70 Amendments of Margrete AUKEN related to 2021/0218(COD)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Green Deal5 establishes the objective of the Union becoming climate neutral in 2050 at the latest in a manner that contributes to the European economysustainable economic, environmental and social development, gprowthsperity and job creation in the EU. That objective, and the objective of at least 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 as set out in the 2030European Climate Target Plan6Law [Regulation (EU) 2021/1119] that was endorsed both by the European Parliament7 and by the European Council8 , requires an energy transition centred on reducing energy and resource consumption and increased efficiency and significantly higher shares of renewable energy sources in an integrated energy system. _________________ 5 Communication from the Commission COM(2019) 640 final of 11.12.2019, The European Green Deal. 6 Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate-neutral future for the benefit of our people 7 European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)) 8 European Council conclusions of 11 December 2020, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/47 296/1011-12-20-euco-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Renewable energy plays a fundamental role in delivering the European Green Deal and forachieving the objectives of the 8th European Action Programme (8th EAP), which both entail achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, given that the energy sector contributes over 75% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. By reducing those greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy also contributes to tackling environmental-related challenges such as biodiversity loss., land, water and air pollution;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) With ever more countries committing to climate-neutrality by mid- century, both domestic and global demand for renewable technologies are projected to rise and offer significant opportunities for job creation, the expansion of a European renewables industrial base and continued European leadership in research and development of innovative renewable technologies, which in turn enhance the competitive advantage of European companies and the EU's energy independence from fossil fuel imports;
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 sets a binding Union target to reach a share of at least 32 % of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. Under the Climate Target PlanTo achieve the objective of the European Green Deal and the 8th EAP and to make the legislation fit for 1.5°C, the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption would need to increase to 40%at least 56% and at least 45% energy efficiency by 2030 in order to achieve the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target10 . .Therefore, the target set out in Article 3 of that Directive needs to be increased and accompanied by national binding targets, which are proven effective in providing certainty for investors and in encouraging continuous renewable technologies development. Strict sustainability criteria and, where necessary, the exclusion of certain feedstock for the purposes of counting toward the targets under this Directive, as well as being eligible for support, are necessary. _________________ 9 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82–209 10 Point 3 of the Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate- neutral future for the benefit of our people
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Continuous scientific evidence shows that energy savings, energy efficiency and renewable energy represent key drivers for reaching a net-zero GHG emission economy. In line with the Commission’s recommendation of 28 September 2021 entitled "On Energy Efficiency First: from principles to practice. Guidelines and examples for its implementation in decision-making in the energy sector and beyond", this Directive should take an integrated approach by promoting the most energy efficient renewable source for any given sector and application as well as by promoting system efficiency, so that the least energy would be required for various economic activities.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share ofhas the potential to cover most of the energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-and medium temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industrieal applications. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels, which should be reserved for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectorsabate sectors and applications, such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help and additional renewable capacities, and help to maximise the efficient integrateion of large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demandnd matches the growing demand for electricity, while ensuring that demand flexibly adapts to the renewable energy generation. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market- compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems fit for a high level of flexible renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, demand response and other flexibility mechanism, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. When designing the framework, Member States shall promote electrification and the most energy - and resource - efficient sustainable renewable energy generation technologies in each sector in application of the 'energy efficiency first principle’. In order to guarantee a harmonised approach across the EU, the Commission shall develop a framework on additionality and a methodology with a view to determining the baseline of Member States and measuring additionality.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The market for renewable power purchase agreements is rapidly growing and provides a complementary route to the market of renewable power generation in addition to support schemes by Member States or to selling directly on the wholesale electricity market. At the same time, the market for renewable power purchase agreements is still limited to a small number of Member States and large companies, with significant administrative, technical and financial barriers remaining in large parts of the Union’s market. Besides renewable power purchase agreements, Member States and the Commission shall assess barriers to the roll-out of renewable heating and cooling purchase agreements, which will play an increasing role in reaching the EU's climate and renewables targets. The existing measures in Article 15 to encourage the uptake of renewable power purchase agreements should therefore be strengthened further, by taking account of the variety and special needs of potential uptakers, such as for smaller actors and municipalities or the potential bundling of smaller uptakers as well as by exploring the use of credit guarantees to reduce these agreements’ financial risks, taking into account that these guarantees, where public, should not crowd out private financing.