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78 Amendments of Alexander BERNHUBER related to 2021/0201(COD)

Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The sector land use, land use change and forestry sector has been a significant carbon sink since the beginning of the reporting period from 1990 onwards; forestry alone has sequestered around 400 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent annually within the Union in this period.
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 Stateat Union level 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 indicative 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).
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The contribution of agriculture and forestry to the substitution of fossil energy sources, which is achieved by using renewable raw materials and especially wood and wood-based products instead of fossil raw materials, should be credited to this sector, because it also contributes to climate protection. At the same time, it is important to promote active sustainable forest management and the provision of agricultural (by-)products to promote the bio-economy (replacement of fossil raw materials by renewable raw materials) while at the same time optimising carbon uptake.
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of binding national annual targetsannual targets at Union level for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non- compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the given year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member State.
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Achieving the ambitious targets for doubling the share of renewable energies in the Union requires the extremely dynamic expansion of all renewable energy technologies, as well as the increased use of biogenic energy sources in particular. Biogenic energy sources and especially wood make the largest contribution to the renewable energy portfolio (60 % of renewables in the EU 27 come from bioenergy, 80 % of bioenergy is wood-based) and will continue to do so in the future to achieve the renewable energy targets. The increase of the storage effect within the Union should in any case be in line with a simultaneous increase of the renewable energy targets with a significant use of biogenic energy sources such as wood.
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 concerning the setting out of the annual target allocations for Member States, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 . __________________ 37 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).deleted
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a Union target for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for the period from 2026 to 2030onwards;
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) targets for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030;deleted
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Union has enshrined the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 in legislation. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including the land use, land use change and forestry sectorwith the highest priority being the reduction of fossil emissions. As regards the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector, it can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks, replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from biomass and by harnessing the removal potential of organic materials from sustainable forestry management and their potential as a substitute for fossil fuels, taking into account the entire life cycle of those materials, from production to the processing and manufacturing stages. The bioeconomy, bioenergy, sustained investment in research and innovation are indispensable on the path towards a fossil-free and green economy. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , in line with the ambition to increase net carbon removals to levels above 300 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the land use, land use change and forestry sector by 2030. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).’. 31 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Union has enshrined the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 in legislation. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030, with the highest priority being the reduction of fossil emissions. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including t. The land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector. The can contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , in line with the ambition to increase net carbon removals to levels above 300 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the land use, land use change and forestry sector by 2030e to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks, replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from forest biomass, and by harnessing the removal potential of organic materials from sustainable forestry management, and their potential as a substitute for fossil fuels, taking into account the entire life cycle of such materials, spanning from the production of the raw material to the processing and manufacturing stages. The bioeconomy and bioenergy constitute an indispensable path towards a fossil-free and green economy. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).’. 31 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The land use, land use change and forestry sector has been a significant carbon sink since the beginning of the reporting period, in 1990. Forestry alone has sequestered around 400 Mt CO2 equivalent annually within the European Union in the period since 1990.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 Stateat Union level 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 2030and should take into account the most recent developments as well as the principles of sustainable forest management. The target for 2030 should promote and strengthen sustainable forest management which allows for the adaptation of forests to climate change in the long term, promotion of high substitution effects through the bioeconomy, an increase in sinks and the creation of carbon storage in short and long-life products. In addition to the Union targets, indicative targets should be set at Member State level. The methodology used to establish the indicative 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. Progress made towards the 2030 target should be reviewed and, if necessary, the target should be adapted in 2025 and 2027. __________________ 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).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 2030equivalent to a 15 % increase in average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030 and should take into account the most recent developments. The target for 2030 should promote and strengthen sustainable forest management which allows for the adaptation of forests to climate change in the long term, promotion of high substitution effects through the bioeconomy, an increase in sinks and the creation of carbon storage products including all relevant bio-based product categories that have a carbon sequestration effect. 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. __________________ 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).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each Member StateThe Union shall ensure that, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Articles 12 and 13 and 13b, the annual sum of its 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), in each year in the period from 2026 to 2030 does not exceed the limit established by a linear trajectory, ending in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State in Annex IIa. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start in 2022.
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annualMember States shall agree on 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 the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. 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.
