Activities of Davor ŠKRLEC related to 2015/2113(INI)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on Towards a European Energy Union
OPINION on Towards a European Energy Union
Amendments (22)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Asks the Commission and Member States to include transport as a high priority in its EU Climate policy, in particular in view of the upcoming COP 21 discussions and to propose for instance coherent fuel efficiency standards also for heavy goods vehicles, busses and ships, as they already exist for cars and vans;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Deplores the lack of courage of the Commission in pursuing its goal to reduce the GHG and oil dependency of the transport sector and encourages the Commission to accelerate and intensify efficient measures to reach its goals;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that transport represents over 30 % of final energy consumption in Europe and that 94 % of transport relies on oil products; therefore urges the Commission to make proposals to stop or at least diminish any direct or indirect subsidy for fossil fuels;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that electrified public transport as well as electric bicycles are very well developed on a technical as well as a commercial level and therefore offer the best opportunities to use renewable energy and reduce other unsustainable energy sources such as nuclear energy, fossil fuels, etc.;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Encourages increased support for research and innovation towards finding better mobility solutions, both technologically such as how best to use vehicles for energy storage, how to increase battery performance, smart grid technology, as well as with supporting technologies and policies such as integrated ticketing or mandatory start/stop engines;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the development of energy infrastructures, including also alternative fuel infrastructure, in a macro-regional approach in order to fight the establishment of 'energy islands' and to use concepts like 'the methanol economy', 'smart grid infrastructure' also for electro-mobility and 'transport vehicles as energy storage' to increase efficient use and security of energy supply;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Commission to concentrate efforts on Action point 11 on those measures, which include sustainable urban mobility to reduce the negative impact on the environment and citizens health caused by the fossil fuel dependency of the private and public transport in the urban and sub-urban areas; and to promote a great potential for zero-use of fossil fuels through the use of non-motorised mobility (walking and cycling);
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the agreement of the European Council on the ‘2030 framework for climate and energy policies’ which must still be implemented through the ordinary legislative procedure comprises the commitment of an at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels, being the basis for developing the decarbonisation dimension of the Energy Union; this decision also constitutes an ambitious contribution to the international climate negotiations with a view to achieving a binding climate agreement in 2015notes that with this contribution the EU is not in line with the 2°C objective on the basis of IPCC science, unless the carry-over of overachievement of the 2020 target is removed and the 40% target is increased;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution adopted on 5 February 2014 on the 2030 framework for climate and energy policy which calls for three binding targets: an energy efficiency target of 40%, a renewables target of at least 30% and a GHG reduction target of at least 40%;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective tool to achieve the EU’s 2030 emission reduction target; in addition to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a structural post 2020 reform of the ETS should be implemented, to take into account the 2030 CO2 reduction target, and including as long as no; in the event that comparable efforts are not undertaken in other major economies tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage to safeguard EU industry, byby trading partners, calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals to neutralise carbon constraint at EU borders in order to ensuringe that there will be no additional direccarbon cost cand indirect ETS costs at the level of best performers and by taking into account changing production levels be transmitted to the EU economy as intended in introducing the emissions trading mechanism without unfair competition;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Commission to include into its work on harmonising certification criteria for sustainable tourism a criteria on the use of renewable energy as well as one criteria on the reduction of CO2 emissions, according to the EU targets;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for new EU initiatives in the non- ETS sectors, in particular in the transport and buildings sector to assist Member States in achieving their reduction targets; supports the introduction of the efficiency first principle, and an ambitious and binding EU-level energy efficiency target for 2030 of at least 30%, that should be focused in particular on non-ETS sectors40%, translated into national binding targets, as decided by the European Parliament;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In line with the vision for the Energy Union ‘with citizen at its core’, insists that the Commission engages citizens in the energy transition, in particular through encouraging and enabling citizen to consume and produce their own energy with renewable energy sources; calls for the Commission and the Member States to ensure a level playing field for new business models such as co-operatives and other Community Power Initiatives for both urban and rural areas;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underscores the need for more harmonised support schemes for renewables and more intra-EU trade inEurope to become number one in renewables as stated by President Juncker, for an equal level playing field for renewables within the EU, and for more emphasis on decentralised production and self- consumption of renewable electricity,;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on the need for more ambitious EU initiatives for developing and stimulating incentives for the roll-out of alternative fuels infrastructure, to further incentivise the production and use of sustainable advanced biofuels and to speed up the electrification ofthat represent significant lifecycle GHG savings, and to speed up the electrification of transport as well as modal shift away from road transport;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. As a matter of urgency, calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal to revise the fuel consumption and CO2 labelling scheme for passenger cars to ensure consumers are provided with more accurate, relevant and comparable information on CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, running costs and tax related information so as to guide consumer choice towards the most energy efficient cars, and in turn incentivise manufacturers to improve the energy efficiency of their vehicles and increase energy security;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights the success of Ecodesign measures in improving the energy efficiency and energy consumption of products at the use phase, thereby decreasing running costs for European households and contributing in reducing dependence on foreign energy supplies; calls on the Commission to introduce further implementing measures, taking into account the wider resource efficiency agenda, and review existing measures to ensure their adequacy;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States - in order to trigger the much needed changes of the Energy Market Model and the related investments in the energy sector - to develop long term energy transition strategies and if possible among all stakeholders a ‘national energy pact’ in the light of the ‘Energy Roadmap 2050’ and the long-term target of 80-95% reduction of greenhouse gasephasing out of all carbon emissions by 2050;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. On the basis of the precautionary principle and on the principle that preventive action should be taken, taking into account the risks and the negative climate, environmental and health impacts involved in hydraulic fracturing for the exploitation of unconventional fracking and the gaps identified in the EU regulatory regime for shale gas activities, urges Member States not to authorise any new unconventional hydraulic fracturing operations in the EU;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the significant co-benefits to climate, air quality, public health and environment from improving energy security through increased energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy such as wind, solar and geothermal energy;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Recalls the environmental, climate and health risks and impacts related to the extraction of unconventional fossil fuels and warns against using the Energy Union context to promote such energy sources;
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reaffirms the EU’s and its Member States’ firm commitment to complete the single energy market, ensuring the strict application of the acquis and calls on the Commission to propose a mandatory 15% targetut regulatory structures in place to monitor and ensure the adequate and effective use of cross border interconnection infrastructure, in particular for renewable electricity, by 202516;