Activities of Oreste ROSSI related to 2012/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
Section 1 – paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the EU’s unilateral commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to realise the 2°C goal;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the reduction in CO2 emissions has been essentially the result of the economic crisis in recent years, thereby confirming the continued existence of a close link between CO2 emissions and economic growth rates;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes on the contrary that the decarbonisation scenarios being envisaged by the Commission presuppose a severing of the link between economic growth and CO2 emissions –implying a revolutionary breakthrough in economic efficiency unheard of over any sustained period in the history of mankind – or, as a more tangible alternative, the beginning of an organised world economic decline;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Finds it regrettablelogical that the Commission has based all decarbonisation scenarios on the assumption of global climate action; and has not carried out any analysis to identify the EU’s ambitions ccordingly urges the Commission to suspend the 2009 EU climate and energy package (excluding the energy efficiency clause) and all subsequent climate legislation pending the event that global action is delayedsignature of a climate agreement by the main CO2- emitting nations (China, the United States and India;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Supports the conclusion that decarbonisation of the EU by 2050 is feasible and will require high levels of investmentsTakes the view that the Commission should reconsider scenarios based on adaptation to climate change, which is likely to incur minimal financial losses, as opposed to measures to combat it; calls on the Commission to create stability for investors by reducing over-regulation and by setting a clear, achievable technology- neutral goal;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to develop sound ways of financing the energy transition, including a strengthened ETS, based on innovation initiatives such as Horizon 2020, and market-based mechanisms;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to step up the development and deployment of low- carbon technologies, to strengthen the role of renewable energy sources – including by increasing their commercialisation,create favourable conditions to step up the efficient use of energy sources, and to phase out fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7
Section 1 – paragraph 7