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Overly complex and excessively long administrative procedures constitute a major barrier for the deployment of renewable energy. On the basis of the measures to improve administWithin six month after the entry into force of this amending Directive, the Commission should publish guidelines on permit grantive procedures for renewable energy installations that Member States ang to shorten and simplify processes for new, repowering and the upgrade of renewable projects. Member States should describe their current permitting practices and the corrective measures to report onbe taken to align with the Commission’s guidelines by 15 March 2023 in their first integrated national energy and climate progress reports pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , t. The Commission should assess the corrective measures in the plans and scoring of each Member state and whether the provisions included in this Directive to streamline these procedures have resulted in smooth and proportionate procedures. If that assessment reveals significant scope for improvement in accordance with the key performance indicators developed in the context of the guidelines. The Commission’s assessment should be made public and if that assessment reveals lack of progress, the Commission should take appropriatedditional measures to ensureassisting Member States havin reforming their procedures to ensure streamlined and efficient administrative procedures in place. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Buildings have a large untapped potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions inand to the achievement of the renewable and energy efficiency targets of the Union. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling in this sector through an increased share in productionthe phase out of fossil based solution and the uptake of the most energy efficient and suse oftainable renewable energy solution for the given local context will be needed to meet the ambition set in the Climate Target PlanLaw to achieve the Union objective of climate neutrality. However, progress on the use of renewables for heating and cooling has been stagnant in the last decade, largely relying on increased use of biomass. Without the establishment of targets to increase the production and use of renewable energy in buildings in accordance with the energy efficiency first principle, there will be no ability to track progress and identify bottlenecks in the uptake of renewables. Furthermore, the creation of targets will provide a long-term signal to investors, including for the period immediately after 2030. This will complement obligations related to energy efficiency and the energy performance of buildings. Therefore, bindicativeng targets for the use of renewable energy in buildings should be set to guide and incentivise Member States’ efforts to exploit the potential of using and producing renewable energy on-site or nearby in buildings, encourage the development of and integrationuptake of technologies which produce renewable energy and help their efficient integration in the energy system, while providing certainty for investors and local level engagement as well as contributing to system efficiency.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States shall ensure that well-trained and qualified installers of renewable heating and cooling systems, including thermal storage systems of renewable electricity, such as photovoltaics, domestic batteries and electric vehicles’ charging stations, are available in sufficient numbers for the relevant technologies to service the growth of renewable energy required to contribute the targets for renewable energy enshrined in this Directive. Insufficient numbers of skilled workers, in particular installers and designers of renewable heating and cooling systems, slow down the replacement of fossil fuel heating systemtechnologies by renewable energy based systems and is a major barrier to integrating renewables in buildings, industry and agriculture and the energy system overall. Member States should cooperate with social partners and renewable energy communities to anticipate the skills that will be needed. A sufficient number of high-quality and effective upskilling and reskilling strategies and inclusive training programmes and certification possibilities should ensuringe proper installation and reliable operation of a wide range of renewable heating and cooling systemand storage technologies as well as electric vehicles charging points should be made available and designed in a way to attract participation for all workers in such training programmes and certification systems. Member States should consider what actions should be taken to attract groups currently under- represented in the occupational areas in question. The list of trained and certified installers should be made public and widely promoted to ensure consumer trust and easy access to tailored designer and installer skills guaranteeing proper installation and operation of renewable heating and coolingand storage technologies and for electric vehicles charging points. Such lists may be used as a prerequisite for grants or support schemes.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Guarantees of origin are a key tool for consumer information as well as for the further uptake of renewable power and heating and cooling purchase agreements. In order to establish a coherent Union base for the use of guarantees of origin and to provide access to appropriate supporting evidence for persons concluding renewable power and heating and cooling purchase agreements, all renewable energy producers should be able to receive a guarantee of origin without prejudice to Member States’ obligation to take into account the market value of the guarantees of origin if the energy producers receive financial support.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Infrastructure development for district heating and cooling networks should be stepped up and steered towards harnessing a wider range of renewable heat and cold sources in an efficient and flexible way in order to increase the deployment of renewable energy and deepen energy system integration. It is therefore appropriate toindispensable for Member States to support the renovation of existing and the development of highly efficient 4th and 5th generation renewable district heating and cooling networks fuelled exclusively by renewable energy sources and unavoidable waste heat or cold, and update the list of renewable energy sources that district heating and cooling networks should increasingly accommodate and require the integration of thermal energy storage as a source of flexibility, greater energy efficiency and more cost-effective operation.