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Opinion | ENVI | BELET Ivo (EPP) | |
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Opinion | INTA | BUCHNER Klaus (Verts/ALE) | |
Lead | ITRE | GRÓBARCZYK Marek Józef (ECR) | GYÜRK András (EPP), ZANONATO Flavio (S&D), PETERSEN Morten Helveg (ALDE), SYLIKIOTIS Neoklis (GUE/NGL), TURMES Claude (Verts/ALE), TAMBURRANO Dario (EFD) |
Opinion | TRAN | VIRKKUNEN Henna (EPP) |
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COM(2015)0080
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PURPOSE: to present a framework strategy for an Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy. BACKGROUND: latest data shows that the EU imported 53% of its energy at a cost of around EUR 400 billion, which makes it the largest energy importer in the world. Six Member States depend on a single external supplier for their entire gas imports and therefore remain too vulnerable to supply shocks. Wholesale electricity prices for European countries are at low levels, though still 30% higher than in the US. At the same time, post-tax electricity prices for households increased on average by 4.4% from 2012 to 2013. Wholesale gas prices are still more than twice as high as in the US European renewable energy businesses have a combined annual turnover of EUR 129 billion and employ over a million people. EU companies have a share of 40% of all patents for renewable technologies. The challenge is to retain Europe's leading role in global investment in renewable energy. Over EUR 1 trillion need to be invested into the energy sector in EU by 2020 alone. Today, the European Union has energy rules set at the European level, but in practice it has 28 national regulatory frameworks. This cannot continue. The Commission considers that the EU should view the current low oil and gas prices, while they last, as an historic opportunity to reset the EU's energy policy in the right direction: that of an Energy Union. CONTENT: the Energy Union strategy proposed by the Commission has five mutually-reinforcing and closely interrelated dimensions designed to bring greater energy security, sustainability and competitiveness. 1) Energy security, solidarity and trust: Member States should be assured that in situations of tight supply, they can rely on their neighbours. Solidarity among Member States, in particular in times of supply crisis, has to be strengthened. EU action should include: diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes): the EU needs to diversify its supply of gas and make it more resilient to supply disruptions. The Commission will propose a resilience and diversification package for gas in 2015-2016 by revising the existing security of gas supply Regulation. It will prepare a comprehensive strategy for liquid natural gas (LNG) and its storage; working together on security of supply: the Commission will propose preventive and emergency plans at regional and EU level. It will assess options for voluntary demand aggregation mechanisms for collective purchasing of gas during a crisis and where Member States are dependent on a single supplier; stronger European role in global energy markets, through negotiating agreements with countries that are important from a security of supply perspective, and revitalising European energy and climate diplomacy; more transparency on gas supply, when EU States conclude agreements related to the buying of energy from third countries. The Commission will propose a revision of the Decision on Intergovernmental Agreements in 2016 to ensure compatibility with EU legislation before agreements are negotiated, involve the Commission in such negotiations, develop standard contract clauses covering EU rules. 2) A fully-integrated internal energy market: the Commission will use all available policy instruments and insist that Member States fully implement and enforce the 3rd Internal Energy Market Package, and ensure strict enforcement of the Treaty's competition rules. Actions will include: support for the implementation of major infrastructure projects, particularly the Projects of Common Interest, through the available financial means, e.g. the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Structural and Investment Funds and the future European Fund for Strategic Investments. The Commission will submit an annual report on the progress towards the 10% electricity interconnection target; creating a dedicated Energy Infrastructure Forum to discuss progress on major infrastructure projects; the creation of an internal market for energy to ensure security of supply and the integration of renewable energy sources into the market. The Commission will propose (i) legislation on security of supply for electricity in 2016; (ii) a new European electricity market design in 2015, which will be followed by legislative proposals in 2016. strengthening the regulatory framework set-up by the 3rd Internal Energy Market Package; development of regional approaches to market integration as an important part of the move towards a fully integrated EU-wide energy market;; greater transparency on energy costs and prices as well as on the level of public support. At the national and local levels, action should be taken to protect vulnerable consumers through social policies. The Commission will continue to push for standardisation and to support the national roll-out of smart meters. 