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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe's net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act)
Amendments (94)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Single Market provides the appropriate environment for enabling access at the necessary scale and pace to the technologies required to achieve the Union’s climate ambition. G, including a properly skilled and sizeable workforce, natural resources, financial means and available technical and technological solutions. Yet given the complexity and the transnational character of net-zero technologies, uncoordinated national measures to ensure access to those technologies would have a high potential of distorting competition and fragmenting the Single market. Therefore, to safeguard the functioning of the Single market it is necessary to create a common Union legal framework to collectively address this central challenge by increasing the Union’s resilience and security of supply in the field of net-zero technologies.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regarding external aspects, in particular regarding emerging markets and developing economies, the EU will seek win-winmutually beneficial partnerships in the framework of its Global Gateway strategy, which contribute to the diversification of its raw materials supply chain as well as to partner countries’ efforts to pursue twin transition andstep up climate action in view of achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement while contributing to the development of local value addition.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The higher energy prices after the unjustified and unlawful military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, gave a strong impetus to accelerate the implementation of the European Green Deal and reinforce the resilience of the Energy Union by speeding up the clean energy transition and ending any dependence on fossil fuels, notably those exported from the Russian Federation. The REPowerEU plan35 plays a key role in responding to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. That plan aims to accelerate the energy transition in the European Union, in order to reduce the Union’s gas and electricity consumption and to boost investments in the deployment of energy efficient and low carbzero-emission solutions. That plan sets inter alia the targets to double solar photovoltaic capacity by 2025 and to install 600 GW of solar photovoltaic capacity by 2030 within the Union; to double the rate of deployment of heat pumps within the Union; to produce 10 million tonnes of domestic renewable hydrogen by 2030; and to substantially increase production of biomethane to 35 bcm by 2030. The plan also sets out that achieving the REPowerEU goals will require diversifying the supply of low carbon energy equipment and of critical raw materials, reducing sectoral dependencies, overcoming supply chain bottlenecks and expanding the Union’s clean energy technology manufacturing capacity. As part of its efforts to increase the share of renewable energy in power generation, industry, buildings and transport, the Commission proposes to increase the target in the Renewable Energy Directive to 45% by 2030 and to increase the target in the Energy Efficiency Directive to 13%. This would bring the total renewable energy generation capacities to 1236 GW by 2030, in comparison to 1067 GW by 2030 envisaged under the 2021 proposal and will see increased needs for storage through batteries to deal with intermittency in the electricity grid. Similarly, policies related to the decarbonisation of the road sector, such as Regulation (EU) 2019/631 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 will be strong drivers for a further electrification of the road transport sector and thus increasing demand for batteries. _________________ 35 Communication of 18 May 2022 from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, REPowerEU Plan, COM/2022/230 final, 18.05.2022.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The commitments to the net-zero transformation isare already causing huge industrial, economic, and geopolitical shifts across the globe, which will become ever more pronounced as the world advances in its decarbonisation efforts. The road to net zerotransformation towards a climate-neutral, zero-pollution, renewables-based, circular, resource-efficient, and fair economy translates into strong opportunities for the expansion of Union’s net-zero industry, making use of the strength of the Single Market, by promoting investment in technologies in the field of renewable energy technologies , electricity and heat storage technologies, heat pumps, grid technologies, renewable fuels of non- biological origin technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, fusion, small modular reactors and related best-in-class fuels, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies, and energy- system related energy efficiency technologies and their supply chains, allowing for thto contribute to the imperative decarbonisation of our economic sectors, from energy supply to transport, buildings, and industry. A strong net zero industry within the European Union can help significantly in reaching the Union’s climate and energy targets effectively, as well as in supporting other Green Deal objectives, while creating jobs and growthproviding decent working conditions for all.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To meet the 2030 climate and energy targets, energy savings and energy efficiency needs to be prioritised. Saving energy is the cheapest, safest and cleanest way to meet those targets. ‘Energy efficiency first’ is an overall principle of EU energy policy and is important in both its practical applications in policy and investment decisions. Therefore, it is essential to expand the Union’s manufacturing capacity for energy efficient technologies, such as heat pumps and smart grid technologies, that help the EU reduce and control its energy consumption.