Activities of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2021/0218(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Renewable Energy Directive (debate)
Renewable Energy Directive (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652
Amendments (60)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a growing recognition of the need for alignment of bioenergy policies with the cascading principle of biomass use11 ,ir support schemes with a view to ensuring fair access to the biomass raw material market for the development of innovative, high value-added bio-based solutions and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. When developing support schemes for bioenergy, Member States should therefore take into consideration the available sustainable supply of biomass for energy and non- energy uses and the maintenance of the national forest carbon sinks and ecosystems as well as the principles of the circular economy and the biomass cascading use, and the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 . For this, they should grant no support tofor the production of energy from saw logs, veener logs, stumps and rootrenewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations and avoid promoting the use of quality round wood for energy except in well-defined circumstances. In line with the cascading principle,support schemes woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio- energy and 6) disposal. Where no other use for woody biomass is economically viable or environmentally appropriate, energy recovery helps to reduce energy generation from non- renewable sources. Member States’ support schemes for bioenergy should therefore be directed to such feedstocks for which little market competition exists with the material sectors, and whose sourcing is considered positive for both climate and biodiversity, in order to avoid negative incentives for unsustainable bioenergy pathways, as identified in the JRC report ‘The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU’13 . On the other hand, in defining the further implications of the cascading principlesupport schemes, it is necessary to recognise the national specificities which guide Member States in the design of their support schemes Waste prevention, reuse and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating support schemes which would be counter to targets on treatment of waste and which would lead to the inefficient use of recyclable waste. Moreover, in order to ensure a more efficient use of bioenergy, from 2026 on Member States should not give support anymore to electricity-only plants , unless the installations are in regions with a specific use status as regards their transition away from fossil fuels or if the installations use carbon capture and storage. _________________ 11The cascading principle aims to achieve resource efficiency of biomass use through prioritising biomass material use to energy use wherever possible, increasing thus the amount of biomass available within the system. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 13 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reposit ory/handle/JRC122719
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Directive should not introduce new elements to the National Energy and Climate Plans as defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 sets a binding Union target to reach a share of at least 32 % of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. Under the Climate Target Plan, the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption would need to increase to 405% by 2030, subject to confirmation by impact assessments by the European Parliament and the Commission, in order to achieve the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target10 . Therefore, the target set out in Article 3 of that Directive needs to be increased. __________________ 9 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82–209 10 Point 3 of the Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate- neutral future for the benefit of our people
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a growing recognition of the need for alignment of bioenergy policies with the cascading principle of biomass use11, with a view to ensuring fair access to the biomass raw material market for the development of innovative, high value-added bio-based solutions and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. Member States draw up plans for targeted support of organic waste management and fermentation obligations for non- cellulolic organic waste. When developing support schemes for bioenergy, Member States should therefore take into consideration the available sustainable supply of biomass for energy and non- energy uses and the maintenance of the national forest carbon sinks and ecosystems as well as the principles of the circular economy and the biomass cascading use, and the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 . For this, they should grant no support to the production of energy from saw logs, veener logs, stumps and roots and avoid promoting the use of quality roundwood for energy except in well-defined circumstances. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood- based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. Where no other use for woody biomass is economically viable or environmentally appropriate, energy recovery helps to reduce energy generation from non-renewable sources. Member States’ support schemes for bioenergy should therefore be directed to such feedstocks for which little market competition exists with the material sectors, and whose sourcing is considered positive for both climate and biodiversity, in order to avoid negative incentives for unsustainable bioenergy pathways, as identified in the JRC report ‘The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU’13 . On the other hand, in defining the further implications of the cascading principle, it is necessary to recognise the national specificities which guide Member States in the design of their support schemesW waste prevention, reuse and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating support schemes which would be counter to targets on treatment of waste and which would lead to the inefficient use of recyclable waste. To that end, the Member States should be required to draw up plans for timber and forest management, subject to approval by the Commission. Moreover, in order to ensure a more efficient use of bioenergy, from 2026 on Member States should not give support anymore to electricity-only plants , unless the installations are in regions with a specific use status as regards their transition away from fossil fuels or if the installations use carbon capture and storage. __________________ 11 The cascading principle aims to achieve resource efficiency of biomass use through prioritising biomass material use to energy use wherever possible, increasing thus the amount of biomass available within the system. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 13 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repos itory/handle/JRC122719
