24 Amendments of Gaston FRANCO related to 2013/2135(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (2009/28/EC),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2002/91/EC),
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication on the renewable energy progress report (COM(2013)175),
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to its motion for a resolution on the Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland, (COP 19),
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution on Microgeneration – small scale electricity and heat generation,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Council has set the objective of decarbonising the European economy by 2050 ;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that decarbonisation paths will rely on different shares of low carbon technologies in the Member States: renewables, nuclear and carbon capture and storage if it becomes available on time; notes that the integration of a higher share of renewables will require significant extensions of transmission and distribution networks, additional dispatchable back-up capacities and/or storage capacities;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that Member States remain competent to choose their own energy mix and thus should decide on the optimal mix to meet energy policy objectives, in particular that of decarbonisation ;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that setting a long-term technology neutral target for C02 emissions reduction is crucial to promote the necessary innovation and investment dynamic, and finally to follow a cost- efficient path for decarbonisation; in this respect calls on the European Council to set an ambitious C02 emission reduction objective for 2030;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better usdesigned, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the development of non- mature renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard to help support schemes to gradually converge towards a common European approach;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the European Council to implement an ambitious policy framework to support the development of renewables and other low- CO2 energy technologies based on : a robust price for CO2, adequate market and financing models for low-CO2 investments, the implementation of adequate instruments to secure long-term energy investments and an ambitious European R&D policy for the European energy industry;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that phasing-out subsidies to mature RES should be announced well in advance to avoid any harmful effect on the sector; calls on the Commission to prepare with the Member States roadmaps in each country, with clear commitments for phasing-out these subsidies;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the energy sector; highlights therefore that energy efficiency improvements are necessary for reducing GHG emissions in sectors within and outside EU ETS ; calls therefore for a binding EU target for energy efficiency derived from primary energy consumption for buildings and energy intensity based on primary energy assessment for industry resulting from respective potential of each economic sector;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the decarbonisation of the energy sector; calls on the Member States to pursue an ambitious implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive in order to achieve the potential in the heat market for using intermittent energy sources and developing renewable energy in towns and cities;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the European Commission to develop a comprehensive climate and energy policy framework which fully integrates the heating and cooling sector into the transformation of the European energy system; calls, furthermore, on the Commission and the Member States to support development of local heating and cooling infrastructures and readily available renewable heating and cooling solutions that, in combination with energy efficiency measures, have the potential to increase the security of supply by reducing primary energy use and GHG emissions while keeping the energy costs affordable for European citizens and businesses;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU’s climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturns; recalls that whilst the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient, it also has a role to send appropriate market signals and to incentives toise investment in low- carbon technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intendedstated in recital 8 of the 2009/29 directive on ETS;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the EU needs a comprehensive policy framework for 2030 that encourages investment in and the long- term decarbonisation of non-ETS sectors; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to review the non-ETS targets and extend the scope of the scheme to cover the entire heat market while preserving the flexibility for Member States to define their own ways of meeting their effort sharing targets;
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sees an important role for cogeneration of all types in increasing energy efficiency in the futureand operating reliability of the energy networks in the future, while facilitating the progressive integration of more renewable energy sources (both for electricity and heat generation);
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansion; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for the Member States and as a driver for the implementation of a more convergent approach on RES policy;
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the role of heat networks in the use of stable and locally available renewable resources, such as biomass (wood, waste or industrial byproducts) and geothermal energy;
Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the untapped potential of RES in the heating and cooling sector and to the interdependencies between and opportunities arising from increased renewable energy use on the one hand and the implementation of the Energy Efficiency and Buildings Directives on the other;
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Asks the Commission to investigate the potential of energy storage in the EU and the various possible technologies in this areasubmit proposals for an appropriate regulatory framework for the development and the remuneration of energy storage solutions as well as for related R&D programmes;
Amendment 755 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that modernising the existing energy infrastructure and building new, intelligent and flexible infrastructure for the generation, transmission, distribution and storage of energy, for both heat and electricity, is essential for a stable, well- integrated and well-connected energy market, and emphasises that large- scale investments should be made in parallel with investments in regional or even local networks;
Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing new and cost-efficient market designs with a view to ensuring reasonably priced electricity to consumers and to preventing carbon leakage; asks therefore the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment and recommendations for further actions to prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production facilities outside the EU (such as the establishment of a carbon inclusion mechanism), focusing in particular on additional scenarios in which limited or no further global action is taken on carbon emission reduction;