50 Amendments of Eleonora EVI related to 2020/2070(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the announcement of a renovation wave as part of the European Green Deal; urges the Commission to present it as planned, given that it is a key element of the post-COVID-19 recovery plan considering its huge potential to stimulate the real and local economy post-COVID-19, while also generating other co-benefits like improved air-quality, reduced GHG emissions and health risks; calls on the Member States to step up large-scale renovation plans under the national energy and climate plans (NCEPs) in order to achieve a highly energy-efficient and climate-neutral building stock as soon as possible;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 97% of the EU building stock is not energy efficient and should be renovated in order to achieve the EU's climate and energy objectives;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is concerned about the Commission’s intention of including buildings emissions in the EU ETS considering that a market instrument will not solve the existing barriers to building renovations, such as split incentives or lack of information; it could also result in a time-consuming process likely to bring higher energy bills for building occupants and to shift the responsibility for reducing buildings’ emissions from the public to the private sector;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas only 0,2% of EU's residential buildings are subject to deep renovations each year and that at this pace the EU would need more than a century to reach a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the co-benefits of building renovations are manifold, ranging from improved air quality and thermal comfort, to reduced health risks and GHG emissions, lower energy needs and thus energy imports, improved energy security, local jobs creation and economic stimulation, and those co-benefits monetise, at least, two to three times the amount required for the initial investments;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan which highlights the role ofing that construction and building materials in generatinge over 35 % of the EU’s total waste; notes that and account for about 50% of all extracted materials; remarks the need to take a streamlined approach should be taken inin the EU legislation to reusing, recoverying, recycling, life- cycle assessment and toing products and materials and taking the embodied energy in building materials into account;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stress the need to reduce waste generation in the construction and demolition sectors as well as to set up systems for re-use, high-quality recycling and safe removal of hazardous substances;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the role of neighbourhoods and communities in integrated renovation programmes (IRPs) in order to achieve a climate-neutral building sector by 2050highly energy-efficient and renewable based building sector as soon as possible;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that the lack of high-purity materials during demolition hampers the reuse and recycling of construction materials and therefore calls on the Commission to address this issue to foster the full implementation of circular economy objectives;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Demands that building policies to be holistic and inclusive, include IRPs that integrate local value chains, social services, mobility, industrial and energy functions of buildings, and enable on-site renewables production and demand-side flexibility;
Amendment 55 #
3a. Highlights the multiple benefits of including passive and natural elements in the design of a building to substantially reduce energy needs, improve air quality, comfort and climate resilience, while contributing to circularity principles, increasing urban biodiversity, restoring the natural water cycle and reduce overall emissions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to incentivise the use of natural building materials with low carbon content, the deployment of green rooftops and walls, cool surfaces and of passive techniques in general during major building renovations and new building constructions by considering for instance the introduction of mandatory green surfaces installations and the creation of synergies between the Renovation and the EU Biodiversity Strategies;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that there is noe lack of a common EU legislation on the management of recyclable bulky waste in general, and of such as polystyrene and stone wool in particular; expresses its concern about the safe handling of insulation materials, given the possible inclusion ofat they may contain dangerous substances in them;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that building renovation projects should also contribute to the potential for betterimprovement of indoor comfort, safety and health conditions; emphasises that the revision of air quality standards can lead to improvements in indoor environmental conditions and help tackle energy poverty;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the European Green Deal proposal on platforms; stresses that they must be inclusiveopen, transparent and as inclusive as possible to allow bridging the fragmentation of the building sector; recalls that the platforms must serve the objective of achieving nearly-zero energy buildings by 2050 and believes they should be the tool to engage citizens and gain consensus on the basis of community needs;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. EmphasRecognises the potentialimportance, in terms of overcoming the current fragmentation in the market, of creating a common energy and environmental building passport; stresses further that it should include the circular capacity of materialsthe building renovation passport to coordinate and track continued buildings improvements and to monitor renovation depth and energy performance; emphasises the need of introducing policies and measures improving and promoting the circular capacity of materials complementary to the building passport and calls on the Commission to do so in the Strategy for a Sustainable Built Environment;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a policy to facilitate IRPs at community level providing for deep renovations and the activation of energy citizens through on-site renewable energy production or demand side response mechanisms; calls on the Commission to step up work on the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and the EU City Facility;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that homeowners and housing associations should be supported in climate-proofing their building stock, for example through grants or financial instruments based through various sectoral programmes onf the additionality of multiannual