6 Amendments of Eija-Riitta KORHOLA related to 2008/2005(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas, by the middle of the 21st century, we will experience a fundamental change in our approach to energy, its availability and how it is used; whereas if this change is to be effected successfully at a socially acceptable cost, dedicated research activity that also aims, investment and product development in the field of new energy sources and technologies are needed and an effort must also be made to make new technologyies and their possibilities easier for people to grasp must be carried out,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the challenges involved in bringing new energy technologies to the market and the need for public support for energy innovation; still considers however that the use of short-term support measures which both distort competition among operators on the energy market and increase the price of energy unnecessarily should be avoided;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary to create a hierarchy between EIIs, with efforts being focused onso that those with the proven potential to reduce emissions in the short term, taking into account are effective from the point of view of their energy production and of reducing emissions, making it possible to attain the target of a reduction of at least 20% by 2020 and without neglecting possible measures to support other technologies that may achieve this in the longer term with a view to fulfilling the objectives set for 2050;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for legally binding targets to be avoided which are not based on sufficiently long-term research into their genuine impact on climate;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to take into consideration, when developing EIIs, the risks posed by the use of certain technologies in terms of environmental pollution and public health, specifically with regard to possible particulate emissions, carbon leakage and nuclear waste disposal; calls for the social partners to be taken into consideration when it comes to the social acceptance of new energy technologies;