67 Amendments of Seb DANCE related to 2015/0148(COD)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Union and its Member States, having signed the Paris Agreement, approved at the 21st conference of the parties (COP-21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Paris Agreement), committed themselves to holding "the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5°Cˮ. They should bear this commitment in mind when working towards emissions reductions and low carbon investments.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The Paris Agreement represents a global accord to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and seeks to achieve a 'just transition', from which developing nations must also benefit.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) One of the best tools at the Union's disposal to meet the commitments laid down in the Paris Agreement is the EU ETS. It is recognised that in order to meet the challenges of global climate change, the EU ETS must function effectively and efficiently reduce emissions as well as support the transition to renewable energy, maximise energy efficiency and foster clean technology growth globally.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The zero-rating of emissions from biomass in the EU ETS constitutes a support scheme within the meaning of the Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. Bioliquids, biofuels and solid and gaseous biomass should only receive support and count towards the national targets where they comply with sustainability criteria set out in the Directive 2009/28/EC or the Sustainable Bioenergy Policy. Consequently, the sustainability criteria must be applied for all sources of bioenergy that are consumed and zero- rated for greenhouse gas emissions within an installation or an aircraft operator's activities covered by the EU ETS. _________________________________ 1aDirective 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16).
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a
(a) threfive new subparagraphs are added to paragraph 1: "From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57at least 63%. 2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish a fund to improve energy efficiency and modernise the energy systems of certain Member States as set out in Article 10d of this Directive (“the Modernisation Fund”). 2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish the International Climate Action Fund to support climate action in vulnerable developing countries with low capacity, especially the Least Developed Countries, Small Island Development States and countries in Africa, in particular for adaptation to the impacts of climate change. Financial resources from the International Climate Action Fund will be used to replenish the United Nations Green Climate Fund on an annual basis, which has a goal to allocate 50% for adaptation, with half destined for highly vulnerable countries. 2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish the Just Transition Fund to support local communities and workers in regions impacted most strongly by the ongoing transition to a decarbonised economy. The resources of that fund shall be used for investments aiming at creating jobs, financing job training and other employment and health services in alternative economic activities in regions where traditional carbon intensive sectors will lose a large number of jobs as a result of decarbonisation. A specific plan shall be developed by each Member State applying to utilise resources from this fund, in close partnership with the municipal and local authorities of the transformation regions as well as the social partners and civil society organisations. The total remaining quantity of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be distributed in accordance with paragraph 2.";
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(22a) In Article 27 paragraph 1is replaced by the following: "1. Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 25 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 25 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 25 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures. content/EN/TXT/?qid=1464179550809&uri=CELEX:02003L0087-20151029)" Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
(22b) Paragraph 1 of Annex I is replaced by the following: "Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes and installations exclusively using biomass are not covered by this Directive. re not covered by this Directive." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1464179550809&uri=CELEX:02003L0087-20151029)
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 3
(22c) Paragraph 3 of Annex I is replaced by the following: "When the total rated thermal input of an installation is calculated in order to decide upon its inclusion in the Community scheme, the rated thermal inputs of all technical units which are part of it, in which fuels are combusted within the installation, are added together. These units could include all types of boilers, burners, turbines, heaters, furnaces, incinerators, calciners, kilns, ovens, dryers, engines, fuel cells, chemical looping combustion units, flares, and thermal or catalytic post- combustion units. Units with a rated thermal input under 3 MW and units which use exclusively biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation. 'Units using exclusively biomass' includes units which use fossil fuels only during start- up or shut-down of the unit. " Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1464179550809&uri=CELEX:02003L0087-20151029)
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – Part A
Annex IV – Part A
