5 Amendments of Yannick JADOT related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU's policy on renewable energy has benefitted the economy of the EU and has contributed to the creation of more than 500,000 domestic jobs1; Encourages the Commission to continue pursuing an ambitious but also structured and forward- looking approach to renewables that includes support mechanisms, measures to boost technological innovation and the identification of new strategic areas; __________________ 1 Eurostat 2010
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the Commission's support to the local dimension of renewable energy production; concurs with the Commission that decentralised energy production has many benefits, including the utilisation of local energy sources while fostering community development and cohesion by providing income sources and creating jobs locally; stresses that if renewable energy is fully to unfold its potential, it is important to provide incentives for the use of local resources to the extent possible, with public procurement playing an important role in this respect;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the EU's trade deficit due to fossil fuels imports is set to increase in the coming years; underlines in this respect the role domestic renewable energy plays in terms of security of supply and re-installing a positive trade balance with oil and gas exporting countries;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that trade has an important role in making sure that renewable energy is sustainable; recalls that imported bioenergy and agrofuels shall be in compliance with EU's sustainability criteria, and encourages the Commission to introduce indirect land use as an additional criterion; recommends that trade agreements should contain provisions to address the issues of deforestation and forest degradation and encourages the Commission to continue negotiating VPAs on illegal logging with relevant third countries;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the pillar on international cooperation; recognises the potential that notably the Southern-Mediterranean countries represent in terms of production of renewable energy; believes that the EU's proposed DCFTAs could be a useful means to integrate the countries of this region into the EU's energy market and to invest into their technological development in a way that is beneficial to the sustainability of their economies;