Activities of Paul BRANNEN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) T~~he European Strategy for Low- Emission Mobility16 sets a clear ambition: by mid-century, greenhouse gas emissions from~~ransport is the only major sector in the EU where greenhouse gas emissions are still rising. Road transport contributes about one-fifth of the EU's total emissions of carbon dioxide, light- duty vehicles around 15%. In order to meet the Union's commitments made at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Paris in2015, the decarbonisation of the transport ~~will~~sector needs to be a~~t least 60% lower than in 1990 an~~ccelerated and greenhouse gas emissions from that sector should be firmly on the path towards zero emission by mid-century. Emissions of air pollutants from transport that harm our health need to be drastically reduced without delay. Emissions from conventional combustion engines will need to further reduce after 2020. Zero- and low emission vehicles will need to be deployed and gain significant market share by 2030. __________________ 16 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility (COM(2016) 501 final).

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) The development of research, supply, processing and production strategies into light-weight component construction developments is crucial for advancement in a low-carbon transition in the automotive sector. There is a growing body of research into natural- fibre raw materials and their composites as part of a wider emerging role for the bio-economy and the renewable, recyclable and sustainable products it can produce. These developments need to be framed around an understanding of the limitations concerning natural resources, land availability and hence the need to offering sustainable end-of-life solutions.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) It is therefore appropriate to pursue the objectives of those Regulations by setting new EU fleet-wide CO2 reduction targets for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles for the period up to 2030. In defining the reduction levels, account has been taken of their effectiveness in delivering a cost-effective contribution to reducing emissions of the sectors covered by the Effort Sharing Regulation […/…] by 2030, of the resulting costs and savings for society, manufacturers and vehicle users, as well as of their direct and indirect implications for employment, competitiveness ~~and~~, innovation, bio economy and the co-benefits generated in terms of reduced air pollution and energy security.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) While the Union is among the world's major producers of motor vehicles ~~and demonstrates technological leadership in this sector, competition is increasing and~~, the global automotive sector is changing rapidly through new innovations in electrified powertrains, and cooperative, connected and automated mobility where the battery will be a key technology as power generation is shifting rapidly away from fossil fuels to rely more on intermittent renewable sources, while EU manufacturers are currently lagging behind in battery production. In order to retain its global competitiveness and access to markets, the Union needs a regulatory framework, including a particular ~~incentive~~policy mechanism in the area of zero- and low- emission vehicles, which creates a large home market and supports technological development and innovation, including in lightweight materials, e.g. cost-effective lignin- based carbon fibre.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)

(14b) It is crucial to realise the opportunities laying ahead for decarbonisation of transport with integration of renewable energy sources in the power system and electric vehicles in the transport systems.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) The European Commission is falling short of the target to have close to 800 000 charging stations across the EU available to the public by 2020. Recharging and refuelling infrastructure needs to be put in place quickly in order to provide confidence to consumers of zero- and low- emission vehicles, and different support instruments at both Union and Member State level need to effectively work together mobilising significant public and private investment.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)

(17b) While a strong recharging station´ network for alternative fuels on the TNT highways is an important step forward, at the same time a clear strategy on introducing refuelling stations in EU city centres is needed in order to reduce emissions where there is the highest pollution and population densities.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2017/0293(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)

(22a) The concept of eco-innovation for the purpose of Article 12 should be promoting the circular economy and the cascading use principle as the way to deliver emissions reductions.

2018/05/28
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Recital B

B. whereas the term “low-risk ~~pesticides” covers both biological and synthetic chemical pesticides~~active substance” covers active substances of biological and chemical origin;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Recital D

D. whereas ~~biological low-risk pesticides~~low-risk plant protection products of biological origin may constitute a viable alternative to conventional plant protection products, both for conventional and for organic farmers, and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture; whereas some plant protection products of biological ~~pesticides~~origin possess new modes of action, which is beneficial with a view to evolving resistance to conventional pesticides and limits the impact on non- target organisms; whereas ~~biological low- risk pesticides~~low-risk plant protection products of biological origin should be one of the preferred options, together with other non- chemical control or prevention methods, for non-professional users and home gardening;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas Integrated Pest Management implementation is mandatory within the EU and more emphasis is placed by Member States on sustainable pesticides use including low- risk plant protection alternatives;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Recital I

I. whereas ~~biological~~products containing low- risk ~~pesticides~~active substances of biological origin are often refused authorisation by Member States due to their lower efficacy, as compared to synthetic chemical pesticides, without sufficiently considering health and environmental costs;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Recital K