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Additional policy effort is necessary to support those technologies that are commercially available and have a good potential for rapid scale up to support the Union’s 2030 climate targets, improve the security of supply for net-zero technologies and their supply chains, and safeguard or strengthen the overall resilience and competitiveness of the Union’s energy system. It includes access to a safe and sustainable source of best in class fuels, as described in recital 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To achieve the 2030 objectives a particular focus is needed on some of the net-zero technologies, also in view their significant contribution towards the path to net zero by 2050. These technologies include solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, onshore and offshore renewable technologies, battery/energy storage technologies including batteries, heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, sustainable biogas/biomethane, carbon capture and storage technologies andand smart grid technologies. These technologies play a key role in the Union’s open strategic autonomy, ensuring that citizens have access to clean, affordable, secure energy. Given their role, these technologies should benefit from even faster permitting procedures, obtain the status of the highest national significance possible under national law and benefit from additional support to crowd-in investments.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In 2020 the European Commission adopted an EU strategy for energy system integration. It set out a vision on how to accelerate the transition towards a more integrated energy system, one that supports a climate neutral economy at the least cost across sectors. It encompasses three complementary and mutually reinforcing concepts: first, a more ‘circular’ energy system, with energy efficiency at its core; second, a greater direct electrification of end-use sectors; third, the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels, including renewable hydrogen, for end-use applications where direct heating or electrification are not feasible, not efficient or have disproportionately higher costs. Considerations related to energy system integration refer to solutions for fully integrating all the electricity generated by renewable energy installations into the wider energy system. This means, for instance, adopting technical solutions that allow for the integration of surplus electricity generated by renewable electricity installations, including through storage in its various forms and demand- side management.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The development of sustainable, safe and permanent carbon capture and storage solutions for industryunavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial processes, which could not be mitigated otherwise, is confronted with a coordination failure. On the one hand, despite thewhile the recently growing CO2 price incentive provided by the EU Emissions Trading System, for industry to invest into capturing CO2 emissions making makes such investments economically viable, they face a significantose industries may face a 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 reachamp up the Union-wide target for CO2 injection capacity. At the same time, CO2 injection capacity sites should comply with the applicable environmental standards and ensure the safety of their operations, including the rules laid out in Directive 2009/31/EC and the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ principle within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) A keyOne potential bottleneck for carbon capture investments that are today increasingly economically viable is the availability of operating CO2 storage sites in Europe, which underpin the incentives from Directive 2003/87/EC. To scale up the technology and expand its leading manufacturing capacitiesherefore, the EU needs to develop a forward-looking supplyadequacy assessment of permanent geological CO2 storage sites permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EU36 . By defining a Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2injection capacity by 2030, in line with the expected capacities needed in 2030,within the Union. This adequacy assessment should provide a detailed analysis of the geographical and temporal adequacies between the existing and planned CO2 storage sites permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EU36 and the CO2 capture projects for residual industrial emissions within the Union. This would allow the relevant sectorscan to coordinate their investments towards a European Net- Zero CO2 transport and storage value chain that industries can use to decarbonise their operations.This initial deployment will also support further CO2storage in a 2050 perspective.According to the Commission’s estimates, the Union could need to capture up to 550 According to the Commission’s estimates, the Union could need to permanently store in geological storage sites between around 80 and 298 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2050 to meet the net zero objective37 , including for carbon removals. Such a first industrial- scale storage capacity will de-risk investments into the capturing of CO2 emissions as importanta tool to reach climate neutrality. When this regulation is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, the Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030adequacy assessment will be adjusted accordingly. _________________ 36 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance), (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114). 37 In depth analysis in support of the Commission Communication (2018/773) A Clean Planet for all. A European long-term strategic vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) By defining CO2 storage sites that contribute to the Union’s 2030 target as net-zero strategic projects, the development of CO2 storage sites can be accelerated and facilitated, and the increasing industrial demand for storage sites can be channelled towards the most- cost-effective storage sites. An increasing volume of depleting gas and oil fields that could be converted into safe, sustainable and permanent CO2 storage sites are at the end of their useful production lifetime. In addition, the oil and gas industry has affirclaimed its determination wants to embark on an energy transition and possesses the assets, skills and knowledge needed to explore and develop additional storage sites. To reach the Union’s target of 50 million tonnes of annualtransform those fields into safe, sustainable and permanent CO2 storage sites. To provide operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030, the sector needs to pool its contributions to ensure that carbon capture and storage as a climate solutionstorage is available ahead of demand. In order to ensure a timely, Union-wide and cost-effective development of CO2 storage sites in line with the EU objective for injection capacity, licensees of oil and gas production in the EU should contribute to this target pro rata of their oil and gas manufacturing capacitycompanies offering to sell fossil fuels on the Union market should contribute to this effort, while providing flexibilities to cooperate and take into account other contributions of third parties.