41 Amendments of Yannick JADOT related to 2010/2107(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas causes for energy poverty are universal across the EU and energy poor face high levels of debt, disconnection, health problems and social exclusion; whereas a common EU definition of energy poverty is absent and data collection and coordination sporadic, current estimates state that in between 50 and 125 millions of Europeans are suffering from energy poverty and these figures may rise with economic crisis and the increase in energy prices,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas energy savings is key to increase security of supply, e.g. as achieving the 20% energy savings target would save as much energy as fifteen Nabucco pipelines could deliver,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas efforts need to be stepped up to reach the 20% energy efficiency target by 2020, and whereas monitoring of progress towards achievings at current rates of progress only around half of theis target is not sufficienwill be met by 2020, and practices and technologies to achieve this target already exist,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the demand side has been thone driver for increased energy consumption and there is a real need to address market barriers to more energy-efficient products,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new) (after title 1)
Paragraph -1 (new) (after title 1)
-1. Calls on Member States, local authorities, and especially on the Commission, to give energy efficiency the attention it deserves, and put in place resources (staffing and finance) which match their ambitions;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present an evaluation of the result of the efforts made by Member States and the Commission; considers that, if the evaluation reveals unsatisfactory implementation of the strategy and the EU is therefore projected not to reach itsTo orient discussions at the 4th of February Energy Summit, calls on the Commission to present by the end of 20210 target, the EEAP should include a commitment by the Commission to propoa revised EEAP that comprises further EU measures such as binding energy efficiency targets for theincluding a EU mandatory target to reduce primary energy consumption by 25% by 2020, possibly split among Member States which are fairly, measurable and takeing into account their relative starting positions and national circumstances; stresses that t. The method should be based on absolute reductions in the energy consumption and objectives defined relatively to a fixed baseline to ensure transparency;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a revision of the Energy Services Directive (ESD) before Summer 2011 thato includes a so- called scoreboard approach (with flexible targets), which leaves flexibility for Member States to choose in which areas they will focus their effort based on assumptions with regard to cost-efficiency and potential energy savingscritical assessment of National Energy Efficiency Action Plans and their implementation, including a binding template for reporting, evaluates each Member State's actions and ranks them;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that negawatts are the largest and cheapest new source of energy supply available to us; asks Member States, regulators, public and private investors to always consider and assess to reduce energy consumption before investing in new energy infrastructure; considers that the building of additional energy infrastructure should only be permitted where it can be demonstrated that the same quantity and quality of energy services cannot be delivered by means of investment in appropriate efficiency measures;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for a revision of the CHP- Directive to promote highly energy efficient CHP and district heating/cooling by encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework by consider, key solutions in the transition towards a fully EU energy-efficient renewable energy based economy through encouraging Member States to set up a stable and favourable regulatory framework by introducing integrated energy demand planning for heat/cooling electricity, by strengthening priority access to the electricity grid for CHP and, in particular from renewable energy sources, by promoting use of CHP and district heating in buildings and sustainable funding for CHP, e.g. by making CHP a selection criteriona for urban and rural development projects financed by the Sstructural Ffunds; calls for this revision to include specific timelines and targets for the development of CHP, at the EU and/or national level;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the important role of supply side energy efficiency and calls on the Commission to make proposals to unlock the untapped savings potential, e.g. by ensuring that best available technologies are installed for all energy generating facilities and other industries;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new) (after title 3)
Paragraph 10 a (new) (after title 3)
10a. Asks the Commission to launch by June 2011 a European Building Initiative to support and deliver a EU zero energy built environment by 2040; this initiative should act as a framework to coordinate all the policies, activities and financing in the building sector;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to assess the potential for efficiency in publicexisting buildings and propose a mandatory 2020, 2030 and 2040 trajectories and targets for the reduction of the energy consumption of public buildings in the Member Stexisting buildings in the Member States; calls in this context on the Commission and the Member States to design and implement programmes to support energy-efficient deep renovations to achieve a level comparable to passive house standards; asks for these programmes to start with the worst energy performing existing buildings so that they achieve such a level by 2020; calls on the Commission to send a