5 Amendments of Corinne LEPAGE related to 2012/2259(INI)
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasizes that the emergence of RES technologies and its decentralized nature initiated the creation of many citizen-owned energy production and distribution cooperatives and community schemes as evidenced in Germany and Denmark for example;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Highlights that where citizens own renewable production through cooperative or community owned models there is an increase in social acceptance, which is reducing planning time for implementation and promoting greater citizen understanding of the energy transition;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the further development of RES will entail permanentenergy production and transmission facilities such as coal mines, high-voltage lines or wind farms have had and will have impacts on the landscape change in Europe; points out that the only way to win public acceptance of RESfor energy projects is through transparent planning, construction and licensing procedures, in which all the stakeholders are involved; welcomes initiatives taken by EU Member States such as Belgium and Denmark, where targets have been set for citizen participation in renewable energy projects; recommends that other Member States similarly fix shares for citizen participation for new renewable development;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that state influence has had the effect of making the price of electricity to consumers and industry in certain Member States relatively high; Points out that, in 2010, 22% of households in the EU were worried about being able to meet their electricity bills and assumes that the situation in this regard has since worsened; stresses that energy poverty must be prevented and that industry's ability to compete must not be affected; underlines that cooperatively owned energy utilities can help bringing prices down for citizens, in order to combat energy poverty, by developing and promoting 'smart consumers' through joint purchasing of energy and through educating their members about renewable energy and energy efficiency measures;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Sees decisive advantages in a European target of 20% for citizens- owned renewable energy production by 2020, given the benefits of community and cooperatively owned renewable schemes;