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16a.deleted
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The progress towards the 2030 target should be reviewed and, if necessary, adapted in 2025 and 2027.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Regulation 2018/841 will remain an accounting tool setting the overall ambitions and accounting rules in line with the Union Climate Law and the IPCC principles. Any conditions or measures for achieving the targets in land use and forestry sectors are already set in existing regulations or will be discussed in upcoming proposals, always reflecting the subsidiarity principle.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 a (new)
(3a) The following Article 4a is added: ‘Article 4a The substitution effect achieved through the use of agricultural and forestry raw materials, especially wood and wood- based products, instead of fossil raw materials represents a climate protection performance of the sector and is recognised as such in that it is credited to the land use, land use change and forestry sector.’
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 b (new)
(3b) The following Article is added: ‘Article 4b The Member States shall ensure that CO2 uptake from the atmosphere is optimally designed to keep forest stands in a high- growth age phase through climate-smart and sustainable management, as climate- smart forest management and growth- increasing measures actively contribute to carbon uptake.’
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – title
Carbon storageFossil Substitution products;
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In view of the continuing deterioration of the climate and the unabated release of fossil CO2 through the exploitation of underground coal, oil and natural gas deposits, it is imperative that the focus of the agriculture and forestry sector be urgently redirected towards the preservation of our livelihoods in the region and securing food supply within the Union. All efforts should be directed towards stopping the annual release of 3,000 million tonnes of fossil CO2 from the burning of coal, petroleum products and natural gas within the shortest possible time.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The Commission should review the current system of reporting CO2 and non- CO2 greenhouse gas emissions within one reporting scheme before any new legislative proposal in that area is submitted. That review should reflect the difference between short lifecycle gases, such as methane, and long life cycle gases, such as carbon dioxide that remain in the atmosphere for more than 1000 years. The cyclical nature of biogenic methane emissions also needs to be considered within the reporting framework and how biogenic methane emissions differ from mined fossil methane.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) The Commission should review the current system of reporting CO2 and non- CO2 greenhouse gas emissions within one reporting scheme before any new legislative proposal in that regard is submitted. That review should reflect the difference between short lifecycle gases, such as methane and long lifecycle gases, such as CO2, that remain in the atmosphere for more than 1 000 years. The cyclical nature of biogenic methane emissions also needs to be considered within the reporting framework, as well as how biogenic methane emissions differ from mined fossil methane.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegated 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 productMember States shall be able to account for categories of fossil substitution products which substitute fossil materials and fuels, including harvested wood products, thatand 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 ensuringe environmental integrity.;
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 12 – paragraph 3
(a) paragraph 3 is deleted;
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidlytransition towards climate- neutrality by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate- neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensurassess the aim of climate neutrality in the land sector in 2035 in light of the Union bioeconomy, substitution of fossil fuels, social aspects and the objectives laid down in Article 194 and Article 39 TFEU. If deemed feasible, the Commission should, by the end of 2025, submit a new legislative proposal with national targets aiming towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2035, meaning that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors arshould be at least balanced by 2035. Contributions to achieve that aim should be fairly distributed among sectors and Member States. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State. __________________ 34Regulation (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).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-move towards carbon neutrality by 2035 in a cost-effective manner,through carbon removals and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate- neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensurassess the aim of climate neutrality in the land sector in 2035 in light of the objectives laid down in Article 39 TFEU, the Union bioeconomy and the substitution of fossil fuels. Nevertheless, the first objective of Union agriculture should remain the production of high-quality and sustainable products. If deemed feasible, the Commission should then make recommendations for national and Union measures aiming towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2035, meaning that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU lthat year. Contributions to achievel target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on eachhat aim should be fairly distributed among sectors and Member States. __________________ 34Regulation (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).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate-neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensurassess the aim of climate neutrality in the land sector in 2035 in light of the objectives laid down in Article 39 TFEU, the Union bioeconomy and the substitution of fossil fuels. Nevertheless, the first objective of the Union agricultural sector should remain the production of high-quality and sustainable products. If deemed feasible, the Commission should then make recommendations for national and Union measures that are aimed at reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2035, meaning that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member Statethat year. __________________ 34Regulation (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).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13
