63 Amendments of Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER related to 2021/0201(COD)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The LULUCF sector has been a significant carbon sink since the beginning of the reporting period from 1990 onwards. Forestry alone has sequestered around 400 Mt CO2e annually within the Union in this period.
Amendment 42 #
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, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member Stateon 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. _________________ 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 52 #
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 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In view of the continuing climate deterioration and the unabated release of fossil CO2 through the exploitation of underground coal, oil and natural gas deposits, the focus of the agriculture and forestry sector must be urgently redirected towards the preservation of livelihoods in rural areas and securing food supply within the Union. All efforts must 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.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
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, especially wood and wood-based products, instead of fossil raw materials, should be credited to the 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 (replacement of fossil raw materials by renewable raw materials) while at the same time optimising carbon uptake.
Amendment 79 #
(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, in their forests and in fossil substitution products. 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 and the substitution of fossil- or carbon-intensive materials, 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 productall fossil substitution products, covering also innovative solutions, should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. Estimates on the mitigation potential of substituting fossil- or carbon-intensive materials with wood should also be provided by Member States. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals and long-term investments in the bioeconomy 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.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of binding national annual targets on the 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.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
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, especially wood, represent 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.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 107 #
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 c
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;
Amendment 108 #
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 d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
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).
Amendment 113 #
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 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Regulation also applies 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 in the period from 2026 to 2030and onwards, in any of the following land reporting categories and/or sectors:
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
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.
Amendment 122 #
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, 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).
Amendment 138 #
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 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 149 #
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 annualMember State 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.
Amendment 152 #
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 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 157 #
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 158 #
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 166 #
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 the climate protection performance of the sector, and is, as such, recognised and credited to the land use, land use change and forestry sector.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
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.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 –title
Article 9 –title
Amendment 174 #
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 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 fossil substitution products and assess the inclusion of bioenergy carbon capture and storage processes in fossil substitution products.;
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
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.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
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.
Amendment 187 #
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 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
(a) paragraph 3 is deletedreplaced by the following: “3. To the extent that total removals exceed total emissions in a Member State in the period from 2021 to 2025, and after subtraction of any quantity taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 or transferred to another Member State pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article, that Member State may bank the remaining quantity of removals to the period from 2026 to 2030.”;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
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).
Amendment 202 #
1. A land use flexibilnatural disturbances solidarity mechanism corresponding to a quantity of up to 178 million tonnesn appropriate amount of CO2 equivalent shall be established in the Union Registry established pursuant to Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1999, subject to the fulfilment of the Union target referred to in Article 4(2). The flexibilitynatural disturbances mechanism shall be available in addition to the flexibilities provided for in Article 12.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
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.
Amendment 219 #
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. 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.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) synergies between climate mitigation and bio economy development, including estimates on the GHG savings associated to the substitution of carbon- and fossil- intensive materials with wood-based materials.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
(2a) In Article 16, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “Given the high global warming potential and relatively short atmospheric lifetime of methane, the Commission shall analyse the implications for implementing policies and measures for the purpose of reducing the short- and middle-term impact of methane emissions on Union greenhouse gas emissions. Taking into account the circular economy objectives as appropriate, the Commission shall consider policy options for rapidly addressing methane emissions and shall put forward a Union strategic plan for methane as an integral part of the Union's long-term strategy referred to in Article 15. The Commission shall conduct a review of the current accounting system for methane to assess the difference between sources and cycles of biogenic and fossil methane emissions and to accurately reflect their global warming potential, taking into account the lifecycle emissions and sink effects."; Or. en (32018R1999)
Amendment 243 #
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 annual targetrecommend annual contributions 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 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Recital 53
Recital 53
"(53) In accordance with the current UNFCCC GHG reporting guidelines, the calculation and reporting of methane emissions is based on global warming potentials (GWP) relating to a 100-year time horizon. Given the high GWP and relatively short atmospheric lifetime of methane, leading to a significant impact on the climate in the short and middle term, the Commission should analyse the implications for implementing policies and measures for the purpose of reducing the short- and middle-term impact of methane emissions on Union GHG emissions. The Commission should consider policy options for rapidly addressing methane emissions and should put forward a Union strategic plan for methane as an integral part of the Union's long-term strategy. all review the current methane accounting system to accurately reflect the global warming potential of biogenic as part of the natural carbon cycle." Or. en (32018R1999)
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex IIa – row 18
Annex IIa – row 18
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Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 2 – row 3
Annex V – Part 2 – row 3
Part 2, row 3, of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 is replaced by the following: Biogenic and fossil Methane (CH4)
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
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.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
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.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
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.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 284 #
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 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.
Amendment 306 #
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 a
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;
Amendment 316 #
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 c
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;
Amendment 317 #
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 d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
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.
Amendment 393 #
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 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.
Amendment 402 #
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 2
Article – 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 434 #
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 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
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.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 b (new)
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.
Amendment 496 #
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 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.;
Amendment 525 #
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 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b (new)
Article 13 b (new)
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c – paragraph 1
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:
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
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.
Amendment 653 #
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 c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the exercise of the flexibilities pursuant to Articles 12, 13, 13a and 13ba and
Amendment 694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 16 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 699 #
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 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;