Activities of Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES related to 2021/0203(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Industrial Emissions Directive - Industrial Emissions Portal - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure - Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Energy efficiency (recast) (joint debate - Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In addition to these measures, it is necessary to create a definition of people/neighbourhoods at risk of social exclusion that allows for more accurate detection of less developed micro- areas(rural and urban) encompassed within more developed areas. In this way, it would contribute to the identification and location of the most vulnerable social sectors and those suffering from energy poverty, thus helping to fight against social inequalities that may arise from the application of the different climate measures.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In the framework of energy efficiency policies, in particular in the buildings sector, the proposals resulting from the future revision of Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings should be taken into account.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Buildings and transport, alongside industry, are the main energy users and main source of emissions.61 Buildings are responsible for about 40% of the Union’s total energy consumption and for 36% of its GHG from energy.62 The Commission Communication entitled Renovation Wave63 addresses the twin challenge of energy and resource efficiency and affordability in the building sector and aims at doubling the renovation rate. It focusses on the worst performing buildings, energy poverty and on public buildings. Moreover, buildings are crucial to achieving the Union objective of reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Buildings owned by public bodies account for a considerable shareThe renovation of buildings should combine public and private buildings. In private residential buildings, the Renovation Wave should prioritise those areas of vulnerability and energy poverty that have been identified following the completion of the proposed audit of the EU building stock and have high visibility in public life. It is therefore appropriate to set an annual rate of renovation of buildings owned by public and private bodies on the territory of a Member State to upgrade their energy performance. Member States are invited to set a higher renovation rate, where that is cost-effective in the framework of the renovation of their buildings stock in conformity with their Long Term Renovation Strategies or national renovation programmes. That renovation rate should be without prejudice to the obligations with regard to nearly- zero energy buildings (NZEBs) set in Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.64 During the next review of Directive 2010/31/EU, the Commission should assess the progress Member States achieved regarding the renovation of public bodies’ buildings. The Commission should consider submitting a legislative proposal to revise the renovation rate, while taking into account the progress achieved by the Member States, substantial economic or technical developments, or where needed, the Union´s commitments for decarbonisation and zero pollution. The obligation to renovate public bodies’ buildings in this Directive complements that Directive, which requires Member States to ensure that when existing buildings undergo major renovation their energy performance is upgraded so that they meet the requirements on NZEBs. _________________ 61 COM/2020/562 final. 62 See IRP, Resource Efficiency and Climate Change, 2020, and UN Environment Emissions Gap Report, 2019. These figures refer to the use and operation of buildings, including indirect emissions in the power and heat sector, not their full life cycle. The embodied carbon in construction is estimated to account for about 10% of total yearly greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. 63 COM/2020/662 final. 64 Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 153, 18.6.2010, p. 13).
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) This renovation in the building sector, must be a holistic reform of the whole building structure, which include: building envelopes (roof and façade), shading, ventilation control, etc... It would lead to lower energy demand, especially in buildings constructed since World War II, thus taking into account in a more efficient way the population at risk of exclusion, which suffers most from energy poverty in the EU and avoiding the trend of mobility of households between rural, peri-urban and urban areas, thus avoiding a possible imposition of more expensive housing prices and the consequent emission of GHGs by increasing the use of private transport.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) To set the rate of renovations, Member States need to have an overview of the buildings that do not reach the NZEB level. To this aim, EU should promote an audit of the energy efficiency of the EU building stock in order to be able to identify the focal points where the first efforts to renovate buildings should be focused. Therefore, Member States should publish and keep updated an inventory of public buildings as part of an overall database of energy performance certificates. That inventory should enable also private actors including energy service companies to propose renovation solutions and they can be aggregated by the Union Building Stock Observatory.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) When designing policy measures to fulfil the energy savings obligation, Member States should respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the Union and comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2020/85271 . Member States should not promote activities that are not environmentally sustainable such as use of solid fossil fuels. The energy savings obligation aims at strengthening the response to climate change by promoting incentives to Member States to implement a sustainable and clean policy mix, which is resilient, and mitigates climate change. Therefore, energy savings from policy measures regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion will not be eligible energy savings under energy savings obligation as of transposition of this Directive. It will allow aligning the energy savings obligation with the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Climate Target Plan, the Renovation Wave Strategy, and mirror the need for action identified by the IEA in its net zero report72 . The restriction aims at encouraging Member States to spend public money into future-proof, sustainable technologies only. It is important that Member States provide a clear policy framework and investment certainty to market actors. The implementation of the calculation methodology under energy savings obligation should allow all market actors to adapt their technologies in a reasonable timeframe. Where Member States support the uptake of efficient fossil fuel technologies or early replacement of such technology, for example through subsidy schemes or energy efficiency obligation schemes, energy savings may not be eligible anymore under the energy savings obligation. While energy savings resulting, for example, from the promotion of natural gas-based cogeneration would not be eligible, the restriction would not apply for indirect fossil fuel usage, for example where the electricity production includes fossil fuel generation. Policy measures targeting behavioural changes to reduce the consumption of fossil fuel, for example through information campaigns, eco- driving, should remain eligible. The energy savings from policy measures targeting building renovations should focus as a priority on all necessary reforms to increase the energy efficiency of buildings as a whole and may contain measures such as a replacement of fossil fuel heating systems together with building fabric improvements that will allow to achieve the lowest energy consumption and GHG emissions, which should be limited to those technologies that allow achieving the required energy savings according to the national building codes established in a Member State. Nevertheless, Member States should promote upgrading heating systems as part of deep renovations in line with the long-term objective of carbon neutrality, i.e. reducing the heating demand and covering the remaining heating demand with a carbon-free energy source. _________________ 71 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13–43. 72 IEA (International Energy Agency) (2021), Net Zero by 2050 A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector, https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-by- 2050.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62 a (new)
