39 Amendments of Irène TOLLERET related to 2021/0218(COD)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Green Deal5 establishes the objective of the Union becoming climate neutral in 2050 in a manner that contributes to the European economy, growth and job creation. That objective, and the objective of a 55% reduction into cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 as set out in the 2030 Climate Target Plan6 that was endorsed both by the European Parliament7 and by the European Council8 , requires an energy transition and significantly higher shares of renewable energy sources in an integrated energy system. _________________ 5 Communication from the Commission COM(2019) 640 final of 11.12.2019, The European Green Deal. 6 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 7 European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)) 8 European Council conclusions of 11 December 2020, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/47 296/1011-12-20-euco-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Renewable energy production often takes place at local level and depends on regional SMEs; Member States should therefore fully involve local and regional authorities when setting targets and supporting policy measures;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2 c) Managing authorities are encouraged to promote the use of integrated territorial investments (ITIs) and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) projects to establish bottom up approaches to develop local energy communities and renewable energy projects.
Amendment 60 #
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 high in direct land- use change risks 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 biofuelSustainable biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels that co-generate valuable protein for animal and human consumption, and are deforestation free, should be a building block of the decarbonisation of the transport, within reasonable limit preventing unwanted negative impacts on the availability of food and feed resources.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 d (new)
Recital 2 d (new)
(2 d) Competent authorities should establish simplified rules and administrative procedures for small renewable energy producers and local energy communities in order to ensure that they do not face discriminatory administrative burdens.
Amendment 65 #
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 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 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Given the invasion by Russia of Ukraine, the International Energy Agency provided a 10-Point Plan to the European Union for reducing reliance on Russian supplies by over a third while supporting European Green Deal. Amongst the recommendations the International Energy Agency recommended to "Maximise power generation from bioenergy". Furthermore and within the same context, the European Commission released the communication "REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy" in which it calls for doubling the objective of Fit for 55 for biomethane to the production of 35 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year by 2030. Additionally it calls Member States’ CAP strategic plans to channel funding to biomethane produced from sustainable biomass sources, including in particular agricultural wastes and residues. The role of agricultural biomass as a sustainable, renewable and local source of energy should be therefore strengthened, encouraged and promoted in Europe´s path towards decarbonisation and energy autonomy.
Amendment 79 #
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 needs 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. This framework must also take into account existing regional disparities and the specific features of each region, and to support cost-effective solutions, ensuring a reduction in energy costs for Europe's people and businesses. Member States 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 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 processand guidance to process more efficiently and cost-effectively a growing number of permitting applications. in a timely manner.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The Commission shall present guidelines to help Member States bringing down administrative barriers, in particular simplify and accelerate permitting procedures for renewables projects, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess progress. The simplification of administrative permit granting processes and sufficient digital and human resources of authorities are essential to accelerate the deployment of renewables and thus achieve the objectives laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Local and regional authorities are key actors when it comes to bringing Europe closer to its energy and climate objectives. Energy production at the local level is crucial to foster renewable energy production, reduce external energy dependence and decrease energy poverty rates.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Buildings have a large untapped potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling in this sector through an increased share in production and use of renewable energy will be needed to meet the ambition set in the Climate Target Plan to achieve the Union objective of climate neutrality. However, progress on the use of renewables for heating and cooling has been stagnant in the last decade, largely relying on increased use of biomass. Without the establishment of targets to increase the production and use of renewable energy in buildings, there will be no ability to track progress and identify bottlenecks in the uptake of renewables. Furthermore, the creation of targets will provide a long-term signal to investors, including for the period immediately after 2030. This will complement obligations related to energy efficiency and the energy performance of buildings. Therefore, indicative targets for the use of renewable energy in buildings should be set to guide and incentivise Member States’ efforts to exploit the potential of using and producing renewable energy in buildings, encourage the development of and integration of technologies which produce renewable energy while providing certainty for investors and local level engagement. Finally, as renewable energy production often takes place at local and regional level and depends on local and regional SMEs, Member States need to fully involve local and regional authorities when setting targets and supporting policy measures.
Amendment 119 #
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 high-indirect land- use change-risk 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 biofuelsSustainable biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels that co-generate valuable protein for animal and human consumption, and are deforestation-free, should be a building block of the decarbonisation of transport, within a reasonable limit preventing unwanted negative impacts on the availability of food and feed resources. Member States should be put in an equal footing in their use of these sustainable biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, to reach the higher level of emission savings, under common limit.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The Governance Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 makes several references in a number of places to the Union-level binding target of at least 32 % for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union in 2030. As that target needs to be increased in order to contribute effectively to the ambition to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % by 2030, those references should be amended. Any additional planning and reporting requirements set will not create a new planning and reporting system, but should be subject to the existing planning and reporting framework under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 142 #
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 405%.; As renewable energy production often takes place at local and regional level and depends on local and regional SMEs, Member States need to fully involve local and regional authorities when setting targets and supporting policy measures.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 9
Article 9
1a a. Local and regional authorities involved in cross-border projects, including joint structures such as Euro regions and EGTCs, should also be eligible for financial support and technical assistance.
