Activities of Teuvo HAKKARAINEN
Plenary speeches (45)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Finnish Presidency of the Council (debate)
The situation of EU forests (debate)
The situation of EU forests (debate)
The situation of EU forests (debate)
The danger of violent right-wing extremism (in the light of the recent events in Halle, Germany) (debate)
Taking forward the Horizontal anti-discrimination Directive (debate)
Situation in the hotspots on the Greek islands, in particular the case of Moria (debate)
Situation in the hotspots on the Greek islands, in particular the case of Moria (debate)
Outcome of the COP25 (debate)
Compatibility between the current EU - Mercosur Free Trade Agreement and the Commission's proposal for a European Green Deal (topical debate)
Devastating Bushfires in Australia and other extreme weather events as a consequence of Climate Change (debate)
Cross-border organised crime and its impact on free movement (debate)
Situation in Iran and Iraq following recent escalations (debate)
Distortion of European history and remembrance of the Second World War (topical debate)
Fighting against antisemitism, racism and hatred across Europe (debate)
Humanitarian situation of refugees at EU external borders (debate)
Humanitarian situation of refugees at EU external borders (debate)
Draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union (continuation of debate)
The need for an immediate and humanitarian EU response to the current situation in the refugee camp in Moria (debate)
Rule of Law conditionality in the framework of the MFF 2021-2027 and Next Generation EU (continuation of debate)
The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward (debate)
Deforestation (debate)
Recent deaths in the Mediterranean and search and rescue at sea (debate)
The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter (debate)
European Climate Law (continuation of debate)
The Power of the EU – Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (debate)
Violations of right to seek asylum and non-refoulement in the EU Member States (debate)
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 2))
The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war (debate)
New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (debate)
The death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran (debate)
The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)
2022 Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union - Rule of law in Greece - Rule of law in Spain - Rule of law in Malta (debate)
Externalising asylum applications and making funding to third countries conditional on the implementation of return agreements (topical debate)
Nature restoration (debate)
Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU (topical debate)
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)
Recent developments at the EU’s external border between Finland and Russia and the need to uphold EU law (debate)
Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need for the release of hostages and for an immediate humanitarian truce leading to a ceasefire and the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East (debate)
Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)
Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)
Need to fight the increase of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred (debate)
EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the new EU forest strategy for 2030 – sustainable forest management in Europe
Institutional motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation 2020/2092
Written explanations (3)
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD (A8-0200/2019 - Peter Jahr)
. – Hiilestä kaikki alkoi. Kristillinen arvopohja, hiili, teräs, ruoka ja rauha olivat eurooppalaisen menestystarinan taustalla. Viljelimme ja varjelimme maatamme ja pidimme maan hedelmällisenä - sitomassa hiiltä ravinnoksi, taloiksi, paperiksi ja polttoaineiksi.Vihreä siirtymä tarkoittaa kylmiä koteja ja autioita kyliä. Se tarkoittaa myös kallistuvia lannoitteita, maatalouden konkursseja, tehottomuutta ja ruokakriisiä. Kansallisesta omavaraisuudesta luopuminen tarkoittaa sitä, että Venäjä hallitsee energiaa ja ruokaa rajoillamme. EU ei ole sellainen voimatekijä ja suunnannäyttäjä, jollaiseksi sen siirtomaahistorian omaavat keskusvaltiot unionin mieltävät. EU on heikompi kuin sen jäsenvaltiot. Tämä on selvää elintarvikkeiden ylituotannon kääntyessä niukkuudeksi. Ruokakriisi on mahdollinen ja itse aiheutettu. Aiheuttajana on vihreä siirtymä.Nyt äänestetty maatalouspoliittinen säädöspaketti on yltäkylläisissä rauhan oloissa tehty byrokratian taidonnäyte. Se mahdollistaa virheellisen ja vaarallisen politiikan toteuttamisen koko unionin alueella. Maatalouden pahin uhka ei ole huono tuottajahinta tai kallistuvat panokset, ei edes järjetön byrokratia. Pahin uhka on se, että alalta menetetään järki ja toivo. Toivon myötä menetetään nuoret maanviljelijät. Nuorien viljelijöiden myötä menetetään kylien elinvoima ja osaaminen.Sukupolvien työn tarkoituksena on ollut hoitaa luontoa ja maatilaa hyvin ja siirtää se aina seuraavalle sukupolvelle paremmassa kunnossa. Nyt vihreän siirtymän nimissä kerrotaan, että kaikki on tehty väärin ja viljelijä on syyllinen maailman hätätilaan ja vedenpaisumukseen. Hiilidioksidista on tehty ilmastouskonnon näkymätön ane. Hiileenkö unioni kaatuu?
Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring (A8-0199/2019 - Ulrike Müller)
. – Hiilestä kaikki alkoi. Kristillinen arvopohja, hiili, teräs, ruoka ja rauha olivat eurooppalaisen menestystarinan taustalla. Viljelimme ja varjelimme maatamme ja pidimme maan hedelmällisenä – sitomassa hiiltä ravinnoksi, taloiksi, paperiksi ja polttoaineiksi.Vihreä siirtymä tarkoittaa kylmiä koteja ja autioita kyliä. Se tarkoittaa myös kallistuvia lannoitteita, maatalouden konkursseja, tehottomuutta ja ruokakriisiä. Kansallisesta omavaraisuudesta luopuminen tarkoittaa sitä, että Venäjä hallitsee energiaa ja ruokaa rajoillamme. EU ei ole sellainen voimatekijä ja suunnannäyttäjä, jollaiseksi sen siirtomaahistorian omaavat keskusvaltiot unionin mieltävät. EU on heikompi kuin sen jäsenvaltiot. Tämä on selvää elintarvikkeiden ylituotannon kääntyessä niukkuudeksi. Ruokakriisi on mahdollinen ja itse aiheutettu. Aiheuttajana on vihreä siirtymä.Nyt äänestetty maatalouspoliittinen säädöspaketti on yltäkylläisissä rauhan oloissa tehty byrokratian taidonnäyte. Se mahdollistaa virheellisen ja vaarallisen politiikan toteuttamisen koko unionin alueella. Maatalouden pahin uhka ei ole huono tuottajahinta tai kallistuvat panokset. Ei edes järjetön byrokratia. Pahin uhka on se, että alalta menetetään järki ja toivo. Toivon myötä menetetään nuoret maanviljelijät. Nuorien viljelijöiden myötä menetetään kylien elinvoima ja osaaminen.Sukupolvien työn tarkoituksena on ollut hoitaa luontoa ja maatilaa hyvin ja siirtää se aina seuraavalle sukupolvelle paremmassa kunnossa. Nyt vihreän siirtymän nimissä kerrotaan, että kaikki on tehty väärin ja viljelijä on syyllinen maailman hätätilaan ja vedenpaisumukseen. Hiilidioksidista on tehty ilmastouskonnon näkymätön ane. Hiileenkö unioni kaatuu?
Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other Regulations (A8-0198/2019 - Eric Andrieu)
. – Hiilestä kaikki alkoi. Kristillinen arvopohja, hiili, teräs, ruoka ja rauha olivat eurooppalaisen menestystarinan taustalla. Viljelimme ja varjelimme maatamme ja pidimme maan hedelmällisenä – sitomassa hiiltä ravinnoksi, taloiksi, paperiksi ja polttoaineiksi.Vihreä siirtymä tarkoittaa kylmiä koteja ja autioita kyliä. Se tarkoittaa myös kallistuvia lannoitteita, maatalouden konkursseja, tehottomuutta ja ruokakriisiä. Kansallisesta omavaraisuudesta luopuminen tarkoittaa sitä, että Venäjä hallitsee energiaa ja ruokaa rajoillamme. EU ei ole sellainen voimatekijä ja suunnannäyttäjä, jollaiseksi sen siirtomaahistorian omaavat keskusvaltiot unionin mieltävät. EU on heikompi kuin sen jäsenvaltiot. Tämä on selvää elintarvikkeiden ylituotannon kääntyessä niukkuudeksi. Ruokakriisi on mahdollinen ja itse aiheutettu. Aiheuttajana on vihreä siirtymä.Nyt äänestetty maatalouspoliittinen säädöspaketti on yltäkylläisissä rauhan oloissa tehty byrokratian taidonnäyte. Se mahdollistaa virheellisen ja vaarallisen politiikan toteuttamisen koko unionin alueella. Maatalouden pahin uhka ei ole huono tuottajahinta tai kallistuvat panokset. Ei edes järjetön byrokratia. Pahin uhka on se, että alalta menetetään järki ja toivo. Toivon myötä menetetään nuoret maanviljelijät. Nuorien viljelijöiden myötä menetetään kylien elinvoima ja osaaminen.Sukupolvien työn tarkoituksena on ollut hoitaa luontoa ja maatilaa hyvin ja siirtää se aina seuraavalle sukupolvelle paremmassa kunnossa. Nyt vihreän siirtymän nimissä kerrotaan, että kaikki on tehty väärin ja viljelijä on syyllinen maailman hätätilaan ja vedenpaisumukseen. Hiilidioksidista on tehty ilmastouskonnon näkymätön ane. Hiileenkö unioni kaatuu?
Written questions (25)
Limiting cormorant populations
The EU's Habitats Directive and Member States' competence
Protection of peatlands in the EU biodiversity strategy
Interpretation of the new ban on lead shot by Member States
Improving possibilities for citizens to provide feedback on roadmaps
Steel shot and forestry
Hunting, protected areas, culture and the principle of subsidiarity
Charities colluding with human traffickers to smuggle migrants into Europe
Agricultural aid and legal certainty; digital maps
Agricultural aid and legal certainty; cross-compliance
NGOs accused of colluding with human traffickers in the Mediterranean
Roadworthiness tests for motorcycles
Forced marriage in Europe
Freedom of religion and double standards
Do the Sars2 COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene oxide?
The effectiveness of over-regulation of the EU’s forestry sector
Use of carbon isolated from wood lignin in EU climate plans
Islamism and the Muslim Brotherhood infiltrating the European Parliament
Urgent need for deterrence campaigns to combat illegal migration and people smuggling
Case of the Rt Hon. Ms Päivi Räsänen and fundamental freedoms
The role of Russian-funded environmental organisations in shaping the EU’s climate policy – follow-up question
Funding of human rights NGOs
South African cooperation with Russia
Commissioner Johansson’s reaction to the announcement of the UK’s draft bill
Derogations from the Habitats Directive
Individual motions (4)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on support for the Israel-Palestine Peace Plan
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent terrorist attacks in Europe
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Belarusian border
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Member States planning to outsource asylum centres outside the EU
Amendments (428)
Amendment 194 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on nature restoration (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 229 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets out a commitment to legally protect a minimum of 30 % of the land, including inland waters, and 30 % of the sea in the Union, of which at least one third should be under strict protection, including all remaining primary and old-growth forests. The criteria and guidance for the designation of additional protected areas by Member States51 (the ‘Criteria and guidance’), developed by the Commission in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders, highlight that if the restored areas comply or are expected to comply, once restoration produces its full effect, with the criteria for protected areas, those restored areas should also contribute towards the Union targets on protected areas. The Criteria and guidance also highlight that protected areas can provide an important contribution to the restoration targets in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, by creating the conditions for restoration efforts to be successful. This is particularly the case for areas which can recover naturally by stopping or limiting some of the pressures from human activities. Placing such areas, including in the marine environment, under strict protection, will, in some cases, be sufficient to lead to the recovery of the natural values they host. Moreover, it is emphasised in the Criteria and guidance that all Member States are expected to contribute towards reaching the Union targets on protected areas set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, to an extent that is proportionate to the natural values they host and to the potential they have for nature restorationwhile ensuring that the economic and social impact is proportionate and balanced. _________________ 51 Commission Staff Working Document Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations (SWD(2022) 23 final).
Amendment 236 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Commission’s State of Nature Report from 202053 noted that the Union has not yet managed to stem the decline of protected habitat types and species whose conservation is of concern to the Union. That decline is caused mostly by abandonment of extensive agriculture, intensifying management practices, the modification of hydrological regimes, urbanisation and pollution as well as unsustainable forestry activities and species exploitation. Furthermore, invasive alien species and climate change represent major and growing threats to native Union flora and fauna. _________________ 53 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee “The state of nature in the European Union Report on the status and trends in 2013 - 2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives”, COM/2020/635 final.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Since the EU has no competence in the area of Member States’ forest management practices, commercial forests should be excluded from the scope of this act.
