5 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the importance of gradually achieving a European energy market for renewables that would allow alternative energy sources to become competitive on a sustainable basis; points to the importance of self-sufficiency in energy and to the significant role of European renewable energy sources, including slowly renewable sources, for the rural areas;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of environmental sustainability; Stresses the importance of resource efficiency in energy consumption and production on a farm level; reminds the potential of livestock farm biogas system development based on biowaste;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. AcknowledgStresses the importance of promoting and encouraging the development of on- farm sources of alternative energy and decentralised production, especially on a small scale, and of disseminating the relevant methods to farmers, small rural enterprises and consumers alike;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that the 2020 renewable energy targets set in the Renewable Energy Directive for the EU as a whole as well as for Member States have spurred renewable energy use in Europe and European countryside; considers that, to establish policy on a long-term footing and strengthen the security of investment, the EU must, as soon as possible, put forward new targets for the period beyond 2020;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Points out that bioenergy is the main renewable energy source in the EU; considers it important that the Commission's plans regarding sustainability criteria for solid biomass should not impede the use of sustainable bioenergy generated in the EU and Member States and that the possible criteria should be based primarily on existing legislation and inventory and monitoring tools; points out that when drawing up sustainability criteria for biomass, it is necessary to cover – in addition to ecological sustainability – other areas of sustainable development such as economic and social sustainability, and the corresponding effects of alternative energy sources also have to be considered;