2012/2259(INI) Current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | ITRE |
REUL Herbert ( PPE)
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LANGE Bernd ( S&D),
HALL Fiona ( ALDE),
TURMES Claude ( Verts/ALE),
VAN DALEN Peter ( ECR),
HELMER Roger ( EFD)
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| Committee Opinion | IMCO | ||
| Committee Opinion | ECON | ||
| Committee Opinion | AGRI |
DANELLIS Spyros ( S&D)
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Pilar AYUSO ( PPE),
Julie GIRLING ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | ENVI |
MAZEJ KUKOVIČ Zofija ( PPE)
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Vicky FORD ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | REGI |
PAKARINEN Riikka ( ALDE)
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| Committee Opinion | INTA |
JADOT Yannick ( Verts/ALE)
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Marielle DE SARNEZ ( ALDE)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Subjects
- 3.10 Agricultural policy and economies
- 3.10.11 Forestry policy
- 3.40.14 Industrial competitiveness
- 3.60.05 Alternative and renewable energies
- 3.60.10 Security of energy supply
- 3.70.02 Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
- 3.70.03 Climate policy, climate change, ozone layer
- 4.60.02 Consumer information, advertising, labelling
- 4.70.05 Regional cooperation, cross-border cooperation
- 5.05 Economic growth
- 6.20 Common commercial policy in general
Events
2013/05/21
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2013/05/21
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 465 votes to 177, with 46 abstentions, a resolution on the current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy in the European internal energy market in response to the Commission communication entitled ‘Renewable Energy: a major player in the European energy market’.
Getting the benefit of renewables : Parliament adds that targets and milestones should be set for the period to 2050 in order to ensure that RES have a credible future in the EU. It recalls that all scenarios presented by the Commission in its Energy Roadmap 2050 assume a share of at least 30% RES in the EU’s energy mix in 2030 and suggests that the EU should endeavour to achieve an even higher share. The Commission is called upon to propose a mandatory EU-wide RES target for 2030.
Emphasising that safe, secure, affordable and sustainable energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry and the economy, Members highlight that the share of RES in electricity, heating and cooling and transport needs to be increased in a manner that is cost-efficient, taking into account the benefits and full costs of RES, including system costs, while safeguarding supply security.
The resolution notes that the Member States, within the framework provided by the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC, are currently acting independently in promoting RES within national administrative frameworks that differ widely , and that this is exacerbating their uneven development. A functioning internal market could contribute to compensating RES variability and the uneven distribution of natural assets.
Convinced that most areas can make contributions to the deployment of RES, Parliament stresses the need to incentivise investment in RES where they have the greatest potential, in order to ensure efficient use of public funding. It calls on the Commission to explore with the European Investment Bank and national institutions possibilities for innovative financial instruments to finance renewable energy projects, while carbon markets should do their part in incentivising investments in RES projects.
Renewable energy on the European internal energy market : Members note that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014 and will be crucial for RES integration to serve as a cost-effective means to balance variable electricity production. The Commission is called upon to tackle inappropriate market concentration where it hinders competition (including the referral of Member States to the Court of Justice). Member States are called upon to continue with the full implementation of the internal energy market legislation and the development of interconnections, as well as the elimination of energy islands and bottlenecks. Members support the Commission's view that competition needs to extend to renewables, when they become mature and economically viable .
Infrastructure requirements : the resolution insists on:
the modernisation of the energy grid and the urgence to develop infrastructure development for the success of the single market: the implementation of the energy infrastructure package is crucial in this respect, in particular for speeding up the construction of new infrastructure with cross-border impact; the increasing need for a stable policy framework to provide economic guarantees concerning the availability of these reserves as well as for system and balancing services, Member reject the concept of competition for subsidies between energy sources and call for an energy market design tailored to the Union’s long-term energy and climate policy objectives , which makes it possible to integrate RES technologies into the internal energy market; the advantages of decentralised renewable energy supply close to consumption centres, Members point out that the Commission should facilitate the development of adequate modelling tools to define the optimal mix of distant, large scale generation plants and distribution level installations; the insufficient network capacity and storage facilities : this situation can add to uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) and could cause serious emergencies in other Member States. In this regard, Members call on the Member States to press ahead as quickly as possible with the development of transmission and distribution systems and to encourage greater cooperation between transmission system operators; the potential of smart grids, demand side management tools and energy storage solutions , both to facilitate the best possible integration of RES-E and to even out grid fluctuations.
Empowering consumers : stressing the need for further action to increase the social acceptance of renewable energy sources, Members state that an effective action to this end would be to establish a holistic approach to the producer/consumer – or ‘prosumer’ – who would be able to manage the process of energy generation. Parliament notes that a prerequisite for efficient local consumption and production of energy, from a prosumer and distribution-grid perspective, is the roll-out of smart meters and more generally of smart grids.
Members stress that energy should be affordable for all and that industry’s ability to compete must not be affected. They ask the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that low income customers are effectively protected , while raising public awareness of the potential of energy saving and energy efficiency measures.
International cooperation and trade : Members underline the role domestic renewable energy sources play in terms of security of supply and re-establishing a positive trade balance with oil and gas exporter countries. They stress that these should play a larger role in achieving the EU’s energy security.
Emphasising that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable and that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free and open global markets, the resolution calls on the Commission to:
bring ongoing proceedings on unfair practices to a conclusion as quickly as possible; not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies; take action to remedy obstacles to trade, to safeguard fair competition, to help EU companies to access non-EU-markets and to tackle alleged trade distortions, including with regard to illegal state aid; actively monitor the use of unjustified non-tariff barriers (NTBs), subsidies and dumping measures by the EU’s trade partners in this area; investigate the possibilities for the initiation of an Environmental Technology Free Trade Agreement, which would establish tariff-free trade in environmental technology products.
Parliament underlines the need for closer cooperation on energy policy, including in the field of renewable energy, with the EU’s neighbouring countries, and the need to exploit the trading potential of renewables more effectively.
Innovation, R&D and industrial policy : Members stress that only innovation, based on R&D, can secure Europe’s leading position in renewable energy technology markets. They stress private investors’ need for certainty and call on the Commission to foster an industrial strategy for energy technologies , including, in particular, renewable energy technologies.
A European framework for the promotion of renewable energy : Members welcome the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements. The Commission is called upon to produce the guidelines as soon as possible to ensure that the different national schemes do not distort competition or create barriers to trade and investment within the EU, in order to encourage predictability and cost-effectiveness and avoid excessive subsidies.
Lastly, Parliament regards it as essential, in view of the multiplicity of support arrangements in place in the Member States, to move the debate about greater convergence and a suitable European system of support for post-2020 forward .
Documents
2013/05/21
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2013/05/20
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2013/04/15
CZ_SENATE - Contribution
Documents
2013/04/03
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the initiative report by Herbert REUL (EPP, DE) on the current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy in the European internal energy market in response to the Commission communication entitled ‘Renewable Energy: a major player in the European energy market’.
Getting the benefit of renewables : Members agree with the Commission that RES, together with energy efficiency measures and flexible and smart infrastructure, are the ‘no regrets’ options identified by the Commission and that RES in the future will account for a growing share of energy provision in Europe. Members recalls that all scenarios presented by the Commission in its Energy Roadmap 2050 assume a share of at least 30% RES in the EU’s energy mix in 2030. They suggest, therefore, that the EU should endeavour to achieve an even higher share.
Emphasising that safe, secure, affordable and sustainable energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry and the economy, Members highlight that the share of RES in electricity, heating and cooling and transport needs to be increased in a manner that is cost-efficient, taking into account the benefits and full costs of RES, including system costs, while safeguarding supply security. The report calls on the EU to guarantee that the promotion of renewable resources in the production and use of energy will not jeopardise food security, high-quality sustainable food production or agricultural competitiveness.
The report notes that the Member States, within the framework provided by the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC, are currently acting independently in promoting RES within national administrative frameworks that differ widely , and that this is exacerbating their uneven development. A functioning internal market could contribute to compensating RES variability and the uneven distribution of natural assets.
Convinced that most areas can make contributions to the deployment of RES, Members stress the need to incentivise investment in RES where they have the greatest potential, in order to ensure efficient use of public funding. They call on the Commission to explore with the European Investment Bank and national institutions possibilities for innovative financial instruments to finance renewable energy projects, while carbon markets should do their part in incentivising investments in RES projects;
Renewable energy on the European internal energy market : Members note that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014 and will be crucial for RES integration to serve as a cost-effective means to balance variable electricity production. The Commission is called upon to : (i) use all the instruments available, including the referral of Member States to the Court of Justice, to bring the internal energy market closer to completion as quickly as possible; (ii) tackle inappropriate market concentration where it hinders competition. Member States are called upon to continue with the full implementation of the internal energy market legislation and the development of interconnections, as well as the elimination of energy islands and bottlenecks.
Infrastructure requirements : the report insists on the modernisation of the energy grid . It also stresses that infrastructure development is urgent and critical for the success of the single market. Members note that implementation of the energy infrastructure package is crucial in this respect, in particular for speeding up the construction of new infrastructure with cross-border impact.
Noting that there is an increasing need for a stable policy framework to provide economic guarantees concerning the availability of these reserves as well as for system and balancing services, Member reject the concept of competition for subsidies between energy sources and call for an energy market design tailored to the Union’s long-term energy and climate policy objectives , which makes it possible to integrate RES technologies into the internal energy market.
The Commission is called upon to assess whether there is a capacity issue in the EU and to determine the amount of firm capacity that can be provided by variable RES in an integrated EU power system, as well as its potential impact on generation adequacy.
Noting the advantages of decentralised renewable energy supply close to consumption centres, Members point out that the Commission should facilitate the development of adequate modelling tools to define the optimal mix of distant, large scale generation plants and distribution level installations.
The report also notes that insufficient network capacity and storage facilities and a lack of cooperation between transmission system operators can add to uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) and could cause serious emergencies in other Member States. In this regards, Members call on the Member States to press ahead as quickly as possible with the development of transmission and distribution systems and to encourage greater cooperation between transmission system operators.
The Commission is asked to elaborate a short-term loop-flow compensation mechanism providing affected Member States with a fair cost-sharing methodology until necessary grid developments and the flow-based market coupling are completed.
The report underlines the potential of smart grids, demand side management tools and energy storage solutions , both to facilitate the best possible integration of RES-E and to even out grid fluctuations.
Empowering consumers : stressing the need for further action to increase the social acceptance of renewable energy sources, Members state that an effective action to this end would be to establish a holistic approach to the producer/consumer – or ‘prosumer’ – who would be able to manage the process of energy generation. The report notes that a prerequisite for efficient local consumption and production of energy, from a prosumer and distribution-grid perspective, is the roll-out of smart meters and more generally of smart grids.
Members stress that energy should be affordable for all and that industry’s ability to compete must not be affected. They ask the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that low income customers are effectively protected , while raising public awareness of the potential of energy saving and energy efficiency measures.
Recognising that the deployment of small-scale RES represents an opportunity for single households, industries and communities to become energy producers, the report notes the importance of stimulating local cooperatives for renewable energy in increasing citizens’ participation, increasing accessibility of renewable energy and generating financial investments
International cooperation and trade : Members underline the role domestic renewable energy sources play in terms of security of supply and re-establishing a positive trade balance with oil and gas exporter countries. They stress that these should play a larger role in achieving the EU’s energy security.
Emphasising that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable and that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free and open global markets, the report calls on the Commission to :
bring ongoing proceedings on unfair practices to a conclusion as quickly as possible; not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies; take action to remedy obstacles to trade, to safeguard fair competition, to help EU companies to access non-EU-markets and to tackle alleged trade distortions, including with regard to illegal state aid; actively monitor the use of unjustified non-tariff barriers (NTBs), subsidies and dumping measures by the EU’s trade partners in this area; investigate the possibilities for the initiation of an Environmental Technology Free Trade Agreement, which would establish tariff-free trade in environmental technology products.
The report underlines the need for closer cooperation on energy policy, including in the field of renewable energy, with the EU’s neighbouring countries, and the need to exploit the trading potential of renewables more effectively.
Innovation, R&D and industrial policy : Members stress that only innovation, based on R&D, can secure Europe’s leading position in renewable energy technology markets. They stress private investors’ need for certainty and call on the Commission to foster an industrial strategy for energy technologies , including, in particular, renewable energy technologies.
A European framework for the promotion of renewable energy : Members welcome the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements. The Commission is called upon to produce the guidelines as soon as possible to ensure that the different national schemes do not distort competition or create barriers to trade and investment within the EU, in order to encourage predictability and cost-effectiveness and avoid excessive subsidies.
Lastly, Members regard it as essential, in view of the multiplicity of support arrangements in place in the Member States, to move the debate about greater convergence and a suitable European system of support for post-2020 forward .
Documents
2013/03/19
EP - Vote in committee
2013/03/12
EP - Committee opinion
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2013/03/11
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2013/02/25
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2013/02/22
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2012/12/20
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2012/11/26
EP - JADOT Yannick (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2012/11/13
EP - MAZEJ KUKOVIČ Zofija (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2012/11/09
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2012/11/05
EP - DANELLIS Spyros (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AGRI
2012/10/25
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2012/09/18
EP - PAKARINEN Riikka (ALDE) appointed as rapporteur in REGI
2012/07/04
EP - REUL Herbert (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
2012/06/06
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Details
PURPOSE: Commission Communication on the integration of renewable energy into the Single Market.
CONTEXT: in 2007 the EU set the ambitious goal of achieving a 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport by 2020 and has flanked these objectives by a series of supporting policies. The renewable energy goal is a headline target of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. At the start of 2012, these policies are beginning to work and the EU is currently on track to achieve its goals.
However, the economic crisis has made investors cautious about the energy sector. In Europe's liberalised energy markets, the growth of renewable energy depends on private sector investment, which in turn relies on the stability of renewable energy policy. Investment in infrastructure, manufacturing and logistics also requires related investment - in testing facilities, cable production, factories and ships to build offshore wind installations. In parallel to a rigorous implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive , clarity on longer-term policy is needed to ensure that the necessary investment is made .
The Energy Roadmap 2050 builds on the single energy market, the implementation of the energy infrastructure package and climate objectives as outlined in the 2050 Low Carbon Economy Roadmap . Regardless of scenario choice, the biggest share of energy supply in 2050 will come from renewable energy.
However, despite the strong framework to 2020, the Roadmap suggests that growth of renewable energy will drop after 2020 without further intervention due to their higher costs and barriers compared to fossil fuels. Early policy clarity on the post 2020 regime will generate real benefits for investors in industry and infrastructure as well as for renewable energy investors directly.
Whilst the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) provides for setting a post2020 roadmap in 2018, stakeholders have already been asking for clarity regarding policy developments after 2020.
This is why the Commission believes it is important to start preparing now for the period beyond 2020.
CONTENT: this Communication i) explains how renewable energy is being integrated into the single market; ii) gives some guidance on the current framework until 2020, and iii) outlines possible policy options for beyond 2020, to ensure continuity and stability, enabling Europe's renewable energy production to continue to grow to 2030 and beyond.
The Communication indicates the following areas where efforts should be stepped up until 2020 to achieve renewable energy goals whilst being cost-efficient:
Internal market for energy : strong growth in renewable energy markets suggests that significant "maturing" of technologies is occurring. Achieving competitiveness, however, requires political commitment to regulatory frameworks that support industrial policy, technology development and removal of market distortions. It is important to drive down costs, to ensure renewable energy technologies become competitive and ultimately market driven .
1) Policies that hinder investment in renewables should be revised and in particular, fossil fuel subsidies should be phased out .
2) In view of the complementarity of climate and renewable energy policies, a well-functioning carbon market is necessary together with properly designed energy taxes to give investors strong incentives to invest in low carbon technologies and their development.
3) At the same time renewable energy should be gradually integrated into the market with reduced or no support, and should over time contribute to the stability and security of the grid on a level footing with conventional electricity generators and competitive electricity prices.
Improving support schemes : today, most renewable energy technologies benefit from national support schemes, but only a small share of the energy market is affected: less than a third of the 19% of electricity from renewable energy is sheltered from market prices. Mature technologies operating in competitive markets, with a well-functioning carbon market should ultimately no longer need support. However, s ome form of R&D and other financial or administrative support may continue to be needed for newer, less mature technologies.
Recent changes to support schemes have in some cases been triggered by unexpectedly high growth rapidly increasing expenditure on renewable energy, which is not sustainable in the short term. In some Member States, changes to support schemes have lacked transparency, have been introduced suddenly and at times have even been imposed retroactively or have introduced moratoriums. For new technologies and investment still dependant on support, such practices undermine investor confidence in the sector. Moreover diverging national support schemes, based on differing incentives may create barriers to entry and prevent market operators from deploying cross-border business models, possibly hindering business development. Such a risk of impairing the single market must be avoided and more action is also needed to ensure consistency of approach and remove distortions. To encourage this, the Commission plans to prepare guidance on best practice and experience gained in these matters and, if needed, on support scheme reform , to avoid fragmentation of the internal market. Principles for support schemes need to be established that minimise market distortions, avoid over compensation and ensure consistency across Member States.