3) Energy efficiency as a contribution to the moderation of energy demand: the European Council set in October 2014 an indicative target at the EU level of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030. This will be reviewed by 2020, having in mind an EU level of 30%. It is in this context necessary to fundamentally rethink energy efficiency and treat it as an energy source in its own right, representing the value of energy saved. In 2015 and 2016, the Commission will review all relevant energy efficiency legislation and will propose revisions, where needed, to underpin the 2030 target. It will set out initiatives aiming to: increase energy efficiency in the existing buildings sector to make them more energy efficient, and proposing a strategy for facilitate investment in heating and cooling; speed up energy efficiency and decarbonisation in the transport sector, its progressive switch to alternative fuels and the integration of the energy and transport systems. 4) Decarbonisation of the economy: the EU agreed a climate and energy framework for 2030 at the European Council in October 2014 which now needs to be implemented. The EU will provide an ambitious contribution to the international climate negotiations. It has also agreed the target of at least 27% at EU level for renewable energy by 2030. The EU is committed to becoming the world leader in renewable energy, the global hub for developing the next generation of technically advanced and competitive renewable energies. In this context, the Commission intends to propose: legislation to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction target agreed at the October 2014 European Council both in the Emissions Trading System and in the sectors outside the Emissions Trading System; a new Renewable Energy Package in 2016-2017. This will include a new policy for sustainable biomass and biofuels as well as legislation to ensure that the 2030 EU target is met cost-effectively. 4) Research, innovation and competitiveness: the EU needs to develop a forward-looking, energy and climate-related R&I strategy to maintain European technological leadership and expand export opportunities. The Commission: will propose a European energy R&I approach, comprising an upgraded Strategic Energy Technology Plan and a strategic transport R&I agenda, with a limited number of essential priorities and clear objectives, in 2015-2016; will develop an initiative on global technology and innovation leadership on energy and climate to boost jobs and growth. The Commission invites the European Parliament and Council to endorse this strategy to deliver the Energy Union and to actively engage in its implementation, in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Energy'}, ŠEFČOVIČ Maroš
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2015/2113(INI)
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56 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s vision of a sustainable, low-carbon and climate- friendly energy union with an integrated continent-wide energy system, and the completion of the internal energy market based on competition and securing energy supply, which will enable Europe to reduce its dependence on non-European countries;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that transport represents over 30
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that combining measures to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy and to develop innovative energy technologies is of crucial importance in order to achieve an environmentally sustainable energy mix for European transport system; considers that the use of varied renewable energy sources should be encouraged, including liquefied natural gas for heavy load vehicles and in the maritime sector;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that electrified public transport as well as electric bicycles are very well developed on a technical as well as a commercial level and therefore offer the best opportunities to use renewable energy and reduce other unsustainable energy sources such as nuclear energy, fossil fuels, etc.;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. whereas studies have shown that the EU has the potential to achieve cost- effective end-use energy savings of more than 40% across all sectors of the economy and 41% in the transport sector;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Encourages increased support for research and innovation towards finding better mobility solutions, both technologically such as how best to use vehicles for energy storage, how to increase battery performance, smart grid technology, as well as with supporting technologies and policies such as integrated ticketing or mandatory start/stop engines;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Draws attention to the fact that globally agreed r
Amendment 16 #
3. Draws attention to the fact that globally agreed rules within the International Civil Aviation Organisation and the International Maritime Organisation are required in order for aviation and maritime CO2 emission targets to be met, which is important for the competitiveness of European industries; highlights the importance of taking account of the specific situation of island and outermost regions, owing to their economic, social and territorial constraints;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Encourages the development of energy infrastructures, including also alternative fuel infrastructure, in a macro-regional approach in order to fight the establishment of 'energy islands' and to use concepts like 'the methanol economy', 'smart grid infrastructure' also for electro-mobility and 'transport vehicles as energy storage' to increase efficient use and security of energy supply;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that 70% of Europeans live in cities and calls for targeted measures from the Member States, in collaboration with local and regional authorities, towards smooth, cost-
