Activities of Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ related to 2013/2079(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Carbon capture and storage technology (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation report 2013: Developing and applying carbon capture and storage technology in Europe
Amendments (6)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas the future of coal in Europe should be based on a stable development strategy, given that coal remains vital to the EU economy; whereas the challenge for the EU’s post-2030 energy mix is to provide opportunities for steady economic growth while maintaining the Member States’ energy security and the rapid development of new energy technologies, including coal technologies;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that supporting initial projects, learning lessons and sharing knowledge are a prerequisite for developing details of longer-term measures to support CCS and will result in reduced costs of CCS deployment; calls, therefore, for continued international collaboration between industry, including innovative SMEs, and institutions in order to ensure that best practices are applied; to this end, believes that instruments for supporting projects at EU level should be strengthened so that they can genuinely stimulate business involvement in collaboration with research centres;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the main barriers to the deployment of CCS, such as the granting of permits and funding, the establishment of a CCS skills base and the development and testing of technologies for effective capture, transport and storage; believes that support should also be provided for the development of commercial technologies using carbon dioxide, which could in future offer a strong market incentive for investment in CCS installations;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the low carbon price delivered through the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and subsequent revenues generated from the sale of allowances under the New Entrants’ Reserve of the ETS (established methods for supporting demonstration projects using NER300), hasve failed to deliver an attractive business case for early long-term private sector investment in CCS, and that the capital expenditure and, above all, operating costs required for this type of technology are still too high;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. While theNotwithstanding the ongoing debate on long-term structural reform of the ETS continues, calls on the Commission and Member States to come forward with complementaryother, dedicated policy measures that will provide the necessary financial support and deliver the first operational CCS projects in the EU by 2020;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that a decisive shift in public perception of the technology is needed and that public acceptance of onshore CO2 storage must be obtained before any attempts to make deployment of CCS mandatory; believes that the Commission should launch an EU campaign to provide information on the most important aspects of CCS, focusing on transport infrastructure and the underground storage process;