Amendment 434 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The new EU Forest Strategy for 203081 outlined the need to restore forest biodiversity. Forests and other wooded land cover over 43,5 % of the EU’s land space. Forest ecosystems that host rich biodiversity are vulnerable to climate change but are also a natural ally in adapting to and fighting climate change and climate-related risks, including through their carbon-stock and carbon-sink functions, and provide many other vital ecosystem services and benefits, such as the provision of timber and wood, food and other non-woodbiomass, peat, game meat and other food, medical, textile substitutes and other products, climate regulation, soil stabilisation and erosion control and the purification of air and water. _________________ 81 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 (COM/2021/572 final).
Amendment 440 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of forest ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types falling within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of forest ecosystems that would allow for the setting of specific restoration targets for forest ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in forest ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators, such as standing and lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, forest connectivity, the common forest bird index82, and the stock of organic carbon. _________________ 82 Common bird index (EU aggregate) - Products Datasets - Eurostat (europa.eu).
Amendment 517 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
Amendment 564 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 20340, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 713 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 20540.
Amendment 740 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 20540.
Amendment 757 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered bythe species listed in Annex I to Directive 2009/147/EC that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re- establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 767 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 796 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3, until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall endeavour to ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached, and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, do not deteriorate.
Amendment 814 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall endeavour to ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur do not deteriorate.
Amendment 831 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set outgoals mentioned in paragraphs 6 and 7 is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 886 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set outgoals mentioned in paragraphs 6 and 7, is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 928 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Member States shall seek to ensure that there ise following:
Amendment 944 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) an increasing trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species referred to in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered byreferred to in Annex I to Directive 2009/147/EC.
Amendment 950 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 20540.
Amendment 976 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 20540.
Amendment 991 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered underlisted in Annex I to Directive 2009/147/EC, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 998 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 1019 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall endeavour to ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorate.
Amendment 1034 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall endeavour to ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II occur do not deteriorate.
Amendment 1052 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set outgoals mentioned in paragraphs 6 and 7, is justified if caused by:
Amendment 1100 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligation set outgoals mentioned in paragraphs 6 and 7, is justified if caused by:
Amendment 1135 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Member States shall seek to ensure that there ise following:
Amendment 1150 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) a positive trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the marine habitats of the species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered byreferred to in Annex I to Directive 2009/147/EC.
Amendment 1416 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 20340, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1421 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1437 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1455 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States may put in place restoration measures, including rewetting, in areas of peat extraction sites and count those areas as contributing to achieving the respective targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 1459 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In addition, Member States may put in place restoration measures to rewet organic soils that constitute drained peatlands under land uses other than agricultural use and peat extraction and count those rewetted areas as contributing, up to a maximum of 20%, to the achievement of the targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 1482 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity of forest ecosystems, with the exception of commercial forests, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 1492 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve an increasing trend at national level of eachsome of the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every three years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached:
Amendment 1598 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member states shall quantify the area that needs to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 and 5 taking into account the condition of the habitat types referred to in Articles 4(1), 4(2), 5(1) and 5(2) and the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Article 4(3) and Article 5(3) that are present on their territory. In quantifying the reference area, account may also be taken retroactively of the areas restored in the past 30 years prior to the entry into force of this act. The quantification shall be based, amongst others, on the following information:
Amendment 1619 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losschanges over at least the last 70 years and the projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 1657 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators that they use, as referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9).
Amendment 1734 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shallmay, when preparing the national restoration plans, make use of the different examples of restoration measures listed in Annex VII, depending on specific national and local conditions, and the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 1802 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication of the measures to endeavour to ensure that the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in the areas in which good condition has been reached and that the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6);
Amendment 1807 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) an indication of the measures to endeavour to ensure that the areas covered by habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate, in accordance with Article 4(7) and Article 5(7);
Amendment 1961 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. When it becomes apparent that the measures set out in the national restoration plan will not be sufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, based on the monitoring in accordance with Article 17, Member States shall revise the national restoration plan and they may include supplementary measures.
Amendment 1973 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission considers that the progress made by a Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission may request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with any supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with any supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1986 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 2106 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter V – title
Chapter V – title
Amendment 2107 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 2162 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 2184 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a (new)
Amendment 2185 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in allDirective is addressed to the Member States.
Amendment 2293 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – row 4Text proposed by the Commission
Annex VI – row 4Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment 2314 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 13
Annex VII – point 13
Amendment 2316 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 14
Annex VII – point 14
Amendment 94 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that in many countries with high rates of poverty and high numbers of people without food security, large areas of land are controlled by multinational corporations that use the land to produce agricultural products exported to the EU at dumped prices;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Points to the widespread corruption of government authorities in many developing countries, and the abuses committed by law enforcement agencies and the army to drive indigenous farmers off the land for the purpose of selling it to multinational corporations;
Amendment 96 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that many developing countries have considerably less stringent or no rules on the use of GMOs, pesticides and the misuse of hormone preparations for growth promotion in farm animals, and that multinational corporations exploit this difference in regulation to produce unsafe food that they import into the EU;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Cautions against further liberalisation of international trade in food products through World Trade Organisation agreements and bilateral or multilateral agreements involving the EU;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls on the Commission not to negotiate at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference an agreement that includes a commitment to liberalise trade in agricultural and food products;
Amendment 99 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Calls on the Commission not to negotiate any other trade agreements, including any commitment to open up further the EU single market to imports of food and agricultural commodities from third countries;
Amendment 100 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Calls on the Commission to withdraw its signature from the EU- Mercosur Trade Agreement;
Amendment 103 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
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The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission proposal.
Amendment 1773 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FI (new)
Annex 2 - table - section FI (new)
Node name: Kaskinen Maritime port: Comprehensive
Amendment 1774 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Node name: Kokkola Maritime port: Comprehensivre
Amendment 1775 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Node name: Oulu / Uleåborg Maritime port: Comprehensivre (Oulu)
Amendment 1776 #
2021/0420(COD)
Node name: Pietarsaari Maritime port: Comprehensive
Amendment 84 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Therefore all modes of transport should be addressed from a technologically neutral perspective in one instrument which should take into account a variety of alternative fuels. The use of zero-emission powertrain technologies is at different stages of maturity in the different modes of transport. In particular, in the road sector, a rapid uptake of battery- electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is taking place. Hydrogen fuel-cell road vehicles are available to markets, as well. In addition, smaller hydrogen and battery electric vessels and hydrogen fuel-cell trains are currently being deployed in different projects and in first commercial operations, with full commercial roll out expected in the next years. In contrast, the aviation and waterborne sectors continue to be dependent on liquid and gaseous fuels, as zero- and low-emission powertrain solutions are expected to enter the market only around 2030 and in particular for the aviation sector even later, with full commercialisation taking its time. The use of fossil gaseous or liquid fuels is only possible if it is clearly embedded into a clear decarbonisation pathway that is in line with the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union, requiring increasing blending with or replacement by renewable fuels such as bio-methane, advanced biofuels or renewable and low- carbon synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for light-duty electric vehicles has been uneven across the Union. Continued uneven distribution would jeopardize the uptake of such vehicles, limitDivergence ing connectivity across the Union. Continuing divergence in policy ambitions and approaches at national level will not create the long-term certainty needed for substantive market investment. Mandatory minimum targets for Member States at national level should therefore provide policy orientations and complement National Policy Frameworksircumstances, policy ambitions and approaches at national level should be respected, rather than pursuing a one- size-fits-all approach. That approach should combine indicative national fleet based targets with distance-based targets for the trans-European network for transport (TEN-T). National fleet based targets should ensure that vehicle uptake in each Member State is matched with the deployment of sufficient publicly accessible recharging infrastructure. Distance-based targets for the TEN-T network should ensure full coverage of electric recharging points along the Union’s main road networks and thereby ensure easy and seamless travel throughout the Union.
Amendment 201 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
Amendment 225 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets out mandatory national targets for the deployment of sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure in the Union, for road vehicles, vessels and stationary aircraft. It lays down common technical specifications and requirements on user information, data provision and payment requirements for alternative fuels infrastructure.
Amendment 277 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. If feasible in terms of cost- effectiveness and market conditions, Member States shall ensure that:
Amendment 330 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
i) by 31 December 202530, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 300 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 150 kW;
Amendment 337 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
ii) by 31 December 20305, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 600 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 150 kW;
Amendment 346 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
i) by 31 December 20305, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 300 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 150 kW;
Amendment 351 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
ii) by 31 December 203540, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 600 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 150 kW.
Amendment 367 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The same recharging pool may serve the needs of both light and heavy- duty vehicles.
Amendment 373 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure a minimum coverage of publicly accessible recharging points dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles in their territory. To that end, if feasible in terms of cost-effectiveness and market conditions, Member States shall ensure that:
Amendment 384 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i) by 31 December 202530, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 1400 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
Amendment 395 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii) by 31 December 20305, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 3500 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
Amendment 407 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i) by 31 December 20305, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 1,400 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
Amendment 416 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
ii) by 1 December 203540, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 3500 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
Amendment 541 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that, in their territory, a minimum number of publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations are put in place by 31 December 20305.
Amendment 548 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
To that end, if feasible in terms of cost- effectiveness and market conditions, Member States shall ensure that by 31 December 20305 publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations with a minimum capacity of 2 t/day and equipped with at least a 700 bars dispenser are deployed with a maximum distance of 150 km in-between them along the TEN-T core and the TEN-T comprehensive network. Liquid hydrogen shall be made available at publicly accessible refuelling stations with a maximum distance of 450 km in-between them.
Amendment 59 #
2021/0218(COD)
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 40% by 20340 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 in a socially sustainable manner. _________________ 9Directive (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 73 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a growing recognition of the need for alignment of bioenergy policies with the cascading principle of biomass use11, with a view to ensuring fair access to the biomass raw material market for the development of innovative, high value-added bio-based solutions and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. When developing support schemes for bioenergy, Member States should therefore take into consideration the available sustainable supply of biomass for energy and non- energy uses and the maintenance of the national forest carbon sinks and ecosystems as well as the principles of the circular economy and the biomass cascading use, and the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12. For this, they should grant no support to the production of energy from saw logs, and veneer logs, stumps and roots and avoid promoting the use of quality roundwood for energy except in well-defined circumstances. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio- energy and 6) disposal. Where no other use for woody biomass is economically viable or environmentally appropriate, energy recovery helps to reduce energy generation from non- renewable sources. Member States’ support schemes for bioenergy should therefore be directed to such feedstocks for which little market competition exists with the material sectors, and whose sourcing is considered positive for both climate and biodiversity, in order to avoid negative incentives for unsustainable bioenergy pathways, as identified in the JRC report ‘The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU’13. On the other hand, in defining the further implications of the cascading principle, it is necessary to recognise the national specificities which guide Member States in the design of their support schemes. Waste prevention, reuse and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating support schemes which would be counter to targets on treatment of waste and which would lead to the inefficient use of recyclable waste. Moreover, in order to ensure a more efficient use of bioenergy, from 202635 on Member States should not give support anymore to electricity-only plants , unless the installations are in regions with a specific use status as regards their transition away from fossil fuels or if the installations use carbon capture and storage. _________________ 11The cascading principle aims to achieve resource efficiency of biomass use through prioritising biomass material use to energy use wherever possible, increasing thus the amount of biomass available within the system. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 13 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reposit ory/handle/JRC122719
Amendment 92 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Overly complex and excessively long administrative procedures constitute a major barrier for the deployment of renewable energy. The scope of the directive should therefore be extended as regards sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas emission criteria for installations with low thermal input for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels. On the basis of the measures to improve administrative procedures for renewable energy installations that Member States are to report on by 15 March 2023 in their first integrated national energy and climate progress reports pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council15, the Commission should assess whether the provisions included in this Directive to streamline these procedures have resulted in smooth and proportionate procedures. If that assessment reveals significant scope for improvement, the Commission should take appropriate measures to ensure Member States have streamlined and efficient administrative procedures in place. _________________ 15Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 114 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Increasing ambition in the heating and cooling sector is key to delivering the overall renewable energy target given that heating and cooling constitutes around half of the Union's energy consumption, covering a wide range of end uses and technologies in buildings, industry and district heating and cooling. To accelerate the increase of renewables in heating and cooling, an annual 1.1 percentage point increase at Member State level should be made binding as a minimum for all Member Statescative. For those Member States, which already have renewable shares above 50% in the heating and cooling sector, it should remain possible to only apply half of the binding annual increase rate and Member States with 60% or above may count any such share as fulfilling the average annual increase rate in accordance with points b) and c) of paragraph 2 of Article 23. In addition, Member State- specific top-ups should be set, redistributing the additional efforts to the desired level of renewables in 20340 among Member States based on GDP and cost- effectiveness. A longer list of different measures should also be included in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 to facilitate increasing the share of renewables in heating and cooling. Member States may implement one or more measures from the list of measures.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 148 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodivhese criteria werse forests, grasslands and peat lands, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass-based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuelsestablished only recently and should not be reviewed at this stage. In addition, local circumstances and the ways in which forests are used are too diverse for the current rules to be expanded on in any meaningful way.
Amendment 157 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to reduce the administrative burden for producers of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels and for Member States, where voluntary or national schemes have been recognised by the Commission through an implementing act as giving evidence or providing accurate data regarding the compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as other requirements set in this Directive, Member States should accept the results of the certification issued by such schemes within the scope of the Commission’s recognition. In order to reduce the burden on small installations, Member States should establish a simplified verification mechanism for installations of between 5 and 10MW.
Amendment 249 #
2021/0218(COD)
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 20340 is at least 40%.’;
Amendment 291 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Directive (EU) 2018/2001
(i) the use of saw logs, and veneer logs, stumps and roots to produce energy.
Amendment 297 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iii
Amendment 666 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
— (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 520 MW,
Amendment 695 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a
Amendment 708 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
Amendment 722 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Amendment 741 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 754 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iv
Amendment 791 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) at least 70 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2025, and at least 80 % from 1 January 2026.’;
Amendment 844 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 881 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
(11) ‘the Union's 2030 targets for energy and climate’ means the Union-wide binding target of at least 40 % domestic reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions as compared to 1990 to be achieved by 2030, the Union's binding target for renewable energy in 20340 as referred to in Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, the Union-level headline target of at least 32,5 % for improving energy efficiency in 2030, and the 15 % electricity interconnection target for 2030 or any subsequent targets in this regard agreed by the European Council or by the European Parliament and by the Council for 2030.’;
Amendment 882 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 2 – point 20 – b
Article 2 – point 20 – b
(b) in the context of Commission recommendations based on the assessment pursuant to point (b) of Article 29(1) with regard to energy from renewable sources, a Member State's early implementation of its contribution to the Union's binding target for renewable energy in 20340 as referred to in Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 as measured against its national reference points for renewable energy;’;
Amendment 883 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – point a – point 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – point a – point 2 – subparagraph 1
With a view to achieving the Union's binding target for renewable energy in 20340 as referred to in Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, a contribution to that target in terms of the Member State's share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 20340, with an indicative trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards. By 2022, the indicative trajectory shall reach a reference point of at least 18 % of the total increase in the share of energy from renewable sources between that Member State's binding 2020 national target, and its contribution to the 20340 target. By 202530, the indicative trajectory shall reach a reference point of at least 43 % of the total increase in the share of energy from renewable sources between that Member State's binding 2020 national target and its contribution to the 20340 target. By 202735, the indicative trajectory shall reach a reference point of at least 65 % of the total increase in the share of energy from renewable sources between that Member State's binding 2020 national target and its contribution to the 20340 target.
Amendment 884 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – point a – point 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – point a – point 2 – subparagraph 2
By 20340, the indicative trajectory shall reach at least the Member State's planned contribution. If a Member State expects to surpass its binding 2020 national target, its indicative trajectory may start at the level it is projected to achieve. The Member States' indicative trajectories, taken together, shall add up to the Union reference points in 20225, 202530 and 202735 and to the Union's binding target for renewable energy in 20340 as referred to in Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Separately from its contribution to the Union target and its indicative trajectory for the purposes of this Regulation, a Member State shall be free to indicate higher ambitions for national policy purposes.’;
Amendment 886 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall collectively ensure that the sum of their contributions amounts to at least the level of the Union's binding target for renewable energy in 20340 as referred to in Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.’;
Amendment 889 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. In the area of renewable energy, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the progress made in the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption on the basis of an indicative Union trajectory that starts from 20 % in 2020, reaches reference points of at least 18 % in 20225, 43 % in 202530 and 65 % in 202735 of the total increase in the share of energy from renewable sources between the Union's 2020 renewable energy target and the Union's 20340 renewable energy target, and reaches the Union’s binding target for renewable energy in 20340 as referred to in Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.’;
Amendment 902 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex I a (new) – title
Annex I a (new) – title
NATIONAL HEATING AND COOLING SHARES OF ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES IN GROSS FINAL CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY FOR 2020-20340
Amendment 23 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, fFree allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissionsremains a valid instrument within the Union and the inclusion of these allowances in the CBAM calculation would help contain price increases, especially in sectors such as agriculture.
Amendment 33 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) However, the issue of carbon leakage must be seen in a broader context, taking into account the cumulative impact of the Union's growing environmental ambitions on the competitiveness of its economy as a whole. The disparity in standards and production requirements between the Union and its external trading partners is clearly evident, not only in the sectors covered by the EU ETC system, but also, and especially, in agriculture. A twin-track approach is therefore required: measures to combat carbon leakage through CBAM should be combined with the creation of additional favourable conditions for investment and production within the Union, including financial incentives for innovation, the production of organic fertilisers, the removal of administrative barriers and the reduction of adjustment costs, especially in the agricultural sector. New resources should be earmarked for this purpose.
Amendment 81 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050the real consequences that the CBAM would have on the climate, carrying out an impact study for the agricultural sector in particular. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47. _________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU 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) 47 .
Amendment 99 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 150 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods. The Commission should constantly monitor the climatic, social and economic impact of the CBAM, especially in the agricultural sector.
Amendment 156 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessment of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future, without undermining the proper functioning of the internal market or increasing costs for consumers.
Amendment 214 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to ensure a level playing field for vessels operating in ice conditions, this Directive ought not to apply to ice classified vessels.
Amendment 256 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 286 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 404 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
Amendment 421 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 494 #
2021/0211(COD)
Amendment 517 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
Amendment 548 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 594 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Articles 3gd(3), 12(3b) and 14(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. To ensure synergies with the existing regulatory framework, the conferral of implementing powers in Articles 14 and 15 of that Directive should be extended to cover the sectors of road transport and buildings. Those implementing powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council65. _________________ 65Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.02.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 626 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
Amendment 668 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point x
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point x
Amendment 672 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point y
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point y
Amendment 677 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point z
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point z
Amendment 686 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3a – paragraph 1
Article 3a – paragraph 1
Articles 3b to 3f shall apply to the allocation and issue of allowances in respect of the aviation activities listed in Annex I. Articles 3g to 3ge shall apply in respect of the maritime transport activities listed in Annex I. This Directive shall not, however, apply to shipping carried out by ice classified vessels.
Amendment 824 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
2003/87/EY
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
2 % of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 203022 shall be auctioned to establish a fund to improve energy efficiency and modernise the energy systems of certain Member States (‘the beneficiary Member States’) as set out in Article 10d (‘the Modernisation Fund’). The beneficiary Member States for this amount of allowances shall be the Member States with a GDP per capita at market prices below 60 % of the Union average in 2013. The funds corresponding to this quantity of allowances shall be distributed in accordance with Part A of Annex IIb.
Amendment 827 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
2003/87/EY
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
Amendment 847 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
2003/87/EY
Article 10 – paragraph 3 –introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 –introductory part
3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU and entered in the Union budget. Member States shall use their revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2 in part, with the exception of the revenues used for the compensation of indirect carbon costs referred to in Article 10a(6), for one or more of the following:
Amendment 904 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 922 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraphs 2a and 2b
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraphs 2a and 2b
Amendment 997 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a
Article 10a – paragraph 1a
Amendment 1170 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
365 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to this Article, and 85 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10, as well as the allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation referred to in Article 10a(1a), shall be made available to a Fund with the objective of supporting innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes, and contribute to zero pollution objectives (the ‘Innovation Fund’). Allowances that are not issued to aircraft operators due to the closure of aircraft operators and which are not necessary to cover any shortfall in surrenders by those operators, shall also be used for innovation support as referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 1237 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A fund to support investments proposed by the beneficiary Member States, including the financing of small-scale investment projects, to modernise energy systems and improve energy efficiency shall be established for the period from 2021 to 203022 (the ‘Modernisation Fund’). The Modernisation Fund shall be financed through the auctioning of allowances as set out in Article 10, for the beneficiary Member States set out therein.
Amendment 1356 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1406 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Chapter IV a
Chapter IV a
Amendment 1574 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Decision 2015/1814/EU
Article 1 a
Article 1 a
Amendment 1643 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex 1 – point 1
Annex 1 – point 1
1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes, and installations where emissions from the combustion of biomass that complies with the criteria set out pursuant to Article 14 contribute to more than 95 % of the total greenhouse gas emissions are not covered by this Directive.
Amendment 1668 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EU
Annex II b
Annex II b
Amendment 1672 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex III, III a and III b
Annex III, III a and III b
Amendment 1686 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point a – point i
Annex I – point 3 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – Part A – Calculation – subparagraph 4
Annex IV – Part A – Calculation – subparagraph 4
Amendment 1691 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point b
Annex I – point 3 – point b
Amendment 1695 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3 – point c
Annex I – point 3 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex IV – Part C
Annex IV – Part C
Amendment 1706 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 4
Annex I – point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex V – Part C
Annex V – Part C
Amendment 82 #
Amendment 84 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Social Con the general conditions for climate Ffunding by the Union
Amendment 90 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Commission Communication The European Green Deal29 sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a sustainable, fairer and more prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from increasing resource use. The Commission proposes also to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. Finally, the Commission considers that this transition should be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 29 COM(2019) 640 final.
Amendment 143 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Therefore,Every Member State may, if it so wishes, use a part of the revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusion, for the transition to be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. These new emissions trading revenues fall entirely and exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Member States.
Amendment 165 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intendedMember States should try to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low- emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles and mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fuels on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transport poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. The Plans should have an investment component promoting the long-term solution of reduced fossil fuels reliance and could envisage other measures, including temporary direct income support to mitigate adverse income effects in the shorter term.
Amendment 250 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 269 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Taking into account the importance of tackling climate change in line with Paris Agreement commitments, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the actions under this Regulation should contribute to the achievement of the target that 30% of all expenditure under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework should be spent on mainstreaming climate objectives and should contribute to the ambition of providing 10% of annual spending to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027, while considering the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals. For this purpose, the methodology set out in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 should be used to tag the expenditures of the Fund. The Fund should support activities that fully respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the Union and comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council34. Only such measures and investments should be included in the Plans. Direct income support measures should as a rule be considered as having an insignificant foreseeable impact on environmental objectives, and as such be considered compliant with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’. The Commission intends to issue technical guidance to the Member States well ahead of the preparation of the Plans. The guidance will explain how the measures and investments must comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The Commission intends to present in 2021 a proposal for a Council Recommendation on how to address the social aspects of the green transition. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 34 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13)he Commission intends to issue technical guidance to the Member States well ahead of the preparation of the Plans. The guidance will explain how the measures and investments must comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The Commission intends to present in 2021 a proposal for a Council Recommendation on how to address the social aspects of the green transition.
Amendment 305 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Fund and the Plans should be coherent with and framed by the reforms planned and the commitments made by the Member States under their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, under Directive [yyyy/nnn] of the European Parliament and the Council [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]36, the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan37, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) established by Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council38, the Just Transition Plans pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 and the Member States long-term buildings renovation strategies pursuant to Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council40, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the InvestEU programme, the Technical Support Instrument, the Cohesion, Modernisation and Innovation Funds, and other Union funding programmes and support instruments. To ensure administrative efficiency, where applicable, the information included in the Plans should be consistent with the legislation and plans listed above. _________________ 36 [Add ref] 37 Endorsed by the European Council on 24 and 25 June 2021. 38 Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 21). 39 Regulation (EU) 2021/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 establishing the Just Transition Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 1). 40 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 314 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Union should support Member States with financial means to implement their Plans through the Social Climate Fund. Payments from the Social Climate Fund. Payments should be made conditional on achievement of the milestones and targets included in the Plans. This would allow efficiently taking into account national circumstances and priorities while simplifying financing and facilitating its integration with other national spending programmes while guaranteeing the impact and the integrity of EU spending.
Amendment 323 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 350 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The FundUnion should support measures that respect the principle of additionality of Union funding. The Fu and should not be a substitute for recurring national expenditures, except in duly justified cases.
Amendment 354 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure an efficient and coherent allocation of funds and to respect the principle of sound financial management, actions under this Regulation should be consistent with and be complementary to ongoing Union programmes, whilst avoiding double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes for the same expenditure. In particular, the Commission and the Member State should ensure, in all stages of the process, effective coordination in order to safeguard the consistency, coherence, complementarity and synergy among sources of funding. To that effect, Member States should be required to present the relevant information on existing or planned Union financing when submitting their plans to the Commission. Financial support under the Fund should be additional to the support provided under other Union programmes and instruments. Measures and investment financed under the Fund should be able to receive funding from other Union programmes and instruments provided that such support does not cover the same costs.
Amendment 364 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The implementation of the FundUnion financial support should be carried out in line with the principle of sound financial management, including the effective prevention and prosecution of fraud, tax fraud, tax evasion, corruption and conflicts of interest.
