2 Amendments of Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES related to 2008/0014(COD)
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a and 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a and 1 b (new)
For a Member State which is under an obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 10% by 2020, this 3% limit shall be increased by a number of percentage points equal to the difference between the reduction obligation applicable to that Member State and -10%. Each Member State may carry over unused credits to the subsequent years.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4b. Member States shall only use project credits from renewable energy and end- use efficiency projects that conform to high quality criteria guaranteeing the additionality of projects as well as their contribution to sustainable development. Quality criteria should conform at least to the 'Gold Standard' or equivalent. Only credits from hydroelectric projects under 10 MW should be allowed, and only if they conform with the World Commission on Dams criteria.