Activities of Ciarán CUFFE related to 2021/2077(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles, and the proposal of the Commission to amend Regulation(EU) 2019/631 (COM(2021) 556) of 14 July 2021,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises the strong growth in sales of both electric vehicles and electric bikes over recent years and the expected growth in demand in the coming years; emphasises the important role that renovation of existing buildings and the design of new buildings can play in encouraging the uptake of both electric vehicles and electric bikes by way of providing both adequate parking space and charging infrastructure;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the need to extend the mobility scope of Directive 2018/844 to the most energy-efficient of all transport modes, the bicycle, by introducing minimum requirements in all types of buildings for bicycle parking infrastructure as well as recharging points for electric bicycles;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses the need to include space in buildings that allows access to people with reduced mobility and the need to designate both storage space for mobility devices including wheel chairs and push chairs and parking areas for sustainable, collective and soft transport solutions including electric scooters, bicycles and cargo bikes in renovated and new buildings;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the notion that recharging electric vehicles in residential and office buildings needs to complement publicly accessible recharging infrastructure; highlights the need to deploy charging infrastructure capable of smart charging and for greater investment in e-mobility and vehicle batteries, which will facilitate peak shifting and demand response, creating cheaper and more efficient energy electricity grids that require less generation capacity and infrastructure;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the administrative barriers that continue to exist at national and local level, with regard to the permitting and approval procedures for recharging infrastructure, and which are hampering the deployment of recharging infrastructure in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings; emphasises that further efforts are required to remove such evident administrative barriers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Recognises the benefits of a community-centric approach to building renovation projects and, in particular, the benefits of integrating well connected public transport routes in improving the functionality of community spaces and neighbourhoods;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the fact that the renovation of buildings plays an essential role for the decarbonisation, integration of renewables and digitalisation in the transport sector; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s ambition in the ‘Renovation Wave’ to at least double annual energy renovation rates for all buildings and increase deep renovations;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises the importance of both urban green spaces and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) that mitigate high rainfall events, and the need to avoid the construction of residential and non-residential charging infrastructure and parking spaces that encroach upon such limited areas;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recognises the gender disparity in both the transport and construction sectors and calls on the Member States to intensify their efforts to address this in their long-term renovation strategies;