Activities of Bairbre de BRÚN related to 2008/0015(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Geological storage of carbon dioxide (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) CCS is just one of the measures being developed to combat climate change, in addition to the use of renewable energies and increasing energy saving and efficiency. Member States should therefore not neglect funding measures and other support regarding energy saving policies and environmentally sound renewables. In this context, CCS development should under no circumstances lead to a reduction of these efforts both in research and financial terms.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Member States should foresee a contribution from public funds to support CCS private projects only where adequate lowering of energy consumption in managing the new plant is clearly envisaged thanks to the new technologies in comparison to current CCS technology.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The competent authority should review and where necessary update or withdraw the storage permit inter alia if it has been notified of significant irregularities or leakages, if the reports submitted by the operators or the inspections carried out show non- compliance with permit conditions or if it is made aware of any other failure by the operator to meet the permit conditions. After the withdrawal of a permit, the competent authority should either issue a new permit or close the storage site. In the meantime, the competent authority should take over the responsibility for the storage site including all ensuing legal obligations. To the extent possible,and ensure that the costs incurred should bby it are recovered from the former operator, according to the 'polluter-pays' principle.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) After the transfer of responsibility, monitoring should be allowed to ceasemay be reduced, but should be fully re-activated, if leakages or significant irregularities are identified. There should be no recovery of costs incurred by the competent authority from the former operator after the transfer of responsibility, unless there is damage due to fault or negligence of the operator, even if this damage only occurs after the transfer referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - paragraph 1
Article 1 - paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a legal framework for the environmentally safe geological storage of carbon dioxide (hereinafter "CO2") in order to contribute to the fight against climate change.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 5
Article 3 - point 5
(5) 'leakage' means any measurable release of CO2 from the storage complex to the ground surface, groundwater, atmosphere or hydrosphere confirmed, if necessary, by monitoring systems using best available technology;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 16
Article 3 - point 16
(16) 'significant irregularity' means any irregularity in the injection or storage operations or in the condition of the site itself, which implies the risk of a leakage or risk to the environment or human health;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 4 - paragraph 2
Article 4 - paragraph 2
2. A geological formation shall only be selected as a storage site, if under the proposed condiapplications of use there is no significantthe criteria specified in Annex I demonstrates no risk of leakage, and if no significantthe absence of negative environmental or health impacts are likely to occur, under the proposed conditions of use.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. After a permit has been withdrawn pursuant to paragraph 3, the competent authority shall either issue a new storage permit or close the storage site pursuant to point (c) of Article 17(1). Until a new storage permit has been issued, the competent authority shall take over the responsibility for the storage site, including all ensuing legal obligations. To the extent possible, tmanagement and the immediate safety of the storage site, while overall liability shall remain with the operator. The competent authority shall be entitled to recover any costs incurred from the former operator.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 14 – introductory part
Article 14 – introductory part
At a frequency to be determined by the competent authority, and in any event at least once a year, the operator shall submit to the competent authority, in a harmonised reporting format so as to ensure consistency and transparency of the information reported:
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. After a storage site has been closed pursuant to paragraph 1 point (c), the competent authority shall remain responsible for maintenance, monitoring, control, and corrective measures pursuant to the requirements laid down in this Directive as well as for all ensuing obligationsnd under other relevant provisions of Community legislation, while the overall liability shall remain with the operator. The post-closure requirements pursuant to this Directive shall be fulfilled on the basis of the provisional post-closure plan submitted to and approved by the competent authority pursuant to Articles 7(7) and 9(7), which shall be updated as necessary.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Where a storage site has been closed pursuant to points (a) or (b) of Article 17(1), the responsibility for the closed site, including all ensuing legal obligations, shall be transferred to the competent authority on its own initiative or upon request from the operator, if and when all available evidence indicates that the stored CO2 will be completely contained for the indefinite future. To this end, the operator shall prepare a report documenting that this criterion has been met and submit it to the competent authority for the latter to approve the transfer of responsibility. The operator shall remain liable for any damage due to his fault or negligence, even if this damage only occurs after the transfer referred to in this Article.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. After the transfer of responsibility pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4, monitoring may ceasebe reduced. However, if any leakages or significant irregularities are identified, monitoring shall be fully reactivated as required to assess the scale of the problem and the effectiveness of corrective measures.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. There shall be no recovery of costs incurred from the former operator after the transfer of responsibility to the competent authority pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4, except where there is damage due to the fault or negligence of the operator, even if this damage only occurs after the transfer referred to in Article 18.