Activities of Ashley FOX related to 2015/2113(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a European Energy Union (A8-0341/2015 - Marek Józef Gróbarczyk)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas measures for developing the Energy Union and achieving the 2030 climate and energy targets must take full account of the impacts on energy prices, costs and the competitiveness of the EU economy in order to get the necessary support from citizens and industry;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas a more interconnected internal energy market will bring considerable benefits in terms of security of supply, integration of low-carbon technologies and consumer prices;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)
Recital X a (new)
Xa. whereas it is widely recognised that Carbon, Capture and Storage can make a decisive contribution to fight climate change;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas diversification of supplies, the completion of the internal energy market, energy efficiency as a contribution to the moderation of energy demand, more efficient energy consumption, the development of indigenous energy resources and R&D activities are the key drivers of the Energy Union;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that energy infrastructure projects such as the North Sea Grid should be developed in a coordinated, regional approach based on intergovernmental agreements derived from shared regional strategies; such strategies should set clear project objectives, establish effective regulatory frameworks that encompass transmission and generation ownership interests, and set new market rules that facilitate trade in variable power supplies across interconnected markets;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and destination clauses;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that indigenous energy resources, both conventional and unconventional, which have the potential to increase the EU's energy security of supply should be fully tapped and that unnecessary regulatory burdens on the entities willing to invest in these fields must be avoidedto allow the EU to transition to a low carbon future in a cost-effective manner in line with the EU's climate objectives;
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes at the same time that market- based mechanisms mustshould be complemented by tangible and ambitious solidarity mechanisms, such as more efficient EU crisis management, better use of LNG and gas storage and virtual capacity reserve mechanisms tohat could be enshrined in EU legislation, including the Security of Gas Supply Regulation, which, to this end, must be reviewed as soon as possible;
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for full implementation and enforcement of existing EU energy legislation and for a swift adoption of ambitious European network codes and guidelines, which must go hand in hand with strengthening the competences of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), oversight of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO- E) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G);
Amendment 641 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to consider energy interconnection infrastructure projects within Member States as a way to increase security of energy supply across Europe, particularly those Member States that have islands or fragmented land masses
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to make every effort to shorten the lead time allowing projects to qualify as Projects of Common Interest (PCI), to ensure that new interconnector projects may receive EU support in a timely manner;
Amendment 658 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to take every necessary step to enhance interconnection by further reducing permitting time for infrastructure projects, and providing political and financial support for interconnectors;
Amendment 660 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Stresses the need to develop stable, long-term market-oriented policy frameworks to incentivise the development of new energy infrastructure across the EU;
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that in order to successfully balance the internal market, investment is needed not only in interconnectors but also in, inter alia, storage capacity, such as LNG terminals and smart grids, fossil fuel power plants fitted with carbon capture technology and new nuclear, in those Member States that wish to do so, as a critical source of low carbon baseload power in order to cope with enhanced renewable and distributed generation;
Amendment 773 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that improvements in energy- efficiency pursued on a cost-effective basis will make a key contribution to energy security, competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency cannot replacd the diversification of energy supply are both important pillars in the Energy Union;
Amendment 819 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a cautiousn ambitious but realistic revision of existing energy efficiency legislation, including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine national policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate and energy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 2018;
Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all legislative proposals envisaged under the Energy Union COM are subject to rigorous Impact Assessment to ensure their cost-effectiveness and proportionality;
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals for a 2030 Effort-Share Decision by the end of the first quarter of 2016 at the latest;
Amendment 910 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses, however, that the EU must employ a technology-neutral approach to decarbonising our energy systems, adopting strategies for using and promoting not only renewable energy sources but also the full spectrum of other low-emission sources of energy; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to revise its Energy and Environmental State Aid Guidelines, Structural and Cohesion Funds and research and development funding in a way which will provide for an equitable treatment of the full range of low carbon energy production from different energy sources;
Amendment 977 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Notes that nuclear power provided 27% of the EU electricity mix and over half of all EU low carbon power in 2014, that 130 out of 132 EU nuclear plants are due to be decommissioned by 2050 leaving a major gap in low carbon and baseload power in the EU electricity mix, recognises while that some Member States have chosen to move away from nuclear power, other Member States are looking to develop new nuclear in order to meet their national and EU energy and climate objectives and calls on the European Commission to ensure the EU provides an enabling framework for those Member States that wish to pursue new nuclear to do so, within EU internal market and competition rules;
Amendment 985 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. BRecalls that it is the right of each Member State to determine their own energy mix as stated in Article 194 of the TFEU, believes that it is for Member States to determine the best mix of policies and technologies to deliver decarbonisation and national climate change targets; recognises that in some areas, such as product standards, EU-level policies are the most effective, while in others Member States may choose to work together;
Amendment 993 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals in conjunction with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for establishing a cost-effective Modernisation Fund, which should ensure full transparency, maximum value for money, seek to leverage additional public and private sector investments and have strict criteria and guidance to ensure that funding is targeted at genuine energy modernisation projects, which would be selected based on a technology-neutral approach and on whether they are demonstrably consistent with attainment of the EU's 2030 and 2050 greenhouse gas objectives so as to avoid the risk of stranded assets in the future;
Amendment 1081 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses that the EU must collectively step up its efforts as regards the research and development of energy efficiency and the full spectrum of safe and sustainable, efficient, low- emission energy technologies in order to meet its 203020, 2030, and 2050 climate objectives and improve its energy security and facilitate economic recovery;
Amendment 1090 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that greater effort in developing innovativethe full spectrum of safe and sustainable, efficient low-emission energy technologies and solutions can bring significant long-term benefits in terms of cost effective decarbonisation through to 2050, reduced generation costs and reduced energy demand;
Amendment 1111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Underlines that it should be a priority for the Member States to bring down the costs of less mature low-carbon energy technologies, particularly those that are likely to be critical to global decarbonisation, such as power and industrial plants fitted with CCS, and potential breakthrough technologies, such as electricity storage;
Amendment 1118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Welcomes the Commission's recognition of the critical role that CCS will need to play in reaching the EU's 2050 climate objectives cost-effectively, and calls on the Commission to develop an enabling framework for CCS, including developing a comprehensive roadmap to 2050, and accompanying action plan, for the development and deployment of CCS across the EU;