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectors such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification need, also in connection with biofuels, also for motor vehicles. A framework for electrification needs as well as supply infrastructures for synthetic and bio-based fuels to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States as well as import strategies coordinated at European level should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market- compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems and infrastructures for ecologically based liquid and gaseous fuels fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the climate change mitigation objectives of the European Union in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the pursuit of this goal, it is essential to also contribute to wider environmental objectives, and in particular the prevention of biodiversity loss, which is negatively impacted by the indirect land use change associated to the production of certain biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. Contributing to these climate and environmental objectives constitutes a deep and longstanding intergenerational concern for Union citizens and the Union legislator. As a consequence, the changes in the way the transport target is calculated should not affect the limits established on how to account toward that target certain fuels produced from food and feed crops on the one hand and high indirect land-use change-risk fuels on the other hand. In addition, in order not to create an incentive to use biofuels and biogas produced from food and feed crops in transport, Member States should continue to be able to choose whether count them or not towards the transport target. If they do not count them, they may reduce the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target accordingly, assuming that food and feed crop-based biofuels save 50% greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to the typical values set out in an annex to this Directive for the greenhouse gas emission savings of the most relevant production pathways of food and feed crop-based biofuels as well as the minimum savings threshold applying to most installations producing such biofuels.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) To ensure higher environmental effectiveness of the Union sustainability and greenhouse emissions saving criteria for solid biomass fuels in installations producing heating, electricity and cooling, the minimum threshold for the applicability of such criteria should be lowered from the current 20 MW to 510 MW.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end- use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass-based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuelswhen harvesting biomass from countries that do not meet the harvesting criteria at national or subnational level or without management.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) As regards bio-based components in diesel fuel, the reference in Directive 98/70/EC to diesel fuel B7, that is diesel fuel containing up to 7 % fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), limits available options to attain higher biofuel incorporation targets as set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001. That is due to the fact that almost the entire Union supply of diesel fuel is already B7. For that reason the maximum share of bio- based components should be increased from 7% to 10%. Sustaining the market uptake of B10, that is diesel fuel containing up to 10 % fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), requires a temporary Union-wide B7 protection grade for 7% FAME in diesel fuel due to the sizeable proportion of vehicles not compatible with B10 expected to be present in the fleet by 203025. This should be reflected in Article 4, paragraph 1, second subparagraph of Directive 98/70/EC as amended by this act.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The potential of grid-balancing power plants and cogeneration plants that participate in grid-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity and thus allowing the expansion of such renewable electricity, should be fully utilised.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26
(-a) point (26) is replaced by the following: “(26) ‘forest biomass’ means all types of biomass, produced from forestry;”
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The use of renewable fuels and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost-effective manner, and improve, amongst other, energy diversification in that sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. With a view to achieving the increased target for greenhouse gas emission savings defined by the Union, the level of renewable energy supplied to all transport modes in the Union should be increased. Expressing the transport target as a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate an increasing use of the most cost-effective and performing fuels, in terms of greenhouse gas savings, in transport. In addition, a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate innovation and set out a clear benchmark to compare across fuel types and renewable electricity depending on their greenhouse gas intensity. Complementary to this, increasing the level of the energy-based target on advanced biofuels and biogas and introducing a target for renewable fuels of non-biological origin and renewable hydrogen would ensure an increased use of the renewable fuels with smallest environmental impact in transport modes and regions that are difficult to electrify. The achievement of those targets should be ensured by obligations on fuel suppliers as well as by other measures included in [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport - FuelEU Maritime and Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport]. Dedicated obligations on aviation fuel suppliers should be set only pursuant to [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport]Appropriate refuelling infrastructures for sustainable and low- carbon fuels should be expanded in a non-discriminatory manner. Life- cycle comparisons of vehicles using synthetic fuels, fossil fuels, fuels of biogenic origin or corresponding mixes, or electric cars should always also take into account the fossil part of the charging current.