Boosting cooperation and trade : the Renewable Energy Directive created cooperation mechanisms to enable renewable energy produced in one Member State to count towards the target of another. These have not yet been widely exploited despite the potential economic benefits for both parties. Only two Member States have indicated that they would use cooperation mechanisms to achieve their 2020 targets.
To encourage the development of renewable energy production in and with neighbouring countries, the Commission will facilitate international cooperation on renewable energy development by both enabling full use of the cooperation mechanisms which could develop renewables in the Southern Mediterranean .
Transforming infrastructures: the challenge of meeting future infrastructure needs will very much depend on our capacity to develop renewables, grid infrastructure and better operational solutions together in a single market. Infrastructure development is therefore both urgent and critical for the success of the single market and for the integration of renewable energy. Early adoption of the legislative proposals of the energy infrastructure package is crucial in that respect, in particular for speeding up the construction of new infrastructure with a cross-border impact. The Commission will continue to work with distribution and transmission system operators, regulators, Member States and industry to ensure the development of energy infrastructure is accelerated to complete the process of integrating Europe's networks and markets .
Driving technology innovation: research and development (R&D) funding continues to be crucial to support technology innovation and development. The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) plan and the forthcoming Horizon 2020 research programme are the EU's main contribution to driving developments in key energy technologies. The Commission's 2013 Communication on energy technology policy will identify future R&D needs and challenges in line with the priorities identified in Horizon 2020. It will develop plans to ensure Europe will compete globally to drive innovation forward on a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including new ones, as well as explore further scope for action in promoting existing SET Plan technologies.
Post 2020: the Commission states that if current policy initiatives are not adequate to achieve our long-term energy and climate policy objectives, as the 2050 Roadmap suggests, renewable energy annual growth would slump from 6% to 1%. To maintain robust growth of renewable energy beyond 2020, which is a "no regrets" conclusion of the 2050 analysis, a supportive policy framework will be needed to address remaining market or infrastructure inadequacies. It is crucial to consider the options for concrete 2030 milestones. The impact assessment accompanying the report discusses three policy options. These are:
· a decarbonisation without renewable energy targets option, relying on the carbon market and a revised ETS (Directive 2009/29/EC);
· the continuation of the current regime, with binding renewable energy, emissions reductions and energy efficiency targets; and
· an enhanced, more harmonised management of our whole energy sector with an EU renewable energy target.
It is clear that specific 2030 renewables milestones can only be designed after reflection on the state of post-2020 climate policy, the degree of competition in Europe's electricity, heating and cooling and transport fuel markets, and the degree of energy diversity and technology innovation expected by 2020.
Documents
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0201/2013
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Contribution: COM(2012)0271
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0135/2013
- Committee opinion: PE502.097
- Committee opinion: PE502.196
- Committee opinion: PE502.089
- Committee opinion: PE502.098
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE500.604
- Committee draft report: PE497.809
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2012)0271
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE497.809
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE500.604
- Committee opinion: PE502.098
- Committee opinion: PE502.089
- Committee opinion: PE502.196
- Committee opinion: PE502.097
- Contribution: COM(2012)0271
Activities
- Martin SCHULZ
Plenary Speeches (5)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- Marianne THYSSEN
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- John Stuart AGNEW
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- Jean-Pierre AUDY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- Daniel COHN-BENDIT
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- Jean-Paul GAUZÈS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- Rebecca HARMS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- Francesco Enrico SPERONI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
- Rafał TRZASKOWSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Order of business
Votes
A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul - Am 1/1 #
2013/05/21 Outcome: +: 339, -: 336, 0: 12
GUE/NGL
NIA7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul - Am 1/2 #
2013/05/21 Outcome: -: 365, +: 284, 0: 35
A7-0135/2013 - Herbert Reul - Résolution #
2013/05/21 Outcome: +: 465, -: 177, 0: 46
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2012/12/20
ITRE
504 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Heading 1 on
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas renewable energy sources contribute to the European Union energy policy goals;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Criticizes the retroactive measures on RES support mechanisms which have been recently adopted in a series of countries; underlines that, by jeopardising the economics of existing renewable installations, such measures increase the cost of capital for new investors, not only in the countries where they occur, but also throughout Europe; notes that the transformation of the energy sector will require more capital-intensive investments in the coming years and that deteriorating the climate of confidence in renewables will therefore make the achievement of the binding 2020 targets more expensive; calls on the Commission to strongly react to these decisions and use all the appropriate legal means to revise these decisions;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Stipulates that retroactive changes in support schemes for renewable energy should not be undertaken in the interest of investment security and legal certainty; suggests that - in case those measures become indispensable for well justified reasons - the Portuguese model of joint elaboration of the best solution between government and industry leading to a fair and acceptable agreement should be followed;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Highlights that within the RES sector, the current and expected contribution of biomass and of other controllable energy resources should be made more visible to stakeholders in order to foster a fair and balanced decision-making process;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that the modernisation and development of energy infrastructures making it possible to encompass decentralised power generation from renewable sources is urgent and essential;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Notes that some renewable energy sources, such as geothermal, can provide heat and power locally and continuously; is of the view that those local sources of energy increase energy independence, including for isolated communities;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that roughly half a million jobs have been created in the RES sector and that the more intensive development of RES over the period to 2030 could create a further 3 million jobs;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Emphasises that the use of RES fosters the diversification of energy supply, enhances Europe's competitiveness and supply security and contributes to the development of new industries and export markets;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Stresses that the search for RES should avoid creating a competition for the use of natural resources and compromising the economic and sustainable development of other industrial sectors;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that the more intensive development of RES in the EU Member States is likely to lead to increased use of biomass, which will in turn necessitate the framing of detailed sustainability criteria for gaseous and solid biomass which take account, for example, of water protection, indirect land use and biodiversity considerations;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the European Commission estimates in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that the share of renewable energy sources will represent by 2050 between 55 to 75% of final energy consumption in all decarbonisation scenarios, but that the share of renewable energy following 2020 will slump if no further action is taken;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that, in pursuit of their 2020 national targets set by the EU Renewable Energy Directive, the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RES
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RES, within administrative frameworks that differ widely,
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RES, within administrative frameworks that differ widely, and that their potential for developing renewables is uneven on account of
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RES, within administrative frameworks that differ widely, and that their potential for developing renewables is
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the Member States are currently acting independently in the promotion of RES, within administrative frameworks that differ widely, and that their potential for developing renewables is uneven on account of nat
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Emphasizes that the emergence of RES technologies and its distributed and decentralized nature initiated the creation of many citizen-owned energy production and distribution cooperatives and community schemes;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the diversification of our energy mix relies on a vast array of renewable energy technologies (hydropower, geothermal, solar power, marine, wind, heat pump, biomass, biofuel) offering different services in the form of electricity, heating and cooling as well as transport solutions;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of renewable energy differ and that the availability of public and private financing to promote RES varies widely; therefore agrees with the Commission that stimulating consumers to produce their own energy will lead to a stronger sense of ownership and control over their energy use and increased acceptance of renewable energy projects;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of renewable energy differ and that the availability of public and private financing to promote RES varies widely; notes that public and political acceptance of renewable energy can only be secured by ensuring total transparency as regards the costs and consequences thereof for consumers;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of renewable energy differ and that the availability of public and private financing to promote RES varies widely; believes that carbon markets have a role to play in providing investors incentives to invest in RES;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of renewable energy differ and that the availability of public and private financing to promote RES varies widely; considers it essential to create maps showing the distribution of renewable energy potential within the Member States and throughout the entire EU in order to facilitate the proper allocation of this funding;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that levels of public and political acceptance of
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Emphasizes that the emergence of RES technologies and its decentralized nature initiated the creation of many citizen-owned energy production and distribution cooperatives and community schemes as evidenced in Germany, Belgium and Denmark for example;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas renewable energy offers a wide range of technologies providing energy services in the form of electricity, heating and cooling as well as transport solutions and thereby can play a significant role in diversifying our energy mix;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Emphasizes that the emergence of RES technologies and its decentralized nature initiated the creation of many citizen-owned energy production and distribution cooperatives and community schemes as evidenced in Germany and Denmark for example;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises that public acceptance is a key prerequisite for the further development of RES, so that it is essential that EU citizens should be given a major say at an early stage on matters concerning grid and plant construction;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although certain other technologies are closing the gap with market prices; agrees with the Commission that all a
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although certain other technologies are closing the gap with market prices; agrees with the Commission that all available means must be used to bring the costs down and make RES economically competitive; points out that a plan for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies is needed in order to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although certain other technologies are closing the gap with market prices; agrees with the Commission that all available means must be used to bring the costs down and make RES economically competitive; stresses that the risks to those who invest in renewable energy have to be reduced by means of a clear long-term European strategy;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas renewable energy offers a wide range of technologies providing energy services in the form of electricity, heating and cooling as well as transport solutions and thereby can play a significant role in diversifying our energy mix;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although certain other technologies are closing the gap with market prices; agrees with the Commission that all a
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that, so far,
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although certain other technologies are closing the gap with market prices; agrees with the Commission that all available means must be used to bring the costs down and make RES economically competitive as an additional source of electricity for homes and as a means of generating electricity for the grid;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that, so far, only some of the renewables on the energy market are economically competitive, although
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that heating and cooling represents today more than 40% of the final energy consumption in Europe and that the share of renewables in final energy consumption of heating and cooling has been increasing, amounting to 12.47% of the EU27 gross final heating and cooling consumption in 2009; emphasises that more attention should be given to the untapped potential of renewable heating and cooling and its role in fostering sustainability, local growth and industrial competitiveness; calls on the European Commission to come forward with a thorough analysis and its subsequent next steps for supporting Member States to effectively and cost-efficiently harness the full potential of renewable heating and cooling;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that heating and cooling represent about 46% of the EU final energy consumption and that the share of renewables in final energy consumption of heating and cooling has been increasing, amounting to 12.47% of the EU27 gross final heating and cooling consumption in 2009; considers therefore that more attention should be given to the untapped potential of renewable heating and cooling and its role in fostering sustainability, local growth and industrial competitiveness;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the binding target of a minimum 20% share of renewable energy by 2020 is a headline target of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Acknowledges that there is a sufficient legal framework in the form of Regulation (EU) No 955/2010 of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market to provide a proof that biomass within the European Union is produced sustainably and that no forest or environmental legislation related to sustainable forest management is breached; notes that any new legislation on sustainability of biomass used to generate renewable energy and produced within the European Union should take into account the existing legal framework and instruments that it provides;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recognises that the potential of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by increasing the use of biomethane in vehicles for short and long distances, particularly in heavy duty vehicles, and the use of electricity in vehicles for short distances within cities, is significant;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Sees the need for further action to increase the social acceptance of renewable energy sources; states, at the same time, that an effective action to this end would be to establish a holistic approach to the producer/consumer – or ‘prosumer’ – who would be able to manage the process of energy generation;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Market mechanisms and competition is a precondition for the long term development of renewable energy in Europe; notes that a free and open market is the best way to stimulate a sustainable development of renewable energy;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Feels that, in the area of conventional energy, it would be better to make use of biomass, including biomass from communal waste;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes the importance of ensuring that prices for consumers, both domestic and industrial, remain at an affordable level;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. In order to allow for the gradual integration into the market, believes that national support schemes for RES should gradually be phased out when the market viability and competiveness of a specific RES has been achieved;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. In order to favour the most cost- efficient integration of renewables in the European market, calls on Member States to phase out fossil and nuclear subsidies, properly implement the liberalisation packages, and address structural market deficits, such as market concentration and on the Commission to be adamant in making this happen, implement liquid intra-day, balancing and grid support services markets and on the Commission to integrate them at EU level as outlined in the EU wide target model and beyond;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. For the internal energy marked to function properly Member States should phase out fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies, implement the liberalisation packages and address structural market deficits such as market concentration and regulated energy prices, implement liquid intra-day balancing and grid support services markets;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines that the prices of different energy sources play a major role in determining the behaviour of market actors, including industry and consumers, and notes that the inability of the current policy framework to fully internalise external costs, in combination with generous state subsidies to non-renewable energy sources, impedes the growth of renewable energy sources; calls for fossil fuels subsidies to be phased out and for all energy sources to carry their own environmental cost;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Europe-wide energy- supply potential of RES has not yet been exhausted;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Believes there is a need to phase out subsidies that damage competition and also those that support environmentally harmful fossil fuels;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Believes there is a need to phase out subsidies that support environmentally harmful fossil fuels;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an analysis on the impact fossil fuel and nuclear subsidies have on the well- functioning of the internal energy market and the integration of RES into the energy system;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Is concerned that non-renewable energy sources are still subsidised in some countries;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Renewable energy
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) (after subheading "Renewable energy on the European internal energy market") 5a. Notes that grid infrastructure, grid management and market rules are tailored to the needs of fossil fuel-fired and nuclear power stations, with the result that newer technologies such as RES are placed at a competitive disadvantage;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) (after subheading "Renewable energy on the European internal energy market") 5 a. Notes that certain renewable technologies can cause unacceptable loss of amenity and may pose human health risks when located in close proximity to residential dwellings; emphasises that RES should not be developed in a manner which selectively damages the living environment or economic welfare of isolated communities or habitations; underscores the need for national governments to ensure the protection of or the proper compensation for, anyone whose health or amenity may be damaged by the development of RES;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomes the Commission's intention to report in the near future on the state of progress towards completion of the internal energy market; calls on Member States to continue their efforts in the full implementation of the internal energy market legislation, the development of interconnections and the elimination of energy islands and bottlenecks;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas wood and wood waste continues to make the largest contribution to the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomes the Commission's intention to report in the near future on the state of progress towards completion of the internal energy market; calls on Member States to continue their efforts in the full implementation of the internal energy market legislation, the development of interconnections and the elimination of bottlenecks;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the internal market in gas and electricity is to be completed by 2014; welcomes the Commission’s intention to
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Expresses its concern about the compatibility of recent changes in tax and power generation legislation in Member States such as Spain with the EU internal energy market provisions, as well as with other EU energy legislation and its general objectives; suggests to tackle fairly and transparently the challenges of the economic crisis as well as national specific problems such as overcapacities in the electricity sector by defining new burden sharing mechanisms for the electricity system costs that also take on board criteria such as historic and indirect subsidies, production efficiency and the internalisation of external costs;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. In order to pass on cost-efficiency gains to final consumers and to control the cost of promotion of RES, national support schemes must be more responsive to market signals, take into account the maturity of the various technologies and be adapted accordingly;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. A single European energy market, where energy can flow freely between all EU Member States, is a crucial factor for the development of renewables in Europe;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Underlines that the current regime - in which the internal energy market has not yet become reality due to non- transposition of the relevant provisions - favours fossil fuel based electricity generation, often through unfair subsidies and dominant incumbents; calls on the Commission to put an end to the resulting unfair treatment towards RES by using its legal means accordingly; calls further for a full internalisation of external costs, such as greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the existence within the Union of approximately 170 different schemes for promoting RES
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the existence within the Union of a
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas heating and cooling represent about 45% of the EU final energy consumption and renewable heating and cooling technologies have a key role to play in the decarbonisation of the energy sector;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the existence within the Union of
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the existence within the Union of
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the existence within the Union of approximately 170 different schemes for promoting RES gives rise to considerable inefficiencies in cross-border electricity trading because it reinforces and indeed aggravates inequalities, thus working against completion of the internal energy market; guidance from the Commission on support schemes reform will be welcomed;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes that the existence within the Union of approximately 170 different schemes for promoting RES gives rise to considerable inefficiencies in cross-border electricity trading
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Stresses that complicated authorisation procedures and planning processes that may take months or years and fear of retroactive changes to support schemes, increase project risk; such high risks, particularly in countries with stressed capital markets, result in very high cost of capital, raising the cost of renewable energy projects and undermining their competitiveness;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Highlights the need for simplified administrative procedures and stable and efficient support schemes which can be adapted over time and phased out when technologies and supply chains mature and become competitive and market failures are resolved;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission’s view that competition needs to extend to renewables, in the long term and when they become economically viable, as well as other energy sources because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission's view that competition needs to extend to
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) A b. whereas renewable heating and cooling technologies have a key role to play in the decarbonisation of the energy sector;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission's view that competition needs to extend to
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission's view that competition needs to extend to renewables as well as other energy sources because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions; calls for coherent support measures for energy generation and criticizes the recent policy of Greece rising the premium for gas-based electricity production while lowering the one for wind, which has lead to a much higher revenue for fossil fuel based energy generation than for renewable energy generation; calls on the Commission to point out that this is not in line with EU policies and objectives and should be revised;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission’s view that competition needs to extend to renewables as well as other energy sources because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions; is nonetheless concerned that the vital marketisation of energy production from renewable energy sources could lead to more wide-scale energy poverty;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that those who will benefit most from completion of the internal energy market are the consumers; supports the Commission's view that competition needs to extend to renewables as well as other energy sources because it is the best stimulus to advances in innovation and price reductions; underlines that the persistence of regulated prices at the retail level jeopardizes the capability of consumers to fully exercise their choices;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Notes that the development of energy storage and stimulating consumers to produce their own energy can link up with market developments and are therefore important to make the internal energy market work;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes with concern that the cooperation mechanisms introduced by Directive 2009/28/EC have, to date, scarcely been used; points to the Commission’s findings indicating that better use of the existing scope for cooperation would bring considerable benefits; welcomes the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on cooperation within the EU which set out how the cooperation mechanisms should work in practice, outline the challenges involved and ways of tackling them and ensure that EU requirements are transposed into Member State law; calls on the Member States to make better use of the scope for cooperation and to develop communication between one another;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes with concern that the cooperation mechanisms introduced by Directive 2009/28/EC have, to date, scarcely been used; points to the Commission's findings indicating that better use of the existing scope for cooperation would bring considerable benefits, such as boosting trade; welcomes the