(11) Article 13 is replaced by the following: 1. 2025, total emissions exceed total removals in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(1), [accounted for in accordance with this Regulation,] in a Member State, that Member State may use the managed forest land flexibility set out in this Article in order to comply with Article 4(1). 2. 2025, the result of the calculation referred to in Article 8(1) is a positive figure, the Member State concerned shall be entitled to compensate emissions resulted from the calculation provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) its strategy submitted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ongoing or planned specific measures to ensure the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of forest sinks and reservoirs; and (b) do not exceed total removals in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation for the period from 2021 to 2025. When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), the Commission shall 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 Articles 7(1) or 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. 3. paragraph 2 may only cover sinks accounted for as emissions against the forest reference level of that Member State and may not exceed 50 % of the maximum amount of compensation for the Member State concerned set out in Annex VII for the period from 2021 to 2025. 4. evidence to the Commission concerning the impact of natural disturbances calculated pursuant to Annex VI in order to be eligible for compensation of remaining sinks accounted for as emissions against its forest reference level, up to the full amount of unused compensation by other Member States set out in Annex VII for the period from 2021 to 2025. In case the demand for compensation exceeds the amount of unused compensation available, the compensation shall be distributed proportionally among the Member States concerned.’;deleted Article 13 Managed forest land flexibility Where, in the period from 2021 to Where, in the period from 2021 to the Member State has included in total emissions within the Union The compensation referred to in Member States shall submit
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b
[...]deleted
2022/01/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The contribution of agriculture and forestry to the substitution of fossil energy sources, which is achieved by using renewable raw materials and especially wood and wood-based products instead of fossil raw materials, should be credited to this sector, because it also contributes to climate protection. At the same time, it is important to promote active sustainable forest management and the provision of agricultural (by-)products to promote the bioeconomy, for example through the replacement of fossil raw materials by renewable raw materials, while at the same time optimising carbon uptake.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
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. The financial incentives could come from public or private sources and reward land managers for their management practice or the actual amount of carbon sequestered, increasing the storage of atmospheric carbon. The new business models should be voluntary and based on high-quality certificates which can ensure that the criteria of additionality, permanence, authenticity and absence of double counting are satisfied. In 2022, the Commission should present a legal framework with a clear financial framework, accounting rules and a market-based design. 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 short and long-life carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The Commission should, in addition, develop a methodology to further enlarge the scope of short and long-life carbon storage products to account not only for the storage but also for the substitution potential of renewable products. The sustainable use of biomass and the increased demand for renewable products makes sustainable forest management indispensable. 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.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to provide the necessary financial support for farmers in the Union, Member States, when drafting their respective national Strategic Plans in line with the legal framework for the common agriculture policy (CAP) for the years 2023-2027 within which the support for Strategic Plans is to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD, should set out their specific objectives and concrete actions to ensure the achievement of climate change adaptation and mitigation. This means creating a clear link between LULUCF objectives and substantial financial incentives from the CAP in tailor-made solutions for the farmers in each Member State to select their best possible approach: within eco-schemes and rural development agri- environmental measures or investments, the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI), as well as support for farm advisory services.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, as well as the fact that Member States need to increase their performance to achieve their indicative national binding targets, a range of flexibilities should remain at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and the extension of forest- specific flexibilities, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targets.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
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.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of binding national annual targets at Union level for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non- compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the given year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member State.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Achieving the ambitious targets for doubling the share of renewable energies in the Union requires an extremely dynamic expansion of all renewable energy technologies, as well as the increased use of biogenic energy sources in particular. Biogenic energy sources and especially wood make the largest contribution to the renewable energy portfolio - 60% of renewables in the EU 27 come from bioenergy, 80% of bioenergy is wood-based - and will continue to be so in the future to achieve the renewable energy targets. The increase of the storage effect within the Union should in any case be in line with a simultaneous increase of the renewable energy targets, with a significant use of biogenic energy sources such as wood.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 concerning the setting out of the annual target allocations for Member States, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 . __________________ 37 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 to review the target set for 2030 and adapt it, if needed, 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. Those reviews should also assess the feasibility of the 2035 target of climate neutrality in light of the in light of the Union bioeconomy, substitution of fossil fuels, social aspects and the objectives laid down in Article 194 and Article 39 TFEU and adapt it, if necessary.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 to review the target set for 2030 and adapt it, if necessary, 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.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Given that the changes to the accounting rules generate additional compliance costs for the land use, land use change and forestry sector, compensatory actions need to be taken in order to prevent the increase in the total level of regulatory burden. The Commission should therefore respect the "One in one out" entry into force and present, before the application of this Regulation, proposals offsetting the regulatory burdens introduced by this Regulation, through the revision or abolishment of provisions in other Union legislative acts that generate compliance costs in the affected sector.