clear-cut signal to investors that all buildings should have been deeply renovated accordingly by 2040 at the latest;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that it is key for achieving the energy savings target that public authorities must lead the way by example; asks therefore public authorities to renovate all their buildings to at least the level of nearly-zero energy or passive standards by 2018; acknowledges on the other hand that existing budgetary restrictions in particular at regional and local level often limit the capability of public entities to invest up front; calls on the Commission and the Member States to find innovative solutions to address this problem;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the European Parliament and the Commission should set an example by refurbishing their buildings to nearly zero level by 202018;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates, one- stop shops providing access to technical advice and support as well as financial incentives available at regional, national and European level;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new) (after title 4)
Paragraph 19 a (new) (after title 4)
19a. Calls on the Commission to develop a Product Policy that ensures greater consistency between environmental product policies by better coordinating the articulation, revision and implementation of the different policy instruments, to foster greater dynamism in market transformation and more meaningful consumer information on energy savings; calls therefore on the Commission to revise the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling directives together (i.e. advancing the revision date of the energy labelling directive); ideally Ecolabel and Green Public Procurement rules should also be revised at the same time and implemented in coordination with Ecodesign and Energy Labelling measures; calls on the Commission to propose EU wide and mandatory green public procurement policies to achieve 100% green public procurement by 2015;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Regrets current long delays and sometimes insufficient ambition in the adoption of Ecodesign and Energy Labelling implementing measures, especially for boilers and water heaters; therefore, suggests that clearer and stricter deadlines should be set at the beginning of the process for each implementing measure;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the rapid and proper implementation of the Directives on Ecodesign and Energy Labelling by adopting implementing measures and delegated acts covering new energy-related products; considers that the Directive on Eco- Design should also cover products for large buildings, industrial equipment, integrated lighting systems in buildings, pumps and water efficiency products and should also include a definition of minimum performance requirements for building, including new household appliances, industrial equipment and building materials;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to evaluate legislation and make sure that legislation addresses products, systems and their energy use and considers it necessary to increase the awareness of EU citizens regarding the energy and resource efficiency of consumer and energy-related products; considers that when evaluating energy consumption, applications should be considered as a whole, rather than single part-products only; single products and components should be evaluated and potentially regulated as part of a system approach;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – introductory part
Paragraph 24 – introductory part
24. Welcomes the work by the taskforce on smart meters and asks the Commission to put forward a number of recommendations before the end oflegislative proposal by mid 2011 to ensure that:
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
Paragraph 24 – indent 1
· smart metering is implemented in accordance with the timetable of the 3rd Eenergy Mmarket Packagepackage so that the objective, from the third Energy Package, of having 80% of buildings fitted with smart meters by 2020 will be met; asks that SMEs and, industry and other medium or large scale energy consumers are all equipped with smart meters by 2014 at the latest,
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
Paragraph 24 – indent 2
· Member States agree by the end of 2011 on minimum common functionalities for smart meters,
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3
Paragraph 24 – indent 3
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 a (new)
· that aggregation, in which the loads of multiple end-use customers are combined in order to obtain lower rates than any of the individual users would be able to obtain independently, is allowed and promoted in all national and cross national power markets and markets for ancillary services (balancing, reserve,...),
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 b (new)
· an obligation for national TSOs and regulators to install a "time of use network tariffs" in order to create a financial incentive for load shading and demand side management,
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 c (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 c (new)
· an Ecodesign implementing measure is prepared for smart meters, to ensure these products are energy efficient and do not add unnecessary energy consumption to households,
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 d (new)
Paragraph 24 – indent 3 d (new)
