Activities of Urszula KRUPA related to 2006/0304(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 49 #
Recital 17
(17) In order to avoid distortions of competition, a harmonised allocation methodology should be specified for determining the total quantity of allowances to be issued and for distributing allowances to aircraft operators. A proportion of allowances will be allocated by auction in accordance with rules to be developed by the Commission. A special reserve of allowances should be set aside to ensure access to the market for new aircraft operators and to assist aircraft operators which increase sharply the number of tonne-kilometres that they perform. Aircraft operators that cease operations should continue to be issued with allowances until the end of the period for which free allowances have already been allocated.
Amendment 50 #
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Aviation is an energy-intensive industry sector as defined in Council Directive 2003/96/EC. In the absence of a viable alternative fuel, aviation is fully kerosene-dependent for its energy provision and has the highest abatement costs of all industry sectors. Also, the airlines’ ability to pass on the costs of allowances to their customers is extremely limited. Aviation is exposed to international competition, therefore as long as there is no agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation, there are serious risks of traffic deviation and carbon leakage. Such risks would be increased if a high level of auctioning were to apply to the aviation sector within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Therefore, auctioning should only serve to cover the administrative costs of the aviation ETS.
Amendment 51 #
Recital 19
(19) Aviation contributes to the overall climate change impact of human activities and the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft can be mitigated through measures to tackle climate change in the EU and third countries, and to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation. Decisions on national public expenditure are a matter for Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity. Without prejudice to that position, revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances, or an equivalent amount where required by overriding budgetary principles of the Member States, such as unity and universality, should be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change in the EU and third countries, to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation and to cover the cost of administering the scheme. This could include measures to encourage environmentally-friendly transport. The proceeds of auctioning should in particular be used to fund contributions to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, and measures to avoid deforestation and facilitate adaptation in developing countries. The provisions of this Directive relating to the use of revenues should not prejudge any decision on the use to be made of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances in the broader context of the general review of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 53 #
Recital 20
Amendment 73 #
Article 1 - point 14 - point (b)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 16 - paragraph 2a (new)
Article 16 - paragraph 2a (new)
(2a) In the event that the publication of such list of non-compliant aircraft operators reveals a patent situation of discrimination against compliant aircraft operators, Member States and the Commission shall take corrective measures to remedy this discrimination before considering paragraph 5 of the Article.
Amendment 74 #
Article 1 - point 16 - point (b)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 19 - paragraph 3
Article 19 - paragraph 3
“The Regulation on a standardised and secured system of registries shall ensure that allowances, CERs, ERUs surrendered by aircraft operators are transferred to Member States’ retirement accounts for the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period only to the extent that those allowances, CERs and ERUs correspond to emissions included in the national totals of Member States’ national inventories for that period. “shall allow for aircraft operators to request their registry administrator to exchange an allowance issued under Chapter II for an allowance equivalent to those issued under Chapter III. Administrators shall make such an exchange on request.”