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) It is important that the EU ETS, despite being the Union's primary tool for achieving the Union’s long-term climate and energy targets, should be complemented by equivalent additional actions taken in other legal acts and instruments dealing with greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered by the EU ETS, in order to honour the agreed commitment that all sectors of the economy contribute to the fulfilment of the target of reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Union has both the responsibility and capability to act in a vigorous and cost-effective manner to mitigate climate change and honour the Paris Agreement to limit the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The environmental and socio- economic benefits for the Union to increase its efforts to mitigate climate change by far outweigh the costs which will inevitably incur for the Union if it fails to take sufficient action.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon leakage is a justification to temporarily postpone full transition, and precisely targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is a justified exception from the principle that the polluter should pay only as long as no over-allocation occurs, in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the temporary exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Council, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 57% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced and should increase to 100% over time. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States, including allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 SECWD(2015)XX135 19 Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of …6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]). 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actions by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continuetemporarily continue in a precise and targeted manner to installations in sectors and sub- sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sectors can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Where, based on these criteria, a thresholds determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub- sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices is exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at varying risks of carbon leakage. Others should be considered at a low risk or at no risk of carbon leakageThe varying degree to which sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage should be reflected in the amount of free allocation received. Sectors below the aforementioned threshold should be deemed at no risk of carbon leakage and therefore should not benefit from free allocation. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectors outside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profits.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The zero-rating of emissions from biomass in the EU ETS constitutes a support scheme within the meaning of the Renewable Energy Directive. Bioliquids, biofuels and solid and gaseous biomass can only receive support and count towards the national targets where they comply with sustainability criteria set out in the Renewable Energy Directive / Sustainable Bioenergy Policy. Consequently, the sustainability criteria should be applied for all sources of bioenergy that are consumed and zero- rated for greenhouse gas emissions within an installation or an aircraft operator's activities covered by the EU ETS.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to make the EU ETS fit for the purpose of reducing emissions while stimulating low-carbon production and investments in phase IV, more stringent earmarking is necessary. Unless otherwise specified in this Directive, Member States should thus spend 100% of the auction revenues on climate actions listed in this Directive, and undertakings receiving allocations exceeding the actual size of their emissions should use these resources exclusively for investments in the decarbonisation of their production.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rulesFor the purpose of avoiding competitiveness distortions, Member States should partially compensate, through a centralised system at Union level, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for the capture and storage of CO2 (CCS), new renewable energy technologiesnew renewable energy technologies, capture and storage of CO2 (CCS) and breakthrough innovation in low- carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre-determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A Modernisation Fund should be established from 2% of the total EU ETS allowances, and auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Regulation 1031/2010. Member States who in 2013 had a GDP per capita at market exchange rates of below 60% below the Union average should be eligible for funding from the Modernisation Fund and derogate up to 2030 from the principle of full auctioning for electricity generation by using the option of free allocation in order to transparently promote real investments modernising their energy sector in line with the Union 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals, while avoiding distortions of the internal energy market. The rules for governing the Modernisation Fund should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants. The function of the governance structure should be commensurate with the purpose of ensuring the appropriate use of the funds. That governance structure should be composed of an investment board and a management committee and due account should be taken of the expertise of the EIB in the decision-making process unless support is provided to small projects through loans from a national promotional banks or through grants via a national programme sharing the objectives of the Modernisation Fund. Investments financed from the fund should be proposed by the Member States and all financing from the fund should comply with specific eligibility criteria. To ensure that the investment needs in low income Member States are adequately addressed, the distribution of funds will take into account in equal shares verified emissions and GDP criteria. The financial assistance from the Modernisation Fund could be provided through different forms.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and non-selected projects, should be made available to the public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To increase the environmental benefits of emissions reductions in the Union without causing undesired social effects, financial support should be given to regions and sectors which depend on carbon-intensive activities, so as to enable a just and fair transition to a Union low- carbon society. The impact of the energy transition on such regions and sectors should be better assessed and taken into account, especially considering the future of those workers who will be affected by the transition to a Union low-carbon society.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(-1) In Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. This Directive shall apply to emissions from the activities listed in Annex I and greenhouse gases listed in Annex II. Emissions from maritime transport shall be covered by the scope of this Directive as set out in Chapter IVa.'
