19 Amendments of Françoise GROSSETÊTE related to 2018/2974(RSP)
Amendment 76 #
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the inclusion of two pathways aiming at reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2050 and the Commission’s support for these, and considers this mid- century objective as the only one compatible with the Union'slong-term commitments under the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasizes the central and primordial role of energy efficiency measures in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all proposed scenarios and recalls for that purpose that Energy Efficiency First principle has been introduced by the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union.
Amendment 79 #
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the contribution of energy efficiency to security of supply, economic competitiveness and environmental protection and confirms the important role of energy efficiency in the creation of business opportunities and employment as well as its global and regional benefits. Notes however that those pathways rely also to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage or usage and direct air capture, that yet have to prove their feasibility; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly relyand that their feasibility depends on the early scale-up onf such technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further action by 2030 is needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 rep; highlights that the IPCC 1.5C Special Report assigns important emissions reductions to Carbon capture and storage (CCS) in most 1.5C scenarios, refers to in-depth analysis in support of the Commission Communication which sees arole for CCS in all scenarios for 2050; stresses the need to develop, demonstrate and deploy CCS and CCU technologies in the EU industrial and energy sectorts;
Amendment 83 #
Paragraph 9
9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage that needs to be further deployed and direct air capture, that yet havehas yet to prove theirits feasibility at industrial scale; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on suchnegative emissions technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further action by 2030 is needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report;
Amendment 97 #
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Points out, as highlighted in the Commission Communication "A Clean Planet for All", that the deployment of carbon capture and storage in the EU energy and industrial sector can contribute to direct emission reductions through addressing industrial process emissions for which few or no other economically feasible alternatives for emissions mitigation are available, and for the production of low-carbon hydrogen;
Amendment 125 #
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses that political acceptance by citizens is key and requires accompanying socially the transformations of the concerned sectors, so as to guarantee a just energy transition; underlines the need to anticipate such an approach and to support regions whose economies depend on activities linked to sectors or technologies that are expected to decline or will have to transform in the future;
Amendment 144 #
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers that the EU needs to start developing an industry strategy with a set of measures that allows the EU industry to recover the full costs of its decarbonisation; further considers that products produced in the EU, imported and sold on the EU market need to have a similar carbon cost constraint and that WTO-compliant measures need to be developed as quickly as possible;
Amendment 164 #
Paragraph 15
15. SupportCalls aon update of the Union’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC); calls therefore on EU leaders to consider raising the level of ambition of the Union’s NDC at the special EU Summit in Sibiu in May 2019, in view of the UN Clithe Commission to analyse if an increased 2030 target is in line with the cost-efficient pathway to net zero emissions in 2050 and if it is economically feasible and if it is possible by implementing the existing legislation without new legislation and then matke Summit in September 2019if appropriate a respective proposal;
Amendment 207 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the importance of a sectoral integration approach in order to facilitate decarbonisation efforts across the energy system and other associated sectors;
Amendment 219 #
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that technology developments and solutions, energy efficiency and sustainable renewable and low-carbon energy in the transport and power sectors will be key; underlines in this respect the importance of technology- specific strategies, such as for electromobility, hydrogen or methane;
Amendment 226 #
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines the important role that renewable and decarbonised gases can play for the greening of the gas grid;
Amendment 235 #
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the central importance of a renewable-based power sectorclimate neutral and reliable power production and asks the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary action in that regard as it will have spill- over effects across all economic sectors; highlights that all pathways assume full decarbonisation of the power sector by 2050, a drastic reduction of unabated fossil fuels and a strong increase in renewable energies;
Amendment 247 #
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to implement the Energy Union and ensure further integration of the European Energy market in order to most effectively decarbonise the power sector and to facilitate investments where most renewable and low-carbon energy production can be effectuated;
Amendment 249 #
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses that sectoral efforts must be complemented by a cross-sector approach towards energy system integration in project planning for development and operations, making use of synergies between all energy infrastructures within a territory,including electricity, heat and gas networks, as well as technologies linking these networks; recognises that energy systems integration can provide higher flexibility, improved system efficiency, higher uptake of renewable energy across all energy carriers, and ultimately a cost-effective, feasible and acceptable energy transition.
Amendment 261 #
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls upon Member States and the Commission to incentivise the fast deployment of zero or low-emissions technologies in road transport; underlines the role of smart technologies such as smart charging infrastructure to establish synergies between electrification of transports and renewable energy sources;
Amendment 281 #
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Stresses the importance of investing in research, development and innovation in order to develop innovative low-carbon solutions, especially in green energies and to support the development of digital solutions to modernize infrastructures(such as smart grids…).
Amendment 354 #
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of creating a just and technology-neutral transition fund, especially for the most affected regions, with a general horizontal streamlining of social aspects into existing climate funding;
Amendment 389 #
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines the importance of increased initiatives and sustained dialogue in relevant international fora, with the aim to spur similarpromote joint efforts and a global approach to achieve policy decisions ramping up climate ambition in other regions and third countries; considers that the EU, must, inter alia, increase its own climate financing and work actively to encourage Member States to increase their climate aid (development aid rather than loans) in third countries;
Amendment 392 #
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Regrets that many other major economies are not yet working on 2050 strategies and there is almost no debate in other major economies about increasing the NDCs to bring them in line with the global target under the Paris Agreement; therefore asks the Council and the Commission to increase climate diplomacy and take other appropriate measures to encourage other major economies so that we can achieve together the long-term Paris Agreement targets.