33 Amendments of Michael BLOSS related to 2021/0164(COD)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular fossil fuelreducing the Union's dependence on fossil fuels by boosting energy efficiency and the deployment of sustainable renewable energy sources across sectors, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiencydecarbonisation of the Member States’ economies.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The REPowerEU chapter should include revised and new reforms and investments contributing to the REPowerEU aims. New measures should not affect the level of ambition of the original plan. Furthermore, that chapter should contain an outline of other measures, financed from sources other than the Recovery and Resilience Facility, contributing to the energy-related objectives outlined in recital (3). The outline should cover measures whose implementation should take place between 1 February 2022 to 31 December 2026, the period during which the objectives set by this Regulation are to be achieved. As regards natural gas infrastructure, the investments and reforms of the REPowerEU chapters to diversify supply away from Russia shouldIt is imperative to swiftly increase investments in energy efficiency measures, such as replacement of gas buoild on the needs currently identified through the assessment conducted and agreed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), established in the spirit of solidarity as regards security of supply and take into account the reinforced preparedness measures taken to adapt to new geopolitical threaters with heat pumps, that present a sustainable and effective way to address some of the most pressing challenges of energy supply and energy cost, as well as to support energy- poor and vulnerable consumers. Finally, the REPowerEU chapters should provide an explanation and a quantification of the effects of the combination of the reforms and investments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the other measures financed by other sources than the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The Recovery and Resilience Facility should not be used to finance new gas and oil infrastructure. This would not be inline with the “do no significant harm” principle and the objectives of REPowerEU. Investments in additional gas and oil infrastructure would draw out dependency on fossil fuels, including potentially from Russian suppliers. In extraordinary situations, when additional energy infrastructure is urgently needed and when an independent and transparent scrutiny confirms the unfeasibility of more sustainable alternatives, Member States can resort to temporary measures related to transmission and distribution infrastructure as laid down in the Annex III of the Commission’s technical guidance on the application of “do no significant harm” under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is essential to ensure that the investments and reforms undertaken as part of the recovery from the pandemic are implemented in a sustainable manner. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targeted exemption to safeguard the EU’ immediate energy security concerns. Considering the objective of diversifying energy supplies away from Russian suppliers, the reforms and investments set out in those REPowerEU chapters which aim to improve energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should therefore be exempted from such assessment.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) While extThe strengthending of the current intake rate of allowances to theEU Emissions Trading System (ETS), in particular of its Market Stability Reserve, is needed to prevent incessary to provide a stable and long- term a significant increase of the surplus of allowances in theal to the market of the firm commitment of the Union to rapidly and irreversibly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions allowance tradnd to phase out the use of fossil fuels in its economy, in linge within the Union, tEU Climate Law. The current economical and geopolitical situation reinforced that urgent need. Doing so requires the Union to mobilise available resources to rapidly diversify Union’s energy supply and reducereduce the Union's dependence on fossil fuels before 2030. In this context, Deci, in particular on Russioan (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 andoil and gas. In this context, Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5 should be amended to extend the doubling of the 24% intake rate of the Market Stability Reserve until 2030, while allowing for an exceptional release and monetisation of a portion of allowances from the Market Stability Reserve and directing revenues towards reforms and investments contributing to REPowerEU objectives, in the Recovery and Resilience Facility framework. __________________ 4 Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC, OJ L 264/1 5 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In order to ensure the well functioning and stability of the EU ETS in times of economic uncertainty, it is necessary to introduce a carbon floor price. Such a carbon floor price would complement the mechanism against price hikes contained in article 29a of Directive 2003/87/EC to counteract excessive price fluctuations and dissuade speculation.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A request for a dedicated funding for REPowerEU measures, including allocation from the Market Stability Reserveusing revenues generated by the EU Emissions Trading System, transfers from the funds governed by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and allocated from European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, submitted in a plan, should be justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should monitor the implementation of reforms and investments outlined in the REPowerEU chapter and their contribution to the REPowerEU objectives, as established in Regulation (EU) 2021/241. In particular, the Commission should assess how the recovery and resilience plans and their REPowerEU chapters contribute to upward economic and social convergence and prioritise energy poor and vulnerable consumers, also taking into account social and regional inequalities.