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2016/2058(INI) EU strategy on heating and cooling
Lead committee dossier: ITRE/8/06294
Legal Basis RoP 052
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | ENVI | FJELLNER Christofer (EPP) | |
| Opinion | IMCO | ||
| Lead | ITRE | GIEREK Adam (S&D) | SAUDARGAS Algirdas (EPP), BAREKOV Nikolay (ECR), PETERSEN Morten Helveg (ALDE), ERNST Cornelia (GUE/NGL), JÁVOR Benedek (Verts/ALE), TAMBURRANO Dario (EFD), KAPPEL Barbara (ENF) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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- 2016/09/12 Debate in Parliament
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2016/07/15
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0232/2016
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the own-initiative report by Adam GIEREK (S&D, PL) following the Commission communication entitled ‘An EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling’. Recalling that almost 50 % of the EU's final energy demand is used for heating and cooling, the report pointed out the necessity to take along specific measures for heating and cooling when revising the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU), the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU). Members considered that the strategy on heating and cooling must allow for both of these necessities in equal measure, taking into account that Europe has different climate zones and that needs, in terms of energy use, differ accordingly. It was important to ensure flexibility in choosing adequate strategy solutions. Specific sustainable strategies: the report called for specific sustainable heating and cooling strategies to be developed at national level, giving special attention to combined heat and power, cogeneration, district heating and cooling, preferably based on renewables. It stressed the need to facilitate decentralised energy generation, thereby empowering consumers to be more involved in the energy market, and to control their own energy use. Technology: Members stressed the fundamental role of renewable energy technologies, including the use of sustainable biomass, of aero thermal, geothermal and solar energy, and of photovoltaic cells in combination with electric batteries, to heat water and provide heating and cooling in buildings, in conjunction with thermal storage facilities that can be used for daily or seasonal balancing. They called on Member States to provide incentives for the promotion and take-up of such technologies. Increase energy efficiency standards: energy demand in the building sector is responsible for about 40 % of energy consumption in the EU, and a third of the natural gas use. This could be reduced by up to three quarters if the renovation of buildings is speeded up. Furthermore, 85 % of this energy consumption is used for heating and domestic hot water. In this context, Members considered that modernisation of old and inefficient heating systems, increased utilisation of electricity from renewables, better use of "waste heat" through highly efficient district heating systems, and deep renovation of buildings with improved thermal insulation, remain key to delivering a more secure and sustainable approach to heat supply. They recommended: (i) the continuation of increasing energy efficiency standards for buildings, taking account of and encouraging technical innovation, particularly as regards ensuring homogeneity of insulation; (ii) continued support for the construction of nearly zero energy buildings. They called on the Commission to provide adequate co-financing for initiatives aimed at renovating public housing and apartment blocks with low levels of energy efficiency. Furthermore, an attractive financing system should be set up to promote new technologies for heating households using renewable energy sources. The report asked Member States to use legal and economic means to accelerate the gradual phasing-out of outdated solid-fuel furnaces with an energy efficiency level of less than 80 %, and to replace them, where possible, with efficient, sustainable heating systems at local level (such as district heating systems) or micro level (such as geothermal and solar systems). Member States were called upon to: (i) phase out the use in urban areas of outdated furnaces for heating purposes that generate 'low height' emissions; (ii) take measures to phase out energy-inefficient furnaces and boilers using heating oil and coal that currently fuel over half of the building stock in the countryside; (iii) as a matter of urgency, take steps towards phasing out low-temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fossil fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere a variety of harmful substances. Europe's temperate climate zone: in this zone, reverse systems for heating and cooling using efficient heat pumps could become very important under certain conditions, given their flexibility. The report called on the Commission and the Member States to provide, with regard to heat pumps, adequate aligned calculation methods, and to promote the sharing of best practices for support mechanisms in order to support efficient, sustainable and low-carbon solutions to various thermal needs. Research: Members took the view that progress should be made under the Horizon 2020 framework programme in R&D relating to sustainable and efficient heating and cooling systems and materials, such as small-scale renewable generation and storage solutions, district heating and cooling systems, cogeneration and insulation materials, as well as innovative materials such as structural window glass that lets in high levels of short-wave radiation (sunlight) from outside and lets out only a minimum of the long-wave thermal radiation that would otherwise escape to the outside. The report stressed the importance of extensive scientific research into the development of innovative technological solutions designed to deliver appliances and entire heating and cooling systems that are energy efficient and based on renewables.
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A8-0232/2016
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2016/07/12
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/04/28
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/02/16
Non-legislative basic document published
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COM(2016)0051
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PURPOSE: to present an EU strategy on heating and cooling systems in buildings and industry. BACKGROUND: developing a strategy to make heating and cooling more efficient and sustainable is a priority for the Energy Union. With 50% of final energy consumption in 2012, heating and cooling is the EU’s biggest energy sector. It is expected to remain so. Renewables accounted for 18% of the primary energy supply for heating and cooling in 2012, while fossil fuels accounted for 75%. 45% of energy for heating and cooling in the EU is used in the residential sector, 37% in industry and 18% in services. The Commission stated that each sector has potential to reduce demand, increase efficiency and shift to renewable sources. Buildings (and people living in them) are the first consumers of heating and cooling. Space heating accounts for more than 80% of heating and cooling consumption in colder climates. However, in Europe old buildings cause various problems: almost half of the EU's buildings have individual boilers installed before 1992, with efficiency of 60% or less; 22% of individual gas boilers, 34% of direct electric heaters, 47% of oil boilers and 58% of coal boilers are older than their technical lifetime. Industry accounted for a quarter of the EU's final energy consumption in 2012. 73% of this is used for heating and cooling. European industry has cut its energy intensity twice as fast as the US since 2000. The improvement rate is steeper in energy intensive sectors The reason is clear: energy is an important cost. By putting a price on CO2 emissions, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme has provided an incentive to use low carbon fuels and to invest in energy efficiency. Significant potential remains. Using existing technologies, it is possible to reduce energy costs in industry by 4-10% with investments that pay for themselves in less than 5 years. However, the visibility of energy savings is low. Consumers must be at the centre of this strategy, using modern technologies and innovative solutions to shift to a smart, efficient and sustainable heating and cooling system that can unlock energy and budgetary savings for companies and citizens, improve air quality, increase well-being for individuals and provide benefits to society as a whole. CONTENT: this strategy provides a framework for integrating efficient heating and cooling into EU energy policies by: focusing action on stopping the energy leakage from buildings; maximising the efficiency and sustainability of heating and cooling systems; supporting efficiency in industry; reaping the benefits of integrating heating and cooling into the electricity system. Tools and solutions: heating and cooling are produced locally in markets that are fragmented. Tackling the obstacles to more efficient and sustainable heating and cooling will require action at local, regional and national level, within a supportive European framework. The Commission invites Member States to: review their property laws to address how to share gains from energy improvements in private rented properties between landlords and tenants, and how to share benefits and costs among residents of multi-apartment buildings; ensure that a share of energy efficiency funding is dedicated to improvements for energy-poor households or (as a proxy) for those living in the most deprived areas, for example, by investing in energy-efficient heating and cooling equipment; work with stakeholders to raise consumer awareness of household energy efficiency aspects; stimulate the take-up of the recommendations of company energy audits; support local and regional actors who can improve the bankability of investments through ‘bundling’ individual projects into bigger investment packages. Buildings: the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) lays down a framework for improving the energy performance of Europe's building stock. However, the rate of building renovation is low (0.4 to 1.2% per year). As part of the review of the EPBD (including REFIT component) in 2016, the Commission will look into strengthening the reliability of energy performance certificates and reinforcing their signals for renewable energy. The Commission will examine: developing a toolbox of measures to facilitate renovation in multi-apartment buildings; promoting proven energy efficiency models for publicly owned educational buildings and hospitals; using inspections of boilers to provide information on the efficiency of existing heating and cooling systems; facilitating the market uptake of voluntary certification schemes for non-residential buildings. The Commission will also look into: strengthened feedback to consumers through advanced metering and billing; making advanced tools for metering, control and automation based on real time information standard requirements for service sector buildings; empowering consumers to participate in demand response, thus saving them money. Renewable-based and efficient heating and cooling : in the reviews of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Renewable Energy Directive, the Commission will look into: promoting renewable energy through a comprehensive approach to speed up the replacement of obsolete fossil fuel boilers with efficient renewable heating and increasing the deployment of renewable energy in district heating and CHP; supporting local authorities in preparing strategies for the promotion of renewable heating and cooling; setting up a website with price comparison tools on the lifetime costs and benefits of heating and cooling systems. Smart systems: smart grids, smart metering, smart homes and buildings, self-generation and thermal and electrical and chemical storage need to be promoted by a modern market design. As part of the Electricity Market Design, Renewable Energy Directive and EED reviews, the Commission will look into: rules to integrate thermal storage (in buildings and district heating) into flexibility and balancing mechanisms of the grid; incentivising citizen participation in the energy market through decentralised production and consumption of electricity; incentivising the uptake of renewable energy in heat production, including CHP; incentivising the take-up of fully interoperable smart buildings solutions, systems and appliances. The Commission will: (i) intensify cooperation with European consumer associations; (ii) extend the work of the BUILD UP skills campaign to improve training for building professionals, in particular through a new module for energy experts and architects; (iii) set up sectoral round tables with industry and develop benchmarks/guidance for best practice on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Innovation: under the Strategic Energy Technology Plan, the Commission will: promote renewable and waste heat based cogeneration of heat and power; examine new approaches to low temperature heating in industry; develop advanced materials and industrialised construction processes with the construction sector and leading institutions in materials and industry. Research, innovation and demonstration actions funded by Horizon 2020 will also support the EU strategy on heating and cooling. In addition, the Commission will support the use of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) for the implementation of the national and regional heating and cooling-related smart specialisation priorities. Financing: under the 'Smart Finance for Smart Buildings' initiative the Commission will: test a framework for underwriting procedures for financial institutions to incorporate impacts of energy efficiency in everyday market practice; encourage Member States to establish one stop shops for low-carbon investments (encompassing advisory services, Project Development Assistance and project financing); encourage retail banks to offer products adapted for renovation of privately rented buildings (e.g. deferred mortgages, term loans) and disseminate best practices, also in relation to tax treatment of renovation. The Commission called on the European Parliament and the Council to endorse this strategy.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Energy'}, ARIAS CAÑETE Miguel
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COM(2016)0051
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2016)0051
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0232/2016
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2058(INI)
2016/05/27
ENVI
92 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling (COM(2016)0051) as an integral part of the Energy Union strategy; notes the major importance of the heating and cooling sector in achieving the EU energy and climate objectives by 2020, 2030 and 2050 and achieving the security of energy supply objectives;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute 50% of the primary energy used in EU and the largest share of the
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU’s energy demand; emphasises the importance of
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU’s energy demand; emphasises the importance of technology-neutral and market-based incentives in the transition to a low-carbon and secure energy supply to the heating and cooling sector
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU’s energy demand; emphasises the importance of technology-neutral and market-based incentives in the transition to a low-carbon and secure energy supply to the heating and cooling sector and of focusing not only on a component level
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU’s energy demand;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU
Amendment 16 #