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Recalls that the Renewable Energy Directive created cooperation mechanisms to enable renewable energy produced in one Member State to count towards the target of another; regrets that these have not yet been widely exploited despite the potential economic benefits for both parties;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication on Europe 2020, a strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (COM (2010) 2020),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the growing share of the European energy mix accounted for by RES makes the expansion of the existing grid and IT infrastructure essential;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Emphasises that setting at an early stage an ambitious binding target for the share of final energy consumption to be accounted for by RES, applicable throughout the EU post-2020, would prompt the Member States to become more involved in the cooperation mechanisms;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Welcomes that forecasting methods for wind capacity to be available on the intra-day markets have improved, allowing for a better integration of electricity from variable RES; equally welcomes the new network codes required by the 3rd internal energy market package currently being developed by the relevant actors leading to stabilised frequency, thus also contributing to a better integration of RES produced electricity;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Welcomes the introduction of feed-in premium systems in the UK, Italy, Denmark and Germany, allowing RES to fully participate in an integrated internal energy market;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES must be
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES-E (renewable electricity) must be fully
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that in the long term they must take on stabilising functions and tasks within the system that have previously been performed by conventional energy sources; calls, in that connection, for greater account to be taken, in planning and implementation, of the positive and negative and direct and indirect side effects of RES, in particular as regards existing infrastructure, such as transmission and distribution systems, and the natural world, biodiversity and nature conservation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise public awareness of the positive and negative effects of the various RES technologies;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that in the long term they must take on stabilising functions and tasks within the system that have previously been performed by conventional energy sources; highlights that a genuine internal market would precisely allow to globally compensate RES intermittence and the uneven distribution of natural assets;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES must be fully integrated into the European internal energy market in all the Member States without delay and that in the long term they must take on stabilising functions and tasks within the system that have previously been performed by conventional energy sources; acknowledges that addressing system integration challenges is a pre-requisite for further market integration of RES;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises that RES must be
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Notes that the integration of renewable energy can be stimulated by using flexible distributed generation and management technologies and by empowering "prosumers" to actively participate in matching supply and demand, balancing the market and supporting the smooth functioning of the electricity systems; notes that the introduction of more advanced and smart decentralised power generation and grid management technologies will cost- effectively contribute to the integration of renewable energy into the electricity market at the EU level, by enhancing flexibility, complementing vast transmission and distribution infrastructure projects and minimising electricity transport losses;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Points out that the 2020 renewable energy targets set in the Renewable Energy Directive for the EU as a whole as well as for Member States have spurred renewable energy use in Europe; considers that, to establish policy on a long-term footing and strengthen the security of investment, the EU must, as soon as possible, put forward new targets for the period beyond 2020;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Notes that while currently cohesion policy energy funding is overwhelmingly spent on renewables, renewables are already supported by targeted EU and Member States schemes, including feed-in tariffs; notes that this raises questions of the collective impact of cohesion funding in relations to the development of renewables in individual regions; believes, therefore, a better balance must be reached by which a greater percentage of structural funding is targeted at energy efficiency projects;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas energy policy must, at all times,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Assumes that the changing nature of the European energy mix will require adapting the current market design; notes that the benefits generated by renewables, i.e. lowering wholesale electricity market prices via the merit order effect are not properly passed onto the final consumers; calls on energy retailers to pass on their benefits to final consumers;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Commission to consider what impact existing environmental law, such as the Water Framework Directive or the Birds Directive, will have on the development of RES;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls for cost-benefit analyses to weigh up more effectively the interests of various policy areas and to take greater account of the positive effects of renewables, in particular their cost- effective contribution to climate protection; points out that this applies in particular also to EU environmental protection law, for example the Water Framework Directive and the Birds Directive;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) (after subheading "Infrastructure requirements") 10 a. Notes that renewable energy resources can be: a) Costly. For example, installation of solar panels; setting up a power station for a geometrical type of energy; manufacture and implementation of wind farms; construction of barrage for tidal and wave types of energy; hydrological or Hydroelectric Power are costly to built. b) Can bring damage to the environment. For example, tidal type of energy has a negative impact on wildlife and may reduce tidal flow and impede flow of sewage out to sea. Solar panels gather dust. Hydroelectric Power can cause the flooding of surrounding communities and landscapes; dams have major ecological impacts on local hydrology. When burned wood gives off atmospheric pollutants, including greenhouse gases. c) Can have limited locations. Wind doesn't blow all the time; geothermal and volcanic activity might calm down, leaving power stations redundant. d) Can be low persistent to noise: a level of noise from a wind turbine. For all these reasons it is important for the Commission to take these points into the consideration in order to conserve the environment;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that because, in most cases, renewable sources feeding energy into the grid are decentralised
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that because, in
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that because, in most cases, renewable sources feeding energy into the grid are decentralised, remotely located and weather-dependent, they require infrastructure different from that currently
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas energy policy must, at all times, reflect a balance between the aims of supply security, competitiveness and economic and environmental viability;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Stresses that infrastructure development is urgent and critical for the success of the single market and for the integration of renewable energy; early adoption of the legislative proposals of the energy infrastructure package is crucial in that respect, in particular for speeding up the construction of new infrastructure with a cross-border impact;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate reserves of conventional energy not previously available; recognises that the development of reserve capacity entails substantial costs
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that,
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES wi
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate rapidly deployable reserves of conventional energy not previously available; recognises that the development of reserve capacity entails substantial costs and that, to make the development or retention of conventional reserves more commercially attractive, it will increasingly
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas energy policy must, at all times, reflect a balance between the aims of supply security, competitiveness and economic and environmental viability;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate reserves of conventional energy not previously available; recognises that the development of reserve capacity entails substantial costs and that, to make the development or retention of conventional reserves more commercially attractive, it will increasingly need to be promoted without distorting the energy market; rejects the concept of competition for subsidies and calls for the principles of the market economy to be applied to the design of the energy market by removing existing market distortions as a priority; if energy-only markets do not produce the remuneration required for a balanced market with a high share of electricity from intermittent RES and sufficient backup capacity, a complementary market design element with capacity mechanisms coordinated at EU level may be one approach to correct the lack of adequate profitability;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate reserves of conventional energy
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that, in order to guarantee supply security, the development of RES with fluctuating feed-in will necessitate reserves
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Emphasises the importance to the cost-efficient deployment of renewables of a supergrid and of the North Sea offshore grid; highlights in this regard the importance of the North Sea Countries' Offshore Grid Initiative (NSCOGI), at a time when over 140 GW of offshore wind projects have been announced; calls on Member States and the Commission to give additional impetus to NSCOGI;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Calls on the Commission to assess whether there is a capacity issue in the EU and what the amount of firm capacity that can be provided by variable RES in an integrated EU power system is, as well as its potential positive impact on generation adequacy; calls on ENTSO-E to develop and implement a methodology to assess the firm capacity of variable RES and take it into account in its subsequent System Outlook and Adequacy Forecast;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure; notes that, in certain Member States, supply security is being severely affected by the increased feed-in from RES;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure; notes that, in certain Member States, supply security
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure; notes that, in certain Member States, supply security is being severely affected by the increased feed-in from RES; is concerned by the finding by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO- E) that 80% of all the bottlenecks in European energy grids relate directly or indirectly to feed-in from RES; calls on the Transmission System Operators to update their grid development policies to cope with the integration of RES generation capacities while maintaining security of supply;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that according a large share of the energy mix to RES-E entails major challenges for existing network infrastructure; notes that, in certain Member States, supply security is being severely affected by the increased feed-in from RES; is concerned by the finding by the European Network of Transmission
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Notes in addition that the integration of renewable energy sources will require an enhanced cooperation between transmission and distribution system operators in order to better accommodate the rising share of distributed generation; emphasises the importance to implement new approaches to overcome bottlenecks on the distribution grids, which do not always entail grid extension and reinforcement;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes on the one hand that
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systems; however, also notes the potential of micro- generation of renewable energy such as geo-thermal heating and solar power as mentioned in the Commission's communication (COM (2012) 271) as well as local biogas plants;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systems; emphasizes the cost-effectiveness of an integrated approach to the energy system, involving a view covering both heat and electricity demand and supply;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas renewables meet all of the objectives of EU energy policy, which must, at all times, reflect a balance between the aims of supply security and economic and environmental viability;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systems; highlights that efficient local RES production shall be also promoted to reduce transmission losses and enhance security of supply;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systems and the reinforcement of interconnections;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the centres of energy consumption; notes that the use of such locations is contingent on the development of transmission systems and the reinforcement of cross-border interconnections;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that many of the best and most competitive locations for RES in the EU are at a considerable distance from the
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that the development of RES on
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-in, can cause uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) that could cause serious emergencies in other Member States – making load reduction increasingly necessary in the interests of supply security – if it does not go hand-in-hand with the requisite development of the grid in those Member States; is concerned about the state of
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-in, can cause uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) in other Member States – making load reduction increasingly necessary in the interests of supply security – if it does not go hand-in-hand with the requisite development of the grid; stresses the importance of cross-border cooperation and coordination in the construction of grids; is concerned about the state of development of grid infrastructure in the Member States;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the EU currently depends on energy imports for more than half of its final energy consumption;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-in,
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that the development of RES on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-in, can cause uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) in other Member States – making load reduction or phase shifters increasingly necessary in the interests of supply security – if it does not go hand-in- hand with the requisite development of the grid; is concerned about the state of development
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that the development of RES-E on a major scale, with their remote and weather-dependent feed-in, can cause uncoordinated cross-border energy flows (loop flows) in other Member States – making load reduction increasingly necessary in the interests of supply security – if it does not go hand-in-hand with the requisite development of the grid; is concerned about the state of development of grid infrastructure in the Member States;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Notes that the decentralised production of renewable energy, in the form of cooperatives of citizens jointly investing in the production and supply of renewable energy in their own environment, also has an important role to play in future renewable energy policy;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Asks the Commission to elaborate a short-term loop-flow compensation mechanism providing affected Member States with a fair cost-sharing methodology until necessary grid developments and the flow-based market coupling are completed;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Recalls that one aim of Union energy policy is to promote the interconnectedness of energy systems; calls for the development of connections between the Member States to be speeded up, as their development would make a decisive contribution to integrating RES more fully into the European internal energy market;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supply;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions, both to facilitate the
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas renewable energy sources contribute to the EU growth and jobs objective and opportunities to locally produced energy, and in this way contribute to the security of supply;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions and demand side measures to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supply; re-emphasises the urgent need for further research into electricity storage and smart grids; emphasises the need for renewed attention to the role consumers can play in making the market work better through peak shaving and lowering their energy bills at the same time;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage and CO2 storage solutions to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supply; re-emphasises the urgent need for further research into electricity and CO2 storage;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for e
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions and demand-response services to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supply; re-emphasises the urgent need for further research into electricity storage;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supply; re-emphasises the urgent need for further research into electricity storage; notes in particular the need for further research into variable-speed storage options, which offer a more flexible system of controlling storage speeds and thus facilitate faster and better-matching connections; calls on the Member States to avoid imposing a double tax burden on electricity storage operators;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underscores the need for electricity storage solutions to facilitate the integration of RES into the energy supply; re-emphasises the urgent need for further research into electricity storage, including on the basis of cooperation with pumped-storage hydroelectric plants;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Considers that cross-border markets for electricity balancing services must be created and the European transmission system must be developed quickly to facilitate the cross-border integration of pumped-storage hydropower, particularly in Scandinavia, the Alps and the Pyrenees;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Is convinced that waste recovery represents an opportunity for further developing RES and achieving the goals of a European energy plan;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Insists on the necessity of encouraging investment in existing and new gas infrastructures to strengthen the development of biomethane, power-to-gas and power-to-hydrogen all over the EU;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Underlines the potential of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the use of gas, biomethane and hydrogen in the transport sector as well as by promoting the use of electric vehicles;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas Europe has a competitive advantage in renewables, which will strongly contribute to growth and job creation;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Highlights that the expansion of the RES market in Europe has to take into account the non-availability of the raw materials required for the construction of photovoltaic panels, which makes Europe's industry non-competitive on the global market;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters, boosting the potential synergies in the deployment, development and maintenance throughout the telecommunications and the energy networks ; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers' side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – introductory part 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; calls on the Commission to give particular support to research and development in this sector; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers’ side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; points out that funding needs to be allocated under the Connecting Europe programme to finance the development of grids so as to increase the incorporation of renewable energy and improve the stability of transfer systems; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers’ side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in the management of energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers’ side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision, to make consumers more active in the market, and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers' side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B a. whereas Europe still depends on imported energy for more than half of its final energy consumption;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission, to bring forward without delay proposals, in line with the third internal energy market package, for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that important factors in this regard include not only planning certainty on the providers’ side but also acceptance on the part of consumers, as well as data protection;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development, promotion and standardisation of smart grids and meters; emphasises that
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Is convinced that ICT will in future play a more important role in energy provision and in the management of RES; calls on the Commission to bring forward without delay proposals for the development
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Recognises that gas infrastructure will play an important role in the development of renewable energy across Europe; biogas, as a renewable energy, can easily be fed, as biomethane, into the existing gas grid infrastructure today; new technologies such as "power to hydrogen" and "power to gas", will further benefit the future low-carbon economy framework, making use of existing and new infrastructures that should be promoted and developed;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Recognises that gas infrastructure will play an important role in the development of renewable energy across Europe; Firstly, by biogas, which as a renewable energy can easily be fed, as biomethane, into the existing gas grid infrastructure today; Secondly, by new technologies such as "power to hydrogen" and "power to gas" which will further benefit the future low-carbon economy framework, making use of existing and new infrastructures that should be promoted and developed;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Emphasises that hydropower must play a central role in the planned development of RES, primarily to balance out the increasingly volatile generation of power by RES but also, through pumped storage, as a method of storing electricity; stresses, therefore, that the existing development potential of hydroelectric power generation and pumped storage in the EU must be fully exploited;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Notes that the ICT sector itself, being a major consumer of electricity with data centers in the EU accounting for up to 1,5% of total electricity consumption and consumers being increasingly aware of the carbon footprint of IT and cloud services they use, can become a role model for energy efficiency and RES promotion;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Highlights that where citizens own renewable production through cooperative or community owned models there is an increase in social acceptance, which is reducing planning time for implementation and promoting greater citizen understanding of the energy transition;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Highlights that where citizens own renewable production through cooperative or community owned models there is an increase in social acceptance, which is reducing planning time for implementation and promoting greater citizen understanding of the energy transition;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses the potential of renewable energy for providing the necessary infrastructure to ensure the large-scale use of electric or hybrid vehicles thanks to local power generation from renewable sources;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Draws attention to the potential savings to be made by taking account of the passage of the sun through Europe’s different time zones when developing RES;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES, similar to deployment of non-renewable energy sources, will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures with mandatory and timely public consultation, in which all the stakeholders are involved from the outset;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe ; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES infrastructures is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent and coordinated planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved from the early stages;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas one of the aims of European Union energy policy – in a spirit of solidarity among the Member States, as part of the creation of the single market and in accordance with the need to