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In line with the six pillars referred in Article 3 of this Regulation, the coherence and synergies they generate, and in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the general objective of the Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience, crisis preparedness, adjustment capacity and growth potential of the Member States, by mitigating the social and economic impact of that crisis, in particular on women, by contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, by supporting the green transition, by contributing to the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate targets set out in point (11) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999,and by complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 and of the digital transition, by increasing the resilience of the Union energy system through a decreasen end of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union levelaccelerated transition to a highly efficient and fully renewables-based energy system (‘REPowerEU objectives’) thereby contributing to the upward economic and social convergence, restoring and promoting sustainable growth and the integration of the economies of the Union, fostering high quality employment creation, and contributing to the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy and generating European added value.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point q
(q) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the recovery and resilience plan, a summarydetailed report ofn the consultation process, conducted in accordance with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the recovery and resilience plan; in particular, the summaryreport ofn the consultation process shall explain the timeline and the outcome of the consultations with local and regional authorities, independent scientific experts, civil society representatives and other relevant stakeholders on reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter, including the allocation of sufficient time for these consultations, stakeholders' analysis of alternatives that do not require new infrastructure investments and outline how the input received from stakeholders was reflected in the REPowerEU chapter;
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point da
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point da
(da) whether the reforms and investments referred to in Article 21c(1) effectively contribute towards the diversification of the Union’s energy supply orsignificant reduction of dependence on fossil fuels before 2030.;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – Title
Article 21a – Title
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 1
Article 21a – paragraph 1
(1) EUR 20 000 000 000 in current prices shall be available, in line with Article 10e(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, for implementation under this Regulation to increase the resilience of the Union energy system through a decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union levelby boosting energy efficiency and the deployment of sustainable renewable energy sources across sectors. That amount shall be made available in the form of external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 3
Article 21a – paragraph 3
(3) The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated exclusively to measures referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 21c(1).
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving renewable energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas, notably to enable diversification of supply in the interest of the Union as a whole,
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) boosting energy efficiency in buildings, decarbonising industry, increasing production and uptake of sustainable biomethane and renewable or fossil-free hydrogen and increasing the share of renewable energy, the deep renovation of buildings, energy efficiency and savings in particular in buildings with adequate priority for the needs of energy poor and vulnerable consumers, decarbonising industry, increasing production and uptake of sustainable renewable energy sources as defined under and meeting the sustainable criteria set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001, in particular thermal renewable energy, sustainable biomethane and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), thereby increasing the share of renewable energy across the Union's economy, including by improving related electrification infrastructure and facilities,
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) Where applicable, an outline of reforms and investments in the already adopted Council implementing decisions that need to be revised in order to contribute to the REPowerEU objectives;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an explanation on how the combination of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and points (a) and (b) of this paragraph is coherent, effective and expected to contribute to the REPowerEU objectives, including a quantification of the energy saving and are in line with the National Energy and Climate Plans of that Member State and with the EU climate targets set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, including a quantification of the energy savings, an explanation of how green and more energy efficient solutions that do not require new infrastructure investments were prioritised, and an impact assessment explaining how the proposed measures will address energy poverty as well as social, regional and other intersecting inequalities.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) an explanation on how the measures referred to in paragraph 1 supported energy poor and vulnerable consumers.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 3
Article 21c – paragraph 3
(3) The estimated costs of the reforms and investments of the REPowerEU chapter under paragraph 1 shall not be taken into account for the calculation of the plan’s total allocation under Article 18(4), point (f) and Article 19(3), point (f), and under Article 18(4) point (e) and Article 19(3) point (e).
