Activities of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2016/0230(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework (debate) SV
Amendments (17)
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The LULUCF sector can contributes to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, and maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocksthrough the sustainable management of sinks and carbon stocks. The sector plays a pivotal role in the transition to a fossil- free economy and society, where the bioeconomy and bioenergy play a central role. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential. Long-term strategies are needed to make sustainable investments possible in the long run as the LULUCF sector is subjected to long timeframes.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Emissions and removals from forest land depend on a number of natural circumstances, age-class structure, as well as past and present management practices. The use of a base year would not make it possible to reflect those factors and resulting cyclical impacts on emissions and removals or their interannual variation. The relevant accounting rules should instead provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country- specific characteristics. In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, a review transparent procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improvefor the Members States, to improve the oversight of the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) WThen the Commission chooses to be assisted by an expert review team in accordance with Commission Decision (C(2016)3301) in the review of national forestry accounting plans, it should procedure for setting the forest reference level by Member States should be transparent and aligned with the requirements for sustainable forest management practice, as defined by the Forest Europe process. By building on the good practice and experience of the expert reviews under the UNFCCC, including as regards participation of national experts and recommendations, and select a sufficient number of experts from the Member States the Commission should assist Member States in setting the forest reference level. In this context it is appropriate for the Commission to provide technical assistance on the verification of compliance with the criteria set out in Annex IV, following consultation of the Standing Forestry Committee as established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The increased sustainable use of biomass can substantially limit emissions into and enhance removals of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The accounting rules should therefore not disrupt sustainable biomass use in the energy sector by generation of emissions in the LULUCF sector. The internationally agreed IPCC Guidelines state that emissions from the combustion of biomass can be accounted as zero in the energy sector with the condition that these emissions are accounted for in the LULUCF sector. In the EU, emissions from biomass combustion are accounted as zero pursuant to Article 38 of Regulation (EU) No. 601/2012 and the provisions set out in Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, hence consistency with the IPCC Guidelines would only be ensured if these emissions should be covered accurately under this Regulation.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to provide for the appropriate accounting of transactions under this Regulation, including the use of flexibilities and tracking compliance, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the technical adaptation of definitions, values, lists of greenhouse gases and carbon pools, the update of reference levels, the accounting of transactions and the revision of methodology and information requirements. These measures shall take into account the provisions in Commission Regulation No 389/2013 establishing a Union Registry. The necessary provisions should be contained in a single legal instrument combining the accounting provisions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Regulation [] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 for a resilient Energy Union and this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter- institutional Agreement on Better Law- Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts have systematic access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest manageand further development prof actice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forestsve, sustainable forest management practice, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By derogation from the requirement to apply the default value established in Article 5(3), a Member State may transition cropland, grassland, wetland, settlements and other land from the category of such land converted to forest land to the category of forest land remaining forest land after 350 years from the date of conversion.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where the result of the calculation referred to in paragraph 1 is negative in relation to its forest reference level, a Member State shall include in its managed forest land accounts total net removals of no more than the equivalent of 3,510 per cent of the Member State’s emissions in its base year or period as specified in Annex IIIprojected wood harvesting level per year, multiplied by five.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall determine the new forest reference level based on the criteria set out in Annex IV, section A. They shall submit to the Commission a national forestry accounting planreport including a new forest reference level, by 31 December 2018 for the period from 2021 to 2025 and by 30 June 2023 for the period 2026-2030. (The change of “national forestry accounting plan” to “national forestry accounting report” applies throughout the text)
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of currentand further development of sustainable forest management practice, and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. s defined by the Forest Europe process, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year, whereby maintaining the forest as a net carbon sink. These calculations shall include the most recent national forest data and policies up to 2017 for the period 2021-2025, and up to 2022 for the period 2026-2030 and take into account the long timeframes in forestry.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting planreport shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of current forest manageand further development prof actice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forestsve, sustainable forest management practice, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall use the most current and quality assured data on land use and forest conditions and demonstrate consistency between the methods and data used to establish the forest reference level in the national forestry accounting planreport and those used in the reporting for managed forest land. At the latest at the end of the period from 2021 to 2025 or from 2026 to 2030, a Member State shall submit to the Commission a technical correction of its reference level if necessary to ensure consistency.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the national forestry accounting plans and technical correctionsA review team, consisting of the Standing Forestry Committee, as established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC, and the Commission shall facilitate technical assessment of the national forestry accounting report as submitted by a Member State and assess the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels set by Member States have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1). To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4)of this Article as well as Article 5(1), t. The Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levelshall publish a synthesis report based on its assessments.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewtechnical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting planreports or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made by Member States in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member State foresttechnical assessment. In an event where a Member State has not updated its reference levels, the level as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Reference levels shall be consistent with national forest legislation and forest harvesting should not exceed the long- term production capacity of Member States forests, having in mind the goal of achieving a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Reference levels should ensure a robust and credible accounting, to guarantee that emissions and removals resulting from biomass use areforest management is properly accounted for;
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Reference levels should take into account the objective of contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources as substitution for fossil-based energy and material, as set out in the EU Forest Strategy, Member States' national forest policies, and the EU Biodiversiteconomy Strategy;