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2015/2232(INI) Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU)
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2016/06/23
Lead committee dossier: ITRE/8/04393
Legal Basis RoP 052
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2016/06/23
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | ENVI | LIESE Peter (EPP) | |
| Lead | ITRE | PIEPER Markus (EPP) | POCHE Miroslav (S&D), DUNCAN Ian (ECR), PETERSEN Morten Helveg (ALDE), BENITO ZILUAGA Xabier (GUE/NGL), JÁVOR Benedek (Verts/ALE), TAMBURRANO Dario (EFD) |
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2016/06/23
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
- 2016/06/02 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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2016/05/24
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/09/10
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0199/2016
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2015/2232(INI)
2016/03/04
ENVI
116 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas after the successful agreement of the COP21 in Paris the European Union is more than ever obliged to achieve its climate targets and energy efficiency is one of the most cost efficient ways to achieve the reduction of CO2 emissions;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Expresses disquiet at the Commission’s assessment, as set out in its communication of 23 July 2014 to Parliament and the Council, that, if the current pace is maintained, the EU’s 20% energy saving target will not be reached by 2020 and the actual rate will be 1% to 2% lower; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to invest additional efforts and take measures to ensure that this European target will be met;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 – point 1 (new) (1) Expresses its concern at the increasing pollution caused by certain domestic heating installations fired by solid biomass, which produce large quantities of fine dust, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxins that greatly detract from air quality and are therefore harmful to human health; urges Member States accordingly to implement efficient and environmentally friendly alternative solutions;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. underlines the immediate need to deploy more comprehensive approach to improve the energy efficiency of the whole transport system, not relying only the technological development of vehicles or propulsion systems; instead, urges the Commission and Member States to ambitiously introduce new measures to enhance modal shift towards the most energy efficient modes and to fully deploy ITS to further improve the efficiency and usage rate of capacity, both of the vehicles and the infrastructure, also in logistics, aviation and maritime transport;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Reminds that energy efficiency can be achieved by setting CO2 standards and informing users of the fuel consumption of their vehicles; calls on the European Commission to come forward with proposals to inform the users about the fuel consumption of new trucks, busses and coaches and to set limits on their CO2 emissions;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to involve local and regional institutions in order to promote energy efficiency at regional, local and grass-roots level;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls the European Commission and Member States to prioritise Article 4, with regard to the preparation of the second version of the strategies, to be delivered in 2017 in order to achieve a nZEB-level building stock at EU level by 2050;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for plans to be drawn up with a view to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and channelling financial resources towards energy efficiency projects serving to achieve the EU’s goals for decarbonisation of the energy sector by 2050;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Proposes that these 'energy saving support schemes' prioritise action in the buildings sector, notably by fostering the implementation of the national long-term strategies included in Article 4;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the need for ambitious, robust and transparent climate governance that will guarantee that the efficiency target is reached; considers that corresponding rules should be introduced as part of the review of the energy efficiency directive; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the European Parliament is fully involved in developing climate governance and to put forward proposals in the framework of the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on Member States to include a provision for a significant minimum percentage of measures in energy efficiency obligation schemes to target low-income consumers;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Reinstates its call for a significant investment programme for energy efficiency in Europe, fully mobilising the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) and structural funds; notes that energy efficiency projects are often small- scale and need to be bundled into larger portfolios; to this end, calls on the Commission, the European Investment Bank and Member States to deploy more technical assistance and project development assistance to facilitate investments;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Maintains that the Paris Agreement (COP 21) has to be accompanied by national emissions plans with unequivocal and verifiable commitments on emissions and energy that ensure an undertaking is made to prevent global warming by more than 2 degrees;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Proposes that Article 4 be referring to as 'long-term strategies for the renovation of the national building stock, including for mobilising investment";
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Regrets the low contribution of transport to the energy savings, with a percentage of only 3% within the overall sectoral split of savings, despite the stabilisation of passenger traffic and the fall in freight traffic between 2005-2013 due to the economic crisis; calls on Member states to increase the number of measures targeting the transport sector;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes that the least progress was made in the residential sector and thus calls on Member States to use energy service companies and energy performance contracting, to implement tax schemes and loan programmes in order to increase the low renovation rates for the existing building stock in Europe and to reward energy efficiency measures such as the uptake of energy efficient heating and cooling;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Notes that energy efficiency requirements in public procurement are not fully understood by all procurement agents; calls on the Commission to provide clearer guidelines to facilitate compliance with Article 6 of the EED and a better integration into the wider EU rules on public procurement;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls the European Commission and Member States to prioritise Article 4, with regard to the preparation of the second version of the strategies, to be delivered in 2017, and which should be built on proper engagement with stakeholders, following mandatory templates, including intermediate 5 year targets and implementation plans, in order to achieve a goal of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) at EU level by 2050, as will become necessary to meet the goals of the COP21 Paris Agreement;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Asks the Commission to reduce as much as possible paperwork for SMEs and public bodies;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Proposes to review the SME definition applied to this Directive (Article 2, 26) to refer only to the number of employed persons and annual turnover, so that companies which are 25% or more controlled by a public body can still be considered as an SME;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that energy efficiency is conductive to economic growth and creates local jobs, also contributing to European re-industrialisation objectives;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that buildings account for 40% of final energy use and 36% CO2 emissions while 50% of final energy consumption is used for heating and cooling, 80% of which in buildings; consequently calls for more efforts to incentivise deep renovation of poorly insulated buildings stock in the EU;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that common efforts by the EU will help both to create a common market for goods and services and to allow a relevant reduction of CO2 emissions, that help to save energy, which will bring down costs for consumers, make prices more affordable for vulnerable people and create a more level playing field for industry;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that common efforts by the EU will help to create a common market for goods and services that help to save energy, which will bring down costs for all consumers and create a more level playing field for industry;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that common efforts by the EU will help to create a common market for goods and services that help to save energy, which will bring down costs for consumers and empower them, will create a more level playing field for industry; welcomes the fact that energy audits and energy management schemes under Article 8 are helping to make EU companies more competitive; calls for the implementation of cost-effective energy audit recommendations to be required in conjunction with planned maintenance, with additional incentives provided where necessary, and for Article 8 to be extended to cover all companies with high energy consumption;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that common efforts by the EU will help to create a common market for goods and services that help to save energy, which will bring down costs for all consumers and empower them, will create a more level playing field for industry, and will boost its competitiveness and open new markets;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that common efforts by the EU will help to create a common market for goods and services that help to save energy, which will bring down costs for consumers and create a more level playing field for industry while at the same time realizing that the industry has an inherent interest in increasing energy efficiency and will be the main driver of energy efficiency innovation;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas in 2014 the European Union spent 358 billion Euro per year for energy imports, meaning almost 1 bn Euro per day1, which is more than the total deficit of Greece (317 bn Euro)2 and almost as much as the total turnover of the German car industry (367.9 bn Euro)3 in 2014; __________________ 1 Source: European Commission 2 Eurostat (2015): Bereitstellung der Daten zu Defizit und Schuldenstand 2014 - erste Meldung. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/6 796753/2-21042015-AP-DE.pdf/28a7cf93-61e6- 4a81-85c7-1a168866e3ba 3 Statistica (2016): Umsatz der Automobilindustrie in Deutschland in den Jahren 2005 bis 2014 (in Milliarden Euro). http://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/160479/ umfrage/umsatz-der-deutschen- automobilindustrie/
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that common efforts by the EU will help to create a common market for