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21c – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The REPowerEU chapter under paragraph 1 shall contain qualitative explanation of how the measures in the recovery and resilience plan are expected to contribute to the green transition, including biodiversity, or to addressing the challenges resulting therefrom, and whether they account for an amount that represents at least 85 %of the recovery and resilience plan’s total allocation, based on the methodology for climate tracking set out in Annex VI.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21d – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21d – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The Commission shall assess how the measures outlined in the REPowerEU chapter prioritized support for energy poor and vulnerable consumers.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21da (new)
Article 21da (new)
Article 21da Access to justice 1. Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with their national legal system, members of the public concerned who meet the conditions set out in paragraph 2, including natural or legal persons or their associations, organisations or groups, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or another independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, acts and omissions: (a) that fail to comply with the legal obligations provided for in Articles 4 to 8 of this Regulation; or (b) that are subject to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. For the purposes of this paragraph, an act or omission that fails to comply with legal obligations arising under Articles 4 or 8 includes an act or omission with respect to a policy or measure adopted for the purposes of implementing those obligations, where that policy or measure fails to make a sufficient contribution to such implementation. 2. Members of the public concerned shall be deemed to meet the conditions referred to in paragraph 1 where: (a) they have sufficient interest; or (b) they maintain impairment of a right, where administrative procedural law of a Member State requires that as a precondition. What constitutes a sufficient interest shall be determined by Member States consistently with the objective of giving the members of the public concerned wide access to justice and in conformity with the Aarhus Convention. To that end, the interest of any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have sufficient interest for the purposes of this paragraph. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not exclude the possibility of being able to have recourse to a preliminary review procedure before an administrative authority and shall not affect the requirement to exhaust administrative review procedures prior to having recourse to judicial review procedures, where such a requirement exists under national law. Any such procedure shall be fair, equitable, timely and not prohibitively expensive. 4. Member States shall ensure that practical information is made easily available to the public on access to administrative and judicial review procedures.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9a (new)
Article 9a (new)
(-1) In Directive 2003/87/EC, the following Article is inserted: Article 9a Minimum carbon floor price (1) As of [the year following entry into force of this amendment], where the auction price of an allowance is below a market value of 60€/ tonne of CO2eq, the Member State shall not allow the surrender or auctioning of those allowances to the holder of that allowance where that minimal carbon price floor is not met. (2) The carbon floor price referred to in paragraph 1 shall be increased yearly by twice the Linear Reduction Factor referred to in the third paragraph of Article 9.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e – paragraph 1
Article 10e – paragraph 1
(1) FAs an extraordinary and one-time measure, for the period until 31 December 2026, the allowances released pursuant to Article 1(6) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to Article 10a shall be set aside and shall be auctioned until the amount of revenue obtained from such auctioning has reached EUR 210 billion. This revenue shall be made available to the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 and shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation. In addition, 125 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to Article 10a and 125 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10 shall be made available for the Climate Investment Fund established under Article 10a(8).
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e – paragraph 2
Article 10e – paragraph 2
(2) The Commission shall ensure that the allowances destined for the Recovery and Resilience Facility are auctioned in accordance with the principles and modalities laid down in Articles 10(3) and 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and in accordance with Article 24 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010[1].
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10e – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) By October 2026, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council, together with the annual report referred to in Article 10(5), assessing the impact of the provisions set out in this Article on the general functioning of the EU ETS, including the evolution of the price of allowances and of the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU ETS. When that report shows that the provisions set out in this Article led to an increase of cumulative emissions compared to the situation where those provisions would not have been implemented, the Commission shall adopt a legislative proposal to ensure that a quantity of allowances corresponding to at least the level of extra emissions are withdrawn from the market.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12
The measures referred to in Article 21c (1) and (2) are expected to effectively contribute towards the Union’s security of supply for the Union as a whole, notably through a diversification of energy supplyrapid deployment of energy efficiency measures or reduction of dependence on fossil fuels before 2030.’.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12 – indent 1
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12 – indent 1
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12 – indent 2
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12 – indent 2
— the implementation of the envisaged measures is expected to significantly contribute to boosting energy efficiencythe deep renovation of buildings, energy efficiency and savings in particular in buildings, decarbonising industry, increasing production and uptake of sustainable biomethane and renewable or fossil free hydrogen and increasing the share of renewable energyrenewable energy sources as defined under and meeting the sustainable criteria set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001, in particular thermal renewable energy, sustainable biomethane and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), thereby increasing the share of renewable energy across the Union's economy, including by improving related electrification infrastructure and facilities,