9 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2016/0030(COD)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural gas (gas) remains an essential component of the energy supply of the Union. Acan continue to play an important role in the Union energy system, but it is necessary to take into account the continuing trend towards reduction of demand for gas, especially in industrial production and as a source of heat in buildings, while the Union proceeds towards its ambitious targets on greenhouse gas emissions, energy efficiency and renewables and makes the transition to a low-carbon economy. Nevertheless, a large proportion of such gas is imported into the Union from third countries.
Amendment 50 #
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 objectives should be achieved through the most cost-effective measures and in such a way that energy markets are not distorted, taking into account solid demand projections the introduction of which was recommended by the Court of Auditors in its Special Report No 16/2015 entitled “Improving the security of energy supply by developing the internal energy market: more efforts needed”.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) So far, the potential for more efficient and less costly measures through regional cooperation has not been fully exploited. This has to do not only with better coordination of national mitigation actions in emergency situations, but also of national preventive measures, such as national storage or policies related to liquefied natural gas (LNG), which can be strategically important in certain regionspolicies related to an efficient use of existing infrastructure, which in many cases remains underutilised.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Any international trade flows of energy should be subject to considerations regarding their compatibility with major goals, in particular with the fight against climate change and pollution as well as with the achievement of peace and stability.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure perpetuates the situation that such an investment is intended to fight against, that is to say the structural geopolitical dependency of the Union, and entails the continued emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. That worrying lack of coherence should be urgently addressed by the Union in order to deserve trust of its citizens.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) Any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure deviates resources from efficiency and renewables initiatives, and accordingly it delays the complete energy transition towards carbon-free and nuclear-free energy sources, which is already technologically feasible and is lacking only political vision and will, and the necessary allocation of resources.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – point a
(a) a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise, provided that it is connected to a gas distribution network, or an essential social service, provided that it is connected to a gas distribution or transmission network, and provided that such enterprises or services do not represent jointly more than 20 % of the total annual final gas consumption in that Member State;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 2
(2) ‘essential social service’ means a healthcare, education, childcare, emergency or security service;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The preventive action plan shall be updated every fourtwo years after 1 March 2019, unless circumstances warrant more frequent updates or at the Commission’s request. The updated plan shall reflect the updated risk assessment and the results of the tests carried out in accordance with Article 9 (2). Article 7(3) to (7) shall apply to the updated plan.