25 Amendments of Sabine WILS related to 2011/2012(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication "A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050"(COM(2011)0112),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on Energy efficiency Plan 2011 (COM(2011)0109),
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU's climate objective is to limit climate change to 2°C above the pre- industrial level; whereas the climate package adopted in December 2008 representsed a first step towards ensuring EU action in line with this objective; nevertheless, before the last COP 16 in Cancun, recommendations from IPCC and updated scientific studies warned that, even with an emission reduction of at least 40%, a 2°C temperature limit will be achieved with only a 50/50 probability; whereas countries representing some 80% of global emissions have pledged to reduce emissions, although the Parties to the UNFCCC acknowledged in Cancun that current pledges are insufficient to meet the 2°C objective, recommending to include a 1.5°C temperature limit target,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, due to the economic crisis, emissions from sectors in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) have been considerably lower than projected, and below the level of initial allocation, even if not all the industrial sectors exhibited the same downward trends and the long-term consequences of the recession on the greenhouse gas emissions remain to be determined,
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the lower carbon price will have a significant impact on investment decisions and will reduce the revenues from auctioning allowances for financing climate action in the EU and in developing countries, therefore as recommended in the COP 16 conclusions Parties should both supplement those mechanisms by domestic mitigation efforts and apply to non-market-based mechanisms to enhance the cost effectiveness of and adequate promote mitigation actions
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication demonstrating that stepping up to a 30% target is technically feasible and, economically affordable, convenient for improving industrial innovation and jobs within the EU and more consistent in helping the achievement of the developed countries target in reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the high end of the 25-40% range for 2020;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CReiterates the need to adopt a domestic greenhouse gas emission reduction target for the EU of 30% by 2020 as compared with the 1990 level, although a 40% domestic target should be needed to stay well below 2°C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels; therefore calls for the Commission to come forward with proposals to move to a 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the engagements and recommendations set by the European Commission in the Roadmap to a low carbon economy in 2050 accompanied with effective legislative measures on improving the use of renewable sources of energy, energy savings and efficiency, could lead to a more ambitious and achievable target of even 40% of emission reduction by 2020
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, according to IPCC 4AR, to have a 50% chance of limiting climate change to 2°C industrialised countries need to reduce their emissions by 25-40% by 2020; points out that the EU's current target is not even in line with its 2°C objective, while the Cancun conclusions asked all Parties to be ready in next COP 17 in Durban to pledge for emission reductions consistent with a 1.5°C temperature limit to ensure a high probability of safeguarding the survival of all nations, peoples and ecosystems;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that delaying climate action would result in higher costs not only for achieving the 2050 target due to stranded investment in high-carbon capital stock and slower technological learning, but also in loosing an innovative EU leading role in research, job creation and giving guidance for a greener sustainable economy;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that investment in green technologies depends heavinot only on the price signal delivered by the carbon market andbut also in the implementation of consistent environmental policies aiming to develop social and greener economy as a job creation alternative to economic decline and crisis; concludes therefore that, under the current 20% target, the ETS will have a very limited role in driving emission reductions and deployment of low- emission technologies in the sectors it covers; thereby risking a lock-in carbon intensive installations and infrastructures for the coming decades;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that, due to the surplus and low carbon price, the auction of allowances will also not mobilise resources for climate investments as expected while domestic targets in developing energy efficiency and savings will be more effective in stimulating adequate investments;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that an achievement by 2050 of a renewable share of 92% of energy and a reduction by 95% of energy related CO2 emissions that will cost the EU only an additional 1,800 billion euro in investments but would bring savings in fossil fuel costs over the next 40 years of approximately 2,650 billion euro.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the Commission analysis that cost-effective sharing of the additional effort between ETS and non-ETS sectors remains the same as under the climate package, therefore calls Member States to enhance their efforts in innovative investments and implementation of provisions of existing energy savings directives to achieve more ambitious targets;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Concurs with the Commission analysis that moving to a domestic 30% reduction target with cost-efficient effort sharing between ETS and non-ETS, and a 25% domestic effort (the rest with offsets), sectors would correspond to an ETS cap reduction of more than 1.4 billion allowances;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges Member States to ensure that all revenues coming from auctioning of emission allowances are earmarked for further investments in mitigation and adaptation measures;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores the lack of measures to capture the negative-cost greenhouse gas reduction potential in energy and resource efficiency, thereby missing half of the EU's non binding 2020 target to save 20% of primary energy consumption; calls for strict application of the least lifecycle cost principle in implementing measures under the Eco- design Directive and for the Commission to review the methodology to consider alignment to a ‘top-runner’ approach;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates that EU reduction targets need to be primarily achieved within the EU by effective domestic reductions; recalls that the use of international offsets replaces investment into the EU economy and delays domestic reductions in the EU;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the advantage of acting earlier contributes to significant long-term benefits for Europe's competitiveness, by maintaining a strong position in a rapidly growing global market for clean technologisustainable technologies, by developing new job opportunities enhancing the life-long-learning programmes;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that a move to a domestic 30% climate target for 2020 would restore the incentives for innovation lost by the easing of the 20% target;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the Commission analysis that achieving a domestic 30% reduction target will reduce the imports bill of oil and gas by some EUR 140 billion in 2020and by 2020 the total savings will amount to EUR 45.5 billion, assuming an oil price of USD 88 per barrel in 2020; considers that this oil price estimate is likely to be very conservative, as the International Energy Agency (2010) predicts an oil price of USD 108 by 2020, which would increase the estimated benefits of lower energy imports by more than 20%, thereby lowering the cost of achieving a domestic 30% reduction target;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Concludes that stepping up to a 30%domestic 30% target and even going beyond towards a 40% emission reduction target has more benefits than costs for EU citizens and a domestic achievement of the reduction targets would bring the highest overall benefit both for industrial and agricultural development and for boosting quality and quantity of employment;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Notes the concern with regards to carbon leakage under the current ETS while at the same time unused free allowances have been monetised by energy-intensive sectors;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that installations representing a very large majority of the non-power sector emissions covered by the ETS have been granted free allocation up to a product specific benchmark calculated on the basis of high pre-recession production year average levels for the entire period up to 2020 and that in order to preserve integrity and adequated tailored benchmarking all concerned stakeholders have been widely involved;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Supports applying a more targeted approach totresses the need to phase out of any use of offsets, and restrictstarting by banning the use of CDM credits generated in energy- intensive sectors in countries other than the least developed countries, initially through measures such as the application of a multiplier, for instance requiring two CDM credits to be surrendered per tonne emitted in the ETS;