K. whereas Article 12 of Directive 2009/128/EC provides that the use of ~~low- risk plant protection products shall be prioritised~~ pesticides shall be minimised or prohibited in certain specific areas, such as areas used by the general public and protected areas; whereas in such cases appropriate risk management measures shall be taken and the use of low-risk plant protection products and biological control measures shall be considered in the first place;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need to increase the availability of ~~biological low-risk pesticides~~low-risk plant protection products of biological origin without any further delay;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that farmers need to have a bigger toolbox at hand to protect their crops and to decide which measure will most sustainably protect their crops; therefore encourages wider use of various alternatives to synthetic chemical pesticides, including biological ~~pesticides~~control measures and low-risk pesticides of biological origin, as a component of integrated pest management;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Emphasizes that consumers' demand for safe food that is both affordable and produced in a sustainable way must be satisfied;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that in order to promote the development of new ~~biological~~ low- risk p~~esticides~~lant protection products of biological origin, the evaluation of efficacy in comparison with existing chemical pesticides should be designed in a way not to hinder their development and market entry;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to engage in a wider public debate about making ~~biological low-risk~~ alternatives to conventional pesticides available to farmers and growers, and the necessity to educate and propagate knowledge on the need to ensure sustainability of crop protection by using low-risk plant protection products of biological origin and other biological control measures;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to the evaluation, authorisation and registration of ~~biological low-risk plant protection products;~~low-risk plant protection products of biological origin; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout, from "biological pesticides/plant protection products/active substances" to "pesticides/plant protection products/active substances of biological origin".)

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 8

8. ~~Welcomes the 2016 Commission REFIT initiative to carry out an evaluation~~Calls on the Commission to undertake a Fitness Check procedure of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009~~; stresses that this REFIT initiativ~~ in maximum two years; stresses that the Fitness Check procedure must not lead to the lowering of human health, food safety and environmental protection standards;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to submit a ~~legislative proposal for the revision of Regulation 1107/2009 with a view to~~Communication for a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process of biological low-risk pesticides; calls for open-ended approval of biological low-risk active substances as an important incentive for the development of biological low-risk pesticides;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2903(RSP)

Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the need for a definition of “~~biological~~ plant protection product of biological origin”, covering plant protection products the active substance of which is a microorganism or a molecule existing in nature, either obtained from a natural process or synthetized as identical to the natural molecule, in contrast to “~~synthetic chemical~~ plant protection products of synthetic chemical origin”, meaning plant protection products the active substance of which is a synthetic molecule not existing in nature;

2016/12/15
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission's Communication "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss",1a _________________ 1a COM(2008) 645 final, 17.10.2008

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union ~~plans to~~has ratifyied the Paris Agreement and will play a crucial role in achieving the objectives laid down in the area of environmental protection and sustainable development;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas companies trading in palm oil ~~are generally unable~~still rarely use effective tools to prove with certainty that the palm oil in their supply chain is not linked to deforestation;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas 30-50% of fires in Indonesia in 2015, which are typically result of clearing of land for palm oil plantations and other agricultural use, occurred in coal-rich peatlands, turning Indonesia into one of the greatest contributors to global warming on Earth;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas in 2014, 456% of all palm oil imported into Europe was used as fuel for transport (an six-fold increase ~~of 34%~~ since 2010);

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas multiple investigations reveal widepsread abuse of basic human rights at a time of establishment and running of palm oil plantations in many countries, including forced evictions, armed violence, child labour, debt bondage or discrimination of indigenous communities;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is fully aware of how complex the issue of palm oil is and notes the need to operate on the basis of the collective responsibility of many actors, be they the EU and international organisations, Member States, countries in which palm oil is cultivated and indigenous people, private businesses, consumers organisations or NGOs; all of these actors must play a part in resolving this problem;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, offering viable economic oportunities to farmers, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peatlands, ~~and that the rights of indigenous communitie~~that plantations are managed using modern agroecological techniques to minimise adverse environmental and social outcomes and that land rights, the rights of indigenous communities as well as human rights and workers' rights are respected;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Observes that other plant-based oils produced from soybeans, rapeseed and other crops, have much higher environmental footprint and require much more extensive land use than palm oil; notes that other oil crops typically entail more intensive use of pesticides and fertiliser;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Notes that latest research proves that agroforestry polycropping applied to palm oil plantations can offer combined benefits in terms of biodiveristy, productivity and positive social outcomes;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for companies that cultivate palm oil to ~~use the High Carbon Stock (HCS) approach~~adhere to the Bangkok Agreement on Unified Approach to Implementing No Deforestation Commitments when developing their plantations; draws attention to the need to create a comprehensive land-use plans that will take into account the land used by local communities for the cultivation of food, peatlands and high conservation value (HCV) land, and will respect the right of communities to use the land on the basis of ‘free prior and informed consent’ (FPIC);

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Reminds the Commission of its Communication "Addressing the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss"1a emphasising a holistic approach to tropical deforestation, taking into account of all deforestation drivers, including palm oil production; reminds the Commission of its objective in the UNFCCC negotiations to halt global forest cover loss by 2030 at the latest and to reduce gross tropical deforestation by at least 50% by 2020 compared to current levels; _________________ 1a COM(2008) 645 final, 17.10.2008

