49 Amendments of César LUENA related to 2020/0036(COD)
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new sustainable growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, sustainable, resource-efficient and competitive economy and high-quality jobs, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways20 provides a strong scientific basis for tackling climate change and illustrates the need to step up climate action. It confirms that greenhouse gas emissions need to be urgently reduced, and that climate change needs to be limited to 1.5 °C, in particular to reduce the likelihood of extreme weather events. The Intergovernmental Science- Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) 2019 Global Assessment Report21 showed worldwide erosion of biodiversity, withat nature-based solutions are responsible for 37% of climate change mitigation up to 2030, and that climate change ais the third most important driver of biodiversity loss.22Climate change has a severe impact on marine and terrestrial ecosystems which are the sole sinks for anthropogenic carbon emissions with a gross absorption of about 60% of global anthropogenic emissions per year. _________________ 20IPCC, 2018: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Pörtner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma- Okia, C. Péan, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. 21IPBES 2019: Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 22European Environment Agency’s The European environment – state and outlook 2020 (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2019).
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Ecosystems, people and economies in the EU will face major impacts from climate change if we do not urgently mitigate greenhouse gas emissions or adapt to climate change. The burden of climate change shows a clear north-south divide, with southern regions in Europe much more impacted, through the effects of extreme heat, water scarcity, drought, forest fires and agriculture losses. Adaptation to climate change would further minimise unavoidable impacts in a cost-effective manner, with considerable co-benefits from nature-based solutions.1a _________________ 1aFeyen L., Ciscar J.C., Gosling S., Ibarreta D., Soria A. (editors) (2020). Climate change impacts and adaptation in Europe. JRC PESETA IV final report (Luxembourg: Publication Office of the EU, 2020).
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Driven by the regulatory framework put in place by the Union, EU greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 23% between 1990 and 2018, while the economy grew by 61% over the same period, showing that it is possible to decouple economic growth from emissions.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A fixed long-term objective is crucial to contribute to economic and societal transformation, jobs, social welfare, growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the temperature goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors that will need to participate in the transformation of the economy in a way that ensures that their actions contribute and do not harm the achievement of the long term objective of achieving a climate neutral EU by 2050. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The investment challenge to achieve the climate neutrality goal by 2050 and to progress towards the global adaptation goal is significant. There is a need to promote and support sustainable investments and to put in place enabling environments that are conducive to green investment. The EU´s Sustainable Action plan and the European taxonomy for sustainable activities provide a solid framework to build upon. Further, the European and national budgets will play a key role. The European Commission has proposed a 25% target for climate mainstreaming across all EU programmes. National budgets will also be key in promoting the transition. A greater use of green budgeting tools will help to redirect public investment, consumption and taxation to green priorities and away from harmful subsidies
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The clean energy transition will result in an energy system in which the primary energy supply will mostly come from renewable energy sources, which will significantly improve security of supply, reduce energy dependency and promote domestic jobs.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. Currently marine and terrestrial ecosystems are the sole sinks for anthropogenic carbon emissions. These natural sinks of healthy and functioning forests, soils, wetlands, peatlands, regenerative agricultural land, and marine habitats, including seagrass and kelp forests, should be restored, protected, maintained and further increased. The Union-wide 2050 climate- neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12 b) The energy transition improves the energy efficiency and reduces the energy dependency of the Union and its Member States. This structural change towards a more efficient economy based on renewable energy in all sectors will not only benefit the trade balance but also strengthen energy security and fight energy poverty.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) To incentivise the uptake of carbon removal, in full respect of the biodiversity objectives, by 2023 the Commission should explore the development of a regulatory framework for certification of carbon removals based on robust and transparent carbon accounting to monitor and verify the authenticity of carbon removals and specify the rules for the calculation of Union-wide emissions and accounting rules for transfer of CO2 across borders and between sectors.
Amendment 234 #
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. In this regard, activities hindering ecosystem ability to adapt to climate change should be removed to ensure the resilience of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions while ensuring that EU policies are climate proof; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires a transformative changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The promotion of tax systems and pricing that reflect environmental costs, including biodiversity loss and of changes in national fiscal systems to shift the tax burden from labour to pollution are also stated by the Commission in its EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Creating climate resilience and adaptation to the inevitable effects of climate change also requires a shared effort by economic and social sectors and consistency in European legislation and policies.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure the Union and the Member States remain on track to achieve the climate-neutrality objective and progress on adaptation, the Commission should regularly assess progress. Should the collective progress made by Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation be insufficient or any Union measures inconsistent with the climate- neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience or reduce vulnerability, the Commission should take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties. The Commission should also regularly assess relevant national measures, and issue recommendations where it finds that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective or inadequate to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union, or other sinks that provide compliance with climatic and environmental objectives.
