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24 Amendments of Asger CHRISTENSEN related to 2021/0200(COD)

Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ( ‘European Climate Law’), the Union has enshrined into legislation the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union domestic reduction commitment of net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. The Climate Law establishes that when implementing the target, swift and predictable emission reductions should be given priority and, at the same time, removals by natural sinks should be enhanced. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, while the rest of the target has to be achieved through direct emissions reductions. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In its conclusions of 11 December 2020 the European Council mentioned that the 2030 target will be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost- effective manner possible, that all Member States will participate in this effort, taking into account considerations of fairness and solidarity, while leaving no one behind, and that the new 2030 target needs to be achieved in a way that preserves the Union’s competitiveness and takes account of Member States’ different starting points and, emissions reductions already achieved, specific national circumstances and emission reduction and removal potentials, including those of island Member States and islands, as well as efforts made.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Beyond 2030, it is necessary that the Union as well as each Member State reach the Union-wide climate-neutrality objective by 2050. Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should ensure that all Member States are brought on emissions trajectories, and adopt concrete long-term policies, that lead to this target.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to achieve the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55%, the sectors covered by Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will need to reduce their emissions progressively until they reach- at least -40% in 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) For that purpose, the greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 needs to be revised for each Member State. The revision of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target should useApplying the same methodology that was followed when Regulation (EU) 2018/842 was first adopted, where means that the national contributions weare determined in consideration of the different capacities and cost-efficiency opportunities in Member States so to ensure a fair and balanced distribution of the effort. The distribution of Member State targets nevertheless does not represent the most cost-effective emission reduction potential in each Member State, which should be taken into account in the rules which implement the targets laid down in this Regulation. The reduction of the maximum greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State in 2030 should thus be determined in relation to the level of its 2005 reviewed greenhouse gas emissions covered by this Regulation, excluding verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations that operated in 2005 and which were only included in the emission trading system of the Union after 2005.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Union’s economy and its level of emissions to a degree that cannot yet be fully quantified. On the other hand, the Union is deploying its largest stimulus package ever, also having a potential impact on the level of emissions. Due to those uncertainties, it is appropriate to review theIt is important to maintain a stable, predictable and ambitious regulatory emissions dpata in 2025 and, if necessary, readjust the annual emission allocationshway throughout the ongoing decade in order to ensure both the necessary emissions reductions and planning security.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It is therefore appropriate to update in 2025 the annual emission allocations for the years 2026 to 2030. This should be based on a comprehensive review of the national inventory data carried out by the Commission in order to determine the average of the greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In addition to that flexibility, a limited quantity of net removals and net emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry (‘LULUCF’) may be taken into account for Member States’ compliance under Regulation (EU) 2018/842 (‘the LULUCF flexibility’). In order to ensure that sufficient mitigation efforts are deployed until 2030, it is appropriate to limit the use of the LULUCF flexibility by separating the use of such flexibility into two separate time periods, each capped by a limit corresponding to half of the maximum amount of total net removals set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/842. It is also appropriate to bring the title of Annex III in line with the amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 carried out by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/268 of 28 October 202037 . As a consequence, there is no longer a need for Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to provide for a legal basis allowing the Commission to adopt delegated acts to amend the title of its Annex III. Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should therefore be deleted. It is important that the Commission starts preparing for the transition towards the planned new combined land sector approach under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 with supportive measures as soon as possible. __________________ 37Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/268 of 28 October 2020 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the forest reference levels to be applied by the Member States for the period 2021-2025 (OJ L 60, 22.2.2021, p. 21).
