52 Amendments of Alessandro PANZA related to 2020/0036(COD)
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A fixed long-term objective is crucialimportant to contribute to economic and societal transformation, jobs, growth, and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the temperature goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change following the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’).
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union’s and the Member States’ climate action aims to protect people and the planet, welfare, prosperity, health, food systems, the integrity of eco- systems and biodiversity against the threat of climate change, in the context of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and in pursuit of the objectives of the Paris Agreement, and; it also seeks to maximize prosperity within the planetary boundaries and to, increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of society to climate change, bearing in mind also the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality shouldnecessarily requires a contribution fromn impact assessment of every measure on all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to an environmentally and economically sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well- functioning internal energy market is essentialneeded. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) TBefore the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Parliament called for the necessarya transition to a climate- neutral society by 2050 at the latest and for this to be made into a European success story33 and has declared a climate and environment emergency34 . The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 201935 , has agreed on the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, while also recognising that it is necessary to put in place an enabling framework and that the transition will require significant public and private investment. The European Council also invited the Commission to prepare a proposal for the Union’s long- term strategy as early as possible in 2020 with a view to its adoption by the Council and its submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. _________________ 33European Parliament resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP)). 34European Parliament resolution of 28 November 2019 on the climate and environment emergency (2019/2930(RSP)). 35 Conclusions adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 12 December 2019, EUCO 29/19, CO EUR 31, CONCL 9.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union byfrom 2050, in line with the priority objective of economic recovery. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union byfrom 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate action and international climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people and the planet against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Pursuit of the European and national climate neutrality objective must be aligned with effective post-pandemic economic recovery in all Member States; the fundamental European objectives of territorial cohesion, homogeneous regional development and effective European business competitiveness at global level must always be guaranteed and never compromised by any measures taken under the new Climate Act.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires gradual and progressive changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objecOVID-19 containment measures will trigger the sharpest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Achieving climate neutrality within the timeframe set by the European Council would have a pro-cyclical effect at a tivme for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to thewhen it is of paramount importance to implement robust anti- cyclical policies. For this reason, achievement of climate- neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their partmust take second place to full economic recovery in all Member States. By SeptDecember 20201, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into accountthat takes into account the medium to long-term socio-economic consequences of the pandemic, as well as its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36, review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levelsthat are more in line with the new economic reality of Europe and the world. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As cCitizens and communities have a powerful role to play in drivingare suffering the socio-economic effects of the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society by drawing on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by the Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and for the purposes of this Regulation also.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate-neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37. In particular, to ensure equal participatto assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate-neutrality objective, each Member State should, as part of its long- term strategy under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, set out an indicative trajectory for progressively reducing net greenhouse gas emissions in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1Union aiming at a zero rate - in line with future macroeconomic scenarios - from 2050.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes a framework for the irreversiblprogressive and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Union.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
This Regulation sets out an bindingcative objective of climate neutrality in the Union by, in line with macroeconomic recovery from 2050, in pursuit of the long- term temperature goal set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement, and provides a framework for achieving progress in pursuit of the global adaptation goal established in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that dates an essential objective, following complete economic recovery from the fallout of the disastrous COVID-19 pandemic, which the EU proposes to achieve from 2050 onwards.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States. taking care not to undermine territorial cohesion and homogeneous regional growth in the Member States.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shallmay review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55% emission reductions compared to 1990 and the new EU social and economic reality following the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic containment measures, and explore options for a new 2030 emissions target more in line with the new economic reality. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how the Union legislation implementing the Union’s 2030 target would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 andline with emerging EU macroeconomic realities in order to achieve the climate-neutrality- objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryEach Member State shall, as part of its long-term strategy under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, set an indicative trajectory to achieve the objective set out in Article 2(1).
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. When setting a trajectory in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission shall considerMember States shall focus primarily but not exclusively on the following:
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the new economic reality following the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competitiveness of the Union’s economywithin the Union and on the international markets, with a focus on micro-enterprises and SMEs;
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) their own budget situation;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)
(bb) non-repayable European funding specifically earmarked for achievement of climate neutrality objectives;
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) best available technology and its commercial availability with a view to promoting the marketing thereof;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the need to ensure environmental effectiveness and progress, economic sustainability and progressive emissions reduction over time;
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) investmentoverall needs and every investment opportunitiesy;
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) effective measures to overcome regional imbalances;
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) international and global developments and efforts undertaken to achieve the long-term objectives of the Paris Agreement and the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, includingand the latest reports of the IPCC, aside from RCP 8.5-based models .
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific and statistical evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 Septem1 October 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall assess, together with the assessment foreseen under Article 29(5) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall submit the conclusions of that assessment, together with the State of the Energy Union Report prepared in the respective calendar year in accordance with Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and a report on regional development, territorial cohesion and economic recovery, to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 30 Septem1 October 20231, and every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall review:
Amendment 291 #
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the economic impact of the aforementioned measures on the economy of the Union, the euro area and the individual Member States, in terms of sustainability and competitiveness, compared to non-EU countries;
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, based on the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the Commission finds that Union measures are inconsistent with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), incompatible with the economic sustainability or competitiveness of the Union and its Member States compared with third countries or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, or that the progress towards either the climate-neutrality objective or on adaptation as referred to in Article 4 is insufficient, it shall take the necessary measures in accordance with the Treaties, at the same time as the review of the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1).
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal before adoption in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) before adop, together with the objective of economic recovery in the Union and the Member States, territorial cohesion and regional development, in a bid to achieve a fair and balanced solution,; and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By 30 Septem1 October 20231, and every 5 years, thereafter the Commission shall assess:
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective, economic recovery, territorial cohesion and regional development, as expressed by the relevant trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objectiveclimate neutrality objectives in line with economic recovery, territorial cohesion and regional development as expressed by the corresponding trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may issue recommendations to that Member State or adopt funding initiatives to help it achieve the above objectives. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) European statistics and data, including data on the economic situation and on losses from adverse climate impacts, where available; and
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best availablend most recent scientific evidence, including available, and the latest reports of the IPCC; and, except for RCP 8.5-based models;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) any supplementary information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States and available European recovery funding, including, when available, investment consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation].
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 11
Article 11
Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant to national rules, in which local authorities, civil society organisation, business communitysocial partners, investors and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able actively to engage and discuss the achievement of the Union’s climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2 of Regulation …/… [Climate Law] and the different scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and review progress, unless it already has a structure which serves the same purpose. Integrated national energy and climate plans may be discussed within the framework of such a dialogue.;