7 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2021/2012(INI)
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a net-zero emissions economy requires renewable energy to be deployed on an unprecedented scale; stresses that many MS are lagging behind in deploying the necessary renewable energy and infrastructure; further stresses that all MS should make utmost efforts to reach their full renewable energy potential; emphasises that if no further actions are taken to accelerate the deployment of offshore renewable energy (ORE), the EU will not be able to live up to its climate commitments;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a net-zero emissions economy requires renewable energy to be deployed on an unprecedented scale; emphasises that if no further actions are taken to accelerate the deployment of offshore renewable energy (ORE), the EU will not be able to live up to its climate commitments; believes that binding national renewable energy targets could be such an action;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the competitive advantage of EUacross the EU for companies and technologies in the ORE sector; stresses the importance to maintain this competitive advantage; underlines the potential for exponential growth of the sector and its contribution to the EU economy, including technology and systems exports; stresses the importance of supporting R&D investments and build on innovative ORE technology industry system through cross border collaboration and partnership in Horizon Europe in order to facilitate and to support robust European value chains that are crucial for the twin transitions; while ensuring the swift uptake of the innovations developed in this field;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the need to maintain a clean, competitive and sustainable supply chain for ORE in the European Union; therefore stresses the importance that suppliers apply the highest quality, health, safety and environmental standards according to European certification and standards determined in a dialogue process with all relevant stakeholders; further stresses the need to minimise transport costs in the supply chain; believes that public tenders should take these elements into consideration;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgency of improving and expanding existing infrastructure to enable the increased flow of electricity from offshore sites to inland-based consumers; regrets that a number of Member States have not yet reached their 10 % electric interconnection target by 2020; and are lagging behind in building the adequate infrastructure, such as transmission lines to integrate and transport offshore electricity; supports the EU 2030 electricity interconnection target of 15 % by 2030, set in article 2 of regulation (EU) on the Governance of the Energy Union Climate Action; calls for the Commission to come up with a proposal that can secure a faster deployment of the interconnection target;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly believes that the EU and the MSs should support research into and the development of floating offshore wind, tidal, wave and current stations, which can be adapted to the different seabed conditions in Europe; in this respect also underlines the need to support research, development, scaling-up and commercialisation of decarbonising the entire value chain of ORE and of technologies using renewable energy sources such as offshore wind power to decarbonise other sectors and of sector coupling;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers it of paramount importance to build a broad public consensus around ORE projects through the involvement of local actors to increase public acceptance of offshore wind and its adherent large infrastructures; calls for a transparent and meaningful involvement of coastal communities, including those situated in the most peripheral regions and islands, and other stakeholders in projects; stresses the importance to increase citizen’s trust into the ability of renewable energy to achieve energy independence and secure energy of supply; encourages the Commission and the MS to develop one-stop shops with streamlined information on financing possibilities for demonstration projects for break through ORE technologies;