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Activities of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2016/0230(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework (debate) LV
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0230(COD)

Amendments (26)

Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The internationally agreed IPCC Guidelines state that emissions from the combustion of biomass can be accounted as zero in the energy sector with the condition that these emissions are accounted for in the LULUCF sector. In the EU, emissions from biomass combustion are accounted as zero pursuant to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No. 601/2012 and the provisions set out in Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, hence consistency with the IPCC Guidelines would only be ensured if these emissions should be covered accurately under this Regulation. Accounting rules laid down in this Regulation should not impede the use of sustainable biomass in the energy sector through generation of emissions in the LULUCF sector.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, section A, as reported pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 occurring in any of the following land accounting categories on the territories of Member States and other accounting categories during the period from 2021 to 2030:
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) harvested wood products
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from the requirement to apply the default value established in Article 5(3), a Member State may transition cropland, grassland, wetland, settlements and other land from the category of such land converted to forest land to the category of forest land remaining forest land after 30 years from the date of conversion.at least 40 years period in line with IPCC guidelines."
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland in its base period 20053-2007.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland in its base period 20053-2007.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where the result of the calculation referred to in paragraph 1 is negative in relation to its forest reference level, a Member State shall include in its managed forest land accounts total net removals of no more than the equivalent of 3,5 per cent of the Member State’s emissions in its base year or period as specified in Annex III, multiplied by five.deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 20189 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of currentsustainable forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forestsadopted national forest programmes, or similar policies and programmes, as documented up to 2017 for the period 2021-2025 and up to 2022 for the period 2026 - 2030, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The national forestry accounting planreport shall be made public and shall be subject to public consultation.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall demonstrate consistency between the methods and data used to establish the forest reference level in the national forestry accounting planreport and those used in the reporting for managed forest land. At the latest at the end of the period from 2021 to 2025 or from 2026 to 2030, a Member State shall submit to the Commission a technical correction of its reference level if necessary to ensure consistency.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical corrections and, as described in the Annex IV C, facilitate a technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State, and technical corrections, with a view to enable an assessment the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report including recommendations in order to improve transparency and shall made the synthesis report publicly available.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the review carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member State forest reference levels as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021-2025 and/or 2026-2030.
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
[...]deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting of managed forest land, to guarantee that emissions and removals resulting from biomass use are properly accounted for;
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Reference levels shall include the carbon pool of harvested wood products, providing a comparison between assuming instantaneous oxidation and applying the first-order decay function and half-life values;deleted
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Reference levels should take into account the objective of contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources, as set out in the EU Forest Strategy, Member States' national forest programmes and policies, and the EU Biodiversity Strategy;
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – title
B. Elements of the national forestry accounting planreport
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The national forestry accounting planreport submitted pursuant to Article 8 of this Regulation shall contain the following elements:
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – point f – point 2
(2) Emissions and removals from forests and harvested wood products as shown in greenhouse gas inventories and relevant historical data,
2017/03/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where the result of the calculation referred to in paragraph 1 is negative in relation to its forest reference level, a Member State shall include in its managed forest land accounts total net removals of no more than the equivalent of 3,5 per cent of the Member State’s emissions in its base year or period as specified in Annex III, multiplied by five.deleted
2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030. (The change of “national forestry accounting plan” to “national forestry accounting report” applies throughout the text)
2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests,active, sustainable forest management practice expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical correctionsfacilitate the technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report submitted by a Member State and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshe Commission shall compile a synthesis report and shall make it publicly available.
2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewtechnical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting planreports or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made by the Member States in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member Statetechnical assessment. In the event that a Member State has not updated its forest reference levels, the value as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
2017/04/06
Committee: ENVI