9 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2012/2005(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Energy Roadmap 2050 underlines that full integration of the European energy networks and the opening up of markets are critical for maintaining the balance between energy security, competitiveness, the aim of a low- emissiona sustainable economy and consumer satisfaction;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Acknowledges that the Commission stated in the Energy Roadmap 2050 that energy efficiency, renewable energies and energy infrastructure are the no-regrets options;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a European Energy Community must be based on a strong common energy market, the coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of new low-emissionsustainable energy technologies;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the trend of rising energy prices is likely to continue given its link to fuel prices, the impact of climate polirising and unpredictable fossil fuel prices, the lagging response to climate change, the insufficient actions to promote energy efficiency and the investments needed to maintain and modernise energy systems;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that end energy-consumers – individuals and industry alike – are at the very core of the user-friendly internal energy market; notes that, as such, they must be duly protected, andhelped and stimulated so they are able to exercise their rights fully, while encouraged to play a more active role in stimulating market competition, moving from passive service recipients to active informed consumers and prosumers;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that smart technologies must not be restricted to automatic meter- reading only but must be completed with dynamic, online grid management incorporating such services as grid support services, voluntary demand-side response and local or home brokers, notes in this respect that consumer benefits must always be the primary goal and consumer rights are protected at all times;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that energy poverty must be eliminated and prevented at all times, vulnerable consumers must be protected and that, to that end, effective mechanisms must be put in place, while distortions of the energy market are avoided;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that modernising the existing infrastructure, and building new, intelligent and flexible generation, interconnection, transmission, distribution and storage infrastructure, is essential for a well- integrated and well- connected energy market, where supply at affordable prices is secured, where the potential for cogeneration and efficiency, and for exploiting renewable and unconventional energy sources, is fully exploited, and where no Member State remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that investment in infrastructure needs to be encouraged through stable and innovation-friendly regulatory frameworks, recognising that it cannot be achieved unless market-driven; recognises, however, that, in certain cases,, although a large role is to be played by the private sector, infrastructural transformations cannot be achieved unless public funding supports key infrastructureal projects which may not be commercially viable, thus requiring public funding;