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With more than 30 million electric vehicles expected in the Union by 2030 it is necessary to ensure that they can fully contribute to the system integration of renewable electricity, and thus allow reaching higher shares of renewable electricity in an energy efficient and cost- optimal manner. The potential of electric vehicles to absorb renewable electricity at times when it is abundant and feed it back into a grid when there is scarcity has to be fully utilised. It is therefore appropriatenecessary to introduce specific measures on electric vehicles and information about renewable energy and how and when to access it which complement those in Directive (EU) 2014/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 and the [proposed Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020]. _________________ 16 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order for flexibility and balancing services from the aggregation of distributed storage assets to be developed in a competitive manner, real-time access to basic battery information such as state of health, state of charge, capacity and power set point should be provided under non- discriminatory terms and free of charge, in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation [(EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)] and at no- cost to the owners or users of the batteries and the entities acting on their behalf, such as building energy system managers, mobility service providers and other electricity market participants. It is therefore appropriatenecessary to introduce measures addressing the need of access to such data for facilitating the integration-related operations of domestic batteries and electric vehicles, complementing the provisions on access to battery data related to facilitating the repurposing of batteries in [the proposed Commission regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020]. The provisions on access to battery data of electric vehicles should apply in addition to any laid down in Union law on type approval of vehicles.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Beyond domestic and electric vehicle batteries, a variety of other appliances such as smart heating and cooling devices, hot water tanks, thermal energy storage units and other smart devices have a significant demand response potential, which should urgently be tapped to allow consumers to provide their flexibility to the energy system. It is therefore necessary to introduce measures enabling real-time access to data relevant for demand response to users, as well as to third parties acting on the owners’ and users’ behalf, such as electricity market participants, under non-discriminatory terms and at no cost, in full compliance with the relevant provisions in Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Electric vehicle users entering into contractual agreements with electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should have the right to receive information and explanations on how the terms of the agreement will affect the use of their vehicle and the state of health of its battery. Electromobility service providers and electricity market participants should explain clearly to electric vehicle users how they will be remunerated for the flexibility, how their aggregated data will be used, balancing and storage services provided to the electricity system and market by the use of their electric vehicle. Electric vehicle users also need to have their consumer rights secured when entering into such agreements, in particular regarding the protection of their privacy and personal data such as location and driving habits, in connection to the use of their vehicle. Electric vehicle users’ preference regarding the type of electricity purchased for use in their electric vehicle, as well as other preferences, canshould also be part of such agreements. For the above reasons, it is important that electric vehicle users can use their subscription at multiple recharging pointso ensure that the charging infrastructure that is to be deployed is used most effectively and to improve consumer confidence in e- mobility, it is essential that the use of publicly accessible recharging stations is open to all users, regardless of the car brand or connector type, whether or not they are part of a contract-based payment scheme and that they accept payment cards widely used in the Union. This will also allow the electric vehicle user’s service provider of choice to optimally integrate the electric vehicle in the electricity system, through predictable planning and incentives based on the electric vehicle user preferences This is also in line with the principles of a consumer-centric and prosumer-based energy system, and the right of supplier choice of electric vehicle users as final customers as per the provisions of Directive (EU) 2019/944.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Decentralised energy resources such as distributed renewable generation, demand response, smart heating and cooling devices, hot water tanks, thermal energy storage, distributed storage assets, such as domestic batteries and batteries of electric vehicles have the potential to offer considerable flexibility and balancing services to the grid and the energy system through aggregation. In order to facilitate the development of such devices and related services, the regulatory provisions concerning connection and operation of the storage assetdecentralised energy resources, such as tariffs, commitment times and connection specifications, should be designed in a way that does not hamper the potential of all storagthese assets, including small and mobile ones, to offer flexibility and balancing services to the system and to contribute to the further penetration of renewable electricity, in comparison with larger, stationary storage assetnergy, in particular in comparison with larger assets. Member States should also provide a level playing field for smaller market actors, in particular renewable energy communities, so that they are able to participate in the market without facing disproportionate administrative or regulatory burdens.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart and bidirectional charging functionalities need to be ensured. In this regard, the operation of non-publicly accessible normal charging infrastructure is particularly important for the integration of electric vehicles in the electricity system as it is located where electric vehicles are parked repeatedly for long periods of time, such as in buildings with restricted access, employee parking or parking facilities rented out to natural or legal persons.