[ParlTrack]

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU, Dragoș Florin DAVID

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5

(5) In order to enhance the certainty and predictability of the Community scheme, after the conclusion of an international agreement, provisions should be specified to increase the level of contribution of the Community scheme to achieving an overall reduction of more than 20%, in particular in view of the objective of the European Council for a 30% reduction by 2020 that is considered scientifically necessary to avoid dangerous climate change, provided that other developed countries commit themselves to comparable emission reductions and economically more advanced developing countries contribute adequately according to their responsibilities and respective capabilities. A fair burden sharing between the Community scheme and other sectors of the economy, based on scientific evidence, has to be ensured.

2008/07/08
Committee: ENVI

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU, Adrian SEVERIN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Dragoș Florin DAVID

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18

(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition within the Community. TWithout prejudice to sector specific criteria, these rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, generally applicable alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and ~~greenhouse gas capture and storage~~the potential, including the technical potential, to reduce emissions. Any such rules should ~~not~~ give incentives to indecrease ~~emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading perio~~specific emissions. Allocations based on benchmarks must be fixed so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should equally apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants, with the exception of electricity produced from waste gases from industrial production processes. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned.

2008/07/08
Committee: ENVI

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Dragoș Florin DAVID

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point (a)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point (c)

(a) point (c) is replaced by the following: (c) 'greenhouse gases' means the gases listed in Annex II and other gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and re-emit infrared radiation;deleted

2008/07/10
Committee: ENVI

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point (b)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point (h)

(h) 'new entrant' means any installation carrying out one or more of the activities indicated in Annex I, which has obtained a greenhouse gas emission permit or an update of its greenhouse gas emission permit because of an increase in the installation's production capacity of at least 20%, subsequent to the submission to the Commission of the list referred to in Article 11(1);

2008/07/10
Committee: ENVI

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 3

~~3. At least 20~~(3) 45% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in point (b) thereof, should be entered in corresponding fashion in the budgets of the Member States and should be used for the following: (a) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by contributing to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development for reducing emissions and adapting, including participation in initiatives within the framework of European Strategic Energy Technology Plan; (b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitment of the Community to using 20% renewable energies by 2020, and to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020; (c) for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases, in particular from coal power stations; (d) for measures to avoid deforestation, in particular in Least Developed Countries; (e) to facilitate developing countries' adaptation to the impacts of climate change; (f) to address social aspects in lower and middle income households, for example by increasing their energy efficiency and insulation; ~~and~~ (g) to cover administrative expenses of the management at national level of the Community scheme; (h) to limit the social effects of rising energy prices; (i) to undertake measures for tackling the causes of climate change or for adapting to it; and (j) to create jobs and organise training and reskilling to meet the needs of energy- efficient industries; 45% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances mentioned in (2) above, including all revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances mentioned in (2(b)) above, should be returned, in corresponding fashion, to the companies whose quotas were auctioned and should be used for investment in re- technologising operations aimed at enhancing energy efficiency and for creating jobs and organising training and reskilling of employees to meet the needs of the new energy-efficient technologies used. 10% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances mentioned in (2) above, including all revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances mentioned in (2(b)) above, should be paid into a special Community fund for the purpose of covering the administrative expenses arising from the management of the Community system.

2008/07/14
Committee: ENVI

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU, Adrian SEVERIN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Dragoș Florin DAVID

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 5

5. By 31 ~~December~~June 2010, the Commission shall adopt a Regulation on timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning to ensure that it is conducted in an open, transparent and non- discriminatory manner. Auctions shall be designed to ensure that operators, and in particular any small and medium size enterprises covered by the Community scheme, have full access and any other participants do not undermine the operation of the auction. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)].

2008/07/14
Committee: ENVI

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU, Adrian SEVERIN, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Dragoș Florin DAVID