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Activities of Ciarán CUFFE related to 2021/0218(COD)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652
2022/05/19
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2021/0218(COD)
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Amendments (144)

Amendment 62 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) The European Green Deal5 establishes the objective of the Union becoming climate neutral in 2050 at the latest in a manner that contributes to the European economysustainable economic, environmental and social development, gprowthsperity and job creation in the EU. That objective, and the objective of at least a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 as set out in the 2030European Climate Target Plan6Law [Regulation (EU) 2021/1119] that was endorsed both by the European Parliament7 and by the European Council8 , requires an energy transition centred on reducing energy and resource consumption, increased efficiency, and significantly higher shares of renewable energy sources in an integrated energy system. __________________ 5 Communication from the Commission COM(2019) 640 final of 11.12.2019, The European Green Deal. 6 Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate-neutral future for the benefit of our people 7 European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)) 8 European Council conclusions of 11 December 2020, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/47 296/1011-12-20-euco-conclusions-en.pdf
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (8th EAP) sets out thematic priority objectives for 2030 in the areas of climate change mitigation, adaptation to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, a non-toxic circular economy, a zero pollution environment and minimising environmental pressures from production and consumption across all sectors of the economy and recognises that these objectives, which address both drivers and impacts of environmental damage, are inherently interlinked. The 8th EAP also has a long-term priority objective that by 2050 at the latest, people live well, within the planetary boundaries in a well-being economy where nothing is wasted, growth is regenerative, climate neutrality in the Union has been achieved and inequalities have been significantly reduced. A healthy environment underpins the well- being of all people and is an environment in which biodiversity is conserved, ecosystems thrive, and nature is protected and restored, leading to increased resilience to climate change, weather and climate-related disasters and other environmental risks. In the field of transport, there is an important need to reduce the significant negative externalities produced by transport as these undermine the objectives of the 8th EAP. This can best be achieved by promoting more collective forms of transport over individualised forms of transport, particularly car transport, and which should be powered by renewable energy. Modal shift can also help reduce overall energy consumption, thereby increasing energy independence.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Ensuring that legislative initiatives, programmes, investments, projects and their implementation are consistent with, contribute where relevant, and do no harm to any of the 8th EAP objectives is necessary for the objectives’ achievement. Furthermore, ensuring that social inequalities resulting from climate- and environmental-related impacts and policies are minimised and that measures taken to protect the environment and climate are carried out in a socially fair and inclusive way, as well as gender mainstreaming throughout climate and environmental policies, including by incorporating a gender perspective at all stages of the policy-making process, will be required to meet the objectives of the 8th EAP and, as such, are also laid down as enabling conditions in the 8th EAP.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 65 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The 2030 climate mitigation objective of the 8th EAP is a swift and predictable reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and, at the same time, enhancement of removals by natural sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, in line with the Union’s climate and environment objectives, whilst ensuring a just transition that leaves no one behind. To help achieve its objectives, the 8th EAP also lays down the enabling condition of phasing out of environmentally harmful subsidies, including through setting a deadline for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies consistent with the ambition of limiting global warming to 1,5°C as well as a binding Union framework to monitor and report on Member States’ progress towards phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, based on an agreed methodology.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 66 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) Renewable energy plays a fundamental role in delivering the European Green Deal and forachieving the objectives of the 8th European Action Programme (8th EAP), which both entail achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, given that the energy sector contributes over 75% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. By reducing those greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy can also contributes to tackling environmental-related challenges such as biodiversity loss, land, water and air pollution as long as the renewable energy sources themselves do not exacerbate these challenges. Strict sustainability criteria and, where necessary, the exclusion of certain feedstock for the purposes of counting toward the targets under this Directive, as well as being eligible for support, are necessary to fulfil this condition. In this regard, only renewable energy should be dealt with under the scope of this Directive, as other non-renewable fuels, including low- carbon fuels which are not renewable, should be addressed in legislation specific to those fuels.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 68 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) With ever more countries committing to climate-neutrality by mid- century, both domestic and global demand for renewable technologies are projected to rise and offer significant opportunities for job creation, the expansion of a European renewables industrial base and continued European leadership in research and development of innovative renewable technologies, which in turn enhance the competitive advantage of European companies and the EU's energy independence from fossil fuel imports. More investment in renewable energy and related technologies now will reduce future adjustment costs and should help lower associated costs for citizens and businesses.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Continuous scientific evidence shows that energy savings, energy efficiency and renewable energy represent key drivers for reaching a net-zero GHG emission economy. In line with the Commission recommendation of 28 September 2021 entitled "On Energy Efficiency First: from principles to practice. Guidelines and examples for its implementation in decision-making in the energy sector and beyond", this Directive should take an integrated approach by promoting the most energy efficient renewable source for any given sector and application as well as by promoting system efficiency, so that the least energy would be required for various economic activities.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Scientific studies from the IPCC and others show that wood-burning power plants pump more CO2 into the atmosphere per unit of energy than coal plants. Harvesting trees to burn wood for bioenergy also leads to a reduction in the carbon sinks of forests. These two reasons highlight why the burning of forest biomass for energy is detrimental to efforts to tackle the climate emergency. Whilst planting new trees absorbs emissions over time, the time period for the carbon debt to be paid back is too long (burning of wood will increase warming for decades to centuries. That is true even when the wood replaces coal, oil or natural gas). Furthermore, whilst a tree can be grown and harvested, complex eco- systems such as forests are not easily replaced. The Habitats Directive EU-level assessment of the conservation status of 81 forest habitats concluded that 14% are in good (or favourable) conservation status. The remaining habitats are in poor status (54%), bad status (31%) or unknown (1%). In addition, the assessment indicated that forestry is the dominant pressure reported for most of the forest habitat types. In line with the EU’s biodiversity strategy, forests need to be protected and restored. In addition to the impacts on climate and biodiversity, burning wood also has implications for air quality. Wood burning emits fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are known to have carcinogenic affects, as well as being a significant source of mercury re-emissions and other toxic pollutants. Accordingly, and with the scale of the climate and ecological crises that we face in mind, it does not make any sense for Member States to continue to provide support for the burning of wood for energy, nor for it to count towards the EU's renewable energy targets.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share ofhas the potential to cover most of the energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low- and medium temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industrieal applications. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels, which should be reserved for consumption in hard-to-decarbonisabate transport sectors such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help and additional renewable capacities, and help maximise the efficient integrateion of large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demandnd matches the growing demand for electricity, while ensuring that demand flexibility adapts to the renewable energy generation. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market- compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems fit for a high level of flexible renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, demand response and other flexibility mechanisms, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. When designing the framework, Member States shall promote electrification and the most energy- and resource- efficient sustainable renewable energy generation technologies in each sector in application of the 'energy efficiency first principle’. In order to guarantee a harmonised approach across the EU, the EC shall develop a framework on additionality and shall develop a methodology with a view to determining the baseline of Member States and measuring additionality.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 76 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) Member States’ cooperation to promote renewable energy can take the form of statistical transfers, support schemes or joint projects. It allows for a cost-efficient deployment of renewable energy across Europe and contributes to market integration. Despite its potential, cooperation has been very limited, thus leading to suboptimal results in terms of efficiency in increasing renewable energy and exploiting additional benefits from economies of scale. Member States should therefore be obliged to test cooperation through implementing a pilot project by December 2025 and by 2030 at least three joint projects. Projects financed by national contributions under the Union renewable energy financing mechanism established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/129414 would meet this obligation for the Member States involved. __________________ 14 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1294 of 15 September 2020 on the Union renewable energy financing mechanism (OJ L 303, 17.9.2020, p. 1).
