41 Amendments of Jeppe KOFOD related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
Citation 24
– having regard to the European Council conclusions of 23/24 October 2014, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to at least 40% compared to 1990, and also sets a target of at least 27% for renewable energy and energy savings by 2030,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States are exclusively compearticle 143 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union specifies that in the contenxt for defining their energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws that discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of otherof the establishment and functioning of the internal market and with regard for the need to preserve and improve the environment, Union policy on energy shall aim, in a spirit of solidarity between Member States, to ensure the functioning of the energy market; ensure security of energy supply in the Union; promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy; and promote the interconnection of energy networks;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States are exclusively competent for defining their energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws that discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of others;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the creation of a resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy should be about a new energy model for Europe in order to accelerate the transition from fossil fuel sources with high carbon emissions towards a sustainable, forward-looking energy system;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas EU companies have a share of 40 % of all patents for renewable technologies, which makes it a potential global leader as regards investment in renewable energy;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas the International Energy Agency's estimates that the EU is responsible for 11 % of global greenhouse gas emissions and that this proportion is set to decrease in the future; whereas the EU's contribution to lowering global emissions must happen alongside that of other major emitters;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas diversification of energy supplies from reliable partners, the completion of the internal energy market, less and more efficient energy consumption, the development of indigenous energy resourcincrease of the safe and sustainable energy production from renewables and R&D activities are the key drivers of the Energy Union;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that all future intergovernmental energy agreements with non-EU parties must be discussed with the Commission ahead of signing in order to make sure that they comply with EU legislation, in particular with the Third Energy Package while at the same time ensuring the protection of sensitive corporate information and trade secrets of private companies operating in the internal energy market;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU-wide target for reducing energy import dependency and to publish regular progress reports in this respect; stresses the important role for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources play in achieving these targets
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that diversity in the energy mixes of Member States, based on their respective potential, experience, know-how and economic costs and needs, is an asset to the EU as a whole, since it strengthens its resilience to supply disruptions, enables it to make cost-optimal energy choices and allows different technologies to develop and compete on the market, thereby driving down the costs of energy;; however stresses the need to follow the European Union's long-term target to succeed the transition from a fossil-fuel driven to a sustainable energy system
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the Union can reduce its dependency on particular suppliers and fuels by maximising its use of indigenous sources of energy, including conventional and unconventional low-emission fossil fuels and renewables, and therefore stresses that no fuel or technology contributing to energy security and climate goals should be discriminated against;the energy production from renewable resources available within the European Union without having to resort to imports from third countries
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that indigenous resources, both conventional and unconventionalenergy production from renewable resources available within the European Union without having to resort to imports from third countries, which have the potential to increase the EU's energy security of supply should be fully tapped and that unnecessary regulatory burdens on the entities willing to invest in theseis fields must be avoided;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the effective use of existing EU funding schemes, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, so as to support investment in the development of Europe's indigenous energy resources, based on a technology-neutral approach;energy production from renewable resources available within the European Union
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gas and electricity in the most sustainable, efficient and cost-effective way possible;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gasheat1 a and electricity in the most sustainable, efficient and cost-effective way possible; __________________ 1a Gas is not the only source of heat.
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for the development of well- integrated and competitive regional electricity and heat2 a markets that ensure the adequacy and flexibility of the energy system covering all parts of the Union; demands that the Commission act decisively and transparently against all instances of protectionism, anti- competitive behaviour and barriers to market entry and exit; emphasises the importance to ensure stable national regulatory frameworks, address administrative barriers and stream-line national administrative procedures, also to guarantee a level playing field for citizens based projects; __________________ 2a Gas is not the only source of heat.
