22 Amendments of Gaston FRANCO related to 2010/2108(INI)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that in order to achieve its decarbonisation goal, the EU needs an energy strategy which includes all the low-carbon energy sources, such as renewables, nuclear and CCS; stresses, in that regard, the need to mobilise all the financial instruments available for low- carbon energy, including Euratom loans;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, should Member States fail to react, to consider as a final measure the resubmitting of current directives in the form of regulations to assure full direct application across the single marketand other concerned European institutions to ensure that current directives are fully and properly implemented and transposed by Member States;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the role of energy market regulators and the cooperation between national regulators and the Commission should be strengthened, especially in regards to retail and wholesale markets; notes that if the ACER and ENTSOs competences prove to be insufficient to create a more integrated regional and European energy markets, it might become necessary to amend their mandatesin this respect, the Commission should take all necessary measures to ensure ACER and ENTSOs could fulfil their tasks efficiently;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Strongly underlines that any delay in the development of a modern EU-wide electricity grid jeopardises the EU's ambition to achieve the 20% renewables target by 2020 and the energy efficiency goals; therefore welcomes the central focus of the Energy Strategy on infrastructure to bring forward modern EU-wide integrated grids; the development of these infrastructures will require a detailed assessment of their costs and benefits, and of their feasibility in the current investment climate;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point b
Paragraph 15 – point b
(b) set priority projects and set criteria to identify key investments for the development of the internal energy market; those criteria shall take into account the contribution of the projects to the market functioning, the security of supply as well as their economic viability which should be assessed on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 15 – point e a (new)
(ea) be in line with EU long-term policy objectives;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that innovative financial instruments (as for instance risk-sharing facilities and loan schemes by public banks) could be an important tool for supporting the investments in the energy infrastructure and energy efficiencynecessary for a transition towards a low-carbon system; calls, therefore, on the Commission to increasingly replace traditional loans by these schemes; strongly endorses the proposal to use the EU budget equity as loan guarantees to encourage private and PPP investments;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that, based on the conclusions of the task-force on smart grids, the Commission should assure a favourable regulatory framework at EU level for smart grids, with EU-wide common standards for their development; supports pilot projects for the roll-out of smart meters defined in close cooperation with the energy industry and taking into account the costs caused by the definition of such standards; supports pilot projects for the roll-out of smart meters; recalls that the roll-out of smart meters for gas shall duly take into account the cost-benefits analysis of such measures, as set up in directive 2009/73/EC;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Asks the Commission to come forward with an impact assessment on the future of the world and EU gas market, including the impact of the already planned gas infrastructure projects (i.e. Nabuccosuch as the projects developed in the context of the Southern corridor), new LNG terminals, the impact of shale gas on the US gas market (notably on LNG import needs) and the impact of possible shale gas developments in the EU on future gas security of supply and prices before the end of the year; all stakeholders, especially the energy industry, must be closely involved in this assessment;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Believes that the move towards a better energy efficiency should include a focus on primaryfinal energy use, including transformation, transmission, distribution and supply, along side industrial and household consumption;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to agree on ageneral common methodology for measuring nationalprinciples for Member States to measure progress achieved at national level in terms of energy efficiency and savings targets and monitoring progress on achieving these targets; stresses that binding legal targets can only be included once a common methodology is agreed national policies;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Asks the Commission to present a communication on howall competent European, national and local authorities to increase efficiency in the deployment of renewable sources of energy within the EU by striving towards a system of EU-wide common incentives forusing, if appropriate, the flexibility mechanisms provided for in the renewable energy sources of energy, which wouldDirective. This will allow tohe deployment of the specific type of renewables in those parts of the EU, where they are most cost-efficient, and, thereby, lower electricity prices; believes that in the midterm, regional renewables market groups could be createdthanks to the national support mechanisms;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the energy chapter covering political and technological cooperation in each agreement with neighbouring states should be strengthened, notably by reinforcing energy efficiency programmes and internal market rules; emphasises the need to develop the energy aspect of the EU- Africa Partnership launched at the Lisbon Summit in 2007;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission and the involved Member States to further proceed with the implementation of the EU pipeline project Nabuccos such as Nabucco, Nordstream, Southstream, and others, which could significantly enhance the security of gas supply of the European Union; asks for the vacancy of the EU NabuccoSouthern corridor co- ordinator post to be filled as soon as possible;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for promoting the DESERTEC and TRANSGREEN initiatives in the context of the Mediterranean Solar Plan initiatives by; supportings decentralised solar power plants in the North African region and its connection to the grid;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Commission to propose a review of issues relating to logistics and refining, and of the competitiveness of those parts of the energy sector, in the light of changes in the global context, on the one hand, and of national and EU instruments (taxation, competition and infrastructure), on the other;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls for the close monitoring of the implementation ofproper EU support for all the European Industrial Initiatives within the SET-plan, and the identification of obstacles to mobilise private investmentfor an increase in the FP8 energy budget and in targeted financial measures for demonstration projects in order to keep the EU competitive in respect of all low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that in the mid-term, conventional and unconventional sources of natural gas are one of the quickest and easiest way to lower carbon emissions in the context of the objective of a low- carbon economy by 2050, before moving to a non-fossil fuel based economy, therefore calls for SET initiatives on CCS to focus also on gas burning power plants and other bio-fuels' emissions;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Recalls that research in the field of energy should contribute not only to greenhouse gas reductions and security of supply enforcement, but also to improve the competitiveness of the European industry; in this regards, believes that engagement in standardisation with the EU strategic partners (such as China, Japan, India, Russia and the US) as regards new, low-carbon energy technologies, such as electric vehicles, are vital to ensure that European innovations are fully tradable on the international market;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50a. Calls for the adoption of the highest possible safety standards for all sources of energy, inter alia through cooperation programmes between Member States, in order to address public reservations and promote greater public acceptance;