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy introduces an ambitious objective of 300 GW of offshore wind and 40 GW of ocean energy across all the Union’s sea basins by 2050. To ensure this step change, Member States will need to work together across borders at sea-basin level. Member States should therefore jointly define and allocate adequate space in their maritime spatial plan for the amount of offshore renewable generation and related infrastructure to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 204030, 2040 and 2050. Where the cumulated objective does not amount to at least 79 GW and 340 GW of installed capacity by 2030 and 2050 respectively, or where intermediate steps are not in line with the 2030 and 2050 objectives, the Commission shall take additional measures to facilitate the roll-out of offshore renewable energy. These objectives should be reflected in the updated national energy and climate plans that will be submitted in 2023 and 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In defining the amount, Member States should take into account the offshore renewable energy potential of each sea basin, environmental and biodiversity protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targetsGHG emission reduction targets. Accordingly, when installing new wind parks Member States should avoid placing them in the routes of migratory birds and apply best practices to reduce bird fatalities, such as by increasing rotor blade visibility through visual cues by applying contrast painting to single blades, as well by requiring the installation of automated curtailment system whereby turbines are slowed or stopped when wildlife are considered at increased risk of collision. In order to enhance broad public acceptance, Member States shall ensure the possibility of including renewable energy communities in joint cooperation projects on offshore renewable energy. In addition, Member States should increasingly consider the possibility of combining offshore renewable energy generation with transmission lines interconnecting several Member States, in the form of hybrid projects or, at a later stage, a more meshed grid. This would allow electricity to flow in different directions, thus maximising socio- economic welfare, optimising infrastructure expenditure and enabling a more sustainable usage of the sea. In order to ensure the sustainable management of maritime space and coasts and unlock the potential of offshore renewables, Member States should make use of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP). At least two years after entry into force of this Directive, Member States should ensure the update of their Maritime Spatial Plans pursuant to Directive (EU) 2014/89 in aligned with this Directive.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Member States shall ensure that well-trained and qualified installers of renewable heating and cooling systems, including thermal storage systems, of renewable electricity, such as photovoltaics, domestic batteries and electric vehicles’ charging stations, are available in sufficient numbers for the relevant technologies to service the growth of renewable energy required to contribute the targets for renewable energy enshrined in this Directive. Insufficient numbers of skilled workers, in particular installers and designers of renewable heating and cooling systems, slow down the replacement of fossil fuel heating systemtechnologies by renewable energy based systems and is a major barrier to integrating renewables in buildings, industry and agriculture and the energy system overall. Member States should cooperate with social partners and renewable energy communities to anticipate the skills that will be needed. A sufficient number of high-quality and effective upskilling and reskilling strategies and inclusive training programmes and certification possibilities should ensuringe proper installation and reliable operation of a wide range of renewable heating and cooling systemand storage technologies as well as electric vehicles charging points should be made available and designed in a way to attract participation for all workers in such training programmes and certification systems. Member States should consider what actions should be taken to attract groups currently under- represented in the occupational areas in question. The list of trained and certified installers should be made public and widely promoted to ensure consumer trust and easy access to tailored designer and installer skills guaranteeing proper installation and operation of renewable heating and cooling. and storage technologies and for electric vehicles charging points. Such lists may be used as a prerequisite for grants or support schemes.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 84 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) In order for flexibility and balancing services from the aggregation of distributed storage assets to be developed in a competitive manner, real-time access to basic battery information such as state of health, state of charge, capacity and power set point should be provided under non- discriminatory terms and free of charge, in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation [(EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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)] and at no- cost to the owners or users of the batteries and the entities acting on their behalf, such as building energy system managers, mobility service providers and other electricity market participants. It is therefore appropriatenecessary to introduce measures addressing the need of access to such data for facilitating the integration-related operations of domestic batteries and electric vehicles, complementing the provisions on access to battery data related to facilitating the repurposing of batteries in [the proposed Commission regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020]. The provisions on access to battery data of electric vehicles should apply in addition to any laid down in Union law on type approval of vehicles.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) Beyond domestic and electric vehicle batteries, a variety of other appliances such as smart heating and cooling devices, hot water tanks, thermal energy storage units and other smart devices have a significant demand response potential which should urgently be tapped to allow consumers to provide their flexibility to the energy system. It is therefore necessary to introduce measures enabling real-time access to data relevant for demand response to users, as well as to third parties acting on the owners’ and users’ behalf, such as electricity market participants, under non-discriminatory terms and at no cost, in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 86 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) The increasing number of electric vehicles in road, rail, maritime and other transport modes will require that recharging operations are optimised and managed in a way that does not cause congestion and takes full advantage of the availability of renewable electricity and low electricity prices in the system. In situations where smart and bidirectional charging would assist further efficient penetration of renewable electricity by electric vehicle fleets in transport and the electricity system in general, such functionality should also be made available. In view of the long life span of recharging points, requirements for charging infrastructure should be kept updated in a way that would cater for future needs and would not result in negative lock-in effects to the development of technology and services.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 88 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Electric vehicle users entering into contractual agreements with electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should have the right to receive information and explanations on how the terms of the agreement will affect the use of their vehicle and the state of health of its battery. Electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should explain clearly to electric vehicle users how they will be remunerated for the flexibility, how their aggregated data will be used, balancing and storage services provided to the electricity system and market by the use of their electric vehicle. Electric vehicle users also need to have their consumer rights secured when entering into such agreements, in particular regarding the protection of their privacy and personal data such as location and driving habits, in connection to the use of their vehicle. Electric vehicle users’ preference regarding the type of electricity purchased for use in their electric vehicle, as well as other preferences, canshould also be part of such agreements. For the above reasons, it is important that electric vehicle users can use their subscription at multiple recharging pointso ensure that the charging infrastructure that is to be deployed is used most effectively and to improve consumer confidence in e- mobility, it is essential that the use of publicly accessible recharging stations is open to all users, regardless of the car brand or connector type, whether or not they are part of a contract-based payment scheme and that they accept payment cards widely used in the Union. This will also allow the electric vehicle user’s service provider of choice to optimally integrate the electric vehicle in the electricity system, through predictable planning and incentives based on the electric vehicle user preferences This is also in line with the principles of a consumer-centric and prosumer-based energy system, and the right of supplier choice of electric vehicle users as final customers as per the provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/944.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 89 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) Decentralised energy resources such as distributed renewable generation, demand response, smart heating and cooling devices, hot water tanks, thermal energy storage, distributed storage assets, such as domestic batteries and batteries of electric vehicles have the potential to offer considerable flexibility and balancing services to the grid and the energy system through aggregation. In order to facilitate the development of such devices and related services, the regulatory provisions concerning connection and operation of the storagedecentralised energy resources assets, such as tariffs, commitment times and connection specifications, should be designed in a way that does not hamper the potential of all storagthese assets, including small and mobile ones, to offer flexibility and balancing services to the system and to contribute to the further penetration of renewable electricity,nergy, in particular in comparison with larger, stationary storage assets. assets. Member States should also provide a level playing field for smaller market actors, in particular renewable energy communities, so that they are able to participate in the market without facing disproportionate administrative or regulatory burden.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart and bidirectional charging functionalities need to be ensured. In this regard, the operation of non-publicly accessible normal charging infrastructure is particularly important for the integration of electric vehicles in the electricity system as it is located where electric vehicles are parked repeatedly for long periods of time, such as in buildings with restricted access, employee parking or parking facilities rented out to natural or legal persons.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 97 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) The use of renewable fuels and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost-effective manner, and improve, amongst other, energy diversification in that sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. With a view to achieving the increased target for greenhouse gas emission savings defined by the Union, the level of renewable energy supplied to all transport modes in the Union should be increased and the most energy efficient and sustainable renewable energy promoted for each transport sector, acknowledging the higher energy efficiency of electricity- powered transport. Expressing the transport target as a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate an increasing use of the most cost-effective and performing fuels, in terms of greenhouse gas savings, in transport. In addition, aMember states may choose to meet the GHG target by means of measures targeting volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions, provided that it is demonstrated that the greenhouse gas intensity reduction and sub-targets are met. A greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate innovation and set out a clear benchmark to compare across fuel types and renewable electricity depending on their greenhouse gas intensity. Complementary to this, increasing the level of the energy-based target on advanced biofuels and biogas and introducing a target for renewable fuels of non-biological origin for the aviation and shipping sectors would ensure an increased use of the renewable fuels with the smallest environmental impact in transport modes that are difficult to directly electrify. The achievement of those targets should be ensured by obligations on fuel suppliers, that ensure the inclusion of renewable electricity as well as by other measures included in [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport - FuelEU Maritime and Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport]. Dedicated obligations on aviation fuel suppliers should be set only pursuant to [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport].
