Activities of Colm MARKEY related to 2021/2006(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions
Amendments (17)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that biogenic methane is a short-lived gas that differs from carbon dioxide in its impact on global warming;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that the GWP100 emission accounting method significantly misrepresents the impact of biogenic methane on global temperature1a; _________________ 1aAllen, M.R., Shine, K.P., Fuglestvedt, J.S. et al. A solution to the misrepresentations of CO2-equivalent emissions of short-lived climate pollutants under ambitious mitigation. npj Clim Atmos Sci 1, 16 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-018-0026- 8
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on Commission to adopt a model based on actual global warming impact rather than focusing on the counting of emission outputs, in line with the temperature based ambition within the Paris Agreement, and taking account of the difference between stock gas and flow gases;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Acknowledges the need to establish an accurate baseline for agricultural emissions and the potential for a net global cooling effect due to reductions in methane emissions;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Urges the Commission to put in place an incentivise based system that rewards mitigating actions that reduce methane and lead to a cooling effect;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that if biogenic methane emissions are reduced through dietary supplements, digesters, and other mitigation techniques, there will be a net cooling effect on the climate that could offset other carbon emissions;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission to focus investment efforts to fund the innovation of methane inhibitors including those for pasture based systems;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the Commission to collaborate with third countries involved in similar research;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Having regard for the upcoming revision of Directive 2009/73/EU concerning common rules in the market for natural gas and Regulation 715/2009/EU on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks, calls on the Commission to ensure the appropriate financial incentives are made available to farmers to encourage the instillation of anaerobic digestion technology on farms and ensure access to national energy networks, in order to better facilitate the market entry of renewable and low carbon gases;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to re- focus its climate policy on global warming outcomes and to increase financial incentives within the agricultural sector to reduce methane emissions;
Amendment 155 #
5 b. Urges the Commission to support Member States in the collection of data regarding the carbon sequestration potential of grassland in order to allow for a more targeted approach to climate policy;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recognises that livestock grazing can play a central role in the mitigation of GHGs;
Amendment 176 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that food continues to be produced in the most environmentally sustainable locations;
Amendment 178 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Emphasises that GHG emissions from European agriculture have not caused any additional global warming since 2005;notes that European agriculture is the most efficient in the world regarding the quantity of carbon produced per unit and that any reduction in European productivity could result in increased imports from third countries with lower sustainability standards and higher carbon footprint;
Amendment 184 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Recognises the food security challenge associated with an increasing global population; Highlights that meeting this challenge will require the sustainable production of both plant- and animal-based food;
Amendment 187 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls on the Commission to explore the development of a methane efficiency index that compares kilos of methane generated per unit of output produced for different agricultural products;