16 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2021/2046(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the decarbonisation of transport will reduce the Union’s dependence on imports of fossil fuels and strengthen Europe’s energy security; whereas some electric vehicles (EVs) or hybrids, like the plug-in hybrids, are still not a financially advantageous solution for consumers, even if they get charged regularly; whereas there is not a significantly big market for second and third-owners of EVs in the Union;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas hydrogen-induced vehicles may have engines that burn hydrogen (thermal) or may have hydrogen batteries (electric); whereas heat engines are less efficient and can produce dangerous pollutants such as NOx compared to electric ones, but are more cost effective;
Amendment 144 #
2. Calls on the Commission and, the Member States and all regions to support the sustainable and smart mobility transformation through the Next Generation EU recovery package; considers that the Commission should promote best practices and lessons learned from Member States, regions and municipalities;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFID) should be turned into a regulation, whose scope should include zero-emission fuels, namely electric and hydrogen, and include binding targets in terms of roll-out of recharging points;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Reminds that the Union has provided itself with large funds in order to develop implementation of all types of renewable energy, such as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, InvestEU, the Cohesion Funds, the Just Transition Mechanism, Horizon Europe, European Regional Development Fund, to name a few of them;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that the Union and its Member States and regions should develop geostrategic agreements on offshore energy infrastructure with neighbouring geographical regions, especially the Western Balkans, the Mediterranean Southern and Easter Basins in order to both boost production for European and native markets also regarding sustainable mobility; considers that these agreements should also foster education on sustainable and smart mobility, as well as renewable energy production and consumption, between the Union and its neighbouring regions on an equal footing;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge the need to overcome additional barriers for the adoption of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV), including both the availability of a widespread rapid charge network on major roads as well as hydrogen refuelling stations for fuel cell vehicles;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to provide charging solutions for drivers without access to off- street parking in order to increase consumer acceptance, which in turn reduces risks for vehicle manufacturers to deploy novel powertrains across their model ranges;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the Commission should integrate the recharging network design of electric vehicles with the electricity system, so that it smoothens demand rather than making it more costly;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Invites the Commission to assess promoting a recharging network for electric vehicles in a technology neutral way;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages Member States, regional and local authorities to speed up the deployment of recharging points in residential buildings as well as at the workplace, where a major share of recharging will occur;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the smart and sustainable mobility strategy is a perfect opportunity to introduce the Health in All Policies principle across all transport policies at Union, Member State, regional and local level;
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the phasing-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the Union and in each Member State, and considers the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictable carbon price and to create a level playing field between fossil fuels and biofuels;
Amendment 580 #
18a. Considers that electric charging should be a real and convenient option for consumers due to the improvement of the charging experience with public stations, the revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive with the aim to make payment easy and charging tariffs transparent; urges the Commission to amend the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive with the aim of making the Union, Member States, regions and urban or local authorities to encourage and facilitate the installation of private charging stations, including for consumers living in flats or without access to private parking;
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility requires the sharing of data and proper data-integration between all relevant stakeholders; considers that for that matter the Commission could create a Mobility Data Space using distributed ledger technology;
Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Encourages the Commission, Member States, region and local authorities to protect consumers’ health by improving the efficiency of combustion engines with the establishment of stringent emission limits for harmful pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matters (PM) via ambitious post-EURO 6 standards;