financial framework (MFF) funding, national budgets and private sector sources; welcomes the Commission’s intention to set up a specific stream of resources for the building renovations in the Recovery fund;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that initial investment costs, complex finance schemes, split incentives, medium/long-term payback times, and a lack of a stable and ambitious policy framework act as significant barriers to investments in building renovation;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to assess the Long Term Renovation Strategies (LTRSs) and issue recommendations to the Member States to make sure that the objective of an efficient and climate neutral building stock by 2050 is met, thus to improve the registered lack of ambition of the so far delivered strategies; calls on the Member States which have not done yet so to submit their LTRS as soon as possible and on the Commission to provide a thorough assessment of the submitted strategies highlighting both existing gaps and best practices;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that more than EUR 75 billion a year in EU incentives is required to ensure an energy-efficient building stock by 2050; highlights that no investment should be directed to support the installation of fossil fuels equipment or technologies in buildings;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges the role that new business models such as energy performance contracting, on-bill and on- tax financing, crowd financing and energy service companies can play in renovations;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that financing schemes should promote deep renovation of buildings, especially at triggers points, such as rental or selling, and increased support, for instance by providing premiums for those renovations achieving a 2050 climate compatible level;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to i) regularly revise energy efficiency targets upwards, propose binding minimum annual renovation ratestarting by increasing the headline target for 2030 up to at least 40% 1a, ii) propose binding minimum annual renovation rates, iii) require Member States to introduce minimum energy performance requirements for buildings, and iv) propose policy measures ensuring deep renovations creating financial triggers and investment stability; __________________ 1a Revising the Directive (EU) 2018/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for considering energy efficiency as an infrastructure priority, recognising that it fulfils the definition of infrastructure used by the International Monetary Fund and other economic institutions, and to make it a crucial element and a priority consideration in future investment decisions on Europe's energy infrastructure, notably by adequately considering energy efficiency as an alternative option to infrastructure planning within the revision of the TEN- E Regulation1a; notes in this regard that improved energy efficiency is also essential for providing long-term geopolitical security; __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure (TEN-E Regulation).
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Commission to develop a policy and regulatory framework enabling building investors and professionals to integrate and systemically apply environmental and social criteria in investments and lending decisions;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Commission to develop via an open, transparent and participatory process a set of guidelines aimed at helping financial institutions to identify environmentally sustainable buildings complying with EU’s sustainable investment taxonomy;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of the energy efficiency first principle in decarbonising heating and cooling, electrification ofreducing the energy needs for heating, cooling and hot water and energy uses for lighting and ventilation, while electrifying the residual demand through renewable energy combined with heat pumps or efficient district heating systems, as well as in load management and flexibility; underlines the need to plan IRPs in order to achieve synergies among different policies and objectives as buildings accessibility, seismic and fire safety or integration of green surfaces supporting urban biodiversity;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that energy-efficient buildings should be healthy, safe and sustainable; underlines the importance of embodied energy, sustainability in buildings, resource efficiency, and life- cycle approaches in line with the circular economy; highlights in this regard the importance of including passive and natural elements in buildings design;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the multiple benefits of including passive and natural elements in the design of a building to substantially reduce energy needs, improve air quality, comfort and climate resilience, while contributing to circularity principles, increasing urban biodiversity, restoring the natural water cycle and reduce overall emissions; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to incentivise the use of natural building materials with low carbon content, the deployment of green rooftops and walls, cool surfaces and passive techniques in general during major building renovations and new building constructions by considering for instance the introduction of mandatory green surfaces installations and the creation of synergies between the Renovation and the EU Biodiversity Strategies;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to further identify best practices for IRPs to also include heritage buildings, while ensuring real savings through verification and monitoring of energy performance after renovation;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the importance of co- benefits with renovation requirements at trigger points; highlights that setting minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for worst-performing rented buildings especially benefit occupants that arbuildings would ensure the renovation of the worst-performing ones, benefitting occupants, especially those at risk of energy poverty;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is convinced that the introduction of a building renovation passport to track continued improvementfacilitate, coordinate and track continued improvements, including from a health and safety perspective, and to monitor renovation depth and energy performance, benefits both house owners and building operators;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to develop a legislative framework introducing progressively tightened minimum energy performance requirements at national level for different types of buildings, including residential buildings, in order to fulfil the pathways towards a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050; stresses that minimum