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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)
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Amendments (37)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Transport and Tourmism calls on the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) All legislative documents resulting from the ambitions to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 including the European Green Deal, should have an in- depth impact assessment at regional, national and European level. Any proposal for new measures should also take account of realities, as well as protect the competitiveness of the European economy and support innovation. Double regulation, which leads to disproportionate burdens on business, should be avoided.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal to keep the global temperature increase to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5 °C above pre- industrial levels23 , and stresses the importance of adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change24 and making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development25 . _________________ 23 Article 2.1.a of the Paris Agreement. 24 Article 2.1.b of the Paris Agreement. 25 Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and the Member States’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, health, food systems, the integrity of eco- systems and biodiversity against the threat of climate change, in the context of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and in pursuit of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of society to climate change.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essentialwhich includes diversified sources of clean energy such as nuclear energy. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate- neutrality objective.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 115 #
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 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, 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 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and tThe European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate-neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. Iit is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Climate change is by definition a trans-boundary challenge and a coordinated action at Unionglobal level is needed to effectively supplement and reinforce nationalclimate policies. Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives,Therefore, it will be disadvantageous for the Union to sacrifice its competitiveness on the world stage by reducing carbon emissions, if other major global actors refuse to follow- up such policy.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) The transport sector is vital for the economic activities in the Union. Transport also represents a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the main cause of air pollution in the cities. In order to ensure efficient use of transport resources, take into account operational realities and reduce the number of empty runs, which is an important element in achieving objectives of Paris agreement in relation to reduction of CO2 emissions, empty runs with the exception operational necessities in international transport should not be allowed.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23 b) Every new proposal coming from the Commission at consecutive stages (or connected to climate objectives) should pass the necessary recovery test taking into account economic aspects at all levels in all Member States. The climate objectives should be revised accordingly, especially after the Covid-19 economic crisis.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take thMember States are advised to take necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States and in accordance with the level of their economic recovery following the Covid-19 crisis.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 253 #
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 for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990and in synergy with the economic recovery following the Covid-19 crises respectively by each Member State. 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 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 377 #
Assessment of national measures 1. By 30 September 2023, and every 5 years, thereafter the Commission shall assess: (a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1); (b) the adequacy of relevant national measures to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4. The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessment, together with the State of the Energy Union Report prepared in the respective calendar year in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, to the European Parliament and to the Council. 2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available. 3. Where a recommendation is issued in accordance with paragraph 2, the following principles shall apply: (a) the Member State concerned shall take due account of the recommendation in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States; (b) the Member State concerned shall set out, in its first progress report submitted in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in the year following the year in which the recommendation was issued, how it has taken due account of the recommendation. If the Member State concerned decides not to address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide the Commission its reasoning; (c) the recommendations should be complementary to the latest country- specific recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester.rticle 6 deleted
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1