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2 Amendments of Gaston FRANCO related to 2011/2012(INI)

Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
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);deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that increases in carbon prices will lead to further increases in electricity costs; 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; urgescalls on the Commission quickly to come up with guidelines for electricity costto consult all parties involved, with a view to proposing appropriate solutions avoiding distortions of compensatition;
2011/03/22
Committee: ITRE