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 102 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) Electromobility will play an essential role in decarbonising the transport sector. To foster the further development of electromobility and use of renewable electricity in transport, Member States should establish a credit mechanism enabling operators of charging points accessible to the publicsuppliers of electricity to all modes of transport, including ships docked in harbours, through recharging stations and recharging points, to contribute, by supplying renewable electricity, towards the fulfilment of the obligation set up by Member States on fuel suppliers. While supporting electricity in transport through such a mechanism, it is important that Member States continue setting a high level of ambition for the decarbonisation of shift the renewable and gaseous liquid fuels to aviation and shipping where direct electrification is much more difficult, and take into account the higher energy efficiency of electricity-powered transport, and exclude suppliers who solely provide electricity to transport from the obligations to provide otheir liquid fuel mix in transport. fuels, including biofuels, advanced biofuels, renewable fuels of non-biological origin.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 111 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) The Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the climate change mitigation objectives of the European Union in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the pursuit of this goal, it is essential to also contribute to wider environmental objectives, and in particular the prevention of biodiversity loss, which is negatively impacted by the indirect land use change associated to the production of certain biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, which should be phased out without delay. Contributing to these climate and environmental objectives constitutes a deep and longstanding intergenerational concern for Union citizens and the Union legislator. As a consequence, the changes in the way the transport target is calculated should not affect the limits established on how to account toward that target certain fuels produced from food and feed crops on the one hand and high indirect land-use change-risk fuels on the other hand. In addition, in order not to create an incentive to use biofuels and biogas produced from food and feed crops in transport, Member States should continue to be able to choose whether to count them or not towards the transport target. If they do not count them, they may reduce the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target accordingly, assuming that food and feed crop-based biofuels save 50% greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to the typical values set out in an annex to this Directive for the greenhouse gas emission savings of the most relevant production pathways of food and feed crop-based biofuels as well as the minimum savings threshold applying to most installations producing such biofuels.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 112 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) The growth of biofuel consumption in Member States is a driver of indirect land use change and food price volatility, posing a threat to global food security. This is because the majority of EU biofuel production and consumption comes from crops grown on land that could be used instead in the food and feed markets. In order to reduce indirect land use change emissions and limit the risk of food insecurity, it is appropriate to progressively phase out biofuels, bioliquids as well as biomass fuels obtained from crops. In the meantime, in case of severe disruption on food markets, Member States shall take rapid action to secure global food security, such as suspension measures on the production and blending of crop-based biofuels.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 116 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) Expressing the transport target as a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target makes it unnecessary to use multipliers to promote certain renewable energy sources. This is because different renewable energy sources save different amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and, therefore, contribute differently to a target. Renewable electricity should be considered to have zero emissions, meaning it saves 100% emissions compared to electricity produced from fossil fuels. This will create an incentive for the use of renewable electricity since renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels are unlikely to achieve such a high percentage of savings. Electrification relying on renewable energy sources would therefore become the most efficient way to decarbonise road transport. In addition, in order to promote the use of advanced biofuels and biogas and renewable fuels of non-biological origin in the aviation and maritime modes, which are difficult to electrify, it is appropriate to keep the multiplier for those fuels supplied in those modes when counted towards the specific targets set foruse advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non- biological origin only in thoese fuelsectors.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 117 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) Direct electrification of end-use sectors, including the transport sector, contributes to the efficiency and facilitates the transition to an energy system based on renewable energy. It is therefore in itself an effective means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions., in particular when based on renewable electricity. The creation of a framework on additionality applying specifically to renewable electricity supplied to electric vehicles in the transport is therefore not required to ensure that the increase in electricity consumption in the transport sector leads to new investments in at least equivalent amounts of additional renewable capacity, especially in countries with low renewable electricity shares.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 119 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) Since renewable fuels of non- biological origin are to be counted as renewable energy regardless of the sector in which they are consumed, the rules to determine their renewable nature when produced from electricity, which were applicable only to those fuels when consumed in the transport sector, should be extended to all renewable fuels of non- biological origin, regardless of the sector where they are consumed. As the producing country of Renewable fuels of non-biological origin may be different from the country consuming, a sharing mechanism needs to be ensured so that both countries benefit of the produced renewables
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 125 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
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 biodiverse 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 order to avoid undermining Union objectives on climate and the environment. 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 fuels.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
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.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 130 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
(38) The Union database to be set up by the Commission aims at enabling the tracing of solid, liquid and gaseous renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels. Its scope should be extended from transport to all other end- use sectors in which such fuels are consumed. This should make a vital contribution to the comprehensive monitoring of the production and consumption of those fuels, mitigating risks of double-counting or irregularities along the supply chains covered by the Union database. In addition, to avoid any risk of double claims on the same renewable gas, a guarantee of origin issued for any consignment of renewable gas registered in the database should be cancelled. This database shall be made publicly available in an open, transparent and user friendly manner. The Commission shall publish annual reports for the general public about the information reported in the Union database including the quantities, the geographic origin and feedstock type of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels per fuel supplier and per member state.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 139 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 36
(36) ‘renewable fuels of non-biological origin’ means liquid and gaseous fuels the energy content of which is derived from renewable sources other than biomass and is produced from additional renewable electricity and where any CO2 feedstock is captured from the ambient air using direct air capture;;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 141 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(36a) 'direct air capture' means the process by which CO2 is captured from the ambient air for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin or other non-biogenic materials.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 142 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 a (new)
(26a) 'woody biomass' comprises both primary and secondary woody biomass;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 143 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 b (new)
(26b) 'primary woody biomass' means all roundwood felled or otherwise harvested and removed. It comprises wood obtained from removals, i.e. the quantities removed from forests and tress outside the forests, including wood recovered due to natural mortality and from felling and logging. It includes all wood removed with or without bark, including wood removed in its round form, or split, roughly squared or in other form, e.g. branches, roots, stumps and burls (where these are harvested) and wood that is roughly shaped or pointed or processed into chips, briquets or pellets;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 144 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 26 c (new)
(26c) 'secondary woody biomass' means residues from forest-based industry, including bark, sawdust and wood shavings that result from sawmilling or wood milling, and recovered post- consumer wood and excludes primary woody biomass processed into chips, bricks or pellets;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 151 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 a a (new)
(1aa) ‘energy efficiency first’ means ‘energy efficiency first’ as defined in point (18) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 154 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14l
(14l) ‘smart recharging’ means a recharging operation in which the intensity of electricity delivered to the battery is adjusted in real-time, based on information received through electronic communication; smart recharging can be realised at normal charging speeds as well as during fast charging through response to dynamic price signals or optimisation of power flow;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 155 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14l a (new)
(14la) 'publicly accessible recharging infrastructure/point’ means a recharging pool, station or point which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public at least 8 hours per day and 6 days a week with an uptime of at least 98%, irrespective of whether the charging infrastructure is located on public or on private property;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 156 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14 n
(14n) ‘bidirectional recharging’ means a smart recharging operation where the direction of electric chargethe flow may be reversed, soallowing that electric chargeity flows from the battery to the recharging point it is connected to;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 157 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 14o
(14o) ‘normal power recharging point’ means ‘normal power recharging point’ as defined in Article 2 point 341 of [the proposal for a Regulation concerning the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, repealing Directive 2014/94/EU];
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 160 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 34
(ca) (new) Point (34) is replaced by the following: "(34) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from the waste and residues feedstocks listed in Ppart A of Annex IX (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-that do not have significant displacement effects based on a regional displacement analysis. Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 35
‘recycled carbon fuels’ means liquid and gaseous fuels that are produced from liquid or solid waste streams of non- renewable origin which are not suitable for material recovery in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, or from waste processing gas and exhaust gas of non-renewable origin which are produced as an unavoidable and unintentional consequence of the production process in industrial installations; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-(cb) (1e) Point (35) is deleted Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 164 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 37
