Activities of Edit HERCZOG related to 2013/2079(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation report 2013: Developing and applying carbon capture and storage technology in Europe
Amendments (4)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Believes that CCS can enable Member States to exploit their indigenous, carbon- based energy supplies in a demand- responsive manner, thus also contributing to diversity and security of energy supply; points out, meanwhile, that any increase in fossil fuel usage in the energy sector must go hand in hand with the extensive deployment of CCS;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that supporting initial projects, learning lessons and sharing knowledge are a prerequisite for developing details of longer-term measures to support CCS and will result in reduced costs of CCS deployment; calls, therefore, for continued international collaboration between industry, including innovative SMEs, and institutions in order to ensure that best practices are applied; recalls, at the same time, the challenges of the different stages of R&D and in bringing new technologies to the markets;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the main regulatory, financial and social barriers to the deployment of CCS, such as the granting of permits and funding, the establishment of a CCS skills base and the development and testing of technologies for effective capture, transport and storage and stresses the need for better communication on the use of this technology;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. While the debate on long-term structural reform of the ETS continues, calls on the Commission and Member States to come forward with complementary policy measures and a more flexible financial model that will deliver the first operational CCS projects in the EU by 2020;