2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU’s energy demand; emphasises that a European gas crisis would be a heat crisis; emphasises the importance of technology-neutral and market-based incentives in the transition to a low-carbon and secure energy supply to the heating and cooling sector and of focusing not only on a component level, such as buildings;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Notes that in colder climate space heating accounts for more than 80 % of heating and cooling consumption in total; emphasises 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 enable consumers to accelerate the modernisation of their old and inefficient heating systems; calls on the European Commission to prioritise the modernisation of the existing building stock in the EU and the – largely inefficient – installed heating systems, in the review of the Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU);
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. 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 enable consumers to accelerate the modernisation of their old and inefficient heating systems in Europe in order to deliver at least 20% energy efficiency gains by 2020 with available technologies, including renewable heating systems;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines the crucial importance of improved energy efficiency; recalls that two-thirds of the EU´s buildings were built when energy efficiency requirements were limited or non-existent; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to promote energy renovation which can bring big energy savings while also being economically beneficial as well as smart buildings energy-related products;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission communication on an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling (COM(2016)0051) as an integral part of the Energy Union strategy; notes the major importance of the heating and cooling sector in achieving the EU energy and climate objectives by 2020 and 2050 and achieving the security of energy supply objectives by making the best use of indigenous energy sources;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Recalls that two-thirds of the EU's buildings were built when energy efficiency requirements were limited or non-existent and that significant energy savings can be made through simple renovations; calls on the Commission to support efficiency and renovations of publicly and privately owned buildings and to secure proper funding.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines that nearly half of the buildings in the Union have individual boilers installed before 1992; encourages therefore the Commission and the Member states to take measures to accelerate the refurbishment of outdated heating and coling appliances; stresses the importance of district heating in this regard;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Underlines that almost half of the EU´s buildings have individuals boilers installed before 1992; encourages therefore the Commission and the Member States to take measures to accelerate the refurbishment of outdated heating and cooling appliances;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Recalls that despite some progress in the heating and cooling sector moving to renewable energy, 75 % of the primary energy supply still comes from fossil fuels; notes that buildings - and people living in them - are the first consumers of heating and cooling; emphasises that the first priority is to reduce the energy bills through renovation; insists that the remaining need for heating and cooling should come directly or indirectly from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Considers that there is a large untapped potential to increase energy efficiency in the residential heating sector; calls on Member States to adopt measures increasing heating systems' energy efficiency, as it is a cost-effective way to cut residential CO2 emissions.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines the upcoming review of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and calls for the adoption of a comprehensive framework facilitating the renovation in multi- apartment buildings and the use of environmental friendly electronic equipment;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. recalls that investing in energy saving and efficiency offers the highest and fastest financial return in the energy sector.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls for a cost-effective approach focused on achieving energy savings at system level;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Emphasises the active role that consumers can play in the path to a sustainable European heating and cooling system; underlines that an efficient outcome of the new regulation on "energy labelling", where scales of the new labels are forward-looking and allow to highlight the differences in terms of energy efficiency of the different products, can improve consumers´ possibility to address their choices in terms of energy savings and to reduce their bills; highlights that specific instruments - such as smart meters and domotic controls - can improve consumers´ consumption patterns.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. urges the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal to set up binding targets for energy reduction combined with the renewal of white certificates market that can support investments from Energy Services Companies as well as other private investors.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses the fact that the development of district heating systems in many countries prevents the spread of more polluting individual heating systems which increase air pollution in residual areas and are much more difficult to control than wide-spread district heating systems; stresses, however, that these systems often need modernisation to enhance their efficiency, therefore funds should be secured to enable the necessary modernisation;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Notes that EU regulatory frameworks serve to underline broad objectives, but true progress in revolutionising heating and cooling as part of a wider energy system overhaul is essential;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Notes that the most effective way of delivering on joint objectives is to empower and support local and regional authorities, in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders, to apply a fully integrated systems based approach to urban planning, infrastructure development, building and renovation of housing stock and new industrial development in order to maximise potential cross-overs, efficiencies and other mutual benefits;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. underlines the fundamental role of a restructuring plan of the building sectors to boost green economy and green local jobs potential in the field of energy saving, energy efficiency and renewables in private and public building sector.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to also recognize the profitability of using heat pumps in the heating and cooling sector;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2 d. stresses the importance on investing to educate people to reduce conditioning, to use less energy intensive appliances, to fully exploit the potential of renewables.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2 e. stresses the importance of the role of technologies able to reduce thermal energy demand and to reduce emissions like the low enthalpy geothermal energy, renewable based heating/cooling districts, small scale natural gas tri-generating power plants or their combination.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency at system level by
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency a
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency at system level by linking heat and power production, industrial processes,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Highlights that EU policy tools and capacities are not sufficiently developed yet to drive the transformation of the heating and cooling sector, to maximise the use of potentials and to deploy solutions for demand reduction and decarbonisation at the required scale and pace;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency at system level by linking heat and power production, agricultural and industrial processes, waste management and demand-side management;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency at system level by linking heat and power production, industrial processes, waste management and demand-side management; emphasises that heat and power production linked to waste management should be consistent with the waste hierarchy as defined in the circular economy, avoiding lock-in to incineration of resources which can be recycled or reused;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency at system level by linking heat and power production, industrial processes, waste management and demand-side management; underlines that cogeneration and tri-generation in the abovementioned sectors should be therefore deeper exploited in line with the circular economy principles;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to fully utilise the heating and cooling sector in achieving cost-efficient gains in energy efficiency at system level by linking heat and power production, industrial processes, waste management and demand-side management; in this regard, calls on the Commission to draw up a plan to promote the sustainable use of organic waste for heating and cooling as part of the "Waste to energy" programme;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Underlines the importance of preventing a costly lock-in in heating infrastructure linked to high-carbon sources of energy production; stresses the need to assess the need for public financial support for district heating infrastructure in the context of the EU's objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels and an orderly transition of the energy economy.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Believes that consumers must be at the centre of this strategy, using modern technologies and innovative solutions to shift to a smart, efficient and sustainable heating and cooling system that can unlock energy and budgetary savings for companies and citizens, improve air quality, increase well-being for individuals and provide benefits to businesses and to society as a whole;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that research and technological innovation fosters the leadership of European industry, strengthens the competitive advantage and commercial viability of European business, and contributes to the main EU energy policy goals, including ensuring security of supply, sustainable development of energy production, transportation and consumption;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Stresses the need to invest more in research and development in order to develop innovative and technological solutions; stresses at the same time that through a wider use of currently available technologies it will be possible to increase by 20% the efficiency of heating and cooling systems;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Underlines that if on one hand a large part of the European buildings today suffer from waste of energy because of their poor insulation quality and their old and inefficient heating systems, on the other hand energy poverty affects nearly 11% of the EU population;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that biogas represents an important sustainable source for heating and cooling systems; for this reason it is necessary to set up a clear target for organic recycling in order to incentivise investments in the collection and treatment of bio-waste.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes that it is estimated that the amount of heat produced from industrial processes and wasted in the atmosphere or into water, rather than utilised in some productive way, is enough to cover the Union's entire heating needs in residential and tertiary buildings;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recommends to examine how the reuse of industrial waste heat and cold can be incentivized, in particular through the ETS, in the framework of the ETS-revision;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to further support the re-use of waste heat and cold produced in the industry sector;
Amendment 52 #
3 b. Recalls that there are too few attractive financial products for building renovation; calls on the Commission to ensure that sufficient financial support for investments in energy efficiency is made available through the European Structural and Investment Funds, the EU Horizon 2020 Programme for research and development, the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), and the Integrated Strategic Energy Technology Plan (the SET-Plan); underlines the need to promote the mobilisation of private funding in the energy efficiency market;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3 e. Emphasises the importance of a more widespread, synergic and integrated use of all available European structural and regional funds and of the EFSI, which should be accessible to all actors, in particular to the SMEs and micro enterprises;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. In this regard stresses the importance of ensuring consumers with comprehensive information on the technical and economic benefits of the new heating and cooling systems currently available on the market and of the advantages, in terms of energy savings, that building restructuring measures could have in reducing energy bills; notes that householders living in remote and isolated locations may require particular attention and unique solutions;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Calls on the Commission to increase awareness of European citizens about new technical solutions how to save energy in their household.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3 d. Asks the European Commission to promote the exchange of good practices between Member States in order to speed the dissemination of innovative products and services and asks for a deeper involvement of local authorities;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the Union’s varying conditions, and calls on the Commission to promote
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the Union’s varying conditions, considers that the shorter the chain by which primary energy is converted into other forms to generate usable heat, the higher the energy efficiency and calls on the Commission to promote technology-neutral instruments enabling each community to develop cost- efficient solutions to reduce the carbon intensity of the heating and cooling sector;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Underlines that energy efficient buildings will play an important part in increasing the efficiency of the heating and cooling sector;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Recalls that some industries or power stations generate heat or cold as a by-product which could be reused within plants or sold to heat buildings nearby; integrating the production, consumption and reuse of waste cold creates environmental and economic benefits and reduces the primary energy demand for cold; emphasises the importance of use of waste heat and cold and calls on the Commission to promote this use.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Considers that appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis for energy-efficient and low-emission construction, taking into account the different climatic conditions within Europe.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes that 72 % of the heating and cooling demand of single family houses is consumed in rural and intermediate areas; notes that households in rural, remote and isolated locations may therefore require particular attention and unique solutions;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses the key role that a high level of electrification of the heating and cooling sector can have in the decarbonisation both in terms of GHG reductions and as well as in improved urban air quality;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Notes that the combination of renewables with relatively low-carbon fuels such as LNG (natural gas) and LPG can often provide an efficient and available heating and cooling solution; thermosolar installations, biogas installations, hybrid boilers, micro-CHP, gas heat pumps and geothermal heat pumps representing some good examples for such combinations;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Notes that the significant increase of the energy efficiency of buildings could be a key tool for tackling energy poverty.
