43 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2023/0081(COD)
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The net-zero transformation is 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 zero 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, demand response 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 the 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 growth.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall review and, if necessary, update the list of net- zero technologies and strategic net- zero technologies by two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, and every two years thereafter.
Amendment 504 #
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; demand response technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; all 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 on 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 on 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 on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘component’ means a small part of a net- zero technology that is manufactured and traded by a company starting from processed materialincluding materials and intermediate products;
Amendment 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘net-zero technology manufacturing and deployment project’ means a planned industrial facility or extension or repurposing of an existing facility manufacturing net-zero technologies or value chains making use of the net- zero technologies;
Amendment 554 #
(da) "net-zero technology integration project" means a project building a new industrial facility or a project making changes to an existing industrial facility, that requires the retrofitting of existing production units or/and the integration of new process technologies to use, or increase the use of, net-zero technology final products, which leads to a reduction or avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial facility;
Amendment 583 #
(q) ‘CO2 injection capacity’ means the annual amount of CO2 that can be injected in an operational geological storage site, including saline aquifers, permitted under Directive 2009/31/EC, with the purpose to reduce emissions or increase carbon removals, in particular from large scale industrial installations and which is measured in tonnes per annum;
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. By …[3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall designate one national competent authority which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit-granting process for net-zero technology manufacturing projects and net-zero technology integration projects, including for net-zero strategic projects, and to provide advice on reducing administrative burden in line with Article 5.
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The national competent authority shall specify and make available the detailed requirements and extent of information requested of a project developer before the permit-granting process commences. It shall also specify the maximum time required to come to a final decision.
Amendment 727 #
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 subparagraph is issued as soon as possible and within a period of time not exceeding 3014 days from the date on which the project promoter submitted its request.
Amendment 743 #
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 and all the necessary cost- effective infrastructure. Priority shall be given to artificial and built surfaces, industrial sites, brownfield sites, and, where appropriate, greenfield sites not usable for agriculture and forestry.
Amendment 823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall recognise as net-zero strategic projects CO2 capture projects, CO2 infrastructure projects necessary for the transport of capture CO2 to CO2 storage sites, and CO2 storage projects that meet the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 831 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for CO2 storage projects, the CO2 storage site is located in the territory of the 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);
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for CO2 storage projects, the CO2 storage project contributes to reaching the objective set out in Article 18;
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for CO2 storage projects, the CO2 storage project has applied for a permit for the safe and permanent geological storage of CO2 in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC.
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) for CO2 carbon capture and transport projects, the projects aim to capture, transport and store the CO2 in a CO2 storage project identified in points (a), (b) and (c)
Amendment 847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) the CO2 capture project and the CO2 infrastructure projects necessary to transport the captured CO2 to CO2 storage sites are cost-effective and meet the conditions set out in Article 18 (6) a).
Amendment 878 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission, following its assessment in accordance with paragraph 4, confirms the rejection of the application by the Member State, it shall notify the applicant of its conclusion in the form of a letter in electronic form. Where the Commission differs in its assessment from the Member State, the Net-Zero Europe Platform shall discuss the project in question.
Amendment 969 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Net-Zero Europe Platform as established in Article 28 shall discuss financial needs and bottlenecks of net-zero strategic projects, the use of national ETS revenues to promote strategic net zero technology projects, potential best practices, in particular to develop EU cross-border supply chains, notably based on regular exchanges with the relevant industrial alliances.
Amendment 997 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall propose to the Council and Parliament no later than 31 December 2024 means of coordinating the various sources of public funding for net-zero strategic projects from the EU and Member States with the object of accelerating their deployment.
Amendment 1015 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. An annual injection capacity of at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 shall be achieved by 2030, 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 combined with Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery (EHR).
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Every two year after the entry into force of the Regulation, the European Commission shall report on the progress achieved towards the EU annual injection capacity target. The report shall look in particular at the geographical balance of storage sites across the EU.
Amendment 1026 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
By the 1st January 2026, and as part of its 2040 climate change target plan, the European Commission shall propose a 2040 annual injection capacity target.
Amendment 1040 #
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, in areas where CO2 storage sites can be licensed or permitted, to make publicly available on a non-reliance basis all raw geological data relating to production sites that have been decommissioned or whose decommissioning has been notified to the competent authority. _________________ 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 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) CO2 capture projects in progress and an estimation of the corresponding needs for injection and storage capacities and CO2 transport;
Amendment 1053 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) CO2 storage and transport 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 1061 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the national support measures that couldhave and will be adopted to prompt cost- effective projects referred to in points (a) and (b).
