28 Amendments of Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI related to 2016/2058(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas 50% of the energyfinal energy demand is used for heating and cooling in the EU is primary energy and supports the Commission analysis that heating and cooling demand is likely not disappearing in the future;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
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 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
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 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
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 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
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 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
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 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, and in particularsuch as biomass, geothermal, aerothermal, 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 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
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 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local authorities to take the necessary steps towardsPoints out the local character and potential for heating and cooling and calls on local authorities to map local heating and cooling demands as well as available renewable and industrial heating and cooling sources in order to promote the thermomodernisation of existing public or residential buildings with low thermal comfort or comfort cooling in the most sustainable, cost-optimal and efficient way;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
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 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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 fuelalternatives;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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 through existing and new district heating networks, not just individual buildings;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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 should be bannedwith bad air quality should be gradually replaced by cleaner fireplaces or other more efficient alternatives for heating;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
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 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
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 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
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 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
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 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that consumersthe Member States must make sure, amongst others via information campaigns, one-stop-shops, joint purchases and clustering of individual projects, that consumers, especially the muost bvulnerable, are made fully aware and have access tof the technological and economic benefits of new energy efficiency products and services and heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices, sign up to joint or individual projects, and grasp the economic, health and quality of life benefits of better heating and cooling in their homes;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
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 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;