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Industry accounts for 25% of the Union’s energy consumption, and is a major consumer of heating and cooling, which is currently supplied 91% by fossil fuels. However, 50% of heating and cooling demand is low-64% of natural gas use in industry in the Union goes to produce low and medium temperatures (<2up to 500 °C ) for which there are mature, cost-effective renewable energy options, including through electrificationand more energy efficient renewable energy options available on the market, notably industrial heat pumps, renewables based direct electrification and geothermal solutions. In addition, industry uses non- renewable sources as raw materials to produce products such as steel or chemicals. Industrial investment decisions today will determine the future industrial processes and energy options that can be considered by industry, so it is important that those investments decisions are future-proofin line with the European Green Deal goals and to avoid the creation of stranded-assets. Therefore, benchmarkinding targets should be put in place to incentivise industry to switch to a renewables-based production processes that not only are fueled by renewable energy, but also usethe most sustainable and energy-efficient renewables-based production processes for any given application, as well as to also replace current feedstocks uses with renewable-based raw materials such as renewable hydrogen. Moreover, a common methodology for products that are labelled as having been produced partially or fully using renewable energy or using renewable fuels of non-biological origin as feedstock is required, taking into accoubuilding onto existing Union product labelling methodologies and sustainable product initiativeforming an integral part of the sustainable product initiatives in order to avoid duplication and parallel labelling systems which could be further confusing the consumers. This would avoid deceptive practices and increase consumers trust. Furthermore, given consumer preference for products that contribute to environmental and climate change objectives, it would stimulate a market demand for those products.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Renewable fuels of non-biological origin can be used for energy purposes, but also for non-energy purposes as feedstock or raw material in industries such as steel or chemicals. The use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin for both purposes exploits their full potential to replace fossil fuels used as feedstock and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry and should therefore be included in a target In application of the energy efficiency first principle, renewable fuels of non-biological origin should be prioritised for non-energy purposes as feedstock or raw material in industries such as steel or chemicals, and they should be excluded from covering heat demand that may be otherwise satisfied with more energy efficient renewable-based solutions, such as industrial heat-pumps, direct renewable-electrification or geothermal solutions, which are 1 to 5 times more energy efficient than using electrolytic hydrogen. Therefore, the use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin to replace fossil fuels used as feedstock is a no-regret option that should be spurred by means of a dedicated target. National measures to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin in those industryial sectors should not result in net pollution increases due to an increased demand for electricity generation that is satisfied by the most polluting fossil fuels, such as coal, diesel, lignite, oil peat and oil shale.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Increasing ambition in the heating and cooling sector is key to delivering the overall renewable energy target given that heating and cooling constitutes around half of the Union's energy consumption, covering a wide range of end uses and technologies in buildings, industry and district heating and cooling. To accelerate the increase of renewables in heating and cooling, an annual 1.1at least 4.2 percentage point increase at Member State level should be made binding as a minimum for all Member States. For those Member States, which already have renewable shares above 50% in the heating and cooling sector, it should remain possible to only apply half of the binding annual increase rate and Member States with 60% or above may count any such share as fulfilling the average annual increase rate in accordance with points b) and c) of paragraph 2 of Article 23. In addition, Member State- specific top-ups should be set, redistributing the additional efforts to the desired level of renewables in 2030 among Member States based on GDP and cost- effectivenessorder to better exploit local renewable heating and cooling resources Member States shall carry out with the involvement of local and regional authorities an assessment of their potential of energy from renewable sources in the heating and cooling sector and of the use of unavoidable waste heat and cold in full compliance with the energy efficiency first principle. A longer list of different measures should also be included in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 to facilitate increasing the share of renewables in heating and cooling. Member States may implement one or more measures from the list of measures.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) To ensure that a greater role of district heating and cooling is accompanied by better information for consumers, it is appropriate to clarify and strengthen the disclosure of the renewables share andype and share of energy and unavoidable waste heat and cold and the associated GHG emissions and the energy efficiency of these systems.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Member States should support the renovation of existing and the development of highly efficient 4th and 5th generation renewable district heating and cooling networks fuelled exclusively by renewable energy sources and unavoidable waste heat or cold, following a positive economic and environmental cost/benefit analysis undertaken in partnership with local authorities involved. Modern renewable-based efficient district heating and cooling systems have demonstrated their potential to provide cost-effective solutions for integrating renewable energy, increased energy efficiency and energy system integration, facilitating the overall decarbonisatreduction of GHG emissions of the heating and cooling sector. To ensure this potential is harnessed, the annual increase of renewable energy and/or waste heat in district heating and cooling should be raised from 1 percentage point to 2.1 without changing the indicative nature of this increase, reflecting the uneven development of this type of network across the Union.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) To ensure district heating and cooling participate fully in energy sector integration, it is necessary to extend the cooperation with electricity distribution system operators to electricity transmission system operators and widen the scope of cooperation to grid investment planning and markets to better utilise the potential of district heating and cooling for providing flexibility services in electricity markets. Further cooperation with gas network operators, including renewable hydrogen and other energy networks, should also be made possible to ensure a wider integration across energy carriers and their most cost- effective use.