Recital 62 a (new)
(62a) The measures to tackle the energy poverty should also include social services agents who will support vulnerable persons and households in the access to support measures. This social service agent will also have a positive impact in the participation and progress of women in the creation of employment linked to the green transition and to the achievement of climate neutrality.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘final energy consumption’ means all energy supplied to industry, transport (including energy consumption in international aviation) , households, public and private services, agriculture , forestry and fishing and other end-users (final consumers of energy) . It excludes energy consumption in international maritime bunkers, ambient heat and deliveries of primary energy to the transformation sector (except for the activities listed as industry under section C of the NACE Rev.2 Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community), and the energy sector and losses due to transmission and distribution (definitions in Annex A of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 apply) ;
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 49 a (new)
(49a) ‘support scheme’ means any instrument, scheme or mechanism applied by a Member State, or a group of Member States, to promote the energy efficiency improvement measures, including but not restricted to, investment aid, tax exemptions or reductions, tax refunds, energy efficiency obligation support schemes and direct price support schemes;
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d – introductory part
(d) any relevant factors affecting efficiency efforts, such as as set out in Annex I:
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d – point iv a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point d – point iv a (new)
(iva) the previous contributions included in the NECP 2021-2030
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If a Member State renovates more than 3 % of the total floor area of buildings owned by public bodies in a given year, it may count the excess towards the annual renovation rate of any of the three following years.
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) new savings each year from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2030 of 1,5 % of annual final energy consumption, averaged over the three-year period prior to 1 January 20202.
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
When accounting for the savings needed to achieve the above-mentioned share, Member States may take into account their climatic conditions and estimate the savings. In order to calculate the accumulated energy savings for final use of the actions to improve energy efficiency carried out in homes affected by energy poverty, the energy efficiency certificate regulated in Directive 2010/31: i. shall be obtained before carrying out the actions, estimating the necessary consumption to reach thermal comfort inside the house, ii. shall be obtained once the measures have been implemented, calculating the necessary consumption to reach thermal comfort inside the house. The reduction in energy demand or energy savings per dwelling will be obtained by comparing the energy consumption necessary to achieve comfort conditions before and after of having implementing the efficiency measures. Thermal comfort conditions will be obtained reaching a temperature inside the dwelling of approx. 20ºC in winter and of approx. 25ºC in summer.
Amendment 702 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 8
Article 9 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall establish measurement, control and verification systems for carrying out documented verification on at least a statistically significant proportion and representative sample of the energy efficiency improvement measures put in place by the obligated parties. The measurement, control and verification shall be carried out independently of the obligated parties. Where an entity is an obligated party under a national energy efficiency obligation scheme under Article 9 and under the EU Emissions Trading System to buildings and road transport [COM(2021) 551 final, 2021/0211 (COD)96 ], the monitoring and verification system shall ensure that the carbon price passed through when releasing fuel for consumption [according to Article 1(21) of COM(2021) 551 final, 2021/0211 (COD)] shall be taken into account in the calculation and reporting of energy savings of the entity´s energy saving measures. _________________ 96 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757, (Text with EEA relevance){SEC(2021) 551 final} - {SWD(2021) 557 final} - {SWD(2021) 601 final} -{SWD(2021) 602 final.
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The results of the energy audits including the recommendations from these audits shall be transmitted to the management of the enterprise. Member States shall ensure that the results and the implemented recommendations are published in the enterprise’s annual report, where applicabexcept information subject to national laws protecting trade and business secrets and confidentiality. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States shall require that if an enterprise has an annual consumption of more than 100TJ and 10 TJ respectively any given year, this information be made available to the national authorities in charge of the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 838 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. For the purpose of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall carry out a cost-benefit analysis covering their territory and based on climate conditions, economic feasibility and technical suitability . The cost-benefit analysis shall be capable of facilitating the identification of the most resource- and cost-efficient solutions to meeting heating and cooling needs, taking into account overall system efficiency, power system adequacy and resiliency, as well as energy efficiency first. That cost-benefit analysis may be part of an environmental assessment under Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council101 . _________________ 101 Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 30).
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
(d a) consider energy affordability, security of supply, power system adequacy and resiliency;
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) making publicly available a database of implemented and ongoing energy performance contracting on public projects that includes the projected and achieved energy savings.
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 – point a
Annex I – point 2 – point a
a) a flat rateNECP effort contribution ("Fflat");factor (“Fcont”)
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3
Annex I – point 3
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 9
Annex I – point 9
9. Ftotal shall be calculated as the weighted sum of all four factors (Fflacont. Fwealth Fintensity and Fpotential). The target shall be then calculated as the product of the total factor Ftotal and the EU target.
Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point e
Annex V – point 2 – point e
Amendment 1134 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point j
Annex V – point 2 – point j
(j) measures promoting the installation of solar thermal technologies may be eligible to be taken into account for the fulfilment of energy savings required under Article 8(1) provided that they result in verifiable, and measurable or estimable, end-use energy savings. The ambient heat captured by solar thermal technologies can be excluded from their end-use energy consumption;