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the climate change mitigation objectives of the European Union in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the pursuit of this goal, it is essential to also contribute to wider environmental objectives, and in particular the prevention of biodiversity loss, which is negatively impacted by the indirect land use change associated to the production of certain biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. Contributing to these climate and environmental objectives constitutes a deep and longstanding intergenerational concern for Union citizens and the Union legislator. As a consequence, the changes in the way the transport target is calculated should not affect the limits established on how to account toward that target certain fuels produced from food and feed crops on the one hand and high indirect land-use change-risk fuels on the other hand. In addition, in order not to create an incentive to use biofuels and biogas produced from food and feed crops in transport, Member States should continue to be able to choose whether count them or not towards the transport target. If they do not count them, they may reduce the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target accordingly, assuming that food and feed crop-based biofuels save 50% greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to the typical values set out in an annex to this Directive for the greenhouse gas emission savings of the most relevant production pathways of food and feed crop-based biofuels as well as the minimum savings threshold applying to most installations producing such biofuels.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) To ensure higher environmental effectiveness of the Union sustainability and greenhouse emissions saving criteria for solid biomass fuels in installations producing heating, electricity and cooling, the minimum threshold for the applicability of such criteria should be lowered from the current 20 MW to 510 MW.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass-based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuelswhen harvesting biomass from countries that do not meet the harvesting criteria at national or subnational level or without management.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
“1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%.;”
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) As regards bio-based components in diesel fuel, the reference in Directive 98/70/EC to diesel fuel B7, that is diesel fuel containing up to 7 % fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), limits available options to attain higher biofuel incorporation targets as set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001. That is due to the fact that almost the entire Union supply of diesel fuel is already B7. For that reason the maximum share of bio- based components should be increased from 7% to 10%. Sustaining the market uptake of B10, that is diesel fuel containing up to 10 % fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), requires a temporary Union-wide B7 protection grade for 7% FAME in diesel fuel due to the sizeable proportion of vehicles not compatible with B10 expected to be present in the fleet by 203025. This should be reflected in Article 4, paragraph 1, second subparagraph of Directive 98/70/EC as amended by this act.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity in their support scheme. To that end , they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point i
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iii
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘new (36b)‘renewable hydrogen’ means hydrogen: (i) the energy content of which is derived from renewable sources, (ii) the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of which are at least 70%, and (iii) any biomass feedstock utilised in the production of which complies with the sustainability criterial set out in Article 29 is listed in Part A of Annex IX.’
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) "Osmotic energy" means energy naturally created from the difference in salt concentration between two fluids, commonly fresh and salt water, e.g. when a river flows into the sea.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
Article 2
(1a) Article 2, (12) is replaced by the following: "(12) ‘guarantee of origin’ means an electronic document which has the sole function of providing evidence to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources; . The same applies to low-carbon sources that are clearly labelled as such.; " Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%5%, subject to confirmation by impact assessments by the European Parliament and the Commission.;
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%5%, subject to confirmation by impact assessment by the European Parliament and the Commission.;
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 3 para 3
Article 3 para 3
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity in their support scheme. To that end , they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
(iia) (iii) discontinuation of support would determine there placement of the installation with a fossil-based one (iv) it is produced in a facility which is part of a support scheme that is designed to remove the risk of security of supply or ensure grid stability and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11) (v) it is produced in an area where there is no commercial demand for heat.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – Paragraph 3 – (b) (iii)
Article 3 – Paragraph 3 – (b) (iii)
(iia) (iii) it is produced in an installation that contributes to the EU objective to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels in line with the Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy set out in the Commission communication of 8 March 2022.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
Article 1 para 1 point 2 point b
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b (new)
(ca) 4b. Member States shall establish a framework, which may include support schemes and facilitating the uptake of renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen including through renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen purchase agreements, for tackling remaining barriers to the deployment of renewable electricity, including those related to permitting procedures. (The change from "low-carbon hydrogen" to "renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen" applies to all amendments in the rapporteur's draft report.)