‘low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels’ means biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, the feedstock of which was produced within schemes which avoid displacement effects of food and feed-crop based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels through improved agricultural practice sas well as through the cultivation of crops on areas which were previously not used for cultivation of crops, and which were produced in accordance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels laid down in Article 29. (cc)Point (37) is deleted Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId4)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 172 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimiseprevents undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity or the climate. To that end , they shall take into accouimplement the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 180 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparahraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) the use of saw logs, veneer logs, stumps and rootprimary woody biomass to produce energyheat.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparahraph 2 – point a – point –i a (new)
(ia) the use of woody biomass to produce electricity
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 187 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) From 31 December 2026, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shall grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions: (i) in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11); (ii) CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.deleted it is produced in a region identified it is produced applying Biomass
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 191 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparahraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) it is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11);deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 192 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparahraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) it is produced applying Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 198 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
No later than one year after [the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 35 on how to apply the cascading principle for biomass, in particular on how to minimise the use of quality roundwood for energy production, with a focus on support schemes and with due regard to national specificiticluding on reporting and control measures with a focus on support schemes.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 205 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
By 2026 the Commission shall present a report on the impact of the Member States’ support schemes for biomass, including on biodiversity and possible market distortions, and will assess the possibility for further limitations regarding support schemes to forest biomassincentives direct and indirect, to use woody biomass for energy.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 215 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15 – paragraph 3
(aa) Article 15, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities at national, regional and local level include provisions for the integration and deployment of renewable energy, including for renewables self- consumption and renewable energy communities, and the use of unavoidable waste heat and cold when planning, including early spatial planning, designing, building and renovating urban infrastructure, industrial, commercial or residential areas and energy, energy and transport infrastructure, including electricity, district heating and cooling, natural gas and alternative fuel networks. Member States shall, in particular, encourage local and regional administrative bodies to include heating and cooling from renewable sources in the planning of city infrastructure where appropriate, and to consult the network operators to reflect the impact of energy efficiency and demand response programs as well as specific provisions on renewables self consumption and renewable energy communities, on the infrastructure development plans of the operators. content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018L2001&qid=1646738279059&from=EN)Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 218 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall ensure that certification schemes are available for installers and designers of all forms of renewable heating and cooling systems in buildings, industry and agriculture, and for installers of solar photovoltaic systemthermal storage, solarthermal and photovoltaic systems, domestic batteries and electric vehicles charging points. Those schemes may take into account existing schemes and structures as appropriate, and shall be based on the criteria laid down in Annex IV. Each Member State shall recognise the certification awarded by other Member States in accordance with those criteria.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 219 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that well trained and qualified installers of renewable heating and cooling systems, including thermal storage, of renewable electricity systems, such as photovoltaic systems, domestic batteries and electric vehicles charging stations, are available in sufficient numbers for the relevant technologies to service the growth of renewable heating and coolingenergies required to contribute to the annual increase in the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector as set out in Article 23, the target for renewable energy in buildings set in Article 15a (new), the target for industry set in article 22a (new) and the target for renewable energy in transport set in article 25, as well as the overall renewable energy target set in Article 3(1).
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 220 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
To achieve such sufficient numbers of installers and designers, Member States shall ensure that sufficienteffective upskilling and reskilling strategies and sufficient high quality and inclusive training programmes leading to qualification orand certification covering renewable heating and coolthe technologies referred to ing technologiehe previous sub-paragraphs, and their latest innovative solutions, are made available to all, in order to ensure a successful just transition in the energy sector. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation for all workers in such programmes, in particular by installers and designers, small and medium-sized enterprises and, the self- employed, as well as targeting in particular the under represented gender and minorities. Member States may put in place voluntary agreements with the relevant technology providers and vendors to train sufficient numbers of installers and designers, which may be based on estimates of sales, in the latest innovative solutions and technologies available on the market. and aiming at creating safe and quality jobs for all.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 221 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall make information on the certification schemes referred to in paragraph 3 available to the public. Member States shall ensure that the list of certified installers who are qualified or certified in accordance with paragraph 3 is regularly updated and made available to the public in a transparent and easily accessible manner, including through awareness-raising campaigns. The requirement to resort to certified installers may be used as a qualification criteria for grants or support schemes for such installations.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 222 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18 – paragraph 4a(new)
4a. Member States shall assess by 31 December 2023 and every two years thereafter the gap between available and needed installers of renewable equipment and systems. This assessment shall cover ten-year periods and an overview of the current situation. Member States shall make the assessment and recommendations thereof publicly available. Member States shall describe their policies and measures promoting effective, high quality and inclusive training, re-skilling and upskilling of workers in the field of renewable energies in their integrated national energy and climate plans referred to in Articles 3 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and progress reports submitted pursuant to Article 17 of that Regulation.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 228 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall require: i) transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory to make available information on the share of renewable electricity and the greenhouse gas emissions content of the electricity supplied in each bidding zone, as accurately as possible and as close to real time as possible but in time intervals of no more than one hour, and ii) regulators or relevant traders to make available information on wholesale electricity prices in day-ahead and intraday markets. The information should be made available as accurately as possible and as close to real time as possible but in time intervals at least equal to the market settlement frequency, and with the aim to reach 15- minute intervals with forecasting where available. This information shall beDSO should also madke available digitally in a manner that ensures it can be used by electricity market participants, aggregators,anonymised and aggregated data on the demand response potential and the renewable electricity generated by self- consumers and rend-users, and that it can be read by electronic communication devices such as smart metering systems, electric vehicle recharging points, heating and cooling systems and building energy management systemsewable energy communities and injected to the grid.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 229 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The information and data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available digitally in a manner that ensures interoperability based on harmonised data formats and standardised data sets so that it can be used in a non-discriminatory manner by electricity market participants, aggregators, consumers and end-users, and that it can be read by electronic communication devices such as smart metering systems, electric vehicle recharging points, both publicly and non- publicly accessible, heating and cooling systems and building energy management
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 230 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. In addition to the requirements in 2. [the proposal for a Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020], Member States shall ensure thatby 6 months from the entry into force of the Directive Member States shall adopt measures requiring manufacturers of domestic and industrial batteries enable real-time access to basic battery management system information, including battery capacity, state of health, state of charge and power set point, to battery owners and users as well as to third parties acting on their behalf, such as building energy management companies and electricity market participants, under non- discriminatory terms and at no costfree of charge to the owners or users of the batteries and the entities acting on their behalf and in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 231 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure thatBy 6 months from the entry into force of the Directive Member States shall adopt measures requiring vehicle manufacturers to make available, in real-time, in-vehicle data related to the battery state of health, battery state of charge, battery power setpoint, battery capacity, as well as the location of electric vehicles to electric vehicle owners and users, as well as to third parties acting on the owners’ and users’ behalf, such as electricity market participants and electromobility service providers, under non-discriminatory terms and at no cost, in addition to further requirements in the type approval and market surveillance regulationfree of charge to the owners or users of the batteries and the entities acting on their behalf, in addition to further requirements in the type approval and market surveillance regulation and in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In accordance with the Battery Regulation [ xxx], data shall be shared as ‘read-only’, thus preventing third parties to modify the parameters of the data.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 232 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
By 6 months from the entry into force of the Directive, Member States shall adopt measures requiring manufacturers of smart heating and cooling devices, hot water tanks, thermal energy storage units and other smart devices facilitating consumers to provide demand response to the energy system to enable real-time access to data relevant for demand response to users, as well as to third parties acting on the owners’ and users’ behalf, such as electricity market participants, under non-discriminatory terms free of charge, in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 233 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 3
