Activities of Francisco SOSA WAGNER related to 2011/0172(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy efficiency (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The Commission’s Communication on “Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond – A Blueprint for an integrated European energy network” underlines the need to adapt EU power capacity to the multitude of applications and technologies relying on electricity as an energy source as well as to maintain the system's security. Demand side resources, applications and technologies have the potential to lead to massive carbon reductions and address the integration of renewable energy into energy networks. Member States shall therefore encourage participation of demand side resources applications and technologies, such as demand response, into energy markets.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The rate of building renovation needs to be increased, as the existing building stock represents the single biggest potential sector for energy savings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the EU objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990. To ensure this happens, the Directive must keep its long-term view and set up national plans to cut energy consumption drastically in both public and private buildings by 2050. Buildings owned or occupied by public bodies account for a considerable share of the building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovationand a long-term rate for improving the energy behaviour of all buildings owned or occupied by public bodies to upgrade their energy performance. This renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings. The obligation to renovate public buildings complements the provisions of that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet minimum energy performance requirements.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Bearing in mind that buildings account for 40% of final energy use in the EU and 36% of CO2 emissions, and that a target of a 90% drop in emissions in the construction sector has been set in the road map for moving to a low carbon economy in 2050, this target will only be achieved if the EU applies ambitious measures to building stock as a whole, this being a crucial part of its energy infrastructure. For this reason, following the public sector’s exemplary conduct in renovation of buildings, Member States should also take a long-term view and, while upholding the principle of subsidiarity and cost-effectiveness, draw up road maps for the renovation of commercial and private buildings.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy efficiency within the Union in order to ensure the achievement of the Union's target of at least 20% primary energy savings by 2020 compared to 2007 and to pave the way for further energy efficiency improvements beyond that date.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
2 b. "energy savings’: an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption by the final customer before and after implementation of one or more improvement measures, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption;
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4a. 'Deep renovation' means the comprehensive energy reform of a building or group of buildings to improve their energy efficiency by at least 75% compared to pre-renovation levels;
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member States shall set a national energy efficiency target expressed as an absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020. When setting these targets, they shall take into accountensure that its national absolute level of primary energy consumption in 2020 is at least below its target as set out in Annex -1. Such mandatory national targets are consistent with the Union’s target of at least 20 % energy savings, the measures provided for in this Directive, the measures adopted to reach the national energy saving targets adopted pursuant to Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/32/EC and other measures to promote energy efficiency within Member States and at Union level referred to in Article 1 which limit EU primary energy consumption to maximum 1353,50 Mtoe in 2020, representing 80% of the energy consumption in 2007.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess whether the Union is likely to achieve its target of 20 % primary energy savings by 2020, requiring a reduction of EU primary energy consumption of 368 Mtoe in 2020, taking into account the sum of the national targets referred to in paragraph 1 and the evaluation referred to in Article 19(4)Member States shall introduce measures to ensure that their primary energy consumption equals or is below an annual linear trajectory to the 2020 target in Annex -1.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme with a view to achieving its long term energy efficiency potential. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve cumulative annual end-use energy savings equal to 1.5% of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. The target shall be at least equal to an accumulation of savings of 1.5% per year for the year in question and each of the preceding years. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall ensure that at least 40% of the amount of energy savings required from each obligated party is the result of deep renovations of the existing building stock.
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall develop programmes to encourage households and small and medium-sized enterprises to undergo energy audits. Such programmes shall include incentive and financial schemes to ensure the implementation of highly cost-effective recommendations from the energy audits, in line with the applicable state aid rules
Amendment 1355 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure the removal of those incentives in transmission and distribution tariffs that unnecessarily increase the volume of distributed or transmitted energy. In particular, transmission and distribution tariffs shall be designed to reward network operators for improved efficiency in infrastructure design and operation, while removing incentives for increased throughput volumes, and while continuing to provide appropriate price signals and energy savings incentives to final customers. In this respect, in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC and Article 3(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC, Member States may impose public service obligations relating to energy efficiency on undertakings operating in the electricity and gas sectors.
Amendment 1471 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States, together with all operators and regional and local authorities, shall develop appropriate vocational training programmes and promote the dissemination of innovative technologies in order to optimise energy efficiency potential. Citizens should also be properly informed about the benefits arising from measures to increase energy efficiency.
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 April each year, Member States shall report on the progress achieved towards their binding national energy efficiency targets, in accordance with Annex XIV(1).
Amendment 1504 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By 30 April 2014, and every three years thereafter, Member State shall submit supplementary reports with information on national energy efficiency policies, action plans, programmes and measures implemented or planned at national, regional and local level to improve energy efficiency in view of achieving the national energy efficiency targets referred to in Article 3(1). The reports shall be complemented with updated estimates of expected overall primary energy consumption in 2020, as well as estimated levels of primary energy consumption in the sectors indicated in Annex XIV(1). The reports shall indicate whether the Member State's improvement in energy efficiency is in line with the trajectory set by the Member State under Article 3.2.
Amendment 1514 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall evaluate the annual reports and supplementary reports and assess the extent to which Member States have made progress towards the achievement of the national energy efficiency targets required by Article 3(1) and towards the implementation of this Directive. The Commission shall send its assessment to the European Parliament and the Council. Based on its assessment of the reports the Commission may issue recommendations to Member States. If a Member State is out of line with the trajectory set under Article 3.2 then the Commission shall require that Member State to propose measures to get back on track within a reasonable timescale.
Amendment 1542 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. By 30 June 20186, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Article 6. That report shall be followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal for one or more of the following purposes:
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 9
Article 19 – paragraph 9
9. By 30 June 20186, the Commission shall assess the progress made by Member States in removing the regulatory and non- regulatory barriers referred to in Article 15(1); this assessment shall be followed, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
ANNEX -I Member State 2007 primary energy 2020 primary energy consumption consumption Belgium 50.2 40.2 Bulgaria 19.3 15.4 Czech Republic 43.6 34.9 Denmark 20.2 16.2 Germany 314.9 251.9 Estonia 5.9 4.7 Ireland 15.8 12.6 Greece 32.6 26.1 Spain 138.9 111.1 France 254.8 203.8 Italy 173.3 138.6 Cyprus 2.7 2.2 Latvia 4.7 3.8 Lithuania 7.8 6.2 Luxembourg 4.6 3.7 Hungary 24.7 19.8 Malta 0.9 0.7 Netherlands 70.3 56.2 Austria 32.0 25.6 Poland 93.1 74.5 Portugal 23.8 19.0 Romania 37.5 30.0 Slovenia 7.0 5.6 Slovak Republic 16.8 13.4 Finland 36.2 29.0 Sweden 48.1 38.5 United Kingdom 212.2 169.8 EU 1691.9 1353.5