2011/2034(INI) Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | ITRE |
SOSA WAGNER Francisco ( NA)
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KARIŅŠ Krišjānis ( PPE),
RIERA MADURELL Teresa ( S&D),
VĂLEAN Adina-Ioana ( ALDE),
JADOT Yannick ( Verts/ALE),
SZYMAŃSKI Konrad ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | ENVI |
PLUMB Rovana ( S&D)
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| Committee Opinion | REGI |
ZELLER Joachim ( PPE)
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Events
2011/07/05
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2011/07/05
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 590 votes to 43, with 12 abstentions, a resolution on Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond, in response to the communication on the same subject.
I. Strategic planning of energy infrastructure : Members believe that an EU approach – developed in cooperation with all stakeholders – is needed in order fully to exploit the benefits of new infrastructure, and stresses the need to develop a complementary harmonised method, in line with the rules of the internal market, for the selection of infrastructure projects. They consider that this method should take into consideration the European and regional perspectives in order to remove disparities and to optimise the socio-economic and environmental effects.
In this context, the resolution stresses that the planning of energy infrastructure projects should comply fully with the precautionary principle. Action plans should be subject to thorough environmental impact assessments on a case-by-case basis, taking into account local and regional environmental conditions. It stresses the need to ensure an adequate degree of security of energy supply for the EU, and to develop favourable relations with non-EU energy supplying and transit countries by means of cooperation in connection with regional and global energy supply transport systems.
According to the Parliament, the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be transparent and consistent : (i) with the overall energy policy objectives enshrined in the Treaty on European Union and the EU’s 2050 roadmap ; (ii) with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), with the energy efficiency policies required to deliver the 20% energy savings target (in particular the energy efficiency plan), with the potential impact of technological advances, notably for renewable energy and the increasing role of electric vehicles, and with the deployment of smart grids and the ‘smart cities and regions’ initiatives.
Parliament welcomes the Commission's efforts to promote regional cooperation and calls for further guidance on such regional initiatives. It takes the view that regional initiatives should be expanded and further developed. It also emphasises that cooperation between municipalities and regions on a national and European level contributes to eliminating energy islands, to the completion of the internal energy market and to the implementation of energy infrastructure projects.
II. A comprehensive infrastructure development scenario : Parliament considers that the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects and should contribute to setting the priorities for the selection of projects of European interest to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals, without interfering with the functioning of the internal market. The resolution points out that the geographical obstacles inherent in their location make islands and mountain areas very difficult to integrate into the EU energy network and therefore calls on the Commission to take into account the diverse circumstances in the regions and to focus expressly on regions with specific geographical and demographic characteristics, such as islands, mountain regions and regions with low population density, in order to achieve greater diversification of energy sources and the promotion of renewables so as to reduce dependence on imported energy.
According to Members, fostering the building of transmission and distribution infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy and new electricity uses (such as electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles) is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives. In this context, they welcome the priority given to the future European super-grid. The Commission is asked to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways as an integrated hub-based grid infrastructure in order to optimise connectivity, system resilience and operational flexibility and to reduce costs, without excluding any wider European geographical territory, and calls the Commission to present an outline to Parliament by mid-2014, which addresses as fully as possible the specific needs arising from the transmission of renewable energies.
The resolution endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructure in enhancing diversification and security of supply , in contributing to better internal energy market functioning, and thus in reducing energy dependence. It highlights the need for additional and correct implementation of flexibility requirements in gas infrastructure, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows and interconnections, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG and CNG terminals, transport ships and storage facilities, as well as the development of gasified biomass and biogas.
Parliament urges the Commission to evaluate unconventional gas sources , taking into account legal issues, life-cycle assessment, available reserves, environmental impact and economic viability. It asks the Commission to conduct, on the basis of the principle of equal treatment of primary energy sources, a thorough evaluation of the potential benefits and risks of using unconventional gas sources in the EU.
Moreover, Parliament considers that, although the decarbonisation of the economy will lead to a progressive decrease in fossil energy use, oil will remain a significant part of EU energy supply for many years and therefore a competitive European oil transport and refining infrastructure must be maintained during the transition in order to ensure secure and affordable product supplies to EU consumers.
III. Smart grids : the resolution stresses that the roll-out of smart grids should be one of the energy infrastructure priorities with a view to achieving EU energy and climate objectives. It notes the need to create a stable regulatory framework in order to promote the very large investment needed in Europe to establish smart grids. The Commission is urged to facilitate the urgent deployment of large smart-grid demonstration projects as the best way to measure the costs and benefits to European society.
Members stress that smart grid standardisation and interoperability shall be a priority : Members States are urged, in liaison with European and international standardisation bodies and industry, to speed up work on technical and safety standards for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, smart grids and smart metering , with a view to its completion by the end of 2012. Technologies should be based on open international standards so as to ensure their cost-effectiveness, which will enhance the interoperability of the system and will provide consumers with a choice of solutions.
Members stress that grids should be adapted for new entrants, in order to facilitate small-scale new production sources, such as households and SMEs.
IV. Defining clear and transparent criteria for priority projects : Parliament welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agree on the need to optimise limited funds. It calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the selection of priority projects that meet pressing European needs and emphasises that the selection of projects of European interest (PEIs) should be conducted on the basis of objective and transparent criteria and with the involvement of all stakeholders.
Parliament recalls that PEIs should should be capable of contributing substantially to:
increasing market integration, competition and market liquidity and reducing market concentration, putting an end to energy islands, reducing network losses, preventing transmission bottlenecks – including in respect of internal projects as long as they contribute to the development of cross border interconnection – and relieving cross-border transmission, resolving single supplier dependency, diversification with regard to transit routes and the origin of resources, integration of renewable energy to the grid and increasing the use of renewable energy sources by reducing renewable energy curtailment.
Members consider that, to justify projects being accorded priority, the following criteria should be taken into account :
the project must have a European dimension (= clear EU public interest), its necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure hierarchy, it must be in line with climate, energy efficiency and environmental objectives, it must be consistent with long-term EU energy policy (allowing flexible and multifunctional application and avoiding lock-in effects), it must offer a good cost-benefit ratio and cost efficiency, it must be technically sound.
V. Fast and transparent permit-granting procedures : Parliament welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority ( one-stop shop ) for each European interest project as a single administrative interface between developers and the various authorities involved in the authorisation procedure. Members take the view that, with regard to cross-border projects, further coordination between national one-stop shops and an increased role for the Commission in such coordination should be ensured. They stress that any national contact authority must be independent and free from political or economic influence . In addition, PEIs must be processed in order of submission and within the time limit set out in the future Commission proposal.
The resolution stresses the need for a more participatory approach , and recognises that securing greater acceptance by local people of energy infrastructure projects goes hand in hand with providing adequate information about the purpose of the projects, and with local involvement in their development at the earliest possible stage. It calls for the participation, at all levels of civil society, of NGOs, industry, the social partners and consumer organisations in the consultation process for projects of European interest. The Commission is called upon to set up a consultation and assessment system in order to identify and disseminate best practices and knowledge in relation to public acceptance of infrastructure.
VI. Financing instruments : Parliament stresses that the effective functioning of the market should provide a large part of the cost of the requisite infrastructure investment, on the basis of principles of proper cost-allocation, transparency, non-discrimination and cost-effectiveness and in line with the ‘user pays’ principle. The Commission is requested to assess where the existing regulatory incentives are sufficient to send the necessary signals to the market, and what complementary measures, including those improving cost allocation rules, are needed.
Members take the view that, when no regulatory alternative is available and the market alone can not cover the investments needed, EU funding may be required to fund some limited PEIs the specific characteristics of which make them commercially unviable but the development of which is necessary to achieve EU energy policy objectives. Public funding may be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments, provided that it does not distort competition.
Parliament considers that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools , including improvements to rules on cost allocation, project bonds, revolving funds, renewable energy equity funds, loan guarantees, non-commercial risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB – by improving its intervention capacity and available resources – and use of ETS auction revenue for projects linked to renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, as well as, where appropriate, other innovative financing instruments .
Lastly, Parliament supports the idea of issuing common European project bonds to finance Europe’s significant infrastructure needs and structural projects in the framework of the EU 2020 agenda , including the new Strategy on Energy Infrastructure Development.
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2011/07/05
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2011/07/04
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2011/06/14
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2011/06/14
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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2011/06/10
CSL - Debate in Council
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The Commission informed the Council about this topic as requested by the European Council of 4 February 2011, during which the Commission was invited to report by June 2011 to the Council on figures for the investments likely to be needed, on suggestions as to how to respond to financing requirements and on how to address possible obstacles to infrastructure investment.
The Commission's report contains its analysis with regard to the investment needs of European relevance in electricity (about EUR 140 billion) and gas infrastructures (about EUR 70 billion) for the period up to 2020, the investments at risk of not being delivered due to various obstacles as well as the measures proposed to respond to the financing requirements and overcome the obstacles identified.
A Commission's legislative proposal in this field is expected to be presented in October 2011.
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2011/06/10
CSL - Council Meeting
2011/05/26
EP - Vote in committee
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the own-initiative report drafted by Francisco SOSA WAGNER (NI, ES) in response to the Commission communication entitled ‘Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond – a blueprint for an integrated European energy network’.
I. Strategic planning of energy infrastructure : Members believe that an EU approach – developed in cooperation with all stakeholders – is needed in order fully to exploit the benefits of new infrastructure, and stresses the need to develop a complementary harmonised method, in line with the rules of the internal market, for the selection of infrastructure projects. They consider that this method should take into consideration the European and regional perspectives in order to remove disparities and to optimise the socio-economic and environmental effects.
In this context, the report stresses that the planning of energy infrastructure projects should comply fully with the precautionary principle. Action plans should be subject to thorough environmental impact assessments on a case-by-case basis, taking into account local and regional environmental conditions. It stresses the need to ensure an adequate degree of security of energy supply for the EU, and to develop favourable relations with non-EU energy supplying and transit countries by means of cooperation in connection with regional and global energy supply transport systems.
According to Members, the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be transparent and consistent : (i) with the overall energy policy objectives enshrined in the Treaty on European Union and the EU’s 2050 roadmap ; (ii) with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), with the energy efficiency policies required to deliver the 20% energy savings target (in particular the energy efficiency plan), with the potential impact of technological advances, notably for renewable energy and the increasing role of electric vehicles, and with the deployment of smart grids and the ‘smart cities and regions’ initiatives.
II. A comprehensive infrastructure development scenario : Members consider that the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects and should contribute to setting the priorities for the selection of projects of European interest to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals, without interfering with the functioning of the internal market. The report points out that the geographical obstacles inherent in their location make islands and mountain areas very difficult to integrate into the EU energy network and therefore calls on the Commission to take into account the diverse circumstances in the regions and to focus expressly on regions with specific geographical and demographic characteristics, such as islands, mountain regions and regions with low population density, in order to achieve greater diversification of energy sources and the promotion of renewables so as to reduce dependence on imported energy.
Members call on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities, within a broader stakeholder participation process (including, for example, the energy sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOs).
According to Members, fostering the building of transmission and distribution infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy and new electricity uses (such as electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles) is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives. In this context, they welcome the priority given to the future European super-grid. The Commission is asked to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways as an integrated hub-based grid infrastructure in order to optimise connectivity, system resilience and operational flexibility and to reduce costs, without excluding any wider European geographical territory, and calls the Commission to present an outline to Parliament by mid-2014, which addresses as fully as possible the specific needs arising from the transmission of renewable energies.
The report endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructure in enhancing diversification and security of supply , in contributing to better internal energy market functioning, and thus in reducing energy dependence. It highlights the need for additional and correct implementation of flexibility requirements in gas infrastructure, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows and interconnections, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG and CNG terminals, transport ships and storage facilities, as well as the development of gasified biomass and biogas
III. Smart grids : the report stresses that the roll-out of smart grids should be one of the energy infrastructure priorities with a view to achieving EU energy and climate objectives. It notes the need to create a stable regulatory framework in order to promote the very large investment needed in Europe to establish smart grids. The Commission is urged to facilitate the urgent deployment of large smart-grid demonstration projects as the best way to measure the costs and benefits to European society.
Members stress that smart grid standardisation and interoperability shall be a priority: Members States are urged, in liaison with European and international standardisation bodies and industry, to speed up work on technical and safety standards for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, smart grids and smart metering, with a view to its completion by the end of 2012. Technologies should be based on open international standards so as to ensure their cost-effectiveness, which will enhance the interoperability of the system and will provide consumers with a choice of solutions.
