26 Amendments of Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Renewable Energy Roadmap demonstrated that a 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and a 10% target for renewable energy in transport would be appropriate and achievable objectiveswould be appropriate, and that a framework that includes mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make rational investment decisions in the renewable energy sector. While the arguments in favour of the 20% target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources have grown considerably stronger, the 10% target for renewable energy in transport is increasingly being questioned.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The main purpose of binding targets is to provide certainty for investors. Deferring a decision about whether a target is binding until a future event takes place is thus not appropriate. In a statement to the minutes of the Council of 15 February 2007, the Commission therefore stated that it did not consider that the binding nature of the target should be deferred until second generation biofuels became commercially availableHowever, the many unknowns with regard to biofuel production today calls for a more cautious approach than the one hitherto envisaged. The 10% binding target should therefore be reconsidered.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the light of the positions taken by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, it is appropriate to establish mandatory targets for an overall 20% share of renewable energy and a 10n 8% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020. Those targets – as well as the overall policy framework, not least the methodology for calculating greenhouse gas savings – should be subject to regular reviews.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biomass for energy shall only be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 if effective measures have been taken to prevent: (a) water pollution, including groundwater; (b) excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce; (c) air pollution; (d) deterioration of the soil quality.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The European Commission shall appoint a committee of independent experts that shall develop a mechanism to accurately assess and address the indirect effects of bioenergy on land-use change and indirect effect on degradation of natural forests or other natural ecosystems, to be applied from 31 December 2010 at the latest. It is essential that indirect effects are included.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the impact of EU biofuel policy on direct and indirect land use change and an estimate of the associated carbon emissions-.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Since the general objectives of achieving a 20% share of renewable energies in the Community’s overall energy consumption and a 10n 8% share of biofuels in each Member State’s transport petrol and diesel consumptionrenewable energy in transport in each Member State by 2020 cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 108% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State. In calculating total energy consumed in transport for the purposes of the first subparagraph, petroleum products oth, but only on the condition that energy from renewable sources in transport fulfils the environmental sustainability criteria in Article 15. The target shall be subject to regular reviews every than petrol and diesel shall not be taken into accountree years starting in 2012 on the basis of the Commission reports referred to in Article 20.
Amendment 517 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a For the achievement of national targets, biofuel certificates coming from a Member State with whom another Member State has signed a bilateral agreement will be taken into account. Those biofuel certificates shall be cancelled in the acquisition country. The greenhouse gas emission savings linked to the biofuel certificates shall be counted in the acquisition country.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States whose share of energy from renewable sources equalled or exceeded the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I in the immediately preceding two-year period may request the competent bodies designated in accordance with Article 7 to transfer the guarantees of origin submitted for cancellation under Article 8(1) to another Member State. Such guarantees of origin shall immediately be cancelled by the competent body in the receiving Member State.
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 35%. In the case of biofuels and other bioliquidcalculated on the basis of Article 17(1) and shall be at least 50%. In the case of energy from biomass produced by installations that were in operation in January 2008, the first subparagraph shall apply from 1 April 2013.
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
4. Biofuels and other bioliquidEnergy from biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high carbon stock, that is to say land that had one of the following statuses in JanuaryNovember 20085 and no longer has this status:
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biomass for energy shall only be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 if effective measures have been taken to prevent: (a) water pollution, including groundwater; (b) excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce; (c) air pollution; (d) deterioration of the soil quality.
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Energy from biomass shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless effective measures have been taken to prevent: (a) deterioration of surface and groundwater quality by inputs of pollutants and excessive amounts of nutrients; (b) excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce.
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
(6) Decisions pursuant to paragraph 4 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2). Such decisions shall be valid for a period of no more than 5 years. These decisions can also be revoked earlier, if evidence shows that sustainability standards are violated or if the schemes or agreements fail to assure adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing on a regular and frequent basis.
Amendment 913 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The European Commission shall appoint a committee of independent experts that shall develop a mechanism to accurately assess and address the indirect effects of bioenergy on land-use change and indirect effect on degradation of natural forests or other natural ecosystems, to be applied from 31 December 2010 at the latest. It is essential that indirect effects are included.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
(ca) Emissions caused by indirect land use change, as specified in Part C of Annex VII, shall be added unless the production is based upon raw materials that do not require the use of arable, pasture or permanent crop land, including waste.
Amendment 932 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall report, by 31 December 20120 at the latest on the estimated, and every two years thereafter, review the typical and default values in Annex VII Part B and Part E, paying special attention to emissions from transport and processing, and maycultivation. With regard to typical and default values for cultivation, the Commission shall present by 31 December 2010 a new set of actual and default values that reflect regional and climatological conditions. In the review process the opinions of producers both in third countries and within the Community shall be solicited. In addition, wthere necessary, decides to correct the value Commission shall assess, and if necessary propose, typical and default values for cultivation using sustainable agricultural and organic farming methods. Such a measure designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 21(3). Values for emissions caused by indirect land use change, as specified in Part C of Annex VII, shall also be reviewed and be adapted to land use and/or feedstock specific factors.
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Barriers to national target achievement Where a Member State considers that, due to 1) insufficient availability of sustainable biofuel or guarantees of origin on the market or 2) any administrative or legal obstacle that is not from its responsibility, it is under the impossibility to meet the share of energy from renewable sources in final consumption of energy in 2020 set out in the third column of the table in Annex 1, it shall inform the Commission as soon as possible. The Commission shall adopt a decision on whether these aforementioned barriers have been demonstrated, in which case it shall decide what adjustment shall be made to the Member State's final consumption of energy from renewable sources for the year 2020.
Amendment 1016 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the impact of EU biofuel policy on direct and indirect land use change and an estimate of the associated carbon emissions.
Amendment 1085 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – Part C – paragraph 1
Annex VII – Part C – paragraph 1
1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of transport fuels, biofuels and other bioliquids shall be calculated as: E = eec + el + eiluc + esca+ ep + etd + eu – eccs -– eccru – eee, where E = total emissions from the use of the fuel; eec = emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials; el = annualised emissions from carbon stock changes caused by land use change; eiluc = risk coefficient of specific biofuel crops produced in specific regions esca = emission savings from soil carbon accumulation via improved agricultural management ep = emissions from processing; etd = emissions from transport and distribution; eu = emissions from the fuel in use; eccs = emission savings from carbon capture and sequestration; eccru = emission savings from carbon capture and replacementuse; and eee = emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration. Emissions from the manufacture of machinery and equipment shall not be taken into account.
Amendment 1089 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – Part C – paragraph 2
Annex VII – Part C – paragraph 2
2. Greenhouse gas emissions from fuels, E, shall be expressed in terms of grams of CO2 equivalent per MJ of fuel, gCO2eq/MJ. The value for eiluc will be 40 gCO2eq/MJ for all biofuels produced from raw materials grown on agricultural land. This value will be subject to regular reviews based on the latest scientific data.
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 8 a (new)
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emissions caused by indirect land use change, eiluc, shall have a value of 0 where biofuel production is based upon raw materials that do not require the use of arable, pasture or permanent crop land, including waste. eiluc shall have a value of 20g CO2/MJ in all other cases.
Amendment 1099 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 8 b (new)
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emission savings from soil carbon accumulation from improved agricultural management, esca, may be accounted for on condition that they have not already been accounted for in el.