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the widespread
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the widespread availability of solid and gaseous biomass and the potential for high-efficiency cogeneration district heating as
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Notes that measures for developing a comprehensive and integrated strategy for Heating and Cooling within the Energy Union offer significant opportunities for both EU business and consumers if implemented correctly, in terms of reducing overall energy costs for industry, boosting competitiveness and delivering cost savings to consumers;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the widespread availability of
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the widespread availability of solid biomass and the potential for district heating as a cost- efficient means of decarbonising the energy sector while also contributing to security of supply objectives; emphasises that a European gas crisis would be a heat crisis; notes that, despite the fact that biomass represents today a widely used renewable energy source in the heating sector, the use of certain types of biomass still show several problems including that of generating an increase in GHG, fine particulate matter pollution and that of land use and food production; calls therefore for an environmentally sustainable use of biomass;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the widespread availability of solid biomass and the potential for district heating as a cost- efficient means of decarbonising the energy sector while also contributing to security of supply objectives; emphasises that a European gas crisis would be a heat crisis; calls on the Commission to propose without delay a biomass sustainability policy.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines that the sustainable use of the various forms of biomass available at local level contributes not only to the Energy Union's objectives (security of supply, energy efficiency, decarbonisation, innovation, competitiveness) and climate policies but also to the achievement of a circular economy.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that local communities are the best informed as to what kind of heating and cooling solution benefits them in the most efficient way; encourages the Commission and the Member States to support deployment of innovative solutions which are not yet used on a large scale, such as geothermal energy or biogas;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines - while safeguarding technology neutrality depending on the different socio-economic and geographical circumstances in Member States - the enormous potential of innovative energy-neutral homes as a cost-efficient means for decarbonising the construction sector and ordinary households;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Stresses the need to develop specific energy policy for those areas not connected to the natural gas grid, considering restrictions to the use of biomass or solid fuels for heating and the transaction to low carbon and low polluting fuels such as LPG;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recalls that there are no sustainability criteria for fossil fuels and that imposing unnecessarily strict sustainability criteria on biomass will create barriers effectively hindering the de-carbonisation of the heating and cooling sector;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission to propose without delay a bioenergy sustainability policy, which will take into account the negative impact of bioenergy on the environment, land-use and food production.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Points out, in this regard, that district heating is covered by the ETS Directive and although it is not subject to carbon leakage it should stay protected as it prevents emissions leakage to the non- ETS sectors;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines the importance of increasing the use of renewable heating and cooling technologies, in combination with a strong increase in energy efficiency;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Emphasises that waste-to-energy will continue to play a significant role in heating since the alternative often is landfill and the use of fossil fuels, recalling that there is a need to increase recycling;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a review of existing legislation focused on
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a review of existing legislation
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a review of existing legislation focused on
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for a review of existing legislation focused on safeguarding
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Welcomes the EU Heating and Cooling Strategy's conclusions that states that "consumers must be at the centre of this strategy" and intends to enable them to use a variety of "modern technologies and innovative solutions to shift to a smart, efficient and sustainable heating and cooling system that can unlock energy and budgetary savings for companies and citizens".
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for an analysis of the taxation practices on renewable energy sources and district heating; Calls on the Commission to make steps to eliminate burdens of the environmentally friendly energy sources in view of an effective Energy Union.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to address the specific problems of rural buildings that tend to be older, less energy efficient, less beneficial to health and provide lower thermal comfort;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Recalls the contribution of renewable energies to energy supply security in Europe, underlines the high reactivity of hydraulic production to peak demands and blackout risks;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that heating and cooling constitute the largest share of the EU’s energy demand
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Recalls that a smart building connected to a smart grid allows remote or automatic control of heating and cooling and that the automatic management of energy demand in buildings allows consumers to adjusting the timing of their consumption in response to the price of electricity; therefore calls on the Commission to promote construction of these buildings.
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to support so- called 'Green Deals' linking residual or waste heat, geothermal heat and forms of renewable energy production produced and used by agriculture, horticulture, industry, the public sector and ordinary households.
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities, considering the risk of possible future gas supply crises, to fully integrate the production of biogas from manure processing in the implementation of the circular economy;
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 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 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is primary energy, but no EU policy tools and capacities are sufficiently developed yet to drive the transformation of this sector, to maximise the use of potentials and to deploy solutions for demand reduction and decarbonisation at the required scale and pace;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Welcomes the Commission communication on EU strategy for heating and cooling, which for the first time gives the holistic approach on heating and cooling in Europe's energy sector and identifies priority areas of action; calls on the Commission to consider heating and cooling sectors as part of European energy market design;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Points out the necessity to take along specific measures for heating and cooling when revising the energy efficiency directive (2012/27/EU) and the renewable energy directive (2009/28/EC) as well as the energy performance of buildings directive (2010/31/EU);
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Considers that the strategy on heating and cooling must allow in the same way for both of these necessities, taking into account that Europe has different climate zones and that needs in terms of energy use differ accordingly;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Stresses that improved energy efficiency in buildings is of paramount importance in reducing CO2 emissions, improving energy security, reducing energy poverty and boosting our economy;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Underlines that strategy shall prioritise sustainable and cost efficient solutions which will enable Member states to reach EU climate and energy policy goals; Notes that Member states heating and cooling sectors are very diverse due to their energy mix, climatic conditions, the efficiency of the building stock or industry intensity therefore flexibility in choosing adequate strategy solutions shall be ensured;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Calls for specific sustainable heating and cooling strategies to be developed at national level, giving special attention to combined heat and power, cogeneration, district heating and cooling preferably based on renewables, as is stated in art 14 of the EED (2012/27/EU);
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Considers that energy efficiency should be treated as an energy source in its own right when considering heating and cooling;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 b (new) -1b. When it comes to heating and cooling, points out the importance of respecting the principles of energy efficiency first and the trias energetica (reduction of demand, utilisation of renewables, optimization of fossil fuel systems) and acting accordingly when making policy and investment decisions;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 c (new) -1c. Stresses that energy efficiency measures should be given priority to, or at least treated on the same footage with, generating capacity when deciding on infrastructural and heating and cooling investments;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 d (new) -1d. Points out that improving the thermal efficiency of buildings by, amongst others, insulating, can reduce the energy demand in a building up to 70% according to studies; therefore, the optimal first step is often to reduce the energy and heating and cooling demand up to the cost-optimal level, before or combined with optimizing the heating and cooling systems, as the cheapest and most sustainable form of energy is still the one that is not used;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas 50% of the
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the high efficiency of extracting and using energy from various sources,
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the efficiency of extracting and using energy from various sources, discharging energy (cooling) and preventing energy from flowing from areas of a higher temperature to areas of a lower temperature, using thermally insulated partitions that pose maximum resistance to that flow, are a fundamental
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Strategy that recognizes the need to adopt a common European approach on heat with the objective to transform the current shape of the heat market, dominated by on-site individual fossil-fuels boilers, towards high efficiency heating solutions which increase energy security and facilitate cost-effective achievement of the EU climate and energy objectives;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that energy efficiency, considered both as a first fuel and as an essential infrastructure, is a major driving force to reduce the EU's import dependency and its overall external energy bill and to increase EU energy and geopolitical independence; reminds to this respect how every additional 1% increase in energy savings cuts gas imports by 2,6%;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regrets the slow progress for renewable use in heating and cooling; stresses the importance of avoiding the locking-in of technologies in compatible with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement and hence urges the immediate phasing-out of subsidies and other -direct and indirect- incentives for fossil-based heating and cooling technology;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is of the opinion that demand for heating will remain an essential component of the energy system in the future; calls on the Commission to reduce the demand for buildings and to link the remaining demand to such sources as might be sustainable in the particular local context, proceeding from a cost- effectiveness analysis;
Amendment 118 #
1a. Believes that due to the variation of circumstances among Member States, it is necessary to keep open a variety of options so as to decarbonise heating, rather than focusing on a small number of options as this would limit competition, innovation, consumer choice and affordability;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Communication from the European Commission on an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is primary energy and whereas heating & cooling represents on average around 70% of energy consumption in buildings;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Commission to fully integrate its Heating and Cooling Strategy into all forthcoming energy legislative proposals, especially its Market Design initiative, the Energy Efficiency Directive, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Renewable Energy Directive, as well as into the guidance to Member States in the implementation of the existing ones; calls on the Commission to assess how this can be taken into account in energy planning;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Supports the Commission's analysis formulated in the Heat strategy that heating demands will not disappear, hence the need to develop policies that tap the full potential for the use of recovered heat (cogeneration and industrial heat) and allow a cost-effective development of DH networks capable of bringing renewable energy sources into urban areas, where population and energy demands are concentrated;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Member States to fully implement and enforce existing EU legislation in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy and calls on the European commission to further promote synergies between the ecodesign directive and the energy labelling regulation, especially regarding heating and cooling appliances;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Supports that conclusion in the heating and cooling strategy that "consumers must be at the centre of this strategy" by enabling them to use a variety of technologies and solutions so as to help them shift to more sustainable consumption patterns and generate savings;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Remembers that the "energy efficiency first" principle is a priority for the EU energy policy and must be applied by reducing energy demand especially in existing and future buildings, both residential and non-residential, as the key strategy for achieving a successful transition towards a renewable, secure, resilient and smart heating and cooling system;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that the shorter the chain, supported by modern and highly efficient appliances, by which primary energy is converted into other forms to generate usable heat, the higher the energy efficiency;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that the shorter the chain by which primary energy is converted into other forms to generate usable heat or collected among local resources, the higher the energy efficiency;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas 50% of the
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. 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 enable consumers to accelerate the modernisation of their 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 131 #
3. Considers that domestic appliances (washing machines, dishwashers, etc.) should be the most energy efficient and designed in such a way that they can use the hot water supply at the place where they are installed; accordingly eco-design minimum requirements as well as strong energy labelling policies should be updated on a regular basis, and revised upwards;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines the complementarities between ecodesign and energy labelling framework Directives, the Energy Efficiency Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in reducing heat and cooling consumption; Calls on the Commission to continue develop ecodesign and energy labelling requirements in order to achieve additional energy savings and support EU competitiveness; Highlights the potential for significant additional energy savings through improvements at product, component system levels; Considers that domestic appliances (washing machines, dishwashers, etc.) should be designed in such a way that they can use the hot water supply at the place where they are installed;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that domestic appliances (washing machines, dishwashers, etc.) should be designed in such a way that they can use the hot water supply at the place where they are installed; highlights, within this context, the importance of combining the most advanced technologies with a smart energy management, especially in a connected world where the appliance can easily adapt to weather conditions and electricity price signals and contribute to the stabilisation of the grid;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Considers that domestic appliances
