19 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2021/0218(COD)
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 sets a binding Union target to reach a share of at least 32 % of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. Under the Climate Target Plan, the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption would need to increase to 4035% by 2030 in order to achieve the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target10 . Therefore, the target set out in Article 3 of that Directive needs to be increased. __________________ 9 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82–209 10 Point 3 of the Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate- neutral future for the benefit of our people
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There is a growing recognition of the need for alignment of bioenergy policies with the cascading principle of biomass use11 sustainable forest management, with a view to ensuring fair access to the biomass raw material market for the development of innovative, high value-added bio-based solutions and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. When developing support schemes for bioenergy, Member States should therefore take into consideration the available sustainable supply of biomass for energy and non- energy uses and the maintenance of the national forest carbon sinks and ecosystems as well as the principles of the circular economy and the biomass cascading use, and the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 . For this, they should grant no support to the production of energy from saw logs, veener logs, stumps and roots and avoid promoting the use of quality roundwood for energy except in well-defined circumstances. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood- based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. Where no other use for woody biomass is economically viable or environmentally appropriate, energy recovery helps to reduce energy generation from non-renewable sources. Member States’ support schemes for bioenergy should therefore be directed to such feedstocks for which little market competition exists with the material sectors, and whose sourcing is considered positive for both climate and biodiversity, in order to avoid negative incentives for unsustainable bioenergy pathways, as identified in the JRC report ‘The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU’13 . On the other hand, i. In defining the further implications of the cascading principle, it is necessary to recognise the national specificities which guide Member States in the design of their support. schemesWaste prevention, reuse and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating support schemes which would be counter to targets on treatment of waste and which would lead to the inefficient use of recyclable waste. Moreover, in order to ensure a more efficient use of bioenergy, from 2026 on Member States should not give support anymore to electricity-only plants , unless the installations are in regions with a specific use status as regards their transition away from fossil fuels or if the installations use carbon capture and storage. __________________ 11 The cascading principle aims to achieve resource efficiency of biomass use through prioritising biomass material use to energy use wherever possible, increasing thus the amount of biomass available within the system. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio- energy and 6) disposal. 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 13 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repos itory/handle/JRC122719
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectors such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification need, also in connection with biofuels, also for motor vehicles. A framework for electrification needs as well as supply infrastructures for synthetic and bio-based fuels to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States as well as import strategies coordinated at European level should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market- compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems and infrastructures for ecologically based liquid and gaseous fuels fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The potential of grid-balancing power plants and cogeneration plants that participate in grid-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity and thus allowing the expansion of such renewable electricity, should be fully utilised.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The use of renewable fuels and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost-effective manner, and improve, amongst other, energy diversification in that sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. With a view to achieving the increased target for greenhouse gas emission savings defined by the Union, the level of renewable energy supplied to all transport modes in the Union should be increased. Expressing the transport target as a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate an increasing use of the most cost-effective and performing fuels, in terms of greenhouse gas savings, in transport. In addition, a greenhouse gas intensity reduction target would stimulate innovation and set out a clear benchmark to compare across fuel types and renewable electricity depending on their greenhouse gas intensity. Complementary to this, increasing the level of the energy-based target on advanced biofuels and biogas and introducing a target for renewable fuels of non-biological origin and renewable hydrogen would ensure an increased use of the renewable fuels with smallest environmental impact in transport modes and regions that are difficult to electrify. The achievement of those targets should be ensured by obligations on fuel suppliers as well as by other measures included in [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport - FuelEU Maritime and Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport]. Dedicated obligations on aviation fuel suppliers should be set only pursuant to [Regulation (EU) 2021/XXX on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport]Appropriate refuelling infrastructures for sustainable and low- carbon fuels should be expanded in a non-discriminatory manner. Life- cycle comparisons of vehicles using synthetic fuels, fossil fuels, fuels of biogenic origin or corresponding mixes, or electric cars should always also take into account the fossil part of the charging current.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘new (36b)‘renewable hydrogen’ means hydrogen: (i) the energy content of which is derived from renewable sources, (ii) the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of which are at least 70%, and (iii) any biomass feedstock utilised in the production of which complies with the sustainability criterial set out in Article 29 is listed in Part A of Annex IX.’
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
Article 2
(1a) Article 2, (12) is replaced by the following: "(12) ‘guarantee of origin’ means an electronic document which has the sole function of providing evidence to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources; . The same applies to low-carbon sources that are clearly labelled as such.; " Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 4035%.;
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity on a national or regional level, in their support schemes. To that end , they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – Paragraph 3 – (b) (iii)
Article 3 – Paragraph 3 – (b) (iii)
(iia) (iii) it is produced in an installation that contributes to the EU objective to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels in line with the Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy set out in the Commission communication of 8 March 2022.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b (new)
(ca) 4b. Member States shall establish a framework, which may include support schemes and facilitating the uptake of renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen including through renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen purchase agreements, for tackling remaining barriers to the deployment of renewable electricity, including those related to permitting procedures. (The change from "low-carbon hydrogen" to "renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen" applies to all amendments in the rapporteur's draft report.)
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 7 – Paragraph 1 – Subparagraph 1
Article 7 – Paragraph 1 – Subparagraph 1
(3a) "1. The gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in each Member State shall be calculated as the sum of: (a) gross final consumption of electricity from renewable sources; (b) gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in the heating and cooling sector; and (c) final consumption of energy from renewable sources and fuels in the transport sector. " Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c a (new)
(ca) In the planning and permit- granting process, Member States shall ensure that the deployment of energy from renewable sources and the related grid infrastructure is considered as being in the overriding public interest and serving public safety, in accordance with relevant Union law.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c b (new)
(cb) Member States shall ensure that applicants are allowed to submit all relevant documents also in digital form. If an applicant makes use of the digital application option, the entire permitting process including the administrative internal processes needs to be carried out digitally. Member States shall further ensure the digitalization of the public hearings and the participation procedures.
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20 – Paragraph 1
Article 20 – Paragraph 1
(9a) Article 20 - Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Where relevant, Member States shall assess the need to extend existing gas network infrastructure to facilitate the integration of gas from renewable sources. , or to reduce the reliance on gas in line with the Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy set out in Commission communication of 8 March 2022, in particular if that infrastructure contributes significantly to the interconnection between at least two Member States or between a Member State and a third country. " Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
(9b) Article 20 - new paragraph 4 Member States shall, where relevant, take the necessary actions to integrate intermittent renewable electricity in the grid while ensuring grid stability and security of supply. Such actions can relate to the development of solutions such as storage facilities and grid-balancing power plants and cogeneration plants, that participate in grid-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By ... [one year after the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall develop a global import strategy for renewable fuels of non- biological origin, renewable hydrogen and low carbon hydrogen. That strategy shall include indicative targets and measures for imports of renewable electricity, renewable fuels of non-biological origin and renewable hydrogen. Member States shall take appropriate measures to implement the strategy in their integrated national energy and climate plans and progress reports submitted pursuant to Articles 3, 14 and 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 971 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1– point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,24 % in 2022, 0,51 % in 2025 and 2,25 % in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6, renewable hydrogen and low-carbon hydrogen, including low- carbon hydrogen derived fuels, is at least 2,6 % in 2028 and 5 % in 2030.