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Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Silvia Modig
Political group: The Left
Country: Romania
Language: FI

Arvoisa puhemies, energiaköyhyys on todellinen ongelma, ja näen sen tällä hetkellä olevan monen eri asian summa ja niiden samaan aikaan toteutuminen. Tärkeää olisi nyt analysoida ne syyt eli mistä tekijöistä hinnan nousu koostuu, jotta voisimme valita oikeat keinot. Yksi aivan selvä syy on maakaasun hinnan nousu, mutta sen takana vaikuttaa monta tekijää, jotka pitäisi myös analysoida. Siellä vaikuttaa niin tuulivoiman ja aurinkoenergian tuotanto kuin geopolitiikka – toki myös päästökauppa – mutta tämä tilanne toimii esimerkkinä siitä, että Euroopan tulee pyrkiä energiaomavaraisuuteen, ja se onnistuu siirtymällä uusiutuvaan energiaan. Tätä siirtymää meidän tulee vauhdittaa samalla kun vähennämme riippuvuutta fossiilisesta energiasta mutta myös Venäjän maakaasusta.  Akuuttiin hätään lyhyen aikavälin ratkaisut ovat pitkälti jäsenvaltioiden käsissä monesti sosiaalipolitiikan puolelta, mutta EU:n osalta me voimme edistää energiatehokkuutta ja lämmitysjärjestelmien muutoksia ja ennen kaikkea nopeuttaa siirtymää kohti kestävän energian tuotantoa.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Tiziana Beghin
Political group: NI
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, signora Commissaria, contro la pandemia abbiamo messo in campo misure eccezionali, abbiamo dimostrato a tutto il mondo che l'Europa c'è ed è in grado di gestire in maniera unitaria e autorevole le emergenze. Ora dobbiamo rispondere con la stessa forza ad un'altra emergenza, quella dell'aumento del gas del 250 % da gennaio a oggi: una mazzata per le nostre imprese, ma anche per milioni di cittadini europei che rischieranno di non poter riscaldare le loro case questo inverno. Come risposta immediata i governi devono subito mettere a disposizione finanziamenti e voucher per i più deboli, ridurre le tasse per le imprese, congelare i prezzi per i consumatori, ma non basta: serve la forza dell'Unione europea. Primo: la Commissione deve autorizzare lo spazio di manovra fiscale per ridurre il peso delle bollette. Secondo: dobbiamo rimandare l'entrata in vigore di tutte quelle misure che potrebbero aumentare ulteriormente i prezzi dell'energia. Terzo: dobbiamo accelerare la transizione ambientale puntando sulle rinnovabili, sull'efficienza energetica, come sta facendo l'Italia con il super bonus del 110 %. Colleghi, solo l'energia rinnovabile ci renderà indipendenti dal prezzo delle materie fossili. Guardiamo al futuro e scommettiamo sull'energia pulita!
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Cristian-Silviu Buşoi
Political group: PPE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, I will speak in Romanian.   – Doamnă președintă, doamnă comisar, creșterea prețurilor la energie afectează toate statele membre ale Uniunii Europene, iar țara mea, România, riscă să fie, în mod substanțial, afectată. Știm care sunt problemele, de unde provin aceste creșteri, s-au amintit și astăzi, fie că vorbim de fluctuațiile prețurilor la gaz, scăderea producției interne, infrastructura învechită, nevoia crescută de importuri și, de aici, jocul pe care Gazprom îl joacă pentru a crește profiturile și pentru a crește dependența unor țări din Uniunea Europeană de resursele sale, speculațiile pe schema de certificate verzi, pe schema de comercializare a emisiilor care a făcut să urce prețul la începutul lunii septembrie. Pe termen mediu, avem soluții pentru că măsurile din „Fit for 55”, eficiența energetică și producția tot mai mare din surse regenerabile vor duce la o stabilitate a pieței, la prețuri mai mici la energie și la independența energetică. Trebuie însă să acționăm imediat pentru această iarnă și salut pachetul de măsuri pe care Comisia îl va prezenta săptămâna viitoare. Sunt sigur că vom avea o discuție foarte interesantă cu doamna comisar Simson în Comisia ITRE.  Sper ca acest pachet să aducă soluții concrete, rapid implementabile, o definiție europeană a consumatorului vulnerabil, susținerea din fonduri europene a efortului statelor membre, achiziția centralizată de gaze într-o platformă europeană; în mod evident, putem vorbi de reducerea TVA, taxele și accizele la energie. Cel mai important mesaj este că cetățenii europeni nu sunt singuri în fața acestui tsunami: cu angajament ferm și nu șovăielnic, cu implicarea fiecăruia dintre noi, cu decizii echilibrate la nivel european și național, vom reuși.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Simona Bonafè
