18 Amendments of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2015/2113(INI)
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 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective tool to achieve the EU’s 2030 emission reduction target; in addition to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a structural post 2020 reform of the ETS should be implemented, to take into account the 2030 CO2 reduction target, and including; as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, trade-exposed industries will anyhow face a competitive disadvantage whether or not they pass through the carbon cost to the consumer; calls therefore for tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage to safeguard EU industry, by to ensuringe that there will be no additional direct and indirect ETS costs at the level of best performers and by taking into account changing production levels; building on this strategic guidance, calls on the Commission to make a proposal within 6 months following the adoption of this Decision to review Directive 2003/87/EC and in particular Article 10a thereof; in pursuing the goal of a level playing field, that review should also consider harmonised arrangements to compensate for indirect costs at the Union level;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need of full carbon leakage protection at the level of the benchmark for all energy intensive industries;
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 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for new EU initiatives in the non- ETS sectors, in particular in the transport and buildings sector to assist Member States in achieving their reduction targets; supports the introduction of an ambitious EU-level energy efficiency target for 2030 of at least 3027%, that should be focused in particular on non-ETS sectors;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers the energy efficiency legislation and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to be mutually supportive instruments, and calls on the Commission to complement the ETS with an emissions performance standard that provides a clear investment signal for the phasing- out of the most polluting forms of power generation, such as those based on coal;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports the International Energy Agency’s recommendation to phase out high-emitting power plants and to ban their construction by 2020 in view of achieving the COP21 climate goals;
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 117 #
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, while respecting the technology neutrality principle and preserving the value of affordable mobility for citizens and businesses;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on the need for more ambitious EU initiatives for developing and stimulating incentives for the roll-out of alternative fuels infrastructure, to further incentivise the production and use of advanced biofuels and, to speed up the electrification of transport; and the use of natural gas - liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) - and, where appropriate, hydrogen in transport infrastructures.
Amendment 162 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reaffirms the EU’s and its Member States’ firm commitment to complete the single energy market, ensuring the strict application of the acquis and calls on the Commission to propose a mandatory 15% target of cross border interconnection infrastructure, in particular for renewable electricity, by 202530;
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;
Amendment 190 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of completing the Internal Market for gas by ensuring the implementation of the necessary regulatory framework and the completion of priority infrastructure; Calls for the completion of a South-North gas reverse flow (TENP-Transitgas) to ensure greater access to natural gas coming from North Africa, the Caspian and LNG; supports the diversification of Europe’s gas supplies, particularly by strengthening gas flows from North Africa and from the Caspian region;