Activities of Martina WERNER related to 2016/0030(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Measures to safeguard the security of gas supply (debate) DE
Amendments (15)
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural gas (gas) remainis an essential component of the energy supply of the Union. A large proportion of such gas is imported into the Union from third countrThis makes security of gas supply a key element of the Union's overall energy security, with relevance to the Union's competitiveness and growth. Even though more than 50 % of gas consumption in the Union and the rest of the European Economic Area is currently covered by domestic production, a growing proportion of gas is imported from third countries. Enhancing the Union's energy security and making its gas market more resilient thus requires creating a stable, market-based regulatory framework for developing gas production from domestic sources. Furthermore, increasing energy efficiency as well as the use of renewable energy sources reduces the Union's reliance on gas imports, thereby also addressing dependence on dominant external suppliers.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The Union is committed to lessening its dependency on fossil fuels and to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions consistently with the commitment to holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Regulation aims to ensure that all the necessary measures are taken to safeguard an uninterrupted supply of gas throughout the Union, in particular to protected customers in the event of difficult climatic conditions or disruptions of the gas supply. These objectiveis should be achieved through the most cost- effective measures and in such, in a way that energy markets are not distorted, in accordance with Article 194 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and with the goals of the Energy Union to deliver secure, affordable and climate-friendly energy.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Commission's Communication on Energy Efficiency (COM(2014)520), highlighted that energy efficiency has a fundamental role to play in the transition towards a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system with an internal energy market at its core. Saving energy and reducing gas consumption should therefore be a priority to secure gas supply and improve Europe's energy independence. Member States should give energy efficiency primary consideration to decrease the use of gas, particularly in the construction and renovation of buildings as gas accounts for around half of the EU principal energy consumption for heating and cooling.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The Commission's Communication of the 2050 Energy Roadmap highlights that fossil fuels such as gas will need to be phased out by 2050. New gas infrastructure should therefore only be prioritised in case of utmost necessity and should always respond to a real gas demand, in order to avoid the creation of a new carbon lock-in and of possible stranded assets.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Commission CommunicationEnergy security constitutes one of the objectives of the Energy Union strategy, as set out in the Commission Communication of 25 February 2015, entitled 'Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward- Looking Climate Change Policy'14 from February 2015,. The Communication highlightsed the fact that the Energy Union rests on solidarity, a principle enshrined in Article 194 TEU, and trust, which are necessary features of energy security. This rRegulation should aimis intended to boost solidarity and trust between the Member States, and should put in place the measures needed to achieve these aims, thus paving the way for implementing theupport the EU climate and energy objectives, thus paving the way for a secure and climate-friendly Energy Union. __________________ 14 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank, COM(2015) 80 final.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) An internal gas market that operates smoothly is the best guarantee of well-interconnected and well- functioning internal gas market, free of "energy islands", is the best means by which to ensure security of energygas supply across the Union and towhile reduceing the exposure of individual Member States to the harmful effects of supply disruptions. Where a Member State's security of gas supply is threatened, there is a risk that measures developed unilaterally by that Member State may jeopardise the proper functioning of the internal gas market and damage the gas supply to customers in other Member Statedamage gas supply to customers in other Member States, negatively affecting the proper functioning of the internal gas market and causing costly stranded assets. To allow the internal gas market to function even in the face of a shortage of supply, provision must be made for solidarity and coordination in the response to supply crises,at regional and Union level as regards both preventive action and the reaction to actual disruptions of supply.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In a spirit of solidarity, regional cooperation, which involvinges both public authorities and natural gas undertakings, should be is the guiding principle of this Regulation, towith the aim of identifying the relevant risks in each region and, optimiseing the benefits of coordinated measures to mitigate them and to imp, whilem ent the most cost-effective measures for Union consumersuring that the measures are cost-effective for customers and ensuring affordable energy prices for citizens. This could be facilitated by providing in-depth analysis at Union level on the relevant Emergency Supply Corridors, based on gas supply sources common for a group of Member States.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Responsibility for security of gas supply should be shared by natural gas undertakings, Member States, acting through their competent authorities; and the Commission, within their respective remits. Such shared responsibility requires very close cooperation between these partiesose parties as well as, where appropriate, with electricity undertakings in cases where they can provide an alternative source of energy or serve to decrease the gas demand. However, customers using gas for electricity generation or industrial purposes may also have an important role to play in security of gas supply, as they can respond to a crisis by taking demand-side measures such as interruptible contracts and fuel switching, which have an immediate impact on the supply/demand balance. -demand balance. These would be most effective if taken as an addition to longer-term energy efficiency measures to reduce gas demand for heating and cooling in buildings, as well as improved industrial processes that lead to reduced gas demand. Security of gas supply to customers using gas for electricity generation or industrial purposes may also be considered to be essential in some cases. They could be granted a certain level of protection by ensuring that during an emergency they are among the last consumers to forego supply. Member States should be able to provide for this possibility when identifying the supply restrictions orders to be applied in the case of an emergency.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Member States may comply with the obligation laid down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph by reducing the demand for gas through the implementation of energy efficiency measures or by replacing the gas with a different source of energy, in particular renewable energy, to the extent that the same level of protection is achieved.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The competent authorities of each region as listed in Annex I shall jointly make an assessment at regional level of all risks affecting the security of gas supply ("risk assessment"). The assessment shall take into account all relevant risks such as natural disasters, technological, geopolitical, environmental, climate, commercial, social, political and other risks. The risk assessment shall be carried out by:
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) taking into account all relevant national and regional circumstances, in particular market size, network configurationthe potential for gas demand reduction through energy efficiency measures and the deployment of renewable energy sources, network configuration, gas consumption trends, the utilisation rate of existing infrastructure, actual flows, including outflows from the Member States concerned, the possibility of physical gas flows in both directions including the potential need for consequent reinforcement of the transmission system, the presence of production and storage and the role of gas in the energy mixes, in particular with respect to district heating and electricity generation and for the operation of industries, and safety and gas quality considerations;
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The risk assessment shall be prepared in accordance with the template in Annex IV. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 to amend those templates taking into account Member State implementation timeframes.
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The risk assessment once agreed by all Member States in the region shall be notified to the Commission for the first time no later than on 1 September 2018. The risk assessment shall be updated every four years unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates. The risk assessment shall take account of progress made in investments, including energy efficiency investments, needed to cope with the infrastructure standard defined in Article 4 and of country-specific difficulties encountered in the implementation of new alternative solutions. It shall also build on the experience acquired through the simulation of the emergency plans contained in Article 9 (2).
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The preventive action plan and the emergency plan shall be developed in accordance with the templates contained in Annex V. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 to amend those templates taking into account Member State implementation timeframes.