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To address security of supply issues and contribute to supporting the resilience of Union’s energy system andconomy, its decarbonisation and modernisation efforts, the net-zero technology manufacturing capacity in the Union needs to expand. Union manufacturersing of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies need to increase their competitive edge ando improve security of supply perspectives, by aiming to reach at least 30 gigawatt of operational solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2030 across the full PV value chain, in line with the goals set out in the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance, which is supported under the Union’s Solar Energy Strategy.38 Union manufacturersing of wind and heat pump technologies need to consolidate their competitive edge and maintain or expand their current market sharesbe expanded throughout this decade, in line with the Union’s technology deployment projections that meet its 2030 energy and climate targets.39 This translates into a Union manufacturing capacity for wind of at least 36 GW and, respectively, for heat pumps of at least 31 GW in 2030. Union manufacturersing of batteries and electrolysers need to consolidate their technology leadership and actively contribute to shaping these markets. For battery technologies this would mean contributing to the objectives ofalso needs to be expanded. For battery technologies, the European Battery Alliance and aims at almost 90% of the Union’s battery annual demand being met by the Union’s battery manufacturersmanufacturing capacities within the Union, translating into a Union manufacturing capacity of at least 550 GWh in 2030. For EU electrolyser manufacturers, the REPowerEU plan projects 10 million tonnes of domestic renewable hydrogen production and a further up to 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen imports by 2030. To ensure EU’s technological leadership translates into commercial leadership, as supported under the Electrolyser Joint Declaration of the Commission and the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, EU electrolyser manufacturers should further boost their capacitying capacity should be expanded, such that the overall installed electrolyser capacity being deployed reaches at least 100 GW hydrogen by 2030. _________________ 38 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Solar Energy Strategy, SWD(2022) 148 final, 18.05.2022. 39 As per REPowerEU objectives set out in the REPowerEU Plan, COM/2022/230 final, and accompanying Commission Staff Working Document Implementing the Repower EU Action Plan: Investment Needs, Hydrogen Accelerator and achieving the Bio-Methane Targets Accompanying the Document : Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU Plan, SWD/2022/230 final, 18.05.2022
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Considering these objectives together, while also taking into account that for certain elements of the supply chain (such as inverters, as well as solar cells, wafers, and ingots for solar PV or cathodes and anodes for batteries) the Union manufacturing capacity is low, the Union net-zero technologies annualshould closely monitor the resilience of net-zero technologies' deployment, reinforce the corresponding annual manufacturing capacity shoul, and aim at approaching or reaching an overall annual manufacturing benchmark of at least 40% of annual deployment needs by 2030 for the technologies listed in the Annex , without prejudice to sector-specific indicative targets.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to maintain competitiveness and reduce current strategic import dependencies in key net- zero technology products and their supply chains, while avoiding the formation of new ones, the Union needs to continue strengthening its net zero industrial base and become more competitive and innovation friendly. The Union needs to enable the development of manufacturing capacity faster, simpler and in a more predictable way, without compromising on its high environmental and social standards.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States should submit updated drafts of their 2021-2030 National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) in June 202340 . As emphasised in the Commission’s Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021-2030 national energy and climate plans41 , the updated plans should describe Member States’ objectives and policies to facilitate the scale-up of manufacturing projects of commercially available energy efficient and low-carbzero-emission technologies, equipment and key components within their territory. Those plans should also describe Member States’ objectives and policies to achieve such scale-up through diversification efforts in third countries, and to enable theiravy industries, other than energy- related installations, to capture and store unavoidable CO2 emissions permanently in geological storage sites. , for which no direct emission reduction options are available, permanently in geological storage sites. In their revised National Energy and Climate Plans Member States should also reflect better the social- economic impacts, challenges and opportunities expected from the transition to climate-neutrality, as well as the detailed measures and resources that will be necessary to manage them, in cooperation with the social partners. _________________ 40 Member States shall update their national plans for 2021-2030 by June 2023 (draft plans) and June 2024 (final plans). See Article 14 and requirements of Chapter 2 and Annex I of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. 41 Commission Notice on the Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021- 2030 national energy and climate plans 2022/C 495/02, (OJ C 495, 29.12.2022, p. 24).