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) commitmenindicative targets of Member States for the land use, land use change and forestry sector that contribute to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction target of the Union for the period from 2021 to 2025;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a Union target for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for the period from 2026 to 2030onwards;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) targets for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) hcarvested woodbon storage products;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. This Regulation also applies, subject to the requirements referred to in Article 2(3a) hereof, to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Section A of Annex I, reported pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and occurring on the territories of Member States from 2031 and onwards, in any of the land categories listed in paragraph 2, points (a) to (j) and in any of the following sectors:
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) ‘other’.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 –paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Before 2025, the Commission shall: (a) assess the difference between the sources and cycles of biogenic and fossil methane emissions; (b) propose a methane calculation model based on net global warming impact, rather than on emission input figures, which do not take account of the cooling effect of reductions in cyclical methane emissions, in line with the Paris Agreement; (c) explore the development of a methane efficiency index that would compare kilos of methane generated per unit of output produced for different agricultural products; (d) conduct an impact assessment on the scope set out in Article 2(3) of this Regulation with regard to the objectives of Article 39 TFEU, the Union bioeconomy and the substitution of fossil fuels. Member States shall ensure a fair distribution between the sectors through appropriate national policies. The Commission shall analyse whether the national measures lead to a fair distribution of action between the sectors and Member States, without negatively impacting security of supply, the bioeconomy, or creating displacement effects.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Before 2025, the Commission shall assess the difference between biogenic and fossil methane emissions, as regards their respective sources and cycles.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2equivalent to an increase of 15% in average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and which is equivalent as ato the sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 20168, 20179 and 201820 and shall be reviewed in accordance with Article4, paragraph 4 a.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
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 Member States indicative targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article – 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each Member StateThe Union shall ensure that, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Articles 12 and 13 and 13b, the annual sum of its 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), in each year in the period from 2026 to 2030 does not exceed the limit established by a linear trajectory, ending in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State in Annex IIa. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start in 2022.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annualMember States shall agree on 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 indicative national trajectories shall be based on 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 thesean implementing acts. For the purpose of thoseat 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.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
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. The value of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removalsshall be equivalent to an increase of 15% in the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and 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.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16a.deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, by 31 December 2025 and on the basis of integrated national energy and climate plans submitted by each Member State pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 by 30 June 2024, make proposals for the contribution of each Member State to the net emissions reduction.’;: (a) conduct an impact assessment of the net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for 2035 in light of the objectives laid down in Article 39 TFEU, the Union bioeconomy and the substitution of fossil fuels; (b) based on the impact assessment referred to in point (a) of this subparagraph, make recommendations for Member States to design policies which equally incentivise emission removals and reductions and ensure a balance between all sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (i), in order to achieve the indicative target of net zero in 2035, while ensuring a fair distribution among Member States; (c) introduce a fair, market-based and voluntary compensation mechanism for a carbon certification trading system, which promotes high-quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity to incentivise improved land management practices, resulting in enhanced carbon capture; (d) consider decreasing sink services that arise in connection with land use changes in the area of the expansion of settlement and transportation areas separately and make sure that they are not accounted for at the expense of the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (i).
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The substitution effect achieved through the use of agricultural and forestry raw materials, especially wood and wood-based products, instead of fossil raw materials represents a climate protection performance of the sector and shall be recognised as such in that it shall be credited to the land use, land use change and forestry sector.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. The Member States shall ensure that CO2 uptake from the atmosphere is optimally designed to keep forest stands in a high-growth age phase, through use of climate-smart and sustainable management practices.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegated 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 effectMember States shall determine categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, which act as substitutes for fossil materials and fuels, have a carbon sequestration effect and ensure environmental integrity, 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.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegated 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 short and long-life harvested wood products, that have a carbon sequestration effect, and by introducing a life-cycle assessment of those products, including recycled products, 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.; The Commission shall, in addition, develop a methodology for an additional category of “Fossil Substitution Products”. That methodology shall calculate the positive substitution effect of carbon storage products and assess the inclusion of bioenergy carbon capture and storage processes in carbon storage products.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 11 – paragraph 3
