11 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2023/2073(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas energy poverty, defined as the lack of sustainable, clean and safe energy sources, is, among other things, a gender issue, with women and girls spending, on average, up to 18 hours a day collecting cooking fuels14; _________________ 14 UN Development Programme, ‘Energy and Gender Equality’.
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that access to energy is a basic human right; stresses that a net-zero carbon future and the development of renewables must go hand in hand with poverty reduction and a human rights- based approach; considers, as regards the future of energy policy, that in accordance with the Granada Declaration the green transition should ensure that the economic model is sustainable and that no one is left behind;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges developing countries to commit to energy justice through their regulatory frameworks, which should ensure local acceptance and community participation; stresses the need to involve people living in the regions concerned in the drafting of legislation, decision- making, implementation and monitoring; considers that we must achieve a just energy transition, ensuring access to secure and affordable energy for all;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that energy poverty disproportionately affects women and girl, among others, women and girls, groups facing multiple disadvantages and social exclusion, minorities and people living in extreme poverty, as well as disadvantaged and marginalised communities and families, often victims of segregation, who face deprivation on a daily basis; highlights their daily involvement in collecting firewood and charcoal far from their homes; calls for the EU to step up its support in mainstreaming gender in the energy transition;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is worried about the health and environmental consequences of household fuelwood emissions, such as respiratory diseases, forest degradation and biodiversity loss; stresses that in many places people living in extreme poverty no longer have access to firewood and that, consequently, they heat and cook using other materials found around the home or nearby, such as tyres and other substances which are harmful to health;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the EU to incorporate access to clean cooking as a priority within its energy partnerships with developing countries, and to pay particular attention to infrastructure and utilities, including construction of and access to sewage systems, and household or community access to wells or water purification systems;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Draws attention to the opportunities for access to alternative energies, such as unexploited geothermal energy resources, which can make daily life easier for communities and families, regardless of the season; calls on the EU to ensure adequate support for households given that these networks are extremely costly for them;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the EU and its Member States to ensure policy coherence for sustainable development across the EU external energy agenda, which should be tailored to local specificities and needs;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its commitment towards energy justice; calls for the EU to support developing countries in implementing rights-based renewable energy regimes; believes that the principle of free, prior and informed consent for affected communities is a pre-condition for a successful green and just energy transition; stresses that energy efficiency and efficient use of resources should also be taken into account: in order to decarbonise the economy cost-effectively, all clean technologies need to be supported, with nuclear energy, as a clean technology, also contributing to the successful decarbonisation of the energy system;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes, with concern, that Africa hosts an increasing number of fossil fuel projects, which risks preventing it from making a timely leap to renewable energy; recalls that a major portion of current oil, gas and coal production in Africa is destined for export, while the continent continues to be plagued by energy poverty; considers that since nuclear energy also contributes, as a clean technology, to the successful decarbonisation of the energy system, the role of nuclear energy and other advanced technologies, such as small modular reactors, should be strengthened by establishing an enabling policy and regulatory framework, starting with the harmonisation of authorisation rules;