49 Amendments of Veronika VRECIONOVÁ related to 2021/0201(COD)
Amendment 43 #
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, bindingcative 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 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. _________________ 32 Regulation (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 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 75 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192 (12) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to whichand the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9- 0320/2021),
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 132 #
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, bindingcative 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 310225 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, amongst others, the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 20189, 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, and other relevant country-specific factors, 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. Where Member States can and are willing to achieve higher, they are encouraged to do so. __________________ 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 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in [2022], on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during [2021, 2022 and 2023] and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13c
Article 13c
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling. Therefore, more thorough studies must be conducted so that we can ensure, that if Member States choose to deploy such practises, they have the means to adequately support individual farmers or forest managers so that there are no detrimental socio-economic effects.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 231 #
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environment.;
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1) – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1) – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the Union objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 38 – paragraph 1a
Article 38 – paragraph 1a
In 2025, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the national inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of this Regulation, in order to determine the indicative annual targets of net greenhouse gas emissions reduction of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and in order to determine the annual emission allocations of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, the targets must take into consideration the sovereignty and autonomy of each Member State, as well as the challenges each Member State faces in implementing the targets.
Amendment 263 #
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 order to address uncertainties 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 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 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In view of setting out the net greenhouse gas removals targets for the Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030, the Commission should exercise a comprehensive review to verify the greenhouse gas inventory data for the years [2021, 2022 and 2023]. For this purpose, a comprehensive review should be carried out in 2025, in addition to the comprehensive reviews that the Commission is to carry out in 2027 and 2032 in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Efforts to curb and eventually reverse the adverse effects of climate change by means of increasing carbon removals and sequestration are undertakings at a global level. The Union and Member States should encourage partners and third parties to also take action in the land use, land use change, and forestry sectors at the COP27 and COP28 and in other international settings.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
1 a. From 2026 onwards, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Articles 12 and 13b, each Member State shall ensure that greenhouse gas emissions do not exceed greenhouse gas removals, calculated as the sum of total emissions and total removals on its territory in all of the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(1).
Amendment 382 #
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 310225 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the indicative Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 31 and 1a of this Article, and shall be based onwhich, and any additional effort necessary to achieve the 2030 Union target that shall be based on, inter alia, where appropriate: - the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for at least the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 20189, as well as the most up to date data as it becomes available; - country-specific challenges; - the percentage of forested and managed land; - other relevant factors.
Amendment 423 #
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 indicative 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, inter alia, where appropriate, the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years [2021, 2022 and 2023], reported by each Member State. The value of the 310225 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the indicative 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 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
3 a. the following Article 4a is inserted: ‘Article 4a Natural disturbances 1. Member States shall be swiftly provided with adequate additional financial, technical, and know-how support in the event of natural disturbances that hinder progress in achieving the national or Union targets for removals of greenhouse gases as set out in this regulation to respond to the issue effectively. 2. Member States shall also have increased flexibility in the national or Union targets for removals of greenhouse gases as set out in this regulation, proportional to the natural disturbance which has occurred. 3. Where a Member State is struggling, despite its best efforts, to make steady progress in reducing net emissions and increase net removals of greenhouse gases covered by this regulation, it shall be provided with adequate additional, technical, and know-how support to reverse this trend’;
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. Based on the proposed forest reference levels submitted by Member States, on the technical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph 6 of this Article and, where applicable, on the revised proposed forest reference level submitted under paragraph 7 of this Article, the Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 amending Annex IV with a view to laying down the forest reference levels to be applied by the Member States for the period from 2021 to 2025.
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity.;
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. Finland may compensate up to an additional 5[X] million tonnes of CO2 equivalent accounted emissions under the land accounting categories managed forest land, deforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland, in the period from 2021 to 2025, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a – paragraph 3
Article 13 a – paragraph 3
3. The additional compensations may [not] be subject to transfer pursuant to Article 12 of this Regulation or Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
Amendment 593 #
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 1 – point c
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the difference in the Union between the annual sum of all greenhouse gas emissions and removals on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), and the Union target [of 310225 million tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals] is negative, in the period from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 600 #
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 shallmay, in close consultation with Member States, determine whether to include 20% of net removals not banked by Member States from the period from 2021 to 2025 on the basis of the impact of natural disturbances 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 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c
Article 13 c
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation to supplement this Regulation in order to lay down the rules for the recording and an accurate carrying out of the following operations in the Union Registry established pursuant to Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999:
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environmentmay, following close consultation with Member States, make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate.;
Amendment 687 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the Union objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;;
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a
In 2025, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the national inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of this Regulation, in order to determine the indicative annual targets of net greenhouse gas emissions reduction of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and in order to determine the annual emission allocations of the Member States pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842;
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 1
Annex II a – table 1
Member State Value of the net greenhouse gas emissions reduction in kt of CO2 equivalent in 2030 Belgium Regulation (EU) 2018/841 which currently may be achieved in 2030 in the baseline scenario Belgium -1 352 -1 200 Bulgaria -9 718 -7 900 Czechia -1 228 Denmark -6 400 Denmark 5 338 Germany -30 840 Estonia -2 545 Ireland 3 728 Greece -4 373 Spain -43 635 France -34 046 Croatia -5 527 Italy -35 758 Cyprus 5 800 Germany 6 100 Estonia -500 Ireland 9 100 Greece -2 900 Spain -33 300 France -43 000 Croatia -3 600 Italy -21 000 Cyprus -352 -400 Latvia -644 Lithuania -4 633 Luxembourg 3 700 Lithuania -3 700 Luxembourg -403 Hungary -400 Hungary -5 724 -700 Malta 2 0 Netherlands 4 523 Austria -5 650 Poland -38 098 5 100 Austria -4 000 Poland -26 000 Portugal -1 358 Romania -25 665 -10 800 Romania -24 000 Slovenia -146 Slovakia -6 821 Finland -17 754 Sweden -3 900 Slovakia -6 100 Finland -20 800 Sweden -47 321 -34 100 EU-27 -310 -225 000
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 2 (new)
Annex II a – table 2 (new)
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a
Annex II a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 3 (new)
Annex II a – table 3 (new)
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 1 – introductory sentence
Annex II a – table 1 – introductory sentence
The Union target and the national targets of the Member States of net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(2) to be achieved in 2030in Regulation (EU) 2018/841 which may be achieved in 2030 according to the baseline scenario analysis
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 2 – introductory sentence
Annex II a – table 2 – introductory sentence
The Union target and the national targets of the Member States of net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(2) which the Union and Member States are encouraged, where possible, to pursue to 2030
Amendment 733 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table 3 – introductory sentence
Annex II a – table 3 – introductory sentence
The Union and the national levels of the Member States of net greenhouse gas removals averaged for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.