(a) paragraph 3 is deleted;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13
(11) Article 13 is replaced by the following: Article 13 Managed forest land flexibility 1. 2025, total emissions exceed total removals in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(1), [accounted for in accordance with this Regulation,] in a Member State, that Member State may use the managed forest land flexibility set out in this Article in order to comply with Article 4(1). 2. 2025, the result of the calculation referred to in Article 8(1) is a positive figure, the Member State concerned shall be entitled to compensate emissions resulted from the calculation provided that the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) its strategy submitted in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 ongoing or planned specific measures to ensure the conservation or enhancement, as appropriate, of forest sinks and reservoirs; and (b) do not exceed total removals in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation for the period from 2021 to 2025. When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), the Commission shall 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 Articles 7(1) or 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. 3. paragraph 2 may only cover sinks accounted for as emissions against the forest reference level of that Member State and may not exceed 50 % of the maximum amount of compensation for the Member State concerned set out in Annex VII for the period from 2021 to 2025. 4. evidence to the Commission concerning the impact of natural disturbances calculated pursuant to Annex VI in order to be eligible for compensation of remaining sinks accounted for as emissions against its forest reference level, up to the full amount of unused compensation by other Member States set out in Annex VII for the period from 2021 to 2025. In case the demand for compensation exceeds the amount of unused compensation available, the compensation shall be distributed proportionally among the Member States concerned.’;deleted Where, in the period from 2021 to Where, in the period from 2021 to the Member State has included in total emissions within the Union The compensation referred to in Member States shall submit
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b (new)
(13) [...]deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c – paragraph 1
If the reviewed greenhouse gas emissions and removals of a Member State in 2032 exceed the annual targets of that Member State for any specific year of the period 2026 to 2030, taking into account the flexibilities used pursuant to Articles 12 and 13b, the following measure shall apply:
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) synergies between climate mitigation and bioeconomy development, including estimates on the greenhouse gas savings that are associated with the substitution of carbon- and fossil- intensive materials with wood-based materials.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the impact on harvesting levels and bioeconomy development;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) synergies between climate mitigation and bioeconomy development, including estimates on the greenhouse gas savings associated to the substitution of fossil-based materials with wood-based materials.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the exercise of the flexibilities pursuant to Articles 12, 13, 13a and 13ba and
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deemsThe Commission shall in 2025, 2027 and 2032, itn 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 thccordance with Article 4(4a), review the progress towards the target set out in Article 4(3) and (4). Following the reviews, the Commission shall make Rleguislation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environmentve proposals where it deems it appropriate to adapt the targets.;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
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;;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 16 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(2a) in Article 16, the following subparagraph 1a is added: The Commission shall conduct a review of the current accounting system for methane to assess the difference between biogenic and fossil methane emissions, as regards their respective sources and cycles, and to accurately reflect their warming potential, taking into account the lifecycle emissions and sink effects.
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
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 assess the target set out in Article 4(3)of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 in accordance with Article 4(4a) of that Regulation and to determine the 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;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
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 determinerecommend the annual targetcontributions 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;
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a
Member State Value of the net greenhouse gas emissions reduction in kt of CO2 equivalent in 2030 Belgium -1 352 Bulgaria -9 718 Czechia -1 228 Denmark 5 338 Germany -1 228 Denmark 5 338 Germany -30 840 Estonia -2 545 Ireland 3 728 Greece 3 728 Greece -4 373 Spain Spain -43 635 France -34 046 Croatia -5 527 Italy -5 527 Italy -35 758 Cyprus -352 Latvia -644 Lithuania -4 633 Luxembourg -352 Latvia -644 Lithuania -4 633 Luxembourg -403 -403 Hungary -5 724 Malta -5 724 Malta 2 Netherlands 4 523 Austria -5 650 Poland -2 680 Poland -38 098 Portugal -1 358 Romania -1 358 Romania -25 665 Slovenia -146 -146 Slovakia -6 821 Finland -6 821 Finland -17 754 Sweden -47 321 EU-27 -310 000 -47 321
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 2
Part 2 of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 is amended as follows: The GHGs to be covered are: Carbon dioxide (CO2) MBiogenic and fossil methane (CH4) Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2 HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10) HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2 HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10) HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2 HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10) HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2 HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10) HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2 HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10) Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) : PFC-14, Perfluoromethane, CF4 PFC-116, Perfluoroethane, C2F6 PFC-218, Perfluoropropane, C3F8 PFC-318, Perfluorocyclobutane, c-C4F8 Perfluorocyclopropane c-C3F6 PFC-3-1-10, Perfluorobutane, C4F10 PFC-4-1-12, Perfluoropentane, C5F12 PFC-5-1-14, Perfluorohexane, C6F14 PFC-9-1-18, C10F18 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R1999&from=EN)Or. en
2022/02/08
Committee: ENVI