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In addition, the Communication on the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net- Zero Age42 sets out a comprehensive approach to support a clean energy technology scale up based on four pillars. The first pillar aims at creating a pregulatory environment that simplifies and fast- tracks permittingdictable, coherent and simplified regulatory environment for new net-zero technology manufacturing and assembly sites and facilitates the scaling up of the net-zero industry of the Union. The second pillar of the plan is to boost investment in and financing of net-zero technology production, through the revised Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework adopted in March 2023 and the creation of a European Sovereignty fund to preserve the European edge on critical and emerging technologies relevant to the green and digital transitions. The third pillar relates to developing the skills needed to make the transition happen and increase the number of skilled workers in the clean energy technology sector. The fourth pillar focuses on trade and the diversification of theresilient supply chain of, including critical raw materials. That includes creating a critical raw materials club, working with like-minded partners to collectively strengthen supply chains and diversifying away from single suppliers for critical input. _________________ 42 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age, COM/2023/62 final, 01.02.2023.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order for net-zero technology manufacturing projects to be deployed or expanded as quickly as possible to ensure the Union’s security of supply for net-zero technologies, it is important to create planning and investment certainty by keeping the administrative burden on project promoters to a minimum without compromising on the high environmental and social standards of the Union and of the Member States. For that reason, permit-granting processes of the Member States for net zero technology manufacturing projects should be streamlined, whilst at the same time ensuring that such projects are safe, secure, environmentally performant, and comply with environmental, social and safety requirements. Union environmental legislation sets common conditions for the process and content of national permit- granting processes, thereby ensuring a high level of environmental protection. Being granted the status of Net-Zero Strategic Project should be without prejudice to any applicable permitting conditions for the relevant projects, including those set out in Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council58 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC59 , Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council60 , Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61 , and Directive (EU) 2010/75 of the European Parliament and of the Council62 . _________________ 58 Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1). 59 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 60 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 61 Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 56). 62 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) At the same time, the unpredictability,relative complexity and at times, excessive length of national permit- granting processes may undermines the investment securitypredictable investment environment needed for the effective development of net-zero technologies manufacturing projects. Therefore, in order to ensure and speed up their effective implementation, Member States should apply streamlined and predictable permitting procedures. In addition, Net- Zero Strategic Projects should be given priority status at national level, when such status exists, to ensure rapid administrative treatment and urgent treatment in all judicial and dispute resolution procedures relating to them, without preventing competent authorities to streamline permitting for other net-zero technologies manufacturing projects that are not Net- Zero Strategic Projects or more generally. To attain this objective, Member States should ensure that the competent authorities are adequately equipped, staffed and trained.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) NSome net-zero technology manufacturing projects may undergo lengthy and complex permitting procedures of 2-7 years, depending on the Member State, technology and value chain segment. Considering the size of required investments – in particular for gigafactory- size projects which are needed to reach the expected economies of scale – inadequate permittingthis may creates an additional and often detrimental barrier to increase net- zero technology manufacturing capacity in the Union. In order to provide project promoters and other investors with the security and clarity needed to increase development of net-zero technologies manufacturing projects, Member States should ensure that the permit-granting process related to such projects does not exceed pre-set time limits. For Net Zero Strategic Projects the length of the permit- granting process should not exceed twelve months for facilities with a yearly production output of more than 1 GW, and 9 months for those with a yearly production output of less than 1 GW. For all other net-zero technology manufacturing projects, the length of the permit-granting process should not exceed eighteen months for facilities with a yearly production output of more than 1 GW, and twelve months for those with a yearly production output of less than 1 GW. For net-zero technologiesgrids, for which the GW metric is not relevant, such as grids and carbon capture and storage (CCS) or carbon capture and usage (CCU) technologies, the upper limits of the aforementioned deadlines should apply. For the expansion of existing production lines, each of the aforementioned time limits should be halved, provided that it exclusively concerns brownfield projects.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In addition, given the importance of Net Zero Strategic Projects for the Union’s energy supplyindustrial resilience, certain administrative restrictions should be partly lifted or simplified to speed up their implementation, as long as this does not impede the quality of potential environmental assessments.
