13 Amendments of Christophe GRUDLER related to 2021/2006(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU strategy to reduce methane (CH4) emissions as it is the second biggest contributor to the climate change after CO2; underlines that according to the UNEP´s Global Methane Assessment (2021) “reducing human- caused methane emissions is one of the most cost-effective strategies to rapidly reduce the rate of warming and contribute significantly to global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C”; supports a clear pathway and legislative framework to addresscut methane emissions in a more comprehensive fashion and across Europe, by fostering synergies between sectors to strengthen the business call sectors, including energy, waste and agriculture as more than half of global methane emissions stem from human activities in these sectors with fossil fuels accounting for 35% of human-caused emissions, waste for 20% and agriculture for 40%; whereas in the EU the biggest sources of anthropogenic methane emissions are gas & oil sector (16 %), waste for captursector (28 %) and agriculture (54%); Believes that the legal framework should include binding methane emissions; reduction targets;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the majorNotes the role of natural gas as a transitional solution in meeting today’s global energy demand and; stresses that the part it plays in the energy transition will be influenced by the extent to which methane emissions are further reducednatural gas together with coal and oil are responsible for nearly all methane emissions in energy sector; highlights the major role that renewable gas has in achieving the goals for renewable energy overall and in the transport sector in particular;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the inclusion of methane emission reduction measures for abandoned mines and wells, and all future abandoned infrastructure; highlights in this respect, the importance of adequate decommissioning of unused gas and oil infrastructure;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rules on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring; (LDAR) to be applied across the full supply chain of oil, coal and natural gas, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring; stresses that EU should take lead in international cooperation in gathering data, reporting, promoting policies and technological solutions on further reducing and eliminating methane emissions;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that some non-EU countries have already introduced a ban on venting and flaring; calls, therefore, on the Commission to introduce an immediate ban on venting and flaring in the upcoming legislative proposal on methane emissions, to be applied across the full supply chain of oil, coal and fossil gas;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to apply the same obligations on MRV, LDAR and venting and flaring on all actors of the oil, coal and fossil gas value chain for oil and gas consumed in the EU, including actors from outside of the EU and during the production; believes that a credible system has to be put in place to ensure compliance of imports with the EU requirements;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Underlines that methane can warm the planet more than 80 times as much as carbon dioxide over a 20 year period, and the importance of tackling its emissions in addition to other GHGs; Believes therefore, that the CBAM would be more effective in contributing to the EU´s climate goals, stopping GHG border leakage and ensuring level playing field between the EU and third countries if it captures also leakage of other GHG such as methane;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. AgreStresses thate improved top-down data from satellites in the framework of the Copernicus programme, as well asortance of the Copernicus programme and its Atmosphere Monitoring Service in detecting and monitoring global super emitters as well as smaller scale sources; underlines that aerial monitoring, wi equally assists in targeting leak detection; strongly supports the sharing of information and technologies among stakeholders on EU and global level in order to catalyse abatement efforts; believes that independent, comparable, verifiable and transparent emissions data are key to gain knowledge about the size of the emission problem and to combat under-estimation of the size and amount of leaks;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a thorough assessment of the cost efficiency of the actions proposed in the energy sector, which should consider local conditions and the specific aspects of the various parts of the value chain and provide flexibility to the industry for their implementaNotes that the UNECE (2021) monetized global benefits for all market and non-market impacts to be approximately $ 4 300 per tonne of methane reduced and that approximately 1 430 annual premature deaths could be prevented per tonne reduced; believes, therefore, that an impact assessment accompanying the legislative proposal should consider costs of the actions proposed as well as costs of inaction or delayed action;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider a consumption target on renewable and decarbonised gases for 2030, as this would facilitate the development of biomethane and ensure the deployment of the most cost-efficient solutions across the Member States.;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that methane emissions from the waste sector comes partly from leaks out of biogas plants; calls on the Commission to publish guidelines on the best methods to build and operate biogas plants to address leaks due to poor maintenance, operation and design;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that according to the EU’s long-term decarbonisation strategy, by 2050, the EU's annual consumption of biogases (biogas and biomethane) is projected to grow to between 54 and 72 Mtoe, from around 17 Mtoe in 2017;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Considers it important to promote biogas production in order to reduce methane emissions; supports solutions for the industrial production of biogas from non-recyclable waste, in particular agricultural waste, for the purposes of clean transport and the production of bio- based materials and biochemical intermediates in biorefineries.