52 Amendments of Tiemo WÖLKEN related to 2020/0036(COD)
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new sustainable growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, sustainable, resource-efficient and internationally competitive economy and high-quality jobs, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events and of reaching tipping points. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showed worldwide erosion of biodiversity, with climate change as the third most important driver of biodiversity loss.22 _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019).
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A fixed long-term objective is crucial to contribute to economic and societal transformation, jobs,high-quality jobs, sustainable growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to move in areach in a fast, fair and cost-effective manner towards the temperature goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and the Member States’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, the economy, health, food systems, the integrity of eco- systems and biodiversity against the threat of climate change, in the context of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and in pursuit of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of society and the economy to climate change. In this light, the Union’s and Member States’ actions should be guided by the precautionary principle, the energy efficiency first principle and the ‘do no harm’ principle.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and the Member States’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, health, food systems, the integrity of eco- systems and biodiversity against the threat of climate change, in the context of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and in pursuit of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of society to climate change. In this light, the Union’s and Member States’ actions should be guided by the precautionary principle, the energy efficiency first principle and the ‘do no harm’ principle.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should requires a contribution from all economic sectorsll economic sectors, including aviation and maritime transport, to reduce their emissions to close to zero. The polluter pays principle should be a key factor in that regard. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market and renewable energies and energy carriers is essential. The digital and industrial transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, through the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious decarbonisation agenda notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy and the use of waste heat and cold in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (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). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050and at Member State level by 2050 at the latest. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collecti, involving also the regional and local policy levelys, and the Member States,y should, together with the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective also at Member State level. After2050, the Union and all Member States should continue to reduce emissions so as to ensure that removals of greenhouse gases exceed emissions.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue and enhance its climate action and international climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people, the economy and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective significant effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Commission should make sure that industry is sufficiently enabled to undergo the significant transition towards climate neutrality and highly ambitious 2030- and 2040-targets through a thorough regulatory framework. This framework should be regularly assessed and adapted if needed, to prevent carbon leakage, industrial closures, job losses and unfair international competition.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) It is essential to increase the transparency and efficiency of the functioning of the Union’s measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to ensure that these measures are in line with the most up-to-date scientific evidence and the Union’s objectives under the Paris Agreement. To that end, the Commission should present a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to establish a Union carbon budget, which sets out the remaining quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in total for the Union economy and broken down by each economic sector, that could be emitted without putting at risk the Union’s commitments under the Paris Agreement. The Union’s carbon budget should contribute a fair share per capita to the global mitigation efforts, counting as of the adoption of the Paris Agreement. The Commission should take that Union carbon budget into account when proposing the trajectory for emissions reductions.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of societboth encouraged and facilitated at local, regional and national level. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society and various stakeholders, including trade unions, non-governmental organisations, academic and research organisations and industry to enable and empower them to take action towards a socially just, climate- neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradualswift reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union.
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced in the Union at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date. Each Member State shall reach net zero emissions within its territory by 2050 at the latest. The Commission and Member States shall achieve this by 95% emission reduction compared to 1990 and 5% storage in natural sinks.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national, regional and local level respectively, to enable the individual and, as a result, collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States, social and economic cohesion and the protection of vulnerable Union citizens.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall propose by 30 June 2021 an amendment to this paragraph to establish a Union-wide 2030 target for removals by natural sinks.
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Removal by sinks The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level to protect, restore and properly manage ecosystems to enhance them as natural sinks and to reduce their vulnerability to climate change
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 b (new)
Article 2 b (new)
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) cost-effectiveness and economic efficiency, including the social, economic and environmental costs of inaction or insufficient action;
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the Union carbon budget provided for in Article 3a;
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(ab) achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the carbon footprint of end products and consumption in the EU
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(bb) interaction with other Union legislation such as the environmental law
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b c (new)
(bc) fair burden-sharing and abatement potential of all economic sectors and parts of the society
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b d (new)
(bd) effective carbon-leakage protection for the European economy
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b e (new)
(be) predictability for the European economic sectors;
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordabili and the energy efficiency first principle, energy affordability, reduction of energy poverty and security of supply;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) availability and cost of climate- neutral feedstock and energy, as well as necessary infrastructure
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) smart sector integration
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to ensure environmental effectiveness and progression over timesustainability, including the need to tackle the biodiversity crisis while restoring degraded ecosystems and achieving the Union’s biodiversity goal;
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) investment cycles, needs and opportunities;
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC, EPCC and IPBES.