Amendment 371 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) For the purpose of sound financial management, while respecting the performance-based nature of the Fund, specific rules should be laid down for budget commitments, payments, suspension, and recovery of funds as well as for the termination of agreements related to financial support. The Member States should take appropriate measures to ensure that the use of funds in relation to measures supported by the Fund complies with applicable Union and national law. Member States must ensure that such support is granted in compliance with the EU State aid rules, where applicable. In particular, they should ensure that fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests are prevented, detected and corrected, and that double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes is avoided. Suspension and the termination of agreements related to financial support as well as reduction and recovery of the financial allocation should be possible when the Plan has not been implemented in a satisfactory manner by the Member State concerned, or in the case of serious irregularities, meaning fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest in relation to the measures supported by the Fund, or a serious breach of an obligation under the agreements related to financial support. Appropriate contradictory procedures should be established to ensure that the decision by the Commission in relation to suspension and recovery of amounts paid as well as the termination of agreements related to financial support respects the right of Member States to submit observations.
Amendment 378 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Commission should ensure that the financial interests of the Union are effectively protected. While it is primarily the responsibility of the Member State itself to ensure that the Fund is implemented in compliance with relevant Union and national law is complied with, the Commission should be able to receive sufficient assurance from Member States in that regard. To that end, in implementing the Fund, the Member States should ensure the functioning of an effective and efficient internal control system and recover amounts unduly paid or misused. In that regard, Member States should be able to rely on their regular national budget management systems. Member States should collect, record and store in an electronic system standardised categories of data and information allowing the prevention, detection and correction of serious irregularities, meaning fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests, in relation to the measures supported by the Fund. The Commission should make available an information and monitoring system, including a single data- mining and risk- scoring tool, to access and analyse this data and information, with a view to a mandatory application by the Member States.
Amendment 383 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The Member States and the Commission should be allowed to process personal data only where necessary for the purpose of ensuring discharge, audit and control, information, communication and publicity of the use of funds in relation to measures for the implementation under the Fund. The personal data should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 or Regulation (EU) 2018/172544 of the European Parliament and of the Council, whichever is applicable. _________________ 43 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). 44 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).
Amendment 385 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 386 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 403 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 522 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 648 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III – title
Chapter III – title
III SUPPORT FROM THE FUND FOR SOCIAL CLIMATE PLANS
Amendment 649 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Principles governing the Fund and eligibility
Amendment 650 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall provide financial supportFinancial support shall be provided to Member States to fund the measures and investments set out in their Plans.
Amendment 685 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 701 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 722 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support building renovations, especially for those occupying worst- performing buildings, including in the form of financial support or fiscal incentives such as deductibility of renovation costs from the rent, independently of the ownership of the buildings concerned;
Amendment 801 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Fund shall not support, and the estimated total costs of Plans shall not include measures in the form of direct income support pursuant to Article 3(2) of this Regulation for households already benefiting:
Amendment 826 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 862 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 878 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 884 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
Additionality and complementary funding 1. Support under the Fund shall be additional to the support provided under other Union funds, programmes and instruments. Measures and investments supported under the Fund may receive support from other Union funds, programmes and instruments provided that such support does not cover the same cost. 2. Support from the Fund shall be additional and shall not substitute recurring national budgetary expenditure.rticle 12 deleted
Amendment 889 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 900 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 966 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii
(ii) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to prevent, detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflicts of interests when using the funds provided under the Fund, including the arrangements that aim to avoid double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes;
Amendment 967 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii
(iii) whether the milestones and targets proposed by the Member State are efficient in view of the scope, objectives and eligible actions of the Fund.
Amendment 981 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the Union financial allocation allocated in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation to be paid in instalments once the Member State has satisfactorily fulfilled the relevant milestones and targetmilestones identified in relation to the implementation of the Plan, which shall be subject, for the period 2028-2032, to the availability of the amounts referred to in Article 9(2) of this Regulation under the annual ceilings of the multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU;
Amendment 983 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1000 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 1014 #
Amendment 1026 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. In implementing the Fund, tThe Member States, as beneficiaries of funds under the Fundinancial allocations, shall take all the appropriate measures to protect the financial interests of the Union and to ensure that the use of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Fund complies with the applicable Union and national law, in particular regarding the prevention, detection and correction of fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests. To this effect, the Member States shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system as further detailed in Annex III and the recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used. Member States may rely on their regular national budget management systems.
Amendment 1031 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The agreements referred to in Article 18 shall provide for the obligations of the Member States: shall be provided for
Amendment 1032 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
(i) a management declaration that the funds were used for itsthe intended purpose, that the information submitted with the request for payment is complete, accurate and reliable and that the control systems put in place give the necessary assurances that the funds were managed in accordance with all applicable rules, in particular rules on avoidance of conflicts of interests, fraud prevention, corruption and double funding from the Fund and other Union programmes in accordance with the principle of sound financial management; and
Amendment 1033 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i
(i) name of the final recipients of funds, their VAT registration numbers or tax identification numbers and amount of the financial allocation from the Fungranted;
Amendment 1034 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iv
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point d – point iv
(iv) a list of any measures and investments implemented under the Fund withwith Union support and the total amount of public funding of those measures and investments and indicating the amount of funds paid under other funds financed from the Union budget;
Amendment 1035 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Personal data as referred to in paragraph 2, point (d) of this Article shall be processed by Member States and by the Commission for the purpose, and corresponding duration, of discharge, audit and control, information, communication and publicity proceedings related to the use of funds related to the implementation of the agreements referred to in Article 18. The personal data shall be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, whichever is applicable. Within the framework of the discharge procedure to the Commission, in accordance with Article 319 TFEU, the Fund shall be subject to reporting under the integrated financial and accountability reporting referred to in Article 247 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046, and, in particular, separately in the Annual Management and Performance Report.
Amendment 1036 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall make available to the Member States an integrated and interoperable information and monitoring system including a single data-mining and risk-scoring tool to access and analyse the relevant data. The Member States shall use the tool for audit and control purposes to avoid double funding and to prevent, detect and correct fraud, corruption and conflict of interests in relation to the supported measures and investments supported by the Fund. The Commission, OLAF, the Court of Auditors and, where applicable, EPPO may use the tool within its competences and rights referred to in paragraph 2, point (d) of this Article.
Amendment 1037 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The agreements referred to in Article 18Provision shall also provibe made for the right of the Commission to reduce the support proportionately the support under the Fund and recover any amount due to the Union budget, in cases of fraud, corruption, andor conflicts of interests affecting the financial interests of the Union that have not been corrected by the Member State, or a serious breach of an obligation resulting from such agreements.
Amendment 1038 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, foster synergies and ensure effective coordination between the Fund and other Union programmes and instruments, including InvestEU Programme, the Technical Support Instrument, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the Funds covered by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. For that purpose, they shall
Amendment 1044 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure close cooperation between those responsible for implementation and control at Union, national and, where appropriate, regional levels to achieve the objectives of the Fund.
Amendment 1048 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Fund and to actions taken pursuant to this Regulation and the results obtained, including, where appropriate and with the agreement of the national authorities, through joint communication activities with the national authorities and the representation offices of the European Parliament and of the Commission in the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1073 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the Fundis Regulation and measure the achievement of its objectives. The monitoring of implementation shall be targeted and proportionate to the activities carried out under the Fund.
Amendment 1079 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 to supplement this Regulation in order to set out the common indicators to be used for reporting on the progress and for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of the Fund towards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 1.
Amendment 1083 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – title
Article 24 – title
Evaluation and review of the FundRegulation
Amendment 1087 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 July 2028, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with an evaluation report on the implementation and functioning of the FundRegulation.
Amendment 1095 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to whichat extent the objectives of the Fund laid down in Article 1 have been achieved, the efficiency of the use of the resources and the Union added value, the performance of climate action, and the net impact on the Union economy and on employment. It shall consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions set out in Article 6 in light of the impact on greenhouse gas emissions from the emission trading system for buildings and road transport pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC and from the national measures taken to meet the binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/84263 of the European Parliament and of the Council. It shall also consider the continued relevance of the financial envelope of the Fund in relation to possible developments concerning the auctioning of allowances under the emission trading system for buildings and road transport pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC and other relevant considerations. _________________ 63 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26-42).
Amendment 1099 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. The ex post evaluation report shall consist of a global assessment of the FundRegulation, and shall include information on the impact of the FundRegulation.
Amendment 1108 #
Amendment 1115 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Amendment 117 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To achieve the increased climate ambition, the impact assessment accompanying the Climate Target Plan has shown that energy efficiency improvements will need to be significantly raised from the current level of ambition of 32,5%. Nevertheless, a longer transition period is needed for this target to be met in a realistic, flexible and cost-effective manner.
Amendment 119 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The sum of national contributions communicated by Member States in their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) falls short of the Union’s level of ambition of 32,5%. The contributions collectively would lead to a reduction of 29,4% for final energy consumption and 29,7% for primary energy consumption compared to the projections from the 2007 reference scenario for 2030. That would translate in a collective gap of 2,8 percentage points for primary energy consumption and 3,1 percentage points for final energy consumption for the EU 27. In this scenario, it is unrealistic in the short term to set a new, binding target that is more ambitious than the previous one.
Amendment 130 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) This Directive takes a step forward towards climate neutrality by 2050 , under which energy efficiency is to be treated as an energy source in its own right. The energy efficiency first principle is an overarching principle that should be taken into account across all sectors, going beyond the energy system, at all levels, including in the financial sector. Energy efficiency solutions should be considered as the first option in policy, planning and investment decisions, when setting new rules for the supply side and other policy areas. While the energy efficiency first principle should be applied without prejudice to other legal obligations, objectives and principles, they should also not hamper its application or exempt from applying the principle. The Commission should ensure that energy efficiency and demand-side response can compete on equal terms with generation capacity. Energy efficiency improvements need to be made whenever they are more cost- effective than equivalent supply-side solutions. That should help exploit the multiple benefits of energy efficiency for the Union, in particular for citizens and businesses. Implementing energy efficiency improvement measures should also be a priority in alleviating energy poverty. The energy efficiency first principle should not, however, apply to very low-emission or zero-emission energy, so as not to constitute a barrier to achieving the Union’s other objectives and so as to be able to respond to the increase in industrial energy demand caused by decarbonisation.
Amendment 163 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 167 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Union’s energy efficiency target was initially set and calculated using the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the Eurostat energy balance calculation methodology and improvements in subsequent modelling projections call for a change of the baseline. Thus, using the same approach to define the target, that is to say comparing it to the future baseline projections, the ambition of the Union’s 2030 energy efficiency target is set compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 reflecting national contributions from the NECPs. With that updated baseline, the Union will need to further increase its energy efficiency ambition by at least 9% in 2030 compared to the level of efforts under the 2020 Reference Scenario. The new way of expressing the level of ambition for the Union’s targets does not affect the actual level of efforts needed and corresponds to a reduction of 36% for final and 39% for primary energy consumption respectively when compared to the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030.
Amendment 170 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The need for the Union to improve its energy efficiency should be expressed in primary and final energy consumption, to be achieved in 20340, indicating additional level of efforts required when compared to the measures in place or planned measures in the national energy and climate plans. The 2020 Reference Scenario projects 864 Mtoe of final energy consumption and 1124 Mtoe of primary energy consumption to be reached in 2030 (excluding ambient heat and including international aviation). An additional reduction of 9% results in 787 Mtoe and 1023 Mtoe in 2030 respectively. Compared to 2005 levels, it means that final energy consumption in the Union should be reduced by some 23% and primary and energy consumption should be reduced by some 32%. There are no binding targets at Member State level in the 2020 and 2030 perspective, and Member States should establish their contributions to the achievement of the Union’s energy efficiency target taking into account the formula provided in this Directive. Member States should be free to set their national objectives based either on primary or final energy consumption or primary or final energy savings, or on energy intensity. This Directive amends the way how Member States should express their national contributions to the Union´s target. Member States’ contributions to the Union’s target should be expressed in final and primary energy consumption to ensure consistency and monitoring of progress. A regular evaluation of progress towards the achievement of the Union's 20340 targets is necessary and is provided for in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 176 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) It would be preferable for the energy efficiency target to be achieved as a result of the cumulative implementation of specific national and European measures promoting energy efficiency in different fields. Member States should be required to set guideline national energy efficiency policies and measures. Those policies and measures and the individual efforts of each Member State should be evaluated by the Commission, alongside data on the progress made, to assess the likelihood of achieving the overall Union target and the extent to which the individual efforts are sufficient to meet the common goal.