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The setting of more ambitious targets under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 will decrease the capacity of Member States to generate net removals that can be used for compliance under Regulation (EU) 2018/842. In addition, the split of the use of the LULUCF flexibility into two separate time periods, will further limit the availability of net removals for the purpose of compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/842. As a result, some Member States may face challenges in meeting their targets under Regulation (EU) 2018/842, while some Member States, the same or other, may generate net removals that cannot be used for compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/842. As long as the Union objectives as set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 are met, in particular with regard to the maximum limit of the contribution of net removals, it is appropriate to create a new voluntary mechanism, in the form of an additional reserve, that will help adhering Member States to comply with their obligations.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The setting of more ambitious targets under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 will decrease the capacity of Member States to generate net removals that can be used for compliance under Regulation (EU) 2018/842. In addition, the split of the use of the LULUCF flexibility into two separate time periods, will further limit the availability of net removals for the purpose of compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/842. As a result, some Member States may face challenges in meeting their targets under Regulation (EU) 2018/842, while some Member States, the same or other, may generate net removals that cannot be used for compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/842. As long as the Union objectives as set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 are met, in particular with regard to the maximum limit of the contribution of net removals, it is appropriate to create a new voluntary mechanism, in the form of an additional reserve, that will help adhering Member States to comply with their obligations. Member States should, as part of a new voluntary model, have the flexibility to buy and sell credits generated in the LULUCF-sector between themselves towards 2030, thereby increasing the cost efficiency of reaching the overall Union emission target and preparing for an Union market-driven certification system for carbon removals in the new extended LULUCF sector after 2030. Full flexibility for Member States to trade credits within the LULUCF sector should be conditional upon Member States fulfilling the tier-3 reporting requirement for LULUCF-uptake and a supportive validated national model.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) This Regulation lays down targets for the period until 2030. For the period beyond 2030, the Union´s climate policy framework should be assessed based on the experience of the current framework, including of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 and of emissions trading under Directive 2003/87/EC. Taking into account both the need to ensure that all Member State make equivalent efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and the need for coherent Union action, the Commission, when making proposals to achieve post-2030 climate targets, should consider whether it is appropriate to continue Regulation (EU) 2018/842 after 2030 in its present form, and should give priority to Union-level market-based instruments to address the CO2 emissions covered by this Regulation.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1
(1) In Article 1, “30%” is replaced by “40%”; is replaced by the following: Subject matter This Regulation lays down obligations on Member States with respect to their minimum contributions for the period from 2021 to 2030 to fulfilling the Union’s target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 % below 2005 levels in 2030 in the sectors covered by Article 2 of this Regulation. It also contributes to the long-term target of climate neutrality in all Member States by 2050 at the latest. It thereby contributes to achieving the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 1a and the Paris Agreement. This Regulation also lays down rules on determining annual emission allocations and for the evaluation of Member States’ progress towards meeting their minimum contributions. __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) In Article 1, the following paragraph is added: ‘Member States shall have the flexibility to trade credits generated in the LULUCF-sector towards 2030, thereby increasing the cost efficiency of reaching the overall EU emission target and preparing for an EU market-driven certification system for carbon uptake in the new extended LULUCF sector after 2030. Full flexibility for Member States to trade credits within the LULUCF sector shall be conditional upon Member States fulfilling the tier 3 reporting requirement for LULUCF-uptake and a supportive validated national model.’;
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) do not exceed, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting ion 2022 at the annual emission allocation for that Member Statethe average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2018, 2019 and 2020, as set out pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article for that year, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start either at five- twelfths of the distance from 2019 to 2020 or in 2020, whichever results in a lower allocation for that Member State;
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
(c) do not exceed, in the years 2026 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2024, at the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, as submitted by the Member State pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.deleted
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 h (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraphs 1 and 2
(3h) In Article 5, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following: "1. In respect of the years 2021 to 2025, a Member State may borrow a quantity of up to 105 % from its annual emission allocation for the following year. 2. In respect of the years 2026 to 2029, a Member State may borrow a quantity of up to 5 % from its annual emission allocation for the following year. "
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 i (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3i) Article 5, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "A Member State whose greenhouse gas emissions for a given year are below its annual emission allocation for that year, taking into account the use of flexibilities pursuant to this Article and Article 6, may: (a) in respect of the year 2021, bank that and 2022, bank 5 % of the excess part of its annual emission allocation to subsequent years until 203025; and (b) in respect of the years 20223 to 2029, bank the excess part of its annual emission allocation up to a level of 30 % of its annual emission allocations up to that year to subsequent years until 2030."
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 k (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 4
(3k) In Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. A Member State may transfer up to 5 % of its annual emission allocation for a given year to other Member States in respect of the years 2021 to 2025, and up to 10 % in respect of the years 2026 to 2030. The receiving Member State may use that quantity for compliance under Article 9 for the given year or for subsequent years until 2030.within the same five-year compliance period referred to in Article 9(2)."
