36 Amendments of Chris DAVIES related to 2011/2095(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas some 90 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, collectively responsible for more than 80% of global emissions, have made unilateral declarations of quantified economy-wide emission reduction objectives,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas it is in the interests of Member States to reduce their dependence on foreign energy suppliers,
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recognises the very great progress in the development of renewable sources of energy achieved by Member States since binding targets were set for 2020, and calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals for appropriately ambitious targets for 2030;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to give a clear indication to investors by proposing now that, from 2030, no new source of electricity generation shall be authorised that emits more than 50g CO2/Kw hour, while insisting that all means of achieving such low carbon generation (including renewable energy sources, nuclear power, use of carbon capture and storage technology, and sustainably produced biomass) shall be available to meet this requirement;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c b (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c b (new)
(cb) calls on the reserve price to be set at a level below the carbon price envisaged when the current legislation was approved but sufficient to provide reassurance to firms making long term investments;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c e (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c e (new)
(ce) stimulating demand within the ETS by proposing extensions to include emissions from fossil fuels sold from the heat and transport sectors that are not directly exposed to international competition, and from the maritime shipping sector;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c g (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c g (new)
(cg) taking steps to increase the input of relevant information and the transparency of the ETS registry to enable more effective monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c i (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c i (new)
(ci) further improving the use of offset mechanisms, for example by limiting access to offsets that subsidise Europe’s industrial competitors;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that these measures will increase the auctioning revenue for Member States, reminds governments that there is no limit on the proportion of such money that can be spent on climate related purposes, and recommends that it be used to spur low carbon investments in industry or to encourage other means of job creation such as by reducing taxes on labour;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for the Commission to bring forward proposals by the end of 2013 for extending to those energy intensive industries that face only minimal threat from overseas competition the requirement that allowances be purchased through auction;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to provide Member States with guidance for the adoption of any measures intended to compensate industries proven to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for indirect costs relating to greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for work under the Eco Design Directive to include heating equipment, boilers and insulating materials, that can facilitate reductions in energy and resource use while enabling greater recycling, as well as for the extension and development of labelling requirements that can assist consumers make informed decisions;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to introduce an indirect land use (ILUC) factor that takes full account of such disbenefits that render useless the objectives of the policy as a means of reducing CO2 emissions, and to bring forward proposals for sustainability criteria for the use of all biomass
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Calls on the Commission to give guidance to industry and investors by introducing before the end of 2013 a legislative proposal for the proportion of energy that each Member State must derive from renewable sources by 2030; stresses the need for the Commission to ensure that adoption of such a target does not reduce the incentives for investment in other forms of low carbon power generation;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10f. Calls on the Commission when publishing before the end of 2012 its required report of progress being made by each Member State towards meeting their legal requirements regarding renewable energy production, together with an assessment of whether the 2020 targets will be met, to propose a programme of actions that will be undertaken in order to promote compliance by Member States not presently on course to fulfil the requirements;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for budgetary support to be consistent with the €50 billion needed from public and private sources to fully implement the SET plan;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Commission to assess the effectiveness of mechanisms that can support the deployment of low carbon power generation and address in particular: a) how the anticipated shortfall in NER300 funds for the current demonstration programme will be overcome and the revised operational timetable for the projects selected; b) how knowledge of the application of CCS can be advanced to embrace gas- fired power stations and industrial installations; c) what additional funding mechanism can be introduced to enable CCS development to continue after exhaustion of these funds and during the years before use of the technology becomes commercially viable on a stand-alone basis; d) how early investment in pipeline infrastructure, which is anticipated to prove a major source of delay, will be secured, and how the Connecting Europe Facility for transport, energy and ICT will contribute to this; e) how research into the characteristics and suitability of geological storage reservoirs in Europe will be supported in order to provide better understanding of their location, capacity and security;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Calls on the Commission to propose that unspent funds for CCS projects within the European Economic Recovery Programme be reallocated towards alternative CCS demonstration projects;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Condemns as incoherent, contradictory and self-defeating the Commission's proposal to exclude Cohesion Fund support for the development and application of carbon capture and storage technology;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -13 after Subheading 8
Paragraph -13 after Subheading 8
National and sector-specific roadmaps -13. Notes that the Cancun agreement foresees that all developed countries shall develop low carbon strategies;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the adequacy of such plans with regard to contributing to the Cancun objective of holding the increase in global average temperatures below 2 deg C above pre- industrial levels;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Expects the Commission to take roadmaps fully into account when preparing policy initiatives, and also to highlight instances where industry sectors have not prepared such action plans;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that national and sector specific roadmaps are subjected to independent scrutiny to assess whether full account has been taken of the potential use of best available technology and that proposed costs accord with understood practice;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Maintains that Member States should have the widest possible means of achieving low carbon electricity generation (including renewable energy sources, nuclear power, use of carbon capture and storage technology, and sustainably produced biomass) and that none shall be excluded from the range of options available to meet the requirements;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Calls on the Commission to assess the effectiveness of mechanisms that enable sound operation of the electricity market in a low carbon economy, and if necessary to make legislative proposals for better integration of cross-border electricity markets and for other measures to address the need to determine the balance and availability of generation capacity;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to make proposals to include international maritime emissions in the Community reduction commitment with the aim of entry into force before the end of 2013, as agreed between Council and Parliament in the Climate and Energy Package;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement in full the legislation on aviation in the ETS;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)
Paragraph 17 g (new)
17g. Calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals to improve the fuel efficiency of heavy goods vehicles, and in its 2013 review of legislation on emissions from light commercial vehicles to take greater account of the need to improve fuel efficiency to reduce the costs to business resulting from increased fuel prices;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 i (new)
Paragraph 17 i (new)
17i. Calls on the Commission to provide purchasers of all types of passenger and freight vehicles with greater clarity about their fuel efficiency, and to bring forward long delayed proposals for reform of the Labelling Directive that should encompass all forms of sales promotion;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 j (new)
Paragraph 17 j (new)
17j. Calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to ensure that the test cycles used to evaluate emissions from new cars accurately reflect the realities of the use of such vehicles in normal driving conditions;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 l (new)
Paragraph 17 l (new)
17l. Acknowledges the efforts being made by some Member States to establish recharging/refuelling infrastructure to promote the use of electric and ultra-low carbon vehicles, and calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals to set minimum requirements in each Member State in order to establish a Europe-wide network;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recommends that the Commission should ensure that particular use is made of this funding to assist Member States with a high potential to reduce emissions well below the existing targets but that lack the capacity to make the necessary investments;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19e. Calls on the Commission from 2013 to collate information relating to the use of funds derived from the auction of ETS allowances, and to publish annually a report comparing the extent to which each Member State makes use of such money to promote development of low carbon technologies and other means of curbing greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 g (new)
Paragraph 19 g (new)
19g. Calls on the Commission to propose that Member States provide a proportion of auctioning funds to provide additional EU funding to support innovation through the SET plan or through equivalent initiatives;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 l (new)
Paragraph 19 l (new)
19l. Calls on the Commission to publish before the end of 2013 a Communication indicating all means by which the EU Budget is used to justify financial support, directly or through Member States, to activities that contradict the objectives of its Low Carbon Roadmap;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 o (new)
Paragraph 19 o (new)
19o. Insists that provision should be made within Common Agricultural Policy funding arrangements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within this sector;