2 Amendments of Anni PODIMATA related to 2009/2153(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes theat biowaste constitutes a significant part of urban waste production and that a huge unexploited potential in some Member Statesexists today to recover energy and materials from waste by diverting waste from landfills, possibilities which must be exploited at European, national and local level;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that energy recovery from biowaste needs to be increased in the EU, contributing to the EU’s 20:20:20 renewable energy targetstargets regarding renewable energy, increasing energy efficiency and combating climate change, and also those set in the EU Biofuels Directive and the EU Fuel Quality Directive; recalls that the Renewables Directive supports the use of all types of biomass, including biowaste for energy purposes, as a renewable source of energy; calls, therefore, on Member States to consider energy recovery from the biodegradable parts of waste in their national legislation and urges them to share best practice ideas;