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, l'aumento dei prezzi dell'energia ci preoccupa. Intanto per l'impatto sulle fasce più vulnerabili della popolazione, ma ci preoccupa anche perché gli aumenti delle bollette possono minare la competitività delle aziende europee e mettere in crisi la ripresa economica in Europa. Cominciamo però a dire in maniera chiara e inequivocabile che l'aumento dei costi energetici non dipende dalla transizione verso la neutralità climatica, ma è legato a una serie di concause a partire dall'aumento della domanda globale di energia, non seguita da un parallelo aumento delle forniture, che ha fatto salire in maniera drastica i prezzi del gas. È già stato ricordato che l'Unione europea subisce totalmente le dinamiche di mercato e i loro effetti, perché è dipendente dalle importazioni per il 90 % dei propri consumi di gas, che è ancora una delle fonti primarie del nostro mix energetico. Per questo dobbiamo procedere, senza perdere altro tempo, spediti verso un  Nel frattempo non bastano le misure nazionali per contenere il caro bollette, ma serve un sostegno mirato dell'Europa per chi non ce la fa a pagare le fatture e serve urgentemente un piano concreto e comune europeo sul fronte del gas: dalla creazione di una piattaforma europea di acquisto del gas, alla prospettiva di uno stoccaggio comune per avere una riserva strategica europea. Si tratta di iniziative che devono essere messe in campo il prima possibile – aspettiamo il pacchetto di misure della Commissione – e che non possono, e non devono, farci perdere di vista gli obiettivi del
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Pascal Canfin
Political group: Renew
Country: Malta
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Madame la Commissaire, Monsieur le Ministre, chers collègues, je retiens trois leçons de ce débat et de cette crise. La première, c’est qu’il y a une très grande majorité dans ce Parlement pour dire que cette crise doit contribuer à accélérer le pacte vert, à accélérer le déploiement des renouvelables et à diminuer notre dépendance aux énergies fossiles. C’est très important qu’il y ait ce très vaste consensus politique – vous l’avez dit également, Madame la Commissaire, c’est la position de la Commission – car il n’existait pas auparavant. Donc, il faut se saisir de cette crise pour accélérer la transition vers davantage de renouvelables et d’efficacité énergétique et moins de dépendance aux énergies fossiles. La deuxième leçon, c’est que je suis surpris que personne ne se pose la question de savoir qui a gagné à l’augmentation des prix de l’énergie. On sait tous, en tant que responsables politiques, qui a perdu, mais qui a gagné? Qui a fait des surprofits, qui a vendu sur le marché spot à des prix astronomiques, sans aucune comparaison avec ses coûts de production? J’attends de la Commission européenne qu’elle éclaire ce débat. Quelles sont les recettes fiscales totales supplémentaires pour les États membres? Quelles sont les recettes liées à l’augmentation du prix du carbone, bien au-delà de ce que nous anticipions nous-mêmes? Ces débats doivent avoir lieu autour d’une table pour pouvoir ensuite répartir de manière juste les rentes et les surprofits qui se sont créés, les éventuels comportements spéculatifs qui ont eu lieu et pour aider ceux qui sont les victimes de cette augmentation du prix du gaz. Et la troisième leçon, c’est que je ne vois pas comment, dans ce contexte, vous pouvez continuer à soutenir, Madame la Commissaire, l’augmentation du prix du CO2 sur le chauffage, alors que vous êtes vous-même en train de dire qu’il faut limiter l’augmentation du prix du gaz sur le chauffage.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Ville Niinistö
