25 Amendments of Eija-Riitta KORHOLA related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 74 #
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 wcould be appropriate and achievable objectives, and that a framework that includesprovided that there will be new innovations and technological break through, the sustainability concerns are solved and a realistic timeframe is given. Eventual 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 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors. 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 theHowever, the many unknowns with regard to renewable energy sources and biofuels production today call for a more cautious approach than the one hitherto envisaged. The 20% and 10% binding targets should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially availabletherefore be reconsidered.
Amendment 88 #
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 mandatoryindicative targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatoryindicative targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point (b)
Article 2 – point (b)
"biomass" means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal wastelogical material which is not completely decomposed or petrified;
Amendment 128 #
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 wcould be appropriate and achievable objectives, and that a framework that includesprovided that that there are new innovations and technological break throughs, sustainability concerns are resolved and a realistic timeframe timeframe is set. Any 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 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors. 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 theHowever, the many unknowns with regard to renewable energy sources and biofuel production today call for a more cautious approach than the one hitherto envisaged. The 20% and 10% binding targets should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially availabletherefore be reconsidered.
Amendment 148 #
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 mandatoryindicative targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020.
Amendment 150 #
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 and peat that fulfils the sustainability criteria in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a.The availability of wood for use as industrial raw material must be safeguarded when promoting renewable energy. To avoid conflicts between processing industry and energy sector there should be no subsidies that favour using wood raw material in energy generation.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 7
Article 15 - paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall report on requirements for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass, other than biofuels and other bioliquids, by 31 December 2010 at the latest. The report shall take into account the existing regulations and standards and principles on sustainable forestry and the on-going work to develop standards in this area. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for a sustainability scheme for other energy uses of biomass, to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatoryindicative targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
(b) “biomass” means the biodegradable fraction of products, waste and residues from agriculture (including vegetal and animal substances), forestry and related industries, as well as the biodegradable fraction of industrial and municipal wastelogical material which is not completely decomposed or petrified;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
Amendment 406 #
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 and peat that fulfils the sustainability criteria in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The availability of wood for use as industrial raw material must be safeguarded when promoting renewable energy. To avoid conflicts between processing industry and energy sector there should be no subsidies that favour using wood raw material in energy generation.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may apply to the Commission for account to be taken, for the purposes of paragraph 1, of its other measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase security of supply. The Commission shall decide what adjustment shall be made to the Member State’s final consumption of energy from renewable sources for the year 2020.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State considers that, due to force majeuran insuperable obstacle, it is under an impossibility to meet the share of energy from renewable sources in final consumption of energy in 2020 set out in the third column of the table in Annex 1, it shall inform the Commission as soon as possible. The Commission shall adopt a decision on whether force majeuran insuperable obstacle has been demonstrated, in which case it shall decide what adjustment shall be made to the Member State’s final consumption of energy from renewable sources for the year 2020.
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Thermal energy generated by heat pumps using geothermal energy from the ground or water shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b). Thermal energy generated by heat pumps using ambient heat from the air shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b), provided that the energy efficiency of such heat pumps meets the minimum requirements of eco-labelling laid down pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, where applicable, in particular the minimum coefficient of performance established in Decision 2007/742/EC, and reviewed in accordance with that Regulationusing the methodology and definitions of the Eurostat renewable energy statistics.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may decide whether or not to trade guarantees of origin of electricity, and of heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Subject to the provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, guarantees of origin may be transferred between persons in different Member States provided they have been issued in relation to energy produced from renewable sources by installations that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive or if they have been issued for a unit of energy produced from biomass.
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may decide whether or not to trade guarantees of origin of electricity, and of heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources.
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. They shallmay also provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. When dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shallmay give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national electricity system permits.
Amendment 870 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall report on requirements for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomass, other than biofuels and other bioliquids, by 31 December 2010 at the latest. The report shall take into account the existing regulations and standards and principles on sustainable forestry and the on-going work to develop standards in this area. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for a sustainability scheme for other energy uses of biomass, to the European Parliament and the Council.