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Amendments (20)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Since the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility,3 unprecedented geopolitical events, i.e. Russia's unprovoked and illegal military invasion of Ukraine, and their direct and indirect socio-economic consequences have considerably affected the Union’s society and economy. In particular, it has become clearer than ever that the Union’s energy security and independence from fossil fuels is indispensable for a successful, sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, as it is also a major factor contributing to the resilience of the European economy. __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Versailles Declaration of 10-11 March 2022 of the Heads of States and Governments invited the Commission to propose by the end of May a REPowerEU plan to phase out the dependency on Russian fossil fuel imports, which was subsequently reiterated in the European Council Conclusions of 24-25 March 2022. This should be done well before 2030 in a way that is consistent with the EU’s Green Deal and the climate objectives for 2030 and 2050 as well as the Paris agreement compatible greenhouse gas budget enshrined in the European Climate Law. Regulation (EU) 2021/241 should therefore be amended to enhance its ability to support reforms and investments dedicated to diversifying energy supplies, in particular by expanding renewable energy production and phasing out fossil fuels, thereby strengthening the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy. Support should also be given to reforms and investments increasing the energy efficiency of the Member States’ economies.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Parliament has declared a climate emergency that requires decisive action to quickly cut greenhouse gas emissions to stay in line with the Paris Agreement target of limiting global heating to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The current energy price crisis and energy dependence on Russia have the same root cause as the climate emergency; an over-dependence on fossil fuels. Thus, a main objective of the REPowerEU should be to speed up the climate transition and avoid investments in coal or fossil fuel infrastructure that increases the EU's fossil fuel dependency.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To maximise complementarity, consistency and coherence of policies and actions taken by the Union and Member States to foster independence and security of the Union’s energy supply, these energy- and climate related reforms and investments should be established through a dedicated ‘REPowerEU chapter’ of the recovery and resilience plans.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The REPowerEU chapter should include new reforms and investments contributing to the REPowerEU aims. Furthermore, that chapter should contain an outline of other measures, financed from sources other than the Recovery and Resilience Facility, contributing to the climate and energy-related objectives outlined in recital (3). The outline should cover measures whose implementation should take place between 1 February 2022 to 31 December 2026, the period during which the objectives set by this Regulation are to be achieved. As regards natural gas infrastructure, the investments and reforms of the REPowerEU chapters to diversify supply away from Russia should be compliant with the do no significant harm principle and build on the needs currently identified through the assessment conducted and agreed by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG), established in the spirit of solidarity as regards security of supply and take into account the reinforced preparedness measures taken to adapt to new geopolitical threats. Finally, the REPowerEU chapters should provide an explanation and a quantification of the effects of the combination of the reforms and investments financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility, including on climate change and social inclusion, and the other measures financed by other sources than the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The recovery and resilience plan, including the REPowerEU chapter, should contribute to effectively addressing all or a significant subset of the challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations, including the country- specific recommendations to be adopted under the 2022 Semester cycle which refer inter alia to the energy challenges that Member States are facing.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The application of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle is essential to ensure that the investments and reforms undertaken as part of the recovery from the pandemic are implemented in a sustainable manner. It should continue to apply to the reforms and investments supported by the Facility, with one targeted exemption to safeguard the EU’ immediate energy security concerns. Considering the objective of diversifying energy supplies away from Russian suppliers, the reforms and investments set out in those REPowerEU chapters which aim to improve energy infrastructure and facilities to meet immediate security of supply needs for oil and gas should not be required to comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ and should therefore be exempted from such assessment.