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 7 – Paragraph 1 – Subparagraph 1
Article 7 – Paragraph 1 – Subparagraph 1
(3a) "1. The gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in each Member State shall be calculated as the sum of: (a) gross final consumption of electricity from renewable sources; (b) gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in the heating and cooling sector; and (c) final consumption of energy from renewable sources and fuels in the transport sector. " Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
(ca) In the planning and permit- granting process, Member States shall ensure that the deployment of energy from renewable sources and the related grid infrastructure is considered as being in the overriding public interest and serving public safety, in accordance with relevant Union law.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c b (new)
(cb) Member States shall ensure that applicants are allowed to submit all relevant documents also in digital form. If an applicant makes use of the digital application option, the entire permitting process including the administrative internal processes needs to be carried out digitally. Member States shall further ensure the digitalization of the public hearings and the participation procedures.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 para 1 point 5 point d
Article 1 para 1 point 5 point d
9. By one year after the entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission shall review, and where appropriate, propose modifications to,: a. Publish guidelines on permitting to shorten and simplify the process for new and repowered projects that must include recommendations on how to implement and apply the rules on administrative procedures set out in Articles 15, 16 and 17 and their application, and may take additional measures to support, together with a set of key process indicators to enable a transparent assessment of both progress and effectiveness. b. Launch a mandate for Member States to send to the Commission not later than six months after entry into force of this Directive a strategic plan with an assessment of their permitting process and the corrective measures to be taken in line with the guidelines and with the aim of not hindering reaching their National Energy& Climate Plans (NECP). In addition, a mandate on Member States to report to the Commission every six month thereafter on the implementation of the corrective measures indicated in the plan and the key process indicators. c. Appoint an independent entity in charge of analysing the corrective measures in the plan and scoring the key process indicators of each Member Sstates in their implementation.; and sending them to the Commission. The Commission will make this information public. d. Introduce incentives for those Member States scoring higher in the key process indicators, including priority access to CEF allocations for renewable projects.
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 510 MW,
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001/EC
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b
— (b) in the case of gaseous biomass fuelbioliquids, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 210 MW,
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20 – Paragraph 1
Article 20 – Paragraph 1
(9a) Article 20 - Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Where relevant, Member States shall assess the need to extend existing gas network infrastructure to facilitate the integration of gas from renewable sources. , or to reduce the reliance on gas in line with the Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy set out in Commission communication of 8 March 2022, in particular if that infrastructure contributes significantly to the interconnection between at least two Member States or between a Member State and a third country. " Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
(9b) Article 20 - new paragraph 4 Member States shall, where relevant, take the necessary actions to integrate intermittent renewable electricity in the grid while ensuring grid stability and security of supply. Such actions can relate to the development of solutions such as storage facilities and grid-balancing power plants and cogeneration plants, that participate in grid-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity.
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) at least 70 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations until 31 Decemberstarting operation from 1 January 2025, and at least 80 % for installations starting operation from 1 January 2026.8;
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By ... [one year after the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall develop a global import strategy for renewable fuels of non- biological origin, renewable hydrogen and low carbon hydrogen. That strategy shall include indicative targets and measures for imports of renewable electricity, renewable fuels of non-biological origin and renewable hydrogen. Member States shall take appropriate measures to implement the strategy in their integrated national energy and climate plans and progress reports submitted pursuant to Articles 3, 14 and 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Member States shallmay permit the placing on the market of diesel with a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content greater than 7%. Until 1 January 2028 Member States may require suppliers to ensure the placing on the market of diesel with a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content of up to 7%.