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Commission to put forward an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which would include concrete regulatory measures to guarantee that all supply chains and financial transactions linked to the EU do not inflict deforestation and forest degradation;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the EU to comaintain~~ue to initiate v~~ commitment to FLEGT Voluntary pPartnership aAgreements~~, such as FLEGT; notes that a similar approach could also be taken with regard to palm oil, and that it could lead to improved controls on the palm industry in countries of destination~~ and ensure they cover conversion timber from oil palm development; suggests that EU policies for the palm oil sector build upon FLEGT principles of multi-stakeholder dialogue and tackling deep-seated governance issues in producer countries, as well as supportive EU import policies;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of voluntary partnership agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements with regard to palm oil along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation and consider introducing minimum sustainability criteria for palm oil and products containing palm oil imported to the EU;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the non-profit sector, to launch information campaigns and to provide consumers with comprehensive information on the consequences of the reckless cultivation of palm oil; calls on the Commission to ensure that information confirming that a product is not linked to deforestation is provided to consumers by means of a special indication on the product, whether food, cosmetics, oleochemicals or fuels;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part

8. Observes with regret that ~~RSPO, ISPO, MPOCC and all other recognised~~whereas RSPO certification scheme~~s do not~~ currently prohibit ~~their~~s its members from converting rainforests orinto palm plantations, other certification schemes fall behind this standard and none of the schemes guarantees complete protection against converting peatlands into palm plantations, ~~and that they~~thus failing to limit greenhouse gas emissions during the establishment and operation of the plantations, and ~~as a consequence of this they have been unable~~failing to prevent massive forest and peat fires; calls on the Commission to encourage the RSPO to modify its certification criteria and to implement these criteria strictly; ~~calls on the Commission to support~~notes that strong standards for responsible palm oil production, including those develop~~ment of multilateral certification schemes that will guarantee that the palm oil certified by them~~ed by the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) already exist but have yet to be widely adopted by companies and certification systems; calls on the Commission to promote measures to support wider adotion of such standards in order to ensure that certified palm oil:

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 2

- has not given rise to social problems or conflicts, including in particular child labour, forced labour, land grabbing or eviction of indigenous communities,

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Observes that weak land registry regimes in palm oil producing countries constitute a major obstacle to controlling the expansion of palm oil plantations, while hindering the smallholders' opportunities to access credit necessary to improve the sustainability record of their plantations; calls on the Commission to provide technical and financial assistance to palm oil producing countries in order to strengthen their land registry regimes and improve the environmental sustainability of palm oil plantations;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ~~strengthen environmental measures in~~include binding commitments in sustainable development chapters of its trade agreements with a view to preventing palm oil-related deforestation and to provide strong and enforceable measures to tackle unsustainable forestry practices in palm oil producing countries;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls on the Commission to work closely with other significant consumers of palm oil, such as China, India and palm oil producing countries to raise their awareness and to explore common solutions to the problem of tropical deforestation and forest degradation;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Calls on the Commission to lower import duties on palm oil that has been grown using agreed agroecological techniques such as agroforestry polycropping since these techniques significantly reduce the environmental burden associated with monocropping;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Calls on the Commission to work with the plam oil producing countries to enhance biodiversity in the plantation areas, notably through measures such as establishment of wildlife corridors;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to continue to develop research to gather information on the impact of European consumption on the process of deforestation and to support research efforts to continously improve the economic, environmental and social performance of agroecologically managed palm oil plantations;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on the Member States to introduce obligatory requirements favouring sustainable palm oil in all national public procurement procedures;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Paul BRANNEN, Seb DANCE, Karin KADENBACH, Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to ~~support activities aimed at creating a~~ensure coherence and create synergyies between the CAP and ~~policies~~environmental policies, including those whose objective is to reduce deforestation ~~(REDD+, B~~and prevent biodiversity ~~Strategy)~~loss; calls on the Commission ~~to assess the potential consequences of reforming the CAP for countries outside the EU27, as this has the potential to lead to further massive~~, in view of its works on the future CAP, to ensure that this policy supports the goal of ending global deforestation;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission to push for the use of vegetable oils including palm oil as a component of biodiesel to be phased out by 2020 at the latest;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2222(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on the Commission to require all palm oil imports arriving in the EU to be certified according to the established sustainability criteria;

2016/12/07
Committee: ENVI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights observed in its 2015 report that "the EU already has a solid legal framework that clearly proscribes labour exploitation, but implementation lags far behind"1a ; _________________ 1a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: "Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union States’ obligations and victims’ rights", 2015, p. 3.

