Activities of Andris AMERIKS related to 2021/0201(COD)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review
Amendments (1)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers orand forest managowners need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. N, in their forests and in carbon storage products. Forest owners need to be encouraged to implement sustainable forest management practices. Increasing carbon sinks by planting trees and plants, as well as local European food production requires an increasing amount of sustainably sourced natural resources, such as growing media constituents. This Regulation should take into account the fact that securing the production of these materials is essential for the Union’s food security and forestation targets. As outlined in the Communication of the Commission of 15 December 2021 on Sustainable Carbon Cycles1a, new business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products and through substitution of non- biodegradable fossil-based raw materials, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Renewable bio-based materials and products contribute to the circular bio economy by acting as substitutes for non- biodegradable fossil-based options other options with a higher environmental footprint in industries such as construction, textiles, chemicals and packaging. Hence, new categories of all carbon storage products, including new innovative solutions, should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business model, considering the variety of other product groups and high value-added products with a long-life cycle created and contributing to carbon sequestration and their carbon capture capacity throughout the product life cycle to promote voluntary carbon market measures being taken in the land use sector. The emerging business models, further development of bio-energy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technologies, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling. __________________ 1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 15 December2021 - Sustainable Carbon Cycles (COM(2021) 800 final).