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Requests the Member States to fully implement the current EED and the EPBD and urges the Commission to accompany Member States in the implementation of the 'Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB)' that will be the rule as of 2021 for all new buildings; calls on the Member States to fully implement their long-term renovation strategies taking into account that similar standards should be progressively applied to existing buildings in order to mobilise sufficient investment for the modernisation of their building stock and to achieve a nearly- zero energy building stock by 2050 at EU level;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that building sector has high potential in reducing energy demand and CO2 emissions; underlines that further efforts are needed to increase building renovation rate; notes that attractive financial incentives, availability of highly competent experts at various levels, exchange and promotion of best practices are necessary to achieve this;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that smart buildings must become a core part of the energy system in terms of energy production, consumption, storage and management as they enable to reduce peak energy demand and therefore they play a major role in the transition towards a more resilient, stable but flexible energy network;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that 85% of the energy consumption within a building is used for space heating and domestic hot water in Europe, therefore it is crucial to enable consumers to accelerate the modernisation of their old and inefficient heating systems;
Amendment 139 #
3b. Underlines that in a context where regulatory stability is ensured, owners, tenants and managers are highly motivated to invest in strongly reducing the energy consumption of buildings; calls, in this respect, to bring the EU building stock to nearly-zero-energy buildings level by 2050, setting ambitious intermediate milestones in 2030 and 2040;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas almost 50% of the
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Recalls that nZEB should be primarily based on better insulation techniques and smart buildings management making it possible to reduce the absolute energy consumption of buildings to nearly-zero, followed by on- site or near-site energy generation from renewable sources in order to meet residual demand;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers that a stumbling block to improving the efficiency of the households in the EU is the lack of awareness among consumers about the efficiency of their heating systems;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Stresses the need for enabling consumers to accelerate the modernisation of their old and inefficient heating systems in Europe in order to deliver energy efficiency gains with available technologies, including district heating systems fuelled by renewable energy sources; calls on the European Commission to bring forward concrete proposals to increase the modernisation rate of individual and district heating systems installed in existing buildings;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls on the European commission to propose a unified financial instrument for energy efficiency, in order to coordinate all existing EU funds towards the realisation of the vision of a zero- energy-building stock by 2050; reminds to this respect the importance of extending the requirement in article 5 of the energy efficiency directive to all public buildings;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Stresses the need for a favourable framework for tenants and those living in multi-dwelling buildings, to enable them to also benefit from self-generation and consumption of renewable heating and cooling and energy efficiency measures thereby tackling the challenges of split incentives and sometimes impeding tenancy rules;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights th
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, and in particular photovoltaic cells linked up to batteries and solar panels
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES,
Amendment 152 #
4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, and in particular biomass combined with cogeneration, photovoltaic cells, and solar panels, in the heating of water and the provision of thermal comfort in buildings, in conjunction with thermal storage facilities that can be used at night;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES,
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES,
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES,
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights that district heating and cooling networks provide the possibility to significantly increase the flexibility and openness of the energy system through better integrating energy sources into the market; Underlines that such an integration can best be achieved by developing a regulatory framework that fosters demand side response, making best economic use of intermittent renewables such as wind and solar, harnessing the potential of waste heat and cool, and facilitating the participation of different energy sources in a transparent and competitive heating and cooling market so as to avoid potential dominance of less sustainable technologies; Reiterates the importance of developing an open and transparent heating and cooling market which allows different technologies to compete, ensures a high standard of consumer protection and choice, and delivers cost effective decarbonisation;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points to the economic potential and short-term profitability of energy efficiency and energy retrofitting solutions for non-residential buildings; calls on the Commission to encourage and promote investment in solutions making for smart building energy consumption management and to integrate electricity systems more effectively with heating and cooling systems;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that issues surrounding energy security in the EU largely concern the security of heat supply; considers, therefore, the diversification of sources for heating to be of utmost importance and calls on the Commission to explore ways to further support and accelerate the increased deployment of renewable heat technologies;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the crucial role of automation and control systems to serve the occupants of buildings better and to provide flexibility for the electricity system through reducing and shifting demand, and thermal storage;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas 50% of the energy used for heating and cooling in the EU is
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights that hybrid heating systems, which provide heat from two or more energy sources, can facilitate a growing role for renewable heating, in particular in existing buildings where hybrid heating systems can be introduced with limited refurbishment needs;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of district energy networks as a particularly efficient and cost-effective means of delivering low carbon heating and cooling, and particularly points out the potential of biomass in this regard;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of educating citizens, through awareness and information campaigns, to reduce thermal conditioning, to use less energy intensive appliances, to fully exploit the potential of renewables;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate further development and integration of renewable energy sources with local and regional distribution networks for heating and cooling, through policies that tackle existing regulatory and financial barriers; Stresses the potential of cities in particular, with their natural concentration of people and energy use, in developing district energy networks as a particularly efficient and cost-effective means of delivering low carbon heating and cooling in an urban environment;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Emphasises that existing decentralised and district heating systems both share the challenge to improve efficiency and include a greater share of renewable energy sources, as fossil fuels account for about 80% of the fuel mix in both existing decentralised and district heating systems;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Takes the view that district heating and cooling are important instruments for improving the energy efficiency of buildings and should therefore be recognised at the same level as renewable energy;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the use of mapping resources for heat purposes, appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles, in
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis for energy-efficient and
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis for energy-efficient and low-emission construction in the various climate zones in Europe; highlights the importance of urban planning also in integration of renewables to heating and cooling sector;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. reminds that 50% of our necessary cuts in emissions, to live up to our COP21 engagements, must come from energy efficiency, and given that buildings consume 40% of final energy and cause 36% of CO2 emissions, stresses that lowering energy demand in buildings is the most direct and cost-effective way to actually reach our climate ambitions, meanwhile boosting the EU's energy security and re-industrialisation;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles, such as urban level network solutions and sustainable district heating and cooling, in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis for energy-efficient and low- emission construction in the various climate zones in Europe;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis for energy-efficient, renewable energy- based and low-emission construction in the various climate zones in Europe;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers th
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that energy demand in the building sector is responsible for about 40 % of energy consumption in the EU and a third of natural gas use, and could be cut by up to three quarters if the renovation of buildings is speeded up; highlights that 85% of this energy consumption is used for heating and domestic hot water, and that as such, modernisation of old and inefficient heating systems, increased utilisation of electricity from renewables, better use of "waste heat" through highly efficient district heating systems, as well as deep renovation of buildings with improved thermal insulation, remain key to delivering a more secure and sustainable approach to heat supply; recommends the continuation of increasing energy efficiency standards for buildings taking account of and encouraging technical innovation particularly in ensuring homogeneity of insulation; further recommends continued support for the construction of nearly zero-energy buildings;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Encourages Member States to develop long term heating and cooling strategies based on integrated approach, harmonized mapping and the assessment made following article 14 of EED directive; the strategy shall identify priority areas for intervention and enable optimised urban energy planning; Calls the Commission to accompany Member States in this exercise by elaborating general guidance for the national heating and cooling strategies;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes the view that to make buildings smart and interconnected, active technological solutions should be promoted when renovating the existing building stock, by encouraging the dissemination of dynamic models in buildings for the remote control of heating systems, hot water production and air conditioning, creating synergies with other energy sources, including renewables;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that, in this context of heating and cooling, the Energy Union should have the interests of present and future generations at its core and should empower the people to produce, consume, store or trade their own renewable energy either individually or collectively, to take energy-saving measures, to become active participants;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Reiterates the need of using Structural Funds for a wider range of building and building system upgrades, especially in the form of preferential loans to private building owners, which would facilitate a much stronger drive towards a greatly-needed upgrade on existing buildings, especially in the lesser- developed parts of the EU;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that it is necessary to enable buildings owners, managers and tenants to accelerate the modernisation of their old and inefficient heating systems in Europe in order to deliver high energy efficiency gains with available technologies, with particular reference to the renewable heating systems;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Draws attention to the economic effect of renovating and insulating buildings, often resulting in up to 50% lower heating and cooling costs, and calls on the Commission to provide adequate co-financing for initiatives aimed at renovating public housing and apartment blocks with low levels of energy efficiency;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas every 1% increase in energy savings reduces gas imports by 2.6% [1]; [1] European Commission (2014) Communication Energy Efficiency and its contribution to energy security and the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policy (COM/2014/0520 final), retrieved from http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A52014DC 0520
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the European Commission to prioritise in the review of the Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU), the modernisation of the building stock and the installed heating systems;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses the importance of institutions of local and regional government in selecting the most effective solutions on energy consumption in the heating and ventilation of buildings; calls on the Member States to maximise this potential by ensuring that local and regional government institutions have as many opportunities as possible to make use of existing legal and financial instruments in order to implement solutions concerning the heating and ventilation of buildings;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Welcomes the Commission intention to develop a toolbox of measure to facilitate the renovation in multi- apartment buildings; considers that a harmonised and comprehensive toolbox should be developed also for the energy planning of cities to enable the mapping of local heating and cooling potential, optimised and integrated building renovation and heating and cooling infrastructure development;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Reiterates the importance of developing EU schemes that provide incentives to buildings going beyond the minimum legal requirements for energy efficient retrofits of public buildings, dwellings and social housing, and for ecological new buildings;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local, regional and national authorities to facilita
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local authorities to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public or residential buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort cooling and to encourage the use of centralised heating and cooling systems as the cleanest and most technologically advanced form of heating;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local authorities, Member States and the Commission to take the
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. C
