1 Amendments of Mauri PEKKARINEN related to 2021/0200(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to implement those commitments as well as the Union’s contributions under the Paris Agreement33 adopted under the UNFCCC, the Union regulatory framework to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction target should be adapted as well as the development strategies at national, regional and local level taking into account the importance of the domestic energy efficiency and independence. Energy efficiency should be considered at the level of the energy system and in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and not through detailed sector-specific regulations. The different circumstances in the Member States, cost-effectiveness, emissions trading and the work already done in the Member States need to be better taken into account. In energy and climate work, it is important to involve private and public actors at regional and local level in the Member States in order to ensure the effectiveness and acceptability of local measures. This should be done through national plans and strategies. Local energy solutions should be considered as part of energy efficiency from the point of view of economic, social and ecological sustainability. Fossil energy sources should be replaced where possible by locally produced sustainable energy sources that create positive effects on the regional economy. _________________ 33 Paris Agreement (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 4).