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) the precautionary principle and the do no harm principle;
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Union carbon budget 1. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall establish a Union carbon budget and make legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the Council as appropriate. 2. The Union carbon budget shall set out the remaining quantity of greenhouse gas emissions in total for the Union economy, broken down for each economic sector, that could be emitted, counting as of the adoption of the Paris Agreement, without putting at risk the Union’s commitments under the Paris Agreement, thus contributing the Union’s fair share per capita to the global mitigation efforts. 3. The Commission shall take the Union carbon budget into account when assessing the options for a trajectory for emissions reductions in accordance with Article 3(1) and when making the assessments referred to in Articles 5 and 6.
Amendment 758 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, including for ecosystems, in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, and integrate adaptation into relevant socioeconomic and environmental policies and actions. They shall focus on the most vulnerable populations and economic sectors, identify shortcomings in this regard in engagement with civil society and implement remedies.
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 September 2023, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall assess, together with the assessment foreseen under Article 29(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and with consultations of relevant stakeholders and climate experts:
Amendment 794 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective and individual progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1)and criteria to be established as referred to in Article 3; where the trajectory is not available, the assessment shall be made on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 3(3) and the 2030 climate target;
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the collective and individual progress made by all Member States on achieving the natural ecosystem objectives referred to in Article 2a;
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the measures taken by all Member States to achieve the climate-neutrality, carbon sinks and adaptation objectives, also with regards to their implications for the society and economy, especially regarding equality of available income, energy poverty, gender equality and health effects on the most vulnerable, and regarding the criteria laid out in Article 3, in order to make sure that no one has been left behind during the transition.
Amendment 828 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1)and criteria to be established as referred to in Article 3; where the trajectory is not available, the assessment shall be made on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 3(3) and the 2030 climate target;
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the measures taken by the European Union to achieve the climate- neutrality, carbon sinks and adaptation objectives, also with regards to their implications for the society and economy, especially regarding equality of available income, energy poverty, gender equality and health effects on the most vulnerable, and regarding the criteria laid out in Article 3, in order to make sure that no one has been left behind during the transition.
Amendment 848 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), or the protection, restoration and management of natural sinks referred to in Article 2 a(new), or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory and criteria referred to in Article 3 once the trajectory is established, as well as the Union carbon budget set out in Article 3a, and in light of the natural ecosystem goals as referred to in Article 2a(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 866 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) once the trajectory is established, as well as the Union carbon budget set out in Article 3a, and in light of the natural ecosystem goals as referred to in Article 2 a before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency and effectiveness of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the enhancement of natural sinks, the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory to be established as referred to in Article 3(1); where the trajectory is not available, the assessment shall be made on the basis of the criteria set out in Article 3(3) and the 2030 climate target, as well as the assessment of the effects on equality of available income, energy poverty, gender equality and health effects on the most vulnerable;
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the enhancement of natural sinks and of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective and individual progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with thate Union’s climate-neutrality objective as expressed by the trajectory and the criteria referred to in Article 3(1) once the trajectory is established, or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it mayshall issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, academia, industry, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions and needs to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 996 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a European Climate Pact with the purpose of engaging citizens in an open and deliberative manner, social partners and stakeholders in the elaboration of Union- level climate policies and fostering dialogue and the diffusion of science- based information about climate change, as well as sharing best practices for sustainable lifestyles and climate initiatives. For enhancing public participation, the Commission shall ensure the full implementation of the Aarhus Convention and in particular its provisions regarding transparency, including public participation, information dissemination and access to justice. In this regard the Commission shall publish all assessments containing environmental information in an adequate, timely and effective manner allowing for, where relevant, public input.
Amendment 1057 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measures and their implications for society and the economy to meet the objectives referred to in point (b) of this paragraph, including their consistency with Union’s climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], the long- term greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives under the Paris Agreement and the long-term strategies as referred to in Article 15;;
Amendment 1065 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant to national rules, in which local authorities, academia, civil society organisation including social partners, business community including SMEs, investors and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able actively to engage and discuss the achievement of the Union’s climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law] and the different scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and review progress, unless it already has a structure which serves the same purpose. Integrated national energy and climate plans mayshould be discussed within the framework of such a dialogue.;