Amendment 183 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To lead by example, the public sector should set its own decarbonisation and energy efficiency goals. Energy efficiency improvements in the public sector should reflect the efforts required at Union level. To comply with the final energy consumption target, the Union should decrease its final energy consumption by 19% by 20340 as compared to the average energy consumption in years 2017, 2018 and 2019. An obligation target to achieve an annual reduction of the energy consumption in the public sector by at least 1,7% should ensure that the public sector fulfils its exemplary role. Member States retain full flexibility regarding the choice of energy efficiency improvement measures to achieve a reduction of the final energy consumption. Requiring an annual reduction of final energy consumption has a lower administrative burden than establishing measurement methods for energy savings.
Amendment 207 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In 2020, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. That figure is expected to reach 68% by 205065 . It follows that it should be possible to consider factors such as the occupancy rates and remaining lifecycle of buildings, particularly when considering basic repairs to public buildings in areas of net emigration. In addition, half of the urban infrastructures by 2050 are still to be built66 . Cities and metropolitan areas are centres of economic activity, knowledge generation, innovation and new technologies. Cities influence the quality of life of the citizens who live or work in them. Member States should support municipalities technically and financially. A number of municipalities and other public bodies in the Member States have already put into place integrated approaches to energy saving and energy supply, for example via sustainable energy action plans, such as those developed under the Covenant of Mayors initiative, and integrated urban approaches which go beyond individual interventions in buildings or transport modes. _________________ 65 https://www.unfpa.org/world- population-trends 66 https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/integration/p df/fact_sheet.pdf
Amendment 209 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) All public entities investing public resources through procurement should lead by example when awarding contracts and concessions by choosing products, services works and buildings with the highest energy efficiency performance, also in relation to those procurements that are not subject to specific requirements under Directive 2009/30/EC. In that context, all award procedures for public contracts and concessions with the value above the thresholds set out in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council67, Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council68, and Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, need to take into account the energy efficiency performance of the products, buildings and services set by Union or national law, by considering as priority the energy efficiency first principle in their procurement procedures, if this is cost-effective and financially viable. _________________ 67 Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1. 68 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).
Amendment 218 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Member States are required to achieve cumulative end-use energy savings for the entire obligation period up to 2030, equivalent to new annual savings of at least 0,8% of final energy consumption up to 31 December 2023 and of at least [xx]% as of 1 January 2024 . That requirement could be met by new policy measures that are adopted during the obligation period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2030 or by new individual actions as a result of policy measures adopted during or before the previous period, provided that the individual actions that trigger energy savings are introduced during the following period. To that end, Member States should be able to make use of an energy efficiency obligation scheme, alternative policy measures, or both, so that they can make energy savings in a flexible manner.
Amendment 282 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 97
Recital 97
(97) Public funding available at national and Union level should be strategically invested into energy efficiency improvement measures, in particular for the benefit of vulnerable customers, people affected by energy poverty and those living in social housing. Member States should take advantage of any financial contribution they might receive from the Social Climate Fund [Social Climate Fund Regulation], and of revenues from allowances from the EU Emissions Trading System. These revenue will support Member States in fulfilling their obligation to implement energy efficiency measures and policy measures under the energy savings obligation as a priority among vulnerable customers and people affected by energy poverty, which may include those living in rural and remote regions.82 _________________ 82 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Social Climate Fund, COM 2021 568 final.
Amendment 307 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
This Directive lays down rules designed to implement energy efficiency as a priority across all sectors, remove barriers in the energy market and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy. It also provides for the establishment of indicative national energy efficiency contributions for 20340.
Amendment 360 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The energy efficiency first principle should not apply to very low- emission or zero-emission energy, so that it is possible to respond to the increase in industrial energy demand caused by decarbonisation.
Amendment 365 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure a reduction of energy consumption of at least 9 % in 2030 compared to the projections of the 2020 Reference Scenario so that the Union’s final energy consumption amounts to no more than 787 Mtoe and the Union’s 2030 primary energy consumption amounts to no more than 1023 Mtoe in 203091. _________________ 91 The Union’s energy efficiency target was initially set and calculated using the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the Eurostat energy balance calculation methodology and improvements in subsequent modelling projections call for a change of the baseline. Thus, using the same approach to define the target, that is to say comparing it to the future baseline projections, the ambition of the Union’s 2030 energy efficiency target is set compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 reflecting national contributions from the NECPs. With that updated baseline, the Union will need to further increase its energy efficiency ambition by at least 9% in 2030 compared to the level of efforts under the 2020 Reference Scenario. The new way of expressing the level of ambition for the Union’s targets does not affect the actual level of efforts neededn increase of energy efficiency of at least 9 % in 2030 compared to the projections of the 2020 Reference Scenario.
Amendment 369 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure a reduction of energy consumption of at least 9 % in 20340 compared to the projections of the 2020 Reference Scenario so that the Union’s final energy consumption amounts to no more than 787 Mtoe and the Union’s 20340 primary energy consumption amounts to no more than 1023 Mtoe in 2034091 . _________________ 91 The Union’s energy efficiency target was initially set and calculated using the 2007 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 as a baseline. The change in the Eurostat energy balance calculation methodology and improvements in subsequent modelling projections call for a change of the baseline. Thus, using the same approach to define the target, that is to say comparing it to the future baseline projections, the ambition of the Union’s 2030 energy efficiency target is set compared to the 2020 Reference Scenario projections for 2030 reflecting national contributions from the NECPs. With that updated baseline, the Union will need to further increase its energy efficiency ambition by at least 9% in 2030 compared to the level of efforts under the 2020 Reference Scenario. The new way of expressing the level of ambition for the Union’s targets does not affect the actual level of efforts needed.
Amendment 376 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall also provide the shares of energy consumption of energy end-use sectors, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics, including industry, residential, services and transport, in their national energy efficiency contributions. Pindicate projections for energy consumption in information and communications technology (ICT) shall also be indicated.
Amendment 378 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) that the Union’s 20340 energy consumption has to be no more than 787 Mtoe of final energy or no more than 1023 Mtoe of primary energy consumption;
Amendment 398 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point iv a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e – point iv a (new)
(iva) early actions.
Amendment 409 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall assess whether the national measures referred to in this paragraph are sufficient to achieve the Union's energy efficiency targets. Where national measures are deemed to be insufficient, the Commission shall, as appropriate, propose measures and exercise its power at Union level in addition to those recommendations in order to ensure, in particular, the achievement of the Union's 20340 targets for energy efficiency.
Amendment 410 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess by 31 December 2026 any methodological changes in the data reported pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics, in the methodology for calculating energy balance and in energy models for European energy use and, if necessary, propose technical calculation adjustments to the Union’s 20340 targets with a view to maintaining the level of ambition set out in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 412 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the total final energy consumption of all public bodies combined is reduced by at least 1,7% each year, when compared to the year X-2 (with X as the year when this Directive enters into force)each year.
Amendment 422 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that regional and local authorities, establish specific energy efficiency measures in their decarbonisation plans after consulting stakeholders and the public, including the particular groups at risk of energy poverty or more susceptible to its effects, such as women, persons with disabilities, older persons, children, and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background and children.
Amendment 436 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 7 of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, each Member State shall ensure as far as possible that at least 3 % of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled buildings owned by public bodies is renovated each year to at least be transformed into nearly zero-energy buildings in accordance with Article 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU92, if this is cost-effective and financially viable. _________________ 92 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 464 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 476 #
Amendment 477 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall as far as possible achieve cumulative end-use energy savings at least equivalent to:
Amendment 479 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 20230 of 0,8 % of annual final energy consumption, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019. By way of derogation from that requirement, Cyprus and Malta shall achieve new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 20230 equivalent to 0,24 % of annual final energy consumption, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019.
Amendment 481 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) new savings each year from 1 January 202431 to 31 December 20340 of 1,5 % of annual final energy consumption, averaged over the three-year period prior to 1 January 2020.
Amendment 508 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Regardless of whether Member States exclude, in whole or in part, energy used in transport from their calculation baseline or make use of any of the options listed in paragraph 8, they shall ensure that the calculated net amount of new savings to be achieved in final energy consumption during the obligation period referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 20230 is not lower than the amount resulting from applying the annual savings rate referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1.
Amendment 509 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 13
Article 8 – paragraph 13
Amendment 725 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the Union's 20340 headline targets on energy efficiency set out in Article 4(1) with a view to revising those that targets upwardargets in the event of substantial cost reductionchanges resulting from economic or technological developments, or where needed to meet the Union's decarbonisation targets for 2040 or 2050, or its international commitments for decarbonisation;
Amendment 726 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 33 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) if Member States shall continue to ensurve succeeded in the objective that at least 3% of the total floor area of heated and/or cooled buildings owned by public bodies is renovated each year in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 with a view to revising the renovation rate in that Article;
Amendment 199 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidlytransition towards climate- neutrality by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitmentmmitment at Member State level aiming to achieve climate-neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1).
Amendment 231 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests by sustainable forest management. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products and through substitution of fossil-based raw materials, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of all carbon storage products covering also new innovative solutions should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 314 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an indicative Union target for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for the period from 2026 to 2030;
Amendment 324 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) indicative targets for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030;
Amendment 345 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) commitments of Member States to take the necessary measures aiming towards the collective achievement of climate- neutrality in the Unionat Member State level by 2035 in the land use, land use change and forestry sector including emissions by the non-CO2 agriculture.’;
Amendment 361 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 394 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The indicative 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310225 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Amendment 400 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each Member State shall ensureaim towards that, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Articles 12 and 13 and 13b, the annual sum of its greenhouse gas emissions and removals on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), in each year in the period from 2026 to 2030 does not exceed the indicative limit established by a linear trajectory, ending in 2030 on the indicative target set out for that Member State in Annex IIa. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start in 2022. By 30 June 2024 each Member State may present a national contribution to the 2030 net greenhouse gas removals target referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article higher than the national target set out in Annex IIa. Such contribution may be included in the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 416 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the indicative annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The indicative Member States target set out in Annex IIa and the indicative value of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States subject to independent expert review confirming the necessity and proportionality of the technical correction based on the improved accuracy of the data monitored and reported. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, and for the independent expert review shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 429 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The value of the 310225 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 454 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions at Member State level in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (j), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 and the Unioneach Member State shall achieve negative emissions thereafter. The Union and the Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035. .
Amendment 484 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Amendment 494 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall by 2023 adopt delegated acts on the Guidance in cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6 paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement, Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by article 6 paragraph 4 of the Paris Agreement and contribute with a showcase example to work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8 of the Paris Agreement. With this contribution to Article 6, paragraph 8 of the Paris Agreement, EU will demonstrate how EU originated ITMOs can be transferred and bookkept under the Paris Agreement article 6 rules and procedures and how this bookkeeping is harmonized with LULUCF/AFOLU bookkeeping rules and procedures. The Commission shall by 2023 adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products,all relevant wood-based product categories that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity.;
Amendment 536 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the period from 2021 to 2025, total emissions exceed total removals in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(1), [accounted for in accordance with this Regulation,] in a Member State, that Member State may use the managed forest land flexibility set out in this Article in order to comply with Article 4(1). and where, in the period from 2026 onwards, the annual sum of greenhouse gas emissions and removals exceeds the limit established in the linear trajectory and in Annex IIa, in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(2),[accounted for in accordance with this Regulation,] in a Member State, that Member State may use the managed forest land flexibility set out in this Article in order to comply with Article 4(1). 2. Where, in the period from 2021 to 2025, the result of the calculation referred to in Article 8(1) is a positive figure, and where, in the period from 2026 onwards, the limit laid down in Article 4 and Annex IIa is exceeded, the Member State concerned shall be entitled to compensation emissions resulted from the calculation provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 537 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Where, in the period from 2021 to 2025, the result of the calculation referred to in Article 8(1) is a positive figure, and where, in the period from 2026 onwards, the limit laid down in Article 4 and Annex IIa is exceeded, the Member State concerned shall be entitled to compensateion emissions resulted from the calculation provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 647 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a – point c a (new)
(ca) synergies between climate mitigation and bioeconomy development, including estimates on the greenhouse gas savings associated to the substitution of carbon- and fossil-intensive materials with wood-based materials.
Amendment 51 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) While emissions trading will also apply to greenhouse gas emissions from road and maritimeIf the Union introduces a separate emissions trading scheme for transport as well asnd buildings, the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will be maintained. Regulation (EU) 2018/842 will therefore continue applying to the greenhouse gas emissions from domestic navigation, but not to those from international navigation. Greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to be taken into account for compliance checks will continue to be determined upon completion of inventory reviews in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and the Council34. __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1)Commission shall undertake to propose without delay that those sectors be excluded from the scope of the Effort Sharing Regulation.
