7 Amendments of Sari ESSAYAH related to 2013/2135(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for measures facilitating adaptation of workerto keep the work places in the most affected high-carbon sectors, such as electricity production, transport, construction and energy- intensive industries, to the transition to a green and resource- efficient economywhich are in general the greenest and most resource-efficient in the world; in case of failing in this basic task of saving European heavy industries calls to facilitate adaptation of the workers from these sectors to other sectors;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for changes in the climate and energy policy so that energy intensive sectors would not suffer in the international competition from unilateral cost burdens; and as long as these burdens are unilateral calls for free emission allowances for the carbon leakage sector; especially calls for metallurgical coke to be separated from other fossil fuels in the emission trading system in order to save European steel industries;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to address in the new framework the consequences of the economic crisis as regards the affordability of energy for final consumers – households and businesses; especially calls for compensation of the rise of electricity prices to the industries which need much electricity even though they are amongst the greenest in the world in their sector;
Amendment 709 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that in order to ensure security of supply there must be enough capacity to meet demand in peak periods and in periods of (political or technological) difficulties and that excess capacity or backup must therefore be ensured and maintained; points out the need for storage, sources of reserve power which can be started up rapidly and more grid flexibility as a response to the intermittence of some sources of RES;
Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing new and cost-efficient market designs with a view to ensuring reasonably priced electricity to consumers and to preventing carbon leakage; asks therefore the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment and recommendations for further actions to prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production facilities outside the EU, focusing; considers that competitive energy and raw materials prices should be ensured for carbon leakage sectors, including application of the BAT (Best Available Technologies) model; considers that, with reference to the difficulties of the steel industry, it would be helpful if metallurgical coke were separated in the emissions trading system; considers that the assessment should focus in particular on additional scenarios in which limited or no further global action is taken on carbon emission reduction;
Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that the EU’s main competitors on the global market place great emphasis on technological developments, innovation and improving industrial processes; notes also that their economies grow at a much faster pace than the EU; concludes that the EU must give priority to the price of energy, R&D and innovation;
Amendment 889 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that access to capital, even for heavy industry sectors, is often a barrier to investment in cleaner technologies; therefore asks the Commission to study the possibility of creating a fund that could help to leverage investment, possibly financed by a share of ETS revenue;