Activities of Françoise GROSSETÊTE related to 2012/0288(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate) FR
Amendments (23)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/777/EC and 2003/30/EC9 requires Member States to ensure that the share of energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10% of their final energy consumption. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for Member States to meet this target, and is expected to be the main contributor. It is estimated that the European market for fuels will remain heavily dependent on the availability of diesel fuels, with this being a key characteristic of that market. In order to address that heavy dependence, greater production of advanced biofuels should be encouraged in the EU.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing woodland or agricultural land.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. In order to avert this risk in the medium-term and long-term, research and development should be encouraged into the production of new forms of advanced biofuels that do not compete directly with food crops, such as ligno- cellulosic residues, which are one of the rare forms of biomass in large supply in the Member States.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication "Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe"11 and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe12, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels. Ligno-cellulosic residues are one of the rare forms of biomass in large supply in Europe. The setting of a blending sub-target for ligno-cellulosic biofuels would provide investors with the visibility needed to build on their potential.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/777/EC and 2003/30/EC requires Member States to ensure that the share of energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10% of their final energy consumption. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for Member States to meet this target, and is expected to be the main contributor. It is estimated that the European market for fuels will remain heavily dependent on the availability of diesel fuels, with this being a key characteristic of that market. In order to address that heavy dependence, greater production of advanced biofuels should be encouraged in the EU.
Amendment 82 #
Council position
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for food and feed markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non- agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case constitutes indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of land with high carbon stock it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore be amended to include provisions to address indirect land-use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land. The provisions on the impact of indirect land- use change should take into account the need to protect investments already undertaken, as required under Article 19(6) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(6) of Directive 98/70/EC.
Amendment 95 #
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes, residues and algae, provide high greenhouse gas emission savings, with low risk of causing indirect land-use change, and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage research, development and greater production of such advanced biofuels as they are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop-based biofuel technologies. Each Member State should promote the consumption of such advanced biofuels, through setting non-legallya binding sub-targets at national level within the obligation of ensuring that the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. It is also appropriate for Member States to report on their achievements towards suchthe national sub- targets in 2020, a synthesis report of which should be published, in order to assess the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in reducing the risk of indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions through the promotion of advanced biofuels. Such advanced biofuels and their promotion are expected to continue to play an important role in the decarbonisation of transport and the development of low-carbon transport technologies beyond that date.
Amendment 108 #
Council position
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Distinctions in estimated indirect land- use change emissions arise from the different data inputs and key assumptions on agricultural developments such as trends in agricultural yields and productivity, co-product allocation and observed global land-use change and deforestation rates, which are not under the control of biofuel producers. While most biofuel feedstocks are produced in the Union, the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are mostly expected to take place outside the Union, in areas where the additional production is likely to be realised at the lowest cost. In particular, assumptions with regard to the conversion of tropical forests and peat land drainage outside the Union strongly influence the estimated indirect land-use change emissions associated with biodiesel production from oil crops, and as such iIt is most important to ensure that such data and assumptions are reviewed in line with the latest available scientific information on land conversion and deforestation, including capturing any progress made in those areas through ongoing international programmes.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. For obvious reasons of food and energy security, research and development should be encouraged into the production of new forms of advanced biofuels that do not compete directly with food crops, such as ligno-cellulosic residues and algae, which are two forms of biomass in large supply in the Member States.
Amendment 126 #
Council position
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts in the period to 2020 and beyond, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC, that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC, without restricting the overall use of such biofuels and bioliquids.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication "‘Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe"’ and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels. Ligno-cellulosic residues are one of the rare forms of biomass in large supply in Europe. The setting of a blending sub-target for ligno-cellulosic biofuels would provide investors with the visibility needed to build on their potential.
