13 Amendments of Rachida DATI related to 2012/2103(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of working together for an energy system transformation which must start now; endorses, therefore, the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on energy policy with a view to developing a policy framework for 2030, including milestones and targets, with the aim of establishing an ambitious and stable legal and regulatory framework; notes that defining energy targets for 2050 assumes pan-European governance; pursues, within the spirit of the Union, a strategy that will allow Member States to cooperate and not feel repressed under the Roadmap;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the proposed strategies for 2030 and 2050 are not of a deterministic nature, but rather serve as a basis for constructive dialogue on issues relating to industry, research and energy; stresses, however, the need to establish a stable legal and regulatory framework with explicit, quantifiable targets with a view to predicting future developments and encouraging long-term investment;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of the EU’s energy policy amidst the financial crisis; emphasises the role that energy could potentially plays in spurring growth and competitiveness in the EU; calls on the Commission to propose post-2020 strategies and to present a 2030 policy framework for European energy policy; encourages the Member States to step up their ongoing efforts to reach the current 2020 targets in the area of EU energy policy;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a clear and stable policy and regulatory framework will stimulate the necessary investments for low-carbon energy investments; Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on increasing the EU’s energy security and economic competitiveness through measures such as the diversification of supply routes and sources, and energy efficiency;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that, as Member States pursue the goal of energy security and energy independence, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market and the EU supergrid infrastructure linking North and South, and East and West; highlights the importance of ensuring that policy and regulatory developments in Member States will eliminate remaining infrastructure ‘bottlenecks’ and will not create new barriers to electricity and gas or energy market integration; stresses, moreover, that energy policy decisions in each national system need to take account of how such decisions could affect other Member States;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fully integrated market by 2014; notes the importance of full implementation of the internal energy market legislation in all Member States and the need to ensure that no Member State or region remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks after 2015 or sees its energy security jeopardised by lack of appropriate connections; highlights the need to take the social impact into account while making sure that energy prices better reflect costs; this necessitates increased competition, which would also lead to greater transparency in energy prices;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the new challenges, such as the need for flexible resources in the power system (e.g. flexible generation, storage, demand management), that will arise as the contribution of variable renewable generation increases; stresses the need to have sufficient capacity available to ensure security of electricity supply; highlights, therefore, the need for public authorities to foster the development of these technologies; stresses, in this regard, that policy developments in Member States should not create new barriers to electricity- or gas-market integration;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned by the delays affecting the completion of the Southern Corridor; stresses the need to achieve energy security through energy diversificationStresses that the European Union’s energy security is dependent on greater diversification among its sources of imports; highlights, therefore, the need to actively strengthen cooperation with its partners, particularly the countries of the Caucasus region; is thus concerned by the delays affecting the completion of the Southern Corridor; emphasises the potential of a complementary LNG corridor in the East Mediterranean to serve as a flexible source of energy and an incentive for increased competition within the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Member States and the international community to maintain, foster and develop educational institutions capable of producing skilled labour force in the areas of energy safety, security and waste management;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Agrees with the Commission that natural gas will be critical forplay a key role in the transformation of the energy system, since it represents a quick and cost-efficient way of reducing reliance on other more polluting fossil fuels, thereby lowering greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. RecognisesAdvocates, however, looking into affording greater importance to gas, particularly if technologies for carbon capture and storage become more widely available; believes that the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be the core consideration here, and the prevailing objective in the energy mix; recognises, therefore, the key role of gas, both in the transition to a low-carbon energy system and as a flexible back-up, and in balancing capacity where renewable energy supplies are variable;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that new nuclear technologies could make a significant contribution to producing cheap, safe and clean energy, and should, therefore, be encouraged; the development of such technologies must entail maintaining stringent safety standards for nuclear plants and research into and the development of innovative waste management processes;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 bis (new)
Paragraph 32 bis (new)
32a. Wishes to highlight the key role of price transparency and consumer information; therefore considers that it is up to the Commission to determine as accurately as possible the impact on energy prices paid by individuals and businesses in the various scenarios chosen;