4 Amendments of Catherine TRAUTMANN related to 2011/2012(INI)
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out however that, according to the Commission among others, few industrial sectors are particularly vulnerable to carbon leakage, and considers that identifying these requires a detailed sectoral analysis; calls on the Commission to use such an approach in the near future, rather than a few quantitative criteria that are identical for all sectors of industry;
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Emphasises that there is no single solution for industrial sectors that are vulnerable to carbon leakage, and that the nature of the product or the structure of the market are essential criteria for choosing between the tools available (free allocation of allowances, state aid or border adjustment measures);
Amendment 162 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that carbon price forecasts for the 2020 carbon market vary substantially, from €55/tCO2 as assumed in the Commission's calculations, up to €67/tCO2 on the basis of a 30% domestic reductions scenario; calls therefore regards the projections drawn up by the Commission as part of the carbon leakage risk assessment as relatively optimistic and unreliableon the European Commission to regularly reassess the list of industries considered to be exposed to significant risk of carbon leakage should the EU move to a 30% domestic target;
Amendment 177 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Expresses its concern that imports from countries with lower CO2 restrictions have been mainly responsible for a 47% increase in consumption-related CO2 emissions in the EU between 1990 and 2006; asks the Commission to assess whether such trends have continued under the ETS and might increase during the third implementation phase (20/30%); considers that, while this is independent of EU climate policies in general and the EU ETS in particular; considers that the EU should take measures to counteract such carbon consumption trends, and tackle carbon embedded in imports provided that they are fair and in compliance with WTO rules,; recalls the proposals made by the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 entitled ´International trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives´ (2010/2105(INI)) and consider they could help to encourage the EU's trading partners to join an international agreement;