17 Amendments of Bendt BENDTSEN related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B a. whereas Europe still depends on imported energy for more than half of its final energy consumption;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, under the terms of the EU Treaties, the choice of anMember State's right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy mixsupply falls within the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, as things stand at present, the EU is currently on track to achieve the target 20% share for RES in the energy mix by 2020 even though trajectories are steep;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas there is no RES headline target for 2030;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RESaccordance with their specific national conditions to reach the 2020 headline target, within administrative frameworks that differ widely between countries, and that their potential for developing renewables is uneven on account of natural factors;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of renewable energyall energy sources differ and that the availability of public and private financing to promote RES varies widely;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although certain othersome technologies are closing the gap with market prices; agrees with the Commission that all available means must be used to bring the costs down and make RES economically competitive;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. For the internal energy marked to function properly Member States should phase out fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies, implement the liberalisation packages and address structural market deficits such as market concentration and regulated energy prices, implement liquid intra-day balancing and grid support services markets;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an analysis on the impact fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies have on the well- functioning of the internal energy market and the integration of RES into the energy system;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomeill aide RES integration; supports the Commission's intention to report in the near future on the state of progress towards completion of the internal energy marketfer Member States to the Court of Justice for failing to transpose internal energy market legislation into national legislation;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the existence within the Union of approximately 170many different state aid schemes formay promoting RESe monopolies and gives rise to considerable inefficiencies in cross-border electricity tradingthe internal energy market because it reinforces and indeed aggravates inequalities, thus working against; in particular, capacity markets hinder the free completition and the promotion of othe internal energy marketr balancing means such as demand side management, infrastructure, storage, and more generally RES integration;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission's view that competition needs to extend to renewables as well as other energy sourcesall energy sources (including fossil fuels) because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate reserves of conventional energy not previously available; recognises that the development of reserve capacity entails substantial costs and that, to make the development or retention of conventional reserves more commercially attractive, it will increasingly need to be promoted; rejects the concept of competition for subsidies and calls for the principles of the market economy to be applied to the designbut acknowledges that state aid has historically been necessary in the development of theall energy marketsources;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure; notes that, in certain Member States, supply security is being severely affected by the increased feed-in from RES; is concerned by the finding by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO- E) that 80% of all the bottlenecks in European energy grids relate directly or indirectly to feed-in from RES;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises that world markets for RES are growing and that this will have a positive impact on prices and on the further development of existing technologies; Acknowledges non-OECD countries as important trading partners in the future as they have a big RES potential because the development of RES is driven by security of supply;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade; cCalls on the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologieto consider signing international trade agreements e.g. an expansion of the existing APEC agreement on clean tech tariffs;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new) (after subheading "A European framework for the promotion of renewable energy")
Paragraph 24 a (new) (after subheading "A European framework for the promotion of renewable energy")
24 a. Is of the opinion that a RES headline target should also form the basis of the EU's policy towards RES in the future;