7 Amendments of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2021/0218(COD)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Renewable energy plays a fundamental role in delivering the European Green Deal and for achieving climate neutrality by 2050, given that the energy sector contributes over 75% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. By reducing those greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy also contributes to tackling environmental-related challenges such as biodiversity loss. However, it should still be borne in mind when deploying these resources that they can also have negative impacts on biodiversity if they are not deployed appropriately.
Amendment 78 #
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectors such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market-compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricity system. Although the insufficiently ambitious efforts to adapt the transmission system to a higher share of renewable energy are a factor that may significantly slow down the EU’s efforts in this area, some Member States are seriously lagging behind and have not allocated sufficient financial and technical capacity to this reinforcement. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47 a (new)
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) In addition to the above benefits, a greater use of renewable energy can also increase energy security and self- sufficiency by, amongst other things, reducing dependence on fossil fuels. However, further reinforcement and interconnection of the transmission system is essential for the fair and efficient use of this transition, so that the resulting benefits are spread evenly across the population of the Union and do not lead to energy poverty.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 1 - point c
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 1 - point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point 1a
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point 1a
1a) ‘quality roundwood’ means roundwood felled or otherwise harvested and removed, whose characteristics, such as species, dimensions, rectitude, and node density, make it suitable for industrial use, as defined and duly justified by Member States according to the relevant forest conditions. This does not includeRoundwood obtained from pre- commercial thinning operations orr from trees extracted from forests affected by fires, pests, diseases or damage due to abiotic factors shall be considered to be quality roundwood only if it meets the conditions defined by the Member States in the preceding paragraph;
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 1 - point c
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 1 - point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point 44a a
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point 44a a
44a) ‘plantation forest’ means a planted forest that is intensively managed and meets, at planting and stand maturity, all the following criteria: one or two species, even age class, and regular spacing. It includes short rotation plantations for wood, fibre and energy, and excludes forests planted for protection or biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, as well as forests established through planting or seeding which at stand maturity resemble or will resemble naturally regenerating forests;
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 2 - point b
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 2 - point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
Article 3 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1
3. ‘3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises harmful impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems and undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity. To that end , they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 2 - point b
Article 1 - paragraph 1 - point 2 - point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - point a - point ii
Article 3 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - point a - point ii
(ii) (ii) the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/ECand the waste hierarchy have not been complied with;.