10 Amendments of Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS related to 2011/2012(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that according to the information received from different industrial sectors there are clear indications that existing EU climate policy provisions, such as ETS, are already leading to a relocation of production, and is concerned that higher carbon prices would exacerbate this trend, especially in those Member States that are in a recession and are implementing stringent economic stability programmes;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the important role of smart grids and smart meters in integrating electricity from renewable sources; welcomes the work carried out by the task force on smart meters and asks the Commission to put forward a number of recommendations as soon as possible for the full use thereof, attaching particular importance to the drawing-up of standards and to the potential of smart metres to save energy;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the research spending target of 3% of GDP is composed of a private (2%) public (1%) expenditure share; notes that there are still specific problems in meeting the 3% target, in particular in the field of private research spending; points out that the lack of commitment in the field of research funding is hampering the development of climate-friendly technologies and calls for the establishment of an intermediate minimum binding target for public and private research funding of 1.5% of GDP up to 2015;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the European emissions trading scheme to be applied in a more flexible manner, so that better account can be taken of actual economic developments and production figures, rather than the scheme being based only on historic data; is convinced that allocation rules should ensure both long-term investment security and make provision for flexibility mechanisms in the event of economic downturns (e.g. to avoid over-allocations); draws attention to the recovery of credibility of the European emissions trading system that recently came under a cyber attack in which emission allowances were stolen;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the development and deployment of breakthrough technologies hold the key to fighting climate change and, at the same time, convincing the EU's partners worldwide that emissions reductions are feasible without losing competitiveness and jobs; considers it essential that Europe should lead by example by substantially increasing expenditure devoted to research on climate-friendly and energy-efficient industrial technologies under the Research Framework Programme; stresses the need for Europe to assume a leading role in research into the climate and energy- efficient technologies and to develop close scientific cooperation in the field with international partners, particularly the BRIC countries;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Attaches particular importance to cooperation between European patent protection mechanisms in the field of energy saving and renewables in order to facilitate access to valuable intellectual property which remains untapped; stresses the need to activate the planned European patent as a matter of priority in the fields of energy saving and renewables;
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that a shift in sustainable technology innovation away from Europe to other parts of the world is already occurring, which may turn Europe into a net importer of these technologies and related finished products; states that, according to recent surveys, out of the 50 companies identified as clean technology leaders, 24 were based in Asia, 22 in the United States, three in Europe, and one in Canada; stresses that, according to the Ernst &Young 2010 barometer, China and US are the most attractive regions of the world for the development of renewable energy sources;·
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasizes the importance of European added value for the development and domestic production of technologies and products for energy efficiency and renewables;
Amendment 172 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that increases in carbon prices will lead to further increases in electricity costs, which are already increasing owing to the high cost of subsidies for the production of electricity from renewables; states that every €1 increase in the carbon price results in more than €2 billion in extra costs for society in the form of electricity charges, 40% of which is accounted for by industry; urges the Commission quickly to come up with guidelines for electricity cost compensation;·