3. In addition to the requirements in [the proposal for a Regulation concerning the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, repealing Directive 2014/94/EU], Member States shall ensure that non–publicly accessible normal power recharging points installed in their territory from [the transposition deadline of this amending Directive] can support smart and bidirectional charging functionalities and, where appropriate based on assessment by the regulatory authority, bidirectional charging functionalities. . In order to support smart sector integration, Member States may apply support schemes such as financial support, upfront-cost financing, tax rebates or rebate payments for bidirectional charging, when foreseen as an additional functionality contributing to the cost-effective penetration of renewable electricity in transport and the electricity system.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 234 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework does not discriminate against participation in the electricity markets, including congestion management and the provision of flexibility and balancing services, of district heating and cooling networks, of small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles, both directly and through aggregation.thermal energy storage units and smart electric heating and cooling appliances and systems, and other smart devices facilitating consumers’ flexible renewable electricity consumption both directly and through aggregation. Member States shall provide a level playing field for smaller market actors, in particular renewable energy communities, so that they are able to participate in the market without facing disproportionate administrative or regulatory burden;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 235 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure in their national regulatory framework that electric vehicle users entering into contractual agreements with electromobility service providers and electricity market participants always receive clear information and explanations on how the terms of the agreement will affect the use of their vehicle and the state of health of its battery. Electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should provide clear explanations to electric vehicle users on how they will be remunerated for the flexibility, balancing and storage services provided to the electricity system and market. Electric vehicle users’ consumer rights shall be secured when entering into such agreements, in particular regarding the protection of their personal data such as location and driving habits, in connection to the use of their vehicle.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 236 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Member States shall require their regulatory authority to assess, within one year of the transposition deadline]of this Directive and periodically every 3 years thereafter, the potential contribution of bidirectional charging to the penetration of renewable electricity, system optimisation of their electricity grids and security of supply. Based on the results of the energy regulator's assessment, Member States shall take measures to adjust the availability and geographical distribution of bidirectional charging infrastructure, in both public and private areas. The regulator’s assessment and the Member States’ planned measures shall be made publicly available.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 252 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – title
Greenhouse gas intensity reduction in the transport sector from the use of renewable energylectricity, renewable fuels of non- biological origin and biofuels and biogas produced from feedstocks in Annex IX
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 254 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a)
(a) the amount of renewable fuels and renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector leads to a greenhouse gas intensity reduction of at least 13 % by 2030, compared to the baseline set out in Article 27(1), point (b), in accordance with an indicative trajectory set by the Member State and verified by the Commission;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 257 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,2 % in 2022, 0,5 % in 2025 and 2,2 % in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6 % in 2030. A share of renewable fuels of non- biological origin on top of 2.6% can be included in the quota for fuels produced from feedstocks listed in Part A of Annex IX, contributing up to 75% of the target. From [date of entry into force (of this Directive)] advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX and renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall only be counted towards the target set out in point (a) when used in the aviation and maritime sectors.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 263 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a) and the share referred to in point (b), Member States shall take into account renewable fuels of non-biological origin also when they are used as intermediate products for the production of conventional fuels. For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a), Member States may take into account recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 271 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 3
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States mayshall exempt fuel suppliers supplying electricity or renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX and the minimum share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin with respect to those fuels.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 272 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States may exempt fuel suppliers supplying only renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex with respect to those fuels. The obligation set on fuel suppliers in member states shall allow for the efficient contribution of renewable electricity used in transport.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 273 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
When setting the obligation referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph to ensure the achievement of the targets set out therein, Member States may do so, inter alia, by means of measures targeting volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions, provided that it is demonstrated that the greenhouse gas intensity reduction and minimum shares referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph are achieved. Member States implementing the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target in Article 25(1) by means of measures targeting volumes or energy content shall consider the share of renewable electricity to be four times its energy content.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 274 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish a mechanism allowing fuel suppliers in their territory to exchange credits for supplying renewable energy to the transport sector. Economic operators that supply renewable electricity to electric vehiclesdifferent modes of transport through both public and private recharging stationpoints shall receive credits, irrespectively of whether the economic operators are subject to the obligation set by the Member State on fuel suppliers, and may sell those credits to fuel suppliers, which shall be allowed to use the credits to fulfil the obligation set out in paragraph 1, first subparagraph. When establishing the credit mechanism, Member States shall ensure that revenues and savings generated by the credit trading is invested into projects further promoting direct renewable electrification and related infrastructure in the transport sector.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 276 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources referred to in Article 7 and of the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), the share of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as of biomass fuels consumed in transport, where produced from food and feed crops, shall be no more than one percentage point higher than the share of such fuels in the final consumption of energy in the road and rail transport sector in 2020 in that Member State, with a maximum of 7 % of final consumption of energy in the road and rail transport sectors in that Member State.; This limit shall be reduced to 0% for food and feed crop based biodiesel by no later than 31 December 2025, and to 0% for all crop-based bioenergy by no later than 31 December 2030. In cases of severe disruption in food markets, Member States shall take temporary suspension measures on crop- based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels in order to reduce energy demand for food commodities, secure additional food supply and stabilise global food commodity markets.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 281 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i a (new)
Where that share is below 1 % in a Member State, it may be increased to a maximum of 2 % of the final consumption of energy in the road and rail transport sectors. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-(ia) (15 a) Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 is deleted " Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId28)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 282 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
(ib) the third subparagraph is replaced with the following: "Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish, for the purposes of Article 29(1), between different biofuels,bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, taking into account best available evidence on indirect land-use change impact and the cascading principle. Member States may, for example, set a lower limit for the share of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from oil crops. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId28)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 283 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b– point i (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
(b) paragraph 2 is amended as follows: (i) the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources referred to in Article 7 and the minimum sharegreenhouse gas emission reduction target referred to in theArticle 25(1), first subparagraph of Article 25(1, point (a), the share of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high-carbon stock is observed, including palm and soy oil together with their co-products, shall not exceed the level of consumption of such fuels in that Member State in 2019, unless they are certified to be low indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels pursuant to this paragraph (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId28)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 284 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b – point ii (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subaragraph 5
By 1 September 2023, the Commission shall review the criteria laid down in the delegated act referred to in the fourth subparagraph based on the best available scientific data and(bii) the fifth subaragraph is replaced by the following: "Article 3 of Delegated Regulation 2019/807 stipulates that, for the purpose of determining high indirect land-use change risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, an expansion of up to 10% into land with high-carbon stock is permitted. This expansion should be set at 2.5 %. By 31 December 2022, the Commission shall adopt a delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to amend such criteria, where appropriate, and to includewhich lays down a trajectory to gradually decrease the contribution to the Union target set in Article 3(1) and to the minimum sharegreenhouse gas emission reduction target referred to in theArticle 25(1), first subparagraph of Article 25(1, point (a), of high indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production into land with high-carbon stock is observed. in line with the phase out date laid down in the second paragraph of this paragraph. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId28)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 285 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b – point iii (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
From 31 December 2023 until 31 December 2030 at the latest, that limit shall gradually decrease to 0 %. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-(biii) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "That limit shall gradually decrease to 0 % by 31 December 2023. By 31 June 2022, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an update of the report on the status of worldwide production expansion of the relevant food and feed crops. This update must include the most recent data from the last two years with regards to deforestation, particularly in South America, and must address all high risk commodities in the category of high indirect land use change risk feedstocks (in particular soy and their by-products) Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId28)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 288 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 2
