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Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 PDF (541 KB) DOC (720 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013
Amendments (32)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from shipping at Union level the best possible option remains implementing a market based measure, which requires the setting up a system for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2greenhouse gas emissions based on the fuel consumption of ships as a first step of a staged approach for the inclusion of maritime transport emissions in the Union's greenhouse gas reduction commitment. Public access to the emission data will contribute to remove the many of the market barriers that prevent the uptake of many cost-negative measures which would reduce emissions from the sector.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A robust ship-specific Union MRV system should be based on the calculation of emissions from fuel consumed or on the accurate reporting of real emissions on voyages from and to Union ports as fuel sales data could not provide appropriately accurate estimates for the fuel consumption within this specific scope due to the large tank capacities of ships.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to minimise the administrative burden for ship owners and operators, in particular for small and medium sized enterprises, and to optimise the benefits-costs-ratio of the MRV system without jeopardising the objective to cover a widely predominant share of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport, the rules for MRV should only apply to large emitters. A threensure coherence with existing international law, in particular with MARPOL Annex VI, the MRV system should of 5000 gross tonnage (GT) has been selected after detailed objective analysis of sizes and emissions of ships going to and coming from Union ports. Ships above 5apply to ships of 4000 GT account for around 55% of the number of ships calling into Union ports and represent around 90% of the related emissions. This non-discriminatory threshold would ensure that that the most relevant emitters are covered. A lower threshold would result in higher administrative burden while a higher threshold would limit the coverage of emissions and thus the environmental effectiveness of the systemnd above.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The rules should take into account existing requirements and data already available on board of ships; therefore, ship owners of ships under 5000GT should be given the opportunity to select one out of the following four monitoring methods: the use of Bunker Fuel Delivery Notes, bunker fuel tank monitoring, flow meters for applicable combustion processes or direct emission measurements. A ship specific monitoring plan should document the choice made and provide further details on the application of the selected method.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Other greenhouse gases, climate forcers or air pollutants should not be covered by the Union MRV system at this stage to avoid requirements to install notThe MRV system is an opportunity to ensure coherent regulation of the shipping sector with regard to monitoring of air pollutant emissions in accordance with MARPOL Annex VI, while limiting the requirement to direct emissions measurement to ships above 5000 GT from 2020, ensuring that measurement equipment will be sufficiently reliable and commercially available measurement equipment, which could impede the implementation of the Union MRV system. The incomplete combustion of methane (CH4) in the cylinders of gas-powered ship engines and resulting methane releases on the exhaust side should also be included in the MRV of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should come forward with proposals by 2015 to require monitoring, reporting and verification of other air pollutants covered by MARPOL Annex VI from 1 January 2020.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving the Union's climate objectives and emission reductions. In the event that no international agreement which includes international maritime emissions in its reduction targets through the International Maritime Organisation is in operation before 2019, a pricing system should apply to shipping emissions as regards incoming voyages to the Union, with responsibility for other half left to other countries.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to ships above 50400 gross tons in respect of emissions released during their voyages from the last port of call to a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State to their next port of call, as well as within ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation does not apply to warships, naval auxiliaries, fish catching or processing ships, wooden ships of a primitive build, ships not propelled by mechanical means and government ships used for non-commercial purposes. As regards warships and naval auxiliaries reporting is limited to points (a) to (f) of Article 10.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
For the purposes of Article 4(1), (2) and (3), companies shall determine their emissions and other climate relevant information for each of their ships above 50400 GT in accordance with any of the methods set out in Annex I.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 August 20175, companies shall submit to the verifiers a monitoring plan indicating the method chosen to monitor and report emissions and other climate- relevant information for each of their ships above 50400 GT.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter III a (new)
Chapter III a (new)
CHAPTER IIIa MEASURES TO REDUCE CLIMATE IMPACT OF MARITIME TRANSPORT
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Responsibility for emissions 1. From 2019 onwards, unless a global mechanism to reduce climate impact of maritime transport is in operation by then, companies shall surrender allowances issued under Directive 2003/87/EC to Member States' competent authorities for cancellation equal to their emissions on incoming voyages to EU ports during the preceding calendar year, as verified in accordance with Article 15, by 30 April each year. 2. By way of derogation to paragraph 1, companies may instead make an equivalent contribution in respect of their incoming voyages to EU ports to the Green Climate Fund established under the UNFCCC based on a price of €25/tonne of CO2 eq increasing in a linear manner by €3 each year. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with article 24 in order to further specify the obligations under paragraph 1 and modalities for applying the derogation under paragraph 2.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 3 a (new)
For ships above 5000 GT methods (c) and (d) are applicable until 2019 and direct emissions measurement is required from 1.1.2020.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 1
