35 Amendments of Dominique VLASTO related to 2012/0288(COD)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/777/EC and 2003/30/EC9 requires Member States to ensure that the share of energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10% of their final energy consumption. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for Member States to meet this target, and is expected to be the main contributor. The European market in fuels is expected to remain extremely dependent on the availability of diesel oil, which particularly characterises it. In response to this high level of dependence, increased biodiesel production should be encouraged.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. In order to find medium and long-term solutions to this risk, it is necessary to encourage research and development in new advanced biofuel sectors that are not in competition with food crops, such as ligno-cellulosic residues, which are among the rare forms of biomass in large supply in the Member States, and algae.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes, residues and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, othe contribution of biofuels from agricultural food products to the target renewable energy production figure, amounting to 10% of final energy consumption in the transport sector, should be limited to 5% up to 2020. Only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework. To that end, all innovative means of conversion should be encouraged as part of a European biofuel policy. .
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication "Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe"11 and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe12, promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels. Ligno-cellulosic residues are among the rare forms of biomass in large supply in Europe. The setting of a blending sub-target for ligno-cellulosic biofuels would provide investors with the visibility needed to build on their potential.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The minimum greenhouse gas saving threshold for biofuels and bioliquids produced in new installations should be increased with effect from 1st July 2014 in order to improve their overall greenhouse gas balance as well as disencouraging further investments in installations with lowhigh greenhouse gas savings performance. This increaseA 50% minimum threshold provides for investment safeguards in biofuels and bioliquids production capacities in conformity with Article 19(6) second subparagraph.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(11) The Commission should reviewAlthough land-use change emissions are a recognised phenomenon, no objective and harmonised procedures yet exist to measure them. The Commission should therefore review regularly the methodology for estimating land-use change emission factors included in Annexes VIII and V to Directives 2009/28/EC and 98/70/EC respectively in the light of adaptation to technical and scientific progress. To this end, and if warranted by the latest available scientific evidence, the Commission should consider the possibility of revising the proposed crop group indirect land-use change factors, as well as introducing factors at further levels of disaggregation and including additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market. In order to increase legal security regarding investment in biofuel production, the Commission should establish an objective and harmonised methodology for estimating land-use change emission factors.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/777/EC and 2003/30/EC requires Member States to ensure that the share of energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10% of their final energy consumption. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for Member States to meet this target, and is expected to be the main contributor. It is estimated that the European market for fuels will remain heavily dependent on the availability of diesel fuels, with this being a key characteristic of that market. In order to address that heavy dependence, greater production of advanced biofuels should be encouraged in the EU.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 650 % for biofuels produced in installations starting operation after 1st July 2014. An installation is “in operation” if the physical production of biofuels has taken place.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Article 1 – point 3 – subpoint a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex V, including by the revision of the proposed crop group indirect land-use change values; the introduction of new values at further levels of disaggregation; the inclusion of additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market as appropriate, review the categories of which biofuels are assigned zero indirect land-use change emissions; and the development of factors for feedstocks from non-food cellulosic and ligno-cellulosic materials, provided they encourage research and development in respect of innovative technologies in the Member States and reflect the need to improve the security of supply in diesel- type fuels.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. For obvious reasons of food and energy security, research and development should be encouraged into the production of new forms of advanced biofuels that do not compete directly with food crops, such as ligno-cellulosic residues and algae, which are two forms of biomass in large supply in the Member States.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of compliance with target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from vegetable oil and sugar ethanol, cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)d.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from vegetable oil and sugar ethanol, cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes, residues and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, othe percentage of biofuels for blending produced using food crops should, up to 2020, be limited to 5% of the target 10% of energy from renewable sources in the final energy consumption of the transport sector. Only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework. To that end, all innovative means of conversion should be encouraged as part of a European biofuel policy.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – point ii
biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Part B of Annex IX shall be considered to be twice1.2 times their energy content;
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – point iiia (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – point iiia (new)
iii a) biofuels produced from ligno- cellulosic materials must equal at least 1 % of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Directive 2009/28/CE
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – point iiia (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – point iiia (new)
iii a) biofuels produced from materials listed in Annex IX must equal at least 2 % of the final consumption of energy in transport by 2020.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – subpoint iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subparagraph 3
The list of feedstock set out in Annex IX may be adapted to scientific and technical progress, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the accounting rules set out in this Directive. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) concerning the list of feedstock set out in Annex IX, subject to their encouraging research and development into innovative technologies in Member States and their taking into account the improvements needed in security of supply for diesel-type fuels.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication "‘Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe"’ and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels. Ligno-cellulosic residues are one of the rare forms of biomass in large supply in Europe. The setting of a blending sub-target for ligno-cellulosic biofuels would provide investors with the visibility needed to build on their potential.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint a
Article 2 – point 5 – subpoint a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 650 % for biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation after 1st July 2014. An installation is “in operation” if the physical production of biofuels or bioliquids has taken place.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The minimum greenhouse gas saving threshold for biofuels and bioliquids produced in new installations should be increased with effect from 1st July 2014 in order to improve their overall greenhouse gas balance as well as disencouraging further investments in installations with lowmore efficient greenhouse gas savings performance. This increaseA threshold set at 50% provides for investment safeguards in biofuels and bioliquids production capacities in conformity with Article 19(6) second subparagraph.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in: - limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids; - encouraging research and development into innovative technologies in Member States and taking into account the improvements needed in security of supply of diesel-type fuels. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A– point n a (new)
Annex IX – Part A– point n a (new)
(n a) Sugar crops used to produce new molecules (with the exception of ethanol).