(b) in paragraph 2, first and fifth subparagraphs, ‘the minimum share referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 25(1)’ is replaced by ‘the greenhouse gas emission reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a)’;deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 290 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) for renewable fuels of non- biological origin and recycled carbon fuels, by multiplying the amount of these fuels that is supplied to all transport modes by their emissions savings determined in accordance with delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 29a(3);
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 291 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) for renewable electricity, by multiplying the amount of renewable electricity that is supplied to all transport modes four times by the fossil fuel comparator ECF(et) set out in in Annex V;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 294 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) the amount of renewable electricity supplied to the transport sector is determined by multiplying the amount of electricity supplied to that sector by the average share of renewable electricity supplied in the territory of the Member State in the two previous years. By way of exception, where electricity is obtained from a direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity and supplied to the transport sector, that electricity shall be fully counted as renewable. Electricity obtained from the grid may be counted as fully renewable following the principle of additionality as defined in Article 3.4a (new);
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 297 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point iv
(iv) the share of biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX and from animal fats category 3 as defined in Regulation (1069/2009) in the energy content of fuels and electricity supplied to the transport sector shall, except in Cyprus and Malta, be limited to 1,7 %; this limit shall also comprise wastes and residues which are not listed in Annex IX and are fit for use in the food and feed market.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 302 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Where electricity is used for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin, either directly or for the production of intermediate products, the averagehourly share of electricity from renewable sources in the country of production, as measured two years before the year in question,in accordance with Article 20a (1) shall be used to determine the share of renewable energy.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 303 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6
Electricity that has been taken from the grid may be counted as fully renewable provided that it is produced exclusively from renewable sources and the renewable properties and other appropriate criteria have been demonstrated, ensuring that the renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end-use sector. content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:3(iiia) the sixth subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Electricity obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity may be fully counted as renewable electricity where it is used for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin, provided that the installation is not connected to the grid or is connected to the grid but evidence can be provided that the electricity concerned has been supplied without taking electricity from the grid. Electricity that has been taken from the grid may be counted as fully renewable provided that it is produced exclusively from renewable sources and the renewable properties and other appropriate criteria have been demonstrated, ensuring that the renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end use sector. This can be done by following any of the following options: 1. To demonstrate the renewable properties, producers of renewable fuels of non-biological origin should be required to conclude one or more renewable power purchase agreements generating electricity in the same bidding zone for an amount that is at least equivalent to the amount of electricity that is claimed as fully renewable. The balance between the renewable electricity purchased through one or several power purchase agreements and the amount of electricity taken from the grid to produce renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall be achieved on a daily basis. As of 1 January 2026, the balance between the renewable electricity purchased through one or several power purchase agreements and the amount of electricity taken from the grid to produce renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall be achieved on a hourly basis. A power purchase agreement can be signed with an installation generating renewable electricity that came into operation not earlier than 24 months before the installation producing the renewable hydrogen, or an existing installation producing renewable electricity provided that the installation underwent a repowering as defined under Article 2(10) of Directive (EU) 2018L/2001&qid=1636556221110&from=EN#d1e34 requiring investments exceeding 30 % of the investment that would be needed to build a similar new installation, and does not receive support in form of operating aid or investment aid at the date the contract enters into force, or such support has ended. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, electricity taken from the grid that is used for the production of hydrogen may also be counted as fully renewable as set out in the sixth subparagraph of Article 27(3) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 if the hydrogen producers demonstrates the following: (a) the production of renewable hydrogen takes place during a one-hour period where the price of electricity in the bidding zone is lower or equal to 0 € per MWh. (b) electricity that is used for the production of renewable hydrogen is consumed during an imbalance settlement period during which it can be demonstrated based on data reported by the national transmission system operator that power-generating facilities using renewable energy sources were downward there dispatched installation as generating per Article renewable 13 of Regulation electricity 2019/943 that is and curtailed the electrolyser are located and on the same side of the congestion causing the redispatch. The same, or, where not available, equivalent rules shall apply for RFNBOs imported to the EU . Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- 11-82-1)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 304 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology to determine the share of biofuel, and biogas for transport, resulting from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 305 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
(ba) in paragraph 6, the first subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: "By 25 June 2019 and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall review the list of feedstock set out in Parts A and B of Annex IX with a view to adding or removing feedstock in accordance with the principles set out in the third subparagraph Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId30)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 306 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
(bb) in paragraph 6, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to amend the list of feedstock set out in Parts A and B of Annex IX by adding, but not and removing, feedstock. Feedstock that can be processed only with advanced technologies shall be added to Part A of Annex IX. Feedstock that can be processed into biofuels, or biogas for transport, with mature technologies shall be added to Part B of Annex IX. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId30)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 307 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point b c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
(bc) in paragraph 6, the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Such delegated acts shall be based on an analysis of the potential of the raw material as feedstock for the production of biofuels and biogas for transport, taking into account all of the following: (a) the principles of the circular economy and of, the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading use principle; (b) the Union sustainability criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7); (c) the need to avoid significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues; (d) the potential for delivering substantial greenhouse gas emissions savings compared to fossil fuels based on a life- cycle assessment of emissions including emissions from the land sector and possible displacement effects; (e) the need to avoid negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity; (f) the need to avoid creating an additional demand for land. ; (g) the future availability of feedstock and the need to avoid distortive situations resulting in the extensive importation of feedstock. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId30)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 308 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
(aa) Energy from woody biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
(ia) the second subparagraph is replaced by the following "However, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, are required to fulfil only the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in paragraph 10 in order to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph. In addition, their production shall be in line with the waste hierarchy as laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle and shall avoid distortive effects for (by) products, waste or residues. In the case of mixed wastes, the operators are required to apply mixed waste sorting systems of defined quality aimed at removing fossil materials (such as plastics and synthetic textiles) to ensure only non-recyclable biogenic waste is used as feedstock. This subparagraph shall also apply to waste and residues that are first processed into a product before being further processed into biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 313 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point (b)
— (b) in the case of gaseous biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 21 MW,
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 314 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(aa) the following paragraph 1a (new) is inserted after paragraph 1: (1a) the cascading principle, in accordance with the waste hierarchy set down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, stipulates that biomass should be used according to its highest environmental added value in the following order of priorities: a) wood-based products b) extending their service life c) re-use d) recycling e) bioenergy, and f) disposal Energy from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 if the use of those fuels does not respect the cascading principle as set down in the first subparagraph of this paragraph. The cascading principle shall be implemented and reported on to and by Member States in accordance with the provisions in Article 30(3). No later than one year into entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 35 on how to apply the cascading principle for biomass, including on reporting and control measures.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 315 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 –paragraph 3 –point b
(ab) in paragraph 3, point (b) is replaced as follows: ""(b) highly biodiverse forest and other wooded land which is species-rich and not degraded, or has been identified as being highly biodiverse by the relevant competent authority, unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those nature protection purposes; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-; Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 319 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
This paragraph, with the exception of the first subparagraph, point (c), also applies to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 320 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii
unless evidence is provided that the production of that raw material did not interfere with those nature protection purposes; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-(ba) (b a) In paragraph 3, part (c) the second sentence of point (ii) is deleted: " Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 321 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) highly biodiverse grassland spanning more than one hectabb) in paragraph 3, the introductory part of point (d) is replaced with the following: "(d) highly biodiverse grassland including wooded meadows and pastures that is: Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 322 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 –paragraph 3 – point d – point ii
(bc) In paragraph 3, point (ii) of point (d) is replaced with the following: "(ii) non-natural, namely grassland that would cease to be grassland in the absence of human intervention and that is species- rich and not degraded and has been identified as being highly biodiverse by the relevant competent authority, unless evidence is provided that the harvesting of the raw material is necessary to preserve its status as highly biodiverse grassland . Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