Amendment 927 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annexe VI – part C – point18 – subparagraph 3
Annexe VI – part C – point18 – subparagraph 3
Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D of Annex V.
Amendment 942 #
Feedstocks for the production of biofuels and biogas for transport, the contribution of which towards the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target established in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), shall be limited:;
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b – a (new) Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b – a (new) Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX – part Ba (new)
In Annex IX, the following Part Ba is added: “Part Ba. Biomass fuel feedstocks for use in stationary installations outside the transport sector, including the following points: Biomass fraction of residues and waste in the primary food processing industry: a) cereal husks and fruit shells b) beet pulp c) the fibrous fraction of sugar beet after extraction of the diffusion juice d) herbs & leaves from beet washing e) biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food and feed chain 2. Biomass fraction of sludge from waste water treatment in the primary food processing industry;”
Amendment 960 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 para 1 point 14
Article 1 para 1 point 14
(a) the amount of renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector leads to a greenhouse gas intensity reduction of at least 13 6% by 2030, compared to the baseline set out in Article 27 (1), point (b), in accordance with an in. Member States may require suppliers, for this reduction, to comply with the following intermedicative trajectory set by the Member State;argets: 8 % by 31 December 2025 and 16% by 31 December 2030.
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,2 % in 2022, 0,5 % in 2025 and 2,2 % in 2030, the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 2% as from 2025, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6 % in 2030.
Amendment 971 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1– point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,24 % in 2022, 0,51 % in 2025 and 2,25 % in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6, renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen, including low- carbon hydrogen derived fuels, is at least 2,6 % in 2028 and 5 % in 2030.
Amendment 1024 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 26
Article 26
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources referred to in Article 7 and of the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), the share of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as of biomass fuels consumed in transport, where produced from food and feed crops, shall be no more than one percentage point higher than the share of such fuels in the final consumption of energy in the transport sector in 2020 in that Member State, with a maximum of 7 % of final consumption of energy in the transport sector in that Member State.;at least 7 % of the final consumption of energy consumption at EU level.
Amendment 1077 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Article 27 1 (c)(iv)
Article 27 1 (c)(iv)
Amendment 1155 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 29
Article 29
— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 510 MW,
Amendment 1162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 29
Article 29
— (b) in the case of gaseous biomass fuelbioliquids, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 210 MW,
Amendment 1196 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Article 29.1
Article 29.1
(d) at least 70 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations until 31 Decemberstarting operation from 1 January 2025, and at least 80 % for installations starting operation from 1 January 2026.8;
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2
Point 1
"‘energy from renewable sources’ or ‘renewable energy’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and geothermal energy, ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, osmotic energy, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogas; " Or. en (32018L2001)
Amendment 1269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 3 para 1 point 3 point a
Article 3 para 1 point 3 point a
Member States shallmay permit the placing on the market of diesel with a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content greater than 7%.Until 1 January 2028 Member States may require suppliers to ensure the placing on the market of diesel with a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) content of up to 7%.
Amendment 1294 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Annex V part c para 18
Annex V part c para 18
Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D of Annex V.
Amendment 1305 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Annex I para 1 point 8 point b indent 1 new
Annex I para 1 point 8 point b indent 1 new
A new Part C should be created Part C. Biomass fuel feedstocks for use in stationary installations outside the transport sector, including the following points: 1. Biomass fraction of residues and waste in the primary food processing industry: a) cereal husks and fruit shells b) beet pulp c) the fibrous fraction of sugar beet after extraction of the diffusion juice d) herbs & leaves from beet washing e) biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food and feed chain 2. Biomass fraction of sludge from waste water treatment in the primary food processing industry;