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) bilateral agreements made to facilitate cross-border transportation of CO2.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Should the report referred to in paragraph 2 show that no CO2 storage projects are in progress on their territory, Member States shall report on plans to facilitate the decarbonisation of industrial sectors faced with unavoidable CO2 emissions. This should include cost- effective cross-border transport of CO2 to storage sites located in other Member States, as well as CO2 utilisation projects.
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where national legislation allows, within 12 months after entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall announce a rolling plan to tender licences to explore for geological structures suitable to store CO2 permanently. In designing such tenders, Member States shall pay particular attention to the need to include in their scope saline aquifers.
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) confirm the entity's contribution, expressed in terms of targeted volume of new CO2 storage and injection capacity commissioned by 2030. Additionally, carbon dioxide energy storage systems may be included in the CO2 storage capacity calculations if all available evidence indicates that the stored CO2 will be completely and permanently contained;
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) develop CO2 storage projects alone or in co-operation. Carbon dioxide energy storage systems shall be considered as CO2 storage projects if all available evidence indicates that the stored CO2 will be completely and permanently contained;
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) enter into agreements with other entities referred to in paragraph 1, thereby considering the overall aim of increasing regional storage capacity across the EU;
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The report shall list for each planned CO2 storage project the requirements which need to be met in order for the investment to be successfully undertaken by 2030. The requirements to be met in order for the investment to be successfully undertaken by 2030 shall include the commercial, financial, technical, legal, and environmental requirements that will need to assure, including but not limited to the following: a) the granting of relevant licenses or permits for the exploration of geological structures suitable for permanent CO2 storage, the use of such structures for CO2 storage and the infrastructure relevant to transport CO2 to the storage site; b) the conclusion of commercial contracts for CO2 storage services sufficiently confirming a market need for the storage capacity and providing a reasonable minimum return on the associated capital employed; c) the relevant necessary legal provisions at EU and Member State level, including but not limited to: i.CO2 accounting and liability rules regarding the capture, transport, storage, and transfer of storage ownership at the end of the injection period; ii. ratification of the 2009 amendment to the London Protocol, deposit of declaration of provisional application with the IMO; iii. relevant intergovernmental arrangements related to the establishment of cross-border CCS value chains; d) binding commercial arrangements guaranteeing the operationality of the necessary infrastructure to transport sufficient amounts of CO2 from emitters to 5 the storage site;
Amendment 1147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 c (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Member States shall take the necessary measures to facilitate and incentivize that the requirements listed paragraph 6a(a) are met by the date needed.
Amendment 1152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 d (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Where CO2 is captured and transported in one Member State and transported and stored in other Member States, Member States shall coordinate measures stated in paragraph 6a(c). The European Commission shall ensure and facilitate such coordination through the establishment of CCS Regional Groupings.
Amendment 1159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article18a European CO2 capture platform 1. Within six months of the entry into force of the Regulation, the Commission shall create an aggregation platform for CO2 capture and storage, open to all entities planning to capture or store CO2 to state their planned capture/storage volumes and timeline for development. 2. This platform shall: (a) Support the Commission and Member States to identify a potential gap between the total CO2 volumes planned for capture and for storage. In the event of misalignment, the Commission should provide recommendations to address the shortfall; (b) Create a point of contact for both the capture and storage projects; (c) Allow the storage projects to identify and contract with CO2 providers; (d) Allow the capture projects to identify accessible storage sites and select the most cost-effective site for their capture project. (e) Ensure price transparency for the use of storage. (f) Provide a basis for a future marketplace for CO2 storage services
Amendment 1293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The additional financial compensation granted by authorities in accordance with paragraph 1, due to the application of the criteria referred to in Article 19(2) (b) (c) and (d) shall not exceed 5 % of the cost of the net-zero technology final product for the consumer provided that the aid granted is structured in a progressive way.
Amendment 1335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. European Net Zero Industry Academies shall collaborate with regional and local authorities where net-zero strategic projects and net-zero manufacturing projects are located or planning to be located to assess the required skills needed in the area.
Amendment 1338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) assist the Commission in assessing, continuously monitoring and forecasting the demand and supply of a workforce with the skill sets needed in net-zero technologies and the availability and uptake of corresponding education and training opportunities, at regional and local level if possible, informing as appropriate the activities of the European Net-Zero Industry Academies;
Amendment 1495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the amount of CO2 stored permanently underground in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC and in carbon dioxide energy storage systems.
Amendment 1548 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1
Annex I – table 1
1. Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies 2. Onshore wind and offshore renewable technologies 3. Battery/storage technologies 4. Heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies 5. Electrolysers and fuel cells 6. Sustainable biogas/biomethane and other renewable fuels technologies1 7. Carbon Capture and storage (CCS) technologies 7a Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies ne w 8. Grid technologies