19 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2016/0375(COD)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation sets out the necessary legislative foundation for a reliable and transparent Governance that ensures the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union and the targets of the Energy UnionParis Agreement through complementary, coherent and ambitious efforts by the Union and its Member States, while promoting the Union's Better Regulation principles.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Energy Union should make a transition to a highly efficient energy system which focuses to a high degree on renewable energy and covers five key dimensions: energy security; the internal energy market; energy efficiency; decarbonisation; and research, innovation and competitiveness.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe'’s energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non-legislative acts at Union, national and natregional level.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 20151616 recognised that the Governance of the Energy Union will be an essential tool for the efficient and effective construction of the Energy Union and the achievement of its objectives. They underlined that the governance system should be based on the principles of integration of strategic planning and reporting on the implementation of climate and energy policies and coordination between actors responsible for energy and climate policy, at Union, regional and national level. They also underlined that the Governance should ensure that the agreed energy and climate targets for 2030 are met; and that the Governance would monitor the Member States' and the Union’s collective progress towards the achievement of the policy objectives across the five dimensions of the Energy Union. _________________ 16 Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 2015 (14632/15).
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a description of the policies and measur, measures and investment strategies foreseen to meet the corresponding objectives, targets and contributions set out under point (b);
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measur, measures and investment strategies to meet the objectives referred to in point (b);
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) results of consultation and involvement of local authorities, civil society, the social partners, relevant sectors and members of the public;
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point i
i. the Member State's binding national target for greenhouse gas emissions and the annual binding national limits pursuant to Regulation [ ] [ESR], but not falling short of the targets set in Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC [ESR] to be attained by 2020;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii a (new)
iiia. the trajectories to gradually increase the blending obligation for biofuels derived from agricultural waste which applies to suppliers of fossil fuels;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii b (new)
iiib. the gradual elimination of the use of vegetable oils and energy crops in biofuels and bioliquids which entail land use change, deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii c (new)
iiic. the standards applicable to various types of biofuels and mixtures;
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the macroeconomic, environmental, health, skills and social impact of the planned policies and measures referred to in Article 7 and further specified in Annex I, for the first ten-year period at least until the year 2030 including a comparison with the projectionsbased on of existing (implemented and adopted) policies and measures referred to in paragraph 1;
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall announce in advance the indicators that it intends to use to make such assessments.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. If, on the basis of its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans and their updates pursuant to Article 12, the Commission concludes that the targets, objectives and contributions of the national plans or their updates are insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for the first ten-years period, for the Union's 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, it shall take measures at Union level in order to ensure the collective achievement of those objectives and targets. With regard to renewable energy, such measures and, in particular, the financing platform set up at Union level to contribute to renewable energy projects, shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the Union's 2030 target by Member States set out in the national plans and their updates.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure that the contribution sought from the Member States for the financing platform for renewable energy projects is distributed fairly on the basis of the progress made by each Member State.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure that the recommendations are published and made accessible.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) if available, changes in commodity prices and land use within the Member State associated with its increased use of biomass and other forms of energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Annex VII – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) the estimated impact of co- production and use of first generation biofuels on the self-sufficiency and price of protein concentrates and other feed products;