In this context, the report acknowledges that standardisation work in smart metering is progressing and hat technical standards for smart meters should take into account the additional functionalities identified in the final report of the CEN/CENELEC/ETSI Smart Meters Coordination Group (SM-CG), namely: (i) remote reading or metrological registers; (ii) two-way communication; (iii) support for advanced tariffication/pre-payment; (iv) remote enablement and disablement of supply and power limitation; (v) communication with and, where appropriate, direct control of individual devices within homes and buildings; (vi) provision of information via web portal/gateway to an in-home display.
Members stress that grids should be adapted for new entrants, in order to facilitate small-scale new production sources, such as households and SMEs.
IV. Defining clear and transparent criteria for priority projects : Members welcome the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agree on the need to optimise limited funds. They call for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the selection of priority projects that meet pressing European needs and emphasise that the selection of projects of European interest (PEIs) should be conducted on the basis of objective and transparent criteria and with the involvement of all stakeholders.
The committee recalls that PEIs should should be capable of contributing substantially to:
increasing market integration, competition and market liquidity and reducing market concentration, putting an end to energy islands, reducing network losses, preventing transmission bottlenecks – including in respect of internal projects as long as they contribute to the development of cross border interconnection – and relieving cross-border transmission, resolving single supplier dependency, diversification with regard to transit routes and the origin of resources, integration of renewable energy to the grid and increasing the use of renewable energy sources by reducing renewable energy curtailment.
Members consider that, to justify projects being accorded priority, the following criteria should be taken into account :
the project must have a European dimension (= clear EU public interest), its necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure hierarchy, it must be in line with climate, energy efficiency and environmental objectives, it must be consistent with long-term EU energy policy (allowing flexible and multifunctional application and avoiding lock-in effects), it must offer a good cost-benefit ratio and cost efficiency, it must be technically sound.
V. Fast and transparent permit-granting procedures : Members welcome the establishment of a national contact authority ( one-stop shop ) for each European interest project as a single administrative interface between developers and the various authorities involved in the authorisation procedure. They take the view that, with regard to cross-border projects, further coordination between national one-stop shops and an increased role for the Commission in such coordination should be ensured. They stress that any national contact authority must be independent and free from political or economic influence . In addition, PEIs must be processed in order of submission and within the time limit set out in the future Commission proposal.
The report stresses the need for a more participatory approach , and recognises that securing greater acceptance by local people of energy infrastructure projects goes hand in hand with providing adequate information about the purpose of the projects, and with local involvement in their development at the earliest possible stage. It calls for the participation, at all levels of civil society, of NGOs, industry, the social partners and consumer organisations in the consultation process for projects of European interest. The Commission is called upon to set up a consultation and assessment system in order to identify and disseminate best practices and knowledge in relation to public acceptance of infrastructure.
VI. Financing instruments : the report stresses that the effective functioning of the market should provide a large part of the cost of the requisite infrastructure investment, on the basis of principles of proper cost-allocation, transparency, non-discrimination and cost-effectiveness and in line with the ‘user pays’ principle. The Commission is requested to assess where the existing regulatory incentives are sufficient to send the necessary signals to the market, and what complementary measures, including those improving cost allocation rules, are needed.
Members take the view that, when no regulatory alternative is available and the market alone can not cover the investments needed, EU funding may be required to fund some limited PEIs the specific characteristics of which make them commercially unviable but the development of which is necessary to achieve EU energy policy objectives. Public funding may be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments, provided that it does not distort competition.
The committee considers that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools , including improvements to rules on cost allocation, project bonds, revolving funds, renewable energy equity funds, loan guarantees, non-commercial risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB – by improving its intervention capacity and available resources – and use of ETS auction revenue for projects linked to renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, as well as, where appropriate, other innovative financing instruments .
Lastly, Members support the idea of issuing common European project bonds to finance Europe’s significant infrastructure needs and structural projects in the framework of the EU 2020 agenda, including the new Strategy on Energy Infrastructure Development.
2011/05/24
EP - Committee opinion
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2011/04/13
EP - Committee opinion
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2011/03/28
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2011/03/28
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2011/03/28
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2011/03/04
EP - Committee draft report
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2011/02/22
EP - PLUMB Rovana (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2011/02/17
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2011/01/27
EP - ZELLER Joachim (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
2010/12/09
EP - SOSA WAGNER Francisco (NA) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
2010/11/17
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
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PURPOSE: to present the priorities for the next two decades with regard to energy infrastructure.
BACKGROUND: the Energy Policy for Europe, agreed by the European Council in March 2007, establishes the Union’s core energy policy objectives of competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply. The internal energy market has to be completed in the coming years and by 2020 renewable sources have to contribute 20% to our final energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions have to fall by 20% and energy efficiency gains have to deliver 20% savings in energy consumption.
Adequate, integrated and reliable energy networks are a crucial prerequisite not only for EU energy policy goals, but also for the EU's economic strategy. A new EU energy infrastructure policy is needed to coordinate network development on a continental scale. The challenge of interconnecting and adapting our energy infrastructure to the new needs concerns all sectors. Currently, the EU is paying the price for its outdated and poorly interconnected energy infrastructure. The risk and cost of disruptions and wastage will become much higher unless the EU invests as a matter of urgency in smart energy networks, and exploits its potential for energy efficiency improvements. In the longer term, these issues are compounded by the EU decarbonisation goal to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050, and raise the need for further developments, such as an infrastructure for large-scale electricity storage, charging of electric vehicles, CO2 and hydrogen transport and storage.
Around EUR 1 trillion must be invested in our energy system between today and 2020 in order to meet energy policy objectives and climate goals. About half of it will be required for networks, including electricity and gas distribution and transmission, storage, and smart grids. Of this, about EUR 200 billion are needed for energy transmission networks alone. However, only about 50% of the required investments for transmission networks will be taken up by the market by 2020. This leaves a gap of about EUR 100 billion . Realising all investments needed in transmission for infrastructure would create an additional 775,000 jobs during the period 2011-2020 and add EUR 19 billion to our GDP by 2020, compared to growth under a business-as-usual scenario.
CONTENT: this Communication outlines a blueprint which aims to provide the EU with a vision of what is needed for making our networks efficient. . It puts forward a new method of strategic planning which includes the following:
identify the energy infrastructure map leading towards a European smart supergrid interconnecting networks at continental level; focus on a limited number of European priorities which must be implemented by 2020 to meet the long-term objectives and where European action is most warranted; based on an agreed methodology, identify concrete projects necessary to implement these priorities (declared as projects of European interest); support the implementation of projects of European interest through new tools, such as improved regional cooperation, permitting procedures, better methods and information for decision makers and citizens and innovative financial instruments.
The Commission proposes the following short term priorities to make energy infrastructure suitable for the 21st century.
1) Making Europe’s electricity grid fit for 2020 . It is proposed to focus attention on the following priority corridors :
offshore grid in the Northern Seas and connection to Northern as well as Central Europe – to integrate and connect energy production capacities in the Northern Seas with consumption centres in Northern and Central Europe and hydro storage facilities in the Alpine region and in Nordic countries; interconnections in South Western Europe to accommodate wind, hydro and solar, in particular between the Iberian Peninsula and France, and further connecting with Central Europe, to make best use of Northern African renewable energy sources and the existing infrastructure between North Africa and Europe; connections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe – strengthening of the regional network in North-South and East-West power flow directions, in order to assist market and renewables integration, including connections to storage capacities and integration of energy islands; completion of the BEMIP (Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan) – integration of the Baltic States into the European market through reinforcement of their internal networks and strengthening of interconnections with Finland, Sweden and Poland and through reinforcement of the Polish internal grid and interconnections east and westward.
2) Diversified gas supplies to a fully interconnected and flexible EU gas network. Three priority corridors have been identified:
Southern Corridor to diversify sources at the EU level and to bring gas from the Caspian Basin, Central Asia and the Middle East to the EU;
linking the Baltic, Black, Adriatic and Aegean Seas through in particular: (i) the implementation of BEMIP and (ii) the North-South Corridor in Central Eastern and South-East Europe;
North-South Corridor in Western Europe to remove internal bottlenecks and increase short-term deliverability, thus making full use of possible alternative external supplies, including from Africa.
3) Ensuring the security of oil supply : the aim of this priority is to ensure uninterrupted crude-oil supplies to land-locked EU countries in Central-Eastern Europe, currently dependent on limited supply routes, in case of lasting supply disruptions in the conventional routes. Diversification of oil supplies and interconnected pipeline networks would also help not to increase further oil transport by vessels, thus reducing the risk of environmental hazards in the particularly sensitive and busy Baltic Sea and Turkish Straits.
4) Roll-out of smart grid technologies : the aim of this priority is to provide the necessary framework and initial incentives for rapid investments in a new “intelligent” network infrastructure to support i) a competitive retail market, ii) a well-functioning energy services market which gives real choices for energy savings and efficiency and iii) the integration of renewable and distributed generation, as well as iv) to accommodate new types of demand, such as from electric vehicles. The Commission will set up a smart grids transparency and information platform.
The Commission goes on to set out certain objectives for the longer term networks, such as European Electricity Highways and a European CO2 transport infrastructure.
From priorities to projects : first project lists should be ready in the course of 2012. The projects identified would be examined at EU level to ensure consistency across the priorities and regions and ranked in terms of their urgency with regard to their contribution to the achievement of the priorities and Treaty objectives. Projects meeting the criteria would be awarded a ‘Project of European Interest’ label.
In order to improve preparation and implementation of the project, the Commission proposes regional cooperation between different countries. It also proposes creating a stable framework for financing by working on two fronts: (i) further improving the cost allocation rules and (ii) optimising the European Union's leverage of public and private funding.
Based on the views expressed by the institutions and stakeholders on this blueprint, the Commission intends to prepare in 2011, appropriate initiatives as part of its proposals for the next multiannual financial framework.
