27 Amendments of Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES related to 2021/0201(COD)
Amendment 118 #
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. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including the land use, land use change and forestry sector. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of according to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, t. The Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention tocould aim to achieve a higher volume of its net carbon sink in 2030 proposeing 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 2030based on the best available data made public and on scientifically feasible objectives. __________________ 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 125 #
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 State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 20168, 20179 and 201820, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Unionabsorption potential linked to biophysical factors such as aridity and foreseen impacts of climate change on ecosystems that result on different biomass growth rates, 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, and considering Cost effectiveness (different costs per ton of CO2 equivalent of such practices across member states). The proposed objectives may not be lower than the baseline representing the no-debit benchmark for each Member state and emission reductions shall be prioritized. __________________ 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 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory complemented by a multi- year objective (2026–2030) in which variability characterizing LULUCF could be accommodated. 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 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication of 17 September 2020 on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition33 outlined an option to combine agriculture non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions with land use, land use change and forestry net removals, thus creating a newly regulated land sector. Such combination can promote synergies between land-based mitigation actions and enable more integrated policymaking and podifferent pathways and policy options to reach the Union's increased 2030 climate target. It stressed that reaching climate neutralicty implementation at national and Union level. To this end, the obligation for Member States to submit integrated mitigation plans for the land sector should be reinforcedwill require Union action to be significantly stepped up in all sectors of the economy. __________________ 33 COM(2020) 562 final.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Discontinuing the current accounting rules after 2025 creates a need for alternative provisions for natural disturbances such as fire, pest, and storms, in orderand extend the concept to address uncertainties and foreseen impacts 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, natural processes or as a result of climate change 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, natural processes or as a result of climate change.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 335 #
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 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘natural disturbances’ mean any non- anthropogenic2a) in Article 3, paragraph 1, point (9) is replaced by the following: "(9) ‘disturbances due to natural processes or as a result of climate change’ mean any events or circumstances that cause significant emissions in forests or underachievement of removals compared to a projected baseline and the occurrence of which is beyond the control of the relevant Member State, and the effects of which the Member State is objectively unable to significantly limit, even after their occurrence, on emissions; or underachievement of removals compared to a projected baseline; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2018.156.01.0001.01.ENG)
Amendment 380 #
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 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a 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 2018. 20 and each Member State’s absorption potential linked to biophysical factors such as aridity and foreseen impacts of climate change on ecosystems that result on different biomass growth rates, 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, and considering cost effectiveness (different costs per ton of CO2 equivalent of such practices across member states). The proposed objectives may not be lower than the baseline representing the no debit benchmark for each Member state and emission reductions shall be prioritized.
Amendment 401 #
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
Each Member State 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, after adjustments coming from banking and borrowing allowed in the period 2026-2030, 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.
Amendment 415 #
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 Member States’ share of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals target in 2030 according to criteria set out in Annex IIa, as well as 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, allowing banking and borrowing within the period 2026-2030. 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 which shall take into account natural processes or as a result of climate change. 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 442 #
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 547 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The compensation referred to in paragraph 2 may only cover sinks accounted for as emissions against the forest reference level of that Member State and may not exceed 520 % of the maximum amount of compensation for the Member State concerned set out in Annex VII for the period from 2021 to 2025.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 a a (new)
Article 13 a a (new)
(12a) the following Article 13aa is inserted Article 13aa ‘Additional compensations due to the impact of climate change An additional compensation of up to an amount of [50] million tonnes of CO2 equivalent accounted emissions and removals in the period from 2026 to 2030 or the equivalent percentage over the goal of 310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), is enabled due to ecosystem perturbations driven by climate change, for the use of Member States in order to comply with its target set out pursuant to Article 4(2), provided that the member state demonstrates those perturbations driven by climate change had an influence in the accounted emissions and removals from 2026 to 2030 and that measures are planned in order to ensure conservation of the sinks in the long-term.’;
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 1
Article 13 b – paragraph 1
1. A land use flexibility mechanism corresponding to a quantity of up to 178285 million tonnes 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 flexibility mechanism shall be available in addition to the flexibilities provided for in Article 12, and could be incremented with the surplus of not used managed forest land flexibility set out in article 13 for the period 2021-2025.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When assessing whether, within the Union, total emissions exceed total removals as referred to in the first subparagraph, point (c), the Commission shall determine whether to include 20% ofall net removals not banked by Member States from the period from 2021 to 2025 on the basis of the impact of natural disturbances due to natural processes or as a result of climate change and applying information submitted by Member States in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article. The Commission shall in that assessment also ensure that double counting is avoided by Member States, in particular in the exercise of the flexibilities set out in Article 12 of this Regulation and Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842.
Amendment 602 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 4
Article 13 b – paragraph 4
4. The amount of the compensation referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article may only cover sinks accounted for as emissions against the target of the Member State built upon criteria set out in Annex IIa of this Regulation and may not exceed 580 % of the maximum amount of compensation for the Member State concerned set out in Annex VII for the period from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 b – paragraph 5
Article 13 b – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall submit evidence to the Commission concerning the impact of natural disturbances due to natural processes or as a result of climate change calculated pursuant to Annex VI, in order to be eligible for compensation of remaining sinks accounted for as emissions against the target of a Member State concerned set out in Annex IIa, up to the full amount of unused compensation by other Member States set out in Annex VII for the period from 2026 to 2030. In case the demand for compensation exceeds the amount of unused compensation available, the compensation shall be distributed proportionallyon a pro rata basis among the Member States concerned.
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c
Article 13 c
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1
Annex III – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory sentence
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory sentence
Amendment 715 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1
Annex III – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V– Part 3 – paragraph 3
Annex V– Part 3 – paragraph 3
For the period 2021-2025, Tier 1 methodology in accordance with the 2006 IPCC guidelines for national GHG inventories. For emissions and removals for a carbon pool that accounts for at least 25-30 % of emissions or removals in a source or sink category which is prioritised within a Member State's national inventory system because its estimate has a significant influence on a country's total inventory of GHGs in terms of the absolute level of emissions and removals, the trend in emissions and removals, or the uncertainty in emissions and removals in the land use categories, and from 2026 for all carbon pool emission and removal estimates, at least Tier 2 methodology in accordance with the 2006 IPCC guidelines for national GHG inventories.
Amendment 718 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1
Annex III – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V– Part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex V– Part 3 – paragraph 4
Member States shallare encouraged to from 2026 for all carbon pool emission and removal estimates falling in areas of high carbon stock land use units referred to in point (c) above, areas of land use units under protection or under restoration referred to in points (d) and (e) above, and areas of land use units under high future climate risks referred to in point (f) above, apply Tier 3 methodology, in accordance with the 2006 IPCC guidelines for national GHG inventories.’.
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – table
Annex II a – table
Amendment 729 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1
Annex II – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Annex II a – introductory sentence
Annex II a – introductory sentence
The Union target and the national targets of the Member States of net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(2) to be achieved in 2030 and the EU objective that has to be built upon best available data made public shall consider the following elements in its distribution: · the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, reported by each Member State; · the proposed objectives may not be lower than the baseline representing the no debit benchmark and emission reductions shall be prioritized; · the Member State’s absorption potential linked to biophysical factors such as aridity and foreseen impacts of climate change on ecosystems that result on different biomass growth rates; · the capacity of the Member States to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity; and · the reduction of LULUCF emissions as a priority, before increasing removals.