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2221(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes reports of abuse of migrant workers' rights by organised crime groups operating in the EU who exploit insufficient job market transparency and systemic weaknesses of freedom of movement in order to take advantage of the workers; urges Member States to increase their oversight of migrant workers' employment conditions;

2016/12/07
Committee: AGRI

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Suggests that direct payments would offer better value for money if they were payable based on the environmental and socio-economic public goods a farm holding delivers rather than solely on the land area it covers;

2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI

2016/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas ~~it is~~the European Commission estimateds that ~~biomass imports will triple between 2010~~more than half of renewable energy in the EU is currently produced from biomass and by 2020~~, and yet EU demand for solid biomass for bioenergy production is to be met mostly using domestic raw materials~~ the amount of wood used for energy alone will equal today's entire EU wood harvest; whereas due to the fact that the EU does not have sufficient wood supplies in order to meet a fast-growing demand for forest bioenergy it is estimated that biomass imports will triple between 2010 and 2020;

2016/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2016/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas renewable bio-energies sustainably produced within the agricultural sector can make a large contribution to the EU’s achievement of crucial targets such as mitigating the effects of climate change, reducing the EU’s energy dependency, creating jobs and improving incomes in the sector, provided that the overall carbon impacts of bioenergy feedstocks are properly accounted for;

2016/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2016/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Insists on the importance of promoting and encouraging the development of on- farm sources of alternative energy production, which can have a significant impact on creating new green jobs in rural areas including from waste where appropriate;

2016/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2016/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the value of wood for energy purposes in contributing to the renewable energy targets of the 2030 climate and energy framework and in opening up new business opportunities; stresses nevertheless the need for correct and comprehensive management of carbon budgets associated with bioenergy;

2016/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2016/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the importance of supporting EU framework programmes for research in relation to ~~refined~~sustainability of biofuels, rational use of biomass ~~and~~, the development of fast- growing energy crops and overall carbon impacts of bioenergy;

2016/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2016/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Encourages the Member States and the Commission to promote the importance of the sustainable forest-based bioeconomy and of wood as one of the EU’s crucial renewable raw material~~Calls on the Commission to come up with a set of binding sustainability criteria for solid biomass grown in the EU and imported from third countries;

2016/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2016/2041(INI)

Karin KADENBACH, Matthias GROOTE, Paul BRANNEN, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Susanne MELIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that ~~feedstock such as wheat, maize and sugar beet could also be used as an energy resource in the production of~~as formally recognized in the ILUC Directive no. 2015/1513, the use of food crops for biofuels can~~d bioethanol in cases of market oversupply of such agricultural products, which would ensure stability of farmers’ income~~ seriously undermine food security and climate mitigation efforts.

2016/03/29
Committee: AGRI

2016/2024(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights the importance of the LIFE programme, which aims to promote ~~implementation~~the achievement of both environment and climate objectives and their integration into other policies and Member State practice, and calls therefore for its resources to at least be maintained at the level of the 2016 appropriations; nevertheless notes that smaller programmes should also be kept in focus;

2016/06/01
Committee: ENVI

2016/2024(BUD)

Karin KADENBACH, Matthias GROOTE, Paul BRANNEN, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Susanne MELIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls the added value of ~~the~~ ecosystems and biodiversity tof the European environment, ~~and calls therefore~~therefore reminds the European Commission and the EU Member States of their obligation, under Article 8 of the Habitats Directive, to ensure an adequate level of financing for the conservation measures needed to restore the species and habitats in Natura 2000 sites to a favourable conservation status; calls in this regard for sufficient resources to be ~~allocated~~set aside in the 2017 budget tofor the preserv~~e this~~ation of biodiversity, mainly in Natura 2000 sites and rural areas;

2016/06/01
Committee: ENVI

2016/2024(BUD)

Karin KADENBACH, Matthias GROOTE, Paul BRANNEN, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that only an appropriate level of financial support will bring about climate change mitigation, and therefore sufficient investments have to be made to guarantee competitiveness and innovation in low-carbon technologies especially renewable energy;

2016/06/01
Committee: ENVI

2016/2024(BUD)

Karin KADENBACH, Matthias GROOTE, Paul BRANNEN, Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU, Susanne MELIOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Recalls that decentralised agencies whose missions fall within the remit of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety play a major role, and stresses that their tasks, which include better information-sharing with the public on decision-making, more access to documents and greater involvement in their activities, are constantly growing and that those agencies must therefore be given the necessary financial and human resources to fulfil their mandate and execute such tasks; against this background, notes with concern that most of those agencies have absorbed significant staff cuts in recent years, including the reduction of staff working on tasks financed by applicants' fees without regard to the workload involved; strongly supports, therefore, a case-by-case approach to assessing the individual needs of decentralised agencies.

2016/06/01
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) The Member States should consider the extent to which the use of different types energy sources is compatible with target of limiting warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, and compatible with the goal of fossil-free economy and at the same time low-carbon economy. The power to adopt acts in this respect should be delegated to the Commission to assess the contribution to these goals of different types of renewable energy sources based on the payback period and results compared to fossil fuels and to consider proposing maximum allowable payback period as a sustainability criterion, in particular for ligno-cellulosic biomass.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) Support schemes for electricity generated from renewable sources have proved to be an effective way of fostering deployment of renewable electricity. If and when Member States decide to implement support schemes, such support should be provided in a form that is as non-distortive as possible for the functioning of electricity markets, material markets and principle of waste hierarchy. To this end, an increasing number of Member States allocate support in a form where support is granted in addition to market revenues. This should not negatively affect material producers, e.g. producers of sawn wood, who compete with producers of renewable energy, in absence of additional support.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) The Member States should consider the extent to which the use of different types of energy sources is compatible with the target of limiting warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels, and compatible with the goal of a fossil-free economy and at the same time a low-carbon economy. The power to adopt acts in this respect should be delegated to the Commission to assess the contribution to these goals of different types of renewable energy sources based on the payback period and results compared to fossil fuels and to consider proposing a maximum allowable payback period as a sustainability criterion, in particular for lingo-cellulosic biomass.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