Documents
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0318/2011
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0226/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0226/2011
- Debate in Council: 3097
- Committee opinion: PE462.586
- Committee opinion: PE460.894
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE460.899
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE462.547
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE462.548
- Committee draft report: PE458.823
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2010)0677
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE458.823
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE460.899
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE462.547
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE462.548
- Committee opinion: PE460.894
- Committee opinion: PE462.586
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0226/2011
Activities
- Francisco SOSA WAGNER
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
A7-0226/2011 - Francisco Sosa Wagner - § 70/1 #
2011/07/05 Outcome: +: 593, 0: 33, -: 16
EFD
GUE/NGLA7-0226/2011 - Francisco Sosa Wagner - § 70/2 #
2011/07/05 Outcome: +: 305, -: 291, 0: 34
A7-0226/2011 - Francisco Sosa Wagner - Résolution #
2011/07/05 Outcome: +: 590, -: 43, 0: 12
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2011/2034(INI)
2011/03/24
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71 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population, and that all regions, including the most remote areas, must be involved at all stages and in all implementing procedures with a view to maintaining territorial cohesion;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the need to modernise the EU grid as a whole and for the Union to support Member States and regions in this task as part of territorial cohesion; underlines that renewable energy projects can only succeed if the national transmission networks are modern enough to support the nature of this new energy;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that the greatest challenge lies in securing local public acceptance for energy infrastructure projects; is convinced that the acceptance and trust of members of the public and decision-makers can only be won by holding open and transparent debates in the run-up to decisions on energy infrastructure projects;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for authorisation procedures to be speeded up (maximum five years) and simplified (one-stop shop); emphasises, however, that planning rights lie with the Member States and regions and that any EU-wide approximation of authorisation procedures must be consistent with the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Underlines the need for the Commission to adopt a multi-level governance approach to infrastructure development as local and regional authorities are necessary partners in terms of planning, funding and communication; stresses that this approach should also be adopted with a view to setting and respecting EU-wide energy objectives and priorities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the need for a thorough environmental impact assessment of energy infrastructure projects, and the importance of preparing adequate reaction plans for the event of emergencies related to energy infrastructure, in particular to avoid environmental disasters. emphasizes that the reaction plans should foresee the way to deal with these events from the technical and economic point of view.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reminds that secure, sustainable and competitive energy represents one of the main future challenges for EU regions; calls on the Commission to take into account the objective of reducing by at least 20% energy consumption by 2020 in setting priorities for investment in energy infrastructures for 2020 and beyond; points the significant role of Cohesion Policy at local and regional level to improve energy efficiency and to achieve the Union's renewable energy targets;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that a regional and local approach needs to be taken to determining priorities for energy infrastructure and projects of European interest; draws attention, in this connection, to renewable energy sources and their potential in various European regions, such as island and extremely remote regions, and the need to provide them with a properly interconnected smart grid and sufficient production capacity;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises the need for regular harmonisation of the national and regional plans for development of the network on the basis of the changes that occur on the consumer market and local and regional energy priorities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regrets the lack of adequate support for energy efficiency policy despite its important potential contribution to the creation of sustainable local employment and its complementarity with energy infrastructure investment, which is necessary both to help the EU achieve energy independence through energy savings and to tackle energy poverty, particularly in the housing sector;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the 20/20/20 as well as the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; emphasises that not only crossborder infrastructure needs to be improved but also infrastructure that allows the transmission to and from transmission highways and the distribution on national level; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that developing heating and cooling infrastructure (i.e. district heating) and retrofitting fossil fuel based heating infrastructure systems into renewable energy based infrastructure would significantly help to address the EU’s energy supply and greenhouse gas reduction objectives, in particular in urban areas; therefore, calls on the Commission to present an ambitious strategy for the heating and cooling sector;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Highlights the huge economic potential for regional development in the field of production of renewable energies according to the region's specificities; proposes to prioritise future funding opportunities for decentralised, smart energy infrastructure in order to ensure energy transport and access to interconnected electricity grids and storage; encourages grid connections with hydrostorage facilities in the Alpine region and in Nordic countries in this respect;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Maintains that developing regional power generation is an important means of guaranteeing self-sufficiency in energy in the different parts of Europe; notes that the regions have a wide range of resources to tap, including the possibilities offered by natural resources, and that the aim in future should be to exploit these to the full in order to diversify energy production;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that the territorial objective in the framework of Cohesion Policy as well as macro-regional strategies can
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro-regional strategies, which should be extended in future to cover other geographical areas, can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasi
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro-regional strategies can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects; considers, however, that regional cooperation should be improved, in particular with a view to ensuring a proper connection between the priorities established and the European regions;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro-regional strategies can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects with a view to achieving efficient and intelligent interconnections between non-conventional local and regional energy sources and large energy grids;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro-regional strategies can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects; stresses the importance of increasing the interconnective capacity of energy networks at a cross-border level, through the appropriate financial allocations, in order to achieve territorial cohesion;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; points out, in particular, the need to focus on renewable energies infrastructure, in order to reduce dependence over fossil fuels and reduce polluting emissions; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that cooperation between municipalities and regions in the Member States and in the EU is a necessary component for successful implementation of EIPs and takes the view that macro- regional strategies can serve as cooperation platforms for cross-border projects;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Asks the Commission to ensure its energy infrastructure policies give every region the possibility to be a producer as well as a consumer of sustainable energy; stresses that this is needed for both security and economic reasons;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the decision to focus on a small number of infrastructure priorities over the period to 2020 by concentrating on ‘projects of European interest’; calls on the Commission to develop precise criteria to be used in selecting these projects, in close coordination with the Member States and regional and local stakeholders;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that in energy terms the Baltic region remains isolated and dependent on a single source of supply; emphasises the need for EU regions of this kind to develop an infrastructure which would provide them with technical access to at least two different sources of supply and make it possible to transport gas in two different directions;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that it is necessary to press ahead with the integration of the internal energy market by promoting, in particular, projects to ensure that neighbouring countries have a well- balanced national energy mix;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the importance of Southern Corridor projects in pursuit of the EU’s fundamental objective of diversifying its energy supply lines;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to set binding targets for interconnections between Member States, whether through specialised regional platforms or under regional initiatives, with a view to facilitating the planning, implementation, and oversight of the priorities charted and to drawing up investment plans and specific projects;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Points out that the geographical obstacles inherent in their location make islands and mountain areas very difficult to integrate into the EU energy network; calls, therefore, for an EU-wide strategy to address the problems of sparsely populated regions and for that strategy to be based on greater diversification of energy sources and the promotion of renewables so as to reduce dependence on imported energy;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the abandonment of nuclear power by the European Union in the medium term is both desirable and necessary; calls, therefore, for corresponding changes to be made to energy infrastructure policy as of now;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure, particularly of smart, decentralised energy infrastructure, coupled with the promotion of energy efficiency, are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Insists on the integrity of cohesion policy and calls on the Commission to refrain from creating new sectoral funds, e.g. for energy or climate; encourages the Commission to learn from experience with cohesion policy when establishing measures for energy policy, in particular with regard to project selection, and points to the importance of providing the financing required to attain the goals laid down;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that the Structural Funds offer scope for supporting special investments in energy infrastructure; considers, however, that such investments must be confined to regions in which, for political and geographical reasons, the market has much more difficulty in providing solutions to energy supply problems; calls, further, for support from the Structural Funds always to be made contingent on the adoption, as a matter of principle, of a commercial approach and on compliance with the principle of shared responsibility for funding;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the EU to fund energy projects which fail to attract private investors but which are essential to meet the energy needs of isolated parts of the EU by linking them up with the European electricity and gas networks, as an integral part of the process of creating a unified EU energy market;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for closer and more effective collaboration with the private sector and financial institutions, especially the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to promote the necessary financing, in particular for priority cross- border projects.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on relevant partners to better promote and profit from the benefits JESSICA and ELENA can provide
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on relevant partners to better
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on relevant partners in the framework of planning processes for sustainable urban development to better promote and profit from the benefits JESSICA can provide for urban energy infrastructure and energy efficiency projects; points out the potential of cross- border funding with neighbouring countries in the framework of the ENPI;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and reiterates that it is important for the EU to have adequate, integrated and reliable energy networks in all regions; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on relevant partners to better promote and profit from the benefits JESSICA can provide for urban energy infrastructure; points out the potential of cross-border funding with neighbouring countries in the framework of the ENPI; calls on the Commission to explore other innovative financial instruments and help to promote the establishment of public- private partnerships;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Given the importance of the regions' sustainable energy strategies for their development potential, stresses the need to establish a platform for exchange of good practises acquired in the regions taking into account successful examples of municipalities and regions that have specialised on renewable energies, energy saving and efficiency;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses the need to develop technical assistance and financial engineering at local and regional authority level in order to support local players in setting up projects of energy efficiency – e.g. by harnessing the EIB’s ELENA technical assistance facility and the experience of ESCO in case energy efficiency infrastructure is concerned;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Urges the Commission to support the creation of a budgetary reserve dedicated to the energy efficiency;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that incentives in national regulatory systems are still insufficient, especially for higher-risk and innovative projects such as smart grids; stresses that national regulatory frameworks need to be adjusted and requests the Commission in this regard to inquire to what extent national regulatory incentives are satisfactory and adequate;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that incentives in national regulatory systems are still insufficient, especially for higher-risk and innovative projects such as smart grids; stresses that national regulatory frameworks need to be adjusted; recommends, in this connection, that regional and local action should be given a more important role in certain areas such as setting priorities for energy security, supply routes, sites for producing and processing energy products, and storage and treatment of waste; regional authorities must remain fully involved in each phase of the design and implementation of projects (including definition of priorities, designing projects, decision-making, application and financing, practical implementation and evaluation) which are considered to be of European interest;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that incentives in national regulatory systems are still insufficient, especially for higher-risk and innovative projects such as smart grids; stresses that national regulatory frameworks need to be adjusted; calls on the Commission to consider whether to set up a system of rewards and incentives for Member States and regions which not only help to ensure that projects of European interest are processed more swiftly, but also promote technology-oriented investment and qualitative improvement and innovation in energy infrastructure;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that incentives in national regulatory systems are still insufficient, especially for higher-risk and innovative projects such as smart grids; stresses that national regulatory frameworks need to be adjusted
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Asks the Commission to evaluate if the modernisation and upgrading of existing energy corridors is preferable to new corridors as to cost-efficiency and public acceptance; asks furthermore for the interconnector capabilities of the regions to be assessed;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Recalls that the 3rd energy package creates an obligation for regulators, in setting tariffs, not only to evaluate investments on the basis of benefits in their Member State, but on the basis of EU-wide benefits; urges the ACER to ensure their members heed this obligation and asks the Commission to consider compensatory mechanisms where costs and benefits cannot be fairly allocated through tariff-setting and for this compensation to be shared with the towns and regions effected;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure, the development of domestic electricity and gas connections and the integration of isolated parts of the EU into the European energy market are essential factors for achieving the
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The current economic climate underscores the need to adopt an integrated approach to energy matters, taking due account of their economic, environmental and social aspects; consideration must be given to positive and negative side-effects in order to ensure that all European citizens have access to secure, sustainable and affordable energy over the medium and long term;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recommends that the financing of projects be achieved by developing public-private partnerships, for which local, regional and national authorities provide incentives and the necessary legislative framework and policy support;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based, in order to prevent distortions of competition and the creation of false incentives for investment, provided, however, that public interest – especially at local and regional level – is also safeguarded.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based and subjected to democratic scrutiny and in accordance with the needs of users, provided, however, that public interest – especially at local and regional level – is also safeguarded.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based, provided, however, that without distorting competition and the level playing field in the market, public interest – especially at local and
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based and that unjustified fluctuations between Member States are therefore avoided, provided, however, that public interest – especially at local and regional level – is also safeguarded.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to ensure that financing of infrastructure investments is market-based, provided, however, that public interest – especially at local and regional level and in territories with specific geographical features such as islands, mountainous regions and regions with very low population density– is also safeguarded.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a.Notes the problems in those regions dominated by a limited number of market actors which leads to slow infrastructure development and renewal; regrets that this prevents the 'user pays' principle from being applied universally and therefore believes that in such cases, public financing may still be needed in order to build the infrastructure required to develop these national and regional energy markets as part of the European energy market; asks the Commission to review state-aid rules in this regard and if needed, to bring forward proposals to amend these rules to allow Member States to encourage the modernisation of infrastructure;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission to issue a new guideline document on public financing of projects and current state aid legislation which presents clear criteria for public funding of energy infrastructure; stresses that this document must be developed jointly by DG Energy, DG Competition and DG Regional Policy in order to prevent Commission rules contradicting each other;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for steps to be taken to ensure compliance with international agreements, such as the Espoo Convention, before cross-border projects are undertaken or further developed, and draws attention, in the context of the expansion of energy networks, to the need to foster closer cooperation, in particular between Russia and Belarus and the Baltic States, and, in that connection, to develop the EU-Russia energy dialogue, in particular with a view to achieving the objective of energy security for the EU Member States and regions;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, and that priority must therefore be given to developing integrated and reliable energy networks with effective internal connections; stresses that EU energy infrastructure policy must be coordinated and defined at continental level, and that the operation of European networks connected to neighbouring countries would stimulate competition on the common European energy market and increase solidarity among the Member States; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to seek in particular to allow for the variety of circumstances obtaining in the regions and to focus expressly on regions with specific geographical and demographic characteristics, such as islands, mountain regions, and regions with low population density.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to include among its energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 the special situation of island energy systems.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure, together with the promotion of trans-European energy networks and renewable energy sources, are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs) to the general population;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population; believes in this context the Union must also work with Member States and regional authorities not only on crossborder infrastructure but also the national and regional infrastructure that connects energy highways to the national distribution networks;
source: PE-462.568
2011/03/28
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’ (COM(2011)0112),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) – whereas building energy infrastructure is of strategic importance with a view to meeting the SET Plan (Strategic Energy Technology Plan) targets,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable, including infrastructures devoted to guarantee market integration and security of supply when market signals may be insufficient or contradictory,