· the ongoing preparatory study on networked standby modes (that is being carried out under the Ecodesign Directive) addresses smart meters, with a view to possible future regulation;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Asks the Commission to publish an ambitious white paper on transport in order to develop a sustainable European transport policy, that promotes the introduction of energy- efficient new technologies and, reduces the dependency on fossil fuels, especially oil and is consistent with the GHG emission reduction target of 80-95% by 2050;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses the need for increasing the energy efficiency of the overall transport system by a modal shift from high energy intensive transport modes such as trucks and cars to low energy intensive ones such as rail, cycling and walking for passengers or rail and environmentally friendly shipping for freight;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Recognises that greater fuel efficiency in vehicles can lower fuel consumption considerably, asks the European Commission to propose further targets of 65 gCO2/km by 2025 and 50 gCO2/km by 2030 for passenger cars, which would provide the sector with the necessary long-term planning security; asks the Commission, in addition to fleet- wide CO2 reduction targets, to present legislation to withdraw from the market the least energy-efficient passenger car models;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to submit proposals on how to establish an EU framework of revolving financial instruments to support complementary energy efficiency measures which support existing successfuland guarantee national schemes and distribution channels (e.g. by means of risk sharing) and which encouragecomplements the setting- up and improvement of energy efficiency schemes in Member States;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. In the light of the expected revision of the Structural and Cohesion Policy and of the EU Financial Perspective, calls for the introduction of climate and energy saving proofing of all EU funds, so as to ensure that energy saving will be automatically integrated within the conditionality for granting EU funds and that a higher proportion of these funds will be directed toward energy savings;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls for making the Energy Efficiency Funds that Member States can establish under the Energy Services Directive mandatory, in order to allow the combination, earmarking and streamlining of the current and future available sources of public funding;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37b. These Energy Efficiency Funds shall be linked inter alia to national green infrastructure banks and eligible financial institutions to develop financial instruments to leverage private capital (such as payment default guarantees, soft loans with interest subsidies, third-party financing) and direct finance of investment gaps for large companies, SMEs or individuals; all instruments shall promote stepwise incentives, providing progressively greater support for more demanding energy-saving measures;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 c (new)
Paragraph 37 c (new)
37c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to secure public funding for their Energy Efficiency Funds, using bond insurances and 50% of the revenue from auctioning of ETS allowances, from a revised Energy Taxation Directive, and from the accelerated phasing-out of fossil fuel subsidies as agreed by G20 countries;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 d (new)
Paragraph 37 d (new)
37d. Urges the Commission to propose a revised Energy Taxation Directive and a strategic plan to phase out billions of Euros of subsidies in the EU to fossil fuel, including subsidies to road transport and aviation, not only to raise revenue but also incentivise energy savings; considers that the revised Energy Taxation Directive should not allow exemptions but make use of compensation mechanisms instead;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 e (new)
Paragraph 37 e (new)
37e. Calls on the Commission to review innovative solutions and best practices to overcome barriers and to provide appropriate stepwise incentives for energy efficiency improvements, such as preferential loans, tax rebates, bonus- malus, reduced VAT; calls on the Commission and the Member States to propose and agree to make use, possibly through their national green banks and equivalent financial institutions, of at least three tools mentioned above for each sector and group of end-users;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to consider proposing effective measures to push energy companies to propose mandatory energy saving obligations to be placed on utilities and retailers; notes that the most appropriate model for fulfilment of this obligation will depend on the structure of the power market in a Member State; therefore calls on the Commission to set out options from which Member States can select the most suitable model for their domestic situation, such as energy savings target with finvest in e to be paid into dedicated Energy eEfficiency Funds, or a levy whose revenue goes into this Fund;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Asks for the rapid adoption of a EU- wide definition of energy poverty, to be possibly adapted at national level, and for improving the collection of data on this subject; considers however that Commission and Member States should act without further delay to tackle energy poverty; urges them to target first people suffering from energy poverty when designing public policies for energy savings, in particular as regards financial support, and to report every two years on their actions to address this concern and the effectiveness of those actions; in particular, asks for phasing out electric heating;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Calls on the Commission to make energy efficiency one of the key priorities of the 8th Framework Research Programme and to allocate a signit least 2/3rd of ficnant part to energy efficiencce dedicated to the energy sub- programmes similar to the current Intelligent Energy Programme to renewable energies and energy savings; stresses the need for a doubling of funds for research, development and demonstration in the energy area, including a substantialcluding a vast increase in the EU's future budget, particularly for renewable energy, smart grids and energy efficiency, byuntil 2020 compared with the current level;