21 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2016/0382(COD)
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) A target of 35% for the overall share of energy from renewable energy sources together with a target of at least 10% for energy from renewable sources in transport would be appropriate and achievable objectives. The main purpose of mandatory national targets is to provide certainty for investors and to encourage continuous development of technologies which generate energy from all types of renewable sources. A framework that includes mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make investments in the renewable energy sector which are essential for reducing dependence on fossil fuels and boosting the development and use of new energy technologies.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is thus appropriate to establish a Union binding target of at least 35% share of renewable energy by 2030, to be implemented by means of binding national targets taking into account the situation and potential of each Member State, and at least a 10% share of energy from renewable sources in transport. Member States should define their contribution to the achievement of this target as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The establishment of a Union binding renewable energy target for 2030, to be implemented by means of binding national targets taking into account the situation and potential of each Member State, would continue to encourage the development of technologies which generate renewable energy and provide certainty for investors and enable Member States to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets in the most cost-effective manner in accordance with their specific circumstances, energy mixes and capacities to produce renewable energy.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The renewable energy potential and the energy mix of each Member State vary. It is therefore necessary to translate the Union binding target of at least 35% share of energy from renewable sources by 2030 into individual targets for each Member State, with due regard to a fair and adequate allocation taking account of Member States' different capacities and potentials, including the existing level of energy from renewable sources and the energy mix.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 2735% renewable energy target. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambition gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving them enough flexibility to choose.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure that Annex IX takes into account the principles of the circular economy, the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council17, the Union sustainability criteria, a lifecycle assessment of emissions and the need to ensure that the Annex does not create additional demand for land while promoting the use of wastes and residues, the Commission, when should regularly evaluatinge the Annex, shoul and consider the inclusion of additional feedstocks that do not cause significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues in any amendment of it. __________________ 17 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Several Member States have implemented measures in the heating and cooling sector to reach their 2020 renewable energy target. However, in the absence of binding national targets post- 2020, the remaining national incentives may not be sufficientIn order to be in line with and in order to reach the long- term decarbonisation goals for 2030 and 2050. In order to be in line with such goals, reinforce investor certainty and foster the development of a Union-wide renewable heating and cooling market, while respecting the energy efficiency first principle, it is appropriate to encourage the effort of Member States in the supply of renewable heating and cooling to contribute to the progressive increase of the share of renewable energy. Given the fragmented nature of some heating and cooling markets, it is of utmost importance to ensure flexibility in designing such an effort. It is also important to ensure that a potential uptake of renewable heating and cooling does not have detrimental environmental side-effects.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63 a (new)
Recital 63 a (new)
(63a) The Union and Member States should aim to increase the mix of energy from renewable sources, reduce the total consumption of energy in transport and increase energy efficiency in all transport sectors. Measures to do this could be promoted both in transport planning, as well as in the production of cars with higher energy efficiency.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63 b (new)
Recital 63 b (new)
(63b) Fuel efficiency standards for road transport would provide an effective way of promoting the uptake of renewable alternatives in the transport sector and of achieving further greenhouse gas emission savings and decarbonisation of the transport sector in the long run. Fuel efficiency standards should be advanced in line with developments in technology and climate and energy targets.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) In order to more accurately account for the share of renewable electricity in transport, a suitable methodology should be developed and different technical and technological solutions for this purpose should be explored.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Feedstocks which have low indirect land use change impacts when used for biofuels, should be promoted for their contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy. Especially feedstocks for advanced biofuels, for which technology is more innovative and less mature and therefore needs a higher level of support, should be included in an annex to this Directive. In order to ensure that this annex is up to date with the latest technological developments while avoiding unintended negative effects, an evaluation should take place after the adoption of the Directive in order to assess the possibility to extend the annex to new feedstocks regular evaluation of it should take place.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets a binding Union target to be distributed as binding mandatory national targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030 and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, and renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j j
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point j j
(jj) ‘harvesting permit’ means an official document giving the right legal permit or similar right under national and/or regional legislation to harvest the forest biomass;
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point n n
(nn) ‘biowaste’ means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, and comparable waste from the food processing industrywaste as defined in Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC;
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, but not to remove them. Each delegated act shall be based on an analysis of the latest scientific and technical progress, taking due account of the principles of the circular economy, the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, in compliance with the Union sustainability criteria, supporting the conclusion that the feedstock in question does not create an additional demand for land and promoting the use of wastes and residues, while avoiding significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues, delivering substantial greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels based on a lifecycle assessment of emissions, and not creating risk of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity.
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Every 2 years, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, in line with the principles set out in this paragraph. The first evaluation shall be carried out no later than 6 months after [date of entry into force of this Directive]. If appropriate, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, but not to remove them. Biofuels made from feedstocks that have been determined by competent national authorities to be waste, residues or other material for the production of advanced biofuels and that are used in existing installations on [the date of entry into force of this Directive], may, for the installations concerned, continue to be counted towards the national target until 2030.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. When setting policies for the promotion of production of the production of fuels from feedstocks listed in Annex IX, Member States shall ensure that the waste hierarchy as established in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC is complied with, including its provisions regarding life cycle thinking on the overall impacts of the generation and management of different waste streams.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The greenhouse gas emission savings from the use of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IXll fuels in the transport sector shall be at least 70% as of 1 January 2021.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 35%. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2030 is at least 10% of the final consumption of energy in transport. Member States respective contributions to these targets shall be set and notified to the Commission as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 and the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7 shall apply irrespectively of the geographical origin of the biomass, whether inside or outside of the Union.
Amendment 1069 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Annex IX – Part B – point c