Activities of Agnès EVREN related to 2020/0036(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Climate Law (debate)
European Climate Law (continuation of debate)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union should aim to achieve a balance between anthropogenic economy- wide emissions and removals, through natural and technological solutions, of greenhouse gases domestically within the Union by 2050. The Union-wide 2050 climate-neutrality objective should be pursued by all Member States collectively, and teach Member State should set out to achieve climate neutrality individually with the support of the Union. The Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take the necessary measures to enable its achievement. Measures at Union level will constitute an important part of the measures needed to achieve the objective.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The Commission is exploring the development of a regulatory framework for the certification of carbon removals in accordance with its Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy. The restoration of eco-systems and the development of a carbon removals market for land-based greenhouse gas sequestration would assist in restoring, maintaining and managing natural sinks and would promote biodiversity.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Commission should come forward with a definition of natural and other carbon sinks to give clarity in this Regulation.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Union should continue its climate action and international climate leadership after 2050, in order to protect people and, the planet and biodiversity against the threat of dangerous climate change, in pursuit of the temperature goals set out in the Paris Agreement and following the scientific recommendations of the IPCC and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The Commission should develop a strategy for the Union’s future climate policy for the post-2050 period once climate neutrality has been achieved.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Adaptation is a key component of the long-term global response to climate change. Therefore, Member States and the Union should enhance their adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change, as provided for in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, as well as maximise the co- benefits with other environmental policies and legislation. It is therefore essential to promote, conserve and restore biodiversity in order to tap its full potential for climate regulation and adaptation. Member States should adopt comprehensive national adaptation strategies and plans.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and, solidarity and a level playing field across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate -change -related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition; the ability of the various economic stakeholders to invest in the transition in an economically and socially viable manner; the potential risk of carbon leakage and preventing it as regards imports.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive, thorough and detailed impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36, review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers it necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. The impact assessment should enable economic stakeholders to gauge the impact that a change of objective would have on their activity sufficiently in advance and aim to establish an economically and socially viable objective that is both attainable and consistent with the trajectory for 2050. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) To ensure that the Union and all Member States remain on track to reach the climate-neutrality objective, and to ensure predictability and confidence for all economic stakeholders, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, the Commission should explore the options with a view to setting a Union 2040 climate target sufficiently in advance to provide visibility for economic stakeholders, and make legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should ensure a robust and objective assessment based on the most up -to -date scientific, technical and socio-economic findings, and representative of a broad range of independent expertise, and base its assessment on relevant information including information submitted and reported by Member States, reports of the European Environment Agency, and the best available scientific evidence, including the reports of the IPCC and the IBPES. Given that the Commission has committed to exploring how the EU taxonomy can be used in the context of the European Green Deal by the public sector, this should include information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation] when such information becomes available. The Commission should use European statistics and data where available and seek expert scrutiny. The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate and in accordance with its annual work programme.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and, communities and local stakeholders have a powerful role to play in driving the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact. Education has an absolutely vital role to play in facilitating the transition towards climate neutrality and in preserving biodiversity.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, SMEs, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradualpredictable and phased reductions over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate- neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37Commission should monitor the progress by Member States in achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate- neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty onCommission should make legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the FCounctioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commissionil as appropriate with a view to setting out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. 37
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that date and beyond. Each Member State shall seek to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through the collective actions of the Union.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union and national level respectively, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States. The Commission should provide specific details on the accounting rules that apply for the calculation of the climate-neutrality objective in order to establish a secure framework for businesses.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 30 September 2025, the Commission shall, in the light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) and following a comprehensive, thorough and detailed impact assessment, explore the options with a view to setting a realistic and ambitious Union 2040 climate target that will make it possible to ensure that a fair balance can be struck between 2030 and 2050 to achieve climate neutrality by that date, and make proposals to the European Parliament and the Council as appropriate. The impact assessment shall evaluate any changes that need to be made to all Union legislation affected by the implementation of this climate objective for 2040.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Sector-specific roadmaps 1. To enable all the sectors of the economy to implement the climate objective, the Commission shall, after conducting in-depth dialogue with each sector, establish a harmonised format and a set of criteria that shall serve as a template for sector-specific climate- neutrality roadmaps. 2. Each sector may submit one such roadmap to the Commission, no later than 12 months after the publication by the Commission of the harmonised format and criteria, setting out how and by which date the sector can reduce its emissions to close to zero, and identifying obstacles and opportunities as well as the technological solutions that would need to be developed and investments that would need to be made within the sector. 3. The Commission shall provide guidance and coordinate support to the sectors as they are drawing up their roadmaps.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest withishall set out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) by 2050, and, to that end, shall submit the appropriate legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council. Within no more than six months afterof each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectory and, if need be, submit a legislative proposal to adjust the trajectory.
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competitiveness of the Union’s economy, in particular SMEs and sectors most exposed to carbon leakage;
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairness and, solidarity and a level playing field between and within Member States;
Amendment 710 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and the IPBES.
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j a (new)
(ja) the ability of the various economic stakeholders to invest in the transition in an economically and socially viable manner;
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j b (new)
(jb) the potential risk of carbon leakage and preventing it as regards imports.
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments. Member States shall promote nature-based solutions and eco- system based adaption, which represent important greenhouse gas sequestration potential and address biodiversity loss.
Amendment 772 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate, biodiversity and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments.
Amendment 964 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC and the IPBES; and
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens, representatives of local authorities and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 1026 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9