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 f (new)
Article 1 – point 2 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – points e a and e b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – points e a and e b (new)
(2f) In Article 6 (2), the following points are added: '(ea) all legal requirements on social responsibility and reporting in order to ensure equal and effective implementation of environmental regulations and ensure that competent authorities and stakeholders, including workers' representatives, representatives of civil society and local communities, have access to all relevant information (as laid down in the Aarhus Convention and implemented in Union and national law, including Directive 2003/87/EC); (e b) an obligation to publish every year comprehensive information in respect of combating climate change and compliance with Union directives in the field of environment, health and safety at work; this information shall be accessible to workers' representatives and to the representatives of civil society from local communities in the vicinity of the installation.'
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 g (new)
Article 1 – point 2 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Starting in 2021, the linear factor shall be 2.2%. of the Union-wide quantity defined in paragraph 1, and the quantity of allocations shall decrease from the year 2021 onwards compared to the level of the average annual verified emissions for the period 2018 to 2020."
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(-a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. From 2019 onwards, Member States shall auctioneither auction or cancel all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Articles 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council1.'
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57at least 63%.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57% with a view to increase to 100% after 2030.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish a fund to improve energy efficiency and modernise the energy systems of certainsupport local communities and workers in regions impacted most strongly by the ongoing transition to a decarbonised economy (“Just Transition Fund”). The fund's resources shall be used for investments aiming at creating jobs, financing job training and other employment and health services in alternative economic activities in regions where traditional carbon intensive sectors will lose a large number of jobs as a result of decarbonisation. A specific plan shall be developed by each Member States as set out in Article 10d of this Directive (“the Moderpplying to utilise resources from this fund, in close partnership with the municipal and local authorities of the regions under transformation as well as the social partners and civil society organisation Fund”)s.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Up to 2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish a fund to improve energy efficiency and modernise the energy systems of certain Member Statesharmonised compensation scheme as set out in Article 10da, paragraph 6, of this Directive (“the Modernisation Fund”).
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Article 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
'(b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and grset aside for the creation of a Just Transition Fund as a complement to the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. The revenues of these auctions shall remain at the Union level, with the goal to use them for cushioning the social impact of the climate policies required in order to enable the necessary transition to a low- carbon society in regions which combine a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors and a GDP per capita well below th within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auce Union-average. These auctioning revenues aimed at just transition shall be used in one or several of the following ways, while fully complying with the fundamental rights of non-discrimination and gender-equality: - creating redeployments and/or mobility cells; - education/training initiatives to re- skill or upskill workers; - support in job search, including paid time-off to search for jobs; - social protection measures; - subsistence allowances; - business creation; and - monitoring and pre-emptive measures to avoid or minimise the negative impact of restructuring process on physical and mental health. The core activities to be financed by the Just Transition Funder point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa."; and' are strongly related to the labour market and therefore social partners shall be actively involved in the fund management – on the model of the ESF committee – and the participation of local social partners shall be a key requirement for projects to receive funding.'
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(bc) In paragraph 3, point (b) is replaced by the following: '(b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitengagements of the Community to using 2using at least 30 % renewable energies by 20230, as well as to develop other technologies contributing to the transition to a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy and to help meet the commitment of the Communityengagements to increase energy efficiency by 2at least 40 % by 20230;'
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(da) In paragraph 4, the following subparagraph is added: 'If Member States decide on national measures for early closure of electricity generation capacity, Member States shall report this to the Commission and other Member States, and may retire a share of the auctioning volume with a level equal to the related emissions.'
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(dc) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: '5. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the carbon market including the implementation of the auctions, liquidity and the volumes traded. The report shall address the interaction of the EU ETS and other climate-energy policies at the Union and national levels, and shall transparently analyse the implications of various policies on the level of demand for EU ETS allowances and its consequences on the supply- demand balance in the carbon market as well as the compliance with the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals. If necessary, Member States shall ensure that any relevant information is submitted to the Commission at least two months before the Commission adopts the report.'
