Activities of Hannu TAKKULA 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) FI
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework and amending Regulation No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change
Amendments (42)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The LULUCF sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, and maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks and substituting fossil or carbon-intensive raw materials and energy. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective, sustainable forest and resource management and the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Advanced and sustainable management practices can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the LULUCF sector. Promoting the sharing of best practices in this field can help Member States in reaching their targets under this Regulation.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Common agricultural policy measures and national policies have an impact on the emissions profile of cropland and grassland. With regard to the base period for the land accounting categories provided for in this Regulation, the calculation should take into account the agri-environmental measures implemented by the Member States during this period.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Common agricultural policy measures and national policies have an impact on the emissions profile of cropland and grassland. With regard to the base period for the land accounting categories provided for in this Regulation, the calculation should take into account the agri-environmental measures implemented by the Member States during this period.
Amendment 60 #
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 that differ substantially between the Member States. 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 excludeaddress the effects of natural and country- specific characteristics, as well as for coherence and requirements for sustainable forest management of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe). In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, a reviewtransparent procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improvefor the Member States to improve auditability and the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 63 #
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 that differ between Member States. 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 procedure should be established to ensure transparency and improve the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 69 #
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 the Member States should be transparent and aligned with the requirements for sustainable forest management of Forest Europe (Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)1a . The Commission should assist the Member States 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. 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 the consultation of the Standing Forestry Committee established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC1b. __________________ 1aForest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Legally Binding Agreement on Forests in Europe: http://www.foresteurope.org/. 1bCouncil Decision 89/367/EEC of 29 May 1989 setting up a Standing Forestry Committee (OJ L 165, 15.6.1989, p. 14).
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Natural disturbances, such as wildfires, insect and disease infestations, extreme weather events and geological disturbances that are beyond the control of, and not materially influenced by, a Member State, may result in greenhouse gas emissions of a temporary nature in the LULUCF sector, or may cause the reversal of previous removals. As reversal can also be the result of management decisions, such as decisions to harvest or plant trees, this Regulation should ensure that human- induced reversals of removals are always accurately reflected in LULUCF accounts. Moreover, this Regulation should provide Member States with a limited possibility to exclude emissions resulting from disturbances that are beyond their control from their LULUCF accounts. However, the manner in which Member States apply those provisions should not lead to undue under-accounting. and should not discourage Member States from investing in and taking preventative measures that reduce the risk of the occurrence of natural disturbances.
Amendment 84 #
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 on the basis of the most recent adopted IPCC methodologies and UNFCCC guidance 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 []No (EU) .../... 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 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and removals and of other information necessary to assess compliance with Member States' commitments, reporting requirements should be included in Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013 by this Regulation, and compliance checks under this Regulation should take these reports into account. Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly. These provisions may further be streamlined to take into consideration any relevant changes in respect of the integrated governance of the Energy Union for which a proposal is foreseen by the end of 2016 in the Commission’s work programme.
Amendment 89 #
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 on the basis of the most recent adopted IPCC methodologies and UNFCCC guidance 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 []No (EU) .../... 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 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, section A, as reported pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 occurring in any of the following land accounting categories on the territories of Member States and other categories during the period from 2021 to 2030:
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, section A, as reported pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 occurring in any of the following land accounting categories on the territories of Member States and other categories during the period from 2021 to 2030:
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) harvested wood products
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) harvested wood products.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall prepare and maintain accounts that accurately reflect the emissions and removals resulting from the land accounting categories and other categories referred to in Article 2. Member States shall ensure the accuracy, completeness, consistency, comparability and transparency of their accounts and of other data provided under this Regulation. Member States shall denote emissions by a positive sign (+) and removals by a negative sign (-).
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall prevent any double counting of emissions or removals, in particular by accounting for emissions or removals resulting from more than one land accounting category under one category only.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall prepare and maintain accounts that accurately reflect the emissions and removals resulting from the land accounting categories and other categories referred to in Article 2. Member States shall ensure the accuracy, completeness, consistency, comparability and transparency of their accounts and of other data provided under this Regulation. Member States shall denote emissions by a positive sign (+) and removals by a negative sign (-).
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall prevent any double counting of emissions or removals, in particular by accounting for emissions or removals resulting from more than one land accounting category under one category only.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall include in their accounts for each land accounting category any change in the carbon stock of the carbon pools listed in Annex I, section B. Member States may choose not to include in their accounts changes in carbon stocks for carbon pools where the carbon pool is not a source, except for above-ground biomass and harvested wood products on managed forest land.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall include in their accounts for each land accounting category any change in the carbon stock of the carbon pools listed in Annex I, section B. Member States may choose not to include in their accounts changes in carbon stocks for carbon pools where the carbon pool is not a source, except for above-ground biomass and harvested wood products on managed forest land.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 207 #
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 management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests,active, sustainable forest management practice expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 210 #
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 management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forests,active, sustainable forest management practice expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall use the best available 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 plan 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 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall reviewfacilitate an assessment of the national forestry accounting plans and technical corrections and assesssubmitted, by a Member State. This assessment shall be carried out in close consultation with Member State experts, the Standing Forestry Committee and the Energy Union Committee. The assessment shall evaluate the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels 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 withWhere the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1) have not been adhered to, the Commission may recalculate the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2019 with a view to the period 2021-2025, and by 31 December 2024 with a view to the period 2026-2030, adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewassessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to update Member State forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member State forest reference levels as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by 31 December 2019, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 14 in order to update the categories in the pool of harvested wood products with additional products that have a positive substitution effect. The delegated act shall also update the default half-life values specified in Annex V.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts latest by 31 December 2019 in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex II in the light of the reviewtechnical assessment carried out pursuant to paragraph (5)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 the Member State in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member Statetechnical assessment. In the event that a Member State has not updated its forest reference levels, the value as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021- 2025 and/or 2026-2030.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from the changes in the pool of harvested wood products, as the total of emissions and removals for each of the years in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point B – point f
Annex I – point B – point f
(f) forharvested wood products from afforested land and managed forest land: harvested wood products.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 2 – row 1
Annex II – table 2 – row 1
Member State forest reference levels including harvested wood products
Amendment 283 #
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 biomassfrom managed forest land use are properly accounted for and that emissions are balanced against removals;
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 287 #
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 for production of both energy and other fossil-based material substitution purposes, as set out in the EU Forest Strategy, Member States' national forest programmes and policies, and the EUnion's Bioeconomy and Biodiversity Strategy;
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) Member States shall provide confirmation that the construction of the forest reference level neither includes assumptions or estimations about domestic policies nor assumptions or estimations about future changes to these.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point B – point f
Annex I – point B – point f
(f) forharvested wood products from both afforested land and managed forest land: harvested wood products.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 2 – title
Annex II – table 2 – title
Member State forest reference levels including harvested wood products
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – point f – point 2
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 1 – point f – point 2
(2) Emissions and removals from forests and harvested wood products as shown in greenhouse gas inventories and relevant historical data,