Activities of Ivars IJABS related to 2021/2006(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the inclusion of methane emission reduction measures for abandoned mines and wells, and all future abandoned infrastructure; highlights in this respect, the importance of adequate decommissioning of unused gas and oil infrastructure;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rules on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring (LDAR) to be applied across the full supply chain of oil, coal and fossil gas;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Supports establishment of an independently audited and globally applicable certification system that would provide a credible assessment of the methane emissions performance of all fossil gas production around the world. Believes that the certification should be audited and verified by an independent third party and based on uniform approach for measurement based on detailed information at facility, asset and country level; Believes that the performance assessment could be used for an establishment of a grading system to serve to inform buyers and regulators;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees that improved top-down data from satellites in the framework of the Copernicus programme, as well as aerial monitoring, will assist in targeting leak detection; strongly supports the sharing of information and technologies among stakeholders in order to catalyse abatement efforts; believes that independent, comparable, verifiable and transparent emissions data are key to gain knowledge about the size of the emission problem and to combat under-estimation of the size and amount of leaks;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that methane emissions from the waste sector comes partly from leaks out of biogas plants; calls on the Commission to publish guidelines on the best methods to build and operate biogas plants to address leaks due to poor maintenance, operation and design;