Amendment 161 #
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. In particular, areas designated for nature protection or restoration, in particular Natura 2000 areas, should not be eligible to host net-zero manufacturing projects due to the disruptive nature of large-scale industrial installations for flora and fauna. However, to ensure that permit granting procedures for net zero technologies manufacturing projects are predictable and timely, any potential to streamline the required assessments and authorisations while not lowering the level of environmental protection should be realised, with exemptions granted in cases of exceptional risks for the health and safety of workers or of the general population, or of potential commensurate threat to the environment. In that regard, it should be ensured that the necessary assessments are bundled or coordinated 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. The public should always be consulted as early as possible, in order to give the opportunity to raise any concern.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Land use conflicts can create barriers toarise from 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 of provisions for net-zero technologies manufacturing projects when developing relevant plans.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the framework of measures for ensuring a coordinated approach throughout the Union on innovating and scaling up the manufacturing capacity of strategic commercially available net-zero technologies in the Union to support the Union’s 2030 target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % relative to 1990 levels and the Union’s 2050 climate neutrality target, as defined by Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, while taking due account of the priority objectives set out in Decision (EU) 2022/591, and to ensure the Union’s access to a secure and sustainable supply of strategic net-zero technologies needed to safeguard the resilience of the Union’s energy systemcorresponding Union’s supply chains, and to contribute to the creation of quality jobs.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) the consistency with the Union’s climate and environmental targets and objectives, including: i) the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852: ii) the precautionary principle established under Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; iii) early and effective public participation in accordance with Regulation (EC) 137/2006; iv) complementary measures such as demand-side management, increased material efficiency and circularity, substitution of materials and of critical raw materials;
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) the free movement of strategic net- zero technologies placed on the Single market.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
ba) economic operators involved in the manufacturing of strategic net-zero technologies provide quality jobs with decent working conditions.
Amendment 220 #
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; and energy- system related energy efficiency technologies. 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 strategic net-zero technologies’ means the final products and specific key components thereof, belonging to the sets of technologies listed in the Annex. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8 and be commercially available. By [6 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] 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 Commission shall, by means of a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 32, establish the list of key compon 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 onts for each of the strategic net- zero technology final products listed in the Annex and falling into the uscope of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 finalthis Regulation.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘key component’ means a small part of a net-zero technologyn indispensable part or element of a strategic net-zero technology, exclusively for use in that technology, that is manufactured and traded by a company, starting from processed materials, for which the diversification of supply, the substitution or the increase of manufacturing is difficult due to various market barriers, in particular stemming from intellectual property rights or a high level of qualification for its manufacturing, or for which the Union heavily depends on imports coming from a single third country;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘innovative strategic net-zero technologies’ means technologies which satisfy the definition of ‘strategic net-zero technologies’, except that they that have not yet reached a technology readiness level of at least 8, and that comprise genuine innovation which substantially contributes to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation through improved energy or resource efficiency, sustainability, circularity or reduced carbon impact, and which are not currently available on the market and, are advanced enough to be tested in a controlled environment.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ‘net-zero regulatory sandbox’ means a scheme that enables undertakings to test innovative strategic net-zero technologies in a controlled real-world environment, under a specific plan, developed and monitored by a competent authority, in full compliance with the precautionary principle enshrined in Article 191 TFEU.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘CO2 injection capacity’ means the annual amount of CO2 that can be injected in an operational geological storage site, permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC, with the purpose to reduce emissions or increase carbon removals, in particular from large scal and in line with the 'Do No Significant Harm' principle within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, with the purpose to safely, sustainably and permanently capture iandu strial installationsore unavoidable CO2 emissions or increase atmospheric carbon removals, and which is measured in tonnes per annum;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) 'unavoidable CO2 emissions' means CO2 emissions produced by heavy industrial installations for which no direct emissions reduction options are available, taking into account the potential of material substitution and circular economy;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