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new) (1) Notes that buildings account for 40% of energy use in the EU, and that improving the energy efficiency of buildings is therefore of prime importance in reducing CO2 emissions and improving energy security, as well as for ending fuel poverty and improving health;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Observes that energy-intensive industries must also contribute, and that a level playing field within the EU is very important in this context;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights the fact that more than half of the investment needed to decarbonise the EU's energy system to 2050 needs to be directed to energy efficiency; emphasizes that this approach will ensure that fossil-fuel based generation is sized to a scale appropriate to meet future demand, and asset stranding is avoided; calls for energy efficiency to be treated as an infrastructure investment priority allowing for its deployment as part of wider EU and national infrastructure planning and financing processes;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission to promote the exchange of best practices across Member States in order to speed up the achievement of targets, the diffusion of innovative products and services, and to promote cross-country convergence in energy efficiency;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments in the Member States, but that poor implementation is hindering its full potential; highlights the competitiveness gains and emission savings that high energy consumption industry and companies can achieve by implementing cost-effective energy audit recommendations; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure swift transposition and implementation of requirements under Article 8;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments in the Member States, but that poor implementation is hindering its full potential; emphasises that this poor implementation is often the result of budgetary restrictions linked to the austerity measures imposed by the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments in the Member States, but that poor implementation is hindering its full potential; welcomes the increased technical support from the Commission to ensure correct and speedy implementation;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that improving energy efficiency is crucial to achieving our climate targets and starting the transition towards a more sustainable energy system, to creating jobs and growth - especially in SMEs and industry, to increasing productivity and to reducing our dependence on energy imports;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments in the Member States, but that poor implementation is hindering its full potential; calls on Member States to take action to guarantee the effectiveness and the desired impact of the Directive on Energy Efficiency by adjusting implementation where necessary;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments in the Member States, but that poor implementation is hindering its full potential; points out that energy efficiency is not being applied as an effective long-term way to fight and prevent energy poverty, as referred to in Article 7(7)(a) of Directive 2012/27/EU; calls for platforms to be set up to enable best practice to be exchange at local and regional level in Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments in the Member States, but that poor implementation is hindering its full potential; welcomes the increased technical support and the enforcement efforts from the Commission to ensure correct and speedy implementation;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to guide, monitor and coordinate the Member States more effectively in implementing the Directive, to act promptly in making reasoned requests, where necessary, for national plans to be aligned with the objectives of the Directive and to carry out close and rigorous monitoring of effective implementation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that flexibility in the implementation of this Directive is crucial since conditions in the Member States vary widely;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the European Commission to use all legal means to ensure that Member States provide up to date and precise information, demonstrating that the energy efficiency savings, as envisaged by the requirements to renovate 3 % of the total floor area of public buildings or by the requirements to put in place alternative measures, are fulfilled;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that training at all levels is still patchy and inadequately funded to cover all the areas opened up by the application of the directive, as a result of a mismatch between the rules and actual market capacities and funding;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines, therefore, the need for more guidance from the European Commission, in order to help Member States implementing the Directive, and reporting progress; calls for the implementation of energy efficiency on the local and regional level; Calls to ensure, through the change of the Article 7 of Directive 2012/27/EU, long-term and stable financing of energy efficiency projects;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the chief weakness of the existing Directive is that
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that energy efficiency as first fuel is crucial to achieving our climate targets and fostering our transition towards a more sustainable energy system, to making energy more affordable for consumers, to generating net employment generation and to reducing our dependence on energy imports;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the chief weakness of the existing Directive is that most of the measures are only focused on incentives undertaken by Member States and not on progressive obligations in best practices to be addressed to relevant users and will expire in 2020 unless the Directive is appropriately amended, which means that its main provisions, in particular Article 7, should be extended not only up to 2030, but also beyond;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the chief weakness of the existing Directive is that most of the measures will expire in 2020 unless the Directive is appropriately amended, which means, inter alia, that its main provisions, in particular Article 7, should be extended not only up to 2030, but also beyond, in which context the current Directive is to be assessed; notes furthermore the necessity of introducing a mid-term review in order to guarantee that the targets will be attained in 2030;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the chief weakness of the existing Directive is that most of the measures will expire in 2020 unless the Directive is appropriately amended, which means that its main provisions, in particular Article 7, should be extended not only up to 2030, but also beyond; expects that this will favour long-term measures;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that the chief weakness of the existing Directive is that most of the measures will expire in 2020 unless the Directive is appropriately amended, which means that its main provisions, in particular Article 7, should be extended not only up to 2030, but also beyond, with objectives to be established in line with developments (results obtained, technological and market innovations, etc.);
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Reiterates the need to establish a binding 40 % energy efficiency target by 2030 to be implemented by means of individual national targets; calls in addition for binding energy efficiency targets up to 2050 in line with the ambitious commitments under the Paris agreements to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5 °C;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Expresses its concern regarding all areas highlighted in the Commission report showing values still far removed from the energy efficiency target for 2020; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to take resolute action with regard to buildings, transport, services and energy production, to ensure greater prosperity and green jobs in the EU; observes that such measures should be in line with the transition to a circular economy;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for Member States renovation roadmaps in Article 4 to include intermediate 5 year targets towards a goal of nearly zero energy buildings by 2050, as will become necessary to meet the goals of the COP 21 Paris Agreement; calls for the extension of Article 5 to cover all public administration levels;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Notes that Member States still some way from achieving the target of 20% by 2020 require Commission guidance to immediately develop national policies and specific measures for energy and resource efficiency; urges the Member States accordingly to implement and maintain a stable system of incentives to facilitate a reliable flow of investment and funding, paying particular attention to energy efficiency in buildings;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014, which is mainly justified by an extremely unrealistic high discount rate in a previous impact assessment; recalls that the discount rate of 17.5 % is higher than
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that energy efficiency is crucial to achieving our climate targets and to reducing our dependence on energy imports; Notes that the private and public building sectors account for a major stake in energy consumption in the EU; Calls on Member States to promote investment in these sectors as a means to reduce CO2 emissions, improve energy security, promote job creation and to diminish energy poverty;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014,
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014,
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Re
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014, in contrast to the 40% target adopted by the Parliament in December 2015, notes that the 27% which is mainly justified by an extremely unrealistic high discount rate in a previous impact assessment; recalls that the discount rate of 17.5 % is higher than the discount rate for energy investment in Iraq (15 %)1; __________________ 1 Friends of the Earth Europe (2015): Battle of the
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regrets the very unambitious target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014,
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – point a (new) (a) Asks the European Commission to propose a 2030 target that reflects the level of cost-effective energy efficiency potential, which can be reached if market failures and imperfections are removed, recognising the societal value of treating energy savings as an energy source on its own right;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that energy efficiency is crucial to achieving our climate targets
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Emphasises that, for achievement of the 2030 energy efficiency objectives, the EU should facilitate the adoption of a wider selection of instruments and data, such as energy audit and management systems, performance statistics and indicators, geo-referenced building registers with information on their energy consumption, energy performance contracts, advanced financing instruments and professional training schemes;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that a high discount rate would reflect the unrealistic assumption that cost- efficient investments in energy efficiency will not happen because of a number of obstacles, whereas first of all these obstacles are overestimated by the European Commission and it is the duty of political actors to overcome obstacles to such investments that over time would pay off;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that a high discount rate would reflect the unrealistic assumption that cost- efficient investments in energy efficiency will not happen because of a number of obstacles, whereas it is the duty of political actors and industry itself to overcome obstacles to such investments;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that a high, private discount rate would reflect the unrealistic assumption that cost-
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that a high private discount rate would reflect the unrealistic assumption that cost-
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that a high discount rate would reflect the unrealistic assumption that cost- efficient investments in energy efficiency will not happen because of a number of obstacles, whereas it is the duty of political actors to overcome obstacles to such investments; also notes that the current high discount rate presumes that energy efficiency is achieved only through individual actions, overlooking the fact that the role of public bodies is key to driving energy efficiency improvements, particularly in buildings; in this respect, calls for the extension of Article 5 to cover all public bodies and include the adoption of best practice on financial support mechanisms;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that a high discount rate would reflect the unrealistic assumption that cost- efficient investments in energy efficiency will not happen because of a number of obstacles, whereas it is the duty of political actors to overcome obstacles to such investments, by devising fiscal policies and allocating fiscal resources to promote energy efficiency and energy saving;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that a high discount rate