Amendment 442 #
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national, regional and local level respectively, to enable the individual and the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the social and economic cohesion and the protection of vulnerable Union citizens, the importance of promoting fairness and, solidarity among Member Statend a just transition among Member States and taking into account Member States’ different starting points.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States, and the link between climate and biodiversity to protect and restore natural sinks.
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 2023, the Commission shall develop a regulatory framework for certification of carbon removals and detail the rules for the calculation of Union-wide emissions and accounting rules for transfer of CO2 across borders and between sectors.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectoryBy 30 September 2025, the Commission shall assess, on the basis of the criteria set out in paragraph 3, the options for the structure and design of a trajectory, established on the basis of five- year milestones, at Union level tofor achieveing the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest withiand make an appropriate legislative proposal to that effect. Once the trajectory is established, the Commission shall review it no later than six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, t. The Commission shall review the trajectorymake a legislative proposal to adjust the trajectory where it considers this appropriate as a result of the review.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the carbon footprint of end products and consumption in the Union;
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) the impacts of climate change affecting differently across European regions, including in natural and semi- natural ecosystems, could result in further asymmetrical efforts regarding the maintenance and improvement of natural sinks;
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) fair burden-sharing and GHG abatement potential of each economic sector;
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) effective carbon-leakage protection for the European economy;
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) different national circumstances of the Member States;
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to ensure environmental effectiveness andsustainability, including the restoration of degraded ecosystems, the need to tackle the biodiversity crisis assuming the biodiversity goals of the EU biodiversity strategy and the environmental health progression over time;
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and IPBES.
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement. They shall furthermore strengthen ecosystems resilience to climate change adaptation by increasing natural carbon sinks and by prioritising ecosystems restoration and the strict protection of all EU’s remaining primary and old-growth forests in accordance with the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030.
Amendment 763 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. EU policies shall be developed in light of the need to support and ensure coherence with the domestic policies and measures put in place by Member States in order to underpin and strengthened them while avoiding undermining adaptation efforts and hindering overall progress towards the global adaptation goal.
Amendment 775 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Following a proposal by the Commission for EU-wide legally binding nature restoration targets in 2021 to restore degraded ecosystems by 2030, in particular those with the most potential to capture and store carbon, Member States should set plans to restore their priority habitats by end of 2023 which shall be fully implemented by 2030.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the collective and individual progress made by the Union and all Member States on just transition strategies;
Amendment 813 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the collective and individual progress made by the Union and all Member States on fighting energy poverty
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) the measures taken by all Member States to achieve the climate-neutrality and adaptation objectives, also with regards to the implications for the society and economy and regarding the criteria laid out in Article 3, in order to make sure that no part of the society and the economy have been left behind during the transition.
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) and the criteria referred to in Article 3(3);
Amendment 842 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the adequacy of Union measures to ensure progress on just transition;
Amendment 843 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) the adequacy of Union measures to ensure progress on fighting energy poverty;
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(bc) the measures taken by the European Union to achieve the climate- neutrality and adaptation objectives, also with regards to their implications for the society and economy and regarding the criteria laid out in Article 3, in order to make sure that no part of the society and the economy have been left behind during the transition.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) and the criteria referred to in Article 3(3) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 871 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess anyll future draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 906 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the adequacy of national measures to ensure progress on just transition;
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the adequacy of national measures to ensure progress on fighting energy poverty;
Amendment 954 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reports of the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC);
Amendment 958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) European statistics and data, including data on observed and projected losses from adverse climate impacts, where available; and
Amendment 965 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and the IPBES; and
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society, including local and regional governments, to enable and empower them to take action towards a socially just, climate- neutral and climate- resilient society. Progress towards the adoption of quantified climate objectives by all parts of the society should be incentivised at the EU [and national] level through appropriate active measures that encourage them to measure the results of their efforts in terms of greenhouse gas emission reductions. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 3 –paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 –paragraph 2 – point f
(f) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measures and their implications for society and the economy, in particular for the fight against energy poverty, to meet the objectives referred to in point (b) of this paragraph, including their consistency with Union’s climate- neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law], the long- term greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives under the Paris Agreement and the long-term strategies as referred to in Article 15;;
Amendment 1064 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant to national rules, in which local authorities, academia, civil society organisation, including social partners, business community, investors and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able actively to engage and discuss the achievement of the Union’s climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law] and the different scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and review progress, unless it already has a structure which serves the same purpose. Integrated national energy and climate plans just transition strategies and sectoral roadmaps and strategies may be discussed within the framework of such a dialogue.;