10 Amendments of Marco AFFRONTE related to 2016/0000(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to aim to achieve higher targets than those already set in Directive 2009/28/EC on renewables in the light of the more ambitious commitments made in the Paris Agreement and in view of the fact that, taken as a whole, the nationally determined contributions presented on 30 October 2015 will still entail a 2.70C increase in global warming by the end of the century;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on all Member States, in order to achieve the targets of at least 20% renewable energies by 2020, to implement cooperation mechanisms and develop additional programmes that ensure the increased competitiveness of such energies, with a view to generating greater economic prosperity and social well-being and more green jobs in the EU; these programmes should be as cross-cutting as possible in nature, taking as a starting point their full integration into the circular economy package;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes Member States’ progress in meeting specific national renewable energy targets and urges those Member States which are moving ahead more slowly to adopt additional incentive measuresthat are a long way to meeting the target of 20% by 2020 to develop immediately national policies and targeted measures that promote the use of renewable energies; those measures need also to include criteria for the simplification of authorisation and administrative procedures and specific incentives relating to procedures for constructing renewable energy plants; calls on the Member States to this end to implement and maintain a stable incentives system that facilitates a reliable flow of investment and financing into the renewable energies sector;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Expresses it concern over all the areas highlighted in the Commission communication for which the percentage figures in respect of the 2020 targets are well below the overall progress achieved, and calls on the Commission and Member States to take decisive action as regards the most critical technological areas;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to give priority to renewable energy sources and technologies with the least damaging effects on the environment and biodiversity, capitalising on the advantage of a specific geographical and climate situation to secure a beneficial outcome; calls on the Commission, therefore, to promote more keenly research and innovation in the field of alternative fuels, with a view to establishing a post-2020 regulatory framework based on biofuels that is environment friendly;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Points out that increasing efficiency in the transport sector can help reduce atmospheric pollution and dependence on oil; calls on the Commission to make a priority of a project on the use of renewable energies in the transport sector;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, given the need for greater synergy and consistency in European policies, to lay down sustainability criteria for each renewable energy source under the circular economy policy. calls on the Member States to pursue the objectives included in EU energy policies that are necessary for increasing investment in renewable energies and to establish a support network of international energy policies and work with one another, especially in cross-border areas;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)
Paragraph 6 n (new)
6n. Expresses concern at the pollution caused by domestic biomass heating units (wood, pellets, etc.), which produce large quantities of fine dusts, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide which are extremely damaging to human health, and calls on the Member States to seek to apply alternative environment-friendly and renewable solutions;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 o (new)
Paragraph 6 o (new)
6o. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a new Directive on renewable energies for the post-2020 period that enables the EU to raise its own emissions reduction targets in order to limit global warming to a 1.50C increase in line with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)
Paragraph 6 p (new)
6p. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the self-production of energy and the implementation and interconnection of local renewable energy grids;