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to review the 27% energy efficiency target for 2030 in the light of the Paris climate change agreement and to set a binding 40% efficiency target;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Acknowledges that insufficient price signals are a main reason to undermine demand response; calls on Member States to tackle this barrier and to promote smart metering and transparent billing as a way to foster more responsive consumer behaviour with reference to energy consumption and investment in energy efficiency;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that energy efficiency is crucial to achieving our climate targets
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls Parliament's resolutions of 5 February 2014, 26 November 2014 and 14 October 2015, which call for three binding energy and climate targets for 2030, in particular the 40 % energy efficiency target; emphasises that the post-2020 EU energy efficiency target should be binding and implemented through individual national targets; urges the Commission to develop various 2030 energy efficiency scenarios, including at the level fixed by Parliament of 40 %;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls the Energy Union Framework Strategy conclusion that energy efficiency is an energy source in its own right; considers that a high discount rate therefore undermines the EU's own energy supply and energy independence;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that buildings account for 40% of energy use in the EU, and that improving the energy efficiency of buildings is therefore of prime importance in reducing CO2 emissions and improving energy security, as well as ending energy poverty and improving health;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes new innovative and smart solutions for balancing the supply and demand of electricity, for better utilisation of renewable energy and for reducing the peak energy consumption; calls for research and development funding for these new solutions especially for the SME sector;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Highlights the importance of European financial instruments in the form of loans, guarantees and equity to leverage private funding for energy efficiency projects; stresses, however, the need for funding to be provided in the form of grants for projects in the social domain;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Believes that the measures for energy- efficient renovation of existing buildings need to be prioritised among the most energy-poor; calls on the Commission to propose a target to improve the efficiency of residential building stock, alongside future minimum efficiency standards for rented housing in the context of the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls for Member State renovation road maps in Article 4 to follow mandatory templates and to include intermediate 5 year targets towards a goal of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) by 2050, as will become necessary to meet the goals of the COP21 Paris Agreement;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Agrees with the Commission that lower fuel prices and the prospects of economic growth could further endanger the achievement of the 20% target; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the monitoring, verification, control and compliance regime to ensure the right level of ambition;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated, w
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that improving energy efficiency is crucial to achieving our climate targets and starting the transition towards a more sustainable energy system, to creating jobs and growth - especially in SMEs and industry, to increasing productivity, to enhancing comfort and health, and to reducing our dependence on energy imports;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated, while keeping flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures; underlines in this regard the possibility to opt for alternative measures;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated,
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated, while keeping flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures; notes in particular that phasing in and early actions under Article 7(2) are no longer relevant and that the 25% flexibility has diminished the effectiveness of the 1.5% p.a. energy savings requirement; insists that alternative measures under article 7(9) must be tightly defined and easy to quantify; recalls that Article 7 is expected to deliver more than half of the 20% target set by the Directive;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated, while keeping flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures; notes in particular that phasing in and early actions under Article 7(2) are no longer relevant and that the 25% flexibility has diminished the effectiveness of the 1.5% p.a. energy savings requirement; insists that alternative measures under article 7(9) must be tightly defined and easy to quantify;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Insists that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated, while keeping flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures; notes in particular that phasing in and early actions under Article 7(2) are no longer relevant and that the statistical removal of energy used in transport and ETS sectors from setting the target has diminished the effectiveness and transparency of the 1.5% p.a. energy savings requirement and produces unnecessary reporting complexities;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasises the need to improve the energy efficiency of the public sector and calls for better integration of the energy saving initiatives into the public procurements;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Reiterates that energy efficiency must be understood as the most sustainable element of our obligation to reduce our energy consumption, and not as an pretext for increasing consumption;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that, among the challenges arising and the major barriers to the implementation of Article 7, lack of knowledge and capacity on the part of those involved plays an important role, as does the low level of awareness among final consumers regarding compulsory efficiency schemes or alternative measures and the limited timeframe (2014-2020) for achievement thereof; calls therefore on the EU to invest more in the implementation of information and support programmes in the individual Member States;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that improving energy efficiency is
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses the importance of conducting energy audits prior to devising energy efficiency plans, based on reducing energy consumption and as a way of addressing energy poverty;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses that better harmonisation of the methods of calculating additionality (capacity to promote technologies that perform above the market average) and materiality (promoting action that would not necessarily have been taken) and for the measurement and verification of energy savings could contribute to the more effective implementation of Article 7;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to ‘energy saving support schemes’ because there is no obligation to save energy for consumers and SMEs, but
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to ‘energy saving support schemes’ because there is no obligation to save energy for consumers and SMEs, but an obligation for Member States
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to ‘energy saving
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to ‘energy saving support schemes’ because there is no obligation to save energy for consumers and SMEs, but an obligation for Member States and/or utilities to give incentives. observes moreover that the greatest gains are to be made in energy-intensive industries and utilities, not among consumers;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to ‘energy saving support schemes’ because there is no obligation to save energy for consumers and SMEs, but an obligation for Member States and/or utilities to give incentives and take actions in order to deliver energy savings;
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2016/03/21
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328 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU),
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 e (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 9 July 2015 on resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, smart grids, cogeneration, renovation plans) need more time in order to give administrations and undertakings an opportunity to launch projects and innovations;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that the calculation rules for energy savings and interpretations for eligible measures, as set out in the annexes of the directive, are too complicated, and therefore impossible to follow precisely. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the review of the EED will provide a radically simpler method for calculating energy efficiency. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing new delegated acts that will simplify the calculation methods of the current directive;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that the lack of coherence between the three political objectives in the area of climate and energy, particularly as regards the equivalent reciprocal conversion of the dynamic of change between those objectives, taking into account the percentage increase in efficiency and the increase in the share of renewable energy sources per number of individual CO2 emissions certificates, means that there are no suitable incentives to increase energy efficiency or to use renewable energy sources;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises the crucial role of consumers, citizens and DSO's in the ever more decentralised energy landscape and the importance of their involvement for reaching the energy efficiency targets; stresses therefore that more action needs to be taken to enhance their role through, amongst others, facilitating demand response, small scale storage, building refurbishments and district heating and cooling schemes, both on an individual as well as on a cooperative base;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. In the light of the solutions provided by ESCOs to industries and utilities, allowing those to attain energy savings and sustainable energy projects without having to pay high up-front costs, recommends applying analogous on-bill repayment schemes to retail consumers; in this way, financial institutions or DSO's bear the upfront costs, which are repaid to them periodically by the consumer when the benefits of the investments are reached through lower energy bills, allowing consumers to save energy and money at the same time and helping to reach our climate and energy goals; by linking the on-bill repayment system to the EAN-code instead of the consumer, split incentives between tenants and owners and transaction costs are circumvented;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 f (new) – having regard to the European Commission EU Strategy of 16 February 2016 on Heating and Cooling,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that the Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that the Energy Efficiency Directive became an Energy Saving Directive as a result of political decisions; calls for the focus of the directive to be
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that the Energy Efficiency Directive became an Energy Saving Directive as a result of political decisions; calls for the focus of the directive to be turned more towards energy efficiency considerations; urges the Member States to initiate major investments to improve energy efficiency, drawing on EU funding, as such investments would not only keep energy bills low but create many jobs;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Reminds that 40% of final energy is used in buildings, of which 50% goes to heating and cooling. More than 60% of imported gas is destined for buildings and buildings account for 36% of CO2 emissions. In order to reach our energy and climate goals, refurbishing our building stock is thus crucial. Moreover, it will boost our economy and help us reach the re-industrialisation goals with the potential of an average 0,8% EU GDP growth and up to- €830 billion in increased turnover per year for the construction sector creating up to 2 million local jobs by 2020;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that buildings account for 40% of energy use in the EU, and that improving the energy efficiency of buildings is therefore of prime importance in reducing CO2 emissions and improving energy security, as well as ending energy poverty and improving health;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Underlines that 85% of the energy consumption within a building is required for space heating and domestic hot water and that it is therefore necessary to accelerate the modernisation of old and inefficient heating systems in Europe in order to deliver at least 20% energy efficiency gains with available technologies, including renewable heating systems;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to the Paris Agreement made in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Criticises the