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable, taking into account the level playing field and the need to avoid distortions amongst projects and destination markets,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable and determined in a transparent fashion on the basis of predefined eligibility criteria, on a case by case basis,
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable, but with a clear added value in terms of security of supply for the Union as a whole,
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited amount of non-repayable public finance may be required to fund certain projects which are not strictly commercially viable,
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas a crucial role is played by regional authorities in that they are major players in energy matters, given their responsibilities in a number of activities concerned with general and regional planning, granting permits, granting authorisations for major infrastructure projects, investment, public procurement, production and the fact that they are close to consumers,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 a (new) – having regard of Regulation EC n. No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the large increase in volatile renewable energy requires balancing capacity, for instance by balancing wind power in the North Sea with Nordic hydropower, thereby utilising such balancing capacities as Green Batteries for Europe,
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas the lack of instruments to share benefits and costs of cross-border is a major impediment to the development of cross-border infrastructure projects,
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package and the adequate notification of investments in energy infrastructure, pending the judgment of the Court of Justice8, in order to have an overview of potential gaps in demand and supply as well as obstacles to investments;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely, correct and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package, and stresses in this regard that the internal energy market should be completed by 2014 so as to allow gas and electricity to flow freely;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the crucial importance of timely and full implementation of existing legislation, including the regulatory work called for by the third internal energy market package, in order to guarantee comparable terms of competition;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is convinced that, with a view to determining the energy mix required, a need is now emerging for an accurate assessment of the real cost of nuclear energy, including the cost of building, operating and decommissioning nuclear power plants, storing nuclear waste and dealing with the consequences of possible nuclear disasters;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy, the need for universal access to secure and sustainable energy which is affordable for all while reducing fossil fuel imports
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates the need of putting to an end the excessive use of regulated final tariffs and of national protectionist behaviours, as this is a pre-requisite for a real market integration; regulated tariffs should be limited only to the protection of true vulnerable customers;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a harmonised method for the selection of infrastructure projects, based on
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a harmonised method for the selection of infrastructure projects, complementary to the planning tools provided by the third internal market package, based on a European and regional perspectives and the optimisation of socio- economic and environmental effects;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that an EU approach, firmly based on the views of all stakeholders (Member States, TSOs and regulators) is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a harmonised method for the selection of infrastructure projects, based on a European and regional perspectives and the optimisation of socio-economic and environmental effects;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the need to develop a harmonised method for the selection of infrastructure projects, based on
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that a EU approach is needed in order to fully exploit the benefits of new infrastructure and stresses the
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need to ensure an adequate degree of security of energy supply for the EU and develop favourable relations with non-EU energy supplying and transit countries by means of cooperation in connection with regional and global energy supply transport systems;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is concerned that, in the absence of other measures, Community funding will be focused in Western Europe and the direct and indirect positive economic and social impact of investments will be concentrated in this region;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that the deep diversification of supply, which implies the diversification of both the transit routes and the country of origin of the resources, should be a strategic aim of the energy infrastructure planning;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be transparent and consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU's 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), including energy efficiency policies (notably the implementation of the
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU's 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)),
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used for assessing the energy infrastructure for 2020 needs to be transparent and consistent with the overall energy policy objectives and the EU's 2050 roadmap, and with other EU policies (such as transport, buildings and the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)), including energy efficiency policies (notably the implementation of the forthcoming energy efficiency action plan (EEP)) as well as the potential impact of technological advances and the deployment of ‘smart cities’ initiatives;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the reference scenario used
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises the need to implement present policies and regulations so that the existing energy infrastructure is better utilized for the benefit of the European consumer; calls the Commission and ACER to monitor more strictly the national implementation of rules such as the ones related to the use-it-or-lose-it principle;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recommends to set intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040 supported by longer term Impact Assessments that should be based on additional underlying assumptions such energy savings targets, CO2 reduction targets and technological developments;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to develop in the framework of the 2050 energy roadmap at least one scenario towards a fully renewable based economy;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance and on the basis of the criterion of operational reliability, where infrastructure
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance, where
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance,
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance, where infrastructure could be avoided or minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing infrastructure can be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and can be built alongside existing electricity or transport infrastructure;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the need to identify, according to a hierarchy of importance and cost-effectiveness, where infrastructure could be minimised through energy efficiency policies, where existing infrastructure can be upgraded or modernised and where new infrastructure is needed and can be built alongside existing infrastructure;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel imports, achieving a
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to assess the possibility of including in the energy infrastructure priorities projects that would enhance the safety and security of existing major energy infrastructures in Europe (gas and oil pipelines, electricity grids, nuclear power stations, LNG terminals etc) against accidents, natural or human-induced disasters;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that the reduction of energy consumption and of polluting emissions and enhanced energy efficiency can be achieved by implementing programmes for greater energy efficiency in the buildings and transport sectors;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the importance of identifying potential future gaps of energy demand and supply, as well as potential forthcoming deficiencies in the production and transmission infrastructure;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for the introduction of a European Carbon Tax on those European emissions that are not covered by the ETS, to reduce emissions and redirect tax burdens from labour towards pollution;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Considers that modernising and improving the efficiency of urban heating and cooling networks must be a priority for the EU and should be reflected and supported in relation to both the review of the existing financial framework and the future financial perspective;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines the importance of harmonising the EU market design and the development of common European infrastructure schemes in order to assure the management of the internal European interconnections and the interconnections with third countries;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of carbon leakage or increase that risk where already present; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of carbon leakage or increase that risk where already present; calls on the Commission to bring forward, wherever necessary, measures to address this issue such as a ‘carbon inclusion mechanism’ or require conformity with EU Directive 2009/28/EC in order to promote electricity infrastructures only dedicated to imports of renewable energy;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, guarantying the safe operation of existing nuclear plants, strengthening energy
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries and in some cases existing electricity infrastructure, can create a risk of carbon leakage or increase that risk where already present; calls on the Commission to bring forward, wherever necessary, measures to address this issue as a ‘carbon inclusion mechanism’ or require conformity with EU Directive 2009/28/EC;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need to develop intelligent electricity network infrastructures which can receive energy produced at local and regional level from renewable sources and thus ensure the necessary infrastructure for the use of electric vehicles;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on internal transmission systems and establishing cross-border interconnections that significantly contribute to the integration of energy markets and to putting an end to energy islands and transmission bottlenecks; underlines in this context the importance of ensuring that provision is made for the whole of the EU, even the remote regions, in a way which is adapted to local needs and fairly priced;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on internal transmission systems that significantly contribute to the integration of energy markets and to putting an end to energy islands and transmission bottlenecks; takes the view that Europe must establish an infrastructure which provides technical access to at least two different sources of supply so that gas can be transported in two different directions;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on internal transmission systems that significantly contribute to the integration of energy markets and to
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on internal transmission systems that significantly contribute to the integration of energy markets, penetration of renewable generation and system security and to putting an end to energy islands and transmission bottlenecks;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on investments in internal transmission systems
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be a
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that there should be
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the need to develop, in south- east Europe, supplementary connection and interconnection capacities for purposes of generation, with a view to boosting energy flows between the countries of south-eastern Europe and those of central Europe;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls the importance of adapting infrastructure to the specific requirements of transmitting new types of energy and the need to replace the EU’s capacities before they become obsolete;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the need for new infrastructure which will put an end to energy islands and single supplier dependency and enhance security of supply;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Asks the Commission and member states to establish measures that ensure that TSOs are properly incentivized to examine possible interconnectors from a regional or European perspective and that their investment plans are based on socio- economic effects of energy interconnectors rather than pure project economy thereby avoiding under- investment in transmission capacity;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to submit by the end of 2011 proposed solutions to the trade-offs described by the European coordinator Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch in his third annual report of 15 November 2010, for example that between the urgent need for new infrastructure and rigid environmental protection rules;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Draws attention to the opportunities which existing Euregional cooperation arrangements present for developing and intensifying cross-border energy infrastructure projects, particularly relating to renewable energy, and urges that these instruments (Euregios, EGTCs) be used for this purpose;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the Commission's decision to introduce "stress tests" for Europe's nuclear power plants; considers that future legislative initiatives to set up a community framework for nuclear safety is essential in order to continuously improve safety standards in Europe;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes the view that regional initiatives should be expanded and further developed, since they tie in most closely with the way in which the energy system operates in individual regions (e.g. the structure of regional generation sources, wind energy, grid limitations and the availability of energy sources);
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals; in this regard interconnexion capacity should be considered at the same level as the 20-20-20 targets and as such the TYNDP should be understood as the instrument to monitor compliance with the 10% interconnexion target;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity infrastructure projects, without interfering with the functioning of the internal market, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP)
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also contribute to set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity infrastructure projects, it should also
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) must identif
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP)
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, although the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) identifies relevant electricity and gas infrastructure projects, it should also set the priorities to be developed in order to achieve EU energy and climate goals;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the power sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOs; as well as to urge the Member States, to extend their gas supply infrastructure in the framework of regional cooperation in accordance with Annex IV of EU Regulation No 994/2010;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the gas and power sector, independent experts, consumer organisations and NGOs;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity, gas and
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) – having regard of Regulation EC n. No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure planning, to present a concrete proposal to improve transparency and public participation in determining EU priorities within a broader stakeholder participation process involving the
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure p
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission, with a view to ensuring better governance of future EU electricity and gas infrastructure p
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers that attention has to be paid to the ownership of EU energy infrastructure by foreign companies or their subsidiaries, without a transparent management structure and with undue influence from foreign governments; calls on the Commission to present proposals to put in place adequate legal and institutional safeguards in this respect, in particular in what concerns access to EU public funding;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European gas transport and electricity transmission infrastructure within a long-
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission, with due account being taken of the relevant provisions of the Third Internal Market Package;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP and regional investment plans should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity and gas transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the basis of a rolling programme for developing European gas and electricity transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Considers that the TYNDP should form the key basis of a rolling programme for developing European electricity transmission infrastructure within a long- term European planning perspective and with monitoring by the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Commission;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that ACER as well as National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) should, before approving infrastructure investments, establish concrete guidelines to verify on a project-by-project basis whether infrastructure requirements could be met more cost-effectively through demand-side energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid, the Interconnections in South Western Europe and Connections in Central Eastern Europe and South Eastern Europe, as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014; underlines the importance of the interconnection with Central and Eastern Europe for integrating renewable energy from this region into a future fully European super-grid;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy as well as integration of new electricity uses, notably electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, is critical for the successful achievement of overall
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy and the integration of new uses of electricity, for instance for electric or hybrid vehicles, is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel imports and overall energy use, achieving a competitive internal energy market and
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of transmission and distribution infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy as well as integration of new electricity uses, notably electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy as well as integration of new electricity uses, notably electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 201
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid, the South-West corridor and other pilot projects to be supported by the Commission as indicated by the Florence Forum as
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by 2014, without excluding any wider European geographical territory from the respective outline and planning;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid a
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that fostering the building of infrastructure for efficient and intelligent integration of renewable energy is critical for the successful achievement of overall energy objectives and welcomes the priority given to the North Sea grid as an essential element of a future European super-grid; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders with a view to speeding up the identification of electricity highways and to present an outline to the European Parliament by the end of 201
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that developing heating and cooling infrastructure (i.e. district heating) and retrofitting fossil fuel based heating infrastructure systems into renewable energy based infrastructure would significantly help to address the EU`s energy supply and greenhouse gas reduction objectives, in particular in urban areas; therefore, calls on the Commission to present an ambitious strategy for the heating and cooling sector;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel imports, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal, competitive and fair access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that, since the integration of renewable energies may create local imbalances, it is essential to find new – efficient and flexible – ways of using and maintaining electricity networks; emphasises, in this connection, the crucial role of smart networks and flexible distribution in improving the cost- efficiency ratio of new- and micro- generation renewables;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Underlines that as the integration of renewable energy could create local unbalances, we need to find new, efficient and flexible ways to operate and maintain electric networks. In this matter, points out the crucial role of smart grids and flexible distribution in improving the cost- effectiveness of renewable generation and micro-generation;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to make further steps toward the creation of conditions for a Europe-oriented linkage of its offshore potentials; considers that the integration of the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Black Sea offshore potentials is vital to the development of a European internal energy market;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that there is a need for transversal policy coherence with regards energy infrastructures and their relation with the maritime spatial planning framework that could also be useful for embedding large offshore wind park projects in an overall strategy;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Underlines the challenges to system operability from integrating renewable energy generation; stresses the need for new, efficient, intelligent network management through smart grids, flexible distribution operations and smart metering;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Reminds the Commission, however, that every member state should also be given support to be a producer as well as a consumer of sustainable energy for both security and economic reasons;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Encourages the Commission to speed up the work on the “Electricity Highways Platform”, which was supported by the Florence Forum recently;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Believes the Union must also focus on modernising the EU grid and support Member States in this task, especially in Central and Eastern Europe where the grid is the weakest; stresses in this context that it is futile to build massive renewable energy projects if the networks that they want to connect to are too old to support this new energy;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the common energy policy at EU level has been built around the shared objective of ensuring the uninterrupted physical availability of energy products and services on the market, at prices that are affordable for all consumers (domestic and industrial),
