14 Amendments of Anna ZALEWSKA related to 2023/0081(COD)
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the framework of measures for innovating and scaling up the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and products in the Union to support the Union’s 2030 target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % relative to 1990 levels ands well as the Union’s 2050 climate neutrality target, as defined by Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and to ensure the Union’s access to a secure and sustainable supply of net-zero technologies needed to safeguard the resilience of the Union’s energy system, the facilitate the deployment of carbon removal activities, and to contribute to the creation of quality jobs.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; direct air capture, and storage and utilisation technologies; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) 'net-zero products’ means any technology or product the application of which contributes to climate change mitigation within the meaning Article 10(1) or (2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council and manufacturing net-zero products such as RFNBOs or low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia;
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall recognise as net-zero strategic projects net-zero technology and products manufacturing projects corresponding to a technology or products listed in the Annex and located in the Union that contributes to the realisation of the objectives set out in Article 1 of this Regulation and meet at least one of the following criteria:
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall provide Member States, without undue delay and at the request of Member States, with continuous sufficient technical and financial assistance, taking into consideration the specific biophysical and socio-economic circumstances of each Member State, with a view to facilitate the achievement of this goal.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
The Commission shall provide assistance, including information campaigns, and sufficient technical know-how, at the request of Member States, to help successfully foster projects from the Innovation Fund, Horizon Europe, InvestEU, Cohesion Fund, European Regional Development Fund, EU4Health, LIFE programme, and others, where appropriate, to help improve the deployment of net-zero technologies and products and carbon removal activities, as well as the infrastructure for the transport of captured CO2. The Commission and Member States shall endeavour to realise at least one such project in each Member State.
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Commission shall help foster projects from the Innovation Fund, Horizon Europe,
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 6
Annex – row 6
6. Sustainable biogas/biomethane technologiesalternative fuels technologies meaning e-fuel production for aviation and shipping from e- ammonia, e-methanol, eliquid H2 and e- kerosene
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 6 a (new)
Annex – row 6 a (new)
(6a) Low- carbon H2 and ammonia production
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 6 b (new)
Annex – row 6 b (new)
(6b) Nuclear technologies (including: advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels)
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 7
Annex – row 7
7. Carbon Capture Utilisation and storage (CCSU) technologies, as well as direct Air Carbon Capture and Sequestration (DACCS) or Utilisation technologies or bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
Amendment 751 #
(7a) Other technologies which emerge and are relevant and applicable to the goals of this Regulation, including the deployment of all types of carbon removal activities.
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – row 7 b (new)
Annex – row 7 b (new)
(7b) Renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies and production