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on energy producers, businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers – particularly industrial consumers – who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system and recommends that the reporting system be simplified in order to reduce costs;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system; believes that cutting red tape will speed up the implementation of energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system; criticises that the data obtained from reporting obligations is in many cases not comparable across the EU due to different national breakdowns, methodologies and standards; criticises the lack of oversight and data-evaluation, which does not distinguish between top- down and bottom-up methods, eventually leading to approximate estimations being compared with actual data;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system; calls therefore on the Commission to address this issue, in particular through digital solutions, to reduce administrative burden related to reporting obligations;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that the complexity in delivery of EED Article 7 varies hugely between Member States, with the number of policy measures involved ranging from one to 112;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that energy saving rules and rules on increased use of renewable energy sources have a direct and indirect impact on the carbon footprint and the ETS system (certificate prices);
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that energy saving rules and rules on increased
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that energy saving rules and rules on increased use of renewable energy sources have a direct and indirect impact on the carbon footprint and the ETS system (certificate prices); notes that low ETS certificate prices is one of many factors that may reduce the incentives for investment in energy saving;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of a proper implementation of the Market Stability Reserve which could help improve the energy efficiency through strengthening the coherence between the EU ETS and low carbon energy policies;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas increased energy efficiency, as the first fuel, and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Looks forward to the future Modernisation Fund aiming at modernising energy systems and improving energy efficiency in lower income EU Member States and asks the Commission to come forward with a proper governance structure, including details regarding the roles of the beneficiary Member States, EIB and other institutions;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Reiterates the importance of a geographically balanced access to the European Fund for Strategic Investments under the EU Investment Plan as it is expected to make an important contribution in the short term to energy efficiency investments which could have significant implications on the internal energy market;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that national legislation
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply and cancels out the price advantages obtained through energy saving; calls
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply and cancels out the price
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply and cancels out the price advantages obtained through energy saving; calls for
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection and supply security; as well as to job creation, growth, productivity and competitiveness; whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive provides an important basis in this connection;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that some national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that some national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) can restrict
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that uncoordinated national legislation
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply and cancels out the price advantages obtained through energy saving; calls for increased possibilities for binding coordination by the Commission, without restricting national subsidiarity as regards the energy mix;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection and supply security and strengthening economic competitiveness; whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive provides an important basis in this connection;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned that European electricity prices for medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are among the highest in the world; is also worried that indirect taxes constitute 50% of energy bills in the EU, which makes it difficult to pass on cost savings to consumers and may constitute a further barrier to energy access for the most vulnerable in society;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned that European electricity prices for medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are among the highest in the world; sees a role for energy efficiency to boost competitiveness;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned that European electricity prices for medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are among the highest in the world; observes, furthermore, that high electricity prices destroy the competitiveness of European industry;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned that European electricity prices for medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are among the highest in the world; points out that the difference in energy prices between EU Member States and our main competitors undermines the competitiveness of European energy intensive industries;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned that European electricity prices for medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are among the highest in the world; notes that innovation also increases with greater investment in energy efficiency, placing EU industry in a world leading position;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is concerned that European electricity retail prices for medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are among the highest in the world, while the wholesale prices are at a historic low;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Underlines that 85% of the energy consumption within a building is required for space cooling and heating and domestic hot water and that it is therefore necessary to accelerate de modernisation for old and inefficient heating and cooling system in Europe in order to deliver at least 20% energy efficiency gains with available technologies, including renewable heating and cooling systems;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that energy efficiency can be the best energy 'source' investment improving affordability of energy, driving down the need for additional and costly infrastructure and tackling climate change; stresses that the focus should be on measures targeting long-term savings which are cost-effective;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection and supply security; whereas the proposal from the Commission concerning the establishment of the Energy Union regards energy efficiency as an independent energy source;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls for the prioritisation of energy efficiency measures focus on low-income populations, especially regarding social building renovation in order to eradicate the energy poverty;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Underlines that energy efficiency is the most cost-effective measure to meet the EU's CO2 emissions reduction commitments;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Energy Efficiency legislation needs to be
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Energy legislation needs to be more coherent
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection and supply security; whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive provides an important basis in this connection; whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive provides an important basis in this connection; recalls that any government policy or piece of government planning to promote energy efficiency must be aligned with the global strategy to combat climate change, and must therefore go hand-in-hand with measures to reduce energy consumption;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Energy legislation needs to be more coherent
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Energy Efficiency legislation needs
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Energy legislation needs to be more coherent and
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on Commissioner Timmermanns as the Member of the Commission responsible for ‘better law-making’ to look more intensively into the extent to which competing or overlapping EU energy rules lead to a loss of legislative efficiency and effectiveness and increased costs for administrations, business, industry and households, and to propose measures designed to improve regulation;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to the
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the ETS has failed to produce its intended results, and a major revision of the system is underway, which still needs to be defined, implemented, and demonstrate effectiveness;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls on Commissioner Timmermanns as the Member of the Commission responsible for ‘better law-making’ to look more intensively into the extent to which competing or overlapping EU energy rules lead to a loss of legislative efficiency and effectiveness and increased costs for administrations, business, industry and households; calls, further, for the European Parliament also to conduct a legislative impact assessment;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to treat energy efficiency as an infrastructure priority, recognising its nature and making it a crucial factor in future investments decision in Europe's energy infrastructure;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Notes that energy efficiency can help increase the resilience of the energy system and therefore help transition towards a sustainable and secure situation;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Is concerned about overlapping EU legislation and its negative effects on European businesses, innovation and jobs; calls on the Commission to make simplicity and flexibility the watchwords of any new legislation on energy efficiency;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Wonders whether product-based approaches to regulation (eco-design directive, labelling) and the imposition of requirements on enterprises (obligation on the part of energy suppliers to make savings) could not in fact be replaced by a label which certifies that a product has been tested in respect of safety, energy efficiency and conformity with circular economy principles; calls on the Commission to deliver an opinion as to whether a label of this kind could be used to consolidate a large proportion of the EU's legislative provisions on energy and the circular economy;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to treat energy efficiency as an infrastructure priority, recognising that it fulfils the definition of infrastructure used by the International Monetary Fund and other economic institutions1c, and to make it a crucial element and a priority consideration in future investment decisions on Europe's energy infrastructure; __________________ 1cEnergy efficiency as infrastructure: leaping the investment gap – report from E3G published 3 March 2016