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that 70 % of Europeans live in cities and calls for targeted measures from the Member States towards smooth, cost- effective and energy-efficient urban transport; emphasises, therefore, that responsible land use and planning and sustainable transport solutions in urban areas contribute efficiently to reduction of CO2 emissions; urges Commission to take measures needed to strongly promote public transport, shared mobility solutions and walking and cycling, especially on densely populated areas, and to give proposals to modernize EU regulation, if needed, to promote multimodality and new mobility and logistics services;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that 70
Amendment 22 #
4. Notes that 70
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that 70 % of Europeans live in cities and calls for targeted measures from the Member States towards smooth, cost- effective
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages the Commission to concentrate efforts on Action point 11 on those measures, which include sustainable urban mobility to reduce the negative impact on the environment and citizens health caused by the fossil fuel dependency of the private and public transport in the urban and sub-urban areas; and to promote a great potential for zero-use of fossil fuels through the use of non-motorised mobility (walking and cycling);
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels by renewable fuels, electricity or low carbon alternatives;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels by renewable fuels, electricity or low carbon alternatives; considers that support for the early deployment of liquefied natural gas is needed; recalls that opening up the market to renewable fuels in aviation would help the EU maintain its leading role in renewable energy; reiterates that research and innovation are key to the development of environmentally sustainable, innovative energy technologies and are vital in order to make the already available indigenous renewable energy technologies more affordable and competitive; calls for more investments, speeded up, if needed, by EU support, for innovation and pilot projects in the field of sustainable energy solutions to strengthen Europe´s position as a global leader in renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. C
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels by renewable fuels, electricity or low carbon alternatives; considers that support for the early deployment of liquefied natural gas is needed, after having carried out an analysis of the situation in the Union; takes the view that the Atlantic outermost regions offer exceptional conditions for developing LNG refuelling ports and could act as strategic platforms for international shipping; recalls that opening up the market to renewable fuels in aviation would help the EU maintain its leading role in renewable energy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels by renewable fuels, electricity or low carbon alternatives; considers that support for the early deployment of liquefied natural gas is needed, by building appropriate regasification facilities; recalls that opening up the market to renewable fuels in aviation would help the EU maintain its leading role in renewable energy;
Amendment 3 #
1. Welcomes the Commission's vision of a sustainable, low-carbon and climate- friendly energy union with an integrated continent-wide energy system, and the completion of the internal energy market based on competition and securing energy supply that will create high-quality jobs and growth, calls on the Commission to ensure that working conditions and gender equality in all transport modes are guaranteed;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a comprehensive
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments and funding schemes for promising and innovative technologies in a technology-
Amendment 34 #
5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that decarbonising the transport sector implies the integration of measures across policy areas in the energy, transport, trade, and research and innovation domains. Highlights the importance of coherent approaches across borders to prevent national fragmentation and stresses the need to set standards and interoperability requirements that enable European businesses to take advantage of market opportunities;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that the deployment of electric vehicles will impose a heavy burden in terms of electricity generation and calls for assessments to be made in order to determine how far the existing generating capacity will be able to cope;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the shift towards
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the shift towards the most energy-efficient modes of transport such as rail,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission, as the problem is global, to monitor more successfully, in international organisations and environmental and climate change forums, reductions in carbon dioxide emissions from other countries in the world; (As the problem is of a global nature, strict EU regulation and Member States’ efforts cannot by themselves offset the high emissions of carbon dioxide in countries elsewhere in the world. The EU must set an example on this issue.)
