8 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2021/0197(COD)
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, and sets 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 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 affects different regions differently, women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving those emission reductions, including the road transport sector, which is the only sector in the EU in which emissions have been trending upwards since the 1990s. The Green Deal has set the ambitious target of a 90% reduction in transport emissions in order to achieve carbon neutrality in the EU by 2050.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) While the review of this regulation forms part of efforts to meet the environmental objectives of decarbonising road transport in order to combat climate change, it should also take into account the significant industrial and social consequences of this process to ensure employment and accessible mobility for all.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities with due consideration being given to the impact on employment at the regional level. Where appropriate, financial support should be considered at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Whereas there are more than one billion fossil fuel vehicles globally, responsible for more than 30% of global CO2 emissions, the conversion of thermal vehicles to electric is a complementary solution to the offer of traditional manufacturers, making it possible to accelerate the ecological transition while relying on the circular economy;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Notwithstanding the aforementioned, recognizing the low life- cycle emissions of biomethane and its potential to provide cost-effective CO2- emission reductions, certain number of clearly defined mono-fuel new passenger cars and vans should be excluded in determining the average specific emissions of CO2 for all the new cars and vans, provided they are fuelled by biomethane.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the following point is inserted: '(aa) gas fuelled vehicle' means a vehicle which satisfies the criteria for mono fuel gas vehicle as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, excluding vehicles that run on LPG or hydrogen.
Amendment 331 #
(4a) Article 4paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘For the purposes of determining each manufacturer's average specific emissions of CO2, the following percentages of each manufacturer's new passenger cars and light duty commercial vehicles registered in the relevant year shall be taken into account: - 100 % from [the date referred to in Article 19] until 31 December 2029, excluding manufacturer's gas fuelled vehicles, which comprises not more than 5 % of newly registered corresponding vehicles in the relevant year.’