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Is concerned about the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive in the Member States, which in some cases have put businesses operating across the EU in a position of uncertainty regarding rules and legislation, leading to unnecessary red tape which ultimately impacts negatively on innovation;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Notes that, when the efficiency targets under this directive are set, due account must be taken of the progress made in implementing the measures provided for in the directives on the energy performance of buildings, eco- design and renewable energy sources and that these targets must not have an adverse impact on emissions trading;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Recalls that the moderation of energy demand through energy savings and energy efficiency impact positively on the EU's energy security, competitiveness, economic prosperity and sustainability, as well as on energy affordability, combating energy poverty and creating sustainable quality employment; underlines that energy efficiency must compete on equal terms with generation capacity;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Stresses that a binding energy efficiency target for 2030 will certainly increase Europe's energy independence from imported fossil fuels, thus to take distance from global conflicts over scarce resources, and therefore contribute to peace and security; recalls that in several resolutions the Parliament asked for a 2030 energy efficiency binding target of 40%, which is in line with the increased ambition of the COP21 Paris agreement; deplores the lack of ambition on energy efficiency shown by the European Council at its October 2014 summit, in setting a non-binding target of just 27% with no individual targets for Member States;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that a
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that a barrier-free internal energy market for energy efficiency goods and services will optimise the costs of energy
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that a
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that a
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that a barrier-free internal energy market for energy efficiency will optimise the costs of energy
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that a barrier-free internal energy market will optimise the costs of energy production and distribution and significantly improve energy efficiency across Europe; calls therefore on the Member States to fully implement the third energy package to ensure fully functioning competitive and interconnected energy markets;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that a barrier-free internal energy market will optimise the costs of energy production and distribution and significantly improve energy efficiency and competitiveness across Europe;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that energy efficiency forms part of the European Union’s core targets and European countries should therefore be encouraged to prevent wastage caused by consumption in industry, transport and construction, these being the main sectors that account for the largest share of consumption;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Stresses that the European Union should set itself an ambitious energy saving target and stimulate innovation with regard to investments in energy efficiency, since such investments are profitable and can be recouped fairly swiftly;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12c. Stresses that, in accordance with European Union policy, energy efficiency has an extremely important role to play in relation to climate protection, energy security and European industry, generating new investment opportunities and significant growth that will create new jobs, resulting in particular from an increase in the number of SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its environmental targets for 2020 according to projections which assume full implementation of all relevant legislation by 2020, (reducing CO2 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency) and is playing a leading role at world level;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; highlights the role of energy utilities to develop energy efficiency measures actively; asks that the calculation of certification schemes and energy-saving measures should not be hampered by overly restrictive interpretations and time limits;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; asks that the calculation of certification schemes and energy-saving measures should not be hampered by overly restrictive interpretations and time limits; insists that measures which are taken before 2020 but continue to apply after 2020 must count towards the 2030 target set in the new directive;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; asks that the calculation of certification schemes and energy-saving measures should not be hampered by overly restrictive interpretations and time limits and that account should be taken of the scope for making primary energy savings through the use of cogeneration;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; asks that the calculation of certification schemes and energy-saving measures should not be hampered by overly restrictive interpretations and time limits; notes however, that ensuring that certified savings correspond to real life energy savings is crucial;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in many Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; asks that the calculation of certification schemes and energy-saving measures should not be hampered
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU is making
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Deplores the fact that more and more frequently energy suppliers are only able to meet their saving obligations vis-à-vis their customers by concluding combined works and service contracts, which is increasingly giving rise to EU-wide tendering procedures; deplores, further, the fact that these standardised arrangements are undermining skilled trades at regional level and making it more difficult to develop tailor-made, innovative and energy-saving solutions for final consumers; calls for alternatives to the saving obligation for energy companies to be retained;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Points to the EPRS report for the European Parliament which finds that most of the established EEOS have demonstrably been important in delivering national energy efficiency improvement and have delivered cost- effective savings to large numbers of households and organisations; also highlights the conclusion made that EEOS are highly cost-effective and that there is evidence that well-designed and implemented EEOS can deliver up to 100% of a country's Article 7 savings; suggests therefore that the Commission should compile a list of good and bad practices and develop a set of criteria to ensure well-designed and effective EEOS;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Proposes that Article 7 and notably EEOS prioritise action in the buildings sector, notably by fostering the implementation of the national long-term strategies included in Article 4, which should be devised to unlock the full potential for investment in the energy renovation of buildings;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Stresses that if Member States establish a levy funded energy efficiency scheme, a minimum threshold should be targeted towards households affected by energy poverty; Stresses that Member States should demonstrate how the levy funded energy efficiency scheme is contributing to improving the worst of the existing domestic housing stock;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for action to be taken to ensure plausible and unbureaucratic calculations of savings and efficiency;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for action to be taken to ensure plausible and unbureaucratic calculations of savings and efficiency; takes the view that the Energy Efficiency Directive could also serve as framework legislation in this connection; takes the view that specific measures and efficiency criteria might be integrated into existing directives (Buildings
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for action to be taken to ensure plausible
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Asks for an assessment of possible interplays between energy efficiency, eco- design and energy efficiency labelling, and its impact on innovation and uptake of energy efficient products;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its environmental energy and climate targets for 2020 (reducing CO2 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, boosting energy efficiency) and is playing a leading role at world level;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that more
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that more flexibility
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that more flexibility is needed in order to reach the EU
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that more flexibility is needed in order to reach the EU’s climate protection and efficiency targets; calls for ‘target flexibility’ for Member States that will have a positive impact on SMEs; takes the view that rebates should be available for targets relating to energy saving and increasing the share of renewable energy sources (Article 3 of the Energy Efficiency Directive) where for example the CO2 targets have been exceeded;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Urges that saving obligations should not act as a brake on growth, in particular in Member States where the economic outlook is good; calls, therefore, in the context of strong GDP growth, for the efficiency target (energy intensity per product unit) to take priority over the savings target (Article 3 EED);
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be a
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU’s climate protection targets for 2030, and emphasises that this should not lead to system change, but that the aim of the revision of the directive must instead be to develop existing measures further where this makes sense and to do away with contradictory provisions;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU’s climate protection targets for 2030, as the minimum basis and in line with the COP 21 agreement;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for a continuation and improvement of the Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU’s climate protection targets for 2030, taking into account the non-binding commitments made by the EU at COP21;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Reiterates the need to substantially increase public and private investments in the development of sustainable low carbon energy technologies, as, alongside with the development of indigenous energy resources, they represent a great potential for a long term energy efficiency strategy; furthermore points out that the production of renewable energy should be linked to the necessity of ensuring the continuity of the conventional energy production, as a pre-requisite for energy sustainability;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to review the conversion factor for electricity in annex IV of the directive, to better reflect the ongoing transition of electricity generation;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for a continuation and an improvement of the EED framework after 2020, with a 2050 perspective, especially for the building sector, in order to ensure regulatory predictability and enable investor confidence;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Notes that the European Council’s 27% 2030 target for energy efficiency is mainly justified by an extremely unrealistic high discount rate in a previous impact assessment; recalls that the discount rate of 17.5 % is higher than the discount rate for energy investment in Iraq (15 %) ; calls on the Commission to move to comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and a social discount rate, in line with its own Better Regulation guidelines;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Urges the Commission to apply a cost-benefit analysis with a societal perspective when modelling different levels of energy efficiency targets, given that this is the only way to incorporate costs and benefits of energy efficiency in a balanced and realistic way; notes that this approach is currently missing in the Commission's impact assessment for revising the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 More energy efficiency –
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 More energy efficiency – EU support
