8 Amendments of Willem SCHUTH related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The use of agricultural waste such as manure, slurry and other animal and organic waste for biogas production has, in view of the high greenhouse gas emission savings potential, significant environmental advantages in terms of heat and power production and its use as biofuel. Biogas installations can, as a result of their decentralised nature and the regional investment structure, contribute significantly to sustainable development in rural areas and offer farmers new income opportunities.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) European research funding for the development of efficient, sustainable renewable energy sources should, more than ever before, support the development of ‘second- and third-generation biofuels’ and other biofuels with high greenhouse gas savings potential.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the light of the positions taken by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, it is appropriate to establish mandatory targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020in the European Union's consumption in 2020. A legally binding 10% biofuel share should not be imposed, in view of unanswered questions concerning efficiency and of increasing worldwide food shortages.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Where biofuels and other bioliquids are made from raw material produced in the EU, they should also comply with EU environmental requirements for agriculture. Applying such criteria to imports from third countries is administratively and technically unfeasibleThere should be suitable certification schemes to guarantee minimum standards for the ecologically sustainable production of such fuels which, in order to promote global sustainability, should also be applied to imports from third countries.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 − paragraph 3 − subparagraph 1
Article 3 − paragraph 3 − subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport inby 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in the transport sector increased with the aim of achieving its overall national target in a resource-efficient way, taking into account possible usage conflicts relating that Member Stateo food production.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 − paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 − paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2