(sa) 'quality job' means a job providing decent wages, ensuring work security via standard employment contract and access to social protection, giving access to good quality lifelong learning opportunities, securing good working conditions in safe and healthy workplaces, including a reasonable working time with good work- life balance, while ensuring trade union representation and bargaining rights.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where an environmental impact assessment must be carried out in accordance with Articles 5 to 9 of Directive 2011/92/EU, the project promoter concerned shall request an opinion to the competent authority referred to in Article 4 on the scope and level of detail of the information to be included in the environmental impact assessment report pursuant to Article 5(1) of that Directive. The national competent authority shall ensure that the opinion referred to in the first subparagraphin parallel the public concerned is consulted according to the provisions set out in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2011/92/EU, that the opinion referred to in the first subparagraph includes and takes into account the results of the consultation of the public pursuant to Article 8 of Directive 2011/92/EU, and that the opinion is issued as soon as possible and within a period of time not exceeding 360 days from the date on which the project promoter submitted its request., provided that this request includes all required documentation. In cases falling under the second sub-paragraph of Article 6(4) of this Regulation, this period shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
National competent authorities may decide not to apply coordinated or joint procedures if they prove that it would negatively affect the content or quality of the environmental impact assessment.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The national competent authority shall ensure that the authorities concerned issue a reasoned conclusion as referred to in Article 1(2), point (g)(iv) of Directive 2011/92/EU on the environmental impact assessment within three months of receiving all necessary information gathered pursuant to Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Directive and completing the consultations referred to in Articles 6 and 7 of that Directive. In cases falling under the second sub-paragraph of Article 6(4) of this Regulation, this period shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The timeframes for consulting the public concerned on the environmental report referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU shall not be longer than 4590 days. In cases falling under the second sub-paragraph of Article 6(4), this period shall be extended to 90 dayassessed on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The national competent authority shall ensure that the project promoter’s request is aligned with the promoter’s obligations under Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 15 of [Directive 2022/0051 (COD), Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence], Article 19a of Directive (EU) 2022/2464, abides by the precautionary principle established under Article 191 TFEU, and fulfils the requirements of the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ principle within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Where an environmental impact assessment pursuant to Directive 2011/92/EU concerns an area subject to protection or restoration measures as defined in Annex V, Part 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, the national competent authority shall not consent to the project promoter's request.
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Member States shall ensure that their national competent authorities and other authorities pursuant to Article 6(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU are adequately equipped to fulfil its obligations under this Article.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. When preparing plans, including zoning, spatial plans and land use plans, national, regional and local authorities shall, where appropriate, include in those plans provisions for the development of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including net-zero strategic projects. Priority shall be given to artificial and built surfaces, industrial sites, and brownfield sites, and, where appropriate, greenfield sites not usable for agriculture and forestry.
Amendment 375 #
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, 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 planspecific projects under the plan could 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. National competent authorities may refuse to provide a combined assessment if they demonstrate it would negatively affect the quality of the assessments, or if they demonstrate that they do not have the necessary resources to provide the combined assessment in time.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The provisions set out in this Regulation are without prejudice to the obligations under Articles 6 and 7 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, signed at Aarhus on 25 June 1998, and under the UNECE Convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context, signed at Espoo on 25 February 1991.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. All decisions adopted pursuant to this Section and Articles 12, 13, 14 and 213 shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall recognise as net-zeroAny promoter of a project located on the territory of the Union related to manufacturing of a strategic projects net-zero technology manufacturing projects corresponding to a technology listed in the Annex and locatlisted in Annex may submit an application to the Commission for the recognition of a specific project as a net- zero strategic project. The applications shall be assessed inby the Union that contributesCommission on the basis of the contribution of the project to the realisation of the objectives set out in Article 1 of this Regulation and meet at least one of the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) the net-zero technology manufacturing project has positive impact on the Union’s net-zero industry supply chain or downstream sectors, beyond the project promoter and the Member States concerned, contributing to the Union's climate targets as defined under Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 and the Union's environmental priority objectives defined under Article 2 of Decision (EU) 2022/591, the competitiveness and quality job creation of the Union’s net-zero industry supply chain, according to at least three of the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) it adds significant manufacturing capacity in the Union for strategic net-zero technologies;
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) it manufactures technologies with improved environmental sustainability and performancecircularity features, in particular with regard to reuse and recycling, and improved performance compared to the state-of-the-art in the Union;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) it adopts comprehensive low- carbonzero- emission, resource-efficient and circular manufacturing practices, including waste heat recovery, energy and material efficiency, with carbon and resource footprint significantly lower than the industry average.
