Activities of Yves COCHET related to 2013/2079(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation report 2013: Developing and applying carbon capture and storage technology in Europe
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
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A. whereas Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is the only large-scale and demonstrable technology currently available to take carbon from fuels to produce low-carbon electricityan uncertain technology to take carbon from fuels;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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B. whereas in the power sector there are several viable alternatives to fossil fuels, whereas in several industrial sectors – such as the chemical, steel, refinery and cement industries – deep emission reductions can only be achieved through CCSsignificant energy efficiency measures; whereas the carbon produces by these industrial sectors can be used to produce electricity, chemical products or transport fuels (Carbon Capture Usage - CCU);
Amendment 11 #
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1. Believes that CCS can enable Member States to exploit their indigenous,Acknowledges that CCS results in an energy penalty, i.e. it will increase the use of energy (in the range of 11% to 40%) to capture, compress, transport and bury carbon from power stations; believes therefore that CCS will not enable Member States to reduce their dependence on carbon- based energy supplies in a demand- responsive manner, thus also contributing to diversity and security ofcontributing to security of energy supply; believes that reductions in emissions are made through a reduction in overall energy consumption, and through a swift transition to renewable energy supplyources;
Amendment 20 #
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2. Notes that failing to includeing CCS within a long- term energy strategy willmay severely hamper national, Union and global efforts to address climate change, by perpetuating a fossil-fuels based economy although the peak of cheap oil has already been reached and by diverting from the no- regrets options, i.e. renewable energies, energy efficiency measures and reduction of the overall energy consumption;
Amendment 24 #
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3. Believes that the EU’s mandatory renewable target has undermined investment in CCS, and calls, therefore, for a technology-neutral approach to the Union’s 2030 energy goals, in line with Article 194(2) of the TFEU, in order to create a level playing field and ensure is in line with Article 194 of the TFEU, which promotes energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy, which must be refflective competition amongst varying low-carbon energy technologieed in three ambitious targets for the Union’s 2030 energy goals;
Amendment 32 #
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4. Believes that supporting initial projects, learning lessons and sharing knowledge are a prerequisite for developing details of longer-term measures to support CCS/CCU and willmay result in reduced costs of CCS/CCU deployment; calls, therefore, for continued international collaboration between industry, including innovative SMEs, and institutions in order to ensure that best practices are applied;
Amendment 34 #
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5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the main barriers to the deployment ofrefrain from any public direct and indirect support towards CCS, such as the granting of permits and funding, the establishment of a CCS skills base and the development and testing of technologies for effective capture, transport and storaince this technology will come too late, if ever, and will not be deployed in a commercial scale that will prevent on time dangerous climate change;
Amendment 39 #
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6. Believes that incentives and policy measures shouldwhich target both CCS/CCU demonstration as well as subsequent longer-term operational projects and must provide greater certainty for private sector investment; believes, furthermore, that incentives and measures should be split efficiently both within the power- generation sector and CCS within industrial production processesmust not divert resources away for renewables, energy efficiency measures and the reduction of the overall energy consumption;
Amendment 47 #
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8. While the debate on long-term structural reform of the ETS continues, calls on the Commission and Member States to come forward with complementary policy measures that will deliver the first operational CCS projects in the EU by 2020suggests to the Member States which want to develop CCS projects on their territory to come forward with complementary policy measures;
Amendment 51 #
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9. Believes that support at EU level should, inter alia, be continued through the CCS European Industrial Initiative andEmissions Performance Standards, and not through Horizon 2020;
Amendment 52 #
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10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise public awareness of CCSabout reducing energy consumption, and believes that a wider understanding of CCS is crucial public acceptance and thus to the deliverywill not necessarily change public acceptance of CCS;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
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