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, over 80% of the price hike of electricity in Europe has been caused by the increase in the price of fossil gas. Some 93% of fossil gas used in the European Union is imported. A lot of it is imported from countries like Russia. We know that there is serious doubt about market manipulation, also here in the price hike, in addition to what has happened globally with an increase in demand in countries like China as well. So that is something that the Commission needs to look into very thoroughly, and we could – and should – increase the role of the Commission in international energy contracts done by EU countries.  But, if we think about this in the long term, and also about European households and businesses, the signal is very clear. This has to be the last energy price shock created by fossil fuels in the European Union, and we can do that. Renewables are cheap and renewable build up should be scaled up fast. With this transition and making sure that renewables are increased in Europe, we get rid of this gas dependency that is creating this shock in the short term.  We should not go into changing the market logic in, for example, creating a price ceiling for fossil fuels because that would only increase our dependency on fossil fuels, and that is the cause of this price hike. That is something we can’t do. What we must do is to support the individual households with social tariffs and social contracts, energy loans, that are already there to get rid of gas boilers, to go into renewable heating and cooling, and to go into energy efficiency, and we can also do that during this winter with our Member States. So the energy transition has to be hastened.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Elena Lizzi
Political group: ID
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, signor Commissario, lo scenario che dovremo affrontare nei prossimi anni si prospetta difficile, soprattutto per le famiglie europee. Nel periodo 2020-2021 il prezzo del petrolio ha subito un'impennata del 200 %, mentre il gas è aumentato del 30 % solo nel secondo trimestre del 2021. In Italia l'aumento di energia a gas causerebbe effetti indiretti sui listini al dettaglio e porterebbe a una maggiore spesa per 768 euro annui a famiglia, di cui 140 solo per i generi alimentari. In aggiunta, sono previsti rincari sui rifornimenti di carburante per oltre 320 euro annui. Il conto finale per le famiglie è già spaventosamente alto così ed è stimato in 1 300 euro per nucleo familiare, uno stipendio medio solo per gli aumenti. La Commissione europea ha presentato lo scorso luglio il pacchetto climatico  Questi sono gli effetti devastanti delle vostre politiche
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Jessica Stegrud
Political group: ECR
Language: SV

Fru talman! Ni ville minska beroendet av fossil energi och undvika ett beroendeförhållande till Ryssland. Så hur tänkte ni egentligen när ni beslutade om att stänga ner fungerande kärnkraft? Nu har ju behovet av både fossilt och Ryssland i stället ökat.  Ni vill också bygga vindkraft och solkraft till vilket pris som helst, ett pris som nu drabbat medborgarna. Energifattigdomen skenar. Jag vet att många här vill göra mer av det som visat sig inte fungera, det vill säga satsa ännu mer på väderberoende elproduktion innan problemen med kraftöverföring, lagring, råvarutillgång och avfall är lösta.  Det är för sent att göra allt rätt, men inte för sent att göra resten rätt. Upphäv kraven på att, oavsett konsekvenser, bygga väderberoende elproduktion. Upphäv planerna på att stänga ned och försämra förutsättningarna för kärnkraft, som ju är det bästa för klimatet, konkurrenskraften och våra plånböcker. ”Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Lär av denna kris innan det är för sent på riktigt.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Petros Kokkalis
Political group: The Left
Country: Hungary