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) it is aligned with the promoter’s obligations under Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 15 of [Directive 2022/0051 (COD)], Article 19a of Directive (EU) 2022/2464, abides by the precautionary principle established under Article 191 TFEU, and fulfils the requirements of the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ principle in the meaning of in Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member StatesThe Commission shall recognise as net-zero strategic projects CO2 storage projects that meet the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the CO2 storage project contributes to reaching the objective set out in Article 16 and in accordance with Articles 17 and 18;
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the CO2 storage project aims at sustainably, safely and permanently storing unavoidable CO2 emissions;
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) the CO2 storage project is part of the priority list identified pursuant to Article 17(3) point d.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
(cc) the CO2 storage project does not cover emissions generated by energy- related installations.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Net-zero technology manufacturing projects corresponding to a technology listed in the Annex located in ‘less developed and transition regions’ and Just Transition Fund Territories and eligible for funding under cohesion policy rules, shall be recognised by Member Statesthe Commission as net- zero strategic projects under Article 11(3) upon request of the project promoter without the project promoter having to submit a formal application under Article 11(2).
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. A net-zero technology manufacturing project located in the Union that contributes to the realisation of the objectives set out in Article 1(1) and that either benefits from the ETS Innovation Fund, or is part of Important Projects of Common European Interest, European Hydrogen Valleys, or of the Hydrogen Bank, when the funds support investment in manufacturing capacities corresponding to a technology listed in the Annex, shall be recognised by Member Statesthe Commission as net- zero strategic project under Article 11(3) upon request of the project promoter without the project promoter having to submit a formal application under Article 11(2).
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In exceptional cases, where the nature, complexity, location or size of the net-zero strategic project so requires, the national competent authority may extend the time limits referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 by a maximum of 1 month before their expiry and on a case-by-case basis. Where the national competent authority considers that the net-zero strategic project raises exceptional risks for the health and safety of workers or of the general population, or of potential commensurate threat to the environment, and where additional time is necessary to establish that adequate safeguards are put in place, they shall extend those time limits by a further 6 months, before their expiry and on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When determining the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of the allowances pursuant to Article 10(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC, Member States shall strive to increase the share of revenues used to support strategic net- zero technologies listed in the Annex of this Regulation.
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
16 Union level objective of CO2 injection capacity for unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations
Amendment 514 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
An annual injection capacity of at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 shall be achieved by 2030CO2 shall be achieved by 2030 in line with the needs for the permanent storage of domestic unavoidable CO2 industrial emissions, 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, pursuant to Article 17, paragraph 3, point d. These storage sites shall not be combined with Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery (EHR).
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Transparency and adequacy of CO2 storage capacity data
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) oblige entities holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council71 on their territory to make publicly available all geological data relating to production sites that have been decommissioned or whose decommissioning has been notified to the competent authority., and preliminary economic assessments of the respective costs of enabling CO2 injection on each site, including data on: _________________ 71 Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3).
