Activities of Richard SEEBER related to 2008/0013(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (debate)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point (a)
Article 1 – point 2 – point (a)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point (c)
Article 3 – point (c)
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point (b)
Article 1 – point 2 – point (b)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point (h)
Article 3 – point (h)
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9
Article 9
The Community-wide quantity of allowances issued each year starting in 2013 and until 2020 shall decrease in a linear manner beginning from the mid- point of the period 2008 to 2012. The quantity shall decrease by a linear factor of 1.74% compared to the average annual total quantity of allowances issued by Member States in accordance with the Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2010, publish the absolute quantity of allowances for 2013, based on the total quantities of allowances issued by the Member States in accordance with the Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012. The Commission shall review the linear factor no later than 202516 for the following period.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 2
Article 10 - paragraph 2
2. The total quantity of allowances to be auctioned by each Member State shall be composed as follows: (a) 90% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst Member States in shares that are identical to the share of verified emissions under the Community scheme in 2005 of the Member State concerned; (b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and growth within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auction under point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIaidentical to the share of verified emissions under the Community scheme in 2005 of the Member State concerned. For these purposes of point (a), in respect of Member States which did not participate in the Community scheme in 2005, their share shall be calculated using their verified Community scheme emissions under the Community scheme in 2007. If necessary, the percentages referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be adapted in a proportional manner to ensure that the redistribution is 10%.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 5
Article 10 - paragraph 5
5. By 31 December 2010, the Commission shall adopt a Regulation on timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning to ensure that it is conducted in an open, transparent and non- discriminatory manner. Auctions shall be designeduniformly designed throughout Europe to ensure that operators, and in particular any small and medium size enterprises covered by the Community scheme, have full access and any other participants do not undermine the operation of the auction. Auction dates and the number of auctions to take place in Member States throughout Europe shall be harmonised Europe-wide in the Regulation to be adopted for the sake of the cost-efficiency of transactions, price signal clarity and freedom from discrimination, and auctions shall be held regularly or a continuous sale organised through European power exchanges. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]."
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage and inevitable CO2 emissions from the raw material input, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production.
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Benchmarking shall be the major principle of free allocation. The benchmark is defined as the sector's average greenhouse gas emissions by product in the reference years. Every installation in the sector shall be allocated free allowances to the amount of its reference years production multiplied by the benchmark. The reference years are the two years ending 24 months before the beginning of a trading period.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a - paragraph 9 - subparagraph 1
Article 10a - paragraph 9 - subparagraph 1
At the latest by 30 June 2010 and every 3 years thereafter the Commission shall determine the sectors referred to in paragraph 8.
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b - introduction
Article 10b - introduction
Not later than June 20110, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with regard to energy-intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have been determined to be exposed to significant risks of carbon leakage. This shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which may include:
Amendment 622 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
Article 11 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
An installation which ceases to operate shall receive no further free allowances. Unused allowances shall be transferred to the reserve.
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 17
Article 1 - point 17
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 22 - paragraph 1- subparagraph 1
Article 22 - paragraph 1- subparagraph 1
The Commission may amend the Annexes to this Directive, with the exception of Annex I and Annex II, in the light of the reports provided for in Article 21 and of the experience of the application of this Directive. Annexes IV and V may be amended in order to improve the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions.
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 1
Article 28 - paragraph 1
1. Upon the conclusion by the Community of an international agreement on climate change fulfilling the minimum criteria listed in Annex Ia and leading, by 2020, to mandatory reductions of greenhouse gas emissions exceeding the minimum reduction levels agreed upon by the European Council, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 shall apply.
Amendment 784 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 1
Annex I - point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - point 1
Annex I - point 1
1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes and combustion installations exclusively using biomass or using biomass in combination with fossil fuel fired auxiliary burners are not covered by this Directive.
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 3 - point (b) - point (ii)
Annex I - point 3 - point (b) - point (ii)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - table - category 2 - new paragraph 2
Annex I - table - category 2 - new paragraph 2
Production of aluminium (primary, and secondary where combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW are operated)
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 4
Annex I - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - table - new category 2
Annex I - table - new category 2
Capture, transport and geological storage of greenhouse gas emissionscarbon dioxide Installations to capture greenhouse gases All greenhouse gases listed in Annex II forcarbon dioxide for Carbon dioxide the purpose of transport and geological storage in a storage site permitted under Directive xxxx/xx/EC Pipelines for the transport of greenhousecarbon All greenhouse gases listed in Annex II gasesCarbon dioxide dioxide for geological storage in a storage site permitted under Directive xxxx/xx/EC Storage sites for the geological storage of All greenhouse gases listed in Annex II greenhouse gasesCarbon dioxide carbon dioxide permitted under Directive xxxx/xx/EC
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
ANNEX Ia The following is added as Annex Ia to Directive 2003/87/EC: "Annex Ia Minimum elements of an international agreement to restrict carbon leakage (a) An international agreement including energy-intensive industries exposed to significant risk of carbon leakage, or a sector specific international agreement regarding such industries, must comply at least with the following criteria in order to provide a level playing field at installation level in such industries: (i) the participation of countries representing a critical mass of production; and (ii) equivalent CO2 emission targets with equivalent effects by 2020 at the latest imposed upon all participating countries; and (iii) an effective international monitoring and verification system. (b) In addition: (i) in countries with non-equivalent CO2 emission targets, measures with equivalent effects should be imposed by 2020 at the latest upon sectors which, in the European Union, are covered by the Community scheme; (ii) measures should be implemented by the EU to include importers from countries not covered by the agreement."
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)