Activities of Claude TURMES related to 2011/0372(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and for reporting other information at national and Union level relevant to climate change
Amendments (9)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) meetingthat the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments of Member States under Decision No 406/2009/EC and achievingre met and long-term emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks are achieved in all sectors in line with the Union's objective to reduce emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels with a trajectory of at least 25 % in domestic reductions by 2020, 40 % by 2030 and 60 % by 2040, compared to 1990 levels, in the context of necessary reductions, according to the IPCC, by developed countries as a group.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) information on national policies and measures, and on implementation of Union policies and measures that limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sources or enhance removals by sinks, increase the share of energy obtained from renewable sources or reduce the gross final consumption of energy, presented on a sectoral basis for each greenhouse gas referred to in Annex I to this Regulation. This information shall make cross references with applicable national or Union policies, particularly those on air quality, and shall include:
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) information on the extent to which the Member State's action is consistent with a cost-effective trajectory towards the Union's long-term climate target.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) information referred to in point (b) of Article 6(1) of Decision No 406/2009/EC and information on how their purchasing policy enhances the achievement of an international agreement on climate change. In the case of hydroelectric power production project activities with a generating capacity exceeding 20MW, Member States shall provide information on how they, when approving such project activities, have ensured that relevant international criteria and guidelines, in particular the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol 2010, will be respected during the development of such project activities.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall annually assess, based on the information reported in Articles 7, 8, 11, 14 and 15 to 18 of this Regulation, and in consultation with the Member States, the progress made by the Union and its Member States to meet the following, with a view to determining whether sufficient progress has been made:
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the obligations laid down in Article 3 of Directive 2009/28/EC;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) the long-term climate target and a trajectory of domestic reductions corresponding to 25 % by 2020, 40 % by 2030 and 60 % by 2040, compared to 1990 levels.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall submit a report summarising the conclusions of the assessments provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 October of every year. In the first report, and in subsequent reports as appropriate, the Commission shall analyse the implications for policies and measures of adopting a 20-year time horizon for methane in accordance with the Union medium-term and long-term climate objectives.