Amendment 82 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) As a consequence, it will be necessary to set, as from the year of adoption of this Regulation, new bindguidelinge national limits, expressed in annual emission allocations, progressively leading to the 2030 target of each Member State, while keeping in force the annual limits established for the years preceding it as set in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/212636. __________________ 36Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2126 of 16 December 2020 on setting out the annual emission allocations of the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2030 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 426, 17.12.2018, p. 58).
Amendment 98 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) It is therefore appropriate to update in 2025 the annual guideline 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.
Amendment 128 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
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 removalsTherefore, 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.
Amendment 346 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11a (new)
Article 11a (new)
1. If, by 2030, the Union has reduced net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 5540% 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.
Amendment 348 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11a (new)
Article 11a (new)
2. The additional reserve may be used by Member States whose reductions in greenhouse gas emissions under Article 4(1) should be at least 30%. 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.
Amendment 35 #
Amendment 61 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Tackling climate and environmental-related challenges and reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement are at the core of the Communication on the “European Green Deal”, adopted by the Commission on 11 December 201923. The necessity and value of the European Green Deal have only grown in light of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well-being of the Union’s citizens. _________________ 23 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 64 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. The European Green Deal is an unwieldy project that threatens the ability of the Member States to attend to their own affairs, penalises industry in the European Union and reduces the purchasing power of citizens.
Amendment 90 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve a reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990, it is not necessary to strengthen the reduction requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/63125 of the European Parliament and of the Council for both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. A clear pathway also needs to be set for further reductions beyond 2030 to contribute to achieving the climate neutrality objective by 2050. WIt is not prudent to destabilise the set of norms that largely function as a basis for the criteria already in place and new industrial investment, as that would impose an excessively tight schedule on at least some car manufacturers, in which case the ‘new car sector’ would not create sufficient market-driven competition. We need to be wary of over-ambitious targets that are too tight, but without ambitious action on greenhouse gas emission reductions in road transport, higher emission reductions would be needed in other sectors, including sectors where decarbonisation is more challenging. _________________ 25Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).
Amendment 98 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The strengthenedexisting tight CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards are technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they setThe CO2 emission reduction standards must be technology neutral. It is important to enable competition in low-emission and zero-emission technologies, as there are more and more problems associated solely with electric cars, such as higher prices for consumers and the challenges connected with battery recycling. Different technologies are and remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and vehicles that run on biogas, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway.
Amendment 115 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthenedThe tight CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that will deliver a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zero- emission and low-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero-emission and low-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
Amendment 251 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 268 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 286 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Amendment 300 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 7
Article 1 – paragraph 7
Amendment 449 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 4 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 8 October 2020 on the European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward1a, _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0257.
Amendment 95 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the use of forests and forestry fall within the competence of the Member States, and the EU must not establish a transnational administrative framework for guidance on matters that are the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that EU policies should not compromise food safety in the EU, increase consumer prices for food or replace own production and jobs with imports from countries with lower environmental standards;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production must be accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers; notes, however, that organic farming has been found to be inefficient, and that its impact on waters and the climate in terms of every tonne of pollutant produced is greater than that of intensive farming;
Amendment 264 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for the targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests, if ecologically, socially and economically possible; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and biodiversity needs; stresses that, in addition to increasing the number of protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, instead of area- related targets, Member States should establish and monitor the fulfilment of qualitative criteria in protected areas, so that the end results are as good as possible from a qualitative point of view, i.e. in terms of biodiversity;
Amendment 293 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the European Union to set the same requirements for EU imports, in terms of the reduction in the use of chemical pesticides and plant protection products and tools, as for products from within the EU, so that European farmers are not at a disadvantage;
Amendment 348 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesTakes a neutral view of the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a general restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territortaking into account the three pillars of sustainability, the special conditions in the Member States and their sovereign competence in the matter of forestry policy; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem- specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 521 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, if the same requirement is set for EU imports, so that European farmers are not placed at a disadvantage, and ensuring that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high- diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices;
Amendment 608 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration, which should also cover sustainable forestry, and that no activity in these areas should undermine this goal; insists, however, that tourism, hunting and any other recreational use of forests should also be permitted in strictly protected areas; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 630 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that the definitions and criteria for the sustainable use of forests and their restoration must be established while respecting the Forest Europe process and only made legally binding if voluntary action brings no result;
Amendment 739 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the critical role of the bioeconomy in tackling climate change in an economically and socially sustainable way;
Amendment 609 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilienceregrets the absence of a comprehensive impact assessment of the Strategy and calls on the Commission to carry one out; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 737 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets; whilst taking into account different starting points of Member States and setting more ambitious targets for those Member States who have not made enough progress until now; underlines that targets for each Member State must be set based on the national average values;
Amendment 889 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 965 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the balance of plant and animal production is necessary in order to meet new environmental targets, as this will ensure the quality and sufficient amount of nutrients and organic matter in soils in the EU, and will help to improve biodiversity;
Amendment 999 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy;
Amendment 1109 #
2020/2260(INI)
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivisregardless of the type or the size of the farm all sustainable practices such as precision farming, applied research and development, or new carbon sequestration technologies should be incentivised and supported; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1263 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’sustainable business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1471 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food systemby producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector, including retail alliances, in order to ensure fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1737 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals (based on scientifically proven methods);
Amendment 1760 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1823 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 1856 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consuCalls on the Commission to respect national dietary guidelines, specifics, and traditions when it comers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based dietsto healthy and balanced nutrition;
Amendment 1939 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU;
Amendment 2033 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this; bearing in mind that relevant statistical data to set up the reduction targets will be available in 2023;
Amendment 2233 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in contributing to the world food production and in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 55 #
Amendment 58 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law rational environmental policy in the wake of the Corona crisis (The change from Regulation to Directive applies throughout the text. Adopting this amendment it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 60 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) The Corona crisis has led to a global emergency and an economic recession of an unprecedented scale. At this stage, it is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the actual extent of the corona crisis on the individual Member States and their economies. Therefore, the EU Member States and the EU institutions must review, question and, if necessary, adapt all existing policies. This also includes the environmental policy of the EU Member States and the EU institutions, currently known as “climate policy” which is operating with model-based worst-case scenarios in the far future. It is imperative to return to a rational environmental policy which, in harmony with respect for nature, ensures economic development, innovation and prosperity and guarantees citizens employment, security of supply and health. In this context, it should be borne in mind that in the EU Member States with their advanced economies to date the air and soil and water and food quality are better than they have been in centuries and life expectancy has risen continuously.20a A people-centred rational environmental policy is maintaining and not destroying the framework for a social market economy that guarantees free entrepreneurship, competition and innovation. Accordingly, the project, originally entitled “European Climate Change Act”, will be renamed “Directive establishing the framework for a rational environmental policy in the wake of the Corona crisis” and the objectives will be adapted as outlined below. _________________ 20a According to Eurostat, life expectancy in the EU Member States (EU-27) between 2002 and 2018 increased from 77.7 years to 81 years.
Amendment 62 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out, in its own view, a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019. However, the Commission´s strategy has to be reassessed. In the Commission’s Communications COM(2019)285 of 18 June 2019 and COM(2020)21 of 14 January 2020, the Commission itself stated that, according to the Paris Agreement, achieving the targets by 2030 would require an additional investment of 260 billion euros per year20a, while a tightening of the targets in the sense of the so-called “Green Deal” would even require more investments as follows: “The plan announced in the European Green Deal to raise the EU’s greenhouse gas emission reductions target further for 2030 will translate into even bigger investment needs. The in-depth analysis in support of the Commission’s long-term strategic vision for an EU climate-neutral economy already indicated that the transformation to a low carbon economy may require additional investments of up to 2% of GDP by 2040. This may need to be advanced to achieve a higher ambition already by 2030.”21a Furthermore, the Commission estimates that the economic output of the EU Member States will fall by at least 7% in 2020 as a result of the corona crisis22a . Considering the own assessments of the Commission, it is clear that the current “climate policy” would get completely out of hand financially. Furthermore, the Commission aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019. 20aCommission Communication - United in delivering the Energy Union and Climate Action - Setting the foundations for a successful clean energy transition, COM(2019)285 of 18 June 2019 and Commission Communication - Sustainable Europe Investment Plan/Green Deal Investment Plan, COM(2020) 21 of 14 January 2020 21a Commission Communication - Sustainable Europe Investment Plan/Green Deal Investment Plan, COM(2020) 21 of 14 January 2020 22aEuropean Economic Forecast, Spring 2020
Amendment 78 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) TIt is important to underline that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) is moved by its own political agenda. This can be seen, for example, in the IPCC´s Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways.20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events.According to this report, greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced in order to limit temperature increase to 1.5 °C, and to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. These conclusions have been questioned by the European Climate Declaration from 18 October 2019, signed by over 500 scientists21a, who do not see a climate emergency such as that declared by the European Parliament on 28 November 2019.22a The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showedin turn, notes worldwide erosion of biodiversity, witaccording to which climate change ais the third most important driver of biodiversity loss.22 _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 21ahttps://clintel.nl/wp- content/uploads/2019/10/European- Climate-Declaration-Oslo-18-October- 2019.pdf 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019). 22aEuropean Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP))
Amendment 87 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Kaya´s equation, used by IPCC to assess the Evolution of CO2 emissions, shows clearly that CO2 emissions depend on average living standards, energy intensity of GDP and CO2 content of energy. It is not realistic to rely only on reducing energy intensity or CO2 content of energy to reach a so- called “climate neutrality”, meaning that this target would request a huge reduction of GDP.
Amendment 89 #
2020/0036(COD)
Amendment 100 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ´Paris Agreement´) was signed by the EU Member States and the EU as a supranational organisation and, as a result of this and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted in this context, it has a binding force which is reflected inter alia in Regulation EU 2018/1999. The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal to keep the global temperature increase to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5 °C above pre- industrial levels23 , and stresses the importance of adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change24 and making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards lowdespite the ongoing scientific debate involving different views of the causes of climate change. The Paris Agreement’s requirement to use financial flows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reconcile them with climate-resiliestant development25 . _________________ 23 Article 2.1.a of the Paris Agreement. 24must be replaced by a rational environmental policy based in particular on adaptation to climate change, which has been going on for millions of years. _________________ 23 Article 2.1.ba of the Paris Agreement. 25 Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 111 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and the Member States’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, health, food systems,Member States’ and Union´s so called climate action so far is based on the assumption, that it is possible to “protect” the climate, often confusing or equating the intlegrity of eco- systems and biodiversity against imate and necessary action against environmental pollution withe threat of climate change, in the cone ‘protection’ of the climate. This action should aim to protexct of the 2030 agendasociety, people, health, forod suystainable development and in pursuems, the integrity of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of societyeco-systems and biodiversity, through the dissemination of welfare, prosperity and economic development, by increasing their capacities of adaptation to climate change.
Amendment 127 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essentialresilience should be a goal for all Member States. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutralityresilience objective.
Amendment 148 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union has been pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action and hasMember States and the Union have put in place a regulatory framework to achieve its 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target, based on the commitments made under the Paris Agreement. The legislation implementing this target consists, inter alia, of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , which establishes an inefficient and bureaucratic system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , which introduced national targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council28 , which requires Member States to balance greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry and is based exclusively on the hitherto scientifically completely unproven assumption that CO2 is the sole driver of so-called global warming. _________________ 26Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 of 25 October 2003, p. 32). 27Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 28 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 154 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 163 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union has, throughOther recent measures in this context include the ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package29 been pursuing an ambitious, which pursues a so- called decarbonisation agenda notably by constructing a robust Energy Union, which includes 2030 goals for energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy in Directives 2012/27/EU30 and (EU) 2018/200131 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and by reinforcing relevant legislation, including Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . _________________ 29COM(2016) 860 final of 30 November 2016. 30Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1) 31Directive (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). 32Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 165 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Union iembodied through the Commission wants to see itself as a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and states wherever possible that it is determined to help raise global ambition and to strengthen the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy. But until now, the Union is indeed the most advanced power in the process of self-destruction of its economy, leading to an irreversible loss of competitiveness at a global level as just recently shown during the COVID-19 crisis.
Amendment 179 #
2020/0036(COD)
(11) The European Parliament has called for the necessarya transition to a supposedly “climate- neutral” society to be achieved by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made intobecome a European success story33 and has declared a climate and environment emergency34 in an excessive ideological manner.34In retrospect, and particularly with regard to the Corona crisis, the European Parliament was unpleasantly reminded by reality of what the real crises are made of. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 201935 , has agreed on the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while also recognemphasising that it is supposed to be necessary to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require significant public and private investment, worth several GDP points each and every year. The European Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long- term strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Since this call, the COVID-19 crisis led to a postponement of the COP 26 by one year and the EU´s GDP is expected to decrease as never in EU history. This is not the only reason why the Council should have the opportunity to reconsider its decision. Moreover, the current target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 was previously unanimously endorsed by the European Council. Given the parallelism of forms, it would have been appropriate for the European Council also to have previously approved an increase in the level of ambition by 2030 before it is presented as a legislative proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure. _________________ 33European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 34European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP)). 35 Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO EUR 31, CONCL 9.
