Activities of Adam GIEREK related to 2011/0172(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy efficiency (debate)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 emphasized the need to increase energy efficiency in the Union by 20% to achieve the objective of saving 20% ofmaximum saving objective for the Union’s primary energy consumption by 2020 compared to projections. This amounts to acould mean a total reduction ofin the Union's primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020. the Union as a whole of 368 Mtoe in 2020, but the diversity of specific energy consumption in the Member States must also be taken into account; the diversification of the energy mix in the Member States is also important.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 17 June 2010 confirmed the real energy efficiency target based on unit indicators, e.g. per capita, as one of the headline targets of the Union's new strategy for jobs and smart, sustainable and inclusive growth driven by innovation (Europe 2020 Strategy).. Under this process and in order to implement this objective at national level, Member States are required to set national sectoral targets in close dialogue with the Commission and to indicate, in their National Reform Programmes, how they intend to achieve them.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 4 February 2011 acknowledged that the EU energy efficiency target is not on track and that determined action is required to tap the considerable potential for higher energy savings in buildings, and transport, products and processes by using resources more efficiently in these sectors on the basis of low-energy products and technological processes, including efficient conversion processes in the energy sector.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) On 8 March 2011, the Commission also adopted a Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, identifying the need from this perspective for more focus on real energy efficiency as a means of reducing primary energy consumption.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In this context it is necessary to update the Union's legal framework for energy efficiency with a Directive pursuing the overall objective of thea 20% energy efficiency target of saving 20% ofto maximise savings in the Union’s primary energy consumption by 2020, and of making further energy efficiency improvements after 2020. To this end, it should establish a common framework to promote energy efficiency within the Union and lay down specific actions to implement some of the proposals included in the Energy Efficiency Plan 2011 and achieve the significant unrealised energy saving potentials it identifies.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Effort Sharing Decision (No 406/2009/EC) requires the Commission to assess and report by 2012 on the progress of the Community and its Member States towards the objective of reducing, depending on their energy mix, towards the objective of achieving the maximum declared reduction in energy consumption by 20% by 2020 compared to projections. It also states that, to help Member States meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments, the Commission should propose, by 31 December 2012, strengthened or new measures to accelerate energy efficiency improvements. This Directive responds to this requirement. It also contributes to meeting the goals set out in the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, notably by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector, and to achieving zero emission electricity production by 2050.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Manufacturing companies that use waste heat from power stations as process heat ought to obtain that heat at preferential prices, and the costs of such energy should not be subject to tax.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Although this Directive repeals Directive 2006/32/EC, Article 4 of Directive 2006/32/EC should continue to apply until the deadline for the achievement of the 9% EU average target.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1a. ‘primary energy’ means the chemical energy contained in fossil fuels or their products, and in other organic substances, as well as all forms of renewable or nuclear energy;
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
1b. ‘sector-specific primary energy efficiency’ means efficiency expressed by means of the ratio of energy used (numerator) to the total quantity of primary energy used that is made available in order to attain a specific, practical sector-specific objective, e.g. generating electricity from fossil fuels (denominator), multiplied by 100, as a percentage;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
1c. ‘gross primary energy efficiency’ means the ratio of the annual unit primary energy consumption factor per capita as per Eurostat data (numerator) to the unit primary energy consumption factor in the previous year as per Eurostat data (denominator), multiplied by 100, as a percentage;
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. ‘conversion’ means the process of transforming one form of energy into another or into work;
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
15. '‘cogeneration'’ means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and electrical or mechanical energy, or a material substance;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
25a. ‘cogeneration potential of urban centres’ means the possibility of using waste heat for heating, technological or cooling purposes;
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
26. '‘efficient district heating and cooling'’ means a district heating or cooling system using at least 50% renewable, waste or cogenerated heat or a combination thereof and having a primary energy factor, as referred to in Directive 2010/31/EU, of at least 0.87;
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If primary energy efficiency from fossil fuels is lower than or equal to 50%, industrial users of such energy, particularly those in the energy sector, shall purchase at auction the rights to emit all the CO2 produced during the conversion process; exceeding the 50% efficiency threshold on other percentage indicators shall exempt emitters from the requirement to purchase CO2 emissions rights at auction in a percentage amount equal to the overall efficiency reduced by 50%.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likely to achieve its target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring as a result of increasing efficiency by 20%, bringing about a reduction ofin EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020, taking into account the sum of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and the evaluation referred to in Article 19(4).
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State'’s territory achieve, between the years ... and ... , annual energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, not by cutting their energy supplies, but by increasing unit efficiency across the sectors.
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall express the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party in terms of either final or primary energy consumption. The method chosen for expressing the required amount of energy savings shall also be used for calculating the savings claimed by obligated parties. The conversion factorsalorific values of fuels taking into account conversion losses as set out in Annex IV shall apply.
Amendment 1092 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to develop efficient district heating and cooling infrastructure to accommodate the development of high- efficiency cogeneration and the use of heating and cooling from waste heat and, renewable energy sources in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3, 6 and 7 and municipal waste incineration plants. When developing district heating and cooling, they shall to the extent possible opt for high-efficiency cogeneration rather than heat-only generation.
Amendment 1346 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) identifying concrete measures and investments for the introduction of cost- effective energy efficiency improvements in the network infrastructure, taking due account of transmission distances, with a detailed timetable for their introduction.
Amendment 1559 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part I – point b – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Part I – point b – subparagraph 1
C is the power to heat ratioratio between electricity obtained and the total amount of heat with further conversion taken into account
Amendment 1564 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 6
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 6
Amendment 1565 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 7
Annex II – point b – subparagraph 7