Activities of Pilar AYUSO related to 2012/2259(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on current challenges and opportunities for renewable energy on the European internal energy market
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance that renewable energy should havehas in Europe’s energy supply and supports the promotion of renewables as part of the EU’s climate- change strategy;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the importance of gradually achieving a European energy market for renewables that would allow alternative energy sources to become competitive on a sustainable basisintegrating renewables into the European energy market so they would become competitive on a sustainable basis; aid for renewables should be of limited duration, with provision for adjustments thereto as the various technologies mature;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EmphasiseRecalls that energy policy should not promote the production and use of renewable resources to the detriment of environmental sustainabilityalready contains sustainability criteria for biofuels, making them from an environmental point of view preferable to the oil-based fuels they are replacing;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that a great challenge facing agriculture is to identify effective mitigationclimate change measures that do not have a negative impact on agriculturalfood productivityon, or that even have a positive one;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points to the importance of research and technological development in order to encourage the production of second generation biofuels; stresses the importance of these biofuels are important in preventing adverse effects on food markets;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that a sound renewable energy strategy should regard reduction of waste and energy saving as fundamental objectives, in addition to that of making better use of renewable energy resourcego hand in hand with appropriate management of agricultural waste to develop second generation biofuels;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges the importance of promoting and encouraging the development of on-farm sources of alternative energy, especially on a small scale, and of disseminating the relevant methods to farmers and consumers alike;