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i (new)
i) whether the site is suitable for sustainably, safely and permanently injecting CO2;
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (new)
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) For the purposes of point (a), the data shall include at least the information requested in the Commission Notice on the Guidance to Member States for the update of the 2021-2030 National Energy and Climate Plans and its subsequent updates.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a mapping of CO2 capture projects in progressrelated to the capture of unavoidable CO2 emissions in progress on its territory and an estimation of the corresponding needs for injection and storage capacities;
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a mapping of CO2 storage projects in progress on its territory, including the status of permitting under Directive 2009/31/EC, expected dates for Final Investment Decision (FID) and entry into operation;
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the national support measures that have been, or could be, adopted to prompt projects referred to in points (a) and (b), and the envisaged measures to ensure that each project fulfils the 'do no significant harm' principle within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
These reports shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purpose of the mapping referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to supplement this Regulation by adopting a methodology to identify unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations, based on sound, factual, science-based data, and taking into account the current state-of-the-art and foreseeable evolution of relevant technologies, as well as the mitigation potential of material substitution and of all demand-side emissions reduction measures.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. By 12 months from the entry into force of this Regulation and every 12 months thereafter, the Commission shall publish a CO2 storage and injection capacity adequacy assessment, using notably the information collected pursuant to Article 17(2) and to Article 18 (6). This adequacy assessment shall: (a) provide a detailed analysis of the geographical and temporal adequacies between the existing and planned CO2 storage sites and the CO2 capture projects for unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations within the Union; (b) identify the main infrastructure needed for the transportation and storage of unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations, in the most environmentally and socially responsible as well as the most cost-efficient manner, throughout the Union; (c) establish the reference target of necessary CO2 injection capacity to be developed in the Union to enable the permanent storage of unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations by 2030, and the corresponding list of identified storage sites to be developed in priority (‘priority storage sites’).
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Within 2 years of the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt a legislative proposal concerning the modalities, economic terms and conditions, related to the open, fair and non-discriminatory access to the CO2 transport infrastructure and to the CO2 storage sites, the safety of the CO2 storage and transport network, and implementing specific environmental standards on CO2 transport and storage.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
Contribution of authorised oil and gas producerfossil fuels companies
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each entity holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/ECconomic operator offering to sell petroleum products, natural gas or coal on the Union market shall be subject to an individual contribution to the Union- wide target for available CO2 injection capacity set in Article 16pursuant to Article 17(3), point (d). Those individual contributions shall be calculated pro-rata on the basis of each entity’s share in the Union’s crude oil and natural gas productiongreenhouse gas emissions stemming from the combustion of the volumes of fossil fuels products offered on the Union market from 1 January 2021990 to 31 December 2023 and shall consist of CO2 injection capacity in apriority storage site s permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and available to the market by 2030.
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. Within three months of the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall, identify and report to the European Commission the entities referred to in paragraph 1 and their volumes in crude oil and, natural gas productionand coal placed on the Union market from 1 January 2021990 to 31 December 2023.
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. FWithin maximum 6 months following the receipt of the reports submitted pursuant to Article 17 (2), the Commission after having consulted Member States and interested parties, shall specifyshall specify and make publicly available the share of the contribution to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030 from entities referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Within twelve months of the entry into force of the Regulation, the entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit to the Commission a plan detailing how they intend to meet their individual contribution to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030 referred to in Article 17, paragraph 3, point d. Those plans shall:
Amendment 588 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
These plans shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) invest in, or develop, CO2 storage projects alone or in co-operation;
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. Two years after the entry into force of the Regulation and every year thereafter, the entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit a report to the Commission detailing their progress, and related investments, towards meeting their contribution. The Commission shall make these reports public.
Amendment 621 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take into consideration this Regulation when preparing their national energy and climate plans and their updates, submitted pursuant to Articles 3, 9, and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in particular as regards the dimension “research, innovation and competitiveness” of the Energy Union, and in the submission of their biennial progress reports in accordance with Article 17 of that Regulation. In particular, Member States shall identify measures to promote research, development and innovation in order to: (a) minimise and counterbalance unavoidable CO2 emissions from industrial installations; (b) improve environmental sustainability and circularity features of manufacturing capacities of strategic net-zero technologies, in particular with regard to the reuse, recycling and resource- efficiency considerations; (c) improve the performance of strategic net-zero technologies compared to the state-of-the-art in the Union.
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall monitor, and make publicly available the results of this monitoring, on an ongoing basis:
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the progress with respect to the Union level objective of CO2 injection capacity referred to in Article 167(3), point (d).
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the amount of CO2 stemming from unavoidable CO2 emissions stored permanently underground in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC.
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 6
Annex – row 6
6. Sustainable biogas/biomethane technologiesTechnologies related exclusively to the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin used in aviation and maritime transport, in line with the requirements under Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 7
Annex – row 7