6 Amendments of Marcos ROS SEMPERE related to 2020/2242(INI)
Amendment 11 #
1. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to establish the European Union as a standard-setting and world-leading region for hydrogen; stresses that hydrogen is an important tool to decarbonise the energy system and to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement; stresses that hydrogen is a necessary energy carrier for achieving climate neutrality by 2050, as set out in the European Green Deal; notes that an ambitious strategy can generate up to 1 million jobs and EUR 150 billion in annual revenue by 2030, while reducing annual CO2 emissions by roughly 560 Mt by 2050; calls, therefstresses in this regard the need to promote training and learning for skilled workers in the sector as well as for future professionals; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to introduce a comprehensive terminology and criteria for the certification of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen, since this constitutes the basis for any future investments;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the efforts made so far by the Member States and the Commission to promote hydrogen as an energy carrier for the future; encourages the Commission to continue on this path and to step up its efforts to make the EU a leading force in this sector; calls on the Commission to make the necessary effort to facilitate and boost research and investment in hydrogen by the Member States; stresses the need to include local and regional authorities as essential actors and underlines their role as key actors in ensuring the proper and swift implementation of EU policies;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises the opportunity which hydrogen offers for many regions that are currently in the process of decarbonising their economy, where boosting hydrogen is a key factor; highlights the potential for job creation in these regions, as well as in many sectors, such as transport or heavy industry, where hydrogen from renewable energy sources will contribute to drastic reductions in the greenhouse gas emissions which they currently generate;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that hydrogen may be produced through a variety of processes; stresses the importance of a clear commitment to the transition to renewable and ultra-low-carbon hydrogen production to achieve the Union’s 2050 climate neutrality target, while ensuring technological neutrality; points out that during a transitional period, incentives will be required to scale-up renewable and ultra-low-carbon hydrogen in industry and the transport sector, building on the established Emission Trading System (ETS) framework; considers it essential to highlight the potential of hydrogen in areas where electrification is not the most efficient option or is not technically possible in the medium term, such as public transport and urban services, or in intermodal transport such as ports, airports and logistics platforms, as well as rail transport;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the potential of hydrogen to decarbonise energy intensive industries and its importance as an industrial feedstock; notes, however, that up to 95 % of hydrogen used in industry today is fossil-based; calls, therefore, for the significant scaling up of research and investments in renewable hydrogen applications in industry and for State aid rules to allow for targeted support; calls on the Commission, with a view to achieving this objective, to give strong support to the work of reference universities and research centres in the hydrogen sector in the Member States; calls, furthermore, for improved knowledge transfer with the industrial sector to ensure rapid and effective implementation in productive uses of the value chain;
Amendment 187 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to boost the identification and promotion of areas in the EU considered to be hydrogen clusters or hubs; calls for special support for these environments to ensure that they can carry out their work as a driving force in the implementation of the European hydrogen strategy; underlines the importance of conferring leadership on the European Hydrogen Valleys Partnership as the key organisation for the organisation and transfer of knowledge between the different European clusters;