The first subparagraph, with the exception of points (b) and (c), and the second subparagraph also apply to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(ca) in paragraph 4, the introductory part is replaced by the following: "4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high-carbon stock, namely land that had one of the following statuses in January 2008 and no longer has that status: (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-: Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 328 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
This(cb) in paragraph shall not apply if, at the time the raw material was obtained, the land had the same status as it had in January 2008. 4, subparagraph 2 is deleted; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 331 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2021
Article 29 –paragraph 5
5. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural or forestwoody biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 335 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – pararaph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance ofmaintaining soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoidsminimal negative impacts, avoiding in particular the harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises largeavoids clear-cuts and ensures locally and ecologically appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and onpreserve soil quality, biodiversity features and habitats:;.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 336 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – point -a (new)
(iva) (e a) In paragraph 6, point (-a) new (directly after the introductory part of subparagraph 1) is added: (-a) it is not produced from woody biomass.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 337 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance ofmaintaining soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoidsminimal negative impacts, avoiding in particular the harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises largeavoids clear-cuts and ensures locally and ecologically appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and onpreserve soil quality, biodiversity features and habitats:;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 338 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f a (new)
Directive 2001/2018
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
(fa) (eb) In paragraph 6, the introductory part of the first subparagrah is replaced with the following: "Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forestwoody biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall meet the following criteria to minimise the risk of using forestwoody biomass derived from unsustainable production: Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 339 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 7 a (new)
(fa) new paragraph 7(a) is added after paragraph 7: 7a. Agricultural raw materials cultivated and harvested in the Union for the production of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall be obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards in Article 94 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, including those in Annex II under the heading ‘Environment, climate change, good agricultural condition of land’.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 340 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 7 b (new)
(fb) A new paragraph 7b (new) is added: 7b. Where biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural residues are to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1, those residues shall comply with the conditions in this paragraph and in Annex IXa (new), regardless whether produced within or outside the Union. Economic operators supplying biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural residues before [date of entry into force] are not required to meet the conditions in Annex IXa (new) until 1 January 2024. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall assess whether the criteria set out in Annex IXa (new) are effective in minimising the risk of negative impacts on soil quality and soil carbon from using agricultural residues for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels on the basis of available data. This assessment shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals to modify the requirements set out in Annex IXa (new). The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to establish binding guidelines for demonstrating compliance with the conditions in Annex IXa (new).
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 341 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2021
Article 29 – paragraph 7 d (new)
(fc) Paragraph 7d (new) is added: 7d. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural and woody biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 1 shall meet the following requirements: (a) raw material is obtained from lands or forests for which third parties’ rights concerning use and tenure of the land or forest are respected by obtaining free, prior and informed consent of these third parties, with the participation by representative institutions and organisations; (b) human and labour rights are respected; and (c) the availability of food and feed of third parties is not at risk. For purposes of this paragraph, “third parties” refers to local and indigenous communities or any other persons involved in the production or harvesting of raw materials or affected by the operations to produce or extract raw material.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 342 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g – introductory part
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – point d
(g) in p(g) Paragraph 10, first subparagraph, point (d) is replaced by the is amended as followings:
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 343 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Directive (EU) 2018/2021
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – point d
(d) at least 70 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations until 31 December 2025, and at least 80 % from 1 January 2026.;deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 345 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(ga) Point (a) is replaced with the following: "(a) at least 570 % for biofuels, biogas consumed in the transport sector, and bioliquids produced in installations in operation on or before 5 October 2015; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-; Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 346 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(gb) at least 60 % for biofuels, biogas consumed in the transport sector, and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation from 6 October 2015 until 31 December 2020; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-point (b) is deleted Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 347 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(gc) at least 65 % for biofuels, biogas consumed in the transport sector, and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation from 1 January 2021; (gc) point (c) is deleted Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 348 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g d (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 12
(gd) Paragraph 12 is replaced with the following: "12. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article, and without prejudice to Articles 25 and 26, Member States shall not refuse to take into accountmay refuse, on other sustainability grounds, to take into account biofuels and bioliquids obtained in compliance with this Article. This paragraph shall be without prejudice to public support granted under support schemes approved before 24 December 2018. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 349 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g e (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1
(ge) in paragraph 14, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "14. For the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, Member States may establish additional sustainability criteria for biomass fuels. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-fuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId31)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 351 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – title
GSustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 353 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – paragraph 2
2. Energy from recycled carbon fuels may be counted towards the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70%.deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 356 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to supplement this Directive by specifying the methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from renewable fuels of non-biological origin and from recycled carbon fuels. For the production of renewable fuels of non-biologic origin, the methodology for calculating emission savings shall take into account the greenhouse gas emissions emitted per hour and minimize production of hours with fossil fuels in the electricity mix. The methodology shall ensure that credit for avoided emissions is not given for CO2 the capture of which has already received an emission credit under other provisions of law.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 358 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels are to be counted towards the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2) for renewable fuels and recycled- carbon fuels have been fulfilled. For that purpose, they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance system which:;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 361 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The obligations laid down in this paragraph shall apply regardless of whether renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels are produced within the Union or are imported. Information about the geographic origin and feedstock type of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels per fuel supplier shall be made available to consumers on the websites of operators, suppliers or the relevant competent authorities and shall be updated on an annual basis.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 362 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 4– subparagraph 1
The Commission may decide that voluntarywill only accept national or international schemes setting standards for the production of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels, to provide accurate data on greenhouse gas emission savings for the purposes of Articles 29(10) and 29a (1) and (2), to demonstrate compliance with Articles 27(3) and 31a(5), or and to demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) as well as the cascading principle. When demonstrating that the criteria laid down in Article 29(6) and (7) are met, the operators mayshall provide the required evidence directly at sourcing area level. The Commission mayshall recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 29(3), first subparagraph, point (c)(ii).;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 363 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
(ca) In paragraph 4, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The Commission may decide that those schemes contain accurate information on measures taken for soil, water and air protection, or for the restoration of degraded land, for the avoidance of excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce, and for certification of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels with low indirect land-use change-risk. . Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 364 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point c b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragrah 5 – subparagraph 2
(cb) in paragraph 5, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall require that each voluntamandatory scheme on which a decision has been adopted under paragraph 4 submit annually by 30 April a report to the Commission covering each of the points set out in Annex XI to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. The report shall cover the preceding calendar year. The requirement to submit a report shall apply only to voluntary schemes that have operated for at least 12 months. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 365 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Member States mayshall set up national schemes where compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), in accordance with the methodology developed under Article 29a(3), as well as compliance with EU biodiversity goals, is verified throughout the entire chain of custody involving competent national authorities. Those schemes mayshall also be used to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information included by economic operators in the Union database, and to demonstrate compliance with Article 27(3) and for the certification of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels with low indirect land-use change-risk.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 368 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The volunta(da) in paragraph 7, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "The mandatory schemes referred to in paragraph 4 shall, at least annually, publish a list of their certification bodies used for independent auditing, indicating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 369 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d b (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
