11 Amendments of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2021/2046(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for ambitious policies to reduce transport’s reliance on fossil fuels without delayAcknowledges transport’s reliance on fossil fuels and stresses the need for ambitious policies to decarbonise all transport modes; calls on the Commission and Member States to adopt and implement a coherent long-term strategy for the transition towards a sustainable transport system, and to design a stable regulatory framework to ensure predictability for stakeholders, businesses, SMEs as well as citizens;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out the essential role played by transport in safeguarding the well- being and strengthening the competitiveness of the EU single market, while ensuring the free movement of people and goods within EU internal borders;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Reiterates the importance to base the policy measures set out in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy on comprehensive impact assessments that take into account economic, environmental and social consequences as well as the diverse mobility needs of users;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the challenges ahead are also, especially in the aftermath of the COVID- 19 pandemic, are an opportunity for the Union industrial leadership in clean technologies such as gaseous fuels, batteries or hydrogen, as well as in the related industrial ecosystems, for boosting jobs and supporting strategic value chains; stresses the need to avoid dependence from external suppliers in strategic sectors to achieve the strategic autonomy of our Union; welcomes the new European partnerships under Horizon Europe related to mobility; and the EU strategy for critical raw materials
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a holistic approach based on the principle of technology neutrality and the life cycle assessment to increase the share of renewable and low-carbon energy in the transport sector, where the further development and deployment of low- and zero-emission vehicles should play a key role; the further development and deployment of electric vehicles should play a key role;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to implement the Clean Energy Package in order to facilitate the production and management of the increased renewable electricitnergy needed to decarbonise the transport sector;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for measures to unlock the potential of the energy efficiency first principle by boosting opportunities from digitalisation and electrificationdecarbonisation of the transport sector;;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the possibilities for advanced biofuels and associated infrastructure development in the EU, such as options for the greater uptake of sustainable alternative fuels, in particular in the aviation and maritime sectors, as part of the review of RED II;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Underlines that the technology for the production of renewable and low- carbon fuels is available and needs to be deployed on a large scale without delay. Welcomes in this regard the intention to establish a Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Alliance, whose scope should cover all transport modes, with the aim to boost the supply and deployment of the most promising fuels;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for increased effortsWelcomes the European flagship “Recharge and Refuel” under the Recovery and Resilience Facility; calls for increased efforts in the upcoming review of the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive to achieve a EU-wide roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructures and the adoption of harmonised standards to ensure interoperability.
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights the importance of providing support to the research and development of the most promising and sustainable technologies, like gaseous fuels, hydrogen, hybrid and electric ones, following a technology neutral approach based on life-cycle GHG emissions, in order to accelerate the transition to the next generation of decarbonised transport systems.