8 Amendments of Pascal CANFIN related to 2021/2006(INI)
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 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of improving measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) as well as leak detection and repair (LDAR) standards in all sectors;
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 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that the MRV, LDAR and the ban on routine venting and flaring (BRVF) requirements are on their own unlikely to deliver the most effective and economically efficient methane reductions; calls therefore on the Commission to develop within its legislative proposal emissions reduction targets, benchmarks and performance standards linked to clear timelines;
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 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States to include provisions in their CAP strategic plans to reduce methane emissions from agricultural practices and calls on the Commission to include methane reduction in its assessment of those Strategic Plans with the aim of ensuring policy coherence;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to revise the Sewage Sludge Directive7 and the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive8 in 2022; calls on the Commission furthermore to be ambitious and to integrate a strong focus on methane emissions in the upcoming revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and in the 2024 review of the Landfill Directive9 ; highlights the need for measures to require landfill sites to use the bio-methane they produce until its energy content drops below a useful value; _________________ 7 Council Directive 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture. OJ L 181, 4.7.1986, p. 6. 8 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment. OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40. 9Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste. OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1.