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved; stresses in this regard that public support is greater in projects in which citizens are cooperative stakeholders, and through cooperatives in particular, and therefore considers it important that civic participation in renewable energy projects be encouraged as best practice;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved; highlights that where citizens own renewable production through cooperative or community owned models there is an increase in social acceptance, which is reducing planning time for implementation and promoting greater citizen understanding of the energy transition;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanent landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RES is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved; stresses that the procedures must be transparent, simplified and more user- friendly for all users;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay more attention to the untapped potential of RES in the heating and cooling sector and to the interdependencies between and opportunities arising from increased renewable energy use on the one hand and the implementation of the Energy Efficiency and Buildings Directives on the other;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Emphasises that hydropower in all its forms helps achieve the objective of a renewable energy supply in future and, in addition to generating energy, serves a number of other useful purposes, including flood prevention and helping to ensure a safe supply of drinking water; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise public awareness of the multiple benefits of hydropower;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Considers that attention should be paid to small-scale generation, in particular micro-generation, which entails electrical and heat generation technologies that can be installed and used in individual households, such as solar panels, small wind turbines and micro CHP;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Points out that there are many renewable energy generation sites that are not being used to their intended capacity because the grid is unable to receive power generated in this way;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Notes that the Connection Europe Facility can play an important role in creating one single European Energy Market where current bottlenecks and hinders are replaced by competition, openness and cross-border infrastructure;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 a (new) (before subheading "International cooperation and trade") Empowering consumers
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas one of the aims of European Union energy policy – in a spirit of solidarity among the Member States, as part of the creation of the single market and in accordance with the need to
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Recognises the importance of small- scale RES for increasing the share of renewable energy sources; recognises that the deployment of small-scale RES represents an opportunity for single households, industries and communities to become energy producers, thus acquiring awareness of efficient ways to produce and consume energy; highlights the importance of microgeneration for increasing energy efficiency; emphasises that small-scale RES deployment can lead to substantial savings on the energy bills and to the creation of new business models and jobs;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18 c. Notes, in this regard, the importance of stimulating local cooperatives for renewable energy in increasing citizens participation, increasing accessibility of renewable energy and generating financial investments;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 d (new) 18 d. Stresses that a clever combination of small-scale RES, storage, demand side management and energy efficiency can lead to a decreased use of the local grids during peak load times, thus decreasing the overall investment costs borne by distribution system operators;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 e (new) 18 e. Notes that a prerequisite for efficient local consumption and production of energy, both from a prosumer and a distribution grid perspective, is the roll- out of smart meters and more in general of smart grids;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 f (new) 18 f. Stresses that the deployment potential of demand side management as a way to provide flexibility to the system is still largely untapped and that in the medium term demand side management should be implemented not only at industrial level, but also at small consumer and even household level;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 g (new) 18 g. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technologies and innovation focusing on micro- generation; however emphasizes the need for a coherent European strategy on microgeneration which includes specific measures to stimulate small-scale RES, such as the reduction of legislative burdens and an exchange of best practices in the field of fiscal incentives;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Notes that it is particularly important for investors in renewable energy sources to engage with and build strong relationships with local communities, particularly in the ex ante phase;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Points out that in some regions, particularly in small communities and islands, the deployment of windmills and photovoltaic panels has been met by public opposition; underlines that windmills and photovoltaic panels are perceived to have an adverse effect on tourist industries as well as on the nature and form of countryside/island landscapes;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that world markets for RES are growing and that this will have a positive impact on the European industry, job creation and on prices and on the further development of existing and new technologies globally and in the EU, if the investment framework and RES support remain predictable;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that world markets for RES are growing and that this will have a positive impact on prices and on the further development of existing technologies as well as on the EU economy taken that the EU political and regulatory framework enables EU-based RES and clean-tech businesses to keep their competitive advantage vis-à-vis their global counterparts;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas one of the aims of European
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that world markets for RES are growing and that this will have a positive impact on prices and on the further development of existing technologies; Acknowledges non-OECD countries as important trading partners in the future as they have a big RES potential because the development of RES is driven by security of supply;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that world markets for RES are growing and that this will have a positive impact on prices and on the further development of existing technologies; stresses that European companies are important players in this sector;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recognises that world markets for RES are growing and that this will have a positive impact on prices and on the further development of existing technologies; stresses the importance of Europe continuing to lead this global trend;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Emphasizes the need for the EU to develop close scientific cooperation and a clear policy for research and innovation collaboration in the field of RES with international partners, particularly the BRICS countries;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable, as it is only through fair competition that the EU can be assured in the long term of a reasonable level of prices for renewable energy technologies; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade; calls on the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade; calls on the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies; calls on the Commission to react to obstacles to trade in, and anti- competitive practices by, third countries in such a way as to safeguard fair competition;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free global markets; under
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas one of the aims of European Union energy policy – in a spirit of solidarity among the Member States, as part of the creation of the single market and in accordance with the need to conserve and improve the environment – is to promote the development of new and existing renewable energy sources;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Emphasises that the unlawful distortion of competition on the market is unacceptable; calls on the Commission to bring ongoing competition proceedings to a conclusion as quickly as possible; emphasises that the best conditions for the growth of RES are offered by free and open global markets; underscores the need to do more to dismantle barriers to trade; calls on the Commission not to create any new obstacles to trade in finished products or components used in renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underscores the need for closer
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on renewable energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries; emphasises that in all European countries as well as the Mediterranean region,
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries; emphasises that in the Mediterranean region, in particular, there is great potential for electricity generation from RES; highlights the
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries; emphasises that in the Mediterranean region, in particular, there is great potential for electricity generation from RES; highlights the potential of projects such as Desertec
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underscores the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries; emphasises that in the Mediterranean region, in particular, there is great potential for electricity
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Under
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Calls for coordinated action with other technological leaders (US and Japan) to deal with emerging challenges, such as shortage of raw materials, rare earths, that affect the deployment of renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Stresses that the objective of greater cooperation on energy policy, both within the EU and with neighbouring countries, can only be achieved by developing the necessary energy infrastructure;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Stresses that, when concluding energy contracts with third countries, the Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, must ensure that they incorporate European policy objectives in terms of the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) (after subheading "Innovation and R&D") 21 a. Notes that the issues concerning renewable energy sources as well as energy efficiency are of great importance to SMEs.
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) (after subheading "Innovation and R&D") 21 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to change framework guidelines for companies that are SMEs to receive preferred status with subsidies and grants over large companies;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that Europe
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that Europe is in the vanguard when it comes to RES technology;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that Europe is in the vanguard when it comes to RES technology; emphasises that this is particularly due to the contribution of SMEs; underscores the need to facilitate a competitive environment for the operations and internationalisation of SMEs and to strive to reduce bureaucratic obstacles; stresses that only innovation, based on R&D, can secure Europe’s leading position in RES technology markets;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that Europe is in the vanguard when it comes to RES technology; emphasises that this is particularly due to the contribution of SMEs; stresses that only innovation, based on R&D, can secure Europe's leading position in RES technology markets; stresses that, given the current lack of public R&D finance for renewable energy, the best way to promote innovation is to ensure long-term certainty for private investors;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Stresses that international cooperation needs to be based on a sound regulatory framework and the Union acquis on renewables, such as within the Energy Community, in order to increase the stability and reliability of such cooperation.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the completion of the internal energy market by 2014 should facilitate new and more market participants, including from of a growing number of SMEs producing renewable energy;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Notes that the shift in sustainable scientific and technology innovation away from Europe to other parts of the world could eventually lead to the EU losing its technological forefront in the field of RES and turn it into a net importer of these technologies and related finished products; Emphasizes, in this direction, the importance of European added value for the development and domestic production of RES technologies and products;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Underlines that more than 500,000 jobs have been created in the renewable energy sector and that Europe's competitive advantage of a high-skilled labour force should be exploited in the future for safeguarding the current technological leadership and further employment creation;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses the importance of investment in research and development for new materials and electrical storage technologies;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Stresses that educational institutions capable of producing skilled labour force and the next generation of scientists and innovators in the area of RES technologies is a key priority; in this respect recalls the important role of Horizon 2020 and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology in bridging the gap between education, research and implementation in the renewable energy sector;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22 b. Underlines EU industry leadership on onshore wind technologies and the great potential of the European offshore wind industry to contribute to a re- industrialisation of the Member States bordering the Baltic and the North Seas;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 c (new) 22c. Attaches particular importance to cooperation between European patent- protection mechanisms in the field of renewables with a view to facilitating access to valuable and untapped intellectual property; stresses the need to activate as a matter of priority the projected European patent in the field of renewables;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned that R&D has been neglected in certain branches of the renewable energy sector, e.g. in the PV sector, leading, in some cases, to commercial problems due to the lack of experience for economies of scale; therefore, calls on the Commission to integrate in its priorities via pilot projects, technology platforms or other programmes large scale (+2500 MW) projects for cell manufacturing PV units; underscores the need for investment in the further development of emerging and existing technologies such as mass production of integrated PV solutions, island solutions for rural areas based on microgrids driven by PV and other decentralised renewable energies as well as system integration between transport and energy, in order to sustain or achieve competitivity;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned that R&D has been neglected in certain branches of the renewable energy sector, leading, in some cases, to commercial problems; underscores that alongside innovative new technologies is the need for investment in
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned that R&D has been neglected in certain branches of the renewable energy sector, leading, in some cases, to commercial problems; underscores the need for investment in the further development of existing technologies in order to sustain or achieve competitivity; emphasises that new technologies or new ideas about old technologies should be taken up and supported;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, under the terms of the EU Treaties, the choice of an energy mix falls within the competence of the Member States and the Commission's Energy Roadmap 2050 concludes that any scenario of Europe's energy system requires a substantially higher share of renewable energy;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Is concerned that R&D has been neglected in certain branches of the renewable energy sector, leading, in some cases, to commercial problems; underscores the need for investment in the further development of existing technologies in order to sustain or achieve competitivity; emphasises investments in renewable energy R&D, particularly in the area of capacity, efficiency and reducing the spatial footprint;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States not to discriminate against hydropower, with its proven technology, compared to other methods of renewable energy production and to take it fully into account, for example in connection with research into, and the development and demonstration of, variable-speed pumped storage, which offers a more flexible system of controlling storage speeds and so can be connected up to the grid more quickly and efficiently;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Believes that the SET Plan offers the opportunity to continue to boost and develop new and emerging RES, such as marine energy and also to address the challenges of balancing, intelligent energy solutions and storage;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in research based on the use of renewable energy with industrial applications, for example in the automobile sector;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technology policy in 2013; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technology policy in 2013; calls on the Commission not to discriminate against proven RES technologies which have been used for many years and to include a focus on storage technologies;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technology policy in 2013; calls on the Commission to include a focus on technologies which improve the competitiveness of renewables and their integration in the energy system such as storage technologies;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technology policy in 2013; calls on the Commission to include a focus on
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technology policy in 2013; calls on the Commission to include a focus on implementing the SET Plan, on renewable heating and cooling and storage technologies;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, under the terms of the EU Treaties, the
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement that it will issue a
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the Commission's announcement that it will issue a communication on energy technology policy in 2013; calls on the Commission to include a focus on heating and cooling and on storage technologies;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Notes that the Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan has led to the launch of renewable Industrial Initiatives, which have elaborated clear and detailed R&D roadmaps; insists on the importance of including other innovative renewable energy technologies such as marine and tidal and to finance such initiatives through dedicated budget lines created under the SET-Plan budget;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24 b. Calls on the European Commission to develop an industrial strategy for renewable energy, particularly for the wind sector, including the relevant actors (industry and government) at regional and local level; calls for such a strategy to build on the existing public and private commitments on technology innovation, supply chain bottlenecks and financing, so that the newly created economic opportunities are long-term and Europe maintains its global leadership in this sector;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Asks the Commission to submit an industrial strategy for renewable energies which covers the whole range of research and development activities, including funding, to ensure the European Union’s leading position in the field of renewable energies is maintained;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Underlines that research is key to the development and affordability of new and clean technologies; believes that the SET Plan can make important contributions towards making renewable technologies affordable and competitive;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 A
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) (after subheading "A European framework for the promotion of renewable energy") 24 a. Is of the opinion that a RES headline target should also form the basis of the EU's policy towards RES in the future;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that in some
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Staff Working Document accompanying the proposal for Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (SEC(2008) 57),
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, under the terms of the EU Treaties, the choice of an energy mix falls within the competence of the Member States, although improved cooperation and communication are nevertheless essential;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that some of the promotion systems
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use a
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that some of the promotion systems
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has le
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that some of the promotion systems are very costly and that, in some cases, a considerable financial burden has been placed on consumers without their having had a choice in the matter; notes that,
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of promotion mechanism; points out that this support has lead to healthy growth but that some of the promotion systems are very costly and that, in some cases, a considerable financial burden has been placed on consumers without their having had a choice in the matter; notes that, despite the subsidies, RES-E have managed to become competitive vis-à-vis conventional methods of energy production only in certain areas, e.g. where the geographical conditions favour them;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Emphasises that the Member States currently use almost 170 different types of
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Calls on Member States to keep on track on the road to meeting their 2020 targets; is concerned by abrupt changes in national support mechanisms for renewable energy, in particular by retroactive changes or freezes in support; calls on the Commission to carefully monitor the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive and to take action if necessary; calls on Member States to provide stable frameworks for investment in renewable energy, including regularly reviewed support schemes and streamlined administrative procedures;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25 a. Criticises the current case of Spain with relation to support schemes, where RES have been wrongly made the scapegoat for high electricity prices, that are in fact due to national specificities and political choices such as subsidies and windfall profits for conventional power sources (obligation to use domestic coal, income for conventional technologies above pool prices, monopoly- like production structures), costs for electricity systems of the Spanish Islands, capacity payments and other costs, leading to a complete lack of transparency and level-playing field;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25 b. Notes that because many EU power plants will need to be decommissioned or upgraded in the coming 10 years, energy prices are set to rise no matter what the energy mix is; emphasises that some renewables such as onshore wind and solar PV are already competitive on costs compared to nuclear and CCS which makes them the most cost-effective option for decarbonisation; notes that increases in energy bills should first and foremost be tackled by energy efficiency and saving measures;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, as things stand at present,
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that state influence has
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; Points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry’s ability to compete must not be affected; emphasises here the role of renewable energy cooperatives which, through joint purchases or co-production, can reduce prices for citizens and thus tackle energy poverty; points also to the importance of these cooperatives in raising the awareness of their members about renewable energy and energy efficiency;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that factors such as increasing fossil fuel prices and state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; Points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry's ability to compete must not be affected; underlines that energy efficiency policies focusing on the whole energy supply and demand chain, including transformation, transmission, distribution and supply, alongside industrial, building and household consumption can effectively help to reduce energy poverty; furthermore highlights that cooperatively owned renewable energy utilities can help bringing prices down for citizens, by developing and promoting 'smart consumers' through joint purchasing of energy and through educating their members about renewable energy and energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; Points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented through general welfare policy and not energy policy and that industry's ability to compete must not be affected;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that, although increased generation and input of RES have helped to bring down wholesale prices, state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; Points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry's ability to compete must not be affected; underlines that cooperatively owned energy utilities can help bringing prices down for citizens, in order to combat energy poverty, by developing and promoting 'smart consumers' through joint purchasing of energy and through educating their members about renewable energy and energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Emphasises that state influence
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, as things stand at present, the EU is on track to achieve the target 20% share for RES in the energy mix by 2020, whereas continuous efforts are needed to achieve this target and to ensure a swift, effective and cost-efficient implementation of all energy and climate policies;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26 a. Criticizes that the existence of artificially low regulated energy prices in a large number of Member States has led to important tariff deficits for which renewable energy producers are now asked to pay, while conventional technologies often continue to be supported and are exempted from contributing;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Warns that pitching support at too high a level has the effect of over-compensating and thus of slowing technological progress and impeding market integration because it reduces the incentive to develop more innovative and better-value products; Notes that over-compensation is often the consequence of poorly designed support mechanisms, unable to sufficiently adapt to the cost decrease path of a particular technology;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Warns that pitching support at too high a level has the effect of over-compensating and thus of slowing technological progress and impeding market integration because it reduces the incentive to develop more innovative and better-value products; believes that moving as fast as possible towards schemes that expose producers to market price risk encourages technology competitiveness;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Warns that pitching support at too high a level has the effect of over-compensating and thus of slowing technological progress and impeding market integration because it reduces the incentive to develop more innovative and better-value products; is convinced, therefore, that support should be mainly confined to the most commercially viable projects in order to speed up the process of turning RES into marketable products;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Warns that pitching support at too high a level has the effect of over-compensating and thus of slowing technological progress and impeding market integration because it reduces the incentive to develop more innovative and better-value products; highlights that transparent regulatory frameworks and accelerated national permitting procedures are important pre- conditions of RES growth;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Warns that pitching support at too high a level has the effect of over-compensating and thus of slowing technological progress and impeding market integration because it reduces the incentive to develop more innovative and better-value products; thus favours cost efficient support schemes, that are responsive to market signals.