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The use of renewable fuels and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost-effective manner, and improve, amongst other, energy diversification in that sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. With a view to achieving the increased target for greenhouse gas emission savings defined by the Union, the level of renewable energy supplied to all transport modes in the Union should be increased and the most energy efficient and sustainable renewable energy promoted for each transport sector, acknowledging the higher energy efficiency of electricity powered transport. Expressing the transport target as a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate an increasing use of the most cost-effective and performing fuels, in terms of greenhouse gas savings, in transport. In addition, aMember states may choose to meet the GHG target by means of measures targeting volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions, provided that it is demonstrated that the greenhouse gas intensity reduction and sub-targets are met. A greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate innovation and set out a clear benchmark to compare across fuel types and renewable electricity depending on their greenhouse gas intensity. Complementary to this, increasing the level of the energy-based target on advanced biofuels and biogas and introducing a target for renewable fuels of non-biological origin for the aviation and shipping sectors would ensure an increased use of the renewable fuels with the smallest environmental impact in transport modes that are difficult to directly electrify. The achievement of those targets should be ensured by obligations on fuel suppliers, that ensure the inclusion of renewable electricity as well as by other measures included in [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport - FuelEU Maritime and Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport]. Dedicated obligations on aviation fuel suppliers should be set only pursuant to [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport].
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the climate change mitigation objectives of the European Union in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the pursuit of this goal, it is essential to also contribute to wider environmental objectives, and in particular the prevention of biodiversity loss, which is negatively impacted by the indirect land use change associated to the production of certain biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, which should be phased out without delay. Contributing to these climate and environmental objectives constitutes a deep and longstanding intergenerational concern for Union citizens and the Union legislator. As a consequence, the changes in the way the transport target is calculated should not affect the limits established on how to account toward that target certain fuels produced from food and feed crops on the one hand and high indirect land-use change-risk fuels on the other hand. In addition, in order not to create an incentive to use biofuels and biogas produced from food and feed crops in transport, Member States should continue to be able to choose whether to count them or not towards the transport target. If they do not count them, they may reduce the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target accordingly, assuming that food and feed crop-based biofuels save 50% greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to the typical values set out in an annex to this Directive for the greenhouse gas emission savings of the most relevant production pathways of food and feed crop-based biofuels as well as the minimum savings threshold applying to most installations producing such biofuels.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) The growth of biofuel consumption in Member States is a driver of indirect land use change and food price volatility, posing a threat to global food security. This is because the majority of EU biofuel production and consumption comes from crops grown on land that could be used instead in the food and feed markets. In order to reduce indirect land use change emissions and limit the risk of food insecurity, it is appropriate to progressively phase out biofuels, bioliquids as well as biomass fuels obtained from crops. In the meantime, in case of severe disruption on food markets, Member States shall take rapid action to secure global food security, such as suspension measures on the production and blending of crop based biofuels
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Expressing the transport target as a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target makes it unnecessary to use multipliers to promote certain renewable energy sources. This is because different renewable energy sources save different amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and, therefore, contribute differently to a target. Renewable electricity should be considered to have zero emissions, meaning it saves 100% emissions compared to electricity produced from fossil fuels. This will create an incentive for the use of renewable electricity since renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels are unlikely to achieve such a high percentage of savings. Electrification relying on renewable energy sources would therefore become the most efficient way to decarbonise road transport. In addition, in order to promote the use of advanced biofuels and biogas and renewable fuels of non-biological origin in the aviation and maritime modes, which are difficult to electrify, it is appropriate to keep the multiplier for those fuels supplied in those modes when counted towards the specific targets set for those fueluse advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non- biological origin only in these sectors.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Direct electrification of end-use sectors, including the transport sector, contributes to the efficiency and facilitates the transition to an energy system based on renewable energy. It is therefore in itself an effective means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions., in particular when based on renewable electricity. The creation of a framework on additionality applying specifically to renewable electricity supplied to electric vehicles in the transport is therefore not required to ensure that the increase in electricity consumption in the transport sector leads to new investments in at least equivalent amounts of additional renewable capacity, especially in countries with low renewable electricity shares.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to reduce the administrative burden for producers of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels and for Member States, where voluntary or national schemes have been recognised by the Commission through an implementing act as giving evidence or providing accurate data regarding the compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as other requirements set in this Directive, Member States should accept the results of the certification issued by such schemes within the scope of the Commission’s recognition. In order to reduce the burden on small installations, Member States should establish a simplified verification mechanism for installations of between 5 and 10MW.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The Union database to be set up by the Commission aims at enabling the tracing of solid, liquid and gaseous renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels. Its scope should be extended from transport to all other end- use sectors in which such fuels are consumed. This should make a vital contribution to the comprehensive monitoring of the production and consumption of those fuels, mitigating risks of double-counting or irregularities along the supply chains covered by the Union database. In addition, to avoid any risk of double claims on the same renewable gas, a guarantee of origin issued for any consignment of renewable gas registered in the database should be cancelled. This database shall be made publicly available in an open, transparent and user friendly manner. The Commission shall publish annual reports for the general public about the information reported in the Union database including the quantities, the geographic origin and feedstock type of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels per fuel supplier and per Member State.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Directive 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (24)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (24)
