Activities of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2021/0203(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Energy efficiency (recast) (debate)
Industrial Emissions Directive - Industrial Emissions Portal - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure - Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Energy efficiency (recast) (joint debate - Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The global warming potential over the full life-cycle measures the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the building at different stages along its life cycle. It therefore measures the building’s overall contribution to emissions that lead to climate change. That is sometimes referred to as a carbon footprint assessment or the whole life carbon measurement. It brings together carbon emissions embodied in building materials with direct and indirect carbon emissions from use stage. Buildings are a significant material bank, being repositories for carbon intensive resources over many decades, and so it is important to explore designs that facilitate future reuse and recycling at the end of the operational life. Member States should promote circularity, durability, and adaptability of building materials, in line with the circular economy action plan II, address the sustainability performance of construction products while setting a competitive and attractive cost, by using all the available financial instruments to incentivise the use of circular materials, including lower VAT rate and taxes.