14 Amendments of Edouard FERRAND related to 2016/0382(COD)
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 27 % renewable energy target. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambitionIf a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving them enough flexibility to chooserogress Reports, Member States should be notified and be able to take the measures needed to reduce that gap.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Electricity generation from renewable sources should be deploysupported at the lowest possible cost for consumers and taxpayers. When designing support schemes and when allocating support, Member States should seek to minimise the overall system cost of deployment, taking full account of grid and system development needs, the resulting energy mix, and the long term potential of technologies.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The opening of support schemes to cross-border participation limits negative impacts on the internal energy market and can, under certain conditions, help Member States achieve the Union target more cost- efficiently. Cross-border participation is also the natural corollary to the development of the Union renewables policy, with a Union-level binding target replacing national binding targets. It is therefore appropriate to require Member States to progressively and partially open support to projects located in other Member States, and define several ways in which such progressive opening may be implemented, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including Articles 30, 34 and 110.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) To reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the EU and reduce its dependence on energy imports, the development of energy from renewable sources should be closely linked to increased energy efficiency.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Some Member States (including those with outermost regions as defined in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) have a large share of aviation in their gross final consumption of energy. In view of the current technological and regulatory constraints that prevent the commercial use of biofuels in aviation, it is appropriate to provide a partial exemption for such Member States, by excluding from the calculation of their gross final consumption of energy in national air transport, the amount by which they exceed one-and-a- half times the Union average gross final consumption of energy in aviation in 2005, as assessed by Eurostat, i.e. 6,.18 %. Cyprus and Malta, Malta and the outermost regions, due to their insular and peripheral character, rely on aviation as a mode of transport, which is essential for their citizens and their economy. As a result, Cyprus and Malta, Malta and Member States with outermost regions have a gross final consumption of energy in national air transport which is disproportionally high, i.e. more than three times the UnionCommunity average in 2005, and are thus disproportionately affected by the current technological and regulatory constraints. For those Member States it is therefore appropriate to provide that the exemption should cover the amount by which they exceed the Union average gross final consumption of energy in aviation in 2005 as assessed by Eurostat, i.e. 4,.12 %.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The specific situation of the outermost regions is recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The energy sector in the outermost regions is often characterised by isolation, limited supply and dependence on fossil fuels while these regions benefit from important local renewable sources of energy. The outermost regions cshould thus serve as examples oferefore develop the application of innovative energy technologies for the Union. It is therefore necessary to promote the uptake of renewable energy in order to achieve a higher degree of energy autonomy for those regions and recognise their specific situation in terms of renewable energy potential and public support needs; however, such a policy should take account of local specific needs concerning the protection of biodiversity or the use of renewable energy sources such as biomass.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Biofuels , bioliquids and biomass fuels should always be produced in a sustainable manner. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels used for compliance with the Union target laid down in this Directive, and those which benefit from support schemes, should therefore be required to fulfil sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria. To this end and in the specific case of agricultural biofuels, it is logical and necessary for the EU to give preference to products and by-products from European farming.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) The Union should take appropriate steps in the context of this Directive, including the promotion of sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria for biofuels , and for bioliquids and biomass fuels used for heating or cooling and electricity generation . To this end and in the specific case of agricultural biofuels, it should logically give a preference to products and by-products from European farming.
Amendment 190 #
(71a) In view of the strong potential to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, the use of farming materials such as manure and slurry and other animal or organic waste to produce biogas offers significant environmental advantages, for both heating and electricity generation and biofuel production. Biogas installations can, as a result of their decentralised nature and the regional investment structure, contribute significantly to sustainable development in rural areas and offer farmers new income opportunities.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) It is necessary to lay down clear rules for the calculation of greenhouse gas emission savings from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels and their fossil fuel comparators. The calculation of the carbon footprint caused by importing biofuels from third countries should be added to those rules. Logically and with a view to achieving the objectives of promoting the sustainability criteria and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the EU should give priority to the – controlled – use of products and by-products from the Member States.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Acceptance or rejection of joint projects 1. Only the Member States should be able to decide whether to enter into, accept or reject bilateral or multilateral projects to be carried out with another Member State or a third country. 2. Any Member State not wishing to participate in a project shall not be compelled to contribute funding.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union should take appropriate steps in the context of this Directive, including the promotion of sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria for biofuels, and for bioliquids and biomass fuels used for heating or cooling and electricity generation. To this end, and particularly in the case of agricultural biofuels, the Union should logically favour products and co-products which come from European farming.