Activities of Martina MICHELS related to 2020/0036(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should requires joint and coherent efforts by all levels governance, funding and investment policies and a contribution from all economic sectors. In light ofGiven the importance of energy producgeneration, distribution and consumption onfor the sustainable and socially cushioned reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secureafe, well-functioning public energy supply system relyis essential. The phasing- on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. Theut of fossil fuels and their direct and indirect subsidies, digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union ihas a responsibility as a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 20540. The Union-wide 20540 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively and individually, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradual, rapid and absolute reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
This Regulation sets out a binding objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 20540 in pursuit of the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement by limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and provides a framework for achieving progress in pursuit of the global adaptation goal established in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, in full coherence with the EU’s zero-pollution ambition.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
This Regulation is based on the principle to prioritise emissions prevention at the source over control and mitigation, on the precautionary and the polluter-pays principle.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide and individual national emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 20540, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date, while pursuing significant reductions in absolute terms both at Union and national level at the same time.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the national and collective climate- neutrality objectives set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States well as economic social and territorial cohesion among and within Member States and regions.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shall review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options forset a new 2030 target of 50 to 565% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each Member State shall achieve climate neutrality by 2040 and shall review their National Energy and Climate Plans accordingly.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how the Union legislation implementing the Union’s 2030 target, as well as all EU policies, legislation and funding and investment instruments and their implementation would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 650 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality-objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, including the adoption of legally binding intermediate targets and other legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 20540. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement or at the request of the European Parliament, the Commission shall review the trajectory.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) best available technology and technological progress;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability, the need to tackle energy poverty and ensure the right to energy for EU citizens, and security of supply;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairness and solidarity between and within Member States and regions;
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and IPBES.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans with concrete reduction targets that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective and individual national progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the collective and individual national progress made by all Member States on adaptation as referred to in Article 4.