(25) In order to ensure that Annex IX takes into account the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC ~~of the European Parliament and of the Council17~~ , the Union sustainability criteria, and the need to ensure that the Aannex does not create additional demand for land while promoting the use of wastes and residues, tfeedstocks with significant existing industrial uses are not proposed in the Annex. The Commission, when regularly evaluating the Aannex, should consider the inclusion of additional feedstocks that do not cause significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues. ~~_________________ 17 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3)~~The Commission may as well consider removal of feedstocks from the Annex IX.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)

(25 a) The Report of European Parliament on Palm oil and deforestation called on the Commission to take measures to phase out the use of vegetable oils that drive deforestation, including palm oil, as a component of biofuels, preferably by 2020.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) Support schemes for electricity generated from renewable sources have proved to be an effective way of fostering deployment of renewable electricity. If and when Member States decide to implement support schemes, such support should be provided in a form that is as non-distortive as possible for the functioning of electricity markets, material markets and principle of waste hierarchy. To this end, an increasing number of Member States allocate support in a form where support is granted in addition to market revenues. This should not negatively affect material producers, e.g. producers of sawn wood, who compete with producers of renewable energy, in the absence of additional support.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

(25) In order to ensure that Annex IX takes into account the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC ~~of the European Parliament and of the Council17~~, the Union sustainability criteria, and the need to ensure that the Aannex does not create additional demand for land while promoting the use of wastes and residues, tfeedstocks with significant existing industrial uses are not proposed in the Annex. The Commission, when regularly evaluating the Aannex, should consider the inclusion of additional feedstocks that do not cause significant distortive effects on markets for (by- )products, wastes or residues. The Commission can therefore consider removal of feedstocks from the Annex IX. __________________ 17 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)

(25a) The European Parliament Resolution of 4 April 2017 on Palm Oil and Deforestation called on the Commission to take measures to phase out the use of vegetable oils that drive deforestation, including palm oil, as a component of biofuels, preferably by 2020.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 71

(71) The production of agricultural and forest raw material for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels , and the incentives for their use provided for in this Directive, should not have the effect of encouraging the destruction of biodiverse lands Such finite resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. It is therefore necessary to provide sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria ensuring that biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels qualify for the incentives only when it is guaranteed that the agricultural and forest raw material does not originate in biodiverse areas or, in the case of areas designated for nature protection purposes or for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species, the relevant competent authority demonstrates that the production of the agricultural raw material does not interfere with such purposes. Forests should be considered as biodiverse according to the sustainiability criteria, where they are primary forests in accordance with the definition used by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its Global Forest Resource Assessment, or where they are protected by national nature protection law or hold international or national certification of high conservation value, including sites of outstanding universal value to humanity. Areas where the collection of non-wood forest products occurs should be considered to be biodiverse forests , provided the human impact is small. Other types of forests as defined by the FAO, such as modified natural forests, semi- natural forests and plantations, should not be considered as primary forests. Having regard, furthermore, to the highly biodiverse nature of certain grasslands, both temperate and tropical, including highly biodiverse savannahs, steppes, scrublands and prairies, biofuels , bioliquids and biomass fuels made from agricultural and forest raw materials originating in such lands should not qualify for the incentives provided for by this Directive. The Commission should establish appropriate criteria to define such highly biodiverse grasslands in accordance with the best available scientific evidence and relevant international standards.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 78

(78) Biomass fuels should be converted into electricity and heat in an efficient way in order to maximise energy security and greenhouse gas savings, as well as to limit emissions of air pollutants and minimise the pressure on limited biomass resources. For this reason, public support to installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 205 MW, if needed, should only be given to highly efficient combined power and heat installations as defined Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. Existing support schemes for biomass- based electricity should however be allowed until their due end date for all biomass installations. In addition electricity produced from biomass in new installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 205 MW should only count towards renewable energy targets and obligations in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat installations. In accordance with State aid rules, Member States should however be allowed to grant public support for the production of renewables to installations~~, and count the electricity they produce towards renewable energy targets and obligations,~~ in order to avoid an increased reliance on fossil fuels with higher climate and environmental impacts where, after exhausting all technical and economic possibilities to install highly efficient combined heat and power biomass installations, Member States would face a substantiated risk to security of supply of electricity.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources that are compliant with sustainability criteria to guarantee their availability and do not impacts on other possibilities of use, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and , geothermal energy , ambient heat, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases;

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point p

(p) ‘ligno-cellulosic material’ means material composed of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose such as biomass sourced from forests, woody energy crops and forest-based industries' residues and wastes;deleted