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d e (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
(de) the following paragraph is added: '5b The Commission shall publish every two years a report on the pass- through of the costs of allowances in the product prices. This shall be done for the sectors and subsectors for which the Commission finds that there are good reasons to assess whether a non- negligible share of pass-through is possible, also in relation to the evolution of their market shares.'
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this directive. This act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operationchanges. Any 10% increase or decrease in production expressed as a rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11 shall be adjusted with a corresponding amount of allowances by placing allowances into and releasing allowances from the reserve referred to in paragraph 7.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
(i) On the basis of informationverified production, emissions and other necessary data submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made;. For sectors with unavoidable process emissions and where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions below 0,25% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 0,25%. Correspondingly, for sectors where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions above 1,5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 1,75%.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years until 2030. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mannerapplied so that the 10% most efficient installations, in accordance with paragraph 2, are not impacted. Any allowances not allocated to installations by the end of the trading period shall be cancelled.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 7 a (new)
(ea) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 7: '7a. In the event that installations in the sectors and sub-sectors concerned by paragraph 1 of Article 10b are entitled to an amount of free allowances which exceeds their actual production, these excess allowances shall be exclusively dedicated to low carbon investment in the installations belonging to the same sector or sub-sector during the whole fourth trading period, in accordance with points b, e, g and l of article 10(3), as well as with the rules for public investments financed by free allocations in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 10c ; the assets coming from the free allocations' monetisation during the fourth trading period have to be paid or engaged for low carbon investments at the latest 31 December 2030. A balance shall be made two times during the fourth trading period, in 2025 and 2030, with a possibility of sanctions under Article 16.'
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial technologies and processes and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS and innovative renewable energy technologies and CCS that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. to supplement this directive, taking due account of the following principles: - Projects shall focus on research and innovation for the design and development of breakthrough solutions and implementation of demonstration programmes, including in real industrial environments; - Projects shall deliver ambitious reductions in specific greenhouse gas emission intensity of at least 20%, with respect to the best available technologies; - The activities shall run close-to- market in production plants to demonstrate the viability of breakthrough technologies in overcoming the technological as well as non- technological barriers; - Projects shall address technological solutions that can have widespread applications and may combine different technologies; - Solutions and technologies shall ideally have the potential to be transferred within the sector and possibly to other sectors.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. STo determine the exposure to the risk of carbon leakage for sectors and sub- sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplyingand in order to avoid windfall profits, their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), shall be multiplied by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €),EUR). The calculated emissions intensity of sectors and sub- sectors shall not increase for any sector beyond levels registered in the third trading period. If this product exceeds 2,5, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at high risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product exceeds 1,0, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at medium risk of carbon leakage and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 80% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product exceeds 0,2, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at low risk of carbon leakage and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 60% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product is below 0,2, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at insignificant risk of carbon leakage and shall not be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. Other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices, and shall not be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Free allocations distributed to the industrial sectors concerned by paragraph 1 and 2 constitute a temporary adaptation measure for the modernisation of the Union energy intensive industries until 2030. After Phase IV, all allocations shall be auctioned.
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1
Article 10c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in €EUR at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity productiongenerators for the modernisation and diversification of the energy sector. This derogation shall end after 2030.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, including district heating, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emission reduction and realise a pre- determined significant level of CO2 reductions, while fully complying with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy;
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point c – point iii b (new)
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point c – point iii b (new)
(iiib) do not contribute to any coal-fired energy generation capacity nor increase coal-dependency.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The investments supported shall follow the same criteria as set out in Article 10c, in particular: (i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emissions reduction and realise a pre-determined significant level of CO2 reductions, in line with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy; (ii) are additional, clearly respond to replacement and modernisation needs and do not supply a market-driven increase in energy demand and were not included in the national investment plan for the third trading period; (iii) offer best value for money; (iv) promote community-driven integrated approaches; (v) do not contribute to any coal-fired energy generation capacity nor increase coal-dependency;
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment board shall develop guidelines and investment selection criteria specific to such projects in line with the objectives of the fund and with the criteria set in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10d – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any beneficiary Member State which has decided to grant transitional free allocation pursuant to Article 10c may transfer those allowances to its share of the Modernisation Fund set out in Annex IIb and allocate them pursuant to the provisions of Article 10d.
