10 Amendments of Jessica STEGRUD related to 2021/0223(COD)
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 already set CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles as well as for certain heavy-duty vehicles. Those instruments should accelerate the uptake in particular of zerolow-emission vehicles and thereby create demand for recharging and refuelling infrastructure. _________________ 46Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13). 47Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 202).
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) If certain parts of the transport sector are included in EU ETS, those sectors do not need to be targeted by further regulations.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Therefore all modes of transport should be addressed in one instrument which should take into account a variety of alternative fuels. The use of zerolow-emission powertrain technologies is at different stages of maturity in the different modes of transport. In particular, in the road sector, a rapid uptake of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is taking place. Hydrogen fuel-cell road vehicles are available to markets, as well. In addition, smaller hydrogen and battery electric vessels and hydrogen fuel-cell trains are currently being deployed in different projects and in first commercial operations, with full commercial roll out expected in the next years. In contrast, the aviation and waterborne sectors continue to be dependent on liquid and gaseous fuels, as zero- and low-emission powertrain solutions are expected to enter the market only around 2030 and in particular for the aviation sector even later, with full commercialisation taking its time. The use of fossil gaseous or liquid fuels is only possible if it is clearly embedded into a clear decarbonisation pathway that is in line with the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union, requiring increasing blending with or replacement by renewable fuels such as bio-methane, advanced biofuels or renewable and low- carbon synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Biofuels from agricultural feedstock have a net impact on greenhouse gas emissions ranging from limited to negative, in the sense that net emissions may if fact increase. In many cases, their production also constitutes a threat to biodiversity, directly or indirectly. The use of biofuels from agricultural feedstock should therefore not be acknowledged as a measure to reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for light-duty electric vehicles has been uneven across the Union. Continued uneven distribution would jeopardize the uptake of such vehicles, limiting connectivity across the Union. Continuing divergence in policy ambitions and approaches at national level will not create the long-term certainty needed for substantive market investment. Mandatory minimumRecommended targets for Member States at national level should therefore provide policy orientations and complement National Policy Frameworks. That approach should combine national fleet based targets with distance-based targets for the trans-European network for transport (TEN-T). National fleet based targets should ensure that vehicle uptake in each Member State is matched with the deployment of sufficient publicly accessible recharging infrastructure. Distance-based targets for the TEN-T network should ensure full coverage of electric recharging points along the Union’s main road networks and thereby ensure easy and seamless travel throughout the Union.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The development of battery technology as an alternative to fossil fuels for the transport sector is in many ways positive, but should still be regarded with some caution. E-mobility increases the demand for electricity, which in most Member States affects the consumption of gas and/or coal for generation of electricity. Furthermore, a very rapid increase in the demand for batteries gives rise to new challenges considering the supply of for instance lithium and cobalt.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) It should be acknowledged, that a massive increase of e-mobility as a tool for decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, must be accompanied by an increase in non-intermittent, fossil free electricity production. In many regions, nuclear power would be the main option.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) It should be pointed out that hydrogen is an energy carrier and it's impact on emissions of carbon dioxide emissions is directly dependent on the share of non fossil energy sources in the electricity mix. A massive deployment of hydrogen vehicles will not result in any significant decrease in greenhouse gas emissions until this problem has been solved.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to promote alternative fuels and develop the relevant infrastructure, the national policy frameworks should consist of detailed strategies to promote alternative fuels in sectors that are difficult to decarbonise such as aviation, maritime transport, inland waterway transport as well as rail transport on network segments that cannot be electrified. In particular, Member States should develop clear strategies for the decarbonisation of inland waterway transport along the TEN- T network in close cooperation with those Member States concerned. Long term decarbonisation strategies should also be developed for TEN-T ports and TEN-T airports, in particular with a focus on the deployment of infrastructure for low and zero emission vessels and aircraft as well as for railway lines that are not going to be electrified. On the basis of those strategies the Commission should review this Regulation with a view to setting more mandatory targets for those sectorMember States should be free to decide how to reach their national reduction targets. In many cases, measures in the transport sector are less cost efficient than in other sectors, but ultimately it is up to the Member States decide on their priorities.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Pursuant to Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council58 , minimum national shares of public procurement are reserved for clean and zero-low- emission buses, where a clealow-emission bus uses alternative fuels as defined in Article 2, point (3) of this Regulation. With ever more public transport authorities and operators switching to clean and zero- low-emission buses in order to reach those targets, Member States shouldhave the option to include the targeted promotion and development of the necessary bus infrastructure as a keyn element in their National Policy Frameworks. Member States shouldmay establish and maintain appropriate instruments to promote the deployment of charging and refuelling infrastructure also for captive fleets, in particular for clean and zerolow-emission buses at local level. _________________ 58Directive 2009/33/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles (OJ L 120, 15.5.2009, p. 5).