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3 – part A
Annex II – point 3 – part A
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX
Annex IX
A. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy content (a) Algae. (b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under Article 11(2)(a) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. (c) Biomass fraction of industrial waste. (d) Straw. (e) Animal manure and sewage sludge. (f) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches. (ge) Tall oil pitch. (hf) Crude glycerine. (i) Bagasse. (jg) Grape marcs and wine lees. (kh) Nut shells.. (l) Husks. (m) Cobs (n) Bark, branches, leaves, saw dust and cutter shavings.Ligno-cellulosic materials, including straw, bagasse, nut shells, husks and cobs but excluding sawdust, sawlogs and veneer logs. (i) Sugar crops used to produce new molecules (with the exception of ethanol). deleted
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part B – title
Annex IX – Part B – title
B. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice1.2 times their energy content
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Annex IX – Part B – point c
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/ CE
Annex IX – Part B – point d
Annex IX – Part B – point d
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
98/70/CE
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 650 % for biofuels produced in installations starting operation after 1st July 2014. An installation is “in operation” if the physical production of biofuels has taken place.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 10a concerning the adaptation to technical and scientific progress of Annex V, including by the revision of the proposed crop group indirect land-use change values; the introduction of new values at further levels of disaggregation; the inclusion of additional values should new biofuel feedstocks come to market as appropriate, review the categories of which biofuels are assigned zero indirect land-use change emissions; and the development of factors for feedstocks from non-food cellulosic and ligno-cellulosic materials, provided that these delegated acts support research on and development of innovative technology, taking into account the need to enhance security of supply of diesel- type fuels, which are used by the majority of the European vehicle fleet.'
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, (i) the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011,on the list of feedstocks in Parts A and B of Annex IX shall be at least 2% of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020 and (ii) the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops and sugars shall be 8% of the final consumption of energy in transportpetrol in 2020.’
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) biofuels produced from ligno- cellulosic materials shall account for at least 1% of final energy consumption in the transport field in 2020;
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point iii b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 1 – point iii b (new)
(iiib) biofuels produced from the materials listed in Part A of Annex IX shall account for at least 2% of final energy consumption in the transport field in 2020.
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point e – subparagraph 3
The list of feedstock set out in Annex IX may be adapted to scientific and technical progress, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the accounting rules set out in this Directive. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b) concerning the list of feedstock set out in Annex IX', provided that those acts encourage research into and development of innovative technologies in Member States and take account of the need to improve security of supply for diesel-type fuels.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point a
Article 2 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 650 % for biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation after 1st July 2014. An installation is “in operation” if the physical production of biofuels or bioliquids has taken place.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, on the basis of the best latest available scientific evidence, the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in: - limiting indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuel and bioliquids; - encouraging research into and development of innovative technologies in Member States, and taking account of the need to improve security of supply for diesel-type fuels. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – Part A
Annex IX – Part A
A. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy content (a) Algae. (b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under Article 11(2)(a) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. (c) Biomass fraction of industrial waste. (d) Straw. (e) Animal manure and sewage sludge. (f) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches. (g) Tall oil pitch. (h) Crude glycerine. (i) Bagasse. (j) Grape marcs and wine lees. (kl) Nut shells. (l) Husks. (m) Cobs (n) Bark, branches, leaves, saw dust and cutter shavingLigno-cellulosic material including straw, bagasse, nut shells, husks and cobs.