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 More energy efficiency – EU support
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for a continuation and an improvement of the EED framework to ensure predictability and investor stability in the long-term. This includes, in particular fixing binding energy consumption targets and the continuation of Article 7 beyond 2020, which will incentivise the creation of long-term measures and schemes to deliver savings, building on experience of creating successful and effective schemes;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its environmental targets for 2020 (reducing CO2 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency) and is playing a leading role at world level; noting however that if Member States do not step up implementation, the energy efficiency target of 20% by 2020 will not be achieved, as primary energy savings will only amount to 17.6%, therefore missing all related benefits of energy savings;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Regrets the Court of Auditors' criticism of less-than-effective energy efficiency projects on public buildings supported by the EU Structural Funds (2007 to 2013); calls for improved guidelines and more intensive Commission monitoring with a view to making better use of the Structural Funds and EFSI for profitable energy efficiency investments; Considers that Structural Funds and EFSI funding of energy efficiency projects should target those consumers more sensible to energy costs such as Industry, SMEs and households;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Regrets the Court of Auditors' criticism of less-than-effective energy efficiency projects supported by the EU Structural Funds (2007 to 2013); calls for improved guidelines and more intensive Commission monitoring with a view to making better use of the Structural Funds and EFSI in combination with private investments for energy efficiency
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Welcomes the fact that energy audits and energy Article 8 are helping to make EU companies more competitive; calls for the implementation of cost-effective energy audit recommendations to be required in conjunction with planned maintenance, with additional incentives provided where necessary, and for Article 8 to be extended to cover all companies with high energy consumption;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Member States to make full use of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund to trigger investments in energy efficiency improvement measures and ensure that relevant Cohesion Policy investments are fully integrated into national energy efficiency strategies;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Notes that energy efficiency projects are often small-scale and need to be bundled into larger portfolios; to this end, calls on the Commission, the European Investment Bank and Member States to deploy more technical assistance and project development assistance to facilitate investments;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Notes that the current high discount rate presumes that energy efficiency is achieved only through individual actions, overlooking the fact that the role of public bodies is key to driving energy efficiency improvements, particularly in buildings; in this respect, calls for the extension of Article 5 to cover all public bodies and include the adoption of best practice on financial support mechanisms;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Considers that a long-term strategy of energy efficiency in buildings and further stimulation of energy efficient renovation of buildings are needed in order to go beyond simple and low-cost measures in the building sector;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Takes the view that the potential of local energy savings should be exploited much more, as local and regional authorities are central in driving forward energy efficiency and overall the energy transition; calls on the Commission to strengthen the city networks, such as the Covenant of Mayors, Smart Cities and Communities or the 100% RES communities, which allow sharing of knowledge and best practice between cities, local authorities, regions and Member States on local bottom up planning of the energy transition, the design and implementation of energy efficiency measures and self-generation as well as access to financial support;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Believes that the measures for energy efficiency renovation of existing buildings need to be prioritised among the most energy-poor; calls on the Commission to propose a target to improve the efficiency of residential buildings stock, alongside future minimum efficiency standards for rented housing in the context of the revision for the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17d. Agrees with the Commission that lower fuel prices and the prospect of economic growth could further endanger the achievement of the 20% target; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the monitoring verification, control and compliance regime to ensure the right level of ambition;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its environmental targets for 2020 (reducing CO2 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency) and is playing a leading role at world level; whereas in many Member States the low level of energy efficiency is the principal cause of energy poverty;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 e (new) 17e. Notes in particular that phasing in and early actions under Article 7(2) are no longer relevant and that the 25% flexibility has diminished the effectiveness of the 1.5% p.a. energy savings requirement; insists that alternative measures under article 7(9) must be tightly defined and easy to quantify; recalls that Article 7 is expected to deliver more than half of the 20% target set by the Directive;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for an improved transposition, implementation and enforcement of the EED, welcomes in this regard an increased technical support and more guidance from the European Commission to the Member States, and welcomes further exchange of ideas among Member States on the saving obligations and building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7) with the aim of applying existing instruments (tax incentives, support programmes, model contracts) more quickly and more ambitiously; calls for Commission guidelines
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for an exchange of ideas and best practices among Member States on the saving obligations and building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7) with the aim of applying existing instruments (tax incentives, support programmes, model contracts) more quickly; calls for Commission guidelines for future national plans to ensure transparency and comparability, and integration of energy efficiency policies from all levels of government;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for an exchange of ideas and examples of best practice among
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for an exchange of ideas among Member States on the saving obligations and building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7) with the aim of applying existing instruments (tax incentives, support programmes, model contracts) more quickly; calls for Commission guidelines for future national plans; welcomes the technical support from the Commission for the implementation of the EED;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for an exchange of ideas among Member States on the saving obligations and building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7) with the aim of applying existing instruments (tax incentives,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas most savings are expected from multi-sector 'cross cutting' policies (44%), followed by buildings (42%), industry (8%) and transport (6%);
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Proposes that the title of Article 7 be changed to ‘saving energy through energy efficiency obligation and support schemes’ in order to emphasise the need for Member States to help consumers including SMEs, to save energy and reduce their energy cost, by means of energy obligation schemes and other measures;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for serious consideration to be paid to energy efficiency policy in the transport sector, which is not included in ETS, and whose efforts should go far beyond emissions control systems; considers that the necessary promotion of electric vehicles would show a clear willingness in this regard; adds that the contribution of this sector should also be considered in Article 7;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Proposes that Article 4 be referred to as ‘long-term strategies for the renovation of the national building stock, including for mobilising investment’;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to adopt and improve systems for monitoring, measuring and managing energy efficiency in buildings in order to achieve substantial gains in energy efficiency in Europe’s buildings;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for Member States' renovation road maps in Article 4 to outline how Member States will achieve, in the next iteration of the roadmaps (due April 2017) and energy renovation of their building stock; and as a result deliver the EU wide vision of a nearly zero energy building (nZEB) stock by 2050;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls on Member States to include a provision for a significant minimum percentage of measures in energy efficiency obligation schemes to target low-income consumers;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls for Article 6 requirements to be extended to all public buildings, whether at central or local level, in order to fully tap the cost-effective potential in buildings, which has been proven to be the sector with the highest potential, not only of energy savings, but also for delivering other wider benefits, including increased comfort and well-being;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls for all public authorities to include energy efficiency requirements in public procurement contracts;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States more to renovate non-residential buildings in the light of their strong potential for short- term profitability;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers high-level quality energy audits for businesses to be a proven means of boosting energy efficiency; welcomes the fact that energy audits and energy management schemes under Article 8 are helping to make EU companies more competitive; calls for a uniform definition and enforcement of the criteria set out in Article 8 (definition of SME, audits, no double certification for cross-border business structures); calls for the implementation of cost-effective energy audit recommendations to be required in conjunction with planned maintenance, with additional incentives provided where necessary, and for Article 8 to be extended to cover all companies with high energy consumption;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the Paris Agreement of December 2015 made at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the current projections suggest the EU will fail to reach its 2020 20% energy efficiency target with Member States commitments adding up only to 17.6% primary energy saving unless existing EU legislation is fully implemented, efforts are accelerated and existing barriers for energy efficiency investments are removed;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers energy audits for businesses to be a proven means of boosting energy efficiency; stresses the benefits of energy audits and energy management schemes for competitiveness of EU´s industry; calls for a uniform definition and enforcement of the criteria set out in Article 8 (definition of SME, audits, no double certification for cross-border business structures);