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 71

(71) The production of agricultural and forest raw material for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, and the incentives for their use provided for in this Directive, should not have the effect of encouraging the destruction of biodiverse lands Such finite resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. It is therefore necessary to provide sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria ensuring that biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels qualify for the incentives only when it is guaranteed that the agricultural and forest raw material does not originate in biodiverse areas or, in the case of areas designated for nature protection purposes or for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species, the relevant competent authority demonstrates that the production of the agricultural raw material does not interfere with such purposes. Forests should be considered as biodiverse according to the sustainiability criteria, where they are primary forests in accordance with the definition used by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its Global Forest Resource Assessment, or where they are protected by national nature protection law or hold international or national certification of high conservation value, including sites of outstanding universal value to humanity. Areas where the collection of non-wood forest products occurs should be considered to be biodiverse forests, provided the human impact is small. Other types of forests as defined by the FAO, such as modified natural forests, semi- natural forests and plantations, should not be considered as primary forests. Having regard, furthermore, to the highly biodiverse nature of certain grasslands, both temperate and tropical, including highly biodiverse savannahs, steppes, scrublands and prairies, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels made from agricultural and forest raw materials originating in such lands should not qualify for the incentives provided for by this Directive. The Commission should establish appropriate criteria to define such highly biodiverse grasslands in accordance with the best available scientific evidence and relevant international standards.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 78

(78) Biomass fuels should be converted into electricity and heat in an efficient way in order to maximise energy security and greenhouse gas savings, as well as to limit emissions of air pollutants and minimise the pressure on limited biomass resources. For this reason, public support to installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 205 MW, if needed, should only be given to highly efficient combined power and heat installations as defined Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. Existing support schemes for biomass- based electricity should however be allowed until their due end date for all biomass installations. In addition electricity produced from biomass in new installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 205 MW should only count towards renewable energy targets and obligations in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat installations. In accordance with State aid rules, Member States should however be allowed to grant public support for the production of renewables to installations, and count the electricity they produce towards renewable energy targets and obligations, in order to avoid an increased reliance on fossil fuels with higher climate and environmental impacts where, after exhausting all technical and economic possibilities to install highly efficient combined heat and power biomass installations, Member States would face a substantiated risk to security of supply of electricity.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be designed so as to avoid unnecessary distortions of electricity markets and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraints. In addition to the condition laid down in the first sub-paragraph, support schemes from biomass sources shall be designed as to avoid unnecessary distortion of material markets. Assessment of the support scheme shall for this purpose include impact on local and regional material producers, in particular producers of sawn wood as a result of competition for feedstock.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, that are compliant with sustainability criteria to guarantee their availability and do not impact on other possibilities of use; namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and, geothermal energy, ambient heat, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases;

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point p

(p) ‘ligno-cellulosic material’ means material composed of lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose such as biomass sourced from forests, woody energy crops and forest-based industries’ residues and wastes;deleted

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add or remove feedstocks~~, but not to remove them~~. Each delegated act shall be based on an analysis of the latest scientific and technical progress, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC and the principle of cascading use, in compliance with the Union sustainability criteria, supporting or contradicting the conclusion that the feedstock in question does not create an additional demand for land and promoting the use of wastes and residues, while avoiding ~~significant~~ distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues, delivering substantial greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels based on a life cycle assessment of emissions including emissions from the land sector and possible displacement effects, and not creating risk of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3

Every 2 years, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add or remove feedstocks, in line with the principles set out in this paragraph. The first evaluation shall be carried out no later than 6 months after [date of entry into force of this Directive]. If appropriate, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add or remove feedstocks~~, but not to remove them~~.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy supplied for heating and cooling, by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year by supporting innovative technologies such as heat pumps, geothermal and solar thermal technologies, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

In addition to the condition laid down in the first sub-paragraph, support schemes from biomass sources shall be designed as to avoid unnecessary distortion of material markets. Assessment of the support scheme shall for this purpose include impact on local and regional material producers, in particular producers of sawn wood as a result of competition for feedstock.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) eligibility for financial support, fiscal incentives or other policy measures for the consumption of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural and forest biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value, namely land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land continues to have that status:

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1 – point ii a (new)

(ii a) as area with high or exceptional conservation value by voluntary international and national certification schemes, including sites of outstanding universal value to humanity

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part

(c) highly biodiverse grassland, including wooded meadows and pastures, spanning more than one hectare that is:

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4

4. Biofuels, and bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural and forest biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was wetland, including peatland in January 2008.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add or remove feedstocks~~, but not to remove them~~. Each delegated act shall be based on an analysis of the latest scientific and technical progress, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC and the principle of cascading use, in compliance with the Union sustainability criteria, supporting or contradicting the conclusion that the feedstock in question does not create an additional demand for land and promoting the use of wastes and residues, while avoiding ~~significant~~ distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues, delivering substantial greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels based on a life cycle assessment of emissions including emissions from the land sector and possible displacement effects, and not creating risk of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2

