6 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2012/0288(COD)
Amendment 81 #
Council position
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Where pasture or agricultural land previously destined for food and feed markets is diverted to biofuel production, the non-fuel demand will still need to be satisfied either through intensification of current production or by bringing non- agricultural land into production elsewhere. The latter case constitutes indirect land-use change and when it involves the conversion of land with high carbon stock it can lead to significant greenhouse gas emissions. Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC should therefore be amended to include provisions to address indirect land-use change given that current biofuels are mainly produced from crops grown on existing agricultural land. However, Article 19(6) of Directive 2009/28/EC and Article 7d(6) of Directive 98/70/EC require that appropriate measures are taken to protect investments already made before the indirect land use change methodology is applied.
Amendment 86 #
Council position
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In addition, it should be borne in mind that biofuel production from arable crops in the Union helps to reduce the Union shortage of vegetable protein.
Amendment 90 #
Council position
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks, it is likely there is a risk that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land- use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas emission savings of individual biofuelscould be significant. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, sugars and cereals and other starch-rich crops accordinglyavert this risk in the short, medium and long term, research and development should be encouraged into the production of new forms of advanced biofuels that do not compete directly with food crops.
Amendment 111 #
Council position
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the Commission2012 Communication of 13 February 2012 entitled ‘Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe’ and the Commission Communication of 20 September 2011 entitled ‘Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe’, promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses other than biofuels or which do not impact on the environment in such a way as to compromise local ecosystems by depriving food crops of land and water.
Amendment 204 #
Council position
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7d – paragraph 6
Article 7d – paragraph 6
(b) paragraph 6 is deleted;replaced by the following: "6. In the case of biofuels volumes that were produced before ...1a and which fulfill the required sustainability criteria, the ILUC methodology, referred to for the purposes in Article 7a and 7d, shall not be applicable. __________________ 1a OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive
Amendment 328 #
Council position
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Article 2 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
(b) paragraph 6 is deleted;replaced by the following: "6. In the case of biofuels volumes that were produced before ...1a and that fulfil the required sustainability criteria, the ILUC methodology, referred to for reporting purposes in this Directive, as well as for purposes of Article 7a and 7d of Directive 98/70/EC, shall not be applicable." __________________ 1a OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive