3 Amendments of Adam GIEREK related to 2011/2309(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that various estimates of shale gas resources in Europe have been made, including by the US Energy Information Administration; recognises that, although these estimates are, by their very nature, imprecise, they point to the existence of a large indigenous energy resource; notes that most of Europe’s oil shale reserves are concentrated in Estonia, where they are treated as a solid fuel, and that other sources of unconventional oilfuels are in gas form in shales and as methane in some coal reserves, and have yet to be explored in Europe on a wider scale;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the view that developing shale gas in the EU will help achieve the EU’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, which is the basis ofpolitical 3x20 goal by 2020, and will enable further reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with the Energy Roadmap for 2050;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Remarks also that certain forms of renewable energy –— for example, wind power –— are not constantproduced in an unstable manner and need to be backed upsupplemented by a reliable and flexible energgas electricity source; expresses the view that natural gas –— including shale gas –— could serve that purpose; recognises, however, that without carbon capture and storage (CCS), gas may, in the long term, produced from burning natural gas, its role in electricity production may be limited to such a back-up and balancing energy source role;