~~When~~In addition to evidence referred to in the first subparagraph, i~~s not available~~n order not to compromise the goal to maintain and enhance the sinks in the LULUCF sector, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holding level to ensure ~~that~~ carbon stocks and sinks levels in the forest ~~are maintained~~. Member States shall apply at national and, where appropriate, at regional level, management systems for ensuring carbon stocks in harvested wood products.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4 a (new)

Within the assessment referred to in the previous sub-paragraph, the Commission with Member States experts shall evaluate the contribution of different types of feedstock to climate change mitigation based on e.g. the payback period. Power shall be delegated to the Commission to propose maximum allowable payback period as a sustainability criterion to be consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement and ensuring the contribution of the LULUCF sector to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3

Every 2 years, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add or remove feedstocks, in line with the principles set out in this paragraph. The first evaluation shall be carried out no later than 6 months after [date of entry into force of this Directive]. If appropriate, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add or remove feedstocks~~, but not to remove them~~.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6), 26(6) and 28(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1

1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy supplied for heating and cooling, by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year by supporting innovative technologies such as heat pumps, geothermal and solar thermal technologies, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.

2017/07/20
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 6

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6), 26(6) and 28(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

2017/07/24
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point o

(o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings up to a diameter not suitable for any material use, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin .

2017/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q

(q) ~~Other l~~Ligno-cellulosic ~~material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2 except saw logs and veneer logs.~~biomass from short rotation coppice established on marginal agricultural land, and waste and residues from agroforestry systems on utilized agricultural area

2017/07/20
Committee: AGRI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c

(c) eligibility for financial support, fiscal incentives or other policy measures for the consumption of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

2. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural and forest biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value, namely land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land continues to have that status:

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)

(iia) as area with high or exceptional conservation value by voluntary international and national certification schemes, including sites of outstanding universal value to humanity;

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c – introductory part

(c) highly biodiverse grassland, including wooded meadows and pastures, spanning more than one hectare that is:

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4

4. Biofuels, and bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural and forest biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was wetland, including peatland in January 2008.

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2

~~When~~In addition to evidence referred to in the first subparagraph, i~~s not available~~n order not to compromise the goal to maintain and enhance the sinks in the LULUCF sector, the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 if management systems are in place at forest holding level to ensure ~~that~~ carbon stocks and sinks levels in the forest ~~are maintained~~. Member States shall apply at national and, where appropriate, at regional level, management systems for ensuring carbon stocks in harvested wood products.

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4 a (new)

When implementing the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Commission with Member States experts shall evaluate the contribution of different types of feedstock to climate change mitigation based on in particular the payback period. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to propose a maximum allowable payback period as a sustainability criterion to be consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement and ensuring the contribution of the LULUCF sector to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6), 26(6) and 28(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021.

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 6

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6), 26(6) and 28(5) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point o

(o) Biomass fraction of wastes and residues from forestry and forest-based industries, i.e. bark, branches, pre- commercial thinnings up to a diameter not suitable for any material use, leaves, needles, tree tops, saw dust, cutter shavings, black liquor, brown liquor, fibre sludge, lignin .

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0382(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q

(q) ~~Other l~~Ligno-cellulosic ~~material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2 except saw logs and veneer logs~~biomass from short rotation coppice established on marginal agricultural land, and waste and residues from agroforestry systems on utilised agricultural area.

2017/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The European Council also concluded on 24 October 201414 that a reliable and transparent governance system, without any unnecessary administrative burden, should be developed to help ensure that the Union meets its energy policy goals, with the necessary flexibility for Member States and fully respecting their freedom to determine their energy mix. ~~It emphasized that s~~Such governance system should build on existing building blocks, such as goals of the Paris Agreement, national climate programmes, national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as the need to streamline and bring together separate planning and reporting strands. It also agreed to step up the role and rights of consumers, transparency and predictability for investors, inter alia by systematic monitoring of key indicators for an affordable, safe, competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to facilitate coordination of national energy and climate policies and foster regional cooperation between Member States. In this regard, it is necessary to enhance the sinks in the LULUCF sector. Any renewable energy policy developments compromising this goal should be followed up by recommendation and corrective action. _________________ 14 Conclusions of the European Council 23 - 24 October 2014 (EUCO 169/14).

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) Without prejudice to the previous paragraph, the renewable energy policy and strategies should in particular deploy tools to further strengthen the position of renewable energy sources which in principle do not compete with other sectors for natural resources, and have undisputedly positive results compared to fossil fuels.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Therefore, the main objective of the Energy Union Governance should be to enable the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union and in particular the targets of the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy. This Regulation is therefore linked to sectorial legislation implementing the 2030 targets for energy and climate. While Member States need flexibility to choose policies that are best-matched to their national energy mix and preferences, that flexibility should be compatible with further market integration, ~~increased competition~~with the principle of cascading use due to increased competition for natural resources between energy and material use, the attainment of climate and energy objectives and the gradual shift towards a low-carbon economy.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) The integrated national energy and climate plans should cover ten-year periods and provide an overview of the current energy system and policy situation. They should set out national objectives for each of the five key dimensions of the Energy Union and corresponding policies and measures to meet those objectives and have an analytical basis. The national plans covering the first period from 2021 to 2030 should pay particular attention to the 2030 targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions, renewable energy, energy efficiency and electricity interconnection, and the "no net emissions" target in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. Member States should aim to ensure that the national plans are consistent with and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18 a) For each of the five key dimensions of the Energy Union, Member States should ensure that EU funding from the 2014 - 2020 multiannual financial framework is included into integrated national energy and climate plans.National allocations from the post- 2020 multiannual financial framework should actively contribute to the achievement of national binding targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and to the enhancement of the sink of LULUCF accounting categories in particular via agricultural policy fully addressing climate and ecosystem- resilience related challenges and via other funding instruments.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point iv a (new)