(ca) Point (24) is replaced by the following "biomass’ means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from biological origin from agriculture, including vegetal and animal substances, from forestry and related industries, including fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the biodegradable fraction of waste, including industrial and municipal waste of biological origin; " Or. en (Directive 2018/2001)
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c b (new)
Directive 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (35)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (35)
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c c (new)
Directive 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (37)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point (37)
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c d (new)
(cd) 'woody biomass' comprises both primary and secondary woody biomass;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%.56%;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimiseprevents undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity or the climate. To that end , they shall take into accouimplement the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – point (i)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – point (i)
(i) the use of saw logs, veneer logs, stumps and rootprimary woody biomass to produce energyheat.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a)ii
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a)ii
(ii) the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection and re-use and recycling obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC have not been complied with.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – Point (–i) (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – Point (–i) (new)
(aa) the use of woody biomass to produce electricity.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point (b)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point (b)
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
No later than one year after [the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 35 on how to apply the cascading principle for biomass, in particular on how to minimise the use of quality roundwood for energy production, with a focus on support schemes and with due regard to national specificiticluding on reporting and control measures with a focus on support schemes.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
By 2026 the Commission shall present a report on the impact of the Member States’ support schemes for biomass, including on biodiversity and possible market distortions, and will assess the possibility for further limitations regarding support schemes to forest biomass.incentives direct and indirect, to use woody biomass for energy;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 4a
Article 3 – paragraph 4a
4a. Member States shall establish a framework, which may include support schemes and facilitating the uptake of renewable power purchase agreements, enabling the deployment of renewable electricityIn application of the energy efficiency first principle, Member States shall establish a framework enabling the deployment of renewable electricity to as many application and sectors as technically feasible and to a level that is consistent with the Member State’s national contributionbinding targets referred to in paragraph 2 and at a pace that is consistent with the indicativemandatory trajectories referred to in Article 4(a)(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In particular, that framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including those related to permitting procedures,Member States shall ensure that the increase in demand for electricity in the transport, industry, building and heating and cooling sectors and for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is met with equivalent amounts of and time matched renewable generation capacities; The framework may also include support schemes and measures facilitating the uptake of temporally matched renewable power purchase agreements and shall tackle remaining barriers to a high level of flexible renewable electricity supply. When designing that framework, Member States shall take into account the addinergy supply, including those related to permitting procedures and deployment of smart grids. Member States shall include a summary of the policies and measures under the enabling framework and an assessment of their implementation respectively in their integrated national renewable electricity required to meet demand in the transport, industry, building and heating and coolrgy and climate plans and progress reports, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In order to ensure that the expected increase in demand for electricity beyond the current baseline is met with additional renewable energy generation capacities, the Commission shall adopt withing sectors and for the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin.; ix month of the entering into force of this amending Directive a delegated act in view of developing a methodology determining the baseline for each Member State and the measuring of additionality.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level, respectively, to continue increasing the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s and Member States’ gross final consumption of energy from 2031 onwards so as to contribute to achieving a highly energy- efficient fully renewables-based economy by 2040 and Article 5(1)of the Paris Agreement and ensure a sustainable and predictable long-term contribution of renewables to the Union's climate- neutrality objective by 2050 at the latest, as set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. By 1 January 2025, the Commission shall, taking into account the advice of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change and the Union greenhouse gas budget set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and on the basis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by Member States by 30 June 2024 pursuant to Article14 (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, adopt a proposal to amend this Directive to set out Union and Member States targets for increasing the share of energy from renewable sources at least for 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050 ensuring that the increasing in demand for electricity in the transport, industry, building and heating and cooling sectors and for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is met with equivalent amounts of renewable generation capacities.