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals; welcomes the priority given towards the creation of a North-South gas axis in Central Europe;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures and routes in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals and underground storages as trading hub facilitators and sourcing of origin diversification;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals, in the interests of a high degree of flexibility of supply options;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence while respecting the need to drastically reduce emissions from the energy sector by 2050; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence while respecting the need to drastically reduce emissions from the energy sector by 2050; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence for example through the development of green gas; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, as set out in Regulation 994/2010, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals and LNG/CNG transport ships;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas it is necessary to ensure security of supply and the consolidation of solidarity between Member States in situations where a Member State is confronted with an energy crisis,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Endorses the importance of efficient gas infrastructures in enhancing diversification of the energy mix and security of supply and reducing energy dependence; highlights the need for additional flexibility requirements in gas infrastructures, in particular with a view to ensuring reverse flows, and stresses that gas infrastructure should be developed, with full account being taken of the contribution of LNG/ CNG terminals;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that natural gas will take on an important role as a backup fuel; stresses, however, that other forms of energy and energy storage facilities will also have to take on this role if security of supply is to be ensured; underlines that a broad energy mix will continue to be the basis for secure, cost-effective energy supply;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes that, in contrast to all other infrastructure investment which the EU plans to incentivise, gas interconnections and storage under the 2009 Security of Gas Supply Regulation are compulsory infrastructure; asks the Commission to evaluate if some EU funding of the infrastructure improvements required under the 2009 regulation are needed;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Is in favour of impact assessments being conducted on specific LNG investments which take into account their probable impact on natural gas prices, the long-term evolution of which is not clear, given, for example, the construction and maintenance costs and the advantages of fluctuations in bargaining power;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses the geostrategic importance of the Black Sea Region (BSR), especially when it comes to securing and diversifying EU energy sources and supply routes, given its proximity to the Caspian Sea, the Middle East and central Asia;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that no region, including island regions, of the EU Members States should remain isolated from the European gas and electricity networks after 2015 or see its energy security jeopardised by lack of the appropriate connections;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses the need to promote the Southern Corridor as a means of enhancing the EU security of supply; considers that projects such as Nabucco pipeline, representing a key priority project for the EU;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Recognises that the Black Sea Region is of geo-strategic importance for the energy security of the EU, with regard, in particular, to the diversification of energy supplies, connecting Europe with the Caspian Sea area, the Middle East and Central Asia; emphasises the need to strengthen multilateral energy cooperation in the Black Sea region, and develop its energy infrastructure;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply and diversification of energy sources and forms of supply),
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Stresses the added value for Europe and the importance of the Southern Gas Corridor in securing EU energy supplies more effectively; calls on the Commission and Member States, as well as their partners, to support and speed up the implementation of projects such as the Nabucco Gas Pipeline, which, together with, other smaller projects such as the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the Pan- European Oil Pipeline (PEOP), the Interconnection Turkey-Greece–Italy (ITGI) and the Azerbaijan-Georgia- Romania Interconnection (AGRI), is a key priority for the EU;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for unconventional gas sources could help decrease Europe's dependence on foreign sources of gas; believes, however, that it has not yet been given the necessary attention by the Commission as regards legal issues, life cycle assessment and environmental impacts; asks the Commission to conduct a thorough evaluation on this issue; encourages those Member States were shale gas reserves are under development to work more jointly on issues related to it, including towards standards on cementing and casting of wells;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for unconventional gas
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for unconventional gas
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for unconventional gas sources has not yet been given the necessary attention by the Commission as regards
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for unconventional gas sources has not yet been given the necessary attention by the Commission as regards legal issues, new technological solutions, life cycle assessment and environmental impacts; asks the Commission to conduct a thorough evaluation on this issue;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for sustainable unconventional gas sources has not yet been given the necessary attention by the Commission as regards legal issues, life cycle assessment and environmental impacts; asks the
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks across national and regional borders which is necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that the development of infrastructure for sustainable unconventional gas sources has not yet been given the necessary attention by the Commission as regards legal issues, life cycle assessment and environmental impacts; asks the Commission to conduct a thorough evaluation on this issue;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Considers that, although the decarbonisation of the economy will lead to a progressive decrease in fossil energy use, oil will remain a significant part of EU energy supply for many years and therefore a competitive European oil transport and refining infrastructure must be maintained during the transition in order to ensure secure ad affordable product supplies to EU consumers;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses the need to support geological research in order to assess the potential of existing deposits and the possibilities of extracting and exploiting gas from alternative sources in Europe, as this will speed up technological development as regards the exploitation of natural gas from alternative sources;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Asks the Commission to work towards diversification and security of oil sources as well as gas; believes the Commission should also evaluate the possibility a North-South oil axis and the extension of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes the importance and utility of shale gas as a source of unconventional gas;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Takes the view that extracting natural gas from unconventional sources could, in the long term, help reduce the Member States’ dependence on imports of gas from outside the EU;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Asks the Commission to assess the need for a new Security of Oil Supply Regulation based on the model of the Security of Gas Supply Regulation;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the importance of integrated energy infrastructure planning for agricultural and small-scale rural energy sources, so as to favour decentralised energy production and rural development and emphasises the importance of priority access to the grid for renewables as outlined in EU Directive 2009/28/EC;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the importance of integrated energy infrastructure planning for agricultural and small-scale rural energy sources, so as to favour decentralised energy production and rural development, and emphasises the importance of priority access to the grid for renewables as outlined in EU Directive 2009/28/EC;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the importance of integrated energy infrastructure planning for agricultural and small-scale rural energy sources, so as to
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection between member States of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the importance at national level of integrated energy infrastructure planning for agricultural and small-scale rural energy sources, so as to favour decentralised energy production and rural development;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the importance of infrastructure at distribution level and the role that prosumers and distribution system operators (DSOs) play during the integration of decentralised energy products
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the importance of infrastructure at distribution level and the role that prosumers and distribution system operators (DSOs) play during the integration of decentralised energy products
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the importance of infrastructure at national level, including the distribution
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the importance of infrastructure at national level. This includes the distribution
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the importance of infrastructure at distribution level and the important role that prosumers and distribution system
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the importance of infrastructure at distribution level and the role that prosumers and distribution system operators (DSOs) play during the integration of decentralised energy products into the system; underlines that not giving a higher priority to demand- side management would considerably undermine the integration of decentralised energy sources and would undermine the achievement of overall energy policy objectives;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the importance at national level of infrastructure at distribution level and the role that prosumers and distribution system
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Suggests the key to changing consumer behaviour lies in a mix of flexible pricing and regulatory push as a reward system to encourage greater efficiency;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that new incentives such as dynamic prices or rewards systems would help to change consumers' behaviours into that of real prosumers;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that new incentives such as dynamic pricing or reward system would help changing user’s behaviour to real prosumers;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that the new incentives such as dynamic pricing or reward system would help changing consumers' behaviour;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives and solutions to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities,
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature solar and other technologies) and calls for a regulatory framework for energy storage that maximize the integration and use of renewable energy avoiding curtailments;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, pumped and storage/pondage hydropower, high-temperature solar, batteries and other technologies);
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, decentralised biogas storage, hydropower, high-temperature solar and other technologies);
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature solar installations, compressed air and other technologies);
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature solar, electric vehicles and other technologies);
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature solar, electric vehicle and other technologies);
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Urges the Commission to present by 2012 concrete initiatives to promote the development of energy storage capacities (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, hydropower, high-temperature
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 6 May 2010 on mobilising information and communication technologies to facilitate the transition to an energy-efficient, low- carbon economy,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the successful interconnection of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply),
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to consider suitable energy storage options which take account of all financial stakeholders and, all things being equal, are capable of giving an added value to the achievement of energy policy objectives;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses that the roll-out of smart grids should be one of the priorities of the energy infrastructure as it will help to reduce energy dependence by increasing energy efficiency, reducing extreme peak prices and developing electric system flexibility;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. C
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses that developing heating and cooling infrastructure (i.e. district heating) and retrofitting fossil fuel heating infrastructure systems would significantly help to address the EU`s energy supply and CO2 reduction objectives, in particular in urban areas; therefore, calls on the Commission to present an ambitious strategy for improving and developing local infrastructure for district heating and cooling;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, particularly in relation to demand reduction through energy efficiency measures, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs of priority corridors given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments and the amount of future EU financing likely to be needed;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission – after consultation with the relevant network and market operators – to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy and solidarity objectives (functioning of the
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission – in cooperation with the relevant market operators – to critically assess and review, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission to critically assess and review in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders in the market, wherever necessary, the figures for investment needs given in the communication on energy infrastructure priorities, and asks it to report to the Council and to the Parliament on the investments likely to be needed;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Considers that the TSOs should be required to place all transmission lines at the full disposal for the market, thereby preventing the reservation of transmission capacity for cross-border balancing, etc. This needs to be established in binding legislation based on the current guidelines of good practice by ERGEG;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Supports enhanced cooperation between Member States towards the creation of regional regulatory authorities for multiple Member States; welcomes similar initiatives towards creating single regional TSOs;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to launch a EU campaign on the necessity of a European wide upgrading of energy infrastructures in order to comply with the EU's energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls on the Commission and ACER to pursue the task of creating a common European intraday market by 2014, as this would allow for the free exchange of power on all transmission interconnectors between countries and/or different price areas;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption; points to the benefits of a new electricity system incorporating
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption; to this end, emphasises the need for real-time, two-directional power and information flows; points to the benefits of a new electricity system incorporating modern technologies and services such as smart meters, smart grids and interoperable ICT-operated load- and demand-side energy management services;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between the production and transmission of energy and energy distribution system capacities
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that energy infrastructures should become more end-user-oriented, with a stronger focus on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption; points to the benefits of a new gas and electricity system incorporating modern technologies and services such as smart meters, smart grids and interoperable ICT-operated load- and demand-side energy management services;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas there is a need to carry out large-scale investment as soon as possible,
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers that once in place, the smart grids will allow much more flexibility and more participation on the demand side; notes that customers, through dynamic pricing and demand- side management contracts will be able to offset some of the intermittency of renewables and will contribute to the development of a more responsive and flexible electricity value chain;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Stresses that it is crucial to foster the development of the management market on the demand side in order to focus on high-potential sectors such as large buildings and low-energy industrial sites, reduce costs and speed up the deployment of smart solutions;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers that the roll out of Smart Grids is a matter of urgency, without them, the integration of distributed renewable generation, electric cars and the improvement of energy consumption efficiency, which are basic for the achievement of the European objectives 20-20-20, will not be possible;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Stresses that it is crucial to drive the market development of demand-side management to focus on sectors with high potential, such as large scale buildings and non-intensive energy industrial sites, in order to lower the cost and accelerate the roll-out of solutions;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Stresses that the roll-out of smart grids should be one of the priorities of the energy infrastructures as it will help to reduce energy dependence by increasing energy efficiency, reducing extreme peak prices and developing electric system flexibility and capacity;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Emphasises the need for demand- side management to ensure the deployment of smart grid technologies and demand-response systems; further underlines that smart grid benefits will be fully achieved only if all stakeholders are becoming smart grid ready; therefore stresses the need to promote the development of users-friendly technologies;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014; considers that, when installing smart meters for use by domestic consumers, they must clearly and primarily be of utility and benefit to final consumers and that measures must be taken to enable final consumers to take proper advantage of them (displays on the meters, awareness-raising campaigns, clear invoicing, etc.);
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union’s energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions involving dynamic pricing create conditions conducive to cutting end-users’ energy expenditure and improving energy efficiency, offering a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs, by enabling the latter better to monitor and control their energy consumption; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost innovation, job creation and the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to encourage innovation and the creation of jobs, as well as boosting the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost innovation, the creation of jobs as well as the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost innovation, the creation of jobs and the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs, and boost innovation and employment; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that smart grids and energy management solutions offer a unique opportunity to boost the competitiveness of European industry, with particular reference to SMEs; calls on the Commission to present a new proposal which includes a binding requirement to deploy smart meters for all non-residential customers by 2014 which will temporarily shall exclude microenterprises;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Is convinced that technological innovations in the field of smart networks will, thanks to their spill-over effect and the incentive they provide for research, generate growth and create hundreds of thousands of jobs;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Notes the need to create a stable regulatory framework in order to promote the very large investment needed in Europe to establish Smart Grids;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union’s energy infrastructure to a more sustainable and efficient energy production
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that grids should be adapted for new entrants, in order to facilitate small-scale new production sources, such as households and SMEs;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Points out the need to prepare and adapt the grid for energy production such as electricity and biogas from agriculture and forestry sources as a result of a reformed CAP;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Considers that attention should be given to new technological solutions for the use of waste energy from industry i.e. flared gas, waste heat, etc.;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Members States, in liaison with European standardisation bodies and industry; to speed up work on technical standards
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Members States, in liaison with European standardisation bodies and industry; to speed up work on technical standards for electric vehicles and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by 2012; emphasizes the need for keeping consumers informed about their energy consumption, either via the smart meter's display or via the Internet, in order to actively involve them in the effort for energy savings;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union's energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU's 2050 long-term objective
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Member