Amendment 200 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) TAccording to the ideas of the Commission, the Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable. Realistically, this could be done, if at all, within the Union not before 2050. In particular, the so-called technical solutions, i.e. CO2 capture and storage, are at best in the pilot stage; the process itself its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an importanexcessively energy- intensive and thus produces precisely the greenhouse gases that part of the measures needed to achieve the objectivee to be avoided, and is therefore highly uneconomic.
Amendment 218 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate actGiven that, as a result of ongoing scientific discussions and internatithe Coronal climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of thrisis, the targets for 2030 and the goal of so-called “climate neutrality” by 2050 already need to be reassessed, the Commission’s original intention to pursue the same policy beyond 2050 as before and, as the forerunner of this questionable policy, to convince all States and governments of the world to do likewise, is to be questioned. Most important is a scientific basis for future decisions in the field of environmental policy, whereby the so-called Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) can at best have an advisory role in policy-making, as its name already suggests.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. Member States should adevelopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 259 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objectiin order to protect the environment and to adapt to climate change at national and Union level, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality tosocio-economic aftermath of the Corona crisis in the medium and long term; the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need topreservation of the social marke the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCCt economy; respect for the principles of national sovereignty and subsidiarity; respect for obligations under the common internal market; best available scientific evidence; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost- effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambitionthe sense of a rational environmental policy.
Amendment 261 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission inAs described above, the Commission published on 11 December 2019 its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need toshould be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules. In the view of the Corona crisis, which showed clearly, what a real emergency is, both the European Council and the European Commission are called upon to examine their objectives on the basis of these new findings. Accordingly, the EU Member States and the Union are called upon to reassess their commitments made under the Paris Agreement and, if necessary, adapt the respective conclusions and legislation in the spirit of a rational environmental policy and not a misleading climate policy. This includes especially the European Council Conclusions of 23/24 October 2014 and of 17/18 March 2016 (setting 2030 targets) and of 12 December 2019 (setting a “climate neutrality” target by 2050) as well as the EU legislation mentioned above in recitals 7-9. Contradictory to that it should be pointed out that the European Central Bank´s Quantitative Easing Corporate Sector Purchase Program (CSPP) so far has been mainly used to fund carbon-intensive activities, in complete contrast to the supposedly earth saving climate policy of the Commission.
Amendment 275 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication,Anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are inextricably linked to economic activities, as evidenced by the fact that from the post-war period until today there has been an almost continuous increase in global CO2 emissions, which was temporarily interrupted in connection with the recession caused by the economic crisis of 2007-2008. As is the case in the COVID-19 pandemic, which is likely to trigger the most severe recession spiral since the Great Depression. It is economic prosperity that enables a society to practice environmental protection for the benefit of all. Therefore, the above- mentioned Communication has obviously not considered the importance of economic growth as a prerequisite for a rational environmental policy and social welfare in a proper manner. Both the increase in the reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and the goal of so-called “climate neutrality” by 2050 have to be reassessed. On the contrary the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part, which, according to current knowledge, would in fact lead to the destruction of all energy- intensive economic sectors. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. in the spirit of a rational environmental policy. This impact assessment should be the starting point for all further discussions. All legislative initiatives must be subordinated to this, if one does not want to risk to be accused to merely create ideologically based legal facts. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 299 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly assess progress. Should the collective progress made by Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national measures, and issue recommendations where it fihe Commission, as an executing authority, respecting subsidiarity and proportionality, is permitted to draw up an overview of the policies of the EU Member States in the sense of a rational environmental policy ands that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate changeo comment on them in the sense of non-binding recommendations.
Amendment 319 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should ensure a robust and objective assessment based on the most up to date scientific, technical and socio-economic findings, and representative of a broad range of independent expertise, and base its assessment on relevant information including information submitted and reported by Member States, reports of the European Environment Agency, best available scientific evidence, including the reports of the IPCC. Given that the Commission ha. The Commission has already given its committedment to exploring how the EU taxonomy can be used in the context of the European Green Deal by the public sector, this should include information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation] when such information becomes availablehas to be adapted to the goal of a rational environmental policy. The Commission should use European statistics and data where available and seek expert scrutiny. The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate and in accordance with its annual work programmethe guideline of a rational environmental policy.
Amendment 331 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate-resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact. The democratic rights of the European citizens are best represented by the national Parliaments in their individual Member States, legitimised by them in democratic elections. The Commission’s idea of indoctrinating the citizens over the heads of the Parliaments in an ideological way with regard to the climate policy it wishes to pursue must be rigorously opposed. It is the citizens and communities who will be the first to suffer the socio-economic consequences of this unprecedented transformation of a free society of empowered citizens into a so- called “climate-neutral” society of prohibition. The Commission’s intention to promote a strong public and social commitment to ‘climate protection’ must be rejected, as it contradicts a sensible environmental policy.
Amendment 352 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progrhe current ideologically based so-called “climate policy” must be transformed into a rational environmental policy. This is primarily the responsibility of the EU Member Statess, with the climate-neutrality objective,hich can coordinate their power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achievlicies at EU level as required, without an EU institution unduly attempting to usurp competences that are ing net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance thato way covered by the Lisbon Treaties. In order to promote a rational environmental policy, the Commission may carriesy out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 365 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In line with the Commission’s commitment to the principles on Better Law-Making, coherence of the Union instruments as regards greenhouse gas emissions reductions should be sought. The system of measuring the progress towards the achievement of the climate- neutrality objective as well as the consistency of measures taken with that objective should build upon and be consistent with the governance framework laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In particular, the system of reporting on a regular basis and the sequencing of the Commission’s assessment and actions on the basis of the reporting should be aNot only in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its currently not assessable effects, the governance framework laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 need to be reviewed and, where necessary, amended in ligned to the requirements to submit information and provide reports by Member States laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 should therefore be amended in order to include the climate-neutrality objective in the relevant provisions with the principles of a rational environmental policy, subject to new conclusions from the European Council.
Amendment 367 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Climate change is by definition a trans-boundary challenge and a coordinated action at Union level is needed to effectively supplement and reinforce national policies. Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 2050, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives,The Member States have the primary competence to formulate a rational environmental policy. They can voluntarily coordinate their policies at EU level if necessary. The principle of subsidiarity must be respected. This concerns also the national parliamentary scrutiny according to articles 5(3) and 12(b) TEU.
Amendment 380 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the UnionDirective aims to promote the necessary transition to a rational environmental policy. To this end, the EU Member States and the EU institutions must review, question and, if necessary, adapt all existing policies. When taking measures to protect the environment and adapt to climate change at national and Union level, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should pay particular attention to the medium and long-term socio-economic consequences of the Corona crisis, the well-being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy.
Amendment 393 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 406 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 418 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – title
Article 2 – title
2 Climate-neutralitReassessment of environmental and climate policy objectives
Amendment 423 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date. The policies of the EU Member States and the EU institutions have for some time now been focused merely on the highest conceivable reduction of greenhouse gases within the framework of a “climate policy” that can be described as essentially ideological, which shall primarily be achieved through economic intervention in the free market economy and a policy of prohibition. The focus is shifting more and more towards spectacular reduction targets that can neither be scientifically substantiated nor take into account the economic premises necessary for protective measures of any kind. Environmental protection is only possible in a free society that provides the technical innovative power and the necessary economic performance to make this feasible. More and more often, not even ecological considerations are given the necessary space; for example, when the environmental damage caused by the mining of resources for batteries to pursue renewable energy production, which up to now has been promoted by politics, is shifted to non-European countries. It is therefore essential, not only in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which is putting an unprecedented pressure on our economy, that the EU institutions and their Member States review, question and, where necessary, adapt all existing policies. This includes in particular the EU regulations mentioned above, namely Directive 2003/87/EC (greenhouse gas emission allowance trading), Regulation(EU) 2018/842 (national targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions), Regulation (EU) 2018/841 (compensation of greenhouse gases) and Regulation (EU)2018/1999 (governance system for the Energy Union and climate protection), but also, downstream, Directive 2012/27/EU (energy efficiency), Directive (EU)2018/2001 (use of renewable energies) and Directive 2010/31/EU (building efficiency) and, if necessary, other EU regulations. Adaptation to ongoing natural climate change, the causes of which must be further researched by independent scientists, must be at the heart of future policy.
Amendment 445 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union andor national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutralityin accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, to enable the objectives set out in paragraph 1 to be achieved jointly, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member Statesbetween Member States. In addition, EU Member States shall be called upon to reassess their commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 474 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 20201, the Commission shall review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in lightview of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that itreassessment set out in Article 2(1). Furthermore, the Commission should examine the extent to which Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 is affecting the economies of the EU Member States and, isf necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament, draw up proposals to adapt this Regulation so that the Member States, while respecting their sovereignty, can once again, take measures to implement a rational environmental policy that protects the environment for people, safeguards their health and ato the Council as appropriatesame time enables economic development.
Amendment 487 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 536 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
3 Trajectory for achieving climate neutralityDelegated legislation
Amendment 540 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryIrrespective of the policy field, it must be understood that any inappropriate request by an EU institution to usurp competences beyond those laid down in the Treaties must be rejected in the strongest terms. Specifically, this includes the Commission’s request that it be given the power to impose decisions of a fundamental nature by means of delegated legislation, to which Parliament and the Council would only have a right of objection retrospectively. Such a request from an executive authority that is largely made up of unelected officials and therefore lacks sufficient democratic legitimacy is unacceptable, whatever the subject matter. Rather, decisions of a fundamental nature, such as the setting of possible emission reduction targets for 2030 or beyond, are the sole responsibility of the EU Member States and thus at EU level of the European Council.
Amendment 549 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delego supplement this regulation, the member stateds acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation bnd the European parliament may setting out a trajectory by using ordinary legislative procedure at Union level to achieve the climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory and can make a new legislative proposal to amend the regulation.
Amendment 561 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 569 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 576 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When settproposing a trajectory in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider the following:
Amendment 581 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 602 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 621 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 632 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 656 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 663 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 675 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 686 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
Amendment 694 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Amendment 704 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 761 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States and the relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 783 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
5 Assessment of Union progress and measures in the sense of a rational environmental policy
Amendment 784 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 792 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 804 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 815 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 821 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 846 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 859 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 879 #
Amendment 880 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 890 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);change Adaptation or a new mechanism for the evaluation of national measures which in the course of a readjustment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 has been adopted. In the absence of new guidelines from the European Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 will remain in force unchanged.
Amendment 899 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 908 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 914 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 930 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 952 #
2020/0036(COD)
1. In addition to the national measures referred to in Article 6(1)(a), and until such time as Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 has been adapted as referred to above, the Commission shall base its assessment referred to in Articles 5 and 6 on at least the following:
Amendment 968 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC; and
Amendment 972 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) any supplementary information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, including, when available, investment consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation].
Amendment 985 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 987 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of the best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also, shall draw on the multilevel climatedialogues for and energy dialoguesvironmentally friendly and climate- resilient society as set up by the Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 1020 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 1029 #
Amendment 1030 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1) is conferred on the Commdoes not apply here, since decission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.s of a fundamental nature pursuant to Article 290(1) TFEU may not be taken by delegated act
Amendment 1032 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1034 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1036 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1040 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1042 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1048 #
Amendment 1091 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a The EU Member States and the European Council are called upon to reassess their previous commitments and conclusions of the European Council with regard to the so-called climate targets for 2030 and climate neutrality for 2050, and, if necessary, to adapt them within a reasonable period of time so that they can be implemented for the benefit of citizens, companies and the environment without jeopardising or even destroying entire branches of Industry and millions of jobs through unrealistic emission reductions based on ideology-based models. On the basis of any new Conclusions of the European Council in the sense of a rational environmental policy, the Commission, as the downstream authority, is called upon to subsequently submit a proposal for the amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 accordingly.
Amendment 1092 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This RegulationDirective shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Amendment 1094 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in allDirective is addressed to the Member States. .