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) In order to ensure the sustainable management of maritime space and coasts and unlock the potential of offshore renewables, Member States shall make use of Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) process accompanied by a solid approach to public participation enabling stakeholders’ and coastal communities' views are taken into consideration at an early stage. In order to enhance broad public acceptance, Member States shall ensure the possibility of including renewable energy communities in joint cooperation projects on offshore renewable energy.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
(bb) In order to reduce complexity, increase efficiency and transparency and help enhance cooperation among Member States there should be a unique point of contact (‘one stop shop’) per priority offshore grid corridor, facilitating the permit granting process for offshore renewable energy projects of common interest.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2018/2001
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2018/2001
Article 15a (new) – paragraph 1
Article 15a (new) – paragraph 1
1. In order to promote the production and use of renewable energy in the building sector, Member States shall set an bindicativeng target for the share of renewables on-site or nearby in final energy consumption in their buildings sector in 2030 that is consistent with an bindicativeng target of at least a 4977 % share of energy from renewable sources in the buildings sector in the Union’s final consumption of energy in 2030. The national target shall be expressed in terms of share of national final energy consumption and calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Article 7. Member States shall include their target in the updated integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 as well as information on how they plan to achieve it.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2018/2001
Article 15a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15a (new) – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To achieve the bindicativeng share of renewables set out in paragraph 1 and facilitate its efficient integration, Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes and, where applicable, in their support schemes or by other means with equivalent effect, require in accordance with the energy efficiency first principle the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in buildings, in line with the provisions of Directive 2010/31/EUon-site or nearby in buildings for any residual energy demand, in line with the provisions of Directive 2010/31/EU together, where applicable, with demand side flexibility measures. Member States shall allow those minimum levels to be fulfillcomplemented, among others, through efficientby renewables based district heating and cooling.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2018/2001
Article 15a (new) – paragraph 3
Article 15a (new) – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that public buildings at national, regional and local level, fulfil an exemplary role as regards the share of renewable energy used, in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Directive 2010/31/EU and Article 5 of Directive 2012/27/EU. Member States may, among others, allow that obligation to be fulfilled by providing for the roofs and other useful surfaces and subsurface of public or mixed private- public buildings to be used by third parties for installations that produce energy from renewable sources. Member States shall promote and support cooperation between local authorities and renewable energy communities in the building sector, particularly through the use of public procurement. Such support shall be indicated in Member States' National Building Renovation Plans under Article 3 of Directive on Energy performance of buildings (EPBD).
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2018/2001
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
To achieve such sufficient numbers of installers and designers, Member States shall ensure that sufficienteffective upskilling and reskilling strategies and that sufficient high quality and inclusive training programmes leading to qualification orand certification covering renewable heating and coolthe technologies referred to ing technologiehe previous sub- paragraphs, and their latest innovative solutions, are made available to all, in order to ensure a successful just transition in the energy sector. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation for all workers in such programmes, in particular by installers and designers, small and medium-sized enterprises and, the self- employed, as well as targeting in particular the under represented gender and minorities. Member States may put in place voluntary agreements with the relevant technology providers and vendors to train sufficient numbers of installers and designers, which may be based on estimates of sales, in the latest innovative solutions and technologies available on the market. and aiming at creating safe and quality jobs for all.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2018/2001
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall make information on the certification schemes referred to in paragraph 3 available to the public. Member States shall ensure that the list of certified installers who are qualified or certified in accordance with paragraph 3 is regularly updated and made available to the public in a transparent and an easily accessible manner, including through awareness- raising campaigns. The requirement to resort to certified installers may be used as a qualification criteria for grants or support schemes for such installations.;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2018/2001
Article 20a (new) – paragraph 3
Article 20a (new) – paragraph 3
3. In addition to the requirements in [the proposal for a Regulation concerning the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure, repealing Directive 2014/94/EU], Member States shall ensure that non–publicly accessible normal power recharging points installed in their territory from [the transposition deadline of this amending Directive] can support smart and bidirectional charging functionalities and, where appropriate based on assessment by the regulatory authority, bidirectional charging functionalities. In order to support smart sector integration, Member States may apply support schemes such as financial support, upfront-cost financing, tax rebates or rebate payments for bidirectional charging, when foreseen as an additional functionality contributing to the cost-effective penetration of renewable electricity in transport and the electricity system.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2018/2001