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers energy audits for businesses to be a proven means of boosting energy efficiency; calls for a uniform definition and enforcement of the criteria set out in Article 8 (definition of SME, audits, no double certification for cross-border business structures); considers it crucial to avoid unnecessary administrative burdens on businesses, in particular SMEs;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Considers energy audits for businesses to be a proven means of boosting energy efficiency; calls for a uniform definition and enforcement of the criteria set out in Article 8 (definition of SME, audits, no double certification for cross-border business structures); asks for an investigation on the impact of standardised energy audits and energy management schemes on the competitiveness of European companies;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Points out, in the context of energy audits, that the definition of SME applicable under the Energy Efficiency Directive should be based solely on number of employees and annual turnover and not, as at present, on shareholding and ownership patterns, given that, under the current rules, energy audits are compulsory even for the smallest enterprise as soon as a new shareholder acquires a stake of more than 25% in the enterprise; calls, therefore, for the definition of SME in Article 2 to be revised or for the introduction of a de minimis threshold for the conduct of the audits provided for in Article 8(4), in order not to impose unnecessary burdens on SMEs;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Recognises a distortion of data concerning the level of energy efficiency and energy efficiency activities of the Member States; asks for a comparable methodology of crediting the energy efficiency efforts and energy efficiency action plans undertaken by the Member States;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Asks for clear EU-norms and standards to make energy efficiency measures comparable across the European Union and to minimise the administrative burden of national systems;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is working on guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 to 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive; considers
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is working on guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 to 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive in order to help consumers to better control their energy consumption; considers cost transparency – taking account of cost- effectiveness and technical feasibility – to be a prerequisite for energy saving; takes the view that this topic could potentially be included in the Buildings Directive;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is working on guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 to 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive; considers cost transparency and the deployment of smart meters – taking account of cost- effectiveness and technical feasibility –
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is working on guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 to 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive; considers cost transparency
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU should update its climate and environmental goals in line with the increased ambitions expressed in the recent COP21 Paris agreement, aiming to keep the rise in temperature below the 1.5°, which are closely interrelated with the vision of a fully decarbonised and denuclearised economy by 2050;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is working on guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 to 11 of the Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Recommends to improve the transparency and clarity of bills, which should include information on the final price, explanation of taxes, levies and tariffs, together with information on switching and energy efficiency measures; particular attention need to be given to a clear indication on bills of the different energy sources actually composing the electricity supplied, considering that this is an important dimension driving consumers' choices and behaviours; insists that plain, clear language must be used, with technical terms either avoided or clearly explained; in this respect requests the Commission to identify key principles for establishing the minimum guaranteed information that must be provided in the bills;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Points out that consumers' energy bills are still unclear and inaccurate; recommends improving the transparency and clarity of bills by establishing high level principles for bills at the EU level so that key information is available to consumers in a comparable format in order to adjust consumption patterns; stresses that consumers have a diverse range of preferences and of accessible tools so the approach to information should be shaped by consumer research at the national level;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Believes that access to independent and reliable information and advice on suitable energy efficiency measures and financial schemes are essential, in particular for households but also for regional and local authorities, to make informed energy-conscious decisions and to better manage their energy consumption, including through smart meters and individual metering of heating and cooling consumption; recalls that Article 17 requires Member States, with the participation of all stakeholders, to promote and widely disseminate suitable and transparent information on available energy efficiency mechanisms, awareness-raising and training initiatives; calls on the Commission to ensure the full and rigorous implementation of Article 17 so that all EU citizens have wide access to energy efficiency information, advisory services and related financial frameworks;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls for national action plans and standards to be drawn up and set in the area of energy efficiency, with a particular focus on vulnerable households and households affected by energy poverty;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Call for minimum national energy efficiency standards for low income households;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Calls for extra support to be provided to assist fuel poor customers manage the costs of replacing less energy efficient appliances and investing in home energy efficiency and self-generation schemes;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 d (new) 20d. Calls for rigorous quality assurance standards, national training programmes and single, simplified national certification systems for energy efficiency providers, supported by joined up and easy to access advice and redress frameworks[MS(1] [MS(1]This is proposed in order to remove some of the non-financial barriers to the consumer take up of energy efficiency products and services: i.e. to identify trusted traders;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for the necessary resources to be set aside to training those responsible for installing equipment to ensure a high- level of quality in renovations;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called for binding climate and energy targets for 2030, and in particular for a binding 40 % energy efficiency target, to be implemented by means of coordinated individual national targets; whereas binding national and EU targets for energy efficiency create prosperity, innovation, and quality employment and would help secure the EU's technological leadership in those fields;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for existing restrictions on access to investment support for energy suppliers acting as service providers to be done away with;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Notes that contracting is a suitable market-based instrument for the financing of investment in energy efficiency;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Stresses that if Member States establish a levy funded energy efficiency scheme (Article 20), this should prioritise households affected by energy poverty; insists that the revised Energy Directive should provide the Member States with a long-term stable policy environment to ensure a sustainable increase in energy efficiency investments, in particular at the local level; requires that the EU and the EIB upscale their capacity-building and technical assistance efforts to develop bankable energy efficiency projects that attract private investment from the market; calls for the EU funding programs (e.g. Structural Funds, Juncker Plan, ELENA-EIB) to increase the proportion of funds allocated to energy efficiency capacity-building and technical assistance;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Deplores the low level of public and private investment in smart electricity grids; calls on the Commission to step up the implementation of Article 15 of the Directive in order to promote the development of such grids;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for an obligation to perform national cost-benefit assessments of energy efficiency programmes rolled out through - or in combination - with local authorities, and to follow through this approach where this delivers efficiencies and cost savings for consumers;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Stresses the need to reform the Eurostat rules of public debt and deficit, which still classify energy efficiency investments by private third parties (energy performance contracting) as public debt in the account balance of local authorities;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 c (new) 21c. Stresses the relevance for the Member States to continue to submit regularly National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs) as set out in Article 24; believes that an additional obligation should be included within the future NEEAPs that Member States should report on the outcomes for consumers from the energy efficiency measures as well as on the progress of initiatives to reduce the extent and depth of fuel poverty;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 d (new) 21d. Calls for an obligation to perform national cost-benefit assessments of energy efficiency programmes rolled out through - or in combination - with local authorities, and to follow through this approach where this delivers efficiencies and cost savings for consumers;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for a strategic approach by the Commission to increase awareness of new technical developments (in areas such as refrigerants, lighting, insulation, thermostats, metering, glazing and many others), and of how their deployment at building level, in a coordinated manner and following an individual renovation roadmap can help unlock both savings and multiple benefits of energy efficiency on the EU economy and for consumers;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas there are considerable uncertainties around the reliability of the energy savings estimates provided by Member States;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas buildings account for 40% of final energy use and 36% CO2 emissions. Adding to that 50% of final energy consumption is used for H&C, and 80% is used in buildings with much of it wasted; Recalls that a heating and cooling energy demand indicator for buildings should be developed at national level; notes that 50% of the emission cuts required to limit global temperature increase to less than 2 degrees centigrade must come from energy efficiency; reducing the energy demand of buildings is also the most cost- effective pathway to improving energy security and reducing CO2 emissions while contributing to the EU's re- industrialisation goals;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas energy efficiency needs to be considered as an energy source in its own right representing the amount in Nw (negawatts) of the energy saved, as demonstrated beyond any doubt by recent world and European history;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas 61% of imported gas is destined for buildings and 75% for residential buildings. As shown by research[3], with an ambitious EU-wide building renovation policy the amount of imports (used in the building sector) could be cost-effectively reduced by 60% in the short term, only 15 years, and eliminated completely in the long term (the European building stock would consume in 2040 the equivalent of the EU's domestic gas production in 2011);
