12 Amendments of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2008/0014(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC established a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, which covers certain sectors of the economy. In order to cost-effectively achieve the objective of 2a 30% reduction ofin greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, all sectors of the economyor of 20% if the conclusion of the global, comprehensive agreement for the period after 2012 is delayed, all sectors of the economy, including all sectors of transport, including urban transport, road freight transport and international maritime transport, should contribute to achieving these emission reductions. Member States should therefore implement additional policies and measures in an effort to further limit the emission of greenhouse gases from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC should continue to decrease annually in linear fashion after 2020, leading to a reduction in such emissions of 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with the ultimate objective of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use within the European Union. The Commission should by 2012 examine the appropriateness of this target in the light of international commitments made by the Community, the latest climate-change scientific knowledge relating to climate sensitivity and the scope for making the greenhouse gas emission reductions needed to avert dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, recognising that local and regional communities make an important contribution to such reductions. The Commission should, if appropriate, present proposals to differentiate the target between Member States.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should therefore be able to use greenhouse gas emission reduction credits issued for reductions that were made during the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from project types which wererenewable energy and demand side efficiency projects, excluding large hydropower projects because of their negative impact on regional development, of which the project type was accepted by all Member States during that period. Member States should also be able to use greenhouse gas emission reduction credits for reductions that were made after the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from projects that were registered and implemented during the period 2008 to 2012 and that result from project types ('categories ofrenewable energy and demand-side efficiency projects excluding large hydropower project')s of which werethe project type was accepted by all Member States during that period.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Progress in implementing commitments under this Decision should be annually evaluated on the basis of reports submitted under Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 concerning a mechanism for monitoring Community greenhouse gas emissions and for implementing the Kyoto Protocol. Every two years an assessment should be made on the projected progress and a full evaluation of the implementation this Decision should be made in 2016These reports should include forecasts of the greenhouse gas emission reductions resulting from the measures planned in all major sectors and their long-term prospects of achieving the targets for 2050. Every two years an assessment should be made on the projected progress and a full evaluation of the implementation this Decision should be made in 2016. As part of that assessment the Commission should assess and report on progress made in ensuring that various Community policies (for instance in the field of agriculture, product requirements, structural policies, research) contribute to the greenhouse gas emission reduction effort.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) In order to ensure its effectiveness, this Decision should provide for a mechanism whereby a Member State exceeding its annual greenhouse gas emission target is subject to a penalty equal to the penalty applicable to installations under Directive 2003/87/EC and the deduction of an equivalent amount of CO2 from the subsequent auction of allowances under that Directive. Any revenues from such penalties should accrue to a Community fund created to finance climate change mitigation measures, including those identified in the local and regional development plans of Local Agenda 21 organisations.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
This Decision lays down rules on the determination of the contribution of Member States to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment of the Community from 2013 to 2020 for greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC, and for the evaluation thereof. Emissions from all sectors of transport, including urban transport, road freight transport and international maritime transport, are covered by this Decision unless and until they are brought within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC or any other Community legal instrument designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 − point a
Article 4 − point a
(a) Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) issued in respect of emission reductions until 31 December 2012 from renewable energy and demand-side efficiency project typess of which werethe project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012, excluding CERs from large hydropower projects.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 − point b
Article 4 − point b
(b) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions from 1 January 2013 from renewable energy and demand-side efficiency projects which were registered during the period 2008 to 2012 of which the project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012, excluding CERs from large hydropower projects.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 − paragraph 1
Article 5 − paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, in their annual reports submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Decision 280/2004/EC, report their annual emissions resulting from the implementation of Article 3 and the use, the use and geographical distribution of credits in accordance with Article 4 and the implementation and geographical distribution of external greenhouse gas emissions reductions pursuant to Article 4a. These reports shall include the projected emission reductions resulting from the measures planned in all major sectors in order to achieve the 2020 and 2050 targets.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision − paragraph 2 − subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5−
Article 5−
The Commission shall assess the impact of sectoral Community policies on the Community's greenhouse gas emissions and the emission reduction potential of those policies. The Commission shall make proposals, as appropriate, to ensure that such policies contribute adequately to achieving the 2020 and 2050 reduction targets.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Compliance mechanism 1. Where the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State from sources not covered by Directive 2003/87/EC exceed the annual greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Article 3 of this Decision, that Member State shall pay an excess emissions penalty in an amount determined by application of Article 16 of Directive 2003/87/EC. The excess emissions penalty shall be paid to a Community fund created to finance climate change mitigation measures. 2. The Commission shall adopt measures to establish the Community fund referred to in paragraph 1. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Decision by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 9(2). 3. In addition to paragraph 1 the total by which the limit in tonnes of CO2 equivalent is exceeded shall be deducted from the subsequent quantity of allowances auctioned by the Member State pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)