3 Amendments of Ivo VAJGL related to 2016/2059(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for better links between energy and climate policies; reminds the need to avoid the creation of a new fossil fuel lock-in and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80-95% below 1990 levels by 2050;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas storage are of particular importanccan play a role in order to avoid dependence on a single energy supplier; calls in this context for the promotion and developa thorough assessment of where new natural gas nodes and LNG storage stations in the central and south-eastern regions, the Baltic and the Mediterraneancould improve energy security, taking into account the unused capacities of existing infrastructures, declining gas demand throughout Europe, the risk of stranded assets and EU 2030 and 2050 climate and energy objectives;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that LNG and gas storage are an important part of the Energy Union and should contribute towards ending any kind of energy isolation of the EU Member States and regions; highlights the need to support the most vulnerable countries in order to diversify their sources and routes of supply, and to strengthen their energy security by reducing demand through efficiency measures; recalls that promoting LNG would push Member States to be more reliant on gas imports while for every 1% improvement in energy efficiency, EU gas imports fall by 2.6%;