Activities of Herbert REUL related to 2012/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Energy roadmap 2050, a future with energy PDF (368 KB) DOC (254 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of working together for an energy system transformation which must start now; endorses, therefore, the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on energy policy with a view to developing a policy framework for 2030, including milestones anda targets; notes that defining energy targets for 2050 assumes pan-European governance; pursues, within the spirit of the Union, a strategy that will allow Member States to cooperate and not feel repressed under the Roadmap;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the outlining of scenarios in the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050; emphasises that both the scenarios based on current trends and those based on decarbonisation are simply projections, which certainly do not cover the full range of possibilities and can thus do no more than offer ideas for the future structure of Europe’s energy supply; emphasises that the projections prepared for the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 need to be further developed, including on the basis of models other than the PRIMES energy system model, and that additional low-carbon scenarios need to be outlined (e.g. ‘increased use of nuclear energy’ and ‘increased use of gas with CCS’) in order to promote a better understanding of the alternative approaches to developing a secure, cost- effective, low-emission energy supply for Europe in the future;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of the EU’s energy policy amidst the economic and financial crisis; emphasises the role that energy could potentially play in spurring growth and competitiveness in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose post- 2020 strategies and to present a 2030 policy framework for European energy policy; encourages the Member States to step up their ongoing efforts to reach the current 2020 targets in the area of EU energy policy;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – a (new)
Paragraph 3 – a (new)
3a. Notes that in order to make an informed and balanced decision regarding post 2020 strategies, a review of the existing 2020 strategies will be necessary;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that it is in the competence of each Member State to define its own energy mix; acknowledges that the Energy Roadmap 2050 complements national, regional and local efforts to modernise energy supply; acknowledges, therefore, the need for Member States to work together on the basis of common objectives, as well as the important role to be played by the EU; urges the Member States and the Commission to continue to pursue options which can meet the EU’s decarbonisation objective in an economically efficient, safe and sustainable way, and to continue with efforts at national level to fully tap the potential for cost-effective energy savings, supported, inter alia, by available Union financial instruments; recognises, at the same time, the merits of developing a coordinated and, where appropriate, common European approach;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the conclusions reached in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that there are similarities between the actions that must be taken in the analysed scenarios in order to transform the EU’s energy system, regardless of the specific path chosen to achieve a low-carbon 2050 energy system; believes that renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy infrastructure are ‘no regrets’ options but recognises the considerable costs they will entail;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that a higher share of renewable energy beyond 2020 is a key aspect of a more sustainable energy system while stressing that renewables alone cannot pave the way to decarbonisation and must be combined with alternative sources of energy; recognises, furthermore, that all of the decarbonisation scenarios explored in the Commission communication assume an increased share of renewable energy in the EU energy mix of around 30% in gross final energy consumption in 2030;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that improved energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the transformation of the energy system, and that meeting the 2020 objectives is an important basis for further progress up to 2050; recommends therefore that the Member States and the Commission do more to include national ideas and involve national development banks and to support exchanges of best practice; recommends, in this respect, that energy efficiency be integrated into national educational curricula in the Member States;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Accordingly urges on more energy efficiency actions that would address the problem of energy poverty which is mainly focused on heat in the EUs societies. At the same time, calls for analysis and revision of national legislation that is an obstacle to energy efficiency investments/optimisation of heat production and use in some Member States (taxation, public procurement, heat pricing etc.);
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need for immediate actions to ensure the continuity of energy supply, increase investor certainty and minimise bottlenecks; Delays not only will increase costs but will also delay the development of the necessary technologies;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls the role of projects such as Desertec and the use of renewable energy sources in neighbouring regions; Highlights the prospect of 'Project Helios' in transporting electricity produced by renewable energy from South East Europe to Central Europe as well as further expansion of wind energy in the North Sea and other regions; Emphasises that the opportunity to import electricity produced from renewable sources from neighbouring regions needs to be complemented by encouraging and facilitating the development of renewable and low-emission sources of energy, e.g. in the Southern Mediterranean and in the North Sea region, and more interconnections within European networks;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, as Member States pursue the goal of energy security and energy independence, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market and the EU supergrid infrastructure linking North and South, and East and West; highlights the importance of ensuring that policy and regulatory developments in Member States will eliminate remaining infrastructure ‘bottlenecks’ and will not create new barriers to electricity and gas or energy market integration; stresses, moreover, that energy policy decisions in each national system need to take account of how such decisions could affect other Member States;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights the need to increase the incentives of investors in the energy market by increasing profitability and easing - without relaxing - the bureaucratic procedures;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the importance of Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) on the road to 2050 and decarbonisation; stresses that CCS ought to be ready by 2030 if fossil fuels are to remain significant in the energy mix; highlights that CCS is also anis still at the research and development stage; notes that CCS or other alternative technologies will in future be important options for the decarbonisation of several heavy industries and could, combined with biomass, deliver ‘carbon negative’ values;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Agrees with the Commission that nuclear energy continues to play a key role in Europe's energy supply, remains a key source for low-carbon electricity generation and provides a significant contribution to the transformation of the energy system in those Member States where it is pursued;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. While recognising that the EU operates in a global context and acting alone may not bring all the expected benefits, recalls the November 2011 TTE Council Conclusions on strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy policy, the need for a broader and more coordinated EU approach to international energy relations in order to meet global energy challenges and climate change, address competitiveness and carbon leakage related issues and maintain and promote the highest nuclear safety standards, while at the same time ensuring the safe, secure and diversified supply of energy;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a comprehensive set of short-, medium- and long-term energy policy priorities in relations with its neighbours with view to establish a common legal area based on the acquis-related principles and norms of the internal energy market; stresses the importance of further extending the Energy Community and setting up legal control mechanisms to deal with deficient acquis implementation;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Reminds the Commission that the EU's energy policy must be in line with other priority policies of the Union, including its security, foreign, neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, to ensure the effectiveness of its energy policy as well as the coherence and credibility of its foreign policy;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that there will be no compromise on safety and security of either traditional (e.g. nuclear) or new energy sources (e.g. unconventional oil and gas) and believes that the EU should continue efforts to strengthen the safety and security framework and take a lead on international efforts in this field;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to continue to play an active role in the international negotiations on the global climate deal; takespoints out that only a globally binding agreement can be effective here and that further unilateral steps will have the effect of weakening domestic industrial competitiveness; is of the opinion that climate diplomacy should come under the umbrella of the European External Action Service (EEAS); stresses that the EU needs to know what the consequences of a failure to conclude a global climate change agreement would be;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that prices play a crucial role in energy-related investment and energy production; notes that the different Member States’ policies to promote renewable energy show both successes and problems; takes the opinion that the recent relatively high prices of fossil fuels promote the development of renewable energy; notes, however, that in some Member States the promotion of renewable energy by means of financial support could lead to high energy prices thus creating energy poverty;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Highlights the role of research, at both EU and Member State level, in facilitating new technological developments and progress on the energy front and enabling the Union to maintain its technological edge so that energy system changes promote growth and create new jobs;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Horizon 2020 and the European Innovation Partnerships under the Innovation Union prioritise the need to develop all types of sustainable low carbon technologies in order to spur EU competitiveness, promote job opportunities and bring about a change in consumercreate incentives to responsible energy behaviour;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Welcomes the forthcoming Commission Communication on CCS, on the internal market, on energy efficiency and energy technologies with a view to making further progress on the political choices identified in the Energy Roadmap 2050;