8 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2016/2059(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that offshore LNG regasification plants with open-cycle may affect the temperature and the chemistry of the surrounding waters posing serious risks to water quality and marine resources; highlights that open-cycle plants make use of chlorine based products that may cause pollution of surrounding waters while the release of huge quantities of cold waters may cause changes to local habitats; calls on the Commission to ban open cycle plants in favour of closed cycle plants;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the extraction of shale gas through fracking has severe environmental impact that widely outweigh the benefit of using natural gas;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need for impact assessments to be made to ascertain the added value of constructing new LNG transport and storage infrastructure, and the need to focus new investments on areas with poor interconnection, or to supply the most vulnerable Member States; recalls the potential offered by the production of renewable natural gas through anaerobic digestions, prioritising production from sewage, agriculture and organic waste;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls, in the light of the climate crisis, that the EU needs to look for ways to decrease petroleum consumption; considers that before the EU can achieve the goal of using 100% of renewables, that the EU should also consider natural gas as an alternative to coal and oil to enable Europe to reach its climate goals; stresses that other fuels and technologies can play a role in the transition towards renewables, but the EU needs to support a short-term transition; highlights, however, that the dangers of an overreliance on natural gas can be overcome only by expanding the use of renewable energies; recalls that in most cases the increase in the use of natural gas competes with investments in renewables;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European Commission to propose a coherent regulation on storage site safety in order to guarantee the safeguard of local populations; calls on Member States to properly assess historical data on seismicity of the areas destined to host a geological gas storage and to exclude any site with a proven seismic activity even if it occurred a long time ago;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to refrain from supporting the production and import of shale oil and gas.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to fully exploit the local production of biogas before building further fossil fuel oriented infrastructures; urges the Commission and Member States to put in place strategies to support facilities that may be used in the future to manage the transfer and storage of renewable natural gas;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need to ensure that geological gas storage facilities are assessed through a transparent process involving local communities;