19 Amendments of Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas energy policy must, at all times, reflect a balance between the aims of supply security, competitiveness and economic and environmental viability;
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 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas Europe is a technological leader in renewable energy technologies, but pressure from the rest of the world is growing rapidly;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the economic crisis and the debt crisis in Europe have not yet been overcome and major challenges have to be faced in terms of public budgeting and investor confidence;
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 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 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that RES must be fulprogressively integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that in the long term they must take on stabilising functions and tasks within the system that have previously been performed by conventional energy sources, in accordance with their capabilities and intrinsic characteristics;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and, standardisation and the timely deployment of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers' side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes that the ICT sector itself, being a major consumer of electricity with data centers in the EU accounting for up to 1,5% of total electricity consumption and consumers being increasingly aware of the carbon footprint of IT and cloud services they use, can become a role model for energy efficiency and RES promotion;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Emphasizes the need for the EU to develop close scientific cooperation and a clear policy for research and innovation collaboration in the field of RES with international partners, particularly the BRICS countries;
Amendment 351 #
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 and open global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade; calls on the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries; emphasises that in the Mediterranean region, in particular, there is great potential for electricity generation from RES; highlights the potential of projects such as Desertec und Helios, and of the further development of hydropower in Norway and Switzerland; highlights the need for significant local added-value in these large RES projects and their alignment with national development strategies;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Calls for coordinated action with other technological leaders (US and Japan) to deal with emerging challenges, such as shortage of raw materials, rare earths, that affect the deployment of renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Notes that the shift in sustainable scientific and technology innovation away from Europe to other parts of the world could eventually lead to the EU losing its technological forefront in the field of RES and turn it into a net importer of these technologies and related finished products; Emphasizes, in this direction, the importance of European added value for the development and domestic production of RES technologies and products;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Stresses that educational institutions capable of producing skilled labour force and the next generation of scientists and innovators in the area of RES technologies is a key priority; in this respect recalls the important role of Horizon 2020 and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology in bridging the gap between education, research and implementation in the renewable energy sector;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Attaches particular importance to cooperation between European patent- protection mechanisms in the field of renewables with a view to facilitating access to valuable and untapped intellectual property; stresses the need to activate as a matter of priority the projected European patent in the field of renewables;
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;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls for the European Commission to assess the benefits of extending renewable energy targets beyond 2020, including 2030 targets, as this would provide the industry in which the EU has developed a competitive advantage, continued clarity for investment, and foster EU technological leadership and industrial innovation;