8 Amendments of Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER related to 2021/2006(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the lack of a comprehensive EU monitoring framework for methane emissions in all methane emitting sectors; calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve the measurement, reporting and verification of methane emissions in the agriculturalall methane emitting sectors;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that research and investment in mitigation measures and technologies is of paramount importance; considers that there is great potential in adapting the diet of and developing feed additives for ruminant and bovine species, which couldspecies; notes that the nutritional effects of feed additives must be taken into account and that, in addition to reduceing methane emissions without having negative effects on the livestock sector, negative effects on animal health must be ruled out; states that feed additives can reduce methane emissions to some extent, but that breeding methods can make an important contribution;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that optional farm level certification schemes for climate effective farming, including common measurement and verification data for methane reductions, will be an importantcould be a possible tool for monitoring and incentivising methane reductions at farm level;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission to make a distinction between fossil and biogenic methane sources; states that fossil methane places an additional burden on the carbon cycle, while methane from biogenic sources is a natural component of the carbon system;
Amendment 179 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Notes that the extraction, processing and use of fossil raw materials is a major source of methane and that their continued intensive use makes it difficult to achieve both the Green Deal and Paris climate accord targets;
Amendment 185 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes that one-off and irreversible methane emissions in particular, such as from thawing Siberian permafrost, are of fundamental importance;
Amendment 186 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Highlights the fact that the use of grasslands by farm animals is an integral feature of a closed methane cycle, which must be taken into account in the calculation of their methane emissions; states that ruminants account for a proportion of atmospheric methane, though only ruminants digesting grasses can preserve grasslands as habitats and CO2 sinks;
Amendment 188 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Points out that methane is relatively short-lived and, after about 12 years, decomposes into CO2 that was previously removed from the atmosphere through plant growth; states that, therefore, a scientific reassessment and adjustment of the emission targets for agriculture appear necessary;