9 Amendments of Caroline ROOSE related to 2021/0214(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective of the CBAM is to prevent thelower global carbon emissions and support the implementation of the goals of the Paris Agreement, including by preventing any risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient technologies by producers from third countries, so that less emissions per unit of output are generated.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Least developed countries (LDCs) are accountable for only 1.1% of the world CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels combustion and industrial processes[1].While LDCs and Small Islands Developing States bear the least historical responsibility for climate change, they are on the front lines of the climate crisis, worsening existing inequalities and creating extreme poverty.To avoid such negative effects, they should be given a special treatment concerning carbon pricing in the frame of the CBAM.LDCs, as defined by the UN, are granted an exemption period from CBAM to avoid any additional burden that would prevent them from efficiently and swiftly achieve their climate transition towards climate neutrality.This exemption should be carefully monitored through market surveillance by the Commission to avoid circumvention. [1] “Smallest footprints, largest impacts: Least developed countries need a just sustainable transition”, UNCTAD, 2019, https://unctad.org/fr/node/34943
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) This Regulation should apply to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union from third countries, except where their production has already been subject to the EU ETS, whereby it applies to third countries or territories, or to a carbon pricing system fully linked with the EU ETS. This Regulation should also not apply to third countries classified as “least-developed” by the United Nations.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) As the CBAM aims to encourage cleaner production processes, the EU stands ready to work with low and middle- income countries towards the de- carbonisation of their manufacturing industries. Moreover, the Union should support less developed countries with the necessary technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulation and provide them. with the necessary technical assistance and with the sharing or GHG-abating technology in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this regulation. Least Developed Countries have limited capacity to decarbonise their industries, and compliance with the CBAM obligations would be highly demanding for them. Moreover, manufacturing capacities and associated emissions in those countries are negligible on a global scale. In order not to place a disproportionate burden on those countries, and in line with the ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ principle, as stated in Art 2. 2. of the Paris agreement, the CBAM will not apply to them. However, to prevent risks of circumvention, the Commission will set up a market surveillance monitoring system and will take measures, where appropriate.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55 a (new)
Recital 55 a (new)
(55 a) Revenues from the CBAM should flow into the general budget of the Union and should constitute internal assigned revenue for the purpose of Article 21(3) of the Financial Regulation. To further ensure that the aim of the CBAM is solely to reduce global carbon emission, those new resources should contribute to supporting the implementation of the Green Deal by stepping up the Union’s contribution to international climate finance and help to Least Developed Countries.
Amendment 43 #
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent thereduce global carbon emissions and support the implementation of the goals of the Paris Agreement by preventing any risk of carbon leakage.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, this Regulation does not apply to goods originating in countries and territories listed in Annex II, Section A and in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as designated by the United Nations.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission, taking into account the relevant data, reports and statistics, including when provided by the customs authorities of Member States, has sufficient reasons to believe that the circumstances referred to in paragraph 32 are occurring in one or more Member States, it can proceed according to the following options: (a) it is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 28 to supplement the scope of this Regulation as necessary in order to include slightly modified products for anti-circumvention purposes. additional products for anti-circumvention purposes and if necessary it may adopt a new legislative proposal; (b) if in particular the practices of circumvention referred to in point (c) of paragraph 2 materialise in a Least Developed Country, the Commission may, if appropriate, temporarily remove the relevant exemption from the CBAM referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 2; (c) in particular for the practices of circumvention referred to in point (d) of paragraph 2, the Commission shall introduce a tariff-rate quota based on export levels during the three preceding years. Beyond the level set by the tariff- rate quota, the exemption from the CBAM for the country in question shall cease to apply.