The direct emissions measurements may be used for voyages within the scope of this regulation and for emissions occurring in ports located in a Member State's jurisdiction. CO2 emitted shall include CO2 emitted by main engines, auxiliary engines, boilers and inert gas generators. For ships on which reporting is based on this method, the fuel consumption shall be calculated using the measured CO2 emissions and the applicable emission factor of the relevant fuels.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from shipping at Union level the best possible option remains implementing a market based measure, which requires the setting up a system for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2greenhouse gas emissions based on the fuel consumption of ships as a first step of a staged approach for the inclusion of maritime transport emissions in the Union's greenhouse gas reduction commitment. Public access to the emission data will contribute to remove the many of the market barriers that prevent the uptake of many cost-negative measures which would reduce emissions from the sector.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A robust ship-specific Union MRV system should be based on the calculation of emissions from fuel consumed or on the accurate reporting of real emissions on voyages from and to Union ports as fuel sales data could not provide appropriately accurate estimates for the fuel consumption within this specific scope due to the large tank capacities of ships.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The rules should take into account existing requirements and data already available on board of ships; therefore, ship owners of ships under 5000GT should be given the opportunity to select one out of the following four monitoring methods: the use of Bunker Fuel Delivery Notes, bunker fuel tank monitoring, flow meters for applicable combustion processes or direct emission measurements. A ship specific monitoring plan should document the choice made and provide further details on the application of the selected method.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Other greenhouse gases, climate forcers or air pollutants should not be covered by the Union MRV system at this stage to avoid requirements to install not sufficiently reliable and commercially available measurement equipment, which could impede the implementation of the Union MRV systemThe MRV system is an opportunity to ensure coherent regulation of the shipping sector with regard to other sectors, thus, it is necessary that the monitoring of NOx also contained in MARPOL Annex VI is included in the MRV while limiting the requirement to direct emissions measurement to ships above 5000GT from 2020, ensuring that measurement equipment will be sufficiently reliable and commercially available. The incomplete combustion of methane (CH4) in the cylinders of gas- powered ship engines and resulting methane releases on the exhaust side should also be included in the MRV of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should come forward with proposals by 2015 to require monitoring, reporting and verification of other air pollutants covered by MARPOL Annex VI from 1 January 2020.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the accurate monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissiongreenhouse gas emissions and the surrender of corresponding emissions allowances and other climate relevant information from ships arriving at, within or departing from ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State in order to promote the reduction of CO2greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport in a cost effective manner.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation does not apply to warships, naval auxiliaries, fish catching or processing ships, wooden ships of a primitive build, ships not propelled by mechanical means and government ships used for non-commercial purposes. As regards warships and naval auxiliaries reporting is limited to Article 10, points a) to f).
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
For the purposes of Article 4(1), (2) and (3), companies shall determine their emissions and other climate relevant information for each of their ships above 50400 GT in accordance with any of the methods set out in Annex I.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 August 20175, companies shall submit to the verifiers a monitoring plan indicating the method chosen to monitor and report emissions and other climate- relevant information for each of their ships above 50400 GT.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for ships falling under the scope of this Regulation for the first time after 1 January 20186, the company shall submit a monitoring plan to the verifier without undue delay and no later than two months after their first call in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
From 1 January 20186, companies shall, based on the monitoring plan approved in accordance with Article 13(1), monitor emissions for each ship on a per-voyage and an annual basis by applying the appropriate method among those set out in part B of Annex I and by calculating emissions in accordance with part A of Annex I
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. From 20197, by 30 April of each year, companies shall submit to the Commission and to the authorities of the flag States concerned, an emission report concerning the emissions and other climate-relevant information during the entire reporting period for each ship under their responsibility, which has been verified as satisfactory by a verifier in accordance with the requirements referred to in Article 14.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 3 a (new)
Chapter 3 a (new)
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
From 30 June 20197 ships arriving at, within or departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State shall carry on board a valid document certifying the ship's compliance with the reporting and monitoring obligations for the concerned reporting period, issued in accordance with Article 17.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – part B – paragraph 3 a (new)
For ships above 5000 GT methods (c) and (d) are applicable until 31 December 2019 and direct emissions measurement is required from 1 January 2020.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 1
The direct emissions measurements may be used for voyages within the scope of this regulation and for emissions occurring in ports located in a Member State's jurisdiction. CO2 emitted shall include CO2 emitted by main engines, auxiliary engines, boilers and inert gas generators. For ships on which reporting is based on this method, the fuel consumption shall be calculated using the measured CO2 emissions and the applicable emission factor of the relevant fuels.