16 Amendments of Johannes LEBECH related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In particular, increased use of biofuels for transport is onaddition to energy efficiency improvements, increased use of energy from biomass and other renewable sources in the transport sector are some of the most effective tools by which the Community can reduce its dependence on imported oil – where the security of supply problem is most acute - and influence the fuel market for transportlead the sector towards a sustainable pathway.
Amendment 73 #
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 that 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. While the arguments in favour of the 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources have grown stronger, the 10% target for renewable energy in transport must be monitored closely and reviewed regularly.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Member states should especially aim to diversify their renewable energy mix in the transport sector. Therefore 20 % of the overall 10 % target for renewable energy in the transport sector should be met by renewable sources other than biomass.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Brussels European Council of March 2007 reaffirmed the Community's commitment to the Community-wide development of renewable energies beyond 2010. It endorsed a mandatory target of a 20% share of renewable energies in overall Community energy consumption by 2020 and a mandatory 10% minimum target to be achieved by all Member States for the share of biofuels in transport petrol and diesel consumption by 2020, to be introduced in a cost-effective way. It stated that the binding character of the biofuel target is appropriate subject to production being sustainable, second-generation biofuels becoming commercially available and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC being amended to allow for adequate levels of blending. Since a commercial breakthrough and substantial expansion of the so-called second-generation biofuels seems little likely before 2020, the risk is obvious that first generation biofuels will totally dominate the market - a development that might lead to unintended consequences with regard to food security, biodiversity, deforestation etc. Therefore, strict sustainability criteria must be introduced and it should be underlined that a substantial part of the 10 % target for the transport sector should be met by renewable energy sources other than biofuels.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors and to encourage a continuous development of technologies which generate energy from all types of renewable sources. Deferring a decision about whether a target is binding until a future event takes place is thus not appropriate. In a statement to the minutes of the Council of 15 February 2007, the Commission therefore stated that it did not consider that the binding nature of the target should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially available.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Member States shall aim to diversify the renewable energy mix in all transport sectors. By 2011, the Commission shall present proposals for a strategy on increasing the use of renewable energy in all transport sectors to the Council and the European Parliament.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To ensure that the overall targets are achieved, Member States should work towards a an indicative trajectory tracing a path towards the achievement of their targets, and should establish a national action plan including sectoral targets, while having in mind that there are different uses of biomass and therefore it is essential to mobilis and specific measures to promote the demand and supply of renewable enew biomass resourcrgy technologies.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The Community and Member States should dedicate a significant amount of financial resources to the research and development of renewable energy technologies. An obvious source of funding are the revenues from the Emissions Trading Scheme. Furthermore, the European Institute of Technology should give high priority to the research and development of renewable energy technologies.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) It is necessary to set transparent and unambiguous rules for calculating the share of energy from renewable sources.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In calculating the contribution of hydropower and wind power, the effects of climatic variation should be smoothed through the use of a normalisation rule.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) When designing their support systems, Member States may encourage the use of biofuels which give additional benefits – including the benefits of diversification offered by biofuels made from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material – by taking due account of the different costs of producing energy from traditional biofuels on the one hand and of these biofuels which give additional benefits on the other hand. Member States mayshould also encourage investment in the research and development of other renewable energy technologies that need time to become competitive.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10 % of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. Energy from renewable sources in transport shall only count towards the target if it fulfils the environmental sustainability criteria in Article 15. Member States shall endeavour to fulfil a 20 % share of the 10 % transport target through other renewable energy sources than biomass. The overall 10 % target will be subject to regular reviews, every three years starting in 2012 on the basis of Commission reporting as provided for in Article 20.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall, establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology for calculating the contribution of renewable electricity and hydrogen in the total fuel mix. This measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21, paragraph 3.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support mechanisms for biofuels in Member States should especially promote biofuels with higher greenhouse gas emission savings than required in Article 15(2).
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the introduction and functioning of support schemes and other measures to promote energy from renewable sources, in particular measures to inform citizens about the availability of renewable energy, and any developments in the measures used with respect to those set out in the Member State's national action plan;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall maintain a dialogue and exchange information with third countries and biofuelmass producer and consumer organisations and public interest organisations concerning the general implementation of the measures in this Directive relating to biofuels and other bioliquidmass.