3 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2013/2079(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas the large-scale introduction of carbon capture will yet further increase the price of energy and will make European industry more uncompetitive unless this technology is introduced worldwide;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that failing to include CCS within a long-term energy strategy will on the one hand severely hamper national, Union and global efforts to address climate change but on the other hand maintain energy prices at a competitive level;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the EU’s mandatory renewable target has undermined investment in CCS, and calls, therefore, for a technology-neutral approach to the Union’s 2030 energy goals, in line with Article 194(2) of the TFEU, in order to create a level playing field and ensure effective competition amongst varying low-carbon energy technologies; observes that these technologies must be competitive and must confer benefit on consumers in the form of a lower energy price;