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Is convinced that the Commission should support Member States in identifying the most cost-effective RES and the way to best realise the potential; recalls that cost-optimal policies differ according to demand pattern, supply potential and economic context at local level;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Renewables Directive — Directive 2009/28/EC — and the third internal energy market package are fully transposed into national law by the Member States so as to ensure that the necessary legal framework is in place to enable them to make further progress in the field of RES;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Emphasises, on the basis of the impact assessment accompanying the Commission Communication and experience in connection with the climate and energy package, that an EU-wide mandatory target for the proportion of total energy consumption to be generated by RES should continue to be imposed after 2020 in order to ensure clarity and provide certainty for investors sufficiently far in advance and thereby encourage the further development of RES; insists that the EU-wide mandatory target for the proportion of total energy consumption to be generated by RES should be increased to at least 40-45% by 2030 and, furthermore, that this target must be met by mandatory RES development targets in the Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, as things stand at present, the
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Notes that bioenergy is expected to deliver over 50% of the EU's 2020 renewables target, according to member state projections; underlines, therefore, the need for robust sustainability criteria to guarantee the sustainability of biomass as a renewable energy source; emphasises that the forthcoming Commission proposal for biomass sustainability criteria must include correct carbon accounting to ensure real greenhouse gas savings are achieved; calls on the Commission to publish this proposal as quickly as possible; urges the Commission to address indirect land use change impacts by applying ILUC factors on biofuels and biomass in addition to reporting obligations;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27 b. Notes that authorisation, registration or planning procedures and changes to support schemes can contribute to increasing project risks leading to higher costs of capital. Emphasises that with current economic conditions and stressed capital markets, high costs of capital will considerably undermine the competitiveness of renewable energy projects. Calls on the European Commission to explore in greater detail innovative finance instruments and an increasing role of the European Investment Bank and national public institutions in financing renewable energy projects;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27 c. Calls on the Commission to propose a comprehensive liability regime for all new energy investments in the internal market ;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission’s declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that these good-practice guidelines
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and t
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that good-practice guidelines are only a first step and that efforts need to be directed at
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28.
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements in order to encourage predictability and cost effectiveness, avoid over-compensation and develop more consistency across Member States; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that good-practice guidelines are only a first step and that efforts need to be directed at winding down the national support systems, although they must not be retrospectively amended or cancelled because that would send out disastrous signals to investors;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission's declared intention to draw up guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the Commission’s declared intention to draw up non-binding guidelines on good practice and the reform of national support arrangements; calls on the Commission to produce the guidelines as soon as possible but is convinced that good-practice guidelines are only a first step and that efforts need to be directed at gradually winding down the national support systems, although they must not be retrospectively amended or cancelled because that would send out disastrous signals to investors;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Believes that easier access to capital will further contribute to the competitiveness of renewable energy; recognises that long-term certainty and a 2030 target for renewable energy would be the best way to give investors the necessary confidence and reduce investor risk; invites the Commission to develop innovative finance instruments and give an increased role to the European Investment Bank, national financing institutions and long-term liability institutions such as pension funds and insurance companies in funding renewable energy projects;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Emphasises that compliance with the guidelines will be a first step towards ensuring greater convergence between European support arrangements for RES with a view to ensuring a technically optimal, safe and affordable energy supply and enhancing the EU’s competitiveness and capacity to innovate;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Calls on the Commission to present an action plan for renewable heating and cooling technologies providing an assessment of the EU heating and cooling demand as well as best-practice examples to support the sector;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Notes that, in many Member States, RES already account for more than 20% of the energy market, while national rules on feed-in tariffs and preferential treatment are leading to distortions of competition;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 a (new) (after Paragraph 28) A post-2020 framework for renewable energy
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 a (new) (after Paragraph 28) Post 2020 European Framework for the promotion of Renewable Energy
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only a
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas more intensive development in the area of RES at European level will generate a high degree of added value in that it will both help the EU to achieve its climate and energy objectives and to improve its energy supply security and consolidate the EU’s leading role in this area and boost competitiveness and employment in the European Union;
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables, in which producers will have to cover a pre- determined quota of their energy output from RES
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29.
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; stresses, with a view to the differing potential in Europe for various RES technologies due to geographical conditions, the need to incentivise investment in RES where they have the biggest potential, in order to ensure an efficient use of public funding; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables, in which producers will have to cover a pre- determined quota of their energy output from RES, and in which one of the ways of reaching that quota will be through the trading of certificates on a market established for that purpose; notes the evidence of experience in the Member States that, in order to ensure quotas are met, heavy fines must be imposed for failure to meet them;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas in recent years technological advances have been made in the area of energy generation from RES, and whereas the European Union is a world leader in this area;
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised, but points out that the Member States and regions have their own strengths and that there needs to be a continuing aid policy at national level; sees decisive advantages in a technology-
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system, including convergence between national support schemes for promoting RES, will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology-
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES, integrated in a general effort towards decarbonisation in coordination with all other EU climate policy pillars, will offer the most cost- effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology-
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES and other low- carbon technologies will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology-
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables, in which producers will have to cover a pre- determined quota of their energy output from RES, and in which one of the ways of reaching that quota will be through the trading of certificates on a market established for that purpose; this in turn will ensure the predictability and viability of the RES investments; notes the evidence of experience in the Member States that, in order to ensure quotas are met, heavy fines must be imposed for failure to meet them;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. States that renewable energy targets have shown success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving EU's security of supply and competitiveness; calls on the European Commission to deliver on the European Union's long-term climate commitment by proposing a binding EU target of at least 45% renewable energy by 2030;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Calls for national exemptions from the EU prohibition on state aid for renewable energies to be abolished in view of the distortions of the market which have arisen in countries where RES account for over 20% of the energy market; also takes a critical view of preferential feed-in arrangements for RES when their market share exceeds a certain level, which can have the effect of destabilising the grid and distorting competition;
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Is convinced that only an EU-wide differentiated approach to promoting renewable energy, including renewable energy projects in the hands of communities and cooperatives, will lead to the most cost-effective framework within which the full potential of renewable energy can be realised;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Calls on the Commission to develop an action plan for renewable heating and cooling assessing the EU heating and cooling demand and presenting best- practice examples to support the sector;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29 a. Sees decisive advantages in a European target of 20% for citizens- owned renewable energy production by 2020, given the benefits of community and cooperatively owned renewable schemes;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas Europe is a technological leader in renewable energy technologies, but pressure from the rest of the world is growing rapidly;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Maintains that a transitional period is necessary in order to establish European support schemes;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29 b. Acknowledges that all scenarios explored in the Commission 'Energy Roadmap 2050' assume an increased share of renewable energy in the EU energy mix consumption of around 30% in 2030 and of at least 55% to 75% in 2050; notes, however, that none of them are based on a combined increase of a higher share of renewable energy and higher energy efficiency measures; stresses therefore that an ambitious energy efficiency and energy savings policy can lead to a higher share of renewables of up to 45% by 2030 and would allow the EU to move into a nearly full renewable economy by 2050;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to bring forward,
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to bring forward, without delay, a proposal for a
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas the trajectory for meeting the 20% target as agreed in the Renewable Energy Directive gets steeper towards 2020;
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to bring forward, without delay, a proposal for a European
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to bring forward, without delay, a proposal for
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to bring forward,
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the Commission to bring
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls for a review of the capacity payments envisaged or in place in some countries for conventional power stations to maintain baseload capacity, which may conflict with European competition rules; calls on Member States and energy producers, instead, to organise baseload groupings in cooperation with RES inside the internal market on the basis of free- market principles; asks the Commission to draw up a legal framework for the setting up of local groupings to secure baseload power;
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Points out that bioenergy is the main renewable energy source in the EU; considers it important that the Commission’s plans regarding sustainability criteria for solid biomass should not impede the use of sustainable bioenergy generated in the EU and Member States and that the possible criteria should be based primarily on existing legislation and inventory and monitoring tools; points out that when drawing up sustainability criteria for biomass, it is necessary to cover – in addition to ecological sustainability – other areas of sustainable development such as economic and social sustainabilty, and the corresponding effects of alternative energy sources also have to be considered; notes that according to Directive 2003/87/EC the emission factor of biomass is zero;
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Welcomes the findings in the Commission's impact assessment that a post-2020 framework based on binding national targets and a more coordinated approach would deliver greater economic activity related to RES, less fossil fuel imports, more innovation for all technologies, more jobs and competitiveness in the long run; calls on the Commission to make an ambitious and binding EU 2030 target for renewable energy the cornerstone of a post-2020 legislative framework for renewable energy;
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the European Commission to assess what would be the most cost- effective and efficient EU post 2020 framework based on a 2030 renewable energy target. Notes that Member States – within such an EU framework- can be free to establish certain national design elements – including support levels, when these are in line with new EU convergence guidelines - best adapted to their national circumstances;
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Underlines that specific 2030 renewables milestones can only be designed after reflection on the state of post-2020 energy and climate policies, the degree of competition in Europe's electricity, heating and cooling and transport fuel markets, and the degree of energy diversity and technology innovation expected by 2020;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Proposes to build upon initiatives such as the joint support scheme implemented by Norway and Sweden to develop step by step where appropriate regional joint supports schemes around common energy markets such as the Nord Pool;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) - having regard to Eurostat Statistics in focus 44/2012 of 8 November 2012 "Analysis of the latest data on energy from renewable sources",
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas the role for renewable energy for electric mobility in a smart, integrated and sustainable energy system is not yet adequately tackled on the European level;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls on the Commission to set a binding target of 45% for renewable energy for the year 2030, based on the continuation of the successful approach adopted with the climate and energy package, to ensure long-term certainty for investors and generate millions of jobs out of crisis;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a. Calls for the European Commission to assess the benefits of extending renewable energy targets beyond 2020, including 2030 targets, as this would provide the industry in which the EU has developed a competitive advantage, continued clarity for investment, and foster EU technological leadership and industrial innovation;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30 b. Shares the Commission's concern that the strong annual growth in renewables, driven by the targets up to 2020, could slump from 6% to 1% if business as usual is pursued after 2020;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30 b. Recognizes that feed-in tariff schemes can contribute to consumer-lead development of local and regional renewable energy sources, leading to a true democratization of investments and ownership in the EU energy market;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 c (new) 30 c. Highlights the fact that any convergence of support schemes can only be successful in a fully liberalised and integrated internal energy market; points out that a prerequisite is cost coherence for RES generation in Member States with coordinated or joint schemes, leading to the conclusion that such a coordination will only be successful on a macro- regional level, i.e. among Member States with similar geographic features and hence RES generation costs; Supports the developments of initiatives such as the pentalateral energy market to this effect;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the current legal framework for the development of RES will expire in 2020, and whereas the dropping of binding national targets could deprive the RES sector of the support it needs to grow;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas binding targets for the use of RES to supply energy to final consumers have enhanced sustainable economic growth and consolidated the European Union’s technological leading role on the world market;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the economic crisis and the debt crisis in Europe have not yet been overcome and major challenges have to be faced in terms of public budgeting; whereas the crisis should be used as an opportunity to make the necessary investments in clean tech in order to generate employment and economic growth;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the economic crisis and the debt crisis in Europe have not yet been overcome and major challenges have to be faced in terms of public budgeting and investor confidence;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas energy consumption must be reduced and efficiency of energy production, transmission and use must be increased;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the most of the current arrangements for energy generation from renewable sources take no account of geographical plant location criteria and fail to exploit cost advantages, thereby making the European energy transition unnecessarily costly;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas investors and financial institutions require security and continuity for both their project
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas investors require security and continuity for their projected investments
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the development of RES is largely dependent on private investment, and whereas investors require security and continuity for their projected investments beyond 2020;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas investors
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas there are subsidies of a value of USD 400 billion supporting the wasteful consumption of fossil fuels which impedes the growth of renewable energies; whereas the Pittsburgh and Los Cabos G-20 summits endorsed the objective of phasing out inefficient fossil fuels subsidies over the medium term; whereas concrete proposals towards the implementation of this objective is lacking;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas existing legal instruments on forest management set up a sufficient framework to provide the proof of sustainability of forest biomass produced within the European Union;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas liberalisation and competition has played a pivotal role in bringing down energy prices for all EU consumers;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas a clear, long-term policy framework for RES is a prerequisite if we are to safeguard secure, cheap and stable supplies of energy and the European Union’s competitiveness and ability to innovate;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas the European Parliament and the European Council have declared their ambition to secure an 80 to 95 % level of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas the European Commission calculated that optimal trade in renewables could save up to 8 billion Euro per year;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas there is no RES headline target for 2030;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) G c. whereas the Energy Roadmap recognises that "gas will be critical in the transformation of the energy system;" providing both variable load and baseload to support renewables;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the share in Europe’s energy mix accounted for by renewable energy sources (RES) is growing in the short, medium and long term, and whereas RES make a significant contribution to guaranteeing a secure, independent, diversified and low-emission energy supply for Europe;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission that, in future, RES will account for a growing
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission that
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission that, in future, RES will account for a growing share of energy provision in Europe, both for electricity supply and for the heating
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission that, in future, new forms of energy generation including RES, will account for a growing share of energy provision in Europe, both for electricity supply and for the heating and cooling and transport sectors, and that they will reduce Europe's dependence on conventional energy;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Agrees with the Commission that, in future, RES will account for a growing share of energy provision in Europe
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that the EU policy on renewables should not focus only on electricity production but also take into consideration other sectors such as heating and cooling as heat demand makes up nearly half of the total energy demand in the EU;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Regrets that renewable heating and cooling do not benefit from renewable energy support schemes (such as feed in tariffs and green certificates) apart from specific heat policies at national, regional and local levels;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the fact that in 2050 RES are set to account for the largest single share of the European Union's energy supply and are regarded as a ‘no-regret option’; adds that specific targets must be set for the period to 2050 in order to ensure that RES have a credible future in the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the share in Europe's energy mix accounted for by renewable energy sources (RES) is growing in the short, medium and long term, and will result in renewables being the cornerstone of the EU's future energy system;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that renewables not only help address climate change, but offer additional environmental benefits compared to conventional fossil and nuclear plants, such as no NOx or SOx emissions, no other air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide or particles which have carcinogenic effects and severely affect human health, no problems related to long-term storage of waste or decommissioning of plant, little or no water use during operation, and zero fuel extraction;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Acknowledges that Europe's 2050 decarbonisation goal for the power sector will only be met if a fossil fuel lock-in is avoided, and that a stable, ambitious and long-term renewable energy policy will help to avoid this;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Acknowledges the findings of the International Energy Agency that while specific renewable energy policies will have an additional short-term cost, the long-term costs of such policies are lower than when relying solely on carbon pricing because they enable a timely scale-up of a sufficiently broad portfolio of renewable energy technologies to ensure that the power sector is fully decarbonised by 2050 at the lowest cost;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Agrees with the Commission that strong renewables growth to 2030 could generate over 3 million jobs;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to supply security; points to the importance of self-sufficiency in energy and to the significant role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for the EU’s regions; notes that the aim must be, first and foremost, to replace fossil fuels and imported energy with locally produced European renewable and slowly renewable energy;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises that half of the EU power plants will have to be replaced in the coming decade, therefore,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry whilst the RES and clean-tech related industry also represent one of the major growth drivers for the EU economy due to the competitive advantage held by EU-based green businesses; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to supply security;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the share in Europe’s energy mix accounted for by renewable energy sources (RES) is growing in the short, medium and long term, and whereas, in accordance with the Energy Roadmap 2050, in 2050 RES will account for the largest single share of energy supplies;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES in
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to supply security; suggests that the Commission allow for the effects of the economic crisis and countries’ lower credit ratings, as reflected in the cutbacks – and the degree of risk involved – in renewable energy investment;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that safe, secure, affordable and environmentally s
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES in the electricity supply, heating and cooling and transport sectors increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to supply security;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES in electricity, heating and cooling and transport increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to supply security;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES in all relevant sectors increased in a manner that is cost-efficient and without prejudice to supply security;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that secure, affordable and
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward-looking approach to renewables that includes adaptable and affordable support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation the integration of renewables in the energy market, the transmission capacity needed, and the identification of new strategic areas;
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable energy will promote economic development, new innovations, and sustainable growth in the EU's regions
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that almost half a million jobs have been created in the renewable energy sector and that more intensive development of that sector could create a further 3 million jobs by 2030;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the leadership of the EU in renewable energy technology is currently being eroded, including through the use of unfair trade practices by some emerging economies; urges therefore the
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Member States to continue to promote investment in renewable energies and energy convergence, and regrets the trend towards the withdrawal of incentives for renewable energies in favour of other less environmentally and socio-economically sustainable energy sources;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the leadership of the EU in renewable energy technology is currently being eroded, including through the use of unfair trade practices by some emerging economies; urges therefore the Commission to make pro-active, speedy and efficient use, where required, of trade defence instruments and the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism in order to counter such illegal practices;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that EU regional policy has a key role to play in promoting renewable energy production on a Europe-wide scale; welcomes the fact that the cohesion and
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the leadership of the EU in renewable energy technology is currently being eroded, including through the use of unfair trade practices by some emerging economies; urges therefore the
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that EU regional policy has a key role to play in promoting renewable energy production on a Europe-wide scale; welcomes the fact that the cohesion and regional policy input intended to encourage renewable energy use has continued to expand step by step; considers it particularly important for the direction of
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to submit an industrial strategy for renewables, covering everything from research and development to financing, in order to secure the EU’s technological leadership in the renewable energy field;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that EU regional policy has a
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Encourages de Commission to continue its efforts to reach an agreement on a post-Kyoto protocol that will establish a more levelled international playing field for the European manufacturing industry;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that EU regional policy has a key role to play in promoting renewable energy production on a Europe-wide scale; welcomes the fact that the cohesion and regional policy input intended to encourage renewable energy use has continued to expand step by step with the aim that RES fully contribute to the EU energy policy goals and that the EU energy objectives are implemented EU-wide; considers it particularly important for the direction of Commission policy to be such as to enable the funding rate to be increased further in the coming period;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of the broader environmental and climate goals of the Union; hence urges the Commission to take policy coherence into account when carrying out a Community Interest Test in regards to the implementation of anti- dumping measures and imposed tariffs on renewable energy sources;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that EU regional policy has a key role to play in promoting renewable energy production on a Europe-wide scale; welcomes the fact that the cohesion and regional policy input intended to encourage renewable energy use has continued to expand step by step; considers it particularly important for the direction of Commission policy to be such as to enable the funding rate to be increased further in the coming period; considers it necessary for ambitious, binding objectives to be set in the field of renewable energy for the period post-2020 in order to promote the transition towards greater use solely of green and renewable energies;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recalls that national support schemes must be subject to reasonable time limits and may cover a normal return on capital. In order to take into account the different stages or maturity of the various technologies, these schemes must be adapted to make them affordable and for consumers to benefit from the cost- efficiency gains;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that EU regional policy has a key role to play in promoting renewable energy production on a Europe-wide scale; welcomes the fact that the cohesion and regional policy input intended to encourage renewable energy use has continued to expand step by step; considers it particularly important for the direction of Commission policy to be such as to enable the funding rate to be increased further
