Activities of Ian DUNCAN related to 2015/2232(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) PDF (457 KB) DOC (161 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses that the Energy Efficiency Directive triggered many positive developments in the Member States, but that poor implementationand that full implementation in the Member States will ensure the EU achieves its hindering its full potential2020 20% energy savings target without the need for additional measures;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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4. Points out that the chief weakness ofany revision to the existing Directive is that most of the measures will expire in 2020 unless the Directive is appropriately amended, which means that its main provisions, in particular Article 7, should be extended not only up to 2030, but also beyondmust be coherent with the European Council agreement on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, retain maximum flexibility for Member States and fully respect the efforts being taken to meet the Directive's binding targets;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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5. Regrets the very unambitiousNotes the target of at least 27 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030 adopted by the European Council in 2014, which is mainly justified by an extremely unrealistic high discount rate in a previous impact assessment; recalls that the discount rate of 17.5 % is higher than the discount rate for energy investment in Iraq (15 %)1; __________________ 1 Friends of the Earth Europe (2015): Battle of the Discount Rates https://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/energ y_savings/2015/battle-discount-rates.pdfthe Council's binding EU target of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Notes that up to now neither the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive nor the 2010 Buildings Directive have been adequately implemented by the Member States; considers, therefore, that one reason why the energy efficiency targets are being achieved lies in the fact that citizens and undertakings themselvbusinesses have an interest in low energy consumption and cutting costs;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Stresses that the directive’s flexibility has allowed many Member States to embark on energy efficiency measures and believes this flexibility is crucial for Member States to achieve energy efficiency measures in the future;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
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7. Insists that loopholesUnderlines the need for clarification in the existing Directive, especially in Article 7, must be eliminated, while keeping flexibility for the Member States to choose among the measures;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need more time in order to giveto get more attention from administrations and undertakings an opportunity to launch projects and innovations, because they can lower the consumption of energy and thus lower the cost for the consumer;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Stresses that some key elements of the Energy Efficiency Directive (smart meters, cogeneration, renovation plans) need more time in order to give administrations and undertakings an opportunity to launch projects and innovcome to fruition; stresses the need for flexibility in their implementations;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Criticises the 2 000 or so energy reporting obligations imposed on businesses, consumers and public authorities; regrets that it is ultimately electricity consumers who bear the consequences of an overly complex reporting system; believes that cutting red tape will speed up the implementation of energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
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8. Stresses that national legislation (exit from coal, payment schemes for renewable energy, capacity markets) restricts the scope for European solutions that provide the best possible results in terms of cost and supply and cancels out the price advantages obtained through energy saving; calls for increased possibilities for binding coordination by the Commissionthe ETS to better account for national measures that affect the number of allowances and their price;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
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9. Is concerned that European electricity retail prices for medium-sized industrial and business customers and private consumers are among the highest in the world, while the wholesale prices are at a historic low;