10 Amendments of Roberto MUSACCHIO related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Renewable Energy Roadmap demonstrated that a 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and a 10% target for renewable energy in transport would be appropriate and achievable objectives, and thatwithin a framework that includes mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make rational investment decisions in the renewable energy sector.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the light of the positions taken by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, it is appropriate to establish mandatory targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10to consider establishing an 8% share of renewable energy in transport, to be achieved on the basis of binding annual targets, in the European Union's consumption in 2020.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) By contrast, it is appropriate for the 108% target for renewable energy in transport to be set at the same level for each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. BecauseNotwithstanding the fact that transport fuels are traded easily, Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources will easily be able toshould focus their investment efforts on energy savings and other renewable sources, rather than merely obtaining renewable transport fuels from elsewhere. While it would technically be possible for the Community to meet its biofuel target solely from domestic production, it is both likely and desirable that the target will in fact be met through a combination of domestic production and imports, with a share of 80% being set for national and/or Community production. To this end, the Commission should monitor the supply of the Community market for biofuels, and should, as appropriate, propose relevant measures to achieve a balanced approach between domestic production and imports, taking into account the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations as well as environmental, cost, energy security and other considerations.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) An accurate means of assessing the substitution effect of promoting biofuels as a replacement for petroleum-based fuels needs to be introduced. To this end, it is essential to introduce the concept of net energy or EROI (energy return on energy invested), as determined on the basis of a life-cycle energy analysis.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(30) Biofuel production should be environmentally sustainable and in keeping with labour legislation. Biofuels used for compliance with the targets laid down in this Directive, and those that benefit from national support systems, should therefore be required to fulfil criteria for environmental sustainability. and to comply with International Labour Organisation conventions on workers' rights and working conditions.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Since the primary purpose of the measures provided for in Articles 15 to 17 of this Directive is to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and the implementation of current environmental and labour legislation, by harmonising the conditions of sustainability that biofuels and other bioliquids must meet for certain purposes and thus facilitatrequiring the trade between Member States in biofuels and other bioliquids whichto comply with thesespecific conditions, they are based on Article 95 of the Treaty. Since the primary purpose of all other measures provided for in this Directive is the protection of the environment, they are based on Article 175(1) of the Treaty.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Since the general objectives of achieving a 20% share of renewable energies in the Community's overall energy consumption and a 10n 8% share of biofuels in each Member State's transport petrol and diesel consumptionrenewable energies in the transport sector by 2020 cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The substitution effect of biofuels with respect to petroleum-based fuels needs to be duly assessed. To this end, it is essential to introduce the concept of net energy or EROI (energy return on energy invested), as determined on the basis of a life-cycle energy analysis. An accurate assessment of transport energy will avoid excessive use of imports from developing countries, thus diminishing adverse impacts on food production in those countries. Such assessments will also foster the use of locally produced biomass, which will yield genuine environmental benefits and avoid ethical problems.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII a (new)
Annex VII a (new)
Annex VII a Rules for calculating net energy with a view to measuring the substitution effect of biofuels Provision shall be made for the following formula to be used to determine biofuels' real substitution advantage over existing fossil fuels: NE = Pci - Ef - Et where NE is the net energy Ef is the energy spent in the cultivation and processing of each feedstock Et is the energy spent in transport operations Standard Ef values should be set out in a suitable table, with producers being able to indicate a lower value achieved using specific methods. Account needs to be taken of the real net energy values for biofuels, which, at present, are in general relatively low. The investment cost for a given substitution is determined by comparing output and prices.