17 Amendments of Fredrick FEDERLEY related to 2019/0017(COD)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Maritime transport has an impact on the global climate, as a result of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from shipping. In 2015, it emitted 13% of the total Union greenhouse gas emissions from transport15 . International maritime shipping remains the only means of transportation not included in the Union's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsclimate change, on marine biodiversity, on air quality and public health, as a result of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as well as methane (CH4), sulphur oxide (SOx), nitrogen oxide (NOx), particulate matter (PM) and the black carbon emissions it generates. In 2015, it emitted 13% of the total Union greenhouse gas emissions from transport15. International maritime shipping emissions are expected to increase between 50% and 250% by 2050. At the Union level, maritime emissions are expected to increase by 86% above 1990 levels by 2050 unless further action is taken. International maritime shipping remains the only means of transportation not included in the Union's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) adopted on 13 April 2018 its Initial Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. Measures to implement this strategy are urgently needed to ensure immediate actions are taken to reduce international and European shipping emissions and contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement15a and the development of a decarbonised economy. __________________ 15https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and- maps/indicators/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases/transport-emissions-of- greenhouse-gases-10. 15aParis Agreement (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 4).
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report of 2018 entitled ‘Global warming of 1.5°C’ emphasis the need to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and gives related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in line with the Paris Agreement. The IPCC special report of 2019 entitled "The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", specifies that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion. The IPCC recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change and underlines the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution on ecosystems, as well as to enhance natural carbon sinks.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament's RCommission’s communication of the 11 December 2019, on the European Green Deal, underlines the ambition to increase the EU’s greenhouse gas emission reductions target for 2030. The resolutions of Februarythe European Parliament of 14 March 20149 on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policiesclimate change and of the 28 November 2019 on the climate and environmental emergency called for immediate, easily implemented and ambitious action, in order to reach climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, and called on the Commission and the Member States to set aincrease the binding Union 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 4055% compared to 1990 levels. The European Parliament also noted that all sectors of the economy, including maritime transport, would need to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions if the Union is to deliver its fair share of global efforts.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In its resolution on the European Green Deal of 15 January 2020, the European Parliament recognised the role of the ocean in tackling climate change. It called for concrete actions bringing together an integrated strategic vision towards maritime policy issues such as transport, innovation and knowledge, emissions, biodiversity, the blue economy, waste and governance. The Commission should therefore work on an “Ocean Act” as part of the Green Deal, to positively address this challenge.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Reducing emissions from shipping and their impact on global warming and air pollution should not be implemented in a way that harms marine biodiversity, and should be accompanied by measures targeted towards the restauration of marine and coastal ecosystems impacted by the shipping industry, such as the substances discharged into the seas (ballast water, hydrocarbons, heavy metals and chemicals), lost containers at sea and cetacean collisions.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) The data collected by the EU MRV Regulation should be used to foster the transition towards zero-emissions ships through the establishment of an energy efficiency certificate for ships, with a rating scale, to enable a transparent comparison of ships, especially for sale or rent, and to encourage Member States to promote best practices and support the most efficient ships.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 c (new)
Recital 6 c (new)
(6c) A European shipping label for products should be developed by the Commission in cooperation with shipowners, other stakeholders and independent experts, in order to inform consumers about the environmental impacts of maritime transport related to products that they purchase. Such label would support the environmental and energy transition of the shipping sector by providing a reliable and transparent way of informing customers about voluntary initiatives. It would encourage consumers to purchase products transported by shipowners that have reduced their environmental impacts, for example regarding greenhouse gases and pollutant emissions, noise pollution, waste and water management.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 d (new)
Recital 6 d (new)
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 f (new)
Recital 6 f (new)
(6f) Union ports constitute strategic hubs in the energy transition due to their geographical position and economic activities. They represent main entry points of energy commodities, (from importation, storage or distribution), increasingly engage into the development of renewable energy production sites and develop new energy management and circular economy strategies. In line with the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Union must therefore accompany the decarbonisation of the maritime sector with a strategic approach of Union ports to support their role as facilitator of the energy transition. Member States should be encouraged to stimulate the development of zero- emission ports and invest in refuelling and recharging infrastructures. It would ensure immediate health benefits to all citizens living in port and coastal areas, as well as limit negative impacts on marine and coastal biodiversity in these areas, which also represent vast land territories, some of which are part of the Natura 2000 network.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Article 22 of the EU MRV Regulation states that the Commission will, in the event of an international agreement on a global monitoring, reporting and verification system, or on global measures to reduce GHG emissions from maritime transport, review the EU MRV Regulation and, if appropriate, propose amendments in order to ensure alignment with that international agreement.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Global IMO DCS provisions on data to be monitored and reported annually should be taken into account so as to ensure that streamlined data is collected for ships' activities falling under both systems. In order to do so, the parameters "deadweight tonnage" should be reported but "cargo carried" should remain on a voluntary basisand "cargo carried" should be reported. "Time at sea" should be replaced by the global IMO DCS definition of “hours underway". Finally, calculation of “distance travelled” should be based on global IMO DCS25 to reduce administrative burden. __________________ 25 IMO Resolution MEPC 282 (70).
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The impact assessment conducted by the Commission in 2013 accompanying the proposal for the EU MRV Regulation showed the effectiveness of an EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) for maritime emissions and identified an ETS system or a target based compensation fund as the options that could ensure the necessary emissions reductions in the sector. In order to include international shipping in the Union's emissions reduction effort, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a should be extended to cover maritime emissions. The Commission should adopt delegated acts, inter alia, for setting the total quantity of allowances for maritime transport in line with other sectors, and the method of allocation of allowances for maritime transport through auctioning. When preparing these delegated acts, the Commission should update the 2013 impact assessment in particular to reflect the Union’s overall greenhouse gas reduction target, and economic impacts including in terms of possible risks of unintended modal shifts and carbon leakage, and publish the results of this assessment. It is important that the Union and its Member States support measures at the international level to reduce the climate impacts of maritime transport. The Commission should keep under review any progress towards the adoption of a market-based measure by the IMO, and should in the event of adoption of a global market- based measure, consider how to ensure alignment between Union measures and global measures. __________________ 1aDirective 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Removing market barriers in the maritime sector, including the use of a transparent and robust monitoring, reporting and verification system, is expected to contribute to the uptake of energy efficiency technologies, and thereby reduce maritime emissions by about 2% by 2030. For the maritime sector to contribute fully to the transformation of the entire transport sector into a sector with zero emissions, further action is necessary. The scope of the EU MRV Regulation should, therefore, be extended to include binding requirements for ships to reduce their annual CO2 emissions per transport work.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The objective of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 is to monitor, report and verify CO2 emissions from ships calling at EEA ports as the first step of a staged approachin order to reduce annually operational carbon intensity per transport work and to price those emissions so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector. This cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of its scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level. The global IMO DCS should be taken into account and this Regulation ensures the continued comparability and reliability of collected data based on a single set of requirements. 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 in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(-1b) Article 3, paragraph 1, point b is replaced by the following: "(b) ‘port of call’ means the port where a ship stops to load or unload a substantial part of its cargo or to embark or disembark passengers; consequently, stops for the sole purposes of refuelling, obtaining supplies, relieving the crew, going into dry-dock or making repairs to the ship and/or its equipment, stops in port because the ship is in need of assistance or in distress, ship-to- ship transfers carried out outside ports, and stops for the sole purpose of taking shelter from adverse weather or rendered necessary by search and rescue activities are excluded; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32015R0757)" Or. en
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter II a (new)
Chapter II a (new)