13 Amendments of Vittorio PRODI related to 2013/2079(INI)
Amendment 1 #
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A. whereas Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is the onlya large-scale and demonstrable technology currently available to takedivert carbon from fuels to producemissions from atmospheric release, that unfortunately requires a substantial amount of the "low-carbon" electricity it is supposedly help produce;
Amendment 4 #
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B. whereas in the power sector there are alternatives to fossil fuels, in several industrial sectors – such as the chemical, steel, refinery and cement industries – deep emission reductions can only be achieved through CCS;only clean technology would allow emission reductions. CCS, instead, is a technology aimed only at managing the existing emission level not their reduction,
Amendment 12 #
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1. Believes that CCS can enable Member States to exploit their indigenous, carbon- based energy supplies by offering a demand- responsive manner, thus also contributing to diversity and security of energy supplyn alibi to fossil fuel based polluting activities to continue with "business as usual";
Amendment 21 #
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2. Notes that failing to include CCS within a long-term energy strategy willthe deployment of CCS technologies may severely hamper national, Union and global efforts to address climate change;
Amendment 26 #
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3. Believes that the EU’s mandatory renewable target has been undermined by investment in CCS, and calls, therefore, for a technology-neutral approach to the Union’s 2030 energy goals, in line with Article 194(2) of the TFEU, in order to create a level playing field and ensure effective competition amongst varying low-carbon energy for a revision of planned investment in CCS technology in favour of alternative carbon sequestration and abatement technologies;
Amendment 30 #
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4. Believes that supporting initial projects, learning lessons and sharing knowledge are a prerequisite for developinghave been a necessary step to assess details of longer-term measures to support CCS and willcarbon abatement and clean technologies resulting in reduced costs of CCSfor their depveloypment; calls, therefore, for continued international collaboration between industry, including innovative SMEs, and institutions in order to ensure that best practices are applied;
Amendment 35 #
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5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the main barriers to the depveloypment of CCS, such as the granting of permits and funding, the establishment of a CCS skills base and the development and testing of alternative technologies for effective capture, transport and storageabatement and conversion of CO2;
Amendment 38 #
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6. Believes that no incentives and policy measures should target both CCScarbon sequestration demonstration as well as subsequent longer-term operational projects and must provide greater certainty for private sector investment; believes, furthermore, that incentives and measures should be split efficiently both within the power- generation sector and CCS within industrial production processeswhich promote the use of fossil fuels and continue the tradition of large subsidies to this sector;
Amendment 44 #
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7. ConsiderHighlights that the low carbon price delivered through the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and subsequent revenues generated from the sale of allowances under the New Entrants’ Reserve of the ETS (NER300), has failed to deliver an attractive business case for early long-term private sector investment in CCS;
Amendment 45 #
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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 that will deliver the first operational CCS projects in the EU by 2020o promote sustainable and environmentally safe carbon abatement technologies;
Amendment 50 #
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9. Believes that support at EU level should, inter alia, be continued through the CCS European Industrial Initiative and Horizon 2020 only continue for the research and development on new safe and clean technologies in order to avoid dangerous subsidies that would distort the market;
Amendment 53 #
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10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise public awareness of CCS, and believes that a wider understanding of CCS is crucial public acceptance and thus to the delivery of CCScarbon sequestration and abatement technologies, and believes that a wider understanding of the various technology options and their benefits is crucial for the delivery of the EU 2020 targets;
Amendment 57 #
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