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the shift towards the most energy-efficient modes of transport such as rail, maritime transport, inland waterways and motorways of the sea by making these more cost-efficient and in terms of reducing CO2 emissions;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the shift towards the most energy-efficient and environmentally more friendly modes of transport such as rail, maritime transport, inland waterways and motorways of the sea
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the shift towards the most energy-efficient modes of transport such as rail, maritime transport, inland waterways and motorways of the sea by making these more cost
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the shift towards the most sustainable and energy- efficient modes of transport such as rail, maritime transport, inland waterways and motorways of the sea by making these more cost-efficient;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive road transport strategy, as part of the transport sector decarbonisation and to support the increasing of development and deployment of electric mobility for road;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that energy-related provisions contained in trade agreements being negotiated with external partners can be an important contribute towards security of energy supply in Europe and a lower external energy bill;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that some Member States’ energy systems are based on coal, deposits of which are expected to last several hundred year, and stresses in this connection that the process of modernising the energy industry should take due and proper account of the specific features of nation states and their economies and natural resources;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that gas-based road transport is a CO2-emitting mature technology which can be useful as a bridge fuel for the transition towards clean transport; stresses however, that subsidisation for the deployment of infrastructure should be directed towards clean technologies;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports a comprehensive road transport package promoting more efficient pricing of infrastructure and the roll-out of intelligent interoperable transport solutions; stresses that energy efficiency can be improved by supporting digitalisation and use of intelligent transport systems
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports a comprehensive road transport package promoting more efficient pricing of infrastructure and the roll-out of intelligent transport solutions; stresses that energy efficiency can be improved by supporting digitalisation and use of intelligent transport systems and developing innovative transport services; calls for a forward-looking research and innovation strategy to be drawn up in the transport sector. .
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Asks the Commission and Member States to include transport as a high priority in its EU Climate policy, in particular in view of the upcoming COP 21 discussions and to propose for instance coherent fuel efficiency standards also for heavy goods vehicles, busses and ships, as they already exist for cars and vans;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Supports a comprehensive road transport package promoting
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Encourages the Commission to include into its work on harmonising certification criteria for sustainable tourism a criteria on the use of renewable energy as well as one criteria on the reduction of CO2 emissions, according to the EU targets;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Highlights that nuclear plays an important role within the energy mix for a significant number of Member States;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the integration of advanced technologies into innovative rail by bringing forward the Shift to Rail initiative as it can play a key role in the clean public transport;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the need to prioritise EFSI support for transport projects that enable the technological transition towards a clean and sustainable transport system; stresses that other financial support instruments available at EU level should prioritise investment in infrastructure for inter-modality, railway, maritime shipping and inland waterways;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Supports the development of sustainable urban and rural mobility plans to reduce traffic pollution, congestion, noise and road accidents. Those plans should aim to eradicate inequalities in terms of disabled users and costs;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Reminds that several Member States recently decided or plan to build new nuclear plants or reactors; believes that such approach respecting the highest level of nuclear safety standards demonstrates nuclear as a reliable and future proof source of energy;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Deplores the lack of courage of the Commission in pursuing its goal to reduce the GHG and oil dependency of the transport sector and encourages the Commission to accelerate and intensify efficient measures to reach its goals;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that transport represents over 30 % of final energy consumption in Europe and that 94 % of transport relies on oil products; reiterates, therefore, the need to take immediate action in the transport sector, in terms of both efficiency improvements and decarbonisation, in order to reduce the sector's dependence on imported energy and total climate impact; takes the view that the EU's increasing import dependence on fossil fuels from largely unreliable third- country suppliers is making the EU vulnerable both politically and economically; reminds that being less dependent on energy imports also directly contributes to European economy;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that transport represents over 30 % of final energy consumption in Europe and that 94 % of transport relies on oil products; therefore urges the Commission to make proposals to stop or at least diminish any direct or indirect subsidy for fossil fuels;
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