energy performance requirements at national level should be accompanied by a comprehensive package of policy measures including at least information and provision of tailored advice to citizens and appropriate financing support, especially for the most vulnerable; stresses that priority should be given to the worse performing buildings, the public buildings (in particular schools, hospital and social housing), the rental and commercial sectors;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on Member States to be front runners and engage in extensive renovation of public buildings beyond what currently required by the EU legislation, targeting especially schools and hospital whereby improved indoor comfort throughout renovation maximises educational and health benefits for occupants;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Commission to review the untouched articles of the Energy Performance of Building Directive 2010/31/EU to i) improve and strengthen the reliability, compatibility and consistency of the Energy Performance Certificate, ii) to update the cost-optimal methodology for the quantification of societal, environmental, health and climate benefits of pursuing nearly-zero energy buildings sector, and iii) to reopen the definition of nearly-zero energy buildings to increase comparability across Member States;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to launch an EU skills initiative in the renovation sector, which includes a gender dimension, in order to engage with stakeholders in retraining, upskilling and capacity building, with a focus on employment; calls on Member States to develop a national strategy for improving skills in the construction sector focusing on energy efficiency, material sustainability and circularity, passive techniques, renewables integration including self-consumption and digital solutions and to provide specific support to workers in micro and small enterprises;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights that behavioural change in energy uses is essential not only to fully reap the benefits associated to improving the energy performance of a building, thus increasing energy savings, but also to limit the negative impact of energy poverty; call therefore on Member States to deploy behaviour-based energy efficiency programmes targeting different segments of the population, via for instance ad hoc educational and training schemes; calls on the Commission to coordinate and support Member States in this endeavour employing all the relevant tools at its disposal;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers digitalisation as an enabler for distributed generation, storage, flexibility and sector integration, starting from the roll-out of smart meters, as an enabler for the active participation of citizens in the energy system through distributed generation, storage, flexibility and sector integration, and not as an objective in itself when pursuing the improvement of energy performance of buildings;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines that housing and consumer rights require social safeguards, data protection and consent; stresses that the digital solutions provided during renovations should be intuitive, simple and interoperable while their installation accompanied by the necessary training, information and support to occupants;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Views the renovation wave as anthe opportunity to achieve anput in place a roadmap for achieving a highly energy-efficient and climate-neutralrenewable based building stock by 2050 through an action plan for IRPs with a focus on communities, especially for those in vulnerable and energy poverty conditions, and to provide healthy, safe, decent, affordable and, comfortable and flexible energy efficient buildings where people can reach their full potential in line with the European Green Deal;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Highlights that the renovation wave maycan mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, by stimulating national and local economies, for instance by fostering high- quality jobs in the construction and renewable energy industries andsectors, supporting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) workers and ultimately triggering many social and environmental co-benefits;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Requires an ambitious implementation of the Clean Energy Package and a strict enforcement by the Commission; underlines the role of national energy and climate plans (NECPs) in maximising opportunities in the building sector;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the Member States’ long-term renovation strategies (LTRSs) in setting out 2030 and 2040 milestones towards the 2050 climate neutrality objective;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the announcement made by the Commission to promote renovations in schools, hospitals and housing for those in need; yet highlights the challenge of addressing the large residential building stock representing 75% of the built floor space in the EU;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Is concerned about the Commission’s intention of including buildings emissions in the EU ETS considering that a market instrument will not solve the existing barriers to building renovations, such as split incentives or lack of information; stresses that it could also result in a time-consuming process likely to bring higher energy bills for building occupants and to shift the responsibility for reducing buildings’ emissions from the public to the private sector;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to enshrine the renovation wave’s measures into EU lawnew and revised EU legislation and increase the 2030 climate and energy targets to be put on a trajectory towards climate neutrality in 2050, while ensuring that the renovation of buildings is integrated as a key policy to fill the gap in the 2030 targets;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to assess the LTRSs and issue recommendations to the Member States, which should revise their LTRSs every 5 years, to make sure that the objective of an efficient and climate neutral building stock by 2050 is met, thereby improving the registered lack of ambition of the delivered strategies; calls on Member States which have not done yet so to submit their LTRS as soon as possible and on the Commission to provide a thorough assessment of the submitted strategies highlighting both existing gaps and best practices;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for the inclusion of the building sector and related industries, especially SMEs, in recovery packages and independent workers, in recovery packages; calls for prioritising investments in building renovations towards a highly-energy efficient and renewable based building stock in the economic stimulus plan;