Activities of Edit HERCZOG related to 2010/2107(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas energy efficiency is a human issue, it is about people who do for it only if they are enough conscious about it; it is about skilled workers who make it happen even at household level; and it is about jobs as the payback period for investments in energy efficiency is short and investments create new jobs in rural as well as in urban areas which can to a large extent not be outsourced, in particular in the construction sector and within SMEs,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present an evaluation of the result of the efforts made by Member States and the Commission; considers that, if the evaluation reveals unsatisfactory implementation of the strategy and the EU is therefore projected not to reach its 2020 target, by implementing the principle of "measurement is control" the EEAP should include a commitment by the Commission to propose further EU measures such as binding energy efficiency targets for the Member States which are fair, measurable and take into account their relative starting positions and national circumstances; stresses that the method should be based on absolute reductions in energy consumption to ensure transparency;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a revision of the Energy Services Directive (ESD) to include a so- called scoreboard approach (with flexible targets), which leaves flexibility for Member States to choose in which areas they will focus their effort based on assumptions with regard to cost-efficiency and potential energy savings; as there exists a strong interaction between societal and sectoral expectations of energy services and the patterns of energy consumption and behaviour;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Parliament and the CommissU institutions should set an example by refurbishing their buildings to nearly zero level by 2020;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Acknowledges that one of the greatest obstacles to realising energy savings at local and regional level is the need to invest upfront and is concerned about the low outflow of ERDF funds for energy efficiency measures in a number of Member States; taking due account of the implications for and budgetary restrictions of municipalities and regions, urges the Member States to make energy efficiency measures, such as the smart cities initiative, a priority in their operational programmes and calls on the Commission to develop ways to declare the use of existing Structural and Cohesion Funds such as the ERDF for energy efficiency measures as mandatory;