policy decisions in each national system need to take account of how such decisions could affect other Member States;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the new challenges, such as the need for flexible resources in the power system (e.g. flexible generation, storage, demand management), that will arise as the contribution of variable renewable generation increases; stresses the need of a more integrated view on transmission, distribution and storage; stresses the need to have sufficient capacity available to ensure security of electricity supply; stresses, in this regard, that policy developments in Member States should not create new barriers to electricity- or gas- market integration;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned by the delays affecting the completion of the Southern Corridor; stresses the need to achieve energy security through energy diversification; emphasises the potential of a complementary LNG corridor in the East Mediterranean to serve as a flexible source of energy carrier and an incentive for increased competition within the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the importance of Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) on the road to 2050 and decarbonisation; stresses that CCS, developed in an economically efficient, safe and sustainable way, ought to be ready by 2030 if fossil fuels are to remain significant in the energy mix; highlights that CCS is also an important option for the decarbonisation of several heavy industries and could, combined with biomass, deliver ‘'carbon negative’' values;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that optimal, safe and sustainable use of domestic energy resources, and the competitiveness of infrastructure necessary for the stable supply of domestic or imported energy sources, including refining, can contribute to increased energy security;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recognises that the ETS is currently the principal – though not the only – instrument for reducing industrialgreenhouse gas emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; notes that further improvement of the ETS is necessary; notes that anyurgently needed to stabilise the carbon price and send the right signals to investors in low carbon technologies; notes that structural reform of the ETS is urgently required to address the oversupply of allowances; notes that changes to the ETS would require a carefulomprehensive assessment of the impact on low carbon investments, on the electricity prices and on the competitiveness of energy-intensiveEU industries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the development of innovative technological solutions by European industries;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to continue to play an active role in the international negotiations on the global climate deal; takes the opinion that climate diplomacy should come under the umbrella of the European External Action Service (EEAS); stresses that the EU needs to know what the consequences of a failure to conclude a global climate change agreement would be and to take them into account in the policy framework to be developed for 2030 and further to 2050;
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that, while energy bills in Europe have risen in recent years, this development has given rise to a ‘smart’, common sense-based approach tost-effective approach to cut energy use through energy efficiency and energy savings; believes, regardless, that the role of ICT technologies in the area of energy efficiency is increasingly important for energy; highlights, in this context, the role of smart meters in providing consumers with realtime data on energy consumption in households and businesses and information on energy efficiency measures and possibilities;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Believes that energy infrastructure should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption, and emphasises the need for real-time, two-directional power and information flows; points out the benefits for consumers of new technologies, such as demand-side energy management and demand-response systems, that improve energy efficiency of supply and demand;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Horizon 2020 and the European Innovation Partnerships under the Innovation Union prioritise the need to develop all types of sustainable low carbon technologies, while synchronising their instruments, in order to spur EU competitiveness, promote job opportunities and bring about a change in consumer behaviour;