5 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive, affordable and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gasheat and electricity in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible;
Amendment 685 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the importance the Commission attaches to enhanced regional cooperation; calls on the Commission to examine and establish what the optimum scale of electricity and gas network (and market) cooperation in the EU is; points out that, in some cases, Member States themselves are best placed to determine what is necessary in their territories, while, in others, there is clearly added value in EU-directed cooperation; points out that in some cases, however, it has been found that, through far reaching regional-level cooperation on shared challenges, groups of Member States have achieved results more quickly, such as in the Pentalateral Energy Forum; agrees with the Commission that existing regional arrangements can be a model for the EU as a whole;
Amendment 817 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautious revWelcomes the Commission's work on the forthcoming heating and cooling strategy and calls on the Commission of existing energy efficiency legislation, including, in the frame of the upcoming review of the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine national policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate to assess the potential synergies between energy efficiency and renergy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018wable heating and cooling with a view to reducing emissions, creating jobs and fostering growth in the sector;
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Acknowledges the importance of local energy initiatives such as cooperatives and community renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, and stresses the need to lift economic, regulatory and administrative barriers in order to allow consumers, SMEs and local authorities to participate actively in the energy system;
Amendment 1075 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Underlines that research efforts, particularly through the Horizon 2020 programme, should be strengthened in terms of developing the new generation of flexible renewable energy technologies such as biomass, geothermal, solar- thermal electricity and ocean energy technology, as well as to improve the flexibility of their electricity production;