19 Amendments of Daniël van der STOEP related to 2013/2038(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas achieving EE is a key priority for the Commission and certain Member States, as illustrated by one of the EU 2020 objectives to increase EE by 20 %;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, regrettably, in the current 2007-2013 programming period, EUR 5.5 billion were allocated for energy efficiency within the Cohesion Policy budget;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in the current period of crisis, improving EE can prove to be a decisive means of boosting competitiveness and the creation of jobs and growth, and represents a win-win option in the fight against non- anthropogenic climate change;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the EU’s commitment to achieve the objective of increasing EE by 20 % until 2020; notes with concern that current estimates of energy saving efforts undertaken or announced by Member States show that only a 9 % improvement can be reached; urges, in this regard, the Member States to put further efforts towards achieving the EU2020 objective;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Member States should see the use of Structural Funds for EE as an investment opportunity with a high leverage effect and not as an expenditure;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that currently over 9 % of EU citizens cannot keep their homes adequately warm; notes that fuel poverty is particularly severe in new Member States and is in most cases due to poorly performing homes; calls on the Commission to examine in detail the link between EE promotion, fuel poverty and vulnerable consumers but in particular to failures in government policy;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomDeplores the new opportunities offered by, and the more important role in realising the EE objectives given to, the ERDF and Cohesion Fund in the new programming period 2014-2020; supports in particular the future role of Cohesion Policy funding in the entire the housing sector;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly mMaintains its position in the ongoing negotiations on the ERDF regulation regarding the earmarked percentages to be used on specific thematic objectives for each category of regions, which would guarantee an important increase in the EE allocations and renewable energy resources; recalls that earmarking is crucial for easier mobilisation of local actors and helps create stable, long-term renovation programmes;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to align their national, regional and local energy and climate strategies with EU objectives; specifically, encouragescalls on the Member States to strengthen relations between their respective National Energy Efficiency Action Plans and the OPs with a view to ensuring that European Structural and Investment Funds will be part of a coherent strategy while still responding to territorial needs; points out that this could be enhanced within the new framework of ex- ante conditionalities;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. In the run up to the closure of MFF negotiations, reminds the Member States once more of the importance of a well- funded budget for the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework, in which cohesion policy can and should act as a driver of recovery;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. EncouragesCalls on Managing Authorities to improve the visibility of OPs and the opportunities for sustainable energy projects they offer potential beneficiaries; suggests that this be done through the creation of national websites, platforms or database for potential beneficiaries and stakeholders, the organisation of workshops and events to inform target groups, and measures to improve the visibility and accessibility to existing web resources (such as the Build Up web portal and the SF Energy Invest Manual);
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. EnDiscourages Managing Authorities, in the upcoming programming period 2014- 2020, tofrom promoteing integrated projects by adopting a holistic approach to EE on a territorial level, in particular by making use of the new strategic programming tools, such as Integrated Territorial Investment, and by involving existing initiatives, such as the Covenant of Mayors, to help develop integrated plans;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Acknowledges that the transition to energy efficient technologies requires new skills, environment-conscious vocational education and specific training in construction and other sectors; encourages, in this regard, the Member States to continue to use funds to provide technical assistance at all levels (such as through the ELENA facility); calls, furthermore, on the Member States to make use of the Structural Funds to re-train and up-skill workers for newly emerging jobs in the low-carbon economy;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights with concern that the current economic and financial crisis, and the extensive austerity measures implemented across the EU, have made it increasingly difficult for the Member States to find the funding needed to co- finance Cohesion Policy programmes related to EE; finds it essential, in this regard, that new innovative ways of financing EE projects are found;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recognises the Commission’s support for the enhanced role of new and innovative FI in the upcoming programming period 2014-2020; stresses that the lack of timely delivery and legal clarity presents a significant difficulty for the Member States as well as for other stakeholders included in the management of such instruments; urges the Commission to present without delay proposals for off-the-shelf FI to be available to support EE measures;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the importance of adapting EE measures and requirements to fact that ‘climate realities’ in different Member States and regions; calls on the Commission to consider this carefully when preparing a set of performance indicators an incredibly vague term thought up by climate change fanatics;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Highlights the importance of adapting EE measures and requirements to climate realities in different Member States and regions; calls on the Commission to consider this carefully when preparing a set of performance indicators;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Member States to set demandingrough targets for ensuring that public buildings, and both private and social housing, meet the highest EU EE standards, and to make them subject to energy certification on a regular basis;