Activities of Claude TURMES related to 2010/2108(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on Towards a new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020 PDF (269 KB) DOC (180 KB)
Amendments (32)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution to wind up the debate on the Europe 2020 strategy - new European Strategy for Jobs and Growth from June 2010,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that any future strategy should seek to fulfil the Lisbon Treaty objectives of a single energy market, security of supply, sustainability, energy efficiency and savings and the promotion of smart energy networks and lead to a reduced reliance on energy imports and an increase in domestic energy production notably from renewable sources;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the Union needs a long term vision on energy policygoal of achieving a fully renewables based energy economy by 2050, complemented by precise and comprehensive short term action plans to work towards these goals;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the role of energy market regulators and the cooperation between national regulators, competition authorities and the Commission should be strengthened, especially in regards to retail and wholesale markets; notes that if the ACER and ENTSOs competences prove to be insufficient to create a more integrated regional and European energy markets, it might become necessary to amend their mandates; calls on the Commission and ACER to develop proposals how the involvement of stakeholders especially environmental organizations, SMEs, trade unions, organizations representing consumers and low-income households as well as local authorities can be strengthened;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the well-functioning of the energy wholesale markets is a pre- condition for consumers to get the full benefits of the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Strongly underlines that any delay in the development of a modern EU-wide electricity grid jeopardises the EU's ambition to achieve the 20% renewables target by 2020 and the energy efficiency goalsachievement of the EU's minimum 20% renewables target by 2020; therefore welcomes the central focus of the Energy Strategy on infrastructure to bring forward modern EU-wide integrated grids;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point a
Paragraph 15 – point a
(a) evaluate the problem of authorisation permits for energy infrastructure and remove red tape while guaranteeing transparent and democratic procedures;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point c
Paragraph 15 – point c
(c) give clear criteria and guidelines to Member States on public and EU funding for energy infrastructure and renewables;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point d
Paragraph 15 – point d
(d) extend financial support, also by the European Investment bank and other national and international financial institutions, to the implementation phase of projects;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point e
Paragraph 15 – point e
(e) create a cross-border cost sharing model, especially in terms of coordinated development of infrastructure and renewables; taking the Californian social costs benefit sharing as a model;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 15 – point e a (new)
(ea) evaluate if tendering of infrastructure projects of EU importance could speed up investments in infrastructure as successfully demonstrated in Texas;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that innovative financial instruments (as for instance risk-sharing facilities and loan schemes by public banks) could be an important tool for supporting investments in the energy infrastructure and energy efficiency; calls, therefore, on the Commission to increasingly replace traditional loans by these schemes; strongly endorses the proposal to use the EU budget equity as loan guarantees to encourage private and PPPpublic investments;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Suggests the setting up of coordination mechanisms to ensure that national programming of electricity grid development correspond to the 10-year Network Development Plan; further suggests to develop a 20-year Network Development Plan notably to connect large scale high wind areas with industrial load centres;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Energy efficiency and energy savings should be a key priority of any future strategy, as it is athe most cost-effective solution for reducing EU energy dependency and combating climate change, contributing to job creation, ecombating climate changenomic competitiveness, counteract the increase of energy tariffbills and progress towards a resource-efficient economy;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. WRecognises that overcoming the barriers for reaching our energy efficiency potential requires a new impetus for targeted policies and programmes, alongside innovative financial schemes and strengthened price signals; welcomes the review of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan; calls on the Commission to take into account the opinion of the European Parliament;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Believes that sufficient and intelligent use of funds are a vital means of offering the correct incentives, including a role for green infrastructure banks to leverage private capital, shifts in environmental taxation to reward behaviour change as well as easy and targeted access to EU funds to support energy efficiency efforts;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the introduction of further non-tax based market mechanismdevelopment of a well- functioning market for energy services and the introduction of retail obligations to improve the energy efficiency as a way of stimulating the competitiveness of the EU economy;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls onReminds the Member States to agree on a common methodology for measuring national energy efficiency and savings targets and monitoring progress on achieving these targets; stresses that binding legal targets can only be included once a common methodology is agreedhat a harmonised calculation model has already been introduced in Directive 2006/32/EC on energy end-use efficiency and energy services for measuring national energy efficiency and savings targets and monitoring progress on achieving these targets; recalls further that the Commission, according to Article 15 (2) and 15 (3) of the same Directive, by 1 January 2012 shall have further refined, complemented and improved this harmonised methodology inter alia by raising the percentage of harmonised bottom-up calculations used in it, in order for the Member States to use it as from 1 January 2012;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to analyse the respective national renewables energy action plans presented by Member States; asks the Commission to take action if needed to help certain Member States to improve their plans; asks the Commission to use the cooperation mechanisms foreseen in the directive to help those Member States which need itnd ensure their target fulfilment; points out that Member States have the legal obligation to reach their national binding target and thus must be able to rely on their national support mechanism in order to ensure a reliable path towards fulfilment of their target; asks the Commission to help those Member States which need it to take advantage of the cooperation mechanisms foreseen in the Directive;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to establish a cooperation platform between national bodies in charge of designing and managing support schemes for renewables in order to facilitate the exchange of information and the identification of best practices in the adoption and implementation of measures to boost the deployment of renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that in coordination with the EEAS, the Commissionthe Commission, by coordinating the external policy dimension through its Commissioner on energy, should ensure that the Union speaks with one voice on energy;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the energy chapter covering political and technological cooperation in each agreement with neighbouring states should be strengthened, notably by reinforcing energy efficiency programmes and internal market rules; stresses that respect for human rights and a social dimension to the energy dialogues are to be parts of the energy chapters;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission and the involved Member States to further proceed with the implementation of the EU pipelinEU energy infrastructure project Nabuccos, which could significantly enhance the security of gas supply of the European Union; asks for the vacancy of the EU Nabucco co-ordinator post to be filled as soon as possible;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for promotingEvaluates the potential of the DESERTEC and Mediterranean Solar Plan initiatives byin supporting decentralised solar power plants in the North African region and its connection to the gridprimarily to the African grid without jeopardising the EU ETS system;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Supports the development of cost- efficient new technologies for electrical storage, including the use of hydrogen and other fuel cells, which woulddemand-side management, electricity transmission and electricity storage, notably to allow to increase the share of varirenewable renewablrgies;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls onAsks the Commission to promote and support financially pilot projects in the EU for the exploitation of uncanalyse, evaluate and access the economic and environvmentional domestic energy sources, including shale gas; asks the commission to assist Member States to carry out geological surveys to determine the level of available resources in the Union and asks for it to be included in the long term strategy of the Unional viability of domestic shale gas, including its impact on ground waters;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that in the mid-term, conventional and unconventional sources of natural gas are the quickest and easiest way to lower carbon emissions before moving to a non-fossil fuel based economy, therefore calls for SET initiatives on CCS to focus also on gas burning power plants and other bio-fuels' emissionsgas is the most appropriate transitional fossil fuel before moving to a fully renewable energy based economy;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Welcomes that the EU ETS foresees a substantial solidarity mechanism in favour of the central and Eastern European member states and urges their governments to use these funds - as also the structural funds - to help speeding up the replacement of old inefficient power plants and also to modernise the existing building stock;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45