11 Amendments of Kaja KALLAS related to 2015/2232(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the Paris Agreement made in December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas increased energy efficiency and energy saving are key factors for environmental and climate protection and supply security and strengthening economic competitiveness; whereas the Energy Efficiency Directive provides an important basis in this connection;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is making good progress towards its environmental targets for 2020 according to projections which assume full implementation of all relevant legislation by 2020, (reducing CO2 emissions, increasing the share of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency) and is playing a leading role at world level;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers, therefore, that one reason why the energy efficiency targets are being achieved lies in the fact that citizens and undertakings themselves have an interest in low energy consumption and cutting costs;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that 2416 Member States have made use of the possibility of alternative measurestaken measures towards delivering end-use energy savings according to the energy efficiency obligation scheme (Article 7), and 18 Member States have preferred alternative measures to the renovation quota (Article 5)s made possible by the Energy Efficiency Directive; criticises the fact that seven Member States have still not introducnot established energy audits (Article 8);
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system; calls therefore on the Commission to address this issue, in particular through digital solutions, to reduce administrative burden related to reporting obligations;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the positive impact that certification schemes or saving obligations (Article 7) are having in manysome Member States; considers the flexibility of the rules to be a major factor in guaranteeing their acceptance; asks that the calculation of certification schemes andnotes the importance of ensuring that certified savings correspond to real- life energy- saving measures should not be hampered by overly restrictive interpretations and time limitss and are not just savings on paper;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that more flexibility is needed in order to reach the EU’'s climate protection and efficiency targets; calls for ‘target flexibility’ for Member States; takes the view that rebates should be available for targets relating to energy saving and increasing the share of renewable energy sources (Article 3 of the Energy Efficiency Directive) where for example the CO2 targets have been exceeded must be mutually reinforcing, and that binding requirements for energy efficiency are vital in achieving a maximum degree of ambition and effort in Member States, and to allow sufficient flexibility for the mix of tools and instruments to be tailored at national level;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls in this connection for the Energy Efficiency Directive to be adapted in line with the EU’'s climate protection targets for 2030 and the COP21 Paris agreement to achieve the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees and pursue efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
More energy efficiency – EU support, best practice and optimising the Energy Efficiency Directivemore jobs and growth
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for an exchange of ideasWelcomes the increased professional assistance from the Commission to ensure efficient and timely implementation of the EED; Calls for a further close cooperation among Member States on the saving obligations and, building and renovation plans (Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7) with the aim of applying existing instruments (tax incentives, support programmes, model contracts) more quickly; calls for Commission guidelines for future national planmore rapidly; calls for binding templates for national plans to ensure transparency and comparability, and integration of energy efficiency policies from all levels;