Activities of Ian DUNCAN related to 2015/0148(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
Cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments (A8-0003/2017) (vote)
Cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments (debate)
Cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by tThe European Council, agreed that the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was estimated by the Commission to be 57% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States, including allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 (the 'MSR') 19. However, given that future growth rates are unpredictable, that there is a need to encourage industrial growth and in order to mitigate the effect of a cross sectoral correction factor, flexibility should be introduced to the EU ETS with a view to enabling a transfer of a limited number of allowances from the auctioning share to the free allowances share in the event of such a factor being applicable. __________________ 18 SEC(2015)XX 19 Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of … concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]).
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actions by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continue to installations in sectors and sub- sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sectors can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Where, based on these criteria, a thresholds determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub-sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices isare met or exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at risk of carbon leakage. Others should be considered at a low risk or at noa very high, high, medium or low risk of carbon leakage. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectors outside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profits.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provision should be made for the values of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of data from the years 2007-2008, to be updated in line with observed average improvement. For reasons of predictability, this should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into account robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a difference from factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-2008 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage. Where, however, the rate of improvement does not exceed 0.3%, the related benchmark value should be reduced by that percentage. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – Paragraph1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – Paragraph1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57%, and that share shall decrease by up to two percentage points up to 2030 pursuant to Article 10a(5). Such an adjustment shall take place solely in the form of a reduction of allowances auctioned pursuant to point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 10(2).
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The total remaining quantity of allowances to be auctioned by Member States, after deducting half of the quantity of allowances referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 10a(8) shall be distributed in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point ii
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point ii
(ii) By way of derogation regarding the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas,an assessment carried out by the Commission on the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11 concludes that the rate of improvement does not exceed 0.3%, and these benchmark values shall be adjust is therefore to be reduced by the sameat percentage as the refineries benchmarks in order to pin respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period(s) resferve a level playing field for producers of these productsred to in the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) for which free allocation is to be made.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point iii (new)
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point iii (new)
(iii) By way of derogation regarding the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas, these benchmark values shall be adjusted by the same percentage as the refineries benchmarks in order to preserve a level playing field for producers of these products.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. SThe level to which sectors and sub- sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 fromare exposed to the risk of carbon leakage shall be assessed by multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €), shall be deemEUR). Considering that some sectors and subsectors exposed to be atthe risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors are able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices than others, sectors and sub-sectors exposed to the risk of carbon leakage shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100%the following percentages of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. : (a) for sectors and sub-sectors where the result is equal to or exceeds 1,6, the percentage shall be 100%; (b) for sectors and sub-sectors where the result is equal to or exceeds 0,9, the percentage shall be 75%; (c) for sectors and sub-sectors where the result is equal to or exceeds 0,15, the percentage shall be 50%; (d) for sectors and sub-sectors where the result is below 0,15, the percentage shall be 30%;
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Article 10b – paragraph 2
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to inbelow the thresholds referred to in points (a) to (d) of paragraph 1 by up to 10%, may be included in the corresponding higher group referred to in points (a) to (d) of paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria:
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29
Article 29