5 Amendments of Judith A. MERKIES related to 2010/2107(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas transport is responsible for almost 30 percent of the total European greenhouse gas emissions, a move from conventional fossil fuels cars to green technology vehicles powered by renewable energy, would contribute to substantial CO2 reduction, and create an optional energy storage, enabling the power grids to cope with the fluctuating production of renewable energy sources,
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP Directive to promote CHP, Micro-CHP and district heating/cooling bythrough encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework, by considering priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and, by promoting use of CHP, Micro-CHP and district heating in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criterion for urban and rural development projects financed by the Sstructural Fundfunds or by encouraging Member States to introduce financial incentives;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to putimprove resource efficiency, by putting forward specific proposals for legislation onand enhance resource efficiency aspects of products; under the Ecodesign Directive;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for a review by the end of 2011 to evaluate the progress being made to reach the EU's target on emission standards for passenger cars, and secure a long term planning horizon in the automotive sector by setting further targets for the 2020-2030 timeframe;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to propose an energy efficiency standard for mobile air conditioning as part of the Integrated Approach to reducing CO2 emissions from light duty vehicles, and to promote the development of innovative devices to improve energy efficiency (e.g. spoilers for trucks) and to consider making them mandatory, if proved to be cost-effective;