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Members States, in liaison with European standardisation bodies and industry; to speed up work on technical standards for electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by 2012;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Urges the Members States, in liaison with European standardisation bodies and industry; to speed up work on technical standards for electric vehicles and smart grids and meters, with a view to its completion by the end of 2012;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Acknowledges that the standardization work in smart metering is progressing with the standardization Mandate M/441 issued by the European Commission to the European Standardization Organisations (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI), and stresses that technical standards for smart meters should take into account the additional functionalities identified in the Final Report of the CEN/CENELEC/ETSI Smart Meters Coordination Group (SM- CG), namely: - remote reading or metrological registers, - two-way communication, - support for advanced tariffication/pre- payment, - remote enablement and disablement of supply, power limitation, - communication with and where appropriate direct control of individual devices within homes and buildings, - provision of information via web portal/gateway to an in-home display;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Welcomes the work carried out by the European Electric Grid Initiative (EEGI) and the Commission's Smart Grids Task Force; calls on the Commission to take outmost account of their conclusions on the specific legislation for smart grids that will be taken during the first half of 2011;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, as stated in the electricity directive 2009/72/EC, where positively assessed, Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020; underlines that the objective of smart meters is to enable consumers to effectively monitor and control their energy consumption; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning privacy and data protection to be established in accordance with existing EU law;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning privacy and data protection to be established in accordance with existing EU law; stresses that benefits to the consumer are a necessary condition for the installation of smart meters and that they must also be clearly tangible for the consumer;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020 and recalls the interim target of 50% of households to have smart meters by 2015, as agreed in the new digital agenda for Europe: 2015.eu; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning security, privacy and data protection of smart grids to be established in accordance with existing EU
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020; underlines that smart meters objectives shall enable consumers to effectively monitor and control their energy consumption; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning privacy and data protection to be established in accordance with existing EU law;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union’s energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU’s 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050, and the objective of increasing the share of renewable energy in energy supply to 95% by 2050,
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, as stated in the electricity directive 2009/72/EC, Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning privacy and data protection to be established in accordance with existing EU law;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that Member States are already obliged to roll out smart meters for at least 80% of their final consumers by 2020; stresses that Member States should support a sufficient number of pilot projects for residential consumers in order to enhance public acceptance of this tool and boost the innovation process, as provided for in the third energy market package; calls for clear rules concerning privacy and data protection to be established in accordance with existing EU law;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls upon the Commission to assess whether any further legislative initiatives for smart grid implementation are necessary under the rules of third internal energy market package; considers that the assessment must take into account the following objectives: i) ensuring the adequate open access and sharing of operational information between actors and their physical interfaces; ii) creating a well functioning energy services market; and iii) providing proper incentives for grid operators to invest in smart technologies for smart grids;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Points out that adapting distribution networks to growing electricity demand and new requirements, as well as investing in necessary replacements and new technologies will require significant capital expenditure on the part of European DSOs; stresses that in a majority of European Member States, regulated tariff calculation models do not allow for a cost-recovery of all the grid investments which would be needed by DSOs to move towards smart grids;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Emphasises, in this connection, the paramount importance of support for research and innovation, which must be backed up by an active financing policy, including the use of innovative instruments that have yet to be developed, such as a European fund for financing innovation or a European fund for patents;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls for stronger focus to be put on the interaction between distribution system capacities and consumption, involving a common European smart grid strategy. As highlighted in the European Council conclusions of 4 February 2011, technical standards for smart grids should be adopted by the end of 2012 at the latest;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work towards the selection of a standardised licensed radio spectrum band for smart meters and grids;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) (after subheading IV) 22a. Calls on the Commission in collaboration with the member states to undertake mapping of potential deposits in Europe, that we can explore, exploit and extract, in order to foster further European added value towards the overall goal of EU energy security;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; notes however that no wider European geographical territory should be excluded from the priority project planning; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security, sustainability and development of the internal market;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology for evaluating socio-economic benefits of projects from the regional perspective leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security, sustainability and development of the internal market;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union's energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 - especially the target for the integration of renewable energy sources - and undermine the EU's 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95%,
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission building upon the achievements of existing initiatives and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security, sustainability and competitive development of the internal market;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission building upon the achievements of existing initiatives and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security, sustainability and competitive development of the internal market;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification and selection of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security of supply, sustainability and development of the internal market;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security of supply, sustainability, competition and development of the internal market;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Welcomes the priority corridors identified by the Commission and agrees on the need to optimise limited funds; calls for a clear and transparent methodology leading to the identification of priority projects that meet pressing European needs in terms of upholding the principles of security of supply, sustainability and development of the internal market;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Underlines the importance of regional cooperation in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the established priorities and in drawing up investment plans and specific projects; believes that the existing strategies for macroregions (such as the Baltic and the Danube region) can also serve as models for cooperation platforms when agreeing and implementing energy projects;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Asks the Commission to facilitate the urgent deployment of Large Smart Grids Demonstration Projects as the best way to measure the cost-benefit to the European Society; notes that in order to share the risk of the investment needed for these projects, public funding is needed, under a public-private partnership frame well offered by the European Electric Grid Initiative (EEGI);
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Considers that smart meters installation should be combined with specific gains for consumers, especially the vulnerable ones, who cannot easily shift their energy consumption from peak to off-peak tariff;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – introductory part 24.
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – introductory part 24. Stresses that the market, including transmission system operators, have the main responsibility for the planning of investments in energy infrastructure. Additional measures to tackle market failures must be complementary to the tools of the third internal energy market package; thus a complementary method for selection of projects of European interest (PEIs) should be conducted on the basis of objective and transparent criteria and with the
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation, interconnection and adjustment of the Union’s energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU’s 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95%,,
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – introductory part 24. Stresses that the market, including transmission system operators, have the main responsibility for the planning of and investments in energy infrastructure. Additional measures to tackle market failures must be complementary to the tools of the third internal energy market package; thus a complementary method for selection of projects of European interest (PEIs) should be conducted on the basis of objective and transparent criteria and with the involvement of all stakeholders; stresses that all PEIs should contribute to achieving EU energy policy objectives and considers that the following criteria should be mandatory:
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – introductory part 24. Stresses that the selection of projects of European interest (PEIs) should be conducted on the basis of objective and transparent criteria and with the involvement of all stakeholders; stresses that all PEIs should contribute to achieving EU energy policy and climate objectives and considers that the following criteria should be mandatory:
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 –
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 – the project must be of major European interest, with an emphasis on internal solidarity in terms of prices that are either the same or similar, including for imports from non-EU countries,
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new) - the project must help achieve the objectives of the EU common energy policy, in priority completing the internal energy market and guaranteeing security of supply,
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new) – projects should boost the security of electricity and energy supplies, including oil, for the EU,
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new) Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union's energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU's 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new) - the project must increase market integration and competition, and reduce market concentration,
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 a (new) - the project should be commercially and technically feasible,
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 b (new) Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 1 b (new) - the project must contribute to the security of supply,
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 –
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 – their necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure hierarchy, i.e. energy efficiency should be seen as the first option thus reducing the need for energy infrastructure,
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 – their necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure hierarchy, i.e. creating an optimal network right across the EU,
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 – their necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication to the European Council and the European Parliament entitled 'An energy policy for Europe’ (COM(2007)0001),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation, upgrading and adjustment of the Union's energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU's 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95%,
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 – their necessity must be demonstrated on the basis of the infrastructure
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new) Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new) – projects should be geared towards EU solidarity and eliminating disparities in the development of energy infrastructure,
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new) - contribution to the diversification of energy sources in order to enhance the EU's security of supply,
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 a (new) - the project should be commercially and technically feasible,
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 2 b (new) - contribution to the development of a truly EU internal market, putting an end to energy islands,
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 –
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with climate
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation and adjustment of the Union
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with climate and environmental objectives, as well as security and diversification of supplies,
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with climate and environmental objectives as well as security and diversification of supplies,
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – – they must be in line with security of supply, competitiveness and climate and environmental objectives,
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with climate, energy efficiency and environmental objectives,
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 3 – they must be in line with long term climate and environmental objectives,
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 4 – t
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 4 – they must be consistent with long-term EU energy policy (allowing flexible and multifunctional
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 4 – they must be consistent with long-term EU energy policy
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 4 – they must be consistent with long-term EU energy policy (allowing flexible and multifunctional application
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas, according to the Commission communication entitled ‘Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond - a blueprint for an integrated European energy network’, 200 billion euros will be needed during the coming decade in order to finance energy infrastructure requirements, and whereas half this amount must be provided by the Member States,
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 4 a (new) - they must be economically viable, in the long run,
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 5 Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 5 – they must make use of proven technologies such as ICT and smart grids and allow for flexibility for integrating future technological developments;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 5 – they must make use of proven technologies
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 5 – they must make use of proven equipment and technologies such as ICT and smart distribution grids;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 5 a (new) Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 5 a (new) - they must apply internal market rules in principle to whole of the project, subject to limited exemptions,
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 – indent 5 b (new) - they must have transparent ownership and funding;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Believes that any exemption to these criteria should be subject to a QMV in both the Council and Parliament;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas infrastructure investment planning and decisions to be taken accordingly need to be supported by long- term scenarios that take into account expected achievements and additional technical development needs,
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – introductory part 25.
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – introductory part 25. Takes the view that, depending on the nature of the infrastructure and in order to
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 –
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 – contribution to putting an end to energy islands and the completion of the internal energy market,
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 – contribution to putting an end to energy islands, and resolution of single-supplier dependency,
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new) - contribution to the EU's energy and climate objectives and the opportunity cost of not implementing a project,
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new) - relieving cross-border congestions,
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new) - contribution to security of supply,
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 a (new) - contribution to market liquidity,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas further integration of renewable energy sources will require some adaptations of the European energy infrastructure both at the transmission and at the distribution levels,
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 b (new) - contribution to the strengthening of market competition,
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 1 c (new) - the improvement of social and territorial cohesion,
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 – co
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 –
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 – cost efficiency, both in the construction and in the operational phase of the project,
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new) - presents a good cost-benefit ratio,
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new) - technical and commercial soundness,
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 2 b (new) - minimal impact on public financing,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas an open, integrated and competitive EU energy market is needed in order to achieve competitive energy prices, security and sustainability, efficient large scale deployment of renewables, and whereas the completion of such a market still remains an important challenge,
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 –
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 –
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 – feasibility and maturity of projects,
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 a (new) - technical and commercial soundness,
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 3 b (new) - minimal impact on public financing,
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 –
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 4 a (new) – the extent to which the use and integration of renewable energy sources is encouraged,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas an open, integrated
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 – indent 6 a (new) - the diversification of the energy routes and sources;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Notes that Smart Grids are a result of the convergence between the electricity and Information and Communications technologies, consequently special attention must be given to the cooperation of the two sectors, such as with regards the efficient use of the radio spectrum across Europe and the understanding of the smart energy functions within the planning of the Future Internet of things; asks the Commission to establish a cooperation plan among the different units involved (DG Research, DG Energy, DG INFSO, etc.) so as to ensure the most coherent and overall efficient way to contribute to the Smart Grids deployment and operation, as a fundamental base for the energy policy activities;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Stresses that
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Stresses th
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Reiterates that the geographical obstacles inherent to the location of island territories render their integration into the Union’s energy network very difficult, and that they should be granted special facilities in order to reduce their energy dependency, either by developing their endogenous potential in renewable energy sources or by promoting energy efficiency and energy saving;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Emphasises that transparency should be enhanced by clearly informing the public about the purpose of each project;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Emphasises that transparency should be enhanced by clearly informing the public about the purpose and technical planning data of each project ; asks proof of compliance with the criteria should be verified in the context of public consultations;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas an open, integrated, transparent and competitive EU energy market is needed in order to achieve competitive energy prices, security of supply and sustainability, and whereas the completion of such a market still remains an important challenge,
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Takes the view that only current projects that meet the criteria set out above shall continue to be deemed 'Projects of European Interest'; calls on the Commission to reassess all projects currently under the TEN-E or otherwise deemed a PEI and to remove those which do not meet these criteria; believes that all infrastructure projects, current and future, must be subject to these criteria in order to receive not only European financial support, but also for planning and political support;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls on the Commission and the national authorities in the Member States to involve the regional and local authorities concerned, from the beginning, in assessing the impact of TEN-E projects in the pipeline, in order to ensure that local and regional environmental and socio-economic development interests are correctly taken into account;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Considers that not only large infrastructure projects should be supported, but also smaller projects which could have a high added value and be more swiftly completed;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that projects granted the status of PEI continue to meet the criteria above after approval; believes that subject to any major change to a project, its PEI status should be reviewed;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 V.
