17 Amendments of Marc BOTENGA related to 2021/0205(COD)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) From 2020, air transport has been one of the hardest hit sector by the COVID-19 crisis. With the perspective of an end to the pandemic in sight, it is expected that air traffic will gradually resume in the coming years and recover to its pre-crisis levels. At the same time, emissions from the sector have been increasing since 1990 and the trend of increasing emissions could return as we overcome the pandemic. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for the future and make the necessary adjustments facilitating the modal shift to rail and other sustainable modes of transport and ensuring a well-functioning air transport market that contributes to achieving the Union’s climate goals, creating synergies with other transport modes with high levels of connectivity, safety and security.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) A key objective of the common transport policy is sustainable development. This requires an integrated approach aimed at ensuring both the effective funthe protectioning of Union transport systems and protection of the environmentthe environment and facilitating the modal shift to rail and other sustainable transport modes. Sustainable development of air transport requires the introduction of measures aimed at reducing the carbon and other non-carbon emissions from aircraft flying from Union airports to protect the environment and health. Such measures shouldall contribute to meeting the Union’s climate objectives by 2030 and 2050.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication on a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy10 adopted by the Commission in December 2020 sets a course of action for the EU transport system to achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient. The decarbonisation of the air transport sector is a necessary and challenging process, especially in the short term. Technological advancements, pursued in European and national research and innovation aviation programmes have contributed to important emission reductions in the past decades. However, the global growth of air traffic has outpaced the sector’s emissions reductions. Whereas a modal shift to rail and other sustainable transport modes are necessary for a long-term reduction of emissions and overall fuel consumption from aviation, new technologies are expected to help reducing remaining short-haul aviation’s reliance on fossil energy in the next decades, sustainable aviation fuels offer the only solution for significant decarbonisation of all flight ranges, already in the short term. However, this potential is currently largely untapped. _________________ 10Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM/2020/789 final), 9.12.2020.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Sustainable aviation fuels are liquid, drop-in fuels, fully fungible with conventional aviation fuel and compatible with existing aircraft engines. Several production pathways of sustainable aviation fuels have been certified at global level for use in civil or military aviation. Sustainable aviation fuels are technologically ready to play an important role in reducing emissions from air transport already in the very short term. They are expected to account for a major part of the aviation fuel mix in the medium and long term. Further, with the support of appropriate international fuel standards, sustainable aviation fuels might contribute to lowering the aromatic content of the final fuel used by an operator, thus helping to reduce other non-CO2 emissions. Other alternatives to power aircraft, such as electricity or liquid hydrogen are expected to progressively contribute to the decarbonisation of air transport, beginning with short-haul flights. Fuel efficiency and an overall reduction in fuel consumption can help to increase the share of sustainable aviation fuels in the short to medium term as a percentage of total fuel consumption.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) This regulation aims in the first instance to set out a framework restoring and preserving a level playing field on the air transport market as regards the use of aviation fuels. Such a framework should prevent divergent requirements across the Union that would exacerbate refuelling practices distorting competition between aircraft operators or putting some airports at competitive disadvantage with others. In a second instance, it aims to gear the EU aviation market with robust rules to ensure that gradually increasing shares of sustainable aviation fuels can be introduced at EU airports without detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the EU aviation internal market.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The present Regulation should aim to ensure that aircraft operators can compete on the basis of equal opportunities as regards the access to sustainable aviation fuels. To avoid any distortions on the air services market, all Union airports covered by this Regulation should be supplied with uniform minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels. Whereas the market is free to supply and use larger quantities of sustainable fuel, this Regulation should ensure that the mandatory minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels are the same across all the covered airports. It supersedes any requirements established directly or indirectly at national or regional level requiring aircraft operators or aviation fuel suppliers to uptake or supply sustainable aviation fuels with different targets than the ones prescribed under this Regulation. In order to create a clear and predictable legal framework and in doing so encourage the market development and deployment of the most sustainable and innovative with growth potential to meet future needs fuel technologies, this Regulation should set out gradually increasing minimum shares of synthetic aviation fuels over time. Setting out a dedicated sub-obligation on synthetic aviation fuels is necessary in view of the significant decarbonisation potential of such fuels, and in view of their current estimated production costs. When produced from renewable electricity and carbon captured directly from the air, synthetic aviation fuels can achieve as high as 100% emissions savings compared to conventional aviation fuel. They also have notable advantages compared to other types of sustainable aviation fuels with regards to resource efficiency (in particular for water needs) of the production process. However, synthetic aviation fuels’ production costs are currently estimated at 3 to 6 times higher than the market price of conventional aviation fuel. Therefore, this Regulation should establish a dedicated sub-obligation for this technology. Other types of synthetic fuels, such as low carbon synthetic fuels achieving high greenhouse gas reductions, could be considered for inclusion in the scope of this Regulation in the course of future revisions, where such fuels become defined under the Renewable Energy Directive.