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 m (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 6
(3m) Article 5, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: "6. Member States mayshall use revenues generated by transfers of annual emission allocations pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 to tackle climate change in the Union or in third countries. Member States shall inform the Commission of any actions taken pursuant to this paragraph. and shall make this information public. A Member State transferring annual emissions allocations to another Member state shall publish the record of the transfer and make public the remuneration received for the allocations. "
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 1
(5b) In Article 8, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. If the Commission finds, in its annual assessment under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and taking into account the intended use of the flexibilities referred to in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of this Regulation, that a Member State is not making sufficient progress towards meeting its obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation, that Member State shall, within three months, submit to the Commission, and publish, a corrective action plan that includes: (a) a detailed explanation identifying the reasons why the Member State is failing to make sufficient progress towards meeting its obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation; (b) the total amount of Union funding the Member State has received for spending and investments related to climate and the green transition, how the use of these funds have contributed to its obligations under Article 4, and how it intends to use such funding for this purpose towards meeting these obligations; (c) additional actions that the Member State shall implement in order to meet its specific obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation, through domestic policies and measures and the implementation of Union action; (bwhere a Member State has established a national climate advisory body, it shall seek the advice of this body to identify necessary actions; (d) a strict timetable for implementing such actions, which enables the assessment of annual progress in implementation.; "
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3a (new)
(5d) In Article 8, the following paragraph is added: ‘3a. The corrective action plan, the opinion by the Commission and the updated action plan referred to in paragraph 1, 2 and 3 shall be accessible to the public. When updating their National Energy and Climate Plans under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, Member States shall make reference to their corrective plans and any opinions issued by the Commission under this Article and shall publish that advice as part of the action plan with an explanation of how it has been taken into account;’
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11
(6d) Article 11 is deleted.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11a
(7) The following article is inserted: ‘ Article 11a Additional reserve 1. If, by 2030, the Union has reduced net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels in compliance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council**, and taking into account the maximum limit of the contribution of net removals, an additional reserve shall be established in the Union Registry. 2. Member States which decide to neither contribute nor benefit from the additional reserve shall notify their decision to the Commission no later than six months after the entry into force of this Regulation. 3. consist of the net removals that participating Member States have generated in the period 2026 to 2030 in excess of their respective targets pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/841, after deduction of both of the following: (a) Articles 11 to 13b of Regulation (EU) 2018/841; (b) the quantities taken into account for compliance pursuant to Article 7 of this Regulation. 4. If an additional reserve is set up pursuant to paragraph 1, a participating Member State may benefit from it if the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the greenhouse gas emissions of the Member State exceed its annual emission allocations in the period from 2026 to 2030; (b) the flexibilities pursuant to Article 5(2) and (3); (c) the Member State has made the maximum use possible of net removals in accordance with Article 7, even if that quantity does not reach the level set in Annex III; and (d) transfers to odeleted The additional reserve shall any flexibilities used under the Member State has exhausted ther Member States under Article 5. 5. conditions set out in paragraph 4, it shall receive an additional quantity from the additional reserve up to its shortfall to be used for compliance under Article 9. If the resulting collective quantity to be received by all of the Member States which fulfil the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of this Article exceeds the quantity allocated to the additional reserve under paragraph 3 of this Article, the quantity to be received by each of those Member States shall be reduced on a pro rata basis.’ ** Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). ’ has made no net If a Member States fulfils the
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 f (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(7f) In Article 15, the following paragraph is added: ‘2a. Within one year after the adoption of the legislative act establishing the Union´s 2040 climate target pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/11191a, the Commission shall make a proposal for the respective targets for the sectors covered by this Regulation, which gives priority to Union-level market-based instruments to address the CO2 emissions covered by this Regulation. The objective of the proposal shall also include the achievement of climate neutrality by all Member States at the latest by 2050 in a manner that ensures the cost-effective distribution of reduction efforts across the Union and addresses negative emission technologies.’ __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’), OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1.
2022/02/24
Committee: ENVI