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3 Amendments of Heide RÜHLE related to 2008/0014(COD)

Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC should continue to decrease annually in a linear manner beyond 2020, leading to an 80 % reduction of such emissions, compared to 1990 levels, by 2050, with the ultimate objective of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use within the European Union. The Commission should examine, by 2012, the appropriateness of this target, based on international commitments made by the European Union and the latest climate science regarding climate sensitivity and the scope for making the greenhouse gas emission reductions necessary to avert dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system and, if appropriate, present proposals to differentiate the target between Member States.
2008/06/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall assess the impact of EU sectoral policies on the Community's greenhouse gas emissions and the emissions reduction potential relating to these policies. The Commission shall make proposals, as appropriate, to ensure that such policies contribute adequately to achieving the 2020 and 2050 reduction targets.
2008/06/27
Committee: ECON
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Compliance mechanism 1. Where the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC exceed the annual greenhouse gas emission limit pursuant to Article 3 of this Decision, that Member State shall pay an excess emissions penalty equivalent to the amount determined in Article 16 of Directive 2003/87/EC. That excess emissions penalty shall be paid to a Community fund dedicated to financing climate change mitigation measures. 2. The Commission shall adopt measures to establish the Community fund referred to in paragraph 1. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Decision by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 9(2). 3. In addition to paragraph 1 the total by which the limit in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent is exceeded shall be deducted from the subsequent quantity of allowances auctioned by the Member State pursuant to Article 10[(2)] of Directive 2003/87/EC.
2008/06/27
Committee: ECON