20 Amendments of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2018/2974(RSP)
Amendment 83 #
Paragraph 9
9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage that needs to be further deployed and direct air capture, that yet havehas yet to prove theirits feasibility at industrial scale; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on suchnegative emissions technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further action by 2030 is needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Points out, as highlighted in the Commission Communication "A Clean Planet for All", that the deployment of carbon capture and storage in the EU energy and industrial sector can contribute to direct emission reductions through addressing industrial process emissions for which few or no other economically feasible alternatives for emissions mitigation are available, and for the production of low-carbon hydrogen;
Amendment 125 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses that political acceptance by citizens is key and requires accompanying socially the transformations of the concerned sectors, so as to guarantee a just energy transition; underlines the need to anticipate such an approach and to support regions whose economies depend on activities linked to sectors or technologies that are expected to decline or will have to transform in the future;
Amendment 185 #
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines the need to ensure a cost-effective low carbon transition taking into account the specificities across sectors and regions (i.e., security of energy supply); also highlights the opportunity to achieve energy system cost benefits of using renewable gas (such as biomethane and hydrogen) through existing gas infrastructure and promoting investments in innovative technology for the EU emission reductions goals (such as capture and storage –CCS - and carbon capture and utilisation - CCU);
Amendment 186 #
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of a sectorial integration approach (i.e. the integration of the industry, power, transport, heating & cooling and agricultural sectors) in order to facilitate decarbonisation efforts across the energy system and other associated sectors;
Amendment 187 #
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Underlines the important role of renewable and decarbonised gases for the greening of the gas grid as well as the important role of the European gas grid in ensuring the integration of these gases;
Amendment 190 #
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that emissions will have to be reduced close to zero in all sectors of the economy which should all contribute in the joint efforts to reduce emissions; stresses the importance of the polluter pays principle in this regard; considers that the EU needs to start developing an industry strategy with a set of measures that allows the EU industry to recover the full costs of its decarbonisation; further considers that products produced in the EU, imported and sold on the EU market need to have a similar carbon cost constraint and that such WTO-compliant measures need to be developed as quickly as possible
Amendment 207 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the importance of a sectoral integration approach in order to facilitate decarbonisation efforts across the energy system and other associated sectors;
Amendment 219 #
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that technology developments and solutions, energy efficiency and sustainable renewable and low-carbon energy in the transport and power sectors will be key; underlines in this respect the importance of technology- specific strategies, such as for electromobility, hydrogen or methane;
Amendment 226 #
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines the important role that renewable and decarbonised gases can play for the greening of the gas grid;
Amendment 235 #
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the central importance of a renewable-based power sectorclimate neutral and reliable power production and asks the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary action in that regard as it will have spill- over effects across all economic sectors; highlights that all pathways assume full decarbonisation of the power sector by 2050, a drastic reduction of unabated fossil fuels and a strong increase in renewable energies;
Amendment 247 #
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to implement the Energy Union and ensure further integration of the European Energy market in order to most effectively decarbonise the power sector and to facilitate investments where most renewable and low-carbon energy production can be effectuated;
Amendment 252 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Acknowledges that the energy transition can be immediately facilitated by existing infrastructure and energy sources;
Amendment 253 #
Paragraph 22
Amendment 281 #
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Stresses the importance of investing in research, development and innovation in order to develop innovative low-carbon solutions, especially in green energies and to support the development of digital solutions to modernize infrastructures(such as smart grids…).
Amendment 333 #
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that in order for the Union to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, substantial private investments would need to be mobilised; believes that this would requires long- term planning and regulatory stability and predictability for investors and that future EU-regulations need to take this into consideration, especially for the period up to, and post 2030; stresses therefore that the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Action Plan adopted in March 2018 should be prioritised and future implementing rules should be underpinned by detailed Impact Assessments;.
Amendment 340 #
Paragraph 28
Amendment 354 #
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of creating a just and technology-neutral transition fund, especially for the most affected regions, with a general horizontal streamlining of social aspects into existing climate funding;
Amendment 357 #
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses the important role of the bioeconomy and the agricultural sector in contributing to Europe's decarbonisation efforts as well as the implementation of the EU Circular Economy and Waste Packages; notes that agriculture and farmers in particular have the potential to become prosumers and energy providers for the grid through the production of sustainable biogas, notably via anaerobic digestion;
Amendment 389 #
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines the importance of increased initiatives and sustained dialogue in relevant international fora, with the aim to spur similarpromote joint efforts and a global approach to achieve policy decisions ramping up climate ambition in other regions and third countries; considers that the EU, must, inter alia, increase its own climate financing and work actively to encourage Member States to increase their climate aid (development aid rather than loans) in third countries;