22 Amendments of Jonás FERNÁNDEZ related to 2021/0206(COD)
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) The Plan should also include measures to provide information support, capacity building and training necessary to implement the investments and measures intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero - and low - emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, micro-enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable andpeople affected by energy poverty and vulnerable transport users, in particular households in social housing, in worst performing buildings, and remote areas, which are particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas).
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality, sustainable development, and well-being for all people, by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECline with the Union’s commitments under the Paris Agreement, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the UN SDGs, while leaving no one behind. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission as well as affordable mobility and transport.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defa household’s inability linked in point [(49)] of Article 2 of Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council50 ; _________________ 50 [Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliamto the non- affordability and the lack of access to essential energy services and an adequate level of energy supply as to guarantee a decent standard of the Council (OJ C […], […], p. […]).] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]living and health, including adequate warmth, cooling, lighting, and energy to power appliances, in the relevant national context, existing social policy and other relevant policies;
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) 'transport poverty';
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) ‘worst performing buildings’ means buildings below the E energy performance rating, as defined in [Article 2(17) of Recast EPBD];
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of carbon pricing on vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) finance measures and investments to increase the uptake ofaccess to zero- and low- emission and affordable mobility and transport.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an estimate of the likely effects of that increase in prices on households, and in particular on incidence of energy poverty, on micro-enterprises and on transport users, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, people affected by energy poverty, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation, taking into account elements such as access to public transport and basic services and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories which are remote and rural;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) a gender impact assessment and an explanation of how the measures and investments contained in the Plan take into account the objectives to contribute to gender equality and equal opportunities for all and the mainstreaming of those objectives, in line with principles 2 and 3 of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 and, where relevant, with the national gender equality strategy;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where the Plan provides for measures referred to in Article 3(2), the criteria for the identification of eligible final recipients, the indication of the envisaged time limit for the measures in question and their justification on the basis of a quantitative estimate and a qualitative explanation of how the measures in the Plan are expected to reduce energy and transport poverty and the vulnerability of households, energy poverty, micro- enterprises and transport users to an increase of road transport and heating fuel prices;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, including the involvement and consultation of social partners and civil society, in particular of the proposed milestones and targets, including indicators for the implementation of measures and investments, which, where relevant, shall be those available with the Statistical office of the European Union European Statistical Office and the European Energy Poverty Observatory as identified by Commission Recommendation 2020/156354 on energy poverty; _________________ 54 OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Respect for fundamental and human rights and compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, the ILO Conventions and the International Bill of Human Rights shall be ensured throughout the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Fund. The measures and investments financed by the Fund shall respect the principle of non- discrimination on the grounds of gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation throughout their preparation and implementation and ensure, where relevant, the accessibility for persons with disabilities. The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall respect the principle of gender equality and address energy poverty and transport poverty from a gender-sensitive perspective. All beneficiaries of the Fund shall comply with the conditions outlined in this paragraph prior to receiving any form of financial support.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especially households in energy poverty, of vulnerable micro-enterprises and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural and remote areas, disaggregated per gender.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. heating and cooling;
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Fund shall only support measures and investments respecting the principle of Energy Efficiency First as in Article 3 of the Directive (2022/XX/EU) [the EED], the European Pillar of Social Rights and the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Social Climate Fund shall not support measures and investments excluded under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1056.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) provide targeted information, support, capacity building and training necessary to implement the energy efficiency renovation solutions and grant access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport services;
Amendment 415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iii a) whether social partners and relevant stakeholders have participated in the development of the plans;
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii b (new)
(iii b) whether the Plan contains a gender impact analysis and an explanation of how the measures and investments contained in the Plan are expected to address the gender dimension of energy poverty and transport poverty and ensure a gender-balanced impact, while contributing to the mainstreaming of gender equality, in line with the national gender equality strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the UN SDGs; in case of measures providing direct household expenditure support to women, whether those measures account for an amount which represents at least 60% of the total national allocation for direct expenditure support;
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii c (new)
(iii c) whether the measures and investment respect the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii d (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii d (new)
(iii d) whether the Plan sufficiently supports energy efficiency investments that can be especially hard to raise for vulnerable customers, low-income households, people affected by energy poverty and people living in social housing ;relevant measures are such as building renovations and modernisation, heating and cooling systems as in Directive (2022/XX/EU) [the EED].