5 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2016/0230(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) On 10 June 2016 the Commission presented the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris agreementThe Council ratified the Paris Agreement on 5 October 2016, following the consent given by the European Parliament on 4 October 2016. The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 and aims at keeping the increase in global temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in a manner that does not threaten food production and food security. The agreement also emphasises the role of sustainable forest management in reaching the target of balancing emissions and removals. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the Union's commitment to economy- wide emission reductions as confirmed in the intended nationally determined reduction commitment of the Union and its Member States submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ('UNFCCC') on 6 March 2015. 10 __________________ 10 http://www4.unfccc.int/submissions/indc/S ubmission%20Pages/submissions.aspx
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In combating climate change, the challenge is to reduce current CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The LULUCF sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, and maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks. The bioeconomy and bioenergy are therefore an indispensable path towards green growth. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The internationally agreed IPCC Guidelines state that emissions from the combustion of biomass can be accounted as zero in the energy sector with the condition that these emissions are accounted for in the LULUCF sector. In the EU, emissions from biomass combustion are accounted as zero pursuant to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No. 601/2012 and the provisions set out in Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, hence consistency with the IPCC Guidelines would only be ensured if these emissions should be covered accurately under this Regulation. Such accounting in relation to emissions does not seek to impede the use of sustainable biomass for energy purposes.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point l
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting, to guarantee that emissions and removals resulting from biomassmanaged forest land use are properly accounted for and that emissions are balanced towards removals;
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point n
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) Reference levels should take into account the objective of contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources for production of bioenergy and biomaterials in substitution of fossil-based materials, as set out in the EU Forest Strategy, Member States' national forest programmes and policies, and the EUnion’s Bioeconomy and Biodiversity Strategyies;