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the ways of using energy differ according to Europe’s climate zones, and whereas the importance of heating systems in colder zones and the importance of cooling systems in hot zones, being equal, should both be taken into account;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local and regional authorities to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local authorities to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local and regional authorities to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public or residential buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort cooling;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local and regional authorities to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public or residential buildings with low thermal
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on local authorities and Member States to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public or residential buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort cooling; highlights that in building modernization and related legislation, decarbonisation of heating and cooling as well as electricity system should be taken into account;
Amendment 196 #
6. Calls on local authorities to take the necessary steps towards the thermomodernisation of existing public or residential buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort cooling; notes that district heating infrastructure and combined heat and power are efficient ways to use renewable energy; calls for modernization and extension of existing district heating systems;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights the potential of 'prosumers' (active energy consumers, such as households, both owners and tenants, institutions and small and micro businesses that engage in renewable energy production either on their own or collectively through cooperatives, other social enterprises or aggregations) in establishing energy systems providing renewable heating and cooling along with energy efficiency and savings measures;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on local authorities to assess existing heating and cooling potential in their areas, as well as future heating and cooling needs, taking into account the potential of locally available renewable energy sources, thermal energy from cogeneration and district heating volumes;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to increase support for the Covenant of Mayors and for the ‘Smart Cities and Communities’ initiative in order to make this a tool for promoting self-generation and energy efficiency and fighting energy poverty;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new) – having regard to the Commission communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 15 December 2011 Energy Roadmap 2050 (COM(2011) 0885)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas more must be done to both reduce heating demands from buildings and switch remaining demands away from burning imported fossil fuels in individual boilers towards sustainable heating and cooling options in line with EU 2050 objectives;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the European Commission to bring forward concrete proposals to increase the modernisation rate of installed heating systems in existing buildings in its review of the Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU);
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on local authorities to address the specific problems of rural buildings that tend to be older, less energy efficient, less beneficial to health, and provide lower thermal comfort;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the European Commission to prioritise the modernization of the existing building stock in the EU and the – largely inefficient – installed heating systems, in the review of the Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU);
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be restricted and replaced with l
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be restricted and replaced with
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the heating and cooling sector should contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be restricted and replaced with renewable and recoverable sources including waste heat and large-scale local cogeneration systems that produce heat and electricity, which should be distributed - if economically feasible - through district heating and cooling systems;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be restricted and replaced with
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be re
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of in
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use of individual heating systems that depend
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes that in order to reduce or eliminate problems caused by particulate matter pollution when heating individual homes, it is necessary to promote individual homes being connected to centralised heating and cooling systems as a matter of urgency; believes that in this way, not only would the costs of maintaining a centralised heating and cooling system be proportionately reduced, but the attractiveness of centralised heating and cooling systems for investment and further development as a form of heating would be increased;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. given the huge share buildings represent in the total final energy consumption, stresses the crucial role a higher energy efficiency in buildings and demand response programmes can play in balancing energy demand and topping off peak demand, which leads to reducing overcapacity and the lowering of generation, operational and transport costs;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Highlights the possibilities of thermal storage systems to enable heating and cooling generated in a sustainable way to be stored in thermal forms when not needed, and transported and used in cases of peak demand, hereby helping to balance the grid, facilitate the integration of renewables, lower energy production, imports and prices;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Takes the view that a revised Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU) should require EU Member States to introduce an energy labelling system for installed heating appliances to raise consumers' awareness about the efficiency of their installed heating systems;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that more information should be provided to EU citizens on the economic and climate benefits of deploying highly efficient district heating and cooling systems since in certain Member States there is a lack of historical heritage in this respect;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Underlines the need to develop policies that allows a cost-effective development of district heating networks capable of bringing renewable energy sources, recovered heat into urban areas, where population and energy demands are concentrated;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures in its initiatives on Renewable Energy Directive and market design that contribute to a more efficient and flexible energy system by further integrating electricity, heating and cooling systems;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. believes that an attractive financing system should be set up for households located outside areas with centralised heating and cooling systems to promote new technologies using renewable energy sources for the purpose of heating to households;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls for the development of a heating and cooling energy demand indicator for buildings at a national level;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls for a strategic approach to reduce the CO2 emissions of industrial heating and cooling demands, by improving efficiency of the processes, substituting fossil fuels by sustainable sources and integrating industries in the surrounding thermal energy environment;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Highlights the huge potential of clustering energy and resource flows to save primary energy use, especially in industrial environments, where, according to the cascading system, excess heat or cold from one process can be re-used in another one which demands less extreme temperatures, and, where possible, up to heating and cooling buildings via district heating systems;
Amendment 23 #
B. whereas
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas or other green fuels or heat from energy- efficient heating and cooling systems;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use, in order of preference, fuels obtained from renewable sources, natural gas or other green fuels;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by efficient district heating or by renewable sources or by small, environmentally-
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas – although there is a huge potential for renewable energy on a European, national, local and micro-level – the share of RES energy in heating and cooling in the Member States is insufficient;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small,
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that o
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas or other green fuels and that the modernization of old-fashioned gas appliances by high efficiency ones would bring economic and environmental benefits due to large energy efficiency gains, avoiding increasing the capacity of the power grid to face electricity demand for heating;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas or other green fuels or by heat from large energy-efficient heating systems and CHP plants and from cooling installations;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that heating and cooling is a very local sector, since the availability and infrastructure, as well as the demand for heat, essentially depends on the local circumstances;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that outdated heating plants with low energy efficiency should be replaced by small, environmentally- friendly CHP plants that use natural gas, renewable energies or other green fuels;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Agrees with the Heat Strategy that the economic potential of CHP is not exploited and Calls on the Commission as well as Member States to further promote high efficiency Cogeneration and District Heating, in line with Communication 2015 (572) on the State of the Energy Union;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Feels that trigeneration (joint production of electricity, heating and cooling) should also be expanded by introducing centralised energy supply networks;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Takes the view that a system level approach on cooling is required, including for the built environment and other activities, such as transport refrigeration;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas – although there is potential, especially where biomass is concerned – the share of RES energy in
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone,
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using efficient heat pumps
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using heat pumps
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe’s temperate climate zone,
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using efficient heat pumps could become very important;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using gas and electric heat pumps could become very
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the po
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using heat pumps could become very important under proper conditions (if low temperature heating and/or suitable heat source temperature is available);
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Expresses the view that, in Europe's temperate climate zone, reverse systems for heating (winter) and cooling (summer) using heat pumps could become very important due to their efficiency and flexibility to integrate renewable energy sources;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Encourages the Commission to closely monitor compliance with EU legislation on fluorinated greenhouse gases to reduce the emission of such gases to the atmosphere; asks the Commission to ensure that the use of alternative refrigerants is safe, cost-effective and in line with other EU objectives in the fields of environment, climate change and energy efficiency;
Amendment 262 #
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat from geothermal waters directly
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat from geothermal waters or recovered energy from industrial processes directly or from other sources indirectly, for example the heat contained in deep-sea mines which could, with the help of huge heat pumps, heat whole towns, not just individual buildings;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat from geothermal waters or recovered energy from industrial process directly or from other sources indirectly, for example the heat contained in deep-sea mines which could, with the help of huge heat pumps, heat whole towns, not just
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat from geothermal waters directly or from other sources indirectly, for example the heat contained in deep-sea mines which could, with the help of huge heat pumps, heat whole towns, not just individual buildings if suitable district heating infrastructure is available or it will be developed;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the role of technologies capable of reducing both thermal energy demand and GHG emissions, like the low enthalpy geothermal energy, renewable- based heating/cooling districts, small- scale tri- or co-generating power plants burning natural gas and/or biomethane, or their combination;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Takes the view that the Member States should explore the possibility of using heat from geothermal waters directly
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Encourages Members States to put in place fiscal and financial mechanisms for the local public authorities, in order to encourage the use of district heating and cooling;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities,
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities, for example in the form of thermally insulated water tanks that e.g. use electric resistance
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities, for example in the form of thermally, environmentally insulated water tanks that use electric resistance to stay hot overnight
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities, for example in the form of thermally insulated water tanks that use electric resistance to stay hot overnight (outside the hours of peak demand)
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Points out that hybrid heating systems, which provide heat from two or more energy sources, can facilitate the growth of the share of renewable energy sources used for heating, in particular for existing buildings in which hybrid heating systems can easily be installed;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that th
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from well isolated residential buildings using recuperative methods for recovering heat from ventilation system should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through high efficiency cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods as well as microgeneration should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the waste heat and cold obtained through industrial processes and cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the waste heat or cold obtained through industrial process and cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods as well as microcogeneration should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before; feels that waste energy should be integrated into heating and cooling networks, as it would reduce primary energy use and have positive economic and environmental effects;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Takes the view that the waste heat obtained through cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before; if waste heat cannot directly be re-used, the application of heat pump technologies should be considered before discharging waste heat into the environment;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that public funding or public ownership of district heating infrastructure should not contribute to a costly lock-in in high-carbon infrastructure. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to scrutinise public financial support for district heating infrastructure in the light of the EU's objective of 80 to 95% greenhouse gas reductions by 2050 compared to 1990 levels and an orderly transition of the energy economy.