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas it is fundamental that the EU and Member States acknowledge the importance of including citizens-based initiatives such as cooperatives, community energy efficiency projects and stresses the need to remove economic, regulatory and administrative barriers to allow citizens to actively participate in the energy system;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas the Energy efficiency directive is a key directive which recognises importance of energy saving as the game changer to reach post COP21 ambitions while bringing the most multiple benefits; job creation triggered by investments in building renovation and other energy efficiency measures, progress in living standards through reduction of fuel poverty, employment opportunities in the SME sector, higher property values, increased productivity, and improved health and safety, improvement in air quality, improved tax base and higher GDP;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B e (new) Be. whereas increased energy efficiency, especially in building sector, bring additional benefits through supply side flexibility and a reduction of the overall base load and the system peak – thereby avoiding the need for large scale investments in generation and grid infrastructure;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the Paris Agreement made in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 The Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Energy Efficiency Directive only inadequately implemented –
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Energy Efficiency Directive
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 a (new) Deplores the fact that one of the main conclusions of the review of the directive is that efficiency gains are largely attributable to the economic crisis and are thus a result of lower energy consumption rather than a clear energy efficiency policy;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 b (new) Is appalled and concerned that, at the current rate of progress, it is far from sure that the 20% target will be met by 2020;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 c (new) Is concerned that falls in fossil fuel prices could put a brake on decarbonisation and energy efficiency policies;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new) – having regard to the Commission communication of 15 December 2011 entitled 'Energy Roadmap 2050' (COM(2011)0885),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Acknowledges that Member States are expected to reach only 17.6% of primary energy savings by 2020 and that the 20% target is still at risk; reminds with insistence that existing EU legislation must be fully implemented, accelerating efforts, increasing ambition level and improving investment conditions; calls therefore the Members States to increase their legislative, executive and monitoring effort to fully implement the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive and the 2010 Buildings Directive;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; c
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers, therefore, that one reason why the energy efficiency targets are being achieved lies in the fact that citizens and
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers, therefore, that one reason why the energy efficiency targets are being achieved lies in the fact that citizens and undertakings themselves have an interest in low energy consumption and cutting costs; believes that this public opinion and attitude towards energy efficiency ensures predictability and investor stability while safeguarding a market driven approach;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the Commission report of 18 November 2015 entitled "Assessment of the progress made by Member States towards the national energy efficiency targets for 2020 and towards the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU as required by Article 24 (3) of Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU",COM(2015) 574,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers, therefore, that one reason why the energy efficiency targets are being achieved lies in the fact that citizens and undertakings themselves have an interest in low energy consumption and cutting costs; adds that some Member States are not making appropriate use of the European Union support available to promote the energy efficiency of residential buildings;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges the Member States to quickly implement the EU legislation in order to take the necessary measures to achieve the energy saving targets;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that Member States are projected to reach only 17.6% primary energy savings by 2020 unless existing EU legislation is fully implemented, efforts are accelerated, ambition level is increased and investment conditions improved1a; calls on the Member States to fully implement the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive and the 2010 Buildings Directive; __________________ 1a European Commission State of the Energy Union report 18 November 2015
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that any assessment of the implementation of the EED can at this stage offer only a partial view given its relatively recent entry into force and deadline for transposition;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to review the Energy Efficiency Directive with the aim of reducing the administrative burden for businesses, cutting red tape and to make simplification the top priority for any new legislation, thereby securing the focus on energy efficiency without overregulation hindering its improvement and development; furthermore, calls on the Commission to carry out a study on how the energy efficiency targets can be achieved by keeping legislation and the administrative burden for the public and private sector at a minimum;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that local authorities play a crucial role in enabling EED implementation by engaging in ambitious energy savings measures through local action plans, such as in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy; considers that data from local action plans, such as the energy efficiency policies and measures outlined in more than 5000 Sustainable Energy Action Plans in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, can effectively contribute in co-designing and raising the ambition of national energy efficiency targets;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that the lack of a long term outlook beyond 2020 has hindered implementation of energy efficiency legislation; notes that to ensure predictability and investor stability and continuation of the EED framework beyond 2020 is essential;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recalls Parliament's resolutions of 5 February 2014, 26 November 2014 and 15 October 2015, which call for three binding energy and climate targets for 2030, in particular the 40 % energy efficiency target;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses that a long-term strategy for reduction of energy demand should be further promoted in the EU;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) – having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the directive
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses th
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the directive’s flexibility has allowed many Member States to embark on energy efficiency measures, while at the same time making implementation, monitoring and reporting more difficult – therefore calls for binding templates for monitoring and reporting requirements to be issued by the European Commission and used by Member States;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the directive’s flexibility has allowed many Member States to embark on energy efficiency measures; believes that alternative measures chosen by the Member States should be easily quantifiable;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the directive’s flexibility has allowed many Member States to embark on energy efficiency measures; notes that the directive's flexibility has been a factor in the underachievement of its targets; demands that loopholes in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, should be removed, while keeping flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures; notes in particular that phasing in and early actions under Article 7.2 are no longer valid and that the 25% flexibility has reduced the effectiveness of the 1.5% p.a. energy savings requirement; insists that alternative measures under Article 7.9 must be better defined;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the directive’s flexibility has allowed many Member States to embark on energy efficiency measures and believes this flexibility is crucial for Member States to achieve energy efficiency measures in the future;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the directive
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that the absence of energy efficiency indicators, such as energy consumption per unit of GDP, prevents some Member States from incentivising citizens and businesses to achieve the political objective of climate and energy efficiency;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view that priority must be given to energy efficiency measures for vulnerable and energy-poor households, with a view to ensuring that energy costs for these households in particular can be reduced on a sustainable basis;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to review the EED in order to allow Member States to opt for more flexible and cost-efficient means to implement the directive;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication of 15 December 2011 entitled 'Energy Roadmap 2050',
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights the case of Article 7 where the combined effect of loopholes has resulted in the effective saving targets being only half (0.75%) of the headline annual saving rate of 1.5%; recommends removing these loopholes when the directive is revised;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Highlights that the provision in Article 7 whereby Member States may require a share of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in households affected by energy poverty or in social housing has so far been used by only two Member States; calls for this provision to be strengthened and for a significant percentage of energy savings under energy efficiency obligation schemes to be targeted at low-income consumers; suggests a parallel provision for energy efficiency national funds and any alternative measures;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Suggests that national energy efficiency action plans, as required in article 24 of the current directive, could ask Member States to set objectives to make use of energy efficiency measures to reduce the risk of energy poverty and report on how they are meeting these objectives;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Believes that the measures for energy- efficient renovation of existing buildings need to be prioritised among the most energy-poor; calls on the Commission to propose a target to improve the efficiency of residential building stock, alongside future minimum efficiency standards for rented housing in the context of the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that 24 Member States have made
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that 24 Member States have made use of the possibility of alternative measures to the energy efficiency obligation scheme to deliver end-use energy savings (Article 7), and 18 Member States have preferred alternative measures to the renovation quota (Article 5); criticises the fact that seven Member States have still not introduced energy audits (Article 8);
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Suggests that Article 5 on the exemplary role of public buildings should apply to all public buildings, and not just those in central government;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 d (new) – having regard to its resolution of 5 February 2014 on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Welcomes the fact that energy audits and energy management schemes under Article 8 are helping to make EU companies more competitive; calls for the implementation of cost-effective energy audit recommendations to be required in conjunction with planned maintenance, with additional incentives provided where necessary, and for Article 8 to be extended to cover all companies with high energy consumption;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans)
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need more time in order to give administrations and undertakings
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need more time in order to give administrations and undertakings an opportunity to launch projects and innovations; notes that while public demand and the market are the best drivers for these projects, a stable framework beyond 2020 can be supportive of this development;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that the implementation of some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans)
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need more time in order to
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