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, σύμφωνα με την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, το 2018 οι εισαγωγές ορυκτών καυσίμων μάς κόστισαν 331 δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ. Με τις σημερινές τιμές αυτό το ετήσιο κόστος θα πλησιάσει το ένα τρισεκατομμύριο ευρώ, αρκετά υψηλότερο από τις κοινές μας επενδύσεις για το Ταμείο Ανάκαμψη και Ανθεκτικότητας και λίγο χαμηλότερο από ολόκληρο τον επταετή κοινοτικό προϋπολογισμό. Η εξάρτησή μας λοιπόν από τα ορυκτά καύσιμα όχι μόνο καταστρέφει το μέλλον των παιδιών μας, όχι μόνο μάς κρατά σε γεωπολιτική ομηρία, αλλά αποτελεί οικονομική τροχοπέδη. Χρειάζεται να αυξήσουμε ραγδαία τις επενδύσεις για την ενεργειακή μετάβαση στην παραγωγή φθηνής και καθαρής ενέργειας και τη βαθιά εξοικονόμηση. Και βλέπουμε ότι η Ευρώπη χρειάζεται περισσότερα εργαλεία για να αντιμετωπίσει αποτελεσματικά παγκόσμιες κρίσεις και προκλήσεις που ξεπερνούν τις δυνατότητες των μεμονωμένων κρατών μελών. Πρέπει πάση θυσία να προστατεύσουμε τους πολίτες από τις ανεξέλεγκτες διακυμάνσεις των τιμών με καθοριστικές επεμβάσεις στην αγορά ενέργειας. Η Επιτροπή θα πρέπει να εξετάσει άμεσα γενναία πανευρωπαϊκά μέτρα για την επέκταση του κοινωνικού τιμολογίου, τη μείωση του ΦΠΑ στην ενέργεια και τη διατίμηση των τιμών οικιακής ενέργειας. Ας μην επιτρέψουμε ένα νέο 1974.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Miroslav Radačovský
Political group: NI
Country: Italy
Language: SK

Vážená pani predsedajúca, ekologicky čistá zelená Európa je nevyhnutnou podmienkou života budúcich generácií. Energetická potreba slnka, vetra, vody, pretože to predstavuje život pre Európu, život človeka. Je však potrebné sa zaoberať aj súčasnou generáciou, ktorá často v dôsledku zvyšovania cien energií žije v energetickej chudobe, žije ako zraniteľný spotrebiteľ, a týmto sa treba zaoberať. Ja vítam rozhodnutie Komisie alebo plán Komisie, že 13. októbra sa nájde súbor nástrojov, ako prinútiť národné štáty prijať opatrenia na boj proti rastúcim cenám energie. Rastúce ceny energie skutočne spôsobujú chudobu, spôsobujú ohrozenie spotrebiteľa. Pokiaľ sa tým Európska komisia nebude zaoberať, tak to nebude dobré. Je poľutovaniahodné, že niektoré národné štáty vrátane Slovenska ešte doposiaľ nemajú v zákonodarstve ukotvené, čo je zraniteľný spotrebiteľ.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Peter Liese
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wir stehen vor einer ernsthaften Herausforderung durch hohe Energiepreise in der Europäischen Union. Wir müssen jetzt sehr klug reagieren. Es ist ein beliebter Vorwurf an Politikerinnen und Politiker, dass sie immer nur an die nächste Wahl und nie an die nächste Generation denken. Und, Frau Kommissarin, da gibt es aus den Mitgliedstaaten Druck auf Sie, jetzt zum Beispiel, den Emissionshandel zu schwächen und neue Schritte zum Emissionshandel, die im Paket „Fit for 55“ stehen, wegen der aktuell hohen Energiepreise jetzt nicht umzusetzen. Die Maßnahmen von „Fit for 55“ wirken 2025, 2026, 2027 erst wirklich. Wer jetzt sagt, wir müssen das ETS schwächen, der bestätigt jedes Vorurteil. Und ich bin dazu nicht bereit. Wir müssen in Energieeffizienz und in erneuerbare Energien investieren. Das hilft direkt. Und das müssen wir ganz besonders bei sozial Schwachen machen, indem wir sie in die Lage versetzen, energieeffiziente Produkte zu kaufen. Denn – das hat Pernille Weiß richtig gesagt – Energie, die ich nicht verbrauche, die erfordert auch keine Kosten. Das gilt auch volkswirtschaftlich: Je weniger wir verbrauchen, desto weniger sind wir abhängig, und desto weniger sind wir solchen Preisschocks ausgesetzt. Und Investoren in diese Technologie brauchen Klarheit. Jeder, der sich klimafreundlich verhält, soll Geld verdienen. Deswegen brauchen wir jetzt eine kluge, langfristige Strategie mit gezielten Hilfen, dürfen aber nicht die europäische Klimapolitik an irgendeiner Stelle infrage stellen.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Nicolás González Casares
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, me alegro de que tengamos este debate aquí; era muy necesario y mi grupo no ha dudado en traerlo porque es de máximo interés para la ciudadanía. Estamos ante una crisis de precios de la energía de origen fósil. El precio del gas natural se ha disparado mucho más allá de lo previsible. Vamos lentos en nuestra apuesta por la descarbonización y lo estamos pagando. Pero tenemos un problema aquí y ahora y la política debe trabajar para arreglarlo.  