Amendment 286 #
12a. Calls on the Commission to assess seriously Member States' Comprehensive Assessments of the potential for cogeneration and district heating due under Article 14 of EED, so that these plans reflect the true economic potential of these solutions and provide a sound basis for policies in line with EU objectives;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that energy efficiency and demand reduction measures, especially when applied to residential and industry facilities, offer one of the highest and fastest financial returns among any possible investments that can be done in the energy sector;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that industrial waste heat and cold should be recognized and encouraged through research. Recognition and valorisation of the sector would be a great opportunity for investing and innovating in this technique.
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Believes that hot water storage is a form of energy storage which can help incorporate renewable energy sources into heating systems;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. points out that the demand for heating and cooling highly depends on local circumstances and that 90% of renewable energy is connected to the distribution grid, implicating the importance of the local dimension and distribution grids when talking about heating and cooling;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Takes the view that integrating the production, consumption and reuse of waste cold creates environmental and economic benefits and reduces the primary energy demand for cold;
Amendment 291 #
13. Calls on the Member States to use legal and economic means to
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to use legal and economic means to accelerate the gradual phasing-out of outdated solid-fuel furnaces with an energy efficiency level of less than 80% and to replace them, where possible, with efficient, sustainable heating systems at local level (such as district heating systems) or micro level (such as geothermal and solar systems);
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to use legal and economic means to accelerate the gradual phasing-out of
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the Member States to use legal and economic means to accelerate the
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the Member States to set ambitious new goals for their national building renovation strategies in time for the 2017 revision and to ensure full implementation of current strategies; stresses that these strategies should lead to a European building stock consisting of nearly zero-energy buildings by 2050; underscores the importance of ensuring sufficient access to financing and investment capabilities in this regard;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Points out that the introduction of smart heating systems can help consumers better to understand their energy consumption and to renew inefficient heating systems, promoting energy savings;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses the need to facilitate a transition towards renewable heating devices and to ensure adequate financial support and enhanced information and assistance for citizens, targeting in particular those at risk of energy-poverty;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Reminds the Commission and the Member States that 75 % of the existing European building stock is energy inefficient, and that estimates show that 90 % of these buildings will still be in use by 2050; highlights therefore the urgent need to specifically target these buildings for deep renovation;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new) 13c. Stresses the importance of a holistic and integrated approach to building renovation, RES integration and energy efficiency projects and initiatives as no building should be perceived as an energy island; highlights the immense potential of integrating energy systems and launching industrial symbioses;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the Paris Agreement of December 2015 concluded at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas biomass represents 89% of total EU renewable heat consumption and 15% of total EU heat consumption and has great potential to further deliver significant and cost-effective solutions to a growing heat demand;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 d (new) 13d. Calls for substantially increased integration between the thermal and the electric power sector, with a strong regard to ensuring efficient transport of energy between the two; stresses that access to adequate heating, cooling and ventilation is important to ensure proper quality of life for European citizens;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to draw up a plan to promote the sustainable use of organic waste for heating and cooling as part of the 'Waste to
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to draw up a plan to promote the sustainable use of organic waste for heating and cooling connected to district heating and cooling systems as part of the 'Waste to energy' programme;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to draw up a plan to promote and exploit the potential contribution of the sustainable use of organic waste for heating and cooling as part of the 'Waste to energy' programme;"
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that biogas represents an important sustainable source for heating and cooling systems. For this reason it is necessary to set up a clear target for organic recycling in order to incentivise investments in the collection and treatment of bio-waste;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Member States to apply heating sector regulatory policy in such a way as to enable the development of energy-efficient heating and cooling systems;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Urges the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal with concrete targets for reducing energy consumption in residential and non- residential buildings;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas heating and cooling is a prime example of the need for a holistic, integrated systems based approach to energy solutions, encompassing horizontal approaches to energy system design and the wider economy;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to take legal and administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the use of
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate ‘low height’ emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of urban agglomerations;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate ‘low height’ emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of agglomerations and to promote the use of sustainable and efficient alternatives;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Points out that 85% of energy consumption in a building is used for heating and hot water and that consumers should therefore be allowed to accelerate the modernisation of their old, inefficient heating systems, with the aim of obtaining energy savings of at least 20% with existing technologies, including heating systems from renewable sources;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on Member States to take measures to phase out energy-inefficient furnaces and boilers using heating oil and coal that currently fuel over half of the building stock in the countryside; takes the view that energy provision should stem from lower carbon and renewable sources;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for a review of existing legislation so as to ensure that externalities are fully integrated in the cost assessment and accounting of thermal conditioning processes, and that accordingly renewables could be fully exploited as primary thermal energy source;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. stresses that the focus on the local dimension should also be reflected in infrastructural decisions, preparing the grid for more heating and cooling based on renewable energy at local and micro level, improving sustainability and efficiency and lowering costs and transportation losses;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to close the regulatory gap stemming from the Ecodesign Directive and Medium Combustion Plants Directive which results in emissions leakage to installations below 1 MW which fall outside of the scope of the Directives;
Amendment 321 #
16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards phasing out low-temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards phasing out low-temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fossil fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere carcinogenic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (benzopyrene, etc.); Takes the view that the use of old and inefficient wood- burning fireplaces in densely built towns and cities
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Takes the view that the Member States should, as a matter of urgency, take steps towards phasing out low-temperature furnaces used for the combustion of solid fuels and organic waste, which, during the combustion process, release into the atmosphere carcinogenic substances such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (benzopyrene, etc.);
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission to submit a specific proposal to promote the renewal of heating systems in existing buildings in its revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU);
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls on the Commission to give priority to the modernisation and renovation of buildings and their heating systems in its revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU);
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Considers it important, in the Commission's revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2010/31/EU), for it to ask Member States to introduce a labelling system for already installed heating equipment, to increase consumers' awareness of how efficient their installed heating systems are;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that the
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that heat exchangers can play a vital role in local cooling
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that heat exchangers can play a vital role in local and regional cooling via the expansion of liquefied natural gas in LNG terminals;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Takes the view that heat exchangers can play a vital role in local cooling via the expansion of liquefied natural gas
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Notes that quality data available for consumers and authorities is a precondition to making rational choices about energy efficiency and heating solutions; Highlights the importance of extending possibilities offered by digitalization to the heating and cooling sector; calls on the Commission to develop a definition and methodology to calculate renewable cooling;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers that
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers that heat exchangers can play a vital role in cooling in the decarbonisation of the food industry in transferring heat to natural bodies of water (free cooling) located close to sites at which cooled products are stored,
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers that water-efficient heat exchangers can play a vital role in cooling in
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the share of primary energy from fossil fuels in heating and cooling is
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Considers that increased electrification of heating and cooling systems is a vital step to ensure both decreased reliance on fossil fuels, increase European energy independence and ensure greater demand for RES; stresses the importance of technologies such as heat pumps in this regard;
Amendment 341 #
19. Takes the view that high-power stationary fuel cells could
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that high-power stationary fuel cells could, in the very near future, be an environmentally friendly alternative to coal as a solid fuel
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that high-power stationary fuel cells could, in the very near future, be an environmentally friendly
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that high-power stationary fuel cells could, in the very
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers that power-to-gas has great potential for the future as a way of storing and transmitting renewable energy and using it for the purpose of central and local heat generation; observes that the use of power-to-gas is an efficient way of using renewable energy for heat generation, particularly in conurbations, thanks to the possibility of using existing infrastructure; calls on the Commission and Member States, therefore, to promote research and pilot projects reating to power-to-gas accordingly;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Emphasizes the potential of hot water storage to better integrate variable renewable energy by providing another option for demand side flexibility;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the share of primary
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Given that fossil fuels account for 75% of the primary energy supply in heating and cooling,
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Given that fossil fuels account for 75% of the primary energy supply in
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Given that fossil fuels account for 75% of the primary energy supply in heating and cooling, and therefore for more than 37% of the EU’s total energy consumption, points out to the Commission the possibility of including those sectors in the EU ETS, including fuel combustion facilities with a capacity of less than 20 MW; the EU ETS cap should be increased respectively to facilitate this inclusion;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Given that fossil fuels account for 75% of the primary energy supply in heating and cooling, and therefore for more than 37% of the EU
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Given that fossil fuels account for 75% of the primary energy supply in heating and cooling, and therefore for more than 37% of the EU’s total energy consumption, points out t
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that research and technological innovation fosters the leadership of European industry, strengthens the competitive advantage and commercial viability of European business, and contributes to the main EU energy policy goals, including ensuring security of supply, sustainable development of energy production, transportation and consumption;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Takes the view that, given the urgent need to achieve quick and effective results in the thermomodernisation process of EU's thermal sector, EU should focus on research to increase the deployment of the currently best available technologies;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Takes the view that research under the Horizon 2020 framework programme should cover, inter alia, the development of new materials with maximum thermal conductivity (heat exchangers), minimum conductivity – i.e. maximum thermal resistance (thermal insulation),
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the share of primary energy from fossil fuels in heating and cooling is 75%
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Takes the view that research under the Horizon 2020 framework programme should cover the development of sustainable heating and cooling solutions as well as waste heat and waste cold valorisation technologies, new materials with maximum thermal
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Emphasises that European legislation on heating and cooling should be technological neutral and should therefore not contain reference to specific technologies;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Takes the view that
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Takes the view that research should be carried out under the Horizon 2020 framework programme on sustainable and efficient heating and cooling systems and materials, such as small-scale renewable generation and storage solutions, district heating and cooling systems, cogeneration, insulation materials and innovative materials such as structural window panes that let in high levels of short-wave radiation (sunlight) from outside and let out only a minimum of the long-wave thermal radiation that would otherwise escape to the outside;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Takes the view that research should be carried out under the Horizon 2020 framework programme on the digitalization of heating and cooling systems, district heating and cooling systems, renewable generation and storage solutions and new insulation materials, such as structural window panes that let in high levels of short-wave radiation (sunlight) from outside and let out only a minimum of the long-wave thermal radiation that would otherwise escape to the outside;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Emphasises the importance of extensive scientific research into the
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Emphasises the importance of extensive scientific research and studies on waste management, and especially heating waste water, as well as into the development of innovative technological solutions designed to deliver appliances and entire heating and cooling systems that are energy efficient;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Emphasises the importance of extensive scientific research into the development of innovative technological solutions designed to deliver appliances and entire heating and cooling systems that are energy efficient and that use energy produced from renewable sources;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the share of primary energy from fossil fuels in heating and cooling
