3 Amendments of Joachim ZELLER related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that increased renewable energy production will pose challenges to the serviceability of the existing energy infrastructure; points to the importance of both public and private funding where energy infrastructure investment is concerned; urges the need for progress in the development and expansion of an EU internal energy market; believes that, for example, ELENA assistance should support large- scale renewable energy investment projects to more useful effect and that the Intelligent Energy – Europe programme could be used to foster acceptance of renewable energy;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU's internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; draws attention to the importance of cross-border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should be exploited to the full to helppromote the introduction of renewable energy to take offproduction; also stresses that best practice should be shared and turned to account under those programmes;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that coherence and perseverance are key elements of EU climate and energy policy; notes that the targets set and the requirements imposed on production may not all be consistent in every respect; points out that legislation which limits the exploitation of renewable energy will at worst make the targets more difficult to reach, and that this could adversely affect regional economies; points out that energy production from renewable energy sources is closely linked to the development and expansion of energy infrastructure, and that the necessary planning procedures often require the interaction of various planning levels; points out that national legislation must ensure the simplification and acceleration of planning procedures in the development of energy infrastructure;