Activities of Edouard MARTIN related to 2014/2153(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European energy security strategy (debate) FR
Amendments (13)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the global price for oil has dropped significantly taking the stress off economies all across the EU, thus providing an opportunity to take major steps in transforming our energy landscape into a sustainable one, by investing highly in renewable energy production and by grasping the energy efficiency potential tied up in several sectors including existing buildings;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas according to the Commission, energy efficiency, renewable energy and a smart infrastructure are the three "no-regrets options"; given that energy efficiency is the "first fuel" and is the cheapest and fastest way to lower the bills of EU households and industry, because renewable energy is produced in the EU and often nearby to the place of consumption creating sustainable local jobs, ensuring energy security and helping to reach our climate goals, and since a smart transmission and distribution net at an EU level can prevent overcapacity and black-outs in the member states;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas an energy security strategy must include actions to moderate energy demand and equally effective actions to overcome major and imminent disruptions, as well as solidarity and coordination mechanisms to protect and strengthen energy generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure - which is of crucial importance for demand management and smart metering - and interconnectors; whereas this infrastructure must be capable of handling variable renewables, and be built into a fully integrated and well-functioning internal energy market as an essential part of an Energy Union with diversified external supplies;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasizes that the only way to reach energy security while at the same time keeping the energy prices affordable and reaching our climate goals; is to create a sustainable energy landscape, based on a high degree of energy efficiency, renewable energy and a smart infrastructure; moreover stresses that the right actions need to be taken today in order to create this transition for the future generations;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the EU is not yet on track to meet its commitment of saving 20 % of energy (371 Mtoe) by 2020, and that over one third of reduced energy consumption is actually attributable to lower levels of economic activity; therefore emphasizes that stronger measures need to be put in place to speed up energy efficiency actions and asks the Commission to propose new and strengthened measures to ensure that the 2017 National Energy Efficiency Action Plans deliver and to urgently come forward with a clear ambitious and binding policy framework for 2030;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out that base metals and the supercritical alloys associated with them are of strategic interest for the European energy industry, and the only way of ensuring full European energy sovereignty over the entire energy production chain is to produce them on European territory.
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions must not undermine the EU economy’s global competitiveness;, particularly in the base metals industry; calls on the Commission to considers, therefore, that a complex approach to climate change and competitiveness is needed ways and means of achieving fair and equitable competition between European and non-European producers, particularly through the implementation of border carbon adjustments or emission standards;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to examine how to create a level-playing field between European and non-European producers, in particular by studying the feasibility of a carbon border-adjustment mechanism or emission standards;
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the development of well- integrated and competitive regional electricity and gas markets – including, where necessary, capacity markets – covering all parts of the Union; demandcalls for internal market rules that the Commission act decisively against all instanlp energy- intensive European producers to remain competitive in the faces of anti-competitive behaviour and barriers to market entry and exitors who benefit from energy supply conditions at stable and relatively low prices;
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that a more integrated energy system could enhance cross border solidarity during times of external energy supply shocks; calls on the Commission to ensure that energy generation and, transmission and distribution can operate as a functional element of the EU internal market across national borders without undue restrictions;
Amendment 750 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that third-country companies participating in the whole EU energy production chain, which includes raw materials, generation, transportation and distribution, as well as gas storage, must respect all the requirements of the EU legislation, so as to avoid market distortion and safeguard a competitive and transparent internal energy market in the overall interests of energy security; stresses the risks to European energy security and sovereignty associated with certain abuses by third countries in relation to export credit practices;
Amendment 753 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Calls for European sectors of industry dedicated to the production and distribution of energy to be promoted across all markets, in the first instance in the European market;
Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Notwithstanding the recent trends in the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, points out that the deindexation of gas prices from oil is still relevant because of the increasing imbalance between these two sources of energy;