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Emphasises the importance of extensive scientific research into the development of innovative technological solutions designed to deliver appliances and entire heating and cooling systems that are energy efficient and renewable based;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Highlights the need for increased Research, Development and Innovation actions in Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC) technologies to reduce costs, enhance system performance and increase deployment and integration into the energy system; Calls on the Commission to work with sector stakeholders to maintain updated technology roadmaps on RHC to coordinate, track, and identify gaps in RHC technology development;
Amendment 373 #
23a. Stresses the need to carry out mapping of local heating and cooling potentials throughout Europe, so that cities are enabled to better identify their locally available resources and can thereby contribute to increasing the EU's energy independence, boost growth and competitiveness through the creation of local, non-outsourceable jobs, and provide clean and affordable energy to consumers;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Highlights the potential of smart buildings for energy efficiency and efficient heating and cooling systems; calls on the Commission to better integrate smart technologies in the relevant Energy Union initiatives in order to ensure real interconnectivity of smart appliances, connected homes and smart buildings with smart grids and within the energy system;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Highlights that innovations such as smart heating controls help consumers to better understand their consumption patterns and adjust the operation of their heating system accordingly in order to operate more efficiently, contributing over the longer term to a cultural shift in how people use energy;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Believes that industry needs clear signals from policy makers in order to make the necessary investments in achieving the EUs energy objectives; highlights the need for ambitious binding targets and a regulatory framework that promotes innovation, without creating unnecessary administrative burdens, in order to best promote cost effective and environmentally sustainable heating and cooling solutions;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Believes that investment in Energy Efficiency in buildings should go hand in hand with investment in Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC); considers the synergies that are found between Energy Efficiency in buildings and RHC to present a significant opportunity in the move towards a low-carbon economy; welcomes efforts at national level to increase the number of nearly zero-energy buildings;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recommends that individual thermal renovation systems be designed for architectural landmarks, with a
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recommends that individual thermal renovation systems be designed for architectural landmarks in line with the relevant provision of the EPBD (Article 4(2)), with a particular focus on insulating roofs
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas ambitious policies for renewable heating and cooling in combination with reduced energy consumption and energy efficiency measures, are a major driving force to reduce the EU´s import dependency and it´s overall external energy bill, cutting costs for household, industry and business, increasing competitiveness and achieving the EU´s energy and climate goals in line with the Paris Agreement 1.5 °C goal;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recommends that individual thermal
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Recommends that individual thermal renovation systems be designed for architectural landmarks, with a particular
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls for specific attention in the existing and new European funding programmes, such as the EFSI, for innovative and sustainable heating and cooling projects such as micro-generation and storage, refurbishments and development of district heating and especially for clustering small-scale projects into larger, bankable clusters; points out in this regard the importance of well-functioning technical assistance;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Notes that the architectural design of intelligent buildings should take a holistic approach to ensuring thermal comfort (cooling) through the shape and mass of buildings, the adaptation of space and the adjustment of parameters such as the amount of daylight and ventilation and recuperation intensity, while at the same time having low running costs;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Underlines the importance of standardized thermal energy audits as well as the cost-effectiveness of remediating problems with industrial insulation to save energy and reduce emissions. Industrial energy costs could be further reduced with investments in existing and proven sustainable technologies.
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to promote measures to modernise inefficient heating and cooling appliances in the review of the energy performance of Buildings Directive, whereby the review of the energy labelling system can play a key role to stimulate activity in this sector;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the European Commission to develop robust, innovative, and long-term financial mechanisms to stimulate building renovation, demand and investment in energy efficient heating and cooling solutions;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas heating and cooling systems are produced locally in fragmented markets and to remove obstacles and make heating and cooling more efficient and sustainable, action needs to be taken at local, regional and national level, within a European support framework;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings and for the construction of new nearly-zero- energy ones; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings linking energy efficiency improvements and renewable heating and cooling; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes, in particular as regards the large number of buildings and entire housing estates built using large- panel system building methods; calls on the Commission, Member States, the EIB and national promotional banks to further develop robust financial mechanism to stimulate public and private investment in RES-based, energy efficient heating and cooling solutions as well as to reinforce conditionality in the allocation of EU funds, including EFSI, to make sure that the EU budget is not spent on projects conflicting with the long-term decarbonisation goals of the EU; Recalls that these financial mechanisms should be accompanied by the necessary technical assistance, notably to bundle small diffuse projects into larger bankable ones;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings and for the development of efficient district and heating systems, whereas a positive cost-benefit analysis emerged; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on ERDF funding for this purpose have had an adverse effect in hampering these processes, in particular as regards the large number of buildings and entire housing estates built using large- panel system building methods;
Amendment 393 #
25. Takes the view that there should be no restrictions on EU funding, including from the ESIF and the EFSI (Juncker Plan) for major projects, that is used for the thermal renovation of buildings; takes the view that the restrictions that have been in place thus far on E
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Underlines the importance of ensuring access to finance both for infrastructure projects and other large scale investments as well as small scale works and renovations related to modernising the heating and cooling sector; Highlights in this regard the role that EFSI could play in ensuring that projects are attractive to private investors with stable regulatory conditions and clearly identifiable medium to long term pay-off, particularly by minimising bureaucracy and encompassing an expedient application and approval process; Emphasises the need to simultaneously develop innovative private financing of energy efficiency, infrastructure and renovation projects as well as encouraging greater involvement of the European Investment Bank and the promotion of energy services for which EU funds can complement national financing schemes; Supports the increased use of ETS revenues, and the modernisation fund, to finance energy efficiency investments including small scale energy efficiency projects;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the current provisions on heating and cooling in the post-2020 programming period for all applicable European funds, because they are an important tool for modernising the energy system; calls in particular to eliminate the barriers that still exist in the use of structural funds that hinder local authorities in allocating useful resources to renovate existing public buildings;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Underlines that to stimulate improvements in heating and cooling sector Commission shall fully use 'ex ante conditionalities' foreseen by the article 19 of the Regulation No 1303/2013 and ensure that the existing EU legislation with relevant measures on heating and cooling are adequately transposed and implemented;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Considers that State Aid Guidelines for efficient technologies which are indispensable for the decarbonisation path of heating and cooling sector, especially as community based solutions, should take into account the need of an adequate public support;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Is of the view that initiatives such as the ELENA facility, Smart Cities and Communities and the new integrated Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy could support local and regional operators in the renovation of energy systems in buildings;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. The modernisation and thermal insulation of buildings should generally take precedence over other thermal renovation activities in terms of priority access to funding, not least because of the strong potential to create many new jobs;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas it is estimated that the amount of heat produced from industrial and other commercial processes which is then wasted into the atmosphere or water (rather than utilised in some productive way) is enough to cover the EU's entire heating needs in residential and tertiary buildings;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission to address the reform of the Eurostat rules of public debt and deficit, which still classify energy performance contracting as public debt in the account balance of local authorities;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Highlights that smart building innovation helps consumers to better track their consumption patterns and adjust their paters accordingly,
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU budget is used in accordance with the decarbonisation and energy efficiency goals;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Emphasizes that Member States and the EU Commission, through Structural Funds or EFSI, should provide the necessary finance to enable cities to tap more cost-effectively into their locally available heating and cooling potential, to upgrade grid infrastructure to optimize the use of heating and cooling infrastructure during demand fluctuations, to provide incentives to citizens to connect to heating and cooling infrastructure;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Calls on Member States to reinforce regulatory and financial support to accelerate the renovation rate of buildings, application of efficient heat pump technologies and the improvement in/roll-out of district heating and cooling systems, as set out in the Commission Strategy;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Takes the view that a better cooperation between stakeholders could be achieved through the successful implementation of the renewables initiatives of the SET Plan;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 c (new) 25c. Calls on the Member States to take targeted measures and strongly incentivise energy efficiency improvements and a broader use of RES in low-income and vulnerable households, calls on the Commission to allocate a much higher share of EU funds to energy efficiency and RES programmes for vulnerable, energy-poor households and to provide guidance to the Members States on specific energy poverty measures;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 d (new) 25d. Considers that citizens should be provided with better information on their energy consumption, possible energy savings as well as the benefits of renewable-based upgrades of their heating systems, respectively about possibilities to produce and consume their own produced renewable heating and cooling;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware, through information and communication campaigns, of the technological, environmental and economic benefits of
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas priority should be given to efficiency in order to reduce the energy demand in order to reduce the need for overinvesting in renewable energy;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of new heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; points out the specific role of the Commission, Member States and local authorities in promoting and providing information on best available technologies in order to facilitate consumer and investor's choices;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of new heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; believes however that consumers should be able to make informed decisions concerning their heating and cooling application based on their individual circumstances;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of new heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; notes that householders living in remote and isolated locations may require particular attention and unique solutions;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of new heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; reminds the Member States of their responsibilities to ensure that consumers are presented with such information;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes the view that consumers must be made fully aware of the technological and economic benefits of new heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices; notes that households in remote and isolated locations may require particular attention and unique solutions;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Considers that there should be a clear EU regulatory framework on self- generation and self-consumption of renewable energy taking into account the heating and cooling sector; highlights the potential of prosumer groups involving households, micro and small businesses, cooperatives and local authorities for establishing collective energy systems that provide cost-efficient renewable heating and cooling; as well as the many synergies between energy efficiency and renewable energy; highlights in this context the added value of one-stops shops for project permits and support with financial and technical expertise;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Points out the lack of awareness of consumers about the often low performance of their current heating and cooling systems and the ways in which they can improve their situation, stresses in that sense the need for information, awareness raising and guidance campaigns to inform and incentivise consumers to modernise their installations and connect to collective heating and cooling solutions as well as apply for joint purchasing initiatives;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. 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 enable consumers to accelerate the modernisation of their old and inefficient heating systems in Europe in order to deliver at least 20% energy efficiency gains by 2020 with available technologies, including renewable heating systems;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Believes that the reliability of data is of crucial importance in developing the future heating and cooling policy; believes that commonly agreed and verified breakdowns as well as a stronger focus on bottom-up data collections is necessary to support evidence based policy decisions;
Amendment 424 #
26a. Considers the continuing training of experts assessing the thermal condition of buildings and the efficiency of the way in which they are heated (cooled) to be essential; believes that optimally located service groups which are accessible to end users are becoming a necessity;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to develop additional long-term financial mechanisms to stimulate both demand and investment in energy-efficient solutions both for renewing existing buildings and for erecting new ones;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Believes that annual checks need to be introduced for existing heating and cooling systems, and their energy efficiency determined.