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Agrees on the need to ensure timely implementation of PEIs and welcomes the Commission’s proposal to streamline, enhance the coordination of and improve permit-granting procedures, provided that the subsidiarity principle is respected, in order to ensure existing deadlines in these fields do not discourage private investors from being innovative;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Agrees on the need to ensure timely implementation of PEIs and welcomes the Commission's proposal to streamline, enhance the coordination of and improve permit-granting procedures, provided that the subsidiarity principle is respected and national competence over permitting procedures are respected;
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Agrees on the need to ensure timely implementation of PEIs and welcomes the Commission
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to evaluate the readiness of European Infrastructures to withstand natural disasters and other catastrophic events, and calls on the Commission as a matter of urgency to make any appropriate proposals;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Stresses that PEIs as well as market driven projects benefit from an improved permitting mechanism, as will be proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas a
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority for each European interest project (‘one-stop shop’) as a single administrative interface between developers and the different authorities involved in the authorisation procedure; takes the view that, with regard to cross- border projects, further coordination between national ‘one-stop shops’ and an increased role for the Commission in such coordination should be ensured; before creation of new administrative entities ('one-stop-shop') the Commission and the national authorities must make full use of existing institutions;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority for each European interest project (‘one-stop shop’) as a single administrative interface between
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the establishment of a national contact authority for each European interest project (‘one-stop shop’) as a single administrative interface between developers and the different authorities involved in the authorisation procedure; takes the view that, with regard to cross- border projects, further coordination between national ‘one-stop shops’
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Stresses that any national contact authority must be independent and free from political or economic influence; believes that PEI must be processed in the order of arrival and within the time limit set out in the future Commission proposal;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Believes projects not granted the title of PEI may also ask the help of national contact authorities; notes, however, that these project would be given a lower priority than PEI and would be subject to, if they exist, national approval deadlines;
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to determine whether joint or coordinated procedures establishing concrete key measures (regular exchanges of information, timely communication of decisions, joint problem-solving mechanisms, etc.) could be set up;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to determine whether joint or coordinated procedures establishing concrete key measures (regular exchanges of information, timely communication of decisions, joint problem-solving mechanisms, etc.) could be set up;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to determine whether joint or coordinated procedures establishing concrete ad hoc key measures (regular exchanges of information, timely communication of decisions, joint problem-solving mechanisms, etc.) could be set up; encourages the Commission to
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated; whereas this is exacerbating disparities between EU regions as regards the development of energy infrastructure,
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the introduction of indicative time limits within which the relevant executive authorities must reach a final decision; considers that the Community authority should provide for a system of mild to serious warnings in the event that a Member State fails to process a permit application within a reasonable period of time; calls on the Commission to further assess this initiative, taking account of the diverse range of project specificities and the territorial characteristics of projects, and to evaluate the suitability of using arbitration procedures as a final decision-making tool;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the introduction of time limits within which the relevant
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the introduction of a time limit of five years within which the relevant executive authorities must reach a final decision; calls on the Commission to further asses this initiative, taking account of the diverse range of project specificities and the territorial characteristics of projects, and to evaluate the suitability of using arbitration procedures as a final decision-making tool;
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Encourages a more participatory approach and recognises that securing greater acceptance of energy infrastructure projects by local people goes hand in hand with providing them with adequate information about the purpose of the projects, their involvement in the development of these projects at the earliest possible stage, and their economic and social added value to local communities; calls for the participation of civil society in the consultation process for projects of European interest;
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Believes the creation of the PEI permits may require the revision of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, despite its amendment only two years ago; calls on the Commission to assess this possibility and report back to the Parliament; believes that while wishing to reduce permit approval time, full independent surveys of environmental and other impacts must still be undertaken;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32b. Asks the Commission to evaluate if the modernisation and upgrading of existing energy corridors is preferable to new corridors as to cost-efficiency and public acceptance;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) – having regard to the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Priority Interconnection Plan’ (COM(2006)0846),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States still remains
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Asks the Commission to further assess whether compensatory mechanisms could prove useful for the approval of cross- border projects or other relevant internal projects which do not bring benefits to certain (transit) regions but are nonetheless necessary for the achievement
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Asks the Commission to further assess whether compensatory mechanisms, based on strict transparence, could prove useful for the approval of cross-
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Is of the opinion that when the project is of European interest and cross- border different member states, the role of the regional governments should be reconsidered in the permit process and the role of the ministries highlighted, therefore Criteria’s for getting the permit should not include many national differences between Member States; calls on the Commission to consider coordinating the same criteria in every Member State;
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Advocates providing more information on the importance of energy networks in the European Union; asks the Commission to consider running an EU energy networks information and communication campaign tailored to suit national and local audiences;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Believes that compensation mechanisms should be implemented for the regions affected not only for the interconnections themselves but also for the infrastructures of national networks which increment the interconnection capacities and face social opposition;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33b. Calls the Commission to present clear standard requirements for socio- environmental compensation of projects;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost of deploying new infrastructure to be optimised, emphasises therefore the need to accurately ascertain infrastructure requirements and avoid lock-in to surplus capacity by taking the cost-effective energy efficiency potential fully into account;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity or interconnection capacity itself between Member States remains
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will become obsolete in the coming years; points out that society will expect the cost of deploying new infrastructure to be optimised why market-based mechanism must be the basis for this deployment;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Notes that grid investments are cyclical and should be viewed in a historical perspective; points out that a large amount of the infrastructure built over the past decades to interconnect centralised power plants will
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Is of the view that priority projects can definitely contribute to the security of Europe’s energy supply and the development of the single market; it is, however, vital that the costs arising from investments be borne by those consumers who will really benefit from them, a precondition for which being that the advantages, disadvantages and costs expected to arise from each project must be properly examined and the probable consumer beneficiaries must be identifiable, for example in the case of two-way natural gas pipelines;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Takes the view that the funding of basic infrastructure and the promotion of conventional energies must be seen as compatible with the EU 2020 Strategy, since only if they have competitive transport, energy and communications networks will convergence regions be able to play a part in achieving the EU 2020 objectives; considers that the weaker and neediest regions, in particular, must be offered some leeway in interpreting the EU2020 objectives;
Amendment 517 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments, using either existing instruments (cohesion policy, co-financing) or new tools (improvements to rules on cost allocation, use of risk mitigation to optimise private fund leverage);
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; promotes the idea that the opportunity for merchant infrastructure development is to be provided with enhanced opportunities within the EU; and takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments;
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses th
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated, resulting therefore in negative economic impact and improper function of the internal market,
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives,
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; requests the Commission to assess to what extent the existing regulatory incentives are sufficient to send the necessary signals; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix, subject to a clear ceiling, of financial instruments;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle and not by the tax payer; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding should be used to the extent necessary and only where no alternatives are available in the market to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments;
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public funding
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses that the bulk of the cost of infrastructure investments needs to be financed by the market and based on the ‘user pays’ principle; takes the view that where key projects are not attractive to the market but their development is necessary in order to achieve the stated objectives, public and EU funding should be used to lever private investment by setting up an innovative mix of financial instruments;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Sees options for the structural funds to support special energy infrastructure investments; considers, however, that these must be confined to regions where market-based energy supply solutions are severely restricted for political and geographical reasons; calls for structural fund support to be tied, however, to the condition that a commercial application follow as a matter of principle and that the principle of shared responsibility for funding be respected;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated, which prevents the real integration of markets and energy flows,
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Notes the problems connected to the "user pays" principle in those Member States dominated by a limited number of market actors which leads to slow infrastructure development and renewal; regrets that this prevents the principle from being applied universally and therefore believes that in such cases, public financing may still be needed in order to built the infrastructure required to develop these national energy market as part of the European energy market;
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Notes that, whilst the costs of infrastructure development fall to the end users – companies and other users in the region – according to the ‘user pays’ principle, the ability of the EU’s eastern regions to bear financial burdens is lower than in the western countries which are encouraging such investment;
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Considers that the European Union should fund commercially unattractive projects that are unable to attract private investors but that are essential, as regards energy, for the interconnection of isolated EU regions to the European power and gas grids, as an integral part of the creation of a unified energy market in the European Union;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Calls on the Commission to allow public funding only for Member States which have fully implemented and correctly apply existing EU legislation, including the regulatory provisions laid down in the third internal market package;
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35b. Calls on the Commission to review state-aid rules in regard to energy infrastructure and if needed, to bring forward proposals to amend these rules to allow states to encourage the modernisation of infrastructure; calls on the Commission at the same time to issue a new guideline document on public financing of projects and current state aid legislative which presents clear criteria for public funding of energy infrastructure; stresses that this document must be developed jointly by DG Energy, DG Competition and DG Regional Development in order to prevent Commission rules contradicting each other;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35b. Calls, on the basis of the strategic objectives, for the geographical principle to be taken into account in the case of future energy subsidies in the areas of infrastructure and R&D; insists furthermore that developed regions should receive further R&D subsidies only if the activity is conducted in conjunction with less-developed regions;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework is crucial in order to promote investment; urges Member States to abstain from taking short-term measures that lead to a destabilisation of the regulatory framework and in so doing, perturb attractiveness of a market;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework is crucial in order to promote investment; moreover stresses that regulators should foster the implementation of new technologies by creating the necessary market incentives as well as by launching pilot projects;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and/or are not used in an optimal way, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework including appropriate rate of return and incentives for projects is crucial in order to promote investment;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework, including appropriate rate of return and incentives for projects is
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework that also provides incentives for the construction of new infrastructure is crucial in order to promote investment;
Amendment 543 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Emphasises that a stable, predictable and appropriate regulatory framework is crucial in order to promote investment, both on transmission and distribution level;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Supports the idea of issuing common European project bonds to finance Europe's significant infrastructure needs and structural projects in the framework of the EU 2020 agenda, including the new Strategy on Energy Infrastructure Development; believes that EU project bonds would secure the investment required and create sufficient confidence to enable major investment projects to attract the support they need and would thus become an important mechanism for maximum leverage of public support; recalls that, if Europe is to be put on a sustainable footing, these projects must also contribute to the ecological transformation of our economies, paving the way for the zero-carbon economy;
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Notes that a number of Member States have not yet fully implemented the provisions of the second internal market package and is concerned that there will be substantial delays in implementing the third internal market package; calls on the Commission, therefore, to make compliance with the core provisions of internal market legislation relating to electricity and gas a condition for the granting of public funding, so as to step up the pressure on the Member States;
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives; in addition, calls for attention to be paid when developing new financial instruments to the ability of the economically less- developed Member States to bear financial burdens and the differing financial and capital market backgrounds of the Member States, and for the geographical principle to be complied with;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use
Amendment 548 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, revolving funds, renewable energy equity funds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue and revenue from a carbon tax following the revision of the energy taxation directive, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives, as well as exploring the use of innovative financing instruments where necessary;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated and dependent on single supplier,
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses th
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB (provided that commercial risks are addressed by the market) and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 553 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the fullest possible use should be made of market-based tools, including project bonds, loan guarantees, non-commercial risk-sharing facilities, incentives for funding public-private partnerships, partnerships with the EIB and the use of ETS revenue, in accordance with EU energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Believes that private funding can facilitate timely construction of the needed energy infrastructures, since the sheer magnitude of the infrastructure challenge is so big that private means need to be unlocked properly; considers that as private investors embrace the infrastructure challenge, the Commission should establish clear guidelines for the market actors' and private investors' involvement in so-called "merchant lines"; believes that concerns for impacts on market functioning can be overcome if merchant lines are obliged to hand over the full capacity to the market;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Stresses that funds under the new mechanism should be used to support projects in the EU and in countries belonging to the Energy Community, which would be an additional incentive for third countries to adopt the acquis communautaire. Development of infrastructure outside the EU should be additionally supported by means of other instruments and programmes (e.g. EIB, EBRD);
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Considers in particular that EU project bonds can become a key financial instrument to the needed energy infrastructure investments in Europe, helping private project companies to attract capital market funding from investors; calls on the Commission to swiftly come up with a legislative proposal on EU project bonds;
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Stresses the importance of developing a common methodology by the regulators with regards to cost allocation in cross-border infrastructure projects as such network infrastructure incentives are characterised by multiple market failures, mainly due to natural monopoly and lack of competition;
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Stresses that the Cohesion and structural funds should continue to be central to our infrastructure projects; believes any attempt to create new sectoral funds from Cohesion policy funds to be misguided;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Is of the opinion that in the cohesion regions the Structural Funds could be called upon to finance these networks and thereby allow them optimal access to energy;
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent, realistic and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness; stresses the need to ensure universal access to electricity and to other energy sources, with a view to eradicating the energy poverty now estimated to affect more than 50 million people in the Member States;
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for
Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, and internal transmission infrastructure significantly contributing to the achievement of EU policy goals, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness; welcomes, therefore, the REMIT proposal from the European Commission;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Recalls the importance of transparent and non-discriminatory tariffs with a view to ensuring appropriate cost allocation for cross-border investments, fair prices for consumers and greater competitiveness in the global market;
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38.
