20 Amendments of Francesco DE ANGELIS related to 2012/0288(COD)
Amendment 27 #
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 arwill be 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 oSuch practices have had a highly unfavourable impact on many local communities in the developing countries. Emission reduction strategy should accordingly take into account of ther starch containing crops accordinglyocial impact and respect for human rights, taking up less of the land intended to supply the food market.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Land-use change for the production of biofuels should not lead to the displacement of local or indigenous communities in the Union or in third countries.
Amendment 42 #
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 the target referred to in the first subparagraph, the maximum joint contribution from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil cropson land shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution for energy in transport as set out in Article 3(4)d. Only fuels and liquids in compliance with the target shall be eligible for state aid or other types of financial subsidies."
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
"(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugarsand thereby the biofuels eligible for subsidies under the state guidelines, the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2017. Thereafter, from 1 January 2018 for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, and thereby the biofuels eligible for subsidies under the state anid oil cropsguidelines, the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be no more than 3,5%, the estimated share at the end ofin 201108, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020. After 2020 the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be gradually reduced to zero."
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point iii
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4– – point e– subpoint iii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4– – point e– subpoint iii a (new)
(iii a) biofuels produced on land to reach the 6% target shall be considered to reach a maximum limit of 50% until 31 December 2017 and a level of 0% in 2020. Only biofuels contributing to reach the target shall be eligible for state aid.
Amendment 67 #
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 and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with lowno risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. IAfter prior scientific assessment about their merits and their true sustainability, 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, only advanced biofuels with lowhich meet sustainability criteria, which do not compete with food for land, water or other resources and which have no 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.
Amendment 76 #
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.biofuels that use waste materials for energy purposes only in accordance with the waste hierarchy, that do not compete for the use of land and water so to protect land and food rights and that do not reduce soil organic matter resulting in a negative environmental impact for the local ecosystem
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food crops and from dedicated energy crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, t and Directive 98/70/EC. The share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops as well as from dedicated energy crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011. After 2020 the share of energy from biofuels produced on land shall be phased out
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The estimatedIn order to make sure that EU targets for greenhouse gas emission savings and biofuels are effectively met, indirect land- use change emissions should be included in the reportaken into account when calculating ofthe greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels under savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directive 2009/28/EC and Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC. Indirect land-use change emissions should also be counted towards the target set in Article 7a(2), in order to offer incentives for the production of biofuels with a low indirect land-use change impact. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstockand residues, should be assigned a zero emissions factor provided they meet adequate sustainability standards.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact, which cshould include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021sustainability criteria to be met for promoting advanced biofuels.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 – point -a (new)
2008/70/EC
Article 7a – paragraph 2 – last subparagraph (new)
Article 7a – paragraph 2 – last subparagraph (new)
(-a) In paragraph 2 the following subparagraph is inserted after point c: "Member States shall ensure that the maximum contribution of biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops for the purpose of compliance with the target referred to in the first subparagraph shall not exceed an energy quantity corresponding to 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020."
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point b
Article 2 – point 2 – point 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 cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contribution as set out in Article 3(4)d.
Amendment 221 #
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 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the share of energy from biofuels produced fprom cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oilduced from food crops and dedicated energy 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 238 #
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 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Article 2 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – last subparagraph
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – last subparagraph
(-a) at the end of paragraph 1 the following subparagraph is added: "Energy from biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops or dedicated energy crops taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) 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 297 #
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. 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 forsustainability criteria to be applied for incentivizing biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d of Directive 2009/28/EC.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new)– Part A – title
Annex IX (new)– Part A – title
Part A. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shallcould be considered to be two or four times their energy content in 2018 after prior scientific assessment of their environemtal and social sustainbility as well as the respect of the hierarchy principle and the most efficient use of resources
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new) – Part B – title
Annex IX (new) – Part B – title
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point c
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point c
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point d
Annex IX (new) – Part B – point d