10 Amendments of Mohammed CHAHIM related to 2021/0214(COD)
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its communication on the European Green Deal31 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of greenhouse gases (‘GHG emissions’) in 2050 at the latest and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. The European Green Deal also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the EU’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. At the same time, that transformation must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. The Commission also announced in its EU Action Plan: Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil32 the promotion of relevant instruments and incentives to better implement the polluter pays principle as set out in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) and thus complete the phasing out of ‘pollution for free’ with a view to maximising synergies between decarbonisation and the zero pollution ambition. __________________ 31Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019) 640 final). 32Communication from the Commission of 12 May 2021 on Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All (COM(2021) 400).
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 has enshrined in legislation the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union reduction commitment of GHG emissions of at least 55 per cent below 1990 levels by 2030. __________________ 35Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 at the latest, in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The use of the first criterion allows listing the following industrial sector in terms of cumulated emissions: iron and steel, refineries, cement, aluminium, organic basic chemicals, hydrogen and polymers, refineries and fertilisers.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Similar technical constraints apply to refinery products, for which it is not yet possible to unambiguously assign GHG emissions to individual output products. At the same time, the relevant benchmark in the EU ETS does not directly relate to specific products, such as gasoline, diesel or kerosene, but to all refinery output. The Commission should find a technical solution for this before the end of the transition period, as refineries are highly emitting and should be part of the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Once third countries will be closely integrated into the Union electricity market via market coupling, technical solutions should be found to ensure the application of the CBAM to electricity exported from such countries into the customs territory of the Union. If technical solutions cannot be found, third countries that are market coupled should benefit from a time limited exemption from the CBAM until at the latest 2030 with regard solely to the export of electricity, provided that certain conditions are satisfied. However, those third countries should develop a roadmap and commit to implement a carbon pricing mechanism providing for an equivalent price as the EU ETS, and should commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 at the latest [as well as?] to align with Union legislation in the areas of environment, climate, competition and energy. That exemption should be withdrawn at any time if there are reasons to believe that the country in question does not fulfil its commitments or it has not adopted by 2030 an ETS equivalent to the EU ETS.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50a) Export rebates are not compatible with the principles of the WTO. Possible negative effects on the competitiveness of European exports should not be addressed in this Regulation but through investments in low-carbon technologies. Moreover the current methodology to calculate free allowances is among other things based on the carbon leakage factor, which already takes into account the trade intensity of a sector.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050 at the latest. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where CBAM certificates have been surrendered in excess of the number due, the competent authority shall, without delay, reimburse the authorised declarant the value of CBAM certificates surrendered in excess, calculated at the average price paid for CBAM certificates by the authorised declarant during the year of importfor those certificates at the time of purchase.
Amendment 1252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 5 a (new)
Annex I – subheading 5 a (new)
Refined products