13 Amendments of Pilar AYUSO related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists on actively involving social partners to address the social impact of the transition towards a sustainable and decarbonised energy-union, by means of a social energy dialogue platform;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that any new initiative should be transparent, avoid unnecessary administrative burden and fully respect Member States’ freedom to determine their energy mix;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that ETS revenues should be utilised in particular to support low- carbon innovation, energy efficiency and other CO2 reduction measures, especially in energy intensive sectors;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to examine further the issue of indirect carbon costs and their impact on (and share in) electricity prices in the Member States; believes this is crucial in order to better guarantee a European level playing field;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise the smart cities network in order to stimulate and exchange best practices and to fully exploit the potential of local and regional energy efficiency and greenhouse gas mitigating projects and measures; proposes to bring together all multi-level governance partners in an operational interface and to actively involve the Covenant of Mayors in such a transparent platform;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Looks forward to initiatives that empower the consumers to take control of their energy use, encourage them to commit and invest in decentralised energy and to protect them from energy poverty;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to develop innovative financial incentives, instruments for decarbonisation- investments, to mobilise the full potential of energy efficiency gains in the housing sector, also with regard to sustainable retrofitting of houses of vulnerable families and citizens ;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to stimulate cooperative initiatives as this will encourage investments in renewable energy generation and as citizens’ participation in energy cooperatives can increase both their awareness of the advantages of efficient energy consumption and their control over energy prices;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to urgently step up the EU’s efforts to pursue the decarbonisation of the transport sector, which has an important energy efficiency potential and which represents more than 30% of final energy consumption in Europe;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Refers to the mid-term review of the white paper on transport and reiterates its support for the targets and the 10 goals for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system (benchmarks for achieving the 60 % GHG emission reduction target);
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Insists on the Commission to accelerate the introduction of a revised test cycle, to ensure that CO2 and other pollutant emissions from vehicles reflect emissions under real driving conditions; and as such establish a more realistic idea of the contribution of passengers cars to real emissions reductions;
Amendment 176 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce its support for a decarbonised energy system by promoting the effective use of all available funding instruments, in particular the future European Fund for Strategic Investments, for strategic infrastructure projects and environmentally sustainable projects, expansion of renewable energy and resource efficiency;
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Reaffirms the importance of the upgrading of existing low-carbon technologies, the development and market uptake of CCSU projects (carbon capture and storage/use) and storage of renewable energy;