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Emphasises the active role that consumers can play in the path to a sustainable European heating and cooling system. An efficient outcome of the new regulation on "energy labelling", where scales of the new labels are forward-looking and allow to highlight the differences in terms of energy efficiency of the different products, can improve consumers´ possibility to address their choices in terms of energy savings and to reduce their bills; Highlights that specific instruments - such as smart meters and domotic controls - can improve consumers´ consumption patterns.
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Urges Member States to introduce an energy labelling system for installed heating and cooling installations to make consumers aware of the energy performance of their installations and to boost the replacement of old, polluting systems by efficient and more sustainable options;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas Member States need to fully implement the existing Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; whereas an integrated approach on transforming energy sources as well as heating and cooling systems is indispensable and would deliver major environmental, economic and social benefits; whereas with their upcoming revision the coherence and synergies between and within the EED, RED and EPBD need to be reinforced accordingly;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Recommends that European financing instruments be developed to support and expedite the process of converting old low-energy-efficient systems.
Amendment 431 #
26c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to come up with specific strategies to tackle the ever growing problem of energy poverty in order to help all consumers, especially the most vulnerable, to ameliorate their housing, heating and cooling conditions, on an individual or collective basis, whether they are home owners or tenants;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 c (new) 26c. Stresses the need to achieve a high level of energy independence through the priority use of local resources.
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 d (new) 26d. Calls for waste heat from existing industrial concerns to be used for domestic heating.
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 e (new) 26e. Recommends that a charge be levied, on the owners of the property concerned, for outdated and low energy efficiency heating and cooling systems, as an incentive towards their upgrading to more energy-efficient systems.
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that in the
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that the key to c
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that the key to combating energy poverty is to cut
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that the key to combating energy poverty is to cut heating prices
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that the key to combating energy poverty is to cut heating prices by ensuring that there is a significant increase in energy efficiency at the three main stages of energy use: during conversion from primary energy to useful energy, during further transport of that energy, and ,in particular, during its use by the end user;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes the view that the key to combating energy poverty is to cut heating bill prices by ensuring that there is a significant increase in energy efficiency at the three main stages of energy use: during conversion from primary energy to useful energy, during further transport of that energy, and during use by the end user;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Considers it important to ensure that a share of energy efficiency funding is dedicated to improvements for energy- poor households or for those living in the most deprived areas, for example, by supporting them in investing in more energy-efficient heating and cooling equipment;
Amendment 443 #
27a. Calls on the Commission to set up a plan to combat energy poverty, one key element of which could be self-generation under the revised Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Believes that under the Energy Efficiency Directive Member States should establish state building renovation plans with a view to making buildings energy efficient, not least by offering incentives for the renovation of buildings owned by private individuals, and that such plans should also encompass specific measures for the most vulnerable groups to help combat energy poverty;
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. Calls on the Commission, when implementing the Energy Efficiency Directive, to develop training for practitioners in the fields of energy efficiency auditing and planning and to help private individuals, and the most vulnerable groups in particular, to carry out activities of this kind;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Believes that the European Union strategy on innovative heating and cooling requires intensive research, as a basis for creating industries making environmentally-friendly equipment to serve this purpose.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas for the use of
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the use of progressive heating or cooling systems in buildings
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the use of
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the use of
Amendment 49 #
Da. whereas measures for developing a comprehensive and integrated strategy for Heating and Cooling within the Energy Union offer significant opportunities for both EU business and consumers if implemented correctly, in terms of reducing overall energy costs for industry, boosting competitiveness and delivering cost savings to consumers;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas EU regulatory frameworks serve to underline broad objectives, but true progress in transforming heating and cooling as part of a wider energy system overhaul is essential;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. whereas the aim of optimising the role of renewables, particularly electricity, into the overall energy grid through better integration with heating and cooling applications and transport, contributes to decarbonising the energy system, reducing energy import dependency, lowering energy bills for households and boosting competitiveness of EU industry;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new) Dd. whereas the most effective way of delivering on these joint objectives is to empower and support local and regional authorities, in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders, to apply a fully integrated systems based approach to urban planning, infrastructure development, building and renovation of housing stock and new industrial development in order to maximise potential cross-overs, efficiencies and other mutual benefits;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the energy efficiency of
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a complex thermomodernisation process for the sake of thermal comfort or comfort cooling also depends on the use of adequate energy systems that provide for the effective conversion and distribution of energy from primary sources;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a complex thermomodernisation process for the sake of thermal comfort or comfort cooling also depends on the use of adequate energy systems that provide for the effective conversion and distribution of energy from primary sources;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a complex thermomodernisation process for the sake of
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas ambitious goals for deep renovation of the existing building stock would create millions of European jobs, especially in SMEs, increase Energy Efficiency and play a vital role in ensuring minimising energy consumption for heating and cooling;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to its resolution of 5 February 2014 on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies,
Amendment 60 #
F. whereas promising solutions and technology taking into account architecture, urban planning and the diversity of European climate zones
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas architecture, urban planning, heat map analysis and the diversity of European climate zones, as well as the building type (public, residential, commercial), must be taken into account in the planning of energy- efficient,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas architecture, urban planning, the varying historical experiences of building construction in different European regions, and the diversity of European climate zones must be taken into account in the planning of energy-efficient, low-
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas architecture, urban planning, location-dependent heat flux density and the diversity of European climate zones must be taken into account in the planning of energy-efficient, low- emission public and residential buildings with maximum thermal comfort or comfort cooling;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas architecture, urban planning, density of heat demand and the diversity of European climate zones must be taken into account in the planning of energy-efficient, low-
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas architecture, urban planning, density of heat demand and the diversity of European climate zones must be taken into account in the planning of energy-efficient, low-
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas a significant proportion of Europe's population live in areas, especially cities, where exceedances of air quality standards occur;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 9 July 2015 on resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas natural gas
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas n
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas natural gas is becoming ever more
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas natural gas is becoming ever more important in heating given that the chemical energy stored in it can be converted into heat energy highly cost efficiently as well as can be stored and transported easily within the European infrastructure;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas natural gas
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas natural gas is
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas natural gas
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas natural gas
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas local authorities, regions and cities, due to their suitable scale and closeness to the energy source, are key actors in deploying sustainable and efficient heating and cooling solutions, such as through district heating and cooling systems, that provide clean renewable and affordable energy to citizens;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to the Paris Agreement made in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas there is a considerable variation of circumstances among the Member States concerning demand profiles, infrastructure capacities, environment and climate, availability of energy sources, purchasing power, buildings, and access to finance;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. highlights that the ongoing energy transition implies that the EU moves away from a fossil-fuel based and centralised energy system towards one which is capillary distributed across the whole territory, dynamic and scalable, future- oriented and renewables-based;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas there are currently major differences in annual expenditure on energy for heating purposes between the various climate zones in Europe, with an average of 60 to 90 kWh/m2 in southern European countries and 175 to 235 kWh/m2 in central and northern Europe;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the deployment of effective heating and cooling solutions has significant potential to stimulate the development of Europe's industrial and service sectors, particularly in the renewable energy sector, and the creation of higher value added in remote and rural regions;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas energy has become a social asset, access to which must be guaranteed; whereas, however, not all citizens can gain access to energy, given that there are more than 25 million people in Europe who have serious difficulties in doing so;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas energy efficiency policies should focus on the most cost-effective ways to improve buildings performance by reducing heat demands and/or connecting buildings to high-efficiency alternatives;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the low level of awareness among consumers concerning the lack of efficiency of heating systems is one of the factors having the greatest impact on energy bills;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas homes that have good thermal insulation are of benefit both to the environment and to the energy bills of the user;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the local and regional authorities play an important role in planning, implementing heating and cooling infrastructure and in consulting consumers;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas priority should be given to efficiency in order to reduce overall energy demand which will in turn reduce the need for overinvestment in renewable energy;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas 72% of the heating and cooling demand of single family houses is consumed in rural and intermediate areas;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas the combustion of gas, compared with other fossil fuels, releases a substantial lesser amount of health- damaging and environment-damaging substances, although close attention must be paid to the comprehensive losses of gas throughout the cycle of extraction, storage and distribution, due to the strong greenhouse effect of methane;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas nature-based solutions, such as well-designed street vegetation, green roofs and walls providing insulation and shade to buildings reduce energy demand by limiting the need for heating and cooling;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas 85% of the energy consumed in buildings is used for space heating and hot water production and 45 % of the heating and cooling in the EU is used in the residential sector;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas industry in cooperation with local authorities has an important role to play in the better use of wasted heat and cool;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas, on average, Europeans spend 6% of their consumption expenditure on heating and cooling and 11% cannot afford to keep their homes warm enough in winter;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G c (new) Gc. whereas cooling sector is still in need to be better analysed and taken into account in the Commission strategy and Member States policies;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G d (new) Gd. Considers it important to promote studies on energy saving in historic buildings in order to optimise energy performance where possible, whilst ensuring that the cultural heritage is protected and preserved;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Welcomes the European Commission's Communication "an EU Strategy on Heating and Cooling" as an important first step in developing appropriate European and national regulation to reduce GHG emissions from the heating and cooling sector and increasing security of supply; Fully endorses the European Commission's ambition of recognising and exploiting the synergies between the electricity and heating sector;
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