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes that whilst the Union makes use of trade defence instruments against a wide range of renewable energy sources, fossil fuels such as oil and gas are tariff- free; notes with regret that the anti- dumping measures and imposed tariffs have made renewable energy sources less competitive and less attractive for European customers compared to fossil fuels;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Considers that in order for full advantage to be derived from the benefits offered by renewable energy sources, there is a need for close cooperation in the field of energy infrastructure and for additional European funding for new technologies;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls the Commission’s support to the local dimension of renewable energy production; concurs with the Commission that decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources while fostering community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally and by reducing the dependence of some EU regions on third-country energy suppliers; stresses that if renewable energy is fully to unfold its potential, it is important to provide incentives for the use of local resources to the extent possible, with public procurement playing an important role in this respect;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that intelligent use of Community funding for the next programming period, 2014-2020, will enable the target of increasing the proportion of renewable energy sources to 20% to be achieved and, along with this, the objectives of sustainability and competitiveness in the European Union;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward-looking approach to renewables that includes support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation and the identification of new strategic areas; Stresses that this strategy should also encourage trade facilitation in order to support the efforts of developing countries and emerging economies in this particular field;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable energy will promote economic development, new innovations, and sustainable growth in the EU's regions and, moreover, will
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls the Commission's support to the local dimension of renewable energy production; concurs with the Commission that decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources while fostering community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally; stresses that if renewable energy is fully to unfold its potential, it is important to provide incentives for the use of local resources to the extent economically possible, with public procurement playing an important role in this respect, where necessary;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that local and regional authorities can play a major role in the development of renewable energy and in the transition towards a low-carbon society;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls the Commission's support to the local dimension of renewable energy production; concurs with the Commission that decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources while fostering community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally; stresses that if renewable energy is fully to unfold its potential, it is important to provide incentives for the use of local resources
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Takes note that renewable energies receive significant support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); maintains, however that the amount of ERDF funding in new energy capacities is rather low, especially in support of energy grid investments; highlights the potential of Structural Funds to modernise the current energy infrastructure and service a well- connected European infrastructure in order to integrate renewable energies in the European energy market;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Cooperation mechanisms and trade with third countries should be explored to make better use of the potential of renewables. This will involve an evaluation of the infrastructure requirements, for the secure and efficient operation of the national electricity systems, and the costs for transit countries;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that the EU's trade deficit due to fossil fuels imports is set to increase in the coming years; underlines in this respect the role domestic renewable energy plays in terms of security of supply and re-installing a positive trade balance with oil and gas exporting countries;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that investment under Common Strategic Framework funds could be of great help in resolving the challenges for renewable energy; draws attention also to the importance of private
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that trade
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that investment under Common Strategic Framework funds could be of great help in resolving the challenges for renewable energy and in exploiting their energy efficiency potential; draws attention also to the importance of private – and first and foremost European – investment and of innovative financial instruments; without overlooking research and development projects supported under the Structural Funds, especially those carried out at grass-
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU's sustainability criteria
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that investment under Common Strategic Framework funds could be of great help in resolving the challenges for renewable energy; draws attention also to the importance of public and private – and first and foremost European – investment and of innovative financial instruments; without overlooking research and development projects supported under the Structural Funds, especially those carried out at grass-
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU's sustainability criteria, and encourages the Commission to introduce indirect land use as an additional criterion; recommends that trade agreements should contain provisions to address the issues of deforestation and forest degradation and encourages the Commission to continue negotiating VPAs on illegal logging with relevant third countries;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Draws attention to the need to promote action to harness the renewable energy potential of islands, where fossil fuel dependency is aggravated by distance and geographical isolation, whereby account should be taken of the need to include instruments in European energy policy that will make it possible adequately to address the challenges posed by isolated energy systems;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU’s sustainability criteria, and encourages the Commission to introduce indirect land use as an additional criterion; recommends that trade agreements should contain provisions to address the issues of deforestation and forest degradation and to encourage good land and water management;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out the relevance of smart grids in the future - as envisioned by the European Commission energy policy blue print - to deal with the imbalance in renewable energies available throughout the EU and to create a pan-European energy market capable of delivering these energies to all regions;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable and affordable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU's sustainability criteria, and encourages the Commission to introduce indirect land use as an additional criterion; recommends that trade agreements should contain provisions to address the issues of deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. whereas the most of the current arrangements for energy generation from renewable sources take no account of geographical plant location criteria and fail to exploit cost advantages, thereby making the European energy turnaround unnecessarily costly;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes and encourages the conclusion of Voluntary Partnership Agreements between the EU and developing and emerging countries on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) and reminds that a carefully managed, sustainable timber harvest is also a renewable source of energy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that in order to enable further integration of renewable energy sources, some adaptations of the European energy infrastructure at both transmission and distribution levels will be required; recommends that the future scheduling of infrastructure investment, from both national and Community sources, take into account the long-term scenario and cover estimated results and additional needs in the field of the technical development of infrastructure for renewable energy sources;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward-looking approach to renewables that includes support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation and the identification of new strategic areas for the use of renewables as trade commodities;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable energy will promote economic development, new innovations, and sustainable growth in the EU's regions and, moreover, will create jobs; furthermore, it will reduce Europe's dependence on conventional energy by guaranteeing secure, independent, diversified and low-emission energy supply for Europe;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the pillar on international cooperation; recognises the potential that notably the Southern-Mediterranean countries represent in terms of production of renewable energy; believes that the EU's proposed DCFTAs could be a useful means to integrate the countries of this region into the EU's energy market and to invest into their technological development in a way that is beneficial to the sustainability of their economies;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that investments in the field of renewable energy sources are essential to allow their price become more competitive and comparable against traditional energy sources;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Points out the necessity to create incentives, a simplification of the funding strategies and a reduction of transaction costs for the beneficiary of the funds; underlines that regional and national stakeholders should be encouraged to invest more for renewable energies and that market conditions and regulatory frameworks are to be less complex; encourages the European Commission, Member State and regulators to intensify their efforts to remove these obstacles;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Opposes
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Deems essential that investments in renewable energy sources are complemented by investments in a smart and interconnected distribution network, including smart grids;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that increased renewable energy production will pose challenges to the serviceability of the existing energy infrastructure; points to the importance of both public and private funding where energy infrastructure investment is
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Opposes subsidies to fossil fuels and recalls the G20 agreement to phase out such subsidies; calls on the Commission swiftly to put forward proposals for a timetable to phase out all fossil fuel subsidies granted by institutions, such as export credit agencies, that receive public support from the EU or from Member States
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that increased renewable energy production will pose challenges to the serviceability of the existing energy infrastructure; points to the importance of both public and private funding where energy infrastructure investment is concerned; urges the need for progress in the development and expansion of an EU internal energy market; believes that, for example, ELENA assistance should support large-
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Maintains that the goal of closer energy cooperation, both within the EU and with neighbouring countries, has to go hand in hand with the necessary energy infrastructure development;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that increased renewable energy production will pose challenges to the serviceability of the existing energy infrastructure; points to the importance of both public and private funding where energy infrastructure investment is concerned, in particular for the modernization of the infrastructure; believes that, for example, ELENA assistance should support large-
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that trade agreements concluded by the Union with neighbourhood countries, in particular the southern Mediterranean countries, should include chapters focusing on the establishment of industrial partnerships that favour the development of renewable energies;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Maintains that the Member States, working with the Commission, must use energy and trade agreements with non- member countries to consolidate European policy goals for renewable energy development;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that achieving increased renewable energy production will pose challenges to the
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that functioning fair and free trade can help to ensure that renewable energy sources and energy efficiency technologies will be adopted more rapidly and at lower cost;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers, taking into account regional demands, that the Common Strategic Framework funding for renewables should focus primarily on the local distribution of the power/fuel produced and small-scale renewable projects;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the EU-Institutions and the Member States authorities to take into account the negative effects of a further de-industrialization of the EU and the relocation of CO2 intensive production to third countries, while drafting future legislation in particular regarding the reduction of CO2 emissions in the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that, in many Member States, RES already account for more than 20% of the energy market, while national rules on feed-in tariffs and preferential treatment are leading to distortions of competition;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the EU's policy on renewable energy has benefitted the economy of the EU and has contributed to the creation of more than 500,000 domestic jobs1; Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward- looking approach to renewables that includes support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation and the identification of new strategic areas; __________________ 1 Eurostat 2010
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable and other low emission sources of energy will promote economic development, new innovations, and sustainable growth in the EU's regions and, moreover, will create jobs;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to take note of the WTO's Information Technology Agreement and to investigate the possibilities for the initiation of an Environmental Technology Free Trade Agreement, an agreement establishing tariff-free trade in environmental technology products;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the most efficient and competitive renewable energy sites in the EU are sometimes geographically remote from points of consumption and that there is therefore a need to develop suitable networks for the transmission of clean energy; highlights that efficient local renewable energy production must also be encouraged in order to reduce transmission losses, increase security of supply and promote regional energy self-sufficiency;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Supports a multi-level governance and decentralised approach to energy policy and renewables, including, among other things, the Covenant of Mayors and the further development of the Smart Cities initiative as well as the promotion of the best solutions at regional and local level by means of information campaigns;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls for national exemptions from the EU prohibition on state aid for renewable energies to be abolished in view of the distortions of the market which have arisen in countries where RES account for over 20% of the energy market; also takes a critical view of preferential feed-in arrangements for RES when their market share exceeds a certain level, which can have the effect of destabilising the grid and distorting competition;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes that the decentralised production of renewable energy, in the form of cooperatives of citizens jointly investing in the production and supply of renewable energy in their own environment, also has an important role to play in future renewable energy policy;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Notes that large-scale renewable energy projects often either focus on the transmission of this energy outside the region of its production or find that local grids do not have the capacity to absorb this intermittent energy;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and to the major role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for regional economies; points out that the efforts to replace fossil and imported energy with locally produced European renewable energy are important in the long term in order to meet the targets set in the Energy Roadmap 2050 and the Europe 2020 strategy; regrets that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels and lack of energy storage facilities leaves European regions also vulnerable to crises and competitiveness;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and to the major role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for regional economies; points out that the efforts to replace fossil and imported energy with locally produced European renewable energy are important in the long term in order to meet the targets set in the Energy Roadmap 2050 and the Europe 2020 strategy; points out that the efforts to replace fossil and imported energy with European renewable energy produced locally and regionally, including under cross-border cooperation projects, are important in the long term in order to meet the targets set in the Energy Roadmap 2050 and the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and to the major role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for regional economies;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and to the major role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for regional economies; points out that the efforts to replace fossil and imported energy with locally produced European renewable energy are important
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and to the
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that measures to boost technological innovation should provide, amongst other, sufficient funding for research and development of renewable sources or energy for a sustainable EU energy mix;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable energy will promote economic development, new
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points to the importance of self- sufficiency in energy and
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes the view that Europe's regions need greater flexibility to adapt and benefit from the renewable energies available in those areas, which entails making full use of decentralised energy production in order to cope with variables and exploit them where availability is greatest; points out that this should be done through a decentralised approach focusing on intelligent networks and technology, and promoting the link between innovation and investment in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for a review of the capacity payments envisaged or in place in some countries for conventional power stations to maintain baseload capacity, which may conflict with European competition rules; calls on Member States and energy producers, instead, to organise baseload groupings in cooperation with RES inside the internal market on the basis of free- market principles; asks the Commission to draw up a legal framework for the setting up of local groupings to secure baseload power;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the deployment of renewable sources of energy within the EU to be made more efficient by striving towards a system of EU-wide incentives for renewable sources, on which basis specific types of renewables would be deployed in those parts of the EU where they are most efficient, thereby lowering the cost of promoting them and guaranteeing the efficient allocation of funding;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that potential sources of renewable energy (wind, water, sun, biomass, etc.) abound in the outermost regions; stresses that the outermost regions are becoming hotbeds of research ideal for renewable energy observation, research, innovation, evaluation and use; welcomes in particular the objective in France’s outermost regions for renewable energies to constitute a minimum of 50% of end consumption by 2020, meaning they would exceed the 20% target set under the EU’s 2020 Strategy; considers that the EU should exploit the unique assets and experience of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories in the field of sustainable energy and encourage networking in island regions with a view to the exchange of good practices and the pursuit of joint activities;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in renewable energy projects; notes that the Member States and regions have their own strengths as far as renewable energy sources are concerned and that, because of geographical differences, renewable energy policy cannot be exactly the same in every region, which means that greater flexibility is required; points out that bioenergy can do much to foster energy management, economic growth, and vitality, especially in sparsely populated regions and rural areas; highlights, in this context, the importance of energy systems in islands and remote areas;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in renewable energy projects; underlines that public acceptance and deployment of renewable energy sources can be done for example through renewable energy cooperatives; notes that the Member States and regions have their own strengths as far as renewable energy sources are concerned
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in renewable energy projects; notes that the Member States and regions have their own strengths as far as renewable energy sources are concerned and that, because of geographical differences, renewable energy policy cannot be exactly the same in every region, for which reason a specific programme should be established in the field of energy, along the lines of the POSEI schemes, as called for by Parliament in the Teixeira report on the role of cohesion policy in the outermost regions of the European Union in the context of EU 2020 (2011/2195(INI)); points out that bioenergy can do much to foster energy management, economic growth, and vitality, especially in sparsely populated regions and rural areas;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in renewable energy projects; notes that the Member States and regions have their own strengths as far as renewable energy sources are concerned and that, because of geographical differences, renewable energy policy cannot be exactly the same in every region: local and regional conditions and resources have to be taken into account for the developing of RES potential; points out that bioenergy can do much to foster energy management, economic growth, and vitality, especially in sparsely populated regions and rural areas;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Maintains, in the light of the impact assessment accompanying the latest communication and of the experience of the climate and energy package, that an EU-wide binding target for the proportion of final energy consumption to be accounted for by renewables again needs to be set after 2020 in order to provide clarity and security for investors in sufficient time and in that way enable renewables to be developed further; believes that the EU-wide binding target for the renewable component of final energy consumption should not be less than 40% to 45% and that it must be met through binding expansion targets in the Member States;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable energy will promote economic and social development,
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that local sustainable energy strategies have an essential role in terms of regional and social development, as they enhance the participation of regional players in renewable energy projects; notes that the Member States and regions have their own strengths as far as renewable energy sources are concerned and that, because of geographical differences, renewable energy policy cannot be exactly the same in every region;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that an integrated approach on the regional level will be necessary to boost the use of renewable energy; considers that various actors should be involved in setting up the infrastructure, without adding extra layers of bureaucracy;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU's internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; draws attention to the importance of cross-border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU's internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; draws attention to the importance of cross-border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU's internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; draws attention to the importance of cross-border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should be exploited
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU's internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; notes the need for closer cooperation on energy policy with the EU's neighbouring countries by promoting the EU-wide exchange of best practices and reducing the energy imbalances in sustainable resource use between them; draws attention to the importance of cross-border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should be exploited to the full to help renewable energy to take off; also stresses that best practice should be shared and turned to account under those programmes;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Maintains that effective renewable energy projects should not stop at the EU’s internal borders, to say nothing of its external borders; draws attention to the importance of using cooperation mechanisms and implementing cross- border energy projects and takes the view that European regional cooperation programmes, as well as the IPA and the ENI, should be exploited to the full to help renewable energy to take off; stresses the importance of boosting international energy cooperation, for example in the southern Mediterranean, in order to improve the development of renewable energies; also stresses that best practice should be shared and turned to account under those programmes;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points to the importance of gradually achieving a European internal market for renewable energies in all Europe's regions that would take account of all their energy sources, thus enabling them to become competitive on a sustainable basis;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that the existence of numerous different schemes for promoting renewables in the Member States gives rise to considerable inefficiencies in cross-border electricity trading because it reinforces and indeed aggravates inequalities, thus working against completion of the internal energy market; stresses that this is a major blockage to the development of cross-border regional projects, which are subject to different renewables support regimes;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that EU support for the development of renewable energies should be part of a genuine and ambitious joint industrial policy underpinned by measures to encourage research and innovation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that investment in, and the exploitation of, renewable energy will promote economic development, new innovations and technology, and sustainable growth in the EU’s regions and, moreover, will create
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Notes that the integration and expansion of renewable energies makes a significant contribution to reducing the environmental costs of conventional energy sources, reducing fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, and they should therefore be developed, whilst paying attention to respect for nature conservation and biodiversity;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Points out that coherence and perseverance are key elements of EU climate and energy policy; notes that the targets set and the requirements imposed on production may not all be consistent in every respect; points out that legislation which limits the exploitation of renewable energy will at worst make the targets more difficult to reach, and that this could adversely affect regional economies; points out that energy production from renewable energy sources is closely linked to the development and expansion of energy infrastructure, and that the necessary planning procedures often require the interaction of various planning levels; points out that national legislation must ensure the simplification and acceleration of planning procedures in the development of energy infrastructure;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Points out that coherence and perseverance are key elements of EU climate and energy policy; notes that the targets set and the requirements imposed on production
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Points out that coherence and perseverance are key elements of EU climate and energy policy;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Points out that coherence and perseverance, innovation and sustainability are key elements of EU climate and energy policy; notes that the targets set and the requirements imposed on production may not all be consistent in every respect; points out that legislation which limits the exploitation of renewable energy will at worst make the targets more difficult to reach, and that this could adversely affect regional economies.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Points out that coherence and perseverance are key elements of EU climate and energy policy; notes that the targets set and the requirements imposed on production may not all be consistent in every respect with the aim of achieving the 2020 targets and ensuring that the bulk of energy supply is obtained from renewable energies by 2050; points out that legislation which limits the exploitation of renewable energy will at worst make the targets more difficult to reach, and that this could adversely affect regional economies.