iv a. targets of the policy areas affecting land use and their incentivising tools, including result-based payments, to contribute to goals to maintain and enhance the carbon sink of managed cropland, managed grassland, managed forest land and managed wetland;

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i

(i) equitable distribution of deployment across the European Union while taking into account the climate change mitigation potential of different sources of energy, the level of impact on levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and payback time;

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. The target for enhancing removals by sinks and the robustness of accounting rules in the LULUCF sector should not be undermined.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) emissions reductions and enhancement of removals in individual sectors including electricity, industry, transport, the buildings sector (residential and tertiary), agriculture and ~~land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF)~~including for after 2030 a separate target for enhancing removals by sinks going beyond the commitment of no net emissions in land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) that is consistent with pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)

Article 18 a Integrated reporting on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Sector Member States shall include in the integrated national energy and climate progress reports the information on the trajectories and on implementation of the policies and measures: a) to restore degraded forest areas & to protect existing natural forests; b) to restore degraded wetland and to protect existing wetlands; c) to restore degraded natural and semi- natural grasslands and to protect existing grasslands; d) to increase the carbon sink capacity of the LULUCF accounting categories falling in the Member State under the utilized agricultural area or forest, in particular, by means of restoration of ecosystems associated with agroforestry and introduction of agroforestry systems; e) to increase the carbon sink of LULUCF accounting categories falling under the utilized agricultural area in particular via baseline requirements and measures under the agricultural policy; f) to include in their accounts a carbon pool of harvested wood products from managed grassland and managed cropland.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the progress made at Union level towards meeting the objectives of the Energy Union, including for the first ten- year period the Union's 2030 targets for energy and climate, notably in view of avoiding any gaps to the Union's 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency and enhancement of sinks under the LULUCF accounting categories in view of commitments under the Paris Agreement;

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Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. In the area of renewable energy, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the progress made in the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption on the basis of a linear trajectory starting from 20% in 2020 and reaching at least 27% in 2030 as referred to in Article 4(a)(2)(i).

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Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)

(c a) assess whether the trends in development of the sinks in the LULUCF accounting categories and carbon pools may be affected by the developments in use of bioenergy in the renewable energy mix.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title

Follow-up in case of inconsistencies with overarching Energy Union objectives and targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation and the Directive [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767]

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1

1. Based on the assessment pursuant to Article 25, the Commission shall issue recommendations to a Member State pursuant to Article 28 if policy developments in that Member State show inconsistencies with the overarching objectives of the Energy Union and targets of the Regulation [ ] [ESR].

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Based on the assessment pursuant to Article 25, the Commission shall issue recommendations to a Member State pursuant to Article 28 if policy developments in the sphere of renewable energy in that Member State show inconsistencies with the targets of the Regulation [ ] [LULUCF].The Commission may issue a corrective action as appropriate.

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission ~~may~~shall issue opinions on the action plans submitted by Member States according to Article 8(1) of Regulation [ ] [ESR] and a comprehensive review of the compliance report by Member States according to Article 12 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF].

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – Section A – point 2 – point 2.1.1. – point i

i. The Member State's binding national ~~2030~~ target ~~for greenhouse gas emissions in the non-ETS-sectors, the annu~~, the commitments under the LULUCF legislation and the national post-2030 target for enhancing removals b~~inding national limits2 and the commitments under the LULUCF Regulation3 __________________ 3 Regulation [ ] [LULUCF].~~y sinks going beyond the commitment of no net emissions in the LULUCF sector

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – Section A – point 3 – point 3.1.1. – point i

i. Policies and measures to achieve the target set under Regulation [ ] [ESR] as referred to in 2.1.1 and policies and measures to comply with Regulation [ ] [LULUCF ] and the target for enhancing removals from sinks, covering all key emitting sectors and sectors for the enhancement of removals, including incentives to implement and support, including through result-based payment, actions relating to mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests, cropland, grassland and wetland going beyond standard good practice and set baseline, with an outlook to the long-term vision and goal to become a low-carbon economy with a 50 years perspective and achieving a balance between emissions and removals in accordance with the Paris Agreement

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – part 1 – paragraph 1 – point m – point 1 – point a – point i

i) Branches and tree tops ~~(reporting is voluntary)~~

2017/07/03
Committee: AGRI

2016/0375(COD)