La subida de los precios del gas ha roto el mercado. Nos encontramos con dos niveles de precios —fósiles y no fósiles— que están totalmente alejados. Los primeros están disparados y los segundos son asequibles y estables, y eso está provocando beneficios que no son justificables. La situación es excepcional y debemos estudiar con flexibilidad las propuestas de los Estados miembros y esperar las de la Comisión. Una de estas propuestas es una plataforma estratégica para la compra de gas, apuntada por mi país y que era recogida ayer mismo por la presidenta de la Comisión.  Urge, por tanto, una respuesta coordinada europea a corto y a medio plazo, porque prevemos que esta subida se mantenga hasta primavera. ¿Y si no es así? ¿Y si algunos fósiles no vuelven al nivel previo? La primera respuesta es clara: seguir apostando por fuentes renovables, que además nos aportan autonomía estratégica. Pero también hay que ajustar las reglas. Ayer mismo la ACER mencionaba que vienen años de volatilidad de precios; por tanto, debemos revisar las normas de funcionamiento de los mercados energéticos.  Ya no solo hablamos de garantizar que la gente más humilde pueda calentar la casa o hacer frente a la factura de la luz. Hablamos de impedir un impacto general en nuestras economías que ponga en riesgo la recuperación económica y la transición energética.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Luis Garicano
Political group: Renew
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, hace ya más de una década, señor diputado, que la factura de la luz en España es de las más altas de Europa. ¿Por qué? Los españoles conocen bien problema: el Partido Popular y el Partido Socialista permiten que unas pocas compañías eléctricas se repartan el mercado y abusen de los consumidores. Luego, las eléctricas devuelven el favor con puestos en los consejos de administración. Esta misma semana, el exdirigente socialista Antonio Miguel Carmona, sin experiencia alguna en el sector, ha fichado por Iberdrola como vicepresidente para mejorar sus relaciones institucionales.  Un ejemplo de esta manipulación: Iberdrola paró sus centrales hidráulicas en 2013, incrementando artificialmente la factura de la luz de todos los españoles en 100 millones. Sí, señor eurodiputado, 100 millones. Y les pillaron, pero el castigo impuesto fueron unos míseros 25 millones de multa. ¿Por qué no defienden los reguladores a los españoles? Porque al PP y al PSOE no les interesa perder sus sillones en los consejos de administración.  Así que, señora comisaria, me ha alegrado mucho escucharla cuando ha dicho que va a exigir cumplir la normativa europea, y le pido que la Comisión insista en el correcto funcionamiento del mercado interior y en el respeto de las reglas de competencia por parte de los reguladores españoles.
Debate: European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Bas Eickhout
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, this is a very important issue on the energy prices, and more than 80% of our citizens are concerned by the energy price, and I think that is really a concern for all of us. But then let’s stick to the facts.  First of all, there are some colleagues, of course, every time trying to link it with climate change policies. But the analysis clearly show that it’s around 80 to 85% because of the gas price and only 10 to 15% because of the carbon price. So are we going to talk about the 10% or the more than 80%?  I think we should discuss the latter.  And there is a question when we are talking about gas, this is a question to the Commission. Also here if you look at the Gazprom numbers, for example, the delivery to the EU through Belarus went down 70% last week. So are we being played by Gazprom and Russia?  And this is an analysis that the Commission should do, and should make very clear to all of us because if there is this political, geopolitical play, we need to act on it and maybe the dependence to Nord Stream 2 to Germany was not a very wise idea.  But what does this mean in the short-term – compensation for the vulnerable households? There are possibilities in the current EU framework. Dear Commission make that known to the Member States.  But also in the medium and the long-term, do more on an energy union where we have joint contracts, gas contracts, with also long-term price deals and, of course, make ourselves less dependent on gas – meaning Green Deal, more energy efficiency, more renewables. That’s the logical approach. Let’s stick to the facts but also let’s work.