European Economic and Social Committee
AMENDMENT 3
DOSSIER:
CCMI/138
Coal and Lignite
514th PLENARY SESSION
17-18 February 2016
RAPPORTEUR:
CO-RAPPORTEUR:
Dumitru Fornea
Renata Eisenvortová
Michel Dubromel
Point 1.4
Amend as follows:
The use of indigenous hard coal and lignite, which account for 88% of EU conventional
energy reserves, reduces – solely in respect of stored energy reserves – energy import
dependence on energy imports and energy costs. Aside from renewable energies, coal
moderates energy prices: the availability of imported coal ensures strong competition
such that coal prices reflect a truly global market. Coal mining provides skilled jobs,
helps the development of mining regions and sits at the start of many value chains.
Reason
The paragraph refers only to finite energy resources for which dependence is indicated by the quantity
of reserves available. In order to fulfil the independence criterion, it is also necessary to take into
account renewable, infinite energies, which by their very definition offer independence compared to
stocks.
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CCMI/138 – EESC-2015-01360-03-01-AMP-TRA
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