15 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU energy and climate policies must complement each another, and their objectives must reinforce rather than undermine one another; the Energy Union should therefore complement European reindustrialisation targets, boost the transition to a low- emission economy and enhance the global competitiveness of the European economy, while effectively avoiding any threat of carbon leakage;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the EU building stock is responsible for approximately 40% of final EU energy consumption and for the consumption of approximately 60% of EU gas imports, therefore making the moderation of its energy demand an important factor towards achieving energy independence;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates its commitment to the 2030 targets for climate and energy; to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40%, to increase the share of renewables in the European energy mix to 27% and to increase energy efficiency by 30%.
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that all EU infrastructure projects aimed at diversifying energy sources, suppliers and routes must be fully in line with EU legislation and EU energy security priorities and calls on the Commission to consider investments that moderate energy demand, e.g. in building stock, as eligible projects;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates its commitment to achieve the 10% interconnectivity market in order to complete the Internal Energy Market in EU; whilst acknowledging the importance of also achieving a quantitative target of interconnectivity by ensuring availability of existing national and cross-border infrastructure in order to ensure effective use of European energy sources and increased security of supply;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that energy suppliers coming from third countries must be subject to the EU acquis while operating on the common market, and calls on the Commission to enforce EU law by all means availablesure governance of EU law in order to allow energy to flow freely in the EU and prevent distortions in the internal market;
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that the establishment of liquid and efficient markets for electricity, heat and carbon emissions is essential for the purpose of further market integration and liberalisation, which again is an important prerequisite for reducing the energy bill to consumers and businesses, ensuring security of supply, continued decarbonisation of the energy sector, and support a competitive Europe;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive, affordable and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gasheat and electricity in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible;
Amendment 691 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that in order to successfully balance the internal market, investment is needed not only in interconnectors but also in, inter alia, storage capacity, such as thermal storage solutions, LNG terminals and smart grids, in order to cope with enhanced renewable and distributed generation;
Amendment 817 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautious revWelcomes the Commission's work on the forthcoming heating and cooling strategy and calls on the Commission of existing energy efficiency legislation, including, in the frame of the upcoming review of the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine national policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate to assess the potential synergies between energy efficiency and renergy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018wable heating and cooling with a view to reducing emissions, creating jobs and fostering growth in the sector;
Amendment 868 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Underlines the crucial role of renewables in the EU, both in attaining its greenhouse gas reduction targets, energy security and in the creation of growth and jobs in the EU; underlines that, in this regard, the current market design should be improved by fully integrating renewables, e.g. for heating, cooling, transport and electricity, into the market and introducing cost-reflective balancing prices;
Amendment 991 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to put forward a proposals for establishing a Modernisation Fund, which should have strict criteria and guidance to ensure that funding is targeted at genuine energy modernisation projects, which would be selected based on a technology-neutral approach and on whether they are demonstrably consistent with attainment of the EU's 2030 greenhouse gas objectivesrevision of the European Trade Emission System (ETS) in order to support the EU decarbonisation efforts, and calls in this respect on the Commission to include a proposal for a Modernisation Fund;
Amendment 1075 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Underlines that research efforts, particularly through the Horizon 2020 programme, should be strengthened in terms of developing the new generation of flexible renewable energy technologies such as biomass, geothermal, solar- thermal electricity and ocean energy technology, as well as to improve the flexibility of their electricity production;
Amendment 1076 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Stresses that RD&I activities in renewable heating and cooling technologies are needed in order to reduce costs, enhance system performance, facilitate their integration, and to increase temperature level so as to cover high-temperature heat demand in industrial sectors.
Amendment 1126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on the Commission to provide an explicit mapping of the different funding and financing instruments, such as the InvestEU programme, Connecting Europe (PCIs), R&D funds, structural funds, smart grid financing instruments (ERA-Net Plus), the Horizon 2020 programme (H2020), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), the Connecting Europe Facility - Energy (CEF-E), NER 300 and Eurogia+, and to clarify the eligibility rules for each of these programmes, while taking into account the technology neutral approach; calls on the Commission to aim to provide more balanced support and spending throughout the EU to avoid creating a technological rift between regions;