Activities of Jens NILSSON related to 2012/0288(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
Amendments (9)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for the food, feed and fibre markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non-agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case represents indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of high carbon stock land it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore include provisions to address indirect land use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land. If quantities of emissions are compared over a life cycle, sugar and starch crops on the one hand and oil crops on the other differ in their environmental performance. In order to achieve benefits to the environment as effectively as possible, the focus must be on limiting the biofuels and production which have the most adverse environmental impact. It is therefore important first of all to take measures against indirect land use changes for oil crops.
Amendment 30 #
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" and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, 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 thanadvanced biofuels. The EU’s Structural Funds should be assigned a key role in promoting and developing advanced biofuels.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In promoting the development of the market in renewable energy carriers and fuels, account should be taken of their impact not only on climate but also on regional and local development opportunities and employment. Production of advanced biofuels has a significant potential to create employment and generate growth, particularly in rural areas.
Amendment 33 #
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 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. Such a limit should primarily focus on the biofuels which have the most adverse impact on the environment and climate. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil crops that can be counted towards the targets of Directive 2009/28/EC should be limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 54% limit set up in Article 3(4)d does not affect the Member States' freedom to arrange their own trajectory as to compliance with this prescribed share of conventional biofuels within the overall 10% target. As a consequence, the access to the market of the biofuels produced by the installations in operation before the end of 2013 remains fully open. Therefore this amending directive does not affect the legitimate expectations of the operators of such installations.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 – subpoint 1 a (new)
Article 2 – point 1 – subpoint 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – point p a (new)
Article 2 – point p a (new)
The following point is added: ‘(pa) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biological material in the case of which relevant alternative uses are associated with significant emissions of methane or nitrous oxide without usable energy being generated in accordance with the definition in Annex IX. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts pursuant to Article 25(b) with the aim of adapting this list in the light of scientific and technological progress.'
Amendment 41 #
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 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 shall be no more than the energy quantity corresponding to the maximum contributionoil crops shall be no more than 4% of the 10% determined as set out in Article 3(4)d.'
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Article 2 – point 2 – subpoint c – point ii
Directive 2009/28/EG
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 from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugars and oil crops shall be no more than 54%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport in 2020. In 2020, at least 3% of the final consumption of energy in transport shall be met with energy from advanced biofuels.’
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new)
Annex IX (new)
3) The following Annex IX is added: '‘Annex IX Part A. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy content (a) Algae. (b) Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under Article 11(2)(a) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. (c) Biomass fraction of industrial waste. (d) Straw. (e) Animal manure and sewage sludge. (f) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches. (g) Tall oil pitch. (h) Crude glycerine. (i) Bagasse. (j) Grape marcs and wine lees. (k) Nut shells. (l) Husks (m) Cobs (n) Bark, branches, leaves, saw dust and cutter shavings. Part B. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy content (a) Used cooking oil. (b) Animal fats classified as category I and II in accordance with EC/1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption. (c) Non-food cellulosic material. (d) Ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logsThe following biofuels shall be regarded as advanced biofuels: Biological material in the case of which relevant alternative uses are associated with significant emissions of methane or nitrous oxide without usable energy being generated.