7 Amendments of Josianne CUTAJAR related to 2021/0207(COD)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council adopted the First Edition of the International Standards and Recommended Practices on Environmental Protection - Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (Annex 16, Volume IV to the Chicago Convention) at the tenth meeting of its 214th session on 27 June 2018. The Union and its Member States continue to support CORSIA and are committed to implement it from the start of the pilot phase 2021-202313 implement CORSIA from the start of the pilot phase 2021-202313 . However, in terms of its effectiveness in reaching the Paris Agreement goals as well as the Union's climate targets, CORSIA's level of ambition for the international aviation sector is not in line with the global level of ambition required to keep within the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement3a. The Union and its Member States should therefore be actively involved in climate diplomacy with the purpose of increasing the coverage of CORSIA, improving its environmental integrity, and thereby ensuring that it effectively reduces aviation emissions. It is also important that the enforceability and transparency linked to CORSIA be improved adequately. _________________ 13Council Decision (EU) 2020/954 of 25 June 2020 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the International Civil Aviation Organization as regards the notification of voluntary participation in the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) from 1 January 2021 and the option selected for calculating aeroplane operators’ offsetting requirements during the 2021-2023 period (OJ L 212, 3.7.2020, p. 14).
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Achieving the increased climate ambition will require channelling as many resources as possible to the climate transition. As a result, all auction revenues that are not attributed to the Union budget should be used for climate-related purposes. For the ETS revision for phase four (2021-2030), an increase in auction revenues is envisaged within the aviation sector due to the phasing-out of free allowances and the coverage of flights between the Union and third countries. The share of such increased auction revenues that is attributed to the general budget of the Union as well as the revenue from payments of penalties settled by the aircraft operators in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 2003/87/EC should be allocated to the Innovation Fund and used entirely for enabling a just and sustainable transition to the decarbonisation of the aviation sector. That funding should be used especially for operational, aeronautics, airframe and new propulsion technologies, and sustainable aviation fuels to reduce the climate and environmental impacts of the aviation sector. Funding should be inclusive in terms of the involvement of stakeholders from public and private sectors representing a broad geographical and competence base across the Member States. The 'Fit for 55' legislative package, in general, and this Directive, in particular, should acknowledge the social dimension of the transition towards sustainable aviation. In order to ensure there is a socially just transition in this regard and protect the most vulnerable actors within the sector, an enhanced social dialogue at all stages should be promoted. Moreover, the availability of funds within relevant funding mechanisms under the EU ETS should be ensured in order to provide training, re- skilling, and up-skilling for workers, and, where appropriate, financial schemes to manage any unemployment risks due to the transitional measures taken in the sector.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Achieving the increased climate ambition will require channelling as many resources as possible to the climate transition. As a result, all auction revenues that are not attributed to the Union budget should be used for climate-related purposes, including for investments intended to facilitate a socially just transition, especially for peripheral regions, including islands, which will be impacted by the new provisions.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The Union should do its utmost to advance the deployment and ensure strengthened ambition in the international carbon-offsetting scheme, CORSIA and support adopting a long- term goal to reduce global aviation emissions.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Notes that special consideration should be given to safeguard the connectivity of peripheral regions, including islands. Stresses that due to their dependency on air travel such territories are posed to suffer the most from higher costs with possible negative consequences on prices for consumers, while rendering routes to such regions less economical, consequently decreasing the attractiveness of EU tourism destination and undermining the competitiveness of EU carriers vis a vis non-EU ones. Therefore, calls on the Commission to assess and review the impact of the new ETS aviation legislation on peripheral regions, including islands, within a year from its coming into force, and where necessary initiate proposals and/or initiatives to address the negative repercussions.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) A significant amount of the Innovation Fund should support advance research and development in the aviation sector, in particular those related to deployment of decarbonisation solutions and sustainable aviation fuels.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
4a. In Article 10a - paragraph 8, the following subparagraph 2a is added: "The amount of revenues from auctioning of allowances and penalties from the aviation sector allocated to the Innovation Fund shall be reinvested in the sector for innovation and technological development. Investments shall also be allowed to facilitate the transition of the most impacted regional economies, such as in the case of peripheral regions including islands, also through the creation of social programmes intended to upskill and re- skill workers and the creation of new investment and job opportunities."