(db) in paragraph 8, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "In order to ensure that compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as with the provisions on low or high direct and indirect land-use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels is verified in an efficient and harmonised manner and in particular to prevent fraud, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying detailed implementing rules, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing and require all voluntamandatory schemes to apply those standards. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(3). Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 370 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d c (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
(dc) in paragraph 8, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "In those implementing acts, the Commission shall pay particular attention to the need to minimise administrative burden. The implementing acts shall set a time frame by which voluntamandatory schemes are required to implement the standards. The Commission may repeal decisions recognising voluntamandatory schemes pursuant to paragraph 4 in the event that those schemes fail to implement such standards in the time frame provided for. Where a Member State raises concerns that a voluntamandatory scheme does not operate in accordance with the standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing that constitute the basis for decisions under paragraph 4, the Commission shall investigate the matter and take appropriate action. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 371 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Where an economic operator provides evidence or data obtained in accordance with a scheme that has been the subject of a decision pursuant to paragraph 4 or 6, a Member State shall notmay require the economic operator to provide further evidence of compliance with the elements covered by the scheme for which the scheme has been recognised by the Commission.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 372 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point e a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
(ea) (ea) in paragraph 9, the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Competent authorities of the Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies that are conducting independent auditing under a voluntamandatory scheme. Certification bodies shall submit, upon the request of competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise the operation, including the exact date, time and location of audits. Where Member States find issues of non- conformity, they shall inform the voluntamandatory scheme without delay. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001- 20181221&from=EN#tocId32)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 373 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1
At the request of a Member State, which may be based on the request of an economic operator, the Commission shall, on the basis of all available evidence, examine whether the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) and (10) and Article 29a(1) and (2) in relation to a source of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels have been met.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 374 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 28 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) take into account the renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels from that source for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 29(1); or
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 375 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point f
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 10 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) by way of derogation from paragraph 9 of this Article, require suppliers of the source of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels to provide further evidence of compliance with those sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria and those greenhouse gas emissions savings thresholds.;
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 378 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31 a – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure that a Union database is set up to enable the tracing of liquid and gaseous renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 379 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31 a– paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Member States shall require the relevant economic operators to enter in a timely manner accurate information into that database on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the fuels subject to those transactions, including their raw material and its origins, their life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from their point of production to the moment it is consumed in the Union. Information on whether support has been provided for the production of a specific consignment of fuel, and if so, on the type of support scheme, shall also be included in the database.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 381 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31 a – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The database shall be made publicly available in an open, transparent and user friendly manner and kept updated. The data shall also be made available in aggregated and disaggregated form. The Commission shall publish annual reports for the general public about the information reported in the Union database including the quantities, the geographic origin and feedstock type of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels per fuel supplier and per member state.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 385 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IV – point 2
2. Installers of biomass, heat pump, shallow geothermal, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy, domestic batteries, thermal storage and electric vehicles charging stations shall be certified by an accredited training programme or training provider.’
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 386 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IV – point 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The accreditation of the training programme or provider shall be effected by Member States or by the administrative body that they appoint. The accrediting body shall ensure that the training, upskilling and reskilling programmes offered by the training provider hasare of high quality and inclusive have continuity and regional or national coverage.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 387 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IV – point 5
d a) "The training course shall end with an examination leading to a certificate orand qualification. The examination shall include a practical assessment of successfully installing biomass boilers or stoves, heat pumps, shallow geothermal installations, solar photovoltaic orand solar thermal installations. , domestic batteries, thermal storage or electric vehicles charging stations. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018L2001&qid=1646738279059&from=EN)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 391 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part c – point 19a (new)
18a. a a) point 19a (new) is added: (19a) Emissions from indirect land-use change, eiluc, shall be calculated in accordance with Annex VIII.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 392 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part c – point 19b (new)
18b. a b) Point 19b (new) is added: Emissions from extraction or cultivation (eec), direct land-use change (el) and indirect land-use change (eiluc), shall be apportioned to co-products on the basis of their energy content. Emissions apportioned to co-products shall be additional to the emissions apportioned to the principal product.
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 394 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Feedstocks for the production of biogas for transport and advanced biofuels:’deleted
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 395 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IX – part A
(aa) "Part A. Feedstocks for the production of biogas for transport and advanced biofuels, the contribution of which towards the minimum shares referred to in the first and fourth subparagraphs of Article 25(1) may be considered to be twice their energy content: (a) Algae if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors; (b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under point (a) of Article 11(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC: (a) Algae if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors; (c) Biowaste as defined in point (4) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC from private households subject to separate collection as defined in point (11) of Article 3 of that Directive; (d) Biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food or feed chain, including material from retail and wholesale and the agro-food and fish and aquaculture industry, and excluding feedstocks listed in part B of this Annex; (e) Straw; (f) Animal manure and sewage sludge; (g) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches; (h) Tall oil pitch; (i) Crude glycerine; (j) Bagasse; (k) Grape marcs and wine lees; (l) Nut shells;(m) Husks; (n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn; (o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, namely, bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oil; (p) Other non-food cellulosic material; (q) Other ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logs. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02018L2001-k) Grape marcs and wine lees; (l) Nut shells;(m) Husks; (n) Cobs cleaned of kernels of corn; " Or. en 20181221&from=EN#tocId69)
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 399 #
Ciarán CUFFE
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex IXa (new)
(8a) Annex IXa (new) is added: Conditions for Agricultural Residues The following conditions shall apply to the cultivation and harvest of agricultural residues for the purposes of biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel production referred to in Article 26(6b): a. Agricultural residues shall be cultivated and harvested in accordance with the following requirements from the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC) as defined in Annex II of Council Regulation (EC) No 1306/2013: i. Minimum soil cover; ii. Minimum land management reflecting site specific conditions to limit erosion; and iii. Maintenance of soil organic matter level through appropriate practices including ban on burning arable stubble, except for plant health reasons. b. Economic operators shall develop and implement residue management plans indicating agricultural management practices, including tillage practices and other practices to limit erosion, and the determination of sustainable agricultural residue removal rates. Sustainable agricultural residue removal rates shall be determined at the holding level based on local conditions in consideration of the following factors to minimize soil carbon loss: i. The rate of crop residue generation; ii. Slope; iii. Soil erodibility, including soil texture and depth to impervious layers; and iv. Local climate, including precipitation amount, intensity, and seasonal distribution. c. Annual monitoring to ensure that the residue management plan has been implemented as planned. d. The residue management plan in paragraph (b) shall be reported by the operator to the competent authority in the Member State by the end of the calendar year during which its implementation begins. Member States shall report residue management plans to the Commission within 3 months of receipt. Residue management plans for projects outside the EU shall be reported directly to the Commission. The Commission should approve or request improvements within 6 months of receiving the residue management plan. The Commission may allow the competent authority in countries outside the Union to review and approve residue management plans if those authorities demonstrate review and approval processes that meet the conditions in this Annex and in Article 26(6b). e. Soil carbon analysis performed at minimum every three years i. If the soil carbon analyses indicate a significant loss of soil carbon levels over three or more years, a re-evaluation of the residue management plan and its implementation shall be conducted. ii. The results shall be reported to the Commission by the end of the calendar year during which the measurements are taken. f. The Commission shall, in consultation with Member States, synthesise the information collected in paragraphs d and e of this Annex in a report to be published by 31 December 2023 and every 3 years thereafter, if sufficient data and aggregation methods are available to avoid publishing sensitive information pertaining to economic operators. Economic operators may report on their adherence to the requirements listed in paragraph b if they can be demonstrated through compliance with the requirements in Article 27(1e).
2022/03/22
Committee: TRAN
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