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32 a) In order to increase the relative share of sustainable aviation fuels as a percentage of the total it is crucial to reduce overall fuel consumption in the aviation sector. Aircraft operators have to do their share to reduce fuel consumption by applying fuel efficiency measures, cutting fuel waste and by creating synergies with other transport operators to facilitate a modal shift to rail and other sustainable alternatives to short haul flights.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 b (new)
Recital 32 b (new)
(32 b) The European aviation research and innovation capacity, such as Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking, shall promote disruptive aircraft technological innovations that are able to decrease net emissions of greenhouse gasses, includingnon-CO2 impacts, by no less than 30 % by 2030, compared to 2020 state-of-the-art technology while paving the ground towards climate-neutral aviation by 2050 and shall ensure that the technological and the potential industrial readiness of innovations can support the launch of disruptive new products and services by 2035, with the aim of replacing 75 % of the operating fleet by 2050 and developing an innovative, reliable, safe and cost-effective European aviation system that is able to meet the objective of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
— ‘aircraft operator’ means a person that operated at least 729 commercial air transport flights departing from Union airports in the reporting period or, where that person may not be identified, the owner of the aircraft;
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Union airports shall ensure that all aircraft operators including small aircraft operators can cover their demand for sustainable aviation fuels.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The Agency shall assess the information received and inform the Commission if such information allows to conclude that the Union airport does not fulfil its obligations. In case of non-compliance relevant Member State authority shall impose a fine in accordance with Article 11. Union airports shall take the necessary measures to identify and address the lack of adequate airport infrastructure in 5 years after the entry into force of theis Regulation or after the year when they exceed one of the thresholds in Article 3(a).
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Measures taken under the obligation to reduce overall fuel consumption under Article 4a (new).
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
The Agencypublic shall have access to the Union database andonce the information has been verified at Member State level pursuant to Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. The Agency shall use the information contained in the Union database, once the information has been verified at Member State level pursuant to Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) Member StatesThe Union shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that such penalties are implemented. Member States shall notify these provisions to the Commission by 31 December 2023 at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 233 #
(7) Member States shall have the necessary legal and administrative framework in place at national level to ensure the fulfilment of the obligations and the collection of the administrative fines. Member States shall transfer the amount collected through those administrative fines as contribution to the InvestEU Green Transition Investment Facility, as a top-up to the EU guaranteefines. The fines collected under Article 11 shall be allocated to financing a modal shift towards sustainable alternatives to short haul flights.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2028 and every five years thereafter, the Commission services shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the evolution of the aviation fuels market and its impact on the aviation internal market of the Union, including regarding the possible extension of the scope of this Regulation to other energy sources, and other types of synthetic fuels defined under the Renewable Energy Directive, the possible revision of the minimum shares in Article 4 and Annex I, and the level of administrative fines. The report shall include information, where available, on development of a potential policy framework for uptake of sustainable aviation fuels at ICAO level. The report shall contain an assessment of aircraft operators fuel consumption, their measures to improve fuel efficiency and progress towards decreasing overall fuel consumption. The report shall also inform on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation in the aviation industry which are relevant to sustainable aviation fuels, including with regards to the reduction of non-CO2 emissions. The report shall identify short haul flights that can be replaced by sustainable alternatives to short haul flights and make recommendations that facilitate such a modal shift. The report may consider if this Regulation should be amended and, options for amendments, where appropriate, in line with a potential policy framework on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at ICAO level. The report shall be made public.