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the need to increase concerted support in this area for specific and targeted information campaigns that take account of each region's particular features and include a presentation of the results, thus demonstrating the benefits which the region has gained from the use of renewable energies.
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. highlights the valuable experience gained on local level to achieve energy independence by boosting renewable energy production; recommends to promote renewable energy village and energy cooperatives and facilitate exchange of good practice and networking in order to best capitalise on successful models;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Is convinced that only an EU-wide system for promoting RES will offer the most cost-effective framework in which their full potential can be realised; sees decisive advantages in a technology- neutral European market for renewables, in which producers will have to cover a pre-determined quota of their energy output from RES, and in which one of the ways of reaching that quota will be through the trading of certificates on a market established for that purpose; notes the evidence of experience in the Member States that, in order to ensure quotas are met, heavy fines must be imposed for failure to meet them;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Reminds that the deployment of large scale renewable energy installations is connected with legal framework certainty and access to finance; Therefore, ask the Commission and Members states to develop clear and predictable rules, including for subsidies, regarding this sectors while ensuring cheap financing and combining private, European, Investment bank and Cohesion policy financing instruments.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that dependence on largely imported fossil energy carriers entails ever growing political, economic and environmental risks, that obtaining them is increasingly costly to the Member States and consumers, and that therefore renewable energy produced in Europe should play a larger role in achieving energy security for the European Union;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – indent 1 (new) - Having regard to the report on the role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy; (This citation should go before the first paragraph.)
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes the January 2013 adopted of the report on the role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy and ask the Commission to take it into account when drafting its renewables policy in regards to cohesion policy.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Emphasises that the further development of renewables will entail permanent landscape change in the regions; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of renewables is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved.
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses the importance of financing renewable energy installations through cohesion policy which results in supporting on one hand, the business sector, formed mainly by SMEs, and on the other hand, the creation of jobs at local and regional level. Moreover, ask the Commission to ensure that at the level of 2014 -2020 Partnership agreements and Operational programmes all fossil fuels subsidies are excluded in order to create the critical mass necessary for further development of EU renewable energy sector.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Observes that the renewable energy industry requires a long-term and predictable policy; calls on the European Union, therefore, to assign the Member States new, binding targets for renewable energy in the period after 2020;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that secure, affordable and environmentally sound energy provision is indispensable for the competitiveness of our regions and of European industry; emphasises, therefore, that the energy supply system needs to be overhauled and the share of RES increased in a manner that is cost- efficient and without prejudice to supply security;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Recognises that increasing the share of renewable energy will not only increase the energy independence of Europe but will have also significant environmental and health co-benefit through reduction in air pollution and other emissions, as well as other risks inherent to other forms of power generation;
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importan
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Points out that the binding 2020 renewable energy targets have spurred the uptake of renewable energy in the EU and created a stable investment climate, giving Europe a competitive advantage in renewables, which will strongly contribute to sustainable growth and job creation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points to the importance of
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that European energy policy must be focused on the development, deployment and distribution of renewable energy. More ambitious renewable energy targets for member states are necessary for 2030 and beyond in order to achieve a renewable energy based economy by 2050.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points to the importance of gradually
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates that a climate target alone will not steer sufficient investment into renewable energies and energy savings, which have to deliver the lion's share of the needed emission reductions of 80-95% in 2050; Endorses that these two 'no- regrets' options as identified in the Energy Roadmap for 2050 must be a central pillar of the post-2020 framework;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points to the importance of gradually achieving a European energy market for renewables
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for a development of new economic instruments in order to stimulate renewable energy and for fossil fuel subsidies to be phased out.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that future policy incentives for renewable energy should take into account resource efficiency objectives and address the wide variation in terms of upfront "carbon debt" of different sources of energy from biomass;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points to the importance of gradually fac
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points to the market potential for green technology; and underlines that green technologies should be seen as an opportunity to strengthen European industries, rather than something that necessarily requires public funding;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points to the importance of gradually achieving a European energy market for renewables that would allow alternative energy sources to become competitive on a sustainable basis; points to the importance of self-sufficiency in energy and to the significant role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for the rural areas;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Greatly deplores the fact that some Member States are implementing extreme austerity policies, with cuts that are having a direct impact on RDI in the renewable energy field and slowing renewables down, preventing them from attaining the technological maturity required in order not just to meet the EU’s 2020 targets, but also to lower energy generation costs and encourage investment;
Amendment 16 #
2a. Condemns those national and regional governments which have cut their financial support to renewables through the Feed In Tariff and other mechanisms; considers such actions detrimental to achieving the EU renewable and carbon emission reduction targets, more costly in the long run due to the financial impact of climate change, and creating uncertainty for investors in renewables;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Agrees with the Commission that strong renewables growth to 2030 could generate over 3 million jobs;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses, however, the
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that, given the forecasted increase of the global population between now and 2050 of nearly 2 billion people, competition for land, water and energy will intensify, putting producers under considerable pressure;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that renewable energy is being developed in the Member States with a view to meeting the targets set for 2020; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the importance that renewable energy
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that renewable energy is not being developed only separately
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that renewable energy is not being developed separately, but as part of the overall energy system; reiterates that funding needs to be allocated under the Connecting Europe programme to finance the development of ICT-based smart grids so as to enable renewable energy to be
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of environmental sustainability and that resource efficiency, in particular, must therefore be one of the aspects taken into account;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that renewable energy is not being developed separately, but as part of the overall energy system; reiterates that funding needs to be allocated under the Connecting Europe programme to finance the development of ICT-based smart grids so as to enable renewable energy to be incorporated more comprehensively and improve the stability of transfer systems; stresses the need to support small and medium-sized enterprises for more opportunities in infrastructure development;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of environmental sustainability; Stresses the importance of resource efficiency in energy consumption and production on a farm level; reminds the potential of livestock farm biogas system development based on biowaste;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that renewable energy is not being developed separately, but as part of the overall energy system; reiterates that
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of social, economic and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that renewable energy is not being developed separately, but as part of the overall energy system; reiterates that funding needs to be allocated under the Connecting Europe programme to finance the development of ICT-based smart grids so as to enable renewable energy to be incorporated more comprehensively and improve the stability of transfer systems; underlines that this funding should not lead to an increase in the overall EU- budget;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that different schemes for promoting RES ensure that the different potentials and technology patterns within the Member States are taken into account in the support scheme design, thus avoiding windfall profits by reflecting the real costs of a technology; welcomes at the same time the Commission initiative to produce guidelines on support schemes;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the EU to
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights the lack of a high renewables and energy efficiency scenario in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that could assume a greater share of renewable energy in the EU energy mix;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the EU to guarantee that the promotion of renewable resources in the production and use of energy will not jeopardise food security
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the EU to guarantee that the promotion of renewable resources in the production and use of energy will not jeopardise food security
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – introductory part 3.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Maintains that a transitional period is necessary in order to
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges th
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that renewable energy is being developed in the Member States with a view to meeting the targets set for 2020; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges that a great challenge facing agriculture is to identify
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Acknowledges that a great challenge facing agriculture is to identify effective
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points to the importance of research and technological development in order to encourage the production of second generation biofuels; stresses the importance of these biofuels are important in preventing adverse effects on food markets;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that a transitional period is necessary in order to establish European support schemes; but underlines that these support schemes should come from diversion of existing funds rather than from budget increases; suggests that the Commission
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the EU to ensure that energy measures
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that a transitional period is necessary in order to establish European support schemes which are harmonized; suggests that the Commission allow for the effects of the economic crisis and countries' lower credit ratings, as reflected in the cutbacks – and the degree of risk involved – in renewable energy investment; stresses that the risks to those who invest in renewable energy have to be reduced by means of a clear, stable and predictable long-
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the EU to ensure that energy measures to develop alternative fuels are not directly or indirectly incompatible with World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments and do not expose the EU to acts of retaliation or limit agricultural diversity;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Reiterates that the European Union and its Member States have made the commitment to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020 within the framework of the Nagoya summit on biodiversity, the G-20 Pittsburgh summit, the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe of the European Commission and Council Conclusions; Stresses the urgent need to tackle environmentally harmful subsidies in the field of energy, both at the national and at EU level; Therefore calls for coordinated action aimed at identifying and phasing out all environmentally harmful subsidies in the field of energy by 2020;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that a number of elements of the food system are vulnerable to higher energy costs and this could create an adverse effect for producers and consumers;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Recalls the council conclusions on renewable energy which demand the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies; calls on Member States to phase out fossil and nuclear subsidies;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that a sound renewable energy strategy should regard
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Is convinced that stable and long-term policy frameworks play a key role in reducing costs of uncertainty and improving access to capital, thereby ensuring a cost-efficient and effective transition for society.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that a sound renewable energy strategy should
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to use the crisis as an opportunity to make the necessary investments in clean tech in order to generate employment and economic growth.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Is aware of the role that innovation provisions under the CAP reform proposals for Rural Development should play in the development of new types of crop with high energy potential, and in researching and disseminating techniques for sustainable production and uses for renewable energy and waste;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that renewable energy is being developed in the Member States with a view to meeting the targets set for 2020; calls on the Commission to propose rational goals up to 2030, which should take into account the proportion of electricity to be generated from renewable sources, energy efficiency, clean conventional energy technologies, and CO2 storage; calls on the Commission to propose concrete 2030 renewable energy targets to guide the transition to a low carbon economy and to ensure that a stable, ambitious and long-term renewable energy policy continues to be in place with a view to providing more regulatory and investment certainty and to achieving the EU 2050 decarbonisation goals;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that dependence on imported fossil fuels entails ever growing political and environmental risks, that obtaining them is increasingly costly to the Member States and consumers, and that therefore renewable energy produced in Europe should play a larger role in achieving energy security for the European Union;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Although it is the Union's ambition to find sustainable energy sources, it must be noted that the tightening of standards for renewable energy, such as the use of too rigorous sustainability criteria for renewable sources of energy, reduce the competitiveness and attractiveness of renewable energy compared to fossil sources of energy, which lack equivalent criteria.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Urges Member States and sub- national governments to take advantage of the provisions in Article 21 of the Rural Development Regulation on basic rural services to invest in community owned and run renewable systems for electricity and heat, with local retention and sharing of profits for re-investment in community infrastructure and services;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses on the importance to guarantee long term strategies and incentives, as well as a stable regulatory and fiscal framework at national level, in order to ensure predictability for investors and effectively promote the development of renewable energies within each Member State.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Emphasises the importance of policies in respect of energy crops being predictable and cohesive;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that because many EU power plants will need to be decommissioned or upgraded in the coming 10 years and as fossil fuel prices will increase steadily, energy prices are set to rise no matter what the energy mix is; emphasises that some renewables such as onshore wind and solar PV are already competitive on costs compared to nuclear and CCS which makes them the most cost-effective option for decarbonisation; notes that increases in energy bills should first and foremost be tackled by energy efficiency and saving measures; stresses that energy must be affordable for all and that special attention should be paid to vulnerable consumers and low income households; calls on Member States to define the concept of vulnerable customers and to take the necessary measures to ensure that those consumers are effectively protected;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Welcomes the fact that, in connection with the Europe 2020 Strategy, the Commission wishes to allocate at least 25% of rural development funding to combating climate change and thus, inter alia, supporting renewable energy, in the 2014-2020 budget period;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that renewables not only contribute to addressing climate change, but also offer additional environmental benefits in terms of reduced air pollution, waste generation and water use.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Acknowledges the importance of promoting and encouraging the
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the key to unlocking the potential for renewable energy systems and to achieve a decarbonised economy is through the effective support of small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to draw up guidelines for best practice regarding renewable energy support schemes, but regrets that the Commission communication entitled ‘Renewable Energy: a major player in the European energy market’ is inconsistent and confused about the need for support per se; notes that the renewable energy sector is not yet robust enough to withstand market forces on its own and considers, therefore, that rigorously and transparently managed support is still needed in order to consolidate the sector and enable the EU to realise its model for a carbon-free future;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Acknowledges the importance of
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Is concerned by abrupt changes in national support mechanisms for renewable energy, in particular by retroactive changes or freezes in support; calls on Member States to provide stable frameworks for investment in renewable energy, including regularly reviewed support schemes and streamlined administrative procedures;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Emphasises the important contribution that
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Accordingly welcomes the fact that some renewable energy technologies are beginning to attain acceptable degrees of competitiveness in relation to conventional forms of energy, even though the social and environmental costs of the latter are, to a large extent, still not being internalised;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11. Emphasises the contribution that cooperation among farmers might make to a successful outcome for the policy for promoting renewable resources, and to the addressing, along with the EU Member States, of issues relating to the protection of critical infrastructure in many Member States within the energy system.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points to the need for
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the European Investment Bank to create rolling funds through financial intermediaries to provide the necessary start up capital, and technical support, for farm-based and community owned micro-and small-scale renewable electricity and heat generation, the profits of which can be re-invested in additional schemes;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points to the need for energy and CO2 storage technologies; stresses that energy storage technology is needed to integrate the decentralised renewable resources into the distribution network; maintains that funding needs to be allocated under the Horizon 2020 programme to finance the development of energy and CO2 storage technologies;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Points out that the 2020 renewable energy targets set in the Renewable Energy Directive for the EU as a whole as well as for Member States have spurred renewable energy use in Europe and European countryside; considers that, to establish policy on a long-term footing and strengthen the security of investment, the EU must, as soon as possible, put forward new targets for the period beyond 2020;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that renewable energy is being developed in the Member States with a view to meeting their 2020 targets set
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises the importance of enhancing the security of energy supply at affordable prices in view of the major challenges facing society today; both the security of energy supply and climate change have implications for foreign and security policies;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Observes that agriculture and rural areas have the potential to provide a significant proportion of renewable energy production, and therefore considers that the new policy on agriculture and rural development should promote the production of renewable energies.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points to the need for
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Calls on Member States and sub national governments with the requisite competence to make the construction of on-farm capacity for generation of renewable sources of heat or electricity, of the farmer's choice, mandatory wherever practically possible; such capacity could include wind turbines, solar panels, anaerobic digesters, wood chip fuel or heat pumps; the renewable generation would either be for on-farm use, or for exporting off-farm to the electricity grid, or both, and therefore would cut farm energy bills and add a valuable additional revenue stream; calls on public authorities to provide the necessary financial and technical support to make this mandate happen;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points to the need for energy (including electricity) and CO2