Amendment 205 #
Council position
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Amendment 264 #
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Article 2 – point 2 – point b – point iv
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e
e) Member States shall seek to achieve the objective ofensure that they achieve a minimum proportion of biofuels produced from feedstocks and other fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, being consumed on their territory. To that effect, each Member State shall set a national target, which it shall endeavour to achieve. A reference value for this target ishis target shall be 0,5 percentage points in energy content of the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2020 referred to in the first subparagraph, to be met with biofuels produced from feedstocks and other fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, and which shall be considered to be twice their energy content in accordance with point (f) of this subparagraph and part A of Annex IX. In addition, biofuels made from feedstocks not listed in Annex IX that were determined to be wastes, residues, non- food cellulosic material or ligno-cellulosic material by the competent national authorities and are used in existing installations prior to the adoption of Directive 2014/…/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council+, may be counted towards the national target. Member States may set a national target lower than the reference value of 0,5 percentage points, based on one or more of the following grounds: i) objective factors such as the limited potential for the sustainable production ofFurthermore, the Commission shall publish by 31 December 2017 at the latest a legislative proposal creating long-term prospects for investment in biofuels produced from feedstocks and other fuels, listed in part A of Annex IX, or the limited availability of such biofuels at cost-efficient prices on the market, taking into account the assessment contained in the Commission report referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive 2014/…/EU; ii) the specific technical or climatic characteristics of the national market for transport fuels, such as the composition and condition of the road vehicle fleet; or iii) national policies allocating commensurate financial resources to incentivising the use of electricity from renewable energy sources in transport. The Commission shall publish: the national targets of thand proposing other ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. That legislative proposal shall also seek to summarise Member States’ and, where applicable, the grounds for differentiation ofchievements towards their national target as compared to ts and, whe reference value, notified in accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2014/…/EU+; – a synthesis report on Member States' achievements towards their national targets; appropriate, make a proposal to revise the target of 0.5%. __________________ + OJ: please insert the number of this Directive.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex V, including by the revision of the proposed crop group indirect land-use change values; the introduction of new values at further levels of disaggregation; the inclusion of additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market as appropriate, review the categories of which biofuels are assigned zero indirect land-use change emissions; and the development of factors for feedstocks from non-food cellulosic and ligno-cellulosic materials, provided that these delegated acts support research on and development of innovative technology, taking into account the need to enhance security of supply of diesel- type fuels, which are used by the majority of the European vehicle fleet.'
Amendment 293 #
Council position
Article 2 – point 2 – point e
Article 2 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. With a view to minimising the risk of single consignments being claimed more than once in the Union, the Member States and the Commission shall endeavour to strengthen cooperation among national systems and between national systems and voluntary schemes established pursuant to Article 18, including where appropriate the exchange of data. To prevent materials from being intentionally modified or discarded in order to fall under Annex IX, Member States shall encourage the development and use of systems which track and trace feedstocks and the resulting biofuels over the whole value chain. Member States shall ensure that when fraud is detected, appropriate action is taken. Member States shall by 31 December 2017, and every two years thereafter, report on the measures they have taken if they have not provided equivalent information on reliability and protection against fraud in their reports on progress in the promotion and use of energy from renewable sources drawn up in accordance with Article 22(1)(d). Based on these reports, the Commission shall consider whether it is appropriate to establish a single European register for waste and residues benefiting from multiple counting, and may propose such a measure to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 329 #
Council position
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
(a) paragraph 6 is deleted;replaced by the following: ‘6. In the case of biofuel volumes produced before this Directive enters into force and which meet the applicable sustainability criteria, the ILUC methodology taken into account to calculate the land use change for the reports referred to in this Directive and in Article 7a of Directive 98/70/EC does not apply.’
Amendment 364 #
Council position
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
Directive 98/70/EC
Annex V – part B – point 2 a (new)
Annex V – part B – point 2 a (new)
(2a) the volumes of feedstocks produced on land where the production has already been used for biofuels before 1 January 2013, and other volumes of feedstocks resulting from the increase in yields.
Amendment 389 #
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – title
Annex IX – part A – title
Part A. Feedstocks and fuels, the contribution of which towards the target(s) referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice their energy content and which contribute towards the 0.5 % target referred to in point (e) of the second subparagraph of Article 3(4)
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 3
The list of feedstock set out in Annex IX may be adapted to scientific and technical progress, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the accounting rules set out in this Directive. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) concerning the list of feedstock set out in Annex IX', provided that those acts encourage research into and development of innovative technologies in Member States and take account of the need to improve security of supply for diesel-type fuels.
Amendment 423 #
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point o
Annex IX – part A – point o
(o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre-commercial thinnings, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin and tall oil and lignin.
Amendment 438 #
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point r a (new)
Annex IX – part A – point r a (new)
(ra) Further feedstocks may be added to reflect scientific and technical progress as set out in Article 3(5) of this Directive.
Amendment 446 #
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annexe IX – part B – point b a (new)
Annexe IX – part B – point b a (new)
(ba) Further feedstocks may be added to reflect scientific and technical progress as set out in Article 3(5) of this Directive.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in: - limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids; - encouraging research into and development of innovative technologies in Member States, and taking account of the need to improve security of supply for diesel-type fuels. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.