Amendment 643 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Underlines that transmission curtailment on interconnectors should be avoided; encourages ACER to play a stronger role in disseminating information on curtailment practices;
Amendment 711 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the need to create a legislative framework that empowers consumers and makes them active participants in the market as investors and stakeholders; notes that consumers' involvement can be strengthened through, inter alia, energy cooperatives and micro-generation and enhanced transparency of prices and consumer choices; points out that such initiatives could contribute to reducing energy prices and help address serious social problems, such as fuel poverty; underlines that adequate measures have to be taken in order to guarantee data protection for consumers directly participating in the market;
Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 736 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that improvements in energy- efficiency pursued on a cost-effective basis will make a key contribution to energy security, competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency cannot replace diversification of energy supply;
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that improvements in energy- efficiency pursued on a cost-effective basisEmphasises that the cleanest and most-affordable energy is that which is not used. Notes that improvements in energy-efficiency will make a key contribution to energy security, competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency cannot replace diversification of energy supplyreduces both energy bills for households and industries and decreases the EU's dependence on imports from third countries in a significant way; underlines that there is the potential to create two million jobs as a result of energy efficiency by 2020, in particular through the huge potential in the building sector, which accounts for 40% of total EU energy demand;
Amendment 801 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that it will be important to avoid over-prescriptive legislation that can constrain domestic policy choices about how best to promote energy efficiency within a national contextis essential to set a binding energy efficiency target of 40% to be implemented through binding national targets in the Member States;
Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautious revision of existing energy efficiency legislation, including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine national policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate and energy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018;
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautious revision of existing energy efficiency legislation, including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine national policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate and energy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018;
Amendment 906 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses, however, that the EU must employ a technology-neutral approach to decarbonising our energy systems, the urgent need for a transition to a sustainable, decarbonised economy based on renewable sources of energy, in line with the EU's goal to reduce GHG emissions by up to 95% by 2050; adopting strategies for using and promoting not only renewable energy sources but also other low-emission sources of energy; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to trevise its Energy and Environmental State Aid Guidelines in a way which will provide for an equitable treatment of energy production from different energy sourcesat energy production from renewable sources along with the increase of energy efficiency with utmost priority;
Amendment 916 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses, however, that the EU must employ a technology-neutral approach to decarbonising our energy systems, adopting strategies for using and promoting not only renewable energy sources but also other low-emission sources of energy; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to revise its Energy and Environmental State Aid Guidelines in a way which will provide for an equitable treatment of energy production from different energy sources;
Amendment 926 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 949 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 953 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recognises that indigenous energy sources such as nuclear, clean coal technologies and fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage (CCS) would make a fundamental contribution to EU energy security and decarbonisation, with shale gas facimust as the name indicates refer to energy sources available withing in European Union including renewables and coal; underlines that nuclear energy which heavily relies on uranium imports from third countries (95 %) cannot be considered as an indigenous energy source; underlines that hydraulic fracturing entails risks and negative consequences for the clitmating the transition to a low- emission economy; believes, in this respect, that the Energy Union must reflect the need for the EU to use all low and lower emission sources at Member States' disposale, environment and public health, and threatens achievement of the EU's long- term decarbonisation goal since its limited potential of unconventional fuels to help meet the EU's future energy demand, coupled with high investment and exploitation costs, considers that hydraulic fracturing is not a promising technology;
Amendment 999 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for establishing a Modernisation Fund, which should have strict criteria and guidance to ensure that funding is targeted at genuine energy modernisation projects, which would be selected based on a technology-neutral approach an in particular facilitating integration of renewable energy sources, which would be selected based on whether they are demonstrably consistent with attainment of the EU's 2030 greenhouse gas objectives;
Amendment 1018 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 1019 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 1064 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls on the Commission to intensify its research efforts regarding the better use of Europe's indigenous resources, both conventional and unconventionalpotential breakthrough technologies, such as electricity storage;
Amendment 1109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
Amendment 1113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Underlines that it should be a priority for the Member States to bring down the costs of less mature low-carbon energy technologies, particularly those that are likely to be critical to global decarbonisation, such as power plants fitted with CCS, and potential breakthrough technologies, such as electricity storage;
Amendment 1129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on the Commission to provide an explicit mapping of the different funding and financing instruments, such as the InvestEU programme, Connecting Europe (PCIs), R&D funds, structural funds, smart grid financing instruments (ERA-Net Plus), the Horizon 2020 programme (H2020), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), the Connecting Europe Facility - Energy (CEF-E), NER 300 and Eurogia+, and to clarify the eligibility rules for each of these programmes, while taking into account the technology neutral approach; calls on the Commission to aim to provide more balanced support and spending throughout the EU to avoid creating a technological rift between regions;
Amendment 1130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on the Commission to provide an explicit mapping of the different funding and financing instruments, such as the InvestEU programme, Connecting Europe (PCIs), R&D funds, structural funds, smart grid financing instruments (ERA-Net Plus), the Horizon 2020 programme (H2020), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), the Connecting Europe Facility - Energy (CEF-E), NER 300 and Eurogia+, and to clarify the eligibility rules for each of these programmes, while taking into account the technology neutral approach; calls on the Commission to aim to provide more balanced support and spending throughout the EU to avoid creating a technological rift between regions;