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and three representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine a Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. The investment board and management committee shall both be gender-balanced.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 13
Article 13
Allowances issued from 1 January 2013 onwards shall be valid indefinitely. Allowances issued from 1 January 2021 onwards shall include an indication showing in which ten-year period beginning from 1 January 2021 they were issued, and be valid for emissions from the first year of that period onwards. Any allowances stored in the MSR shall cease to be valid after the end of the trading period in which they entered the reserve.
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
(22b) In Article 27, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 25 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 25 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 25 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme;" (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures.'
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 e (new)
Article 1 – point 22 e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29
Article 29
(22e) Article 29 is amended as follows: 'Report to ensure the better functioning of the carbon market If, on the basis of the regular reports on the carbon market referred to in Article 10(5), the Commission has evidence that the carbon market is not functioning properly, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall include a section dedicated to the interaction between the EU ETS and other Union and national policies, as regards the volumes of emission reductions and the cost-effectiveness of such policies. The report may be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals aiming at increasing transparency of the carbon market, and addressing measures to improve its functioning and capacity to contribute to reaching the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals.'
Amendment 713 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
(22f) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 30a Adjustments upon global stocktake under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement Within six months of the facilitative dialogue to be convened under the UNFCCC in 2018 to take stock of the collective efforts of Parties in relation to progress towards the global long-term goal, and within six months of the global stocktake in 2023 and subsequent global stocktakes thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report assessing the need to update and enhance the Union's climate action. The report shall be accompanied by legislative proposals, as appropriate. In its report, the Commission shall assess in particular the appropriate further increase of the linear factor beyond 2.4%, referred to in Article 9, and the necessity for additional policies and measures enhancing the greenhouse gas reduction commitments of the Union and of Member States. The Commission shall also assess the carbon leakage provisions so as to reflect the development of carbon pricing mechanisms outside the Union, with a view to reduce further temporary free allocation in line with the objective to end free allocation by the completion of phase IV.'
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 g (new)
Article 1 – point 22 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IV a (new)
Chapter IV a (new)
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 h (new)
Article 1 – point 22 h (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
(22h) In Annex I, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: '1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes and installations exclusively using biomass are not covered by this Directive.'
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 i (new)
Article 1 – point 22 i (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – paragraph 3
Annex I – paragraph 3
(22i) In Annex I, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 'When the total rated thermal input of an installation is calculated in order to decide upon its inclusion in the Community scheme, the rated thermal inputs of all technical units which are part of it, in which fuels are combusted within the installation, are added together. These units could include all types of boilers, burners, turbines, heaters, furnaces, incinerators, calciners, kilns, ovens, dryers, engines, fuel cells, chemical looping combustion units, flares, and thermal or catalytic post- combustion units. Units with a rated thermal input under 3 MW and units which use exclusively biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation. Units using exclusively biomass' includes units which use fossil fuels only during start- up or shut-down of the unit.'
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 25 a (new)
Article 1 – point 25 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – part A – subheading 2 – subparagraph 4
Annex IV – part A – subheading 2 – subparagraph 4
(25a) In Annex IV, part A, subheading 2, subparagraph 4 is replaced by the following: 'Accepted emission factors shall be used. Activity-specific emission factors are acceptable for all fuels. Default factors are acceptable for all fuels except non- commercial ones (waste fuels such as tyres and industrial process gases). Seam- specific defaults for coal, and EU-specific or producer country-specific defaults for natural gas shall be further elaborated. IPCC default values are acceptable for refinery products. The emission factor for biomass wastes and residues shall be zero.'