Amendment 1 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 12 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the area of forest in the Union is increasing, inter alia as a result of forestation; whereas nearly 25% of the total area of forest in the EU belongs to the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
Amendment 21 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU’s internal and international commitments to, for example, the European Green Deal, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement and the creation of a zero- emission society, will be impossible to achieve without the climate benefits and other ecosystem services provided by forests and the forest- based sector;
Amendment 30 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union makes no reference to a common EU forest policy, and responsibility for forests lies withwhereas therefore the EU has no competence with regard to the forest policies of the Member States, but whereas the EU has a long history of contributing, through its policies, to sustainable forest management (SFM) and the Member States’ decisions on forests;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Commission's attempts to influence forest policy, which is a sole competence of the Member States, inter alia on the pretext of promoting biodiversity, possibly in the form of new, area-based, protection targets, which could even adversely affect climate and the environment in Member States that are managing their forests well, are cause for concern;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Europe’s forests are of immense value in terms of climate mitigation, since they absorb and store 10 % of EU carbon emissions; whereas forests play a multifunctional role and whereas in future they should not be regarded purely as carbon sinks;
Amendment 40 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas forests and the entire forest-based value chain are fundamental to the further development of the circular bioeconomy as they provide jobs, ensure economic welfare in rural and urban areas, deliver climate change mitigation and adaptation services, offer health-related benefits, and protect the biodiversity and prospects of mountainous and rural areas, in addition to which the bioeconomy improves the Union's self-sufficiency;
Amendment 80 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decision from the Commission to introduce a new forest strategy; stresses the need for the forest strategy to fully observe the principle of subsidiarity and observes that, in all circumstances, forest owners have the power to decide on forest management within the framework of national law; emphasises, in this regard, the need for a holistic and consistent forest strategy that enhances the multifunctional role of forests and the forest-based sector in the EU and that promotes the far- reaching societal, economic and environmental benefits of forests; underlines the urgent need to prevent and manage natural disturbances; highlights that the forest strategy should not be subordinate to any other sectoral strategy;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Observes that the Paris Climate Agreement treats forest fires as a natural phenomenon; notes that forest fires can be prevented by ensuring forest growth, reducing the quantity of dead wood and ensuring that there is a comprehensive network of forest roads; considers that the Paris Agreement should recognise that good, planned management of commercial forests can prevent forest fires; takes the view that countries that have succeeded in preventing forest fires should be rewarded in carbon calculations;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the actions taken by the Member States and the Commission to meet the objectives of the EU Forest Strategy and the involvement of the Standing Forestry Committee, the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork, the Expert Group on Forest Fires, the Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally-related Issues and relevant stakeholders in the multiannual implementation of Forest MAP;
Amendment 124 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the promotion of SFM in the EU, as part of the EU Forest Strategy and the rural development measures implemented under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), has had a positive impact on the biodiversity of forests in the EU and has enhanced the climate benefits offered by the forest-based sector; notes, however, that there is still a need to strengthen SFM in a balanced manner in order to ensure that forests are better able to adapt to changing climate conditions and, to reduce the risks and impacts of natural disturbances and to safeguard opportunities for present and future generations to exploit forests, for example in such a way that forest owners' objectives are realised;
Amendment 126 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Union to promote the multifunctional use of forests, including economic use, as a result of which forest cover and the associated problems such as illegal felling, land grabbing and damage to environmental benefits and biodiversity in third countries would also be reduced;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Observes that protection targets that are country-specific or formulated in terms of land area can even have negative effects on climate and the environment in countries that are managing their forests well; calls for measures to increase forestation particularly in countries that have little forest cover;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the important role forests can play in substituting fossil-based materials with bio-based products; believes that the new forest strategy should reflect the importance of the role played by European forests and the EU’s circular bio- economy in reaching climate neutrality by 2050 and that measures to this end should be included; observes that wood has great potential as a renewable building material which sequesters carbon; believes that there is a need for better communication concerning the environmental impact of using wood for building, so that the use of wood as a sustainable construction material can be promoted;
Amendment 150 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Observes that, in all situations, the forest owner has the power of decision over the use to be made of a forest, within the limits set by domestic law;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Observes that the EU should not adopt overlapping criteria in addition to national legislation and to voluntary certification systems that are more stringent than the law; considers that diversity criteria that go beyond legislation should be left to owners and the wood-buying industry to decide and be guided by the market mechanism; takes the view that the market mechanism can deliver faster, more acceptable and more far-reaching results than regulation;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that over the past decades EU´s forest resources have been increasing in terms of forest cover and volume, and currently forests and other wooded areas cover at least 43 % of the surface of the EU and; points out that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly in the EU4 and that maintenance of this workforce and the sector´s long-term competitiveness require constant efforts to attract skilled and trained workforce to the sector; _________________ 3 Eurostat database on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
Amendment 163 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Observes that the area of forest in the Union is growing, inter alia as a result of afforestation, and that managed commercial forests not only bind carbon better than unmanaged forests but also reduce emissions and problems caused by deterioration of the condition of forests; notes that sustainable management of commercial forests has the very best impact on the climate, and that countries which manage their forests well should be rewarded for this;
Amendment 172 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that long-term investments in SFM ensure that forests remain not only economically viable, but also contribute to achieving the many goals of the EU, including the successful implementation of the European Green Deal and the transition to a circular bioeconomy;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that forests and the forest-based sector significantly contribute to the development of local, circular bioeconomies in the EU; stresses that in 2010 the bioeconomy represented a market estimated to be worth over EUR 2 trillion, providing 20 million jobs and accounting for 9 % of total employment in the EU; notes that every euro invested in bioeconomy research and innovation under Horizon 2020 will generate about EUR 10 in added value;
Amendment 177 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that research and technology have come a long way since the forest strategy was introduced in 2013; stresses the importance of encouraging further research in forestry and bio-based products and believes that EU funds for research should be further directed towards this; stresses that more research and funding would make a positive contribution to climate change mitigation, sustainable economic growth and employment, especially in rural areas; stresses that the Union should allocate sufficient resources to funding forestry measures in accordance with the expectations of policy on climate and the environment, including investment in protecting and restoring forests;
Amendment 184 #
2019/2157(INI)
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to increase CO2 sequestration in forests, carbon storage in wood-based products and the substitution of fossil-based materials and energy; notes however the importance of avoiding unnecessary market distortions for wood- based raw-materials as it comes to support schemes for bioenergy;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 207 #
2019/2157(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its concern over the health condition and resilience of forests in many parts of Europe; highlights the need to strengthen and make full use of EU mechanisms to tackle the transboundary pressures on forests from the spread of invasive alien species, pests, and diseases, and considers that comprehensive pest management should be promoted and facilitated as the climate cycle moves into a warmer phase.
Amendment 207 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores the fact that it has not been possible to do anything to prevent forest damage or about extensive damage by insects; considers that comprehensive pest management should be promoted and facilitated as we enter a warmer phase of the climate cycle;
Amendment 209 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises the role of forests as regards provision of recreational values and forest-related activities such as harvesting of non-wood forest products e.g. mushrooms and soft fruits; takes note on the opportunities in enhancing biomass removals as forest fire prevention via grazing but also notes that wildlife grazing have a negative impact on seedlings and therefore notes on the needs for sustainable management of grazing fauna;
Amendment 211 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Observes that nearly 25% of the total area of forest in the EU belongs to the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 213 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
The future – the crucial role played byguidelines for the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy and the European Green Deal in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement
Amendment 220 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the recent publication of the Commission’s European Green Deal and lLooks forward to the upcoming post-2020 EU Forest Strategy;
Amendment 223 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the Union's forest strategy should concentrate on supporting and promoting the competitiveness of forestry - the EU's forest industry, bioeconomy and bioenergy; considers that the forest strategy should particularly aim to achieve self-sufficiency in wood for the EU, as a result of which forest cover and the associated problems such as illegal felling, land grabbing and damage to environmental benefits and biodiversity in third countries would also be reduced;
Amendment 225 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Considers that forests' role in climate policy should be viewed primarily through the bioeconomy, as increasing the use of renewable fuels and materials, rather than setting targets for the size of forest sinks or protected forest areas; considers that, until the full potential of the bioeconomy has been exploited, there will be no need for additional legislation on forests;
Amendment 226 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Observes that the development of the EU's bioeconomy depends, inter alia, on the development of technology and markets, on the European and international political framework and on the sustainability of the use made of the EU's forests; notes that some of these factors are easier to influence than others; expresses itself therefore in favour of eliminating unnecessary legislative obstacles, promoting intersectoral cooperation and promoting investment in research and development in order to facilitate change in this industry;
Amendment 233 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s 2020 Work Programme and especially the acknowledgment of the new EU Forest Strategy’s contribution to the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; stresses, in this regard, that in future, forests should not be considered solely as CO2 sinks or as the only type of CO2 sink as that would give other sectors less of an incentive to minimise their emissions; highlights, in addition, the importance of transitioning from a fossil-based society;
Amendment 234 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Observes in addition that the ambitious targets set in the EU's energy policy for increasing the share of renewable energy should be taken into account in supporting the use of biomass produced by forests;
Amendment 239 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the crucial role of forests, the forest-based sector and the bioeconomy in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal; stresses that achieving the EU’s environmental and climate goals will never be possible without multifunctional, healthy and sustainably managed forests and viable industries; encourages, in addition, actions to increase forest cover in low-forest-cover Member States, especially in areas where forests have been destroyed by man and grazing; considers, furthermore, that new protection requirements should focus on areas where human activity and grazing have destroyed forest or where particularly valuable natural forests exist;
Amendment 250 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Observes that the Paris Climate Agreement treats forest fires as a natural phenomenon; notes that forest fires can be prevented by ensuring forest growth, reducing the quantity of dead wood and ensuring that there is a comprehensive network of forest roads; considers that the Paris Agreement should recognise that good, planned management of commercial forests can combat forest fires; takes the view that countries that have succeeded in preventing forest fires should be rewarded in carbon calculations;
Amendment 268 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that an ambitious, independent and self-standing EU Forest Strategy is needed for the post-2020 period which is not subordinate to any other sectoral strategy; calls for a new EU Forest Strategy that builds on the holistic approach to SFM, taking into account all of the economic, social and environmental aspects of the forest-based value chain and the fact that in some Member States more than half the land area consists of forests; stresses that a coordinated and coherent approach to forests, the forest-based sector and the multiple services they provide needs to be developed, given the growing number of national and EU policies directly or indirectly affecting forests and their management in the EU;
Amendment 283 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that the EU Forest Strategy should act as a bridge between national forest policies and EU objectives relating to forests, recognising bothe power of decision of forest owners and the achievements of certification, the need to respect national competence and the need to contribute to wider EU objectives;
Amendment 299 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of evidence-based decision-making with regard to EU policies relating to forests, the forest-based sector and its value-chain; calls for all forest-related aspects of European Green Deal measures to be consistent with the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy, particularly with a view to ensuring that SFM has a positive impact on society;
Amendment 305 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors as well as the importance of digitalisation and investing in research and innovation; stresses the crucial role of wood-based materials in substituting fossil-based alternatives in industries such as the construction industry, the textile industry, the chemical industry and the packaging industry; considers it important to stress the benefits to health of the forest-based sector not only from the point of view of clean air and recreation but also from the point of view of providing raw materials for the medicines industry and particularly the production of hygiene products, which serve to limit the spread of pandemics;
Amendment 319 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Observes that wood has great potential as a renewable building material which sequesters carbon; believes that there is a need for better communication concerning the environmental impact of using wood for building, so that the use of wood as a sustainable construction material can be promoted;
Amendment 341 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Observes that agroforestry, the combined cultivation of trees and agricultural crops and/or a combination of tree growing with livestock farming, could reduce forest fires, particularly in Mediterranean countries; points, furthermore, to the importance of a comprehensive and well-maintained network of forest roads and regular forest management in preventing and managing forest fires, thus avoiding the release of carbon from unnecessary forest fires, which affects the climate; stresses that opportunities for large-area pest control should be increased;
Amendment 354 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the role of biodiversity in ensuring that forest ecosystems remain healthy and resilient; highlights the importance of the Natura 2000 sites in which there is a possibility to provide the society with multiple ecosystem services, including raw materials; notes, however, that sufficient financial resources are needed to manage such areas;
Amendment 389 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the crucial importance of the CAP and forestry measures in implementing and funding the EU Forest Strategy; encourages the continuity of forestry measures under the 2021-2027 CAP; highlights the need for other easily accessible, well-coordinated and relevant EU funding mechanisms;
Amendment 396 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that the Union should allocate sufficient funding to measures for the forest-based sector, corresponding to the new expectations of that sector, including investment in the development of forest areas and in improving the viability of forests, maintaining networks of forest roads, forestry technology, innovation, and processing and taking into use forestry products;
Amendment 420 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the essential role of high-level research and innovation in fostering the contribution of forests and the forest-based sector to overcoming the challenges of our time, such as adaptation of the EU’s forests to climate change; stresses the importance of the EU’s post- 2020 research and innovation programmes and recognises the role of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research;
Amendment 433 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; points out that policy initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the EU, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers of unsustainable practices in forests from outside the sector; stresses the need to foster the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) action plan in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourced wood into the EU market; calls for concrete requirements avoiding arbitrary interpretation of the EUTR due diligence system;