9 Amendments of Petros KOKKALIS related to 2020/2070(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the announcement of a renovation wave as part of the European Green Deal; urges the Commission to present it as planned, in line with the Paris Agreement and the objective of limiting global heating to no more than 1,5 °C , given that it is a key element of the post- COVID-19 recovery plan and the proper tool to achieved energy efficiency and connectivity of our building stock in favour of long-term sustainability and energy circularity; calls on the Member States to step up large-scale renovation plans under the national energy and climate plans (NCEPs); to achieve nearly zero- energy buildings by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan which highlights the role of construction and building materials in generating over 35 % of the EU’s total waste; considers that energy- efficient buildings should be safe and sustainable; notes that a streamlined approach should be taken in EU legislation to recovery, recycling, life- cycle assessment through a possible reward/ranking system that could be incorporated in the building energy and environment passport and to taking the embodied energy in building materials into account;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that a circular economy and energy efficiency performance labelling system, based on environmental standards and criteria for materials linked to their potential for reintroduction into the value chain, and their energy efficiency performance in the whole life-cycle of materials and their contribution into the building energy balance should be established;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for a strategic approach by the Commission to research and develop of new materials and of new technical development in areas such as insulation, refrigerants, heating, lighting and others;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that building renovation projects should contribute to the potential for better health conditions; emphasises that the revision of air quality standards can lead to improvements in indoor environmental conditions and help tackle energy poverty; takes the view that priority must be given to energy efficiency measures for vulnerable and energy-poor households.;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to increase funding for energy efficiency measures for coal regions in transition as they are going to be the first to be impacted by the climate neutrality goal; stresses the need for an ambitious and adequately financed Just Transition Fund that could contribute to this end;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the potential, in terms of overcoming the current fragmentation in the market, of creating a common energy and environmental building passport through measuring and progress- monitoring policies that will allow to identify the needs and the special characteristics of the European building stock; stresses further that it should include the circular capacity of materials;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that homeowners and housing associations should be supported in a sustainable and tangible way, climate- proofing their building stock, for example through grants or financial instruments based on the additionality of multiannual financial framework (MFF) funding, national budgets and private sector sources;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. UCalls on the European Commission and Members States to promote sustainable investments in the construction sector following in the EU taxonomy; underlines the role of the European Investment Bank Group in providing loans, guarantees and financial instruments in order to finance small-scale and social housing renovation initiatives and services. ; stresses however, the need for funding to be provided in the form of grants for social housing projects;