4 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2012/2103(INI)
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU to consider the full integration of the heating and cooling sector in the pathways towards a low- carbon 2050 energy system; notes that this sector represents today ca. 45% of the final energy consumption in Europe, and that a better understanding of the important role of heating and cooling towards low carbon energy systems is needed;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the EU to consider the full integration of the heating and cooling sector in the pathways towards a low- carbon 2050 energy system; notes that this sector represents today ca. 45% of the final energy consumption in Europe, and that a better understanding of the important role of heating and cooling towards low carbon energy systems is needed; therefore, calls on the Commission to gather the required data reflecting the sources and the uses of heating and cooling, as well as the distribution of heat to the different groups of final consumers (e.g. residential, industry, tertiary);
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Agrees with the Commission that renewable heating and cooling is vital to decarbonisation; however, draws attention to the misleading conclusion of the "Roadmap", which considers the "electrification of heating" as a straightforward solution to decarbonise the EU economy; notes that readily available RES solutions (geothermal, biomass including biodegradable waste, solar thermal and hydro-/aerothermal) in combination with energy efficiency measures, including CHP and the utilization of (industrial) waste heat, have the potential to decarbonise the entire heat demand by 2050 in a more cost effective way, while addressing the problem of energy poverty which is mainly focused on heat in the EU's societies;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Highlights that local stakeholders hold the keys to implementing a truly successful low carbon vision and to fostering an integrated approach to energy, encompassing potential savings in the energy supply and the end-use sector; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the planning of and allocate increased funding to local heating and cooling infrastructures that bring about efficient, low and no-carbon solutions that will substitute the use of (imported) fossil fuels;