Activities of Victor BOŞTINARU related to 2016/2041(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the renewable energy progress report
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that COP21 has highlighted the key role of cities and regEmphasises the key role of Cohesion Policy and of cities and regions in achieving the objectives of the Renewable Energy Directive and of the Energy Unions, in thelping the low-carbon energy transition, and theirin contributiong to climate change mitigation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Considers, given the specific features of renewable energy sources and the need to apply them on every scale and to all sectors of activity and systems, from the smallest to the largest, that European regions, their cities, and their urban, peri-urban, and rural areas are the nerve-centres of the transformation to clean low-carbon societies; underlines that the increase in the use of renewable energy sources also serves the objective of making them more affordable and of creating more jobs in the green sector;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the ERDF and the Cohesion Fund ought to do muchcan significantly contribute to meeting the targets set by Directive 2009/28/EC and by the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy, especially in light of the prominent role of the thematic objective "Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors"; reminds the common provisions in the two Funds supporting the eligibility of projects related to energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources in private households, public buildings and enterprises;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out at the Cohesion Fund support for district heating, and welcomes the fact that renewable energy is increasingly being used in this sector as an alternative to fossil fuels;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it unfortunate that in some Member States which are still far short of meeting the targets under the directive, the mobilisation of the ERDFESI funds to develop renewable energy sources remains relatively modest; encourages the national, regional and local authorities, particularly in these Member States, to make full use of the potential offered by the ESI funds, and in this regard underlines the importance of exchanging best practices;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages Member States to increase their cooperation in order to achieve their targets, in particular by making use of the cooperation mechanisms set up under the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages European regions to continuincrease with the measures already taken or devised to move towards clean transportand with additional efforts their endeavours towards clean transport, as the progress towards the 10% objective in renewable energy share is not fully satisfactory; considers that investment in electrical charging point systems, conceived on a regional scale, should constitute a priority for all European regions, based on their specificities and needs;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, by taking measurements in quantitative terms and in relation to the ESI funding to be mobilised for the transport sector (EUR 39.7 billion), to gauge the real impact that the Funds will have on greenhouse gas emission reduction and modal shift in the transport sector;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, for the purposes of the new directive that will set the targets to be reached by 2030, to devise national and regional assessment indicators and lay down provisions on what should be the minimum thresholds to be achieved by all regionsMember States and regions, based on their specificities, in order to achieve the EU target.