13 Amendments of Catherine CHABAUD related to 2021/0201(COD)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
having regard to the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change established the oceans play a fundamental role in absorbing and redistributing natural and anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and heat, as well in supporting ecosystems;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 20168, 20179 and 201820, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Unionnatural absorption capacity linked to biophysical factors such as aridity and expected impacts of climate change that result on different biomass growth rates, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The Union target will be further enhanced by the activities and achievements within the EU Sustainable Carbon Cycles initiative33a and national carbon farming schemes, which should aim at delivering of at least 50 million additional tonnes of CO2 equivalent of net removals by 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26). 33a COM(2021) 800 final
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates a need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in orderand broaden the scope to address uncertainties and expected impacts due to natural processes or as a result of climate change in the land use, land use change and forestry sector. A flexibility mechanism linked to natural disturbances, natural processes or as a result of climate change should be available to Member States in 2032, provided that they have exhausted all other flexibilities at their disposal, put in place appropriate measures to reduce the vulnerability of their land to such disturbances and that the achievement by the Union of the 2030 target for the land use, land use change and forestry sector is completed.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Coastal wetlands have a specific interest for Union biodiversity as well as for the outermost regions and ecosystems concerned by the Union's external action, and can trigger important greenhouse gas emission reduction as the so-called "blue carbon" ecosystems, i.e. mangroves, sea- grass and macro-algae, grasslands and saltmarshes are strong natural carbon sinks. The forthcoming legislation stemming from the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles should therefore provide a clear legal framework for the enhancement of the sinks of coastal wetlands, rewarding further action thanks to the mobilisation of high climate and environment quality credits on secondary carbon market, and by including these marine and coastal ecosystems in integrated management structures to optimise the allocation of funds for regeneration.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to properly report on the emissions from wetlands requested by this regulation and as mentioned in point 2(d), the Commission shall by 31 July 2025: (a) develop a cartography of Union coastal wetlands and a methodology to quantify the potential and state of marine and coastal ecosystems, including mangroves, sea grass beds, salt marshes and macro-algae forests, to increase their carbon absorption capacities, quantify the cost of their restoration and propose separate sub-target for 2030 beyond the Union 310Mt target. (b) adopt an harmonised definition of coastal wetlands among Member States in line with the2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and. Carbon farming activities shall not be counted in the target of 310 Mt. It shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, and will be further amplified by the EU Sustainable Carbon Cycles initiative and national carbon farming schemes, delivering at least 50 million additional tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals by 2030.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State and shall take into account the definition of natural disturbances derived from climate change or natural processes. These annual targets may never be lower than the amount of removals necessary to compensate for the emissions. The value of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
At the end of the period from 2021 to 2025, Member States may exclude from their accounts for afforested land and managed forest land greenhouse gas emissions, resulting from natural disturbances as a result of natural processes or climate change, that exceed the average emissions caused by natural disturbances in the period from 2001 to 2020, excluding statistical outliers (‘background level’). That background level shall be calculated in accordance with this Article and Annex VI.;
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(a) the Member State has included in its updated integrated national energy and climate plan submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ongoing or planned specific measures to ensure the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of all land sinks and reservoirs, and to reduce the vulnerability of the land to natural disturbances caused by climate change;
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), the Commission shall determine whether to include 20%all of net removals not banked by Member States from the period from 2021 to 2025 on the basis of the impact of natural disturbances as a result of natural processes or climate change, and applying information submitted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article. The Commission shall in that assessment also ensure that double counting is avoided by Member States, in particular in the exercise of the flexibilities set out in Article 12 of this Regulation and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 — paragraph 5
Article 13 — paragraph 5
5. Member States shall submit evidence to the Commission concerning the impact of natural disturbances as a result of natural processes or climate change calculated pursuant to Annex VI, in order to be eligible for compensation of remaining sinks accounted for as emissions against the target of a Member State concerned set out in Annex IIa, up to the full amount of unused compensation by other Member States set out in Annex VII for the period from 2026 to 2030. In case the demand for compensation exceeds the amount of unused compensation available, the compensation shall be distributed proportionallyon a pro rata basis among the Member States concerned.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)