2021/2012(INI) A European strategy for offshore renewable energy
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Lead | ITRE | PETERSEN Morten ( Renew) | WEISS Pernille ( EPP), FUGLSANG Niels ( S&D), PAULUS Jutta ( Verts/ALE), BUCHHEIT Markus ( ID), TOBISZOWSKI Grzegorz ( ECR), ERNST Cornelia ( GUE/NGL) |
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Committee Opinion | TRAN | MARINESCU Marian-Jean ( EPP) | Clare DALY ( GUE/NGL), Pierre KARLESKIND ( RE), Jutta PAULUS ( Verts/ALE), Robert ROOS ( ECR), Julie LECHANTEUX ( ID) |
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2021/2012(INI)
2021/04/26
PECH
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation 3 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that renewable energy is key for decarbonisation, and
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new) Stresses the importance of clean energy transition that will minimize fossil fuels import, generate job growth, develop communities, and raise living standards of all EU citizens, contributing to post- COVID 19 recovery;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights the need to avoid potential negative long-term impact caused by offshore renewable energy devices on certain ecosystems, fish stocks and biodiversity and consequently on fisheries as a whole over their life cycle, from construction through operation and decommissioning, therefore underlines the importance of detailed studies to assess such impacts of existing offshore renewable energy devices.
Amendment 13 #
1a. Recalls the EU’s commitment to achieving net zero greenhouse gases emissions target by 2050 at the latest; stresses that these emissions must be reduced by at least 65% by 2030 compared to 1990 emissions in order for the Union to contribute to limiting global warming to less than 1.5° C by the end of the century, in line with the latest scientific evidence;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Whereas the EU has the responsibility under the Treaties to ensure security of supply, Member States are responsible for determining the structure of their energy supply and their choice of energy sources, while respecting the EU targets for energy neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Whereas the possibilities of storing wind energy are still very limited;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that offshore renewable energy has an impact on fisheries and aquaculture
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that offshore renewable energy has an impact on fisheries and aquaculture; calls for the establishment of dialogue and cooperation with fishers and industry representatives at an early stage; emphasises the need to take into account local ecosystems and specificities, with an integrated management approach via marine spatial planning, taking into account the three pillars of sustainability of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP); welcomes the Commission’s further analysis on the interactions between offshore renewable energy and other sea activities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that offshore renewable energy has an impact on fisheries and aquaculture; calls for the establishment of dialogue and cooperation with fishers and aquaculture producers at an
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Citation 3 Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that offshore renewable energy has a
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that offshore renewable energy has an impact on fisheries and aquaculture; calls for the compulsory establishment of dialogue and cooperation with fishers at an early stage; emphasises the need to take into account local ecosystems and specificities, with an integrated management approach via marine spatial planning; welcomes the Commission’s further analysis on the interactions between offshore renewable energy and other sea activities;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Emphasises that offshore renewable energy will only be sustainable if it does not have a negative impact on the marine environment;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new) (1) Encourages facilitation of dialogue where all industry, NGOs, fishers and scientists can exchange views and work on joint projects at an early stage;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need to minimize the risk of a large-scale roll out of offshore renewable energy devices, especially offshore wind turbines, affecting the physical functioning of the sea basin, in particular sea and air currents, wave generation, tidal amplitudes, bedload sediment transport, infrasonic noise from rotating blades which could chase fish and marine mammals away, electromagnetic fields from underwater cables as well as underwater noise from pile driving which could have severe negative impact on marine life; stresses in this regard for further research on how to avoid and mitigate these impacts.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on all Member States to apply an ecosystem-based approach to Maritime Spatial Planning as referred to in Article 1(3) of Directive 2008/56/EC and Article 5(1) of Directive 2014/89/EU with the aim of ensuring the collective pressure of all activities is kept within levels compatible with the achievement of good environmental status while contributing to the sustainable use of marine goods and services;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Warns that offshore renewable energy will only be acceptable if it has no repercussions for the environment or for economic, social or territorial cohesion, especially in fisheries-dependent regions;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on Member States, in their national maritime spatial plans to be delivered by2021, to take into account the need to ensure that the negative effects of offshore windmills on fisheries are avoided and that therefore they are placed away from fishing grounds;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Welcomes the Strategy’s aim of providing a long-term framework that promotes sound coexistence between offshore installations and other uses of the sea space, contributes to the protection of the environment and allows for thriving fishing communities;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Citation 12 a (new) — having regard to its resolution on the impact on the fishing sector of offshore windfarms and other renewable energy systems (2019/2158(INI)),
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines that the precautionary principle, in accordance with Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should apply; calls, therefore, for a moratorium on the construction of new windfarms in fishing areas;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment in the Strategy to facilitate dialogue on the environmental, economic and social sustainability of offshore renewable energy and to promote a ‘community of practice’ where all stakeholders can exchange views, share experience and work on joint projects; calls on Member States to actively participate in this initiative;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Emphasises that the precautionary principle, in accordance with Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, should apply if decisions have to be taken before the required knowledge or information is available;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Stresses that small-scale fishing businesses could be particularly badly affected, as they may not have the capacity to move to fishing grounds further afield or to change fishing method, particularly by any offshore wind farms in territorial seas (12 nautical miles from the coast);
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the deployment of offshore renewable energy should also be an opportunity for other activities, through an environmental, social and economic co- benefits approach, thus benefiting fishers and local communities, according to which each activity benefits from the other, for example, for marine biodiversity and fish stocks preservation through reef effect and reserve effect, for marine knowledge through data collection with sensors installed on infrastructures, for local job creation, including ports development and modernisation, especially fishing ports, thus benefiting the whole community from citizens, fishers and local communities, industries, to scientists; in this respect, positive impact infrastructures should be promoted; highlights the importance of continuously improving the involvement all stakeholders including fishers in developing, revising and implementing the Maritime Spatial Plans of Member States;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the deployment of offshore renewable energy should
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, although the deployment of offshore renewable energy
