35 Amendments of Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL related to 2012/0288(COD)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely, there is a risk that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change arcould be significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. Establishing progressively more ambitious mandatory targets for advanced biofuels will send a clear signal of support for them at Union level. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be especially supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011establish mandatory targets for advanced biofuels according to a timetable that will provide predictability and stability for investors.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Commission's impact assessment has shown that the estimated indirect land- use change emissions should be included in the reporting of gare, despite better understanding and recenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Biofuelst scientific improvements, vulnerable to the deficiencies and limits of the maode from fels useds tocks that do not lead to addit give a specific value of emissionals demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factorrived from ILUC to the different types of crops. Therefore, the figures are not certain enough to be introduced in a piece of legislation.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Commission should review the methodology for estimating land-use change emission factors included in Annexes VIII and V to Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC respectively inperiodically review the lighst of adaptation to technical and scientific progress. To this end, and if warrvailable advantced by the latest available scientific evidence, the Commission should consider the possibility of revising the proposed crop group indirect land-use change factors, as well as introducing factors at further levels of disaggregation and including additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to marketiofuels as laid down in Annex IX in order to take account of technical and scientific progress.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Article 19(8) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(8) of Directive 98/70/EC include provisions for encouraging the cultivation of biofuels in severely degraded and heavily contaminated land as an interim measure for mitigating against indirect land-use change. These provisions are no longer adequate in their current form and need to be integratOther ILUC mitigation measures, such as the use of co-products, yield increases, manufacturing efficiencies and crop production on abandoned or unused land, should be assessed inby the approach laid out in this Directive to ensure that overall actions for minimising emission from indirect land-use change remain coherentCommission in view of incorporating them into the Directives in terms of a bonus like the one already set out in Annex IV part C point 7 of Directive 98/70/EC and in Annex V part C point 7 of Directive 2009/28/EC for biomass obtained from restored degraded land.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 98/70/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly diverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation and reporting of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, the permitted level related to the metallic additives content in fuels, the permitted analytical methods related to the fuel specifications and the vapour pressure waiver permitted for petrol containing bioethanol.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to permit adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Directive 2009/28/EC, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of biofuel feedstocks that are counted multiple times towards the target set in Article 3(4)advanced biofuels, the energy content of transport fuels, criteria and geographic ranges for determining highly biodiverse grassland, the methodology for the calculation of indirect land-use change emissions, and the methodological principles and values necessary for assessing whether sustainability criteria have been fulfilled in relation to biofuels and bioliquids.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which could include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 1 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 6
Article 7a – paragraph 6
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint c a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint c a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 8a (new)
Article 7d – paragraph 8a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph 8a is inserted: "8a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 10a concerning the establishment of detailed definitions, including technical specifications, required for the categories set out in point 9 of Part C of Annex IV".
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – point 3 – point c b (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 8b (new)
Article 7d – paragraph 8b (new)
(cb) The following point 8b is added: "8b. No later than 31 December 2015, the Commission shall submit a legislative proposal to incorporate further ILUC mitigation measures such as use of co- products, yield increases, manufacturing efficiencies and crop production on abandoned land by means of a similar bonus to the one set out for biomass obtained from land under the conditions provided for in Annex IV part C point 8."
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 2
The delegation of power referred to in Article 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(67), 7d(78a), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall be conferred for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(67), 7d(78), 8a(3) and 10(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision to revoke in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7a(5), the second subparagraph of Article 7b(3), Articles 7d(5), 7d(67), 7d(78), 8a(3) and 10(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – introductory part
1a. A new point oa is inserted in Article 2: ‘(oa) “advanced biofuels” means biofuels produced from feedstocks that do not compete directly with food and feed crops. A non-exhaustive list of advanced biofuels is set out in Annex IX. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25b in order to adapt that list to scientific and technical progress.’
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint i
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint i
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – subpoint c
Article 2 – point 7 – subpoint c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – point 7 – point e a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 8a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 8a (new)
(ea) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘8a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25(b) laying down the detailed definitions, including technical specifications, required for the categories set out in point 9 of Part C of Annex V.’
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point e b (new)
Article 2 – point 7 – point e b (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 8b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 8b (new)
(eb) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘8b. No later than 31 December 2015, the Commission shall submit a legislative proposal incorporating further indirect land-use change mitigation measures such as use of co-products, yield increases, manufacturing efficiencies, and crop production on abandoned land by means of a bonus similar to the one set out for biomass obtained from land under the conditions provided for in point 8 of part C of Annex V.’
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 9
Article 2 – point 9
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 2
Article 25b – paragraph 2
The delegation of power referred to in point oa of Article 3(4)(d)2, Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), and Articles 19(5), 19(6(7) and 19(7(8) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [the date of entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 3
Article 25b – paragraph 3
The delegation of power referred to in point oa of Article 3(4)(d)2, Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), and Articles 19(5), 19(6(7) and 19(7(8) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. ItThe decision shall take effect on the day following theits publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified thereiin the text of the decision. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 11
Article 2 – point 11
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 25b – paragraph 5
Article 25b – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to point oa of Article 3(4)(d)2, Article 5(5), the third subparagraph of Article 17(3)(c), and Articles 19(5), 19(6(7) and 19(7(8) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. Thate period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 20178, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1 – subpoint a
Annex II – point 1 – subpoint a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex V – Part C – point 7
Annex V – Part C – point 7
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII
Annex VIII
(2) The following Annex VIII is adddeleted:
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII – Part B – footnote 14
Annex VIII – Part B – footnote 14
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A – title
Annex IX – Part A – title
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part B
Annex IX – Part B