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38a (new) 38a. Stresses the importance of ensuring a strong energy sector at European level, grounded in the national public sectors which are essential from the viewpoint of guaranteeing the eradication of energy poverty and the right of universal access to energy for the entire population, while also constituting a lever for SMEs and for economic development;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Calls for improved EU financial instruments to be set up to back regional and local authorities as they seek to invest in sustainable energy production;
Amendment 571 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to present in 2011 a proposal to address
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to present in 2011 a proposal to address cost allocation of technologically complex or cross-border projects as this is considered one of the main barriers to the development of cross-border infrastructure;
Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to present in 2011
Amendment 574 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls on the Commission to set up an EU intergovernmental expert group representing all the Member States to draw up a complementary, optimised project to establish a uniform energy system taking into account the different time zones and climates across the EU;
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Considers it important that more attention be paid in future to dealing with the financial guarantees of investments and that the projected financial framework be developed in conjunction with planning of the 2014-2020 budget period;
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls on the Commission to extend financial support, including by the European Investment Bank and other financial intermediaries, to the implementation phase of projects, to deal with market failures;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Reminds, that congestion incomes should be used to relieve congestion, by investing in grid or making use of counter-trade; asks the Commission to take actions to assure this;
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading VI a (new) (after paragraph 39) VIa. Other Infrastructure Issues
Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 b (new) (after subheading VI a (new)) 39b. Considers that all external pipelines and other energy networks entering the territory of the European Union should be governed by transparent intergovernmental agreements and subject to internal market rules, including rules on third party access, destination clauses, supervision of allocation and bottleneck management, the duration of the contracts and take or pay clauses; calls on the Commission to ensure that current and future pipelines and commercial agreements respect the European energy acquis and to take action if necessary;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the availability of interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 c (new) (after subheading VI a (new)) 39c. Calls on the Commission to further restrict the granting of third-party access exemptions on energy infrastructure and for those granted to be reviewed to see if they are still needed; notes that the provision of public finance or support for projects through instruments like EIB- backed project bonds, etc., should reduce or remove the need to receive TPA exemptions;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions and Member States remain isolated,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) – having regard to Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between Member States remains in some part generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas interconnection capacity between a number of Member States remains generally insufficient, and whereas certain regions remain isolated,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the special requirements of natural islands, and outermost regions, such as Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores and the French RUP’s, should be taken into consideration in terms of energy infrastructures,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas in south-east Europe the energy transport network is less dense than in the rest of the continent,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas alternative natural gas supply and transit routes and new interconnections are important in order to ensure
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas special focus should be given to projects that being not finalised yet have been selected as a priority project by the EU according to the Decision 1364/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 laying down guidelines for trans-European energy networks and repealing Decision 96/391/EC and Decision No 1229/2003/EC,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the third energy package has created a legal framework which should improve competitiveness in the energy market,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with long-term EU climate and energy objectives and with the implementation of these objectives in the various national energy policies,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with long-term EU climate and energy objectives, giving priority to these energy sources with no societal and environmental cost,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 d (new) – having regard to Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term EU climate and energy objectives,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term EU climate and energy objectives,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas energy infrastructures planned today must be consistent with market needs and long-term
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas a reinforcement of the investment in transmission capacity is needed, with regards to gas and electricity, while having in mind the EU 20-20-20 energy objectives and the new highly decarbonised energy environment beyond 2020,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure and to relocate plants in response to rising costs,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas additional energy efficiency measures will offer
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas additional energy efficiency measures will offer
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure and the EU's dependence on imports of natural resources,
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure for the public and private sector,
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and, by reducing energy demand, can partially reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas energy efficiency offers a powerful and cost-effective tool for achieving a sustainable energy future and can partially reduce the supply-side need for investment in energy infrastructure,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids and meters provide an important opportunity to establish an
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids and meters could provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission, energy distribution and users,
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids and meters provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission and distribution and end users,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas smart grids and meters provide an important opportunity to establish an efficient relationship between energy production, energy transmission, energy distribution and users,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 – having regard to its resolution
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas the reinforcement of the interconnection capacity between gas systems along the South-western axis in the North-South Corridor will enable the contribution of both the LNG import capacity and the underground storage capacity of the Iberian Peninsula to EU's security of supply, while providing an important step towards a truly integrated Internal Energy Market,
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. whereas the use of the Iberian Peninsula gas infrastructure is important as a hub to receive LNG, store and transmit natural gas across the Pyrenees,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas long authorisation procedures and a lack of coordination between administrative bodies
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the current economic crisis might serve as an opportunity enabling alternatives to the status quo to be researched and the spirit of innovation to be stimulated,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas regulators play an important role in the creation of a consumer orientated, integrated and competitive internal energy market,
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas market-based tools must remain the basis for financing energy infrastructure, and whereas a limited
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that substantial investments need to be made in energy infrastructure in order to achieve our goal for a low carbon economy by 2050; notes that not making these investments would result in much higher costs in terms of environmental deterioration, rising energy prices, the loss of competitiveness, increased energy insecurity and dependency, as well as a decrease in employment and welfare. These investments could come from both private and public sources, whereas revenues from a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a green/carbon tax and from the auctioning of allowances of the revised ETS could be used to bridge the funding gap and to boost investments, for instance to adapt our energy grids to the requirements of renewable energies;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that substantial investments need to be made in energy infrastructure in order to achieve our goal for a low carbon economy by 2050; notes that not making these investments would result in much higher costs in terms of environmental deterioration, rising energy prices, increased energy insecurity and dependency, as well as a decrease in employment and welfare. These investments could come from both private and public sources, whereas revenues from a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a green/carbon tax and from the auctioning of allowances of the revised ETS could be used to bridge the funding gap and to boost investments, for instance to adapt our energy grids to the requirements of renewable energies; welcomes the ‘Project Bond Iniative’ proposed by the European Commission to provide funds for large scale infrastructure projects and believes that these funds should be used to facilitate the deployment of smart grids
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that EU subsidies for energy infrastructure should only be used where the market fails to generate the necessary investments as these subsidies could hamper possible innovative market solutions;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines that phasing out environmental harmful subsidies in the field of energy, both at the national and at EU level, is a core objective of the Europe 2020 strategy as they adversely affect EU goals in the field of climate change, biodiversity, energy efficiency and other key policy areas;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for the Commission to examine infrastructure needs towards 2050, based on 100% renewables scenarios and taking into account ambitious energy saving policies;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that significant risks are linked to energy infrastructure such as operational (e.g. congestions, continuity of supply), natural (e.g. earthquakes, floods), or anthropogenic/political (e.g. safety, terrorism); therefore calls for decisions on smart grids development to be
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that significant risks are linked to energy infrastructure such as operational (e.g. congestions, continuity of supply), natural (e.g. earthquakes, floods), environmental (e.g. pollution, habitat and biodiversity loss) or anthropogenic/political (e.g. safety, terrorism); therefore calls for decisions on smart grids development to be based on weighting both benefits and costs, as foreseen by EC Directive 2008/114 on critical infrastructures; suggests to the Member States to draw-up a mapping of risks as a tool for decision-making and monitoring the results of smart grids implementation in order to improve interconnectivity of grids;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that before energy infrastructure investments are made, an analysis should be made of which investments are desirable and where coordination between Member States is needed; believes that these analyses should take into account the benefits of sustainable energy production;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes that differences between national regulations can form obstacles to efficient investments; asks the Commission to investigate these obstacles and to come with possible solutions;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on Member States to adapt the infrastructure grids at the energy mix needed in order to meet the
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the adoption of the highest possible safety and environmental standards for all energy infrastructures, inter alia through cooperation programmes between Member States, in order to address public reservations and promote greater public acceptance; recommends to the Member States to provide adequate information to citizens, civil society, economic operators and social-partners about
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for the adoption of
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that a EU approach to improving Europe’s energy infrastructure is necessary as a single Member States cannot achieve this on its own; notes that environmental benefits do not necessary occur in those countries that make the required investments; moreover, emphasises the need to think about long term objectives as energy infrastructure planned today must be capable of lasting for several decades;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to modernise their national energy grids and interconnect them with a European super smart grid while providing major energy storage capacities within the EU and a stable and secure flow of affordable energy; furthermore stresses the need for all grids to be adapted, in a way that allows for unhindered feed-in of electricity generated by renewable energy a
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to modernise their national energy grids and interconnect them with a European super smart grid while providing major energy storage capacities within the EU (including multi-use gas/hydrogen facilities, large and small hydropower, high-temperature solar and other technologies)and a stable and secure flow of affordable energy; furthermore stresses the need for all grids to be adapted in a way that allows for unhindered feed-in of electricity
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Member States to modernise their national energy grids and interconnect them with a European super smart grid while providing major energy storage capacities within the EU and a stable and secure flow of affordable energy; furthermore stresses the need for
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights that the development of electricity infrastructure between the EU and third countries can create a risk of carbon leakage or increase that risk where already present; calls on the Commission to monitor electricity imports and be prepared to introduce measures to require for importers to surrender ETS allowances if it detects unfair competition in the internal market;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls the Commission, while developing energy infrastructure plans, to take into consideration the potential danger of carbon leakage, especially in countries with extensive borders and geographical proximity with non-EU countries;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on Member States to adapt the infrastructure grids at the energy mix needed in order to meet the targets set by the EU for renewable energy, reduction of GHG emissions and energy efficiency; Moreover, calls the Member States to complete the modernisation of EU energy infrastructure by implementing supply corridors across the EU, without excluding any significant greater geographical European area, turning networks into intelligent grids and ensuring secure supply of gas with the extension of gas grids, which could lead to the reduction of GHG emissions;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Concurs with the Commission that the blue print methodology will turn into reality the priority projects through faster and more transparent permit granting procedures, while at the same time calls on the Commission and the Member States to
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Concurs with the Commission that the blue print methodology will turn into reality the priority projects through faster and more transparent permit granting procedures, while at the same time calls on the Commission and the Member States to adapt accordingly the Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment procedures; moreover, stresses the need to increase public participation including regional and local bodies in the decision-making process which can improve public trust and acceptance of the installations.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Concurs with the Commission that the blue print methodology will turn into reality the priority projects through faster and more transparent permit granting procedures, while at the same time calls on the Commission and the Member States to adapt accordingly the Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment procedures; moreover, stresses the need to increase
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Concurs with the Commission that the blue print methodology will turn into reality the priority projects through faster and more transparent permit granting procedures, without excluding any significant greater geographical European area, while at the same time calls on the Commission and the Member States to adapt accordingly the Environmental
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for analysis to identify possibilities to minimise infrastructure through energy efficiency policies, and as priority consider upgrading of existing infrastructure and building new infrastructure alongside existing electricity or transport infrastructure where available;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls the G20 agreement in Pittsburgh in 2009 to phase out of subsidies for fossil fuels; believes that public subsidy for fossil fuel infrastructure will also need to be phased out over time and suggests that priority for EU-supported financing instruments should be given to projects with significant European interest and contribution to European climate and renewables objectives;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Stresses that planning of energy infrastructure projects should comply fully with the precautionary principle; action plans should be subject to thorough environmental impact assessments on a case-by-case basis which take into account local and regional environmental conditions;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that substantial investments need to be made in energy infrastructure in order to achieve our goal for a low carbon economy by 2050; notes that not making these investments would result in much higher costs in terms of environmental deterioration, rising energy prices, increased energy insecurity and dependency, as well as a decrease in employment and welfare
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that substantial investments need to be made in energy infrastructure in order to achieve our goal for a low carbon economy by 2050 as part of a necessary climate change adaptation plan, based on territorial care; notes that not making these investments would result in much higher costs in terms of environmental deterioration, rising energy prices, increased energy insecurity and dependency, as well as a decrease in employment and welfare. These investments could come from both private and public sources, whereas revenues from a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), Eurobonds, Project bonds, a green/carbon tax and from the auctioning of allowances of the revised ETS could be used to bridge the funding gap and to boost investments, for instance to adapt our energy grids to the requirements of renewable energies;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that substantial investments need to be made in energy infrastructure in order to achieve our goal for a low carbon economy by 2050; notes
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