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Points out that bioenergy is the main renewable energy source in the EU; considers it important that the Commission's plans regarding sustainability criteria for solid biomass should not impede the use of sustainable bioenergy generated in the EU and Member States and that the possible criteria should be based primarily on existing legislation and inventory and monitoring tools; points out that when drawing up sustainability criteria for biomass, it is necessary to cover – in addition to ecological sustainability – other areas of sustainable development such as economic and social sustainability, and the corresponding effects of alternative energy sources also have to be considered;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points to the fact that the increased use of renewables and green technologies is not only an issue of meeting emissions targets but also improves energy security and reduces the need for imported fuels;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Stresses that the new agricultural policy should provide a stronger incentive for biomass production, as the role of biomass in National Renewable Energy Action Plans drawn up by Member States to attain the binding renewable energy targets for the year 2020 is significant – close to 50%.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Observes that it is necessary to eliminate the obstacles to the more widespread use of renewable energy.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that research and development focusing on the efficient use of waste, including food waste and debris recovered from the marine environment, to produce electricity, gas, and heat are important from the point of view of meeting energy efficiency targets;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that research and development focusing on reducing the environmental impact and the efficient use of waste to produce electricity, gas, and heat are important from the point of view of meeting energy efficiency targets;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that research and development focusing on the efficient use of waste to produce electricity, gas, and heat are important from the point of view of
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that renewable energy is being developed in the Member States with a view to meeting the targets set for 2020; calls on the Commission to
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that the industry requires a predictable policy, and therefore condemns the Commission’s unpredictable policy, which is contrary to the principle of justified expectations, in the field of renewable energy, particularly with regard to the regulation of biofuels;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that research
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that research and development focusing on the efficient use of waste to produce electricity, gas, and heat are important from the point of view of meeting energy efficiency targets as well as tackling energy poverty;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that there is a need to phase out subsidies which damage competition and also those that support environmentally harmful fossil fuels;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points to the fact that a lot can be achieved by the use of existing technologies, simply by increasing energy efficiency as well as by replacing out- dated power generating technologies with newer and less polluting versions;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines the need for long-term sustainability in the use of biomass and biofuels, in particular in terms of their net climate effects and their direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes the importance of ensuring that prices for consumers, both domestic and industrial, remain at affordable and internationally competitive levels;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission, the member States and the National Regulatory Authorities to provide the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) with the wherewithal to perform its duties and achieve the goals laid down in the regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency; notes that this is necessary in order to complete an integrated and transparent internal electricity and gas market by 2014.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to provide the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) with the wherewithal to perform its duties and achieve the goals laid down in the regulation on wholesale energy market integrity
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Deplores the fact that in some Member States the mismanagement of energy policy is leading to situations that directly affect consumers – upward price movements being one example – while also jeopardising the viability of hundreds of industries and thousands of jobs and even causing the failure of much of the renewable energy business in countries which have, up to now, shown clear leadership in that field.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Calls on the European Union to assign the Member States new, binding renewable energy targets for the period after 2020;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Disagrees with the Commission’s view that small-scale generation is being blocked by ‘Poor public acceptance of certain renewable energy projects’ and considers, on the contrary, that its unpopularity at household level is due to high installation costs and the lack of substantial support for consumers and small-scale entrepreneurs who could become micro producers.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Considers that any decision to impose an unjustified moratorium on clean energy gives cause for disquiet and criticises the fact that too much compensation is, conversely, sometimes granted for generation plants which have already been depreciated, as is the case with certain hydroelectric and nuclear power stations still receiving national aid.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that renewable energy is being developed in the Member States with a view to meeting the targets set for 2020, and to strengthen the competitiveness of Europe; calls on the Commission to propose r
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Observes that energy efficiency, energy saving and use of renewable energy sources improve the European Union’s international competitiveness;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that renewable energy is being developed in the Member States with a view to meeting the targets set for 2020; calls on the Commission to propose a rational
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Observes that support for renewable energy promotes the international competitiveness of this industry;
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PURPOSE: Commission Communication on the integration of renewable energy into the Single Market. CONTEXT: in 2007 the EU set the ambitious goal of achieving a 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport by 2020 and has flanked these objectives by a series of supporting policies. The renewable energy goal is a headline target of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. At the start of 2012, these policies are beginning to work and the EU is currently on track to achieve its goals. However, the economic crisis has made investors cautious about the energy sector. In Europe's liberalised energy markets, the growth of renewable energy depends on private sector investment, which in turn relies on the stability of renewable energy policy. Investment in infrastructure, manufacturing and logistics also requires related investment - in testing facilities, cable production, factories and ships to build offshore wind installations. In parallel to a rigorous implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive, clarity on longer-term policy is needed to ensure that the necessary investment is made. The Energy Roadmap 2050 builds on the single energy market, the implementation of the energy infrastructure package and climate objectives as outlined in the 2050 Low Carbon Economy Roadmap. Regardless of scenario choice, the biggest share of energy supply in 2050 will come from renewable energy. However, despite the strong framework to 2020, the Roadmap suggests that growth of renewable energy will drop after 2020 without further intervention due to their higher costs and barriers compared to fossil fuels. Early policy clarity on the post 2020 regime will generate real benefits for investors in industry and infrastructure as well as for renewable energy investors directly. Whilst the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) provides for setting a post2020 roadmap in 2018, stakeholders have already been asking for clarity regarding policy developments after 2020. This is why the Commission believes it is important to start preparing now for the period beyond 2020. CONTENT: this Communication i) explains how renewable energy is being integrated into the single market; ii) gives some guidance on the current framework until 2020, and iii) outlines possible policy options for beyond 2020, to ensure continuity and stability, enabling Europe's renewable energy production to continue to grow to 2030 and beyond. The Communication indicates the following areas where efforts should be stepped up until 2020 to achieve renewable energy goals whilst being cost-efficient: Internal market for energy: strong growth in renewable energy markets suggests that significant "maturing" of technologies is occurring. Achieving competitiveness, however, requires political commitment to regulatory frameworks that support industrial policy, technology development and removal of market distortions. It is important to drive down costs, to ensure renewable energy technologies become competitive and ultimately market driven. 1) Policies that hinder investment in renewables should be revised and in particular, fossil fuel subsidies should be phased out. 2) In view of the complementarity of climate and renewable energy policies, a well-functioning carbon market is necessary together with properly designed energy taxes to give investors strong incentives to invest in low carbon technologies and their development. 3) At the same time renewable energy should be gradually integrated into the market with reduced or no support, and should over time contribute to the stability and security of the grid on a level footing with conventional electricity generators and competitive electricity prices. Improving support schemes: today, most renewable energy technologies benefit from national support schemes, but only a small share of the energy market is affected: less than a third of the 19% of electricity from renewable energy is sheltered from market prices. Mature technologies operating in competitive markets, with a well-functioning carbon market should ultimately no longer need support. However, some form of R&D and other financial or administrative support may continue to be needed for newer, less mature technologies. Recent changes to support schemes have in some cases been triggered by unexpectedly high growth rapidly increasing expenditure on renewable energy, which is not sustainable in the short term. In some Member States, changes to support schemes have lacked transparency, have been introduced suddenly and at times have even been imposed retroactively or have introduced moratoriums. For new technologies and investment still dependant on support, such practices undermine investor confidence in the sector. Moreover diverging national support schemes, based on differing incentives may create barriers to entry and prevent market operators from deploying cross-border business models, possibly hindering business development. Such a risk of impairing the single market must be avoided and more action is also needed to ensure consistency of approach and remove distortions. To encourage this, the Commission plans to prepare guidance on best practice and experience gained in these matters and, if needed, on support scheme reform, to avoid fragmentation of the internal market. Principles for support schemes need to be established that minimise market distortions, avoid over compensation and ensure consistency across Member States. Boosting cooperation and trade: the Renewable Energy Directive created cooperation mechanisms to enable renewable energy produced in one Member State to count towards the target of another. These have not yet been widely exploited despite the potential economic benefits for both parties. Only two Member States have indicated that they would use cooperation mechanisms to achieve their 2020 targets. To encourage the development of renewable energy production in and with neighbouring countries, the Commission will facilitate international cooperation on renewable energy development by both enabling full use of the cooperation mechanisms which could develop renewables in the Southern Mediterranean. Transforming infrastructures: the challenge of meeting future infrastructure needs will very much depend on our capacity to develop renewables, grid infrastructure and better operational solutions together in a single market. Infrastructure development is therefore both urgent and critical for the success of the single market and for the integration of renewable energy. Early adoption of the legislative proposals of the energy infrastructure package is crucial in that respect, in particular for speeding up the construction of new infrastructure with a cross-border impact. The Commission will continue to work with distribution and transmission system operators, regulators, Member States and industry to ensure the development of energy infrastructure is accelerated to complete the process of integrating Europe's networks and markets. Driving technology innovation: research and development (R&D) funding continues to be crucial to support technology innovation and development. The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) plan and the forthcoming Horizon 2020 research programme are the EU's main contribution to driving developments in key energy technologies. The Commission's 2013 Communication on energy technology policy will identify future R&D needs and challenges in line with the priorities identified in Horizon 2020. It will develop plans to ensure Europe will compete globally to drive innovation forward on a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including new ones, as well as explore further scope for action in promoting existing SET Plan technologies. Post 2020: the Commission states that if current policy initiatives are not adequate to achieve our long-term energy and climate policy objectives, as the 2050 Roadmap suggests, renewable energy annual growth would slump from 6% to 1%. To maintain robust growth of renewable energy beyond 2020, which is a "no regrets" conclusion of the 2050 analysis, a supportive policy framework will be needed to address remaining market or infrastructure inadequacies. It is crucial to consider the options for concrete 2030 milestones. The impact assessment accompanying the report discusses three policy options. These are: · a decarbonisation without renewable energy targets option, relying on the carbon market and a revised ETS (Directive 2009/29/EC); · the continuation of the current regime, with binding renewable energy, emissions reductions and energy efficiency targets; and · an enhanced, more harmonised management of our whole energy sector with an EU renewable energy target. It is clear that specific 2030 renewables milestones can only be designed after reflection on the state of post-2020 climate policy, the degree of competition in Europe's electricity, heating and cooling and transport fuel markets, and the degree of energy diversity and technology innovation expected by 2020. New
PURPOSE: Commission Communication on the integration of renewable energy into the Single Market. CONTEXT: in 2007 the EU set the ambitious goal of achieving a 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport by 2020 and has flanked these objectives by a series of supporting policies. The renewable energy goal is a headline target of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. At the start of 2012, these policies are beginning to work and the EU is currently on track to achieve its goals. However, the economic crisis has made investors cautious about the energy sector. In Europe's liberalised energy markets, the growth of renewable energy depends on private sector investment, which in turn relies on the stability of renewable energy policy. Investment in infrastructure, manufacturing and logistics also requires related investment - in testing facilities, cable production, factories and ships to build offshore wind installations. In parallel to a rigorous implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive, clarity on longer-term policy is needed to ensure that the necessary investment is made. The Energy Roadmap 2050 builds on the single energy market, the implementation of the energy infrastructure package and climate objectives as outlined in the 2050 Low Carbon Economy Roadmap. Regardless of scenario choice, the biggest share of energy supply in 2050 will come from renewable energy. However, despite the strong framework to 2020, the Roadmap suggests that growth of renewable energy will drop after 2020 without further intervention due to their higher costs and barriers compared to fossil fuels. Early policy clarity on the post 2020 regime will generate real benefits for investors in industry and infrastructure as well as for renewable energy investors directly. Whilst the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) provides for setting a post2020 roadmap in 2018, stakeholders have already been asking for clarity regarding policy developments after 2020. This is why the Commission believes it is important to start preparing now for the period beyond 2020. CONTENT: this Communication i) explains how renewable energy is being integrated into the single market; ii) gives some guidance on the current framework until 2020, and iii) outlines possible policy options for beyond 2020, to ensure continuity and stability, enabling Europe's renewable energy production to continue to grow to 2030 and beyond. The Communication indicates the following areas where efforts should be stepped up until 2020 to achieve renewable energy goals whilst being cost-efficient: Internal market for energy: strong growth in renewable energy markets suggests that significant "maturing" of technologies is occurring. Achieving competitiveness, however, requires political commitment to regulatory frameworks that support industrial policy, technology development and removal of market distortions. It is important to drive down costs, to ensure renewable energy technologies become competitive and ultimately market driven. 1) Policies that hinder investment in renewables should be revised and in particular, fossil fuel subsidies should be phased out. 2) In view of the complementarity of climate and renewable energy policies, a well-functioning carbon market is necessary together with properly designed energy taxes to give investors strong incentives to invest in low carbon technologies and their development. 3) At the same time renewable energy should be gradually integrated into the market with reduced or no support, and should over time contribute to the stability and security of the grid on a level footing with conventional electricity generators and competitive electricity prices. Improving support schemes: today, most renewable energy technologies benefit from national support schemes, but only a small share of the energy market is affected: less than a third of the 19% of electricity from renewable energy is sheltered from market prices. Mature technologies operating in competitive markets, with a well-functioning carbon market should ultimately no longer need support. However, some form of R&D and other financial or administrative support may continue to be needed for newer, less mature technologies. Recent changes to support schemes have in some cases been triggered by unexpectedly high growth rapidly increasing expenditure on renewable energy, which is not sustainable in the short term. In some Member States, changes to support schemes have lacked transparency, have been introduced suddenly and at times have even been imposed retroactively or have introduced moratoriums. For new technologies and investment still dependant on support, such practices undermine investor confidence in the sector. Moreover diverging national support schemes, based on differing incentives may create barriers to entry and prevent market operators from deploying cross-border business models, possibly hindering business development. Such a risk of impairing the single market must be avoided and more action is also needed to ensure consistency of approach and remove distortions. To encourage this, the Commission plans to prepare guidance on best practice and experience gained in these matters and, if needed, on support scheme reform, to avoid fragmentation of the internal market. Principles for support schemes need to be established that minimise market distortions, avoid over compensation and ensure consistency across Member States. Boosting cooperation and trade: the Renewable Energy Directive created cooperation mechanisms to enable renewable energy produced in one Member State to count towards the target of another. These have not yet been widely exploited despite the potential economic benefits for both parties. Only two Member States have indicated that they would use cooperation mechanisms to achieve their 2020 targets. To encourage the development of renewable energy production in and with neighbouring countries, the Commission will facilitate international cooperation on renewable energy development by both enabling full use of the cooperation mechanisms which could develop renewables in the Southern Mediterranean. Transforming infrastructures: the challenge of meeting future infrastructure needs will very much depend on our capacity to develop renewables, grid infrastructure and better operational solutions together in a single market. Infrastructure development is therefore both urgent and critical for the success of the single market and for the integration of renewable energy. Early adoption of the legislative proposals of the energy infrastructure package is crucial in that respect, in particular for speeding up the construction of new infrastructure with a cross-border impact. The Commission will continue to work with distribution and transmission system operators, regulators, Member States and industry to ensure the development of energy infrastructure is accelerated to complete the process of integrating Europe's networks and markets. Driving technology innovation: research and development (R&D) funding continues to be crucial to support technology innovation and development. The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) plan and the forthcoming Horizon 2020 research programme are the EU's main contribution to driving developments in key energy technologies. The Commission's 2013 Communication on energy technology policy will identify future R&D needs and challenges in line with the priorities identified in Horizon 2020. It will develop plans to ensure Europe will compete globally to drive innovation forward on a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including new ones, as well as explore further scope for action in promoting existing SET Plan technologies. Post 2020: the Commission states that if current policy initiatives are not adequate to achieve our long-term energy and climate policy objectives, as the 2050 Roadmap suggests, renewable energy annual growth would slump from 6% to 1%. To maintain robust growth of renewable energy beyond 2020, which is a "no regrets" conclusion of the 2050 analysis, a supportive policy framework will be needed to address remaining market or infrastructure inadequacies. It is crucial to consider the options for concrete 2030 milestones. The impact assessment accompanying the report discusses three policy options. These are: · a decarbonisation without renewable energy targets option, relying on the carbon market and a revised ETS (Directive 2009/29/EC); · the continuation of the current regime, with binding renewable energy, emissions reductions and energy efficiency targets; and · an enhanced, more harmonised management of our whole energy sector with an EU renewable energy target. It is clear that specific 2030 renewables milestones can only be designed after reflection on the state of post-2020 climate policy, the degree of competition in Europe's electricity, heating and cooling and transport fuel markets, and the degree of energy diversity and technology innovation expected by 2020. |
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