Article 20a (new) – paragraph 4
Article 20a (new) – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework does not discriminate against participation in the electricity markets, including congestion management and the provision of flexibility and balancing services, of district heating and cooling networks, of small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles, both directly and through aggregation.;, electric vehicles, thermal energy storage units and smart electric heating and cooling appliances and systems, and other smart devices facilitating consumers’ flexible renewable electricity consumption both directly and through aggregation. Member States shall provide a level playing field for smaller market actors, in particular renewable energy communities, so that they are able to participate in the market without facing disproportionate administrative or regulatory burden.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2018/2001
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable sources in the amount of energy sources used for final energy and non-energy purposes in the industry sector: - until 2025 by an bindicativeng average minimum annual increase of 1.12.2 % percentage points by 2030; - from 2025 to 2030 by a binding average minimum annual increase of 5 %.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2018/2001
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1b (new)
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1b (new)
To promote the rapid adoption of mature and sustainable renewable energy solutions for low and medium- temperature industrial heat, Member States shall ensure the complete phase out of fossil fuel based energy use for industrial heat applications: - by 2025 at the latest for applications requiring maximum heating temperatures up to 200 degrees Celsius; - by 2030 at the latest for applications requiring maximum heating temperatures between 200 and 500 degrees Celsius.
Amendment 204 #
When adopting measures to increase the share of renewable energy in industry, Member States shall comply with the energy efficiency first principle and promote only the most sustainable and energy efficient renewable energy solutions for any given industrial energy use application, as well as the activation of the demand-side flexibility potential of such processes. In particular, no support shall be granted to renewable energy projects that use biomass or RFNBOs for energy purposes, wherever it can be demonstrated that a more sustainable and energy efficient alternative renewable energy source could reasonably have been adopted instead. Within 6 months of the adoption of this provision, the Commission shall provide guidance on the application of this provision by means of a delegated act.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2018/2001
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that the contribution of renewable fuels of non- biological origin used for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be 750 % of the hydrogen used for final energy and non- energy purposes in industry by 2030. For the calculation of that percentage, the following rules shall apply:
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2018/2001
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point (a)
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point (a)
(a) For the calculation of the denominator, the energy content of hydrogen for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding hydrogen used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2018/2001
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point (b(
Article 22a (new) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point (b(
(b) For the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of the renewable fuels of non-biological origin consumed in the industry sector for final energy and non- energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding renewable fuels of non- biological origin used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Directive 2018/2001
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to promote the use of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall, increase the share of renewable energy in that sector by at least 1.14.2 percentage points as an annual average calculated for the periods 2021 to 2025 and 2026 to 2030, starting from the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector in 2020, expressed in terms of national share of gross final energy consumption and calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Article 7.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Directive 2018/2001
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
That increase shall be of 1.5at least 4.8 percentage points for Member States where waste heat and cold is used. In that case, Member States may count waste heat and cold up to 40 % of the average annual increase.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a a (new)
Directive 2018/2001
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point d
Directive 2018/2001
Article 23 – paragraph 4 g (a) (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 4 g (a) (new)
(fa) promotion of consumer-owned renewable based district heating and cooling networks, in particular renewable energy communities, including through regulatory measures, financing arrangements and support;
Amendment 219 #
1a. Member States shall support the renovation of existing and the development of highly efficient 4th and 5th generation renewable district heating and cooling networks fuelled exclusively by renewable energy sources and unavoidable waste heat or cold, following a positive economic and environmental cost-benefit analysis undertaken in partnership with local authorities involved.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a – point i
Directive 2018/2001
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the calculation of a Member State's gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources referred to in Article 7 and of the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), the share of biofuels and bioliquids, as well as of biomass fuels consumed in transport, where produced from food and feed crops, shall be no more than one percentage point higher than the share of such fuels in the final consumption of energy in the road and rail transport sectors in 2020 in that Member State, with a maximum of 7 % of final consumption of energy in the road and rail transport sectors in that Member State.; This limit shall be reduced to 0% for food and feed crop based biodiesel by no later than 31 December 2025, and to 0% for all crop-based bioenergy by no later than 31 December 2030. In cases of severe disruption on food markets, Member States shall take temporary suspension measures on crop-based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels in order to reduce energy demand for food commodities, secure additional food supply and stabilise global food commodity markets.
Amendment 227 #