What changed between the resolution motion and the adopted text

Changed:V. whereas hydropower has hugethe potential to decarbonise electricity generation to a certain extent and iscan therefore contributingcontribute to reaching the EU’s climate and energy targets under the Paris Agreement; whereas hydropower needs to be seen in a holistic manner, including its effects on hydromorphological conditions and habitats; whereas, compared to wind power and solar-generated electricity, hydropower is less volatile and therefore helps to keep the power supply constant and the grid stable; whereas pumped hydro storage accounts for more than 90 % of the EU’s energy storage capacity; whereas the European Union should engagesupport Member States engaging in environmentally friendly hydraulichydropower projects, that at the same time do not pose threats to the health of local communities;

Changed:Z. whereas one million people in Europe have no access to water and eight million have no sanitation, whereas globally 844 million people do not have safe access to safe drinking water, and whereas a third of the world’s population lacks basic sanitation; whereas the European Citizen’s Initiative (ECI) Right2Water collected over 1.81,8 million signatures in March 2014; whereas Right2Water asked for the liberalisation of water services to be brought to an end, guaranteeing water and sanitation for all in the EU and globally, better access to drinking water for the public and more transparency on the quality of water, as well as enshrining the right to water in EU legislation; whereas the Commission has adopted its communication in response to the ‘Right2Water initiative’; whereas in its resolution of 8 September 2015 on the follow-up to the European Citizens’ Initiative Right2Water, Parliament criticised the Commission for failing to meet the initiative’s demands and called on the Commission to recognise universal access and human right to water;

Added:2. Rejects any attempt to treat water as a commodity (as with the trading of water futures on the New York Stock Exchange); deplores the implications of the commodification of nature, with essential public goods opened up for speculation, denying the universal right to their use;

Changed:28.29. Insists that, when assessing the environmental impact of hydropower installations, a holistic approach is needed, including the societal benefits of providing emission-free electricity and the contribution of hydropower and pumped hydro storage to securing the energy supply;supply, and adverse effects on surface waters and habitats; underlines in this respect the striking contribution ofthat electricity generated by hydropower plants can make to reaching the EU’s climate and energy targets and the EU’s commitments under the Paris Agreement;Agreement, but considers that this should not be achieved to the detriment of surface waters and the protection of habitats; acknowledges that there are ways and technologies to lower the impact on the environment and aquatic wildlife; points out that there is great potential to increase the efficiency of existing river power plants;