Activities of António Fernando CORREIA DE CAMPOS related to 2012/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Energy Roadmap 2050, a future with energy
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication and underlines the need for concrete policy proposals; believes that it is crucial to agree on the direction of the Union’s long-term policy, not least as regards energy strategy after the 2020 goals, in the interest of predictability for industry and societyconsumers;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that an open, transparent, integrated, harmonised and competitive internal energy market is needed in order to achieve competitive energy prices, security of supply, sustainability and efficient large- scale deployment of renewable energy, and that the completion of such a market still remains an important challenge for all Member States; welcomes the liberalisation of the internal energy market as a necessary step to cut the cost of electricity and gas for consumers while ensuring that the energy markets become more transparent and better monitored, thereby making for competitive and, from the consumer’s point of view, fair prices; to that end, also considers it essential to ensure that national regulatory authorities function effectively and are coordinated at European level;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Maintains that the choice of energy mix, although this is a matter for the individual Member States, should allow for the common objectives and, where appropriate, be the subject of a coordinated European approach, as the targets proposed might otherwise not be reached, especially where combining renewable energy sources is concerned; points out that approximate investment needs in terms of energy infrastructure will be impossible to predict without estimating the likely make-up of the energy mix in 2030;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers it vital to focus the attention of the Union and the Member States on investment in infrastructure to enhance energy security and modernisation of the energy supply, bearing in mind that the most effective way to encourage this kind of investment in the long term is to combine it with specific regulatory and fiscal measures and the necessary national public policies;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Maintains that efforts need to be undertaken in order to establish a Europe-wide energy interdependence model aimed at guaranteeing security of supply and preventing national protectionism from confining the markets within the bounds of their self- sufficiency; also considers it essential to eliminate the infrastructure bottlenecks still jeopardising full energy integration, to adopt rules to encourage new competitors to enter the market, and to bear in mind that national energy policy decisions might prove either a help or a hindrance to other Member States;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the impact of CO2 capture, transport and storage projects leave behind dangerous waste material that has to be stored; believes that the Commission relies too muchtechnology is still an unknown quantity and that, although they are central to the 2050 decarbonisation targets, projects onf this technologyype could have damaging environmental effects; calls on the Commission to draw up a mid-term report evaluating the results obtained from the use of EU-subsidised experimental carbon capture and storage technologies for coal- fired power stations;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the role of smart grids to allow two-way communication between electricity producers and customers, and points out that smart grids can allow consumers to observe and adapt their electricity use, resulting in lower consumption and in energy efficiency gains;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the Energy Policy for Europe, which recognises the potential contribution of nuclear power in the areas of competitiveness, cost efficiency, CO2 emission reduction and security of supply; points out that nuclear energy technologies have a potential to meet energy and climate objectives in both the short and longer term, as long as the safety requirements applicable to their operation are fully met, taking into account the entire life cycle of projects;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that it should be made clear what can be done through energy policy and social policy respectively; believes that the issue of poverty is best dealt with by social policy and not through regulation of energy prices; points out that, whatever the decarbonisation scenario for 2030 or 2050, the assumption is that electricity prices will continue to rise until 2030 and energy and transport expenses will account for an increasingly larger proportion of the burdens falling on families and small and medium-sized enterprises; and therefore considers that attempts will have to be made to cushion the effects of this trend as and where required, through independent regulation by Member States aimed at reducing the outlay which consumers and SMEs will be obliged to incur.
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the importance of maintaining a European industrial presence in domestic refining, ensuring security of supply, and setting worldwide standards for fuel refining quality and for compliance with environmental requirements, while feeding the downstream sectors such as the petrochemical industry, giving a contribute to growth and jobs in the EU; Stresses the need for additional policy measures that help fighting social and environmental dumping and asymmetric competitive conditions in this industry sector outside the EU;