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to prioritise and facilitate community energy production schemes which allow coastal communities and co-operatives, including fishers, to generate their own electricity and reinvest profits back into the community;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges Member States to designate specific historical and traditional fishing grounds to local fishers as areas that are to remain free of offshore renewables;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Points out that it is wise to choose energy sources that require as little space as possible;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Citation 14 a (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 17 September 2020 ‘Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition - Investing in a climate neutral future for the benefit of our people’ (COM(2020)0562),
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Urges Member States to take into account the impact of offshore renewable energy on the marine ecosystem and fisheries when determining the energy mix; urges Member States to also continue working on the development and usage of other low-carbon forms of energy, such as nuclear energy;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that offshore renewable energy could be deployed in marine protected areas if in line with conservation objectives according to the Birds and Habitats Directives and the 2020 Commission guidance on wind energy developments and EU Nature legislation, in order to reduce impact on fisheries;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that offshore renewable energy could be deployed in marine protected areas, with management committees, if in line with conservation objectives, in order to reduce impact on fisheries;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that offshore renewable energy
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that offshore renewable energy could be deployed preferentially in marine protected areas if in line with conservation objectives, in order to reduce impact on fisheries;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the important potential of renewable hydrogen, including from wind and solar energy, in reaching the Union’s climate neutrality objectives, as recalled by the EU Hydrogen Strategy’s objective of 40 GW of renewables-linked electrolysis capacity by 2030;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that offshore wind energy is one of the most advanced technologies,
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new) Encourages further monitoring of impact on the environment, scientific analyses and data exchange as new policies, findings and technologies are constantly developing;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to adopt an ambitious approach to the development of floating offshore windfarms, which have the potential for development in deep water areas, expanding the viable zone for wind energy development while reducing visibility from the shore and the impact during construction;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Citation 14 b (new) — having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2018 on international ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals,
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for a rigorous scientific approach to be applied when determining the various locations, both so as not to hinder fishing activity and to assess the impact on nature, such as consideration of international bird migration routes;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. States that offshore wind farms can have an impact on fisheries by changing the spatial distribution and abundance of commercially fished marine species as well as through their closure for safety reasons or the imposition of a change in fishing activity or method.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses the importance of expanding the development of OFWs in all European seas basins, including the Mediterranean, to achieve the emission reduction goals necessary to mitigate global warming;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that outermost regions and islands are highly dependent on fossil fuel imports despite having opportunities for renewables; calls on the Commission and Member States to
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that outermost regions and islands energy mixes are highly dependent on fossil fuel imports despite having opportunities for renewables; calls on the Commission and Member States to pay special attention
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that, especially on the islands, there are bans on the construction of wind turbines due to landscape constraints; calls, therefore, for due attention to be paid to mini wind turbines, with the dual aim of reducing their impact on the landscape and avoiding energy monopolies, through a diffuse energy production approach;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate training and education in offshore renewables for coastal communities, outermost regions and EU islands as a priority, in order to ensure a just transition for those communities and sectors most affected by climate change;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve cross-border cooperation in Maritime Spatial Planning and offshore development, including with the United Kingdom, the currently largest producer of offshore wind in Europe, in order to find solutions to common problems, integrate electricity grid connection and learn from best practices;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises that a long-term vision is necessary to assess the impact of offshore renewable energy on other activities, such as fishing, local communities and ecosystems; calls for a circular economy and life cycle approach for these projects, and for assessments to this end to be carried out on infrastructures prior to the execution of projects, in order to foster eco-conception through specific materials and designs of the infrastructures which can enhance the development of local biodiversity, and to have plans for the end of the project, such as through using recycling methods or maintaining infrastructure as artificial reef.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises that a long-term vision is necessary to assess the impact of offshore renewable energy on other activities, such as fishing, local communities and ecosystems; calls for a circular economy and life cycle approach for these projects; considers it essential to ensure an integrated approach to the life cycle processes of offshore windfarms, that decommissioning strategies envisaging alternative future use or removal of the constructions must be integrated into design and installation plans from the beginning, and that long- term sustainable impact must be considered to adhere to the principles of a circular economy.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Citation 14 c (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 8 July 2020 ‘A hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe’ (COM(2020)301),
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Emphasises that a
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that overlap analysis of offshore renewable energy and fisheries suggest a sharp increase in spatial conflict potential in European waters over the coming years.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to carry out the necessary impact assessments and keep Parliament constantly informed.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Highlights that assessments of the economic, socio-economic and socio- cultural effects of offshore renewable energies on fisheries are lacking in recent empirical studies; urges the Commission therefore, to carry out research in addition to environmental impacts.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Stresses that effective, early and continuous stakeholder consultation and participation, notably of fishers and aquaculture producers, proper socio- economic impact assessment, the creation of transparent guidelines and the payment of compensation which could alleviate the potential for conflict and create a level playing field between fisheries and offshore renewable energies
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Emphasis that the precautionary principle, in accordance with the Article 191 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should apply if decisions have to be taken before required knowledge or information is available.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Citation 14 d (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 21 November 2011 on ‘Developing a Maritime Strategy for the Atlantic Ocean Area’ (COM(2011)782) and the subsequent Commission communication of 23 July 2020 on ‘A new approach to the Atlantic Maritime Strategy - Atlantic Action Plan 2.0’ (COM(2020)329),
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that renewable energy is
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
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