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) While extending tThe current intake rate of allowances to the Market Stability Reserve, as a minimum, is needed to prevent in long term a significant increase of the surplus of allowances in the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, t. The current economical and geopolitical situation requires the Union to mobilise available resources to rapidly diversify Union’s energy supply and reduce dependence on fossil fuels before 2030. In this context, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 and Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council5 should be amended to extend the doubling of the 24% intake rate of the Market Stability Reserve until 2030, while allowing for an exceptional release andone-time monetisation of a portion ofthe EU ETS by auctioning a portion of auctioned and free allowances forom the Market Stability Reserve and directing revenuesse means, as well as revenues that would otherwise be used to increase the size of the Innovation Fund. Any left over allowances from the EU ETS bonus malus system (Article 10a – paragraph 1 - subparagraph 9-10) should also be auctioned to complement this funding. The revenues shall be directed towards reforms and investments contributing to REPowerEU objectives, in the Recovery and Resilience Facility framework. __________________ 4 Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 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 264/1 5 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A request for a dedicated funding for REPowerEU measures, including allocation from the Market Stability ReservEmissions Trading Scheme, transfers from the funds governed by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and allocated from European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, submitted in a plan, should be justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. In line with the six pillars referred in Article 3 of this Regulation, the coherence and synergies they generate, and in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the general objective of the Facility shall be to promote the Union’s economic, social and territorial cohesion by improving the resilience, crisis preparedness, adjustment capacity and growth potential of the Member States, by mitigating the social and economic impact of that crisis, in particular on womengender inequality, by contributing to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, by supporting the just green transition, by contributing to the achievement of the Union’s 2030 climate targets set out in point (11) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, and by complying with the objective of EU climate neutrality by 2050 and of the digital transition, by increasing the resilience of the Union energy system through a rapid decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union level (‘REPowerEU objectives’) thereby contributing to the upward economic and social convergence, restoring and promoting sustainable growth and the integration of the economies of the Union, fostering high quality employment creation, and contributing to the strategic autonomy of the Union alongside an open economy and generating European added value.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point da
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point da
(da) whether the reforms and investments referred to in Article 21c(1) effectively contribute towards the diversification of the Union’s energy supply orand reduction of dependence on fossil fuels before 2030.;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 1
Article 21a – paragraph 1
(1) EUR 20 000 000 000 in current prices shall be available, in line with Article 10e(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, for implementation under this Regulation to increase the resilience of the Union energy system through a rapid decrease of dependence on fossil fuels and diversification of energy supplies at Union level. That amount shall be made available in the form of external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) boosting energy efficiency in buildings, decarbonising industry, increasing production and uptake of sustainable biomethane and renewable or fossil-free hydrogen and increasing the share of renewable energy, by rapidly accelerating the expansion of solar and wind power, including through faster permitting processes, (This amendment applies throughout the text)
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 21c – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) addressing internal and cross- border energy transmission bottlenecks, including the connection of grids to new renewable energy sources, and supporting zero emission transport in a just and inclusive way and its infrastructure, including railways, (This amendment applies throughout the text)
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(c) an explanation on how the combination of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and points (a) and (b) of this paragraph is coherent, effective and expected to contribute to the REPowerEU objectives, including a quantification of the energy savings and the effect on income distribution, vulnerable households and gender equality.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Article 21c – paragraph 4
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10e – paragraph 1
Article 10e – paragraph 1
(1) For the period until 31 December 2026, the allowances released allowances should be monetised pursuant to the following scheme: (a) As a first priority, the allowances that are not used in accordance with the provisions of Article 10a(1) - subparagraphs 9 and 10; (b) For the remaining revenues, half of the necessary allowances shall be taken from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to Article 1(6)0a of Decision (EU) 2015/1814this Directive, and the other half from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10. This should be complemented by allowances originally auctioned for the Innovation Fund in Article 10a(8) up to a maximum of 4 percent of the total monetised allowances over the period. Allowances shall be auctioned until the amount of revenue obtained from such auctioning has reached EUR 20 billion. This revenue shall be made available to the Recovery and Resilience Facility established by Regulation (EU) 2021/241 and shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of that Regulation.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12
Annex V – Section 2 – point 2.12
The measures referred to in Article 21c (1) and (2) are expected to effectively contribute towards the Union’s security of supply for the Union as a whole, notably through a diversification of energy supply orand rapid reduction of dependence on fossil fuels way before 2030.’.