13 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2023/0081(COD)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The development of carbon capture and storage solutions for industry is confronted with a coordination failure. On the one hand, despite the growing CO2 price incentive provided by the EU Emissions Trading System, for industry to invest into capturing CO2 emissions making such investments economically viable, they face a significant risk of not being able to access a permitted geological storage site. On the other hand, investors into first CO2 storage sites face upfront costs to identify develop and appraise them even before they can apply for a regulatory storage permit. Transparency about potential CO2 storage capacity in terms of the geological suitability of relevant areas and existing geological data, in particular from the exploration of hydrocarbon production sites, can support market operators to plan their investments. Member State should make such data publicly available and report regularly in a forward-looking perspective about progress in developing CO2 storage sites and the corresponding needs for injection and storage capacities above, in order to collectively reach the Union-wide target for CO2 injection capacity. To ensure that injection capacity will deliver the expected CO2 removals and to avoid stranded assets, CCS value chains including capture-transport and storage need to be established by 2030.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) To reach the Union’s target of 60 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030 it is necessary to support cross-border transportation of CO2 and to overcome the limitations set by the London Protocol. The Commission should develop a CO2 infrastructure plan with actions towards creating a regulatory and financial framework to establish a unified CCS market in the EU.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) The environmental assessments and authorisations required under Union law, including in relation to water, air, ecosystems, habitats, biodiversity and birds, are an integral part of the permit granting procedure for a net zero technologies manufacturing project and an essential safeguard to ensure negative environmental impacts are prevented or minimised. However, to ensure that permit granting procedures for net zero technologies manufacturing projects are predictable and timely, a they should not exceed the pre-set time limit for any stage in the permitting process. Any potential to streamline the required assessments and authorisations while not lowering the level of environmental protection should be realised. In that regard, it should be ensured that the necessary assessments are bundled to prevent unnecessary overlap and it should be ensured that project promoters and responsible authorities explicitly agree on the scope of the bundled assessment before the assessment is carried out to prevent unnecessary follow-up.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Land use conflicts can create barriers to the deployment of net zero technologies manufacturing projects. Well- designed plans, including spatial plans and zoning, that take into account the potential for implementing net-zero technologies manufacturing projects and whose potential environmental impacts are assessed, have the potential to help balance public goods and interests, decreasing the potential for conflict and accelerating the sustainable deployment of net-zero technologies manufacturing projects in the Union. Responsible national, regional and local authorities should therefore consider the inclusion ofinclude, where relevant, provisions for net-zero technologies manufacturing projects when developing relevant plans.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, if necessary, review and update the list of net-zero technologies and the annex of strategic net-zero technologies by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation and every year thereafter;
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The yearly review and update of the list of net-zero technologies and the annex of strategic net-zero technologies shall be based on the following criteria and an assessment of: 1. Technology neutrality with the aim of including relevant technologies that meet the criteria for substantial contribution to climate change mitigation in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; 2. Technology that is critical for meeting EU's climate neutrality target; 3. Technology with an untapped potential as well as technologies facing market failures due to insufficient funding and regulation;
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; biosolutions; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies and efficient water technology. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In exceptional cases, where the nature, complexity, location or size of the proposed project so requires, the national competent authority may extend the time limits referred to in paragraph 3 by a maximum of 1 month, before their expiry and on a case-by-case basis. In that event, the national competent authority shall inform the project promoter of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when the reasoned conclusion is expected in writing.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where plans include provisions for the development of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including net-zero strategic projects and all the necessary infrastructure, are subject to an assessment pursuant to Directive 2001/42/EC and pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC, those assessments shall be combined. Where relevant, that combined assessment shall also address the impact on potentially affected water bodies and verify whether the plan potentially prevent a water body from achieving good status or good potential or cause deterioration of status or of potential referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC or would potentially hamper that a water body achieves good status or good potential. Where relevant Member States are required to assess the impacts of existing and future activities on the marine environment, including land-sea interactions, as referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2014/89/EU, these impacts shall also be covered by the combined assessment. When there is a need for an assessment according to this Article these assessments shall be conducted in such a way that they do not lead to a prolongation of the time limits referred to in Article 13(1) and 13(2).
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. All decisions adopted pursuant to this Section and Articles 12 and 13 shall be made publicly available in an easily understandable manner and all decisions concerning one project shall be presented in the same place.
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
An annual injection capacity of at least 560 million tonnes of CO2 shall be achieved by 2030, in storage sites located in the territory of the European Union, its exclusive economic zones or on its continental shelf within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and which are not combined with Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery (EHR). Of the annual injection capacity of at least 60 million tonnes of CO2, at least 20 million tonnes shall be reserved for the permanent removal of CO2 through the injection of biogenic and/or atmospheric CO2.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) make publicly available data on areas where CO2 storage spermites can be permittor exploration permits have been issued con their territorysidering the full scope of viable options and geologies.