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 – paragraph 9 – point a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 9 – point a (new)
9 a. Member States shall present an assessment of their permitting process and the measures for improvement to be taken in line with the guidelines in the updated integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/199 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 – paragraph 9 – point c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 9 – point c (new)
9 c. The Commission shall assess the measures for improvement and score the KPIs of Member States. This information should be made publicly available. The Commission shall introduce incentives for Member States scoring higher in accordance with the KPIs assessment, including priority access to EU funds dedicated to renewable energy project
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
‘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.;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20`– paragraph 1
Article 20`– paragraph 1
1. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory to make available information on the share of renewable electricity and the greenhouse gas emissions content of the electricity supplied in each bidding zone, as accurately as possible and as close to real time as possible but in time intervals of no more than one hour, with forecasting where available. This information shall be made available digitally in a manner that ensurables it can be used by electricity market participants, aggregators, consumers and end-users, and that it can be read by electronic communication devices such as smart metering systems, electric vehicle recharging points, heating and cooling systems and building energy management systems. Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators are Legally granted the access to have access to the related data in order to fulfil this task.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii – introductory part
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
(ii) the second, third and fourth subparagraph is replaced by the followingare deleted:
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a new
Article 22 a new
Member States, in coordination with local and regional authorities, shall include the measures planned and taken to achieve such indicative increase 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 215 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a new
Article 22 a new
2. Member States, in coordination with local and regional authorities, shall ensure that industrial products that are labelled or claimed to be produced with renewable energy and renewable fuels of non- biological origin shall indicate the percentage of renewable energy used or renewable fuels of non-biological origin used in the raw material acquisition and pre-processing, manufacturing and distribution stage, calculated on the basis of the methodologies laid down in Recommendation 2013/179/EU27 or, alternatively, ISO 14067:2018.; _________________ 27 2013/179/EU: Commission Recommendation of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations, OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1–210
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – part d
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – part d
(d) capacity building for national, regional and local authorities to plan and implement renewable projects and infrastructures;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the share of biofuels and biogas for transport produced from grape marcs and wine lees may be considered to be twice its energy content during a 6-years transitional period starting from the entry into force of the directive.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 24(e) paragraph 8
Article 24(e) paragraph 8
Member States may extend the assessment and coordination requirements under the first and third subparagraphs to gas transmission and distribution system operators, including hydrogen networks and other energy networks. Member States shall coordinate with regions and cities to facilitate the implementation of this paragraph.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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, excluding the share of high indirect land-use change risk biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high-carbon stock is observed, with a maximum of 7 % of final consumption of energy in the transport sector in that Member State. By way of derogation, Member States may decide to exclude bioliquids used for electricity production in the outermost regions and non-interconnected areas from the aforementioned 7 % ceiling for the transport sector;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2011
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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.;
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii – introductory part
(ii) the second, third and fourth subparagraph is replaced by the following:are deleted.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 point 1a
Article 27 point 1a
(c a) the share of biofuels and biogas for transport produced from grape marc and wine lees may be considered to be twice its energy content during a 6-years transitional period starting from the entry into force of the directive.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 point 1
Article 29 point 1
— (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 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 point 1
Article 29 point 1
— (b) in the case of bioliquids, in an installation producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 10 MW,
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 point 1
Article 29 point 1
— (b) in the case of gaseous biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a totaln average rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 2 MW,
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 point 13
Article 29 point 13
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a (new)
Article 31a (new)
For data verification, voluntary or national schemes recognised by the Commission pursuant to Article 30(4), (5) and (6) may use third party information systems as intermediaries to collect the data, provided that such use has been notified to the Commission. To the extent possible, the data base shall include disaggregated data on a NUTS 3or NUTS 2 level.
Amendment 270 #
(a a) (a bis) In part A, the following alinea is inserted: (r) Intermediate and cover crops;
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX – part A
(a a) In part A, the following point (r) in inserted: (r) Intermediate and cover crops.
Amendment 1092 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 point 1a
Article 27 point 1a
(ca) the share of biofuels and biogas for transport produced from grape marcs and wine lees may be considered to be twice its energy content during a 6-years transitional period starting from the entry into force of the directive.