16 Amendments of Bernd LANGE related to 2015/0148(COD)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Shipping emits 1 000 million tonnes of CO2 per annum and it is estimated that, by 2050, emissions from the industry could increase by 250%. Despite that fact, shipping has so far been excluded from the EU's climate legislation. The EU has committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, 40% by 2030, and 80- 95% by 2050 from the 1990 base level, and at the Climate Conference in Paris (COP21, December 2015) agreed on a legally binding worldwide agreement on climate protection which seeks to limit global warming to less than 2°C. In order to attain European and global climate targets, shipping – a major and as yet disregarded source of CO2 – must be included in the EU Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament recognised that measures need to be taken to reduce and regulate emissions from shipping in its resolution of 14 October 2015, 'Towards a new international climate agreement in Paris' (2015/2112(INI)).
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon leakage and the risk of 'investment attentism' is a justification to postpone full transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As long as there is no global emission trading system in place, Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States, in close coordination with social partners, should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) As the ETS is a dynamic system and the European Institutions should work to optimise it, without jeopardising planning security, notes current proposals to change the system such as the consumption levy and proposes that the Institutions should give constructive consideration to the potential which such a levy possesses to improve the ETS.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
2003/87/EC
Article 3– paragraph b
Article 3– paragraph b
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point i
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point ii
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – point ii
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – Paragraph 3
Article 10a – Paragraph 3
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020 shall be set aside for new entrants and significant production increases, together with 250 millionthe allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), and for adjusting the maximum level of free allocations, as set out in the second sentence of paragraph 5.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €), shall be deemed to be at risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. In this context the application of the cross-sectoral correction factor shall be limited to an absolute minimum.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 4 b (new)
In 2025, the Commission shall examine whether the ETS will meet the fourth trading period's objectives for CO2 reduction and increased investment in low-carbon technologies and whether there are, or there is a risk of, unintended side-effects, such as significant harm to European industrial competitiveness. If appropriate, it shall submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council in order to counteract unwelcome developments.
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
Article 10 c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) do not serve to expand nuclear generation capacity or prevent or delay its phasing out.
Amendment 751 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts for such a regulation for the monitoring and reporting of emissions and activity data in accordance with Article 23. AS regards monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions, the Commission shall monitor the effective and coherent application and enforcement of penalty procedures at national level. The Commission shall establish an effective monitoring system for cross-border transactions of emission allowances at EU level to mitigate the risk of abuse and fraudulent activities.
Amendment 761 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex -I to this Directive.
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)