23 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2021/2006(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) report of 6 May 2021 entitled “Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions”,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the International Energy Agency report of 18 May 2021 entitled “Net Zero by 2050 - A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector”,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No. [XX/XXX] establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law),
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the Climate and Environment Emergency,1a _________________ 1a Texts Adopted, P9_TA(2019)0078
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas animal agriculture significantly contributes to methane emissions, particularly through enteric emissions and gaseous emissions from manure storage;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas innovative and advanced technologies that can detect methane leaks in real time, including the type, size and direction of the plume, and that allow for immediate reaction and prevent large amounts of methane to be released in the air, already exist and can be immediately deployed;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the cross-sectoral approach outlined in the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions and fully supports a fair frameworkand clear framework with binding measures and targets covering the agriculture, waste and energy sectors;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the UNEP´s Global Methane Assessment (2021) monetized global benefits for all market and non- market impacts to be approximately $ 4 300 per tonne of methane reduced and that approximately 1 430 annual premature deaths could be prevented per tonne reduced; believes, therefore, that an impact assessment accompanying the legislative proposal should consider costs of the actions proposed as well as costs of inaction or delayed action;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underscores the need to revise EU climate and environmental legislation in a coherent manner; takes the view that the binding emissions reduction targets for Member States in the Effort Sharing Regulation5 should remain the main legislative tool to reduce methane emissions as part of overall greenhouse gas reductions, while the Industrial Emissions Directive6 and other legislation cshould serve as a complementary tool; taking into account the need to avoid unnecessary overlaps between the legislations; calls on the Commission to assess the consistency of the National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive with meeting the EU´s air quality objectives as well as the Union's 2030 climate goals and its objective of climate neutrality in 2050 at the latest, as enshrined in the European Climate Law, and to revise it accordingly as soon as possible; _________________ 5Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26. 6 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that methane is a potent local air pollutant, which in itself causes serious health problems as it contributes to tropospheric ozone formation; welcomes therefore the planned revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and calls on the Commission to include methane in its list of polluting substances set out in Annex II;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the upcoming methane regulatory measures should strive to achieve emissions reductions as cost- effectively as possible and provide flexibility for companies to achieve performance standards in an optimal, technologically neutral manner, and at the lowest possible costincentives and support to companies while fully respecting the polluter pays principle; underlines that according to the UNEP´s Global Methane Assessment (2021) approximately 60% of available targeted measures are low cost and 50% have negative costs, meaning that they pay for themselves quickly by saving companies money;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the importance of voluntary industry initiatives aimed at reducing methane emissions and consider, but underlines that there are limits to what can be achieved through voluntary action alone and that regulatory measures are urgently needed to step up the reductions of methane emissions; believes that any regulatory initiatives should build uptake into consideration best practices from existing voluntary actions and must be duly preceded by thorough impact assessmentsthat impact assessments accompanying the legislative proposals must also take into consideration costs of inaction or delayed action;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that fossil gas, consisting mostly of methane, has no long-term role in EU’s energy future and needs to be phased out as soon as possible in tandem with a transition to a highly energy efficient and highly renewables-based energy system within the Union in order to reach climate neutrality by 2050; believes that the Member States should therefore adopt fossil-gas phase-out plans with clear timeframes and intermediate targets, linked to the review and update of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP); underlines that according to IEA´s Net Zero by 2050 report and pathway there is no need for investment in new fossil fuel supply;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to consider legislatioNotes that some non-EU countries have already introduced a ban on venting and flaring; believes that the Commission should in the upcoming legislation on methane introduce an immediate ban on venting and flaring in the energy sector covering, if feasible,across the full supply chains; considers that existing national legislation addressing routine venting and flaring, taking into account complex safety and environmental aspects, must be taken into consideration when developingcomplement EU legislation;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that imports comprise over four fifths of the oil and gas consumed in the EU and that most methane emissions associated with oil and gas occur outside EU borders; calls on the Commission to exploreavoid any delays and to design regulatory tools for fossil energy imports, including extending forthcoming obligations on MRV, LDAR, and venting and flaring to imporwhole supply chain including to imports; believes that a credible system has to be put in place to ensure compliance of imports with the EU requirements;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to support the establishment of an independent international methane emissions observatory, in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the International Energy Agency, tasked with collecting, reconciling, verifying and publishing anthropogenic methane emissions data at a global level; believes that independent, comparable, verifiable and transparent emissions data are key to gain knowledge about the size of the emission problem and to combat under- estimation of the size and amount of leaks;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s initiatives on the utilisation and mitigation of methane from coal mines; expresses its strong support for mandatory MRV for coal mine methane emissions, including the requirement for companies that own closed sites or Member States (for abandoned mines where no existing owner is liable) to adopt the same MRV and LDAR measures as for operating sites; stresses that measures and activities to improve available datasets should follow the planned revision of E-PRTR;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that technologies and practices to limit methane emissions from agriculture are developing at a fast pace, but are unlikely on their own to solve the emissions problems associated with animal agricultural production; calls on the Commission to ensure that proven effective and cost-efficient innovations are quickly implemented in the EU and integrated into EU aCommon Agriculture pPoliciesy;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Expresses its concern that agriculture represents the largest share of anthropogenic methane emission sources in the EU; calls on the Member States to introduce effective and sustainable measures to address those emissions in their National Strategic Plans and calls on the Commission to analyse those thoroughly before approving the Plans with the aim of ensuring policy coherence;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the key role that the EU should play in supporting research, innovation and development, as well as in scaling up new technologies to help address methane emissions from livestock agriculture, while protecting animal health and welfare; points especially to the need for multigenerational studies on feed additivesapplying the precautionary principle and for multigenerational studies on feed additives; reminds that while methane emissions from ruminants may be reduced by the manipulation of factors, such as feed additives, levels of feed intake, types of carbohydrates in diet, improvements in animal welfare and - as underlined by the EU Farm to Fork Strategy – a transition towards more sustainable livestock farming, more sustainable and plant- based diet are also necessary to reduce the environmental and climate impact of agricultural production;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for better coordination and improved infrastructure between farmers and renewable energy producers in order to enable the uptake of locally connected production of biogas; furthermore highlights the importance of returning high quality natural fertilizer, which is the by-product of biogas production, to the farms again;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. CallRegrets the lack of focus onf the Member States to fully comply with the existing requirements of the Landfill Directive, including the objective for 2035, by which date the amount of municipal waste landfilled is to be reduced to 10 % or less of the total amount ofLandfill Directive on the prevention, therefore calls for its alignment with the overarching principles of the Circular Economy Action Plan; reiterates its call in Resolution 2020/2077 on the new Circular Economy Action Plan that the 10% landfill target should be set on a baseline year as kg of waste per person per year, so that the combined effect of reduction, reuse, recycling and composting delivers the best environmental result, while muinicipal waste generated, by weight;mising landfilling of residuals, as well as the calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure that Member States that are likely to miss that target take corrective measures and actionspropose targets to cap the generation of residual waste in the review of the Waste Directive and Landfill Directive foreseen for2024;