41 Amendments of Pilar AYUSO related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The setting of a mandatory target for biofuels would ensure the development of such fuels and would also smooth the way for the introduction of second-generation biofuels.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 − paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 − paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the origin of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and of heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources in plants with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, can be guaranteed as such within the meaning of this Directive. Member States shall introduce an exemption on the basis of the support systems already in place for plants with a capacity of less than 5MWth for the production of electricity and heat from biomass.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 − paragraph 1
Article 14 − paragraph 1
Access to the electricity and gas grid 1. Member States shall take the necessary steps to develop grid infrastructure to accommodate the further development of electricity and gas production from renewable energy sources, including interconnectors between Member States.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 − paragraph 2
Article 14 − paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grids, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas produced from renewable energy sources. They shall also provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity and gas produced from renewable energy sources. When dispatching electricity and gas generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national electricity and gas system permits.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 − paragraph 3
Article 14 − paragraph 3
3. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to set up and publish their standard rules relating to the bearing and sharing of costs of technical adaptations, such as grid connections and grid reinforcements, which are necessary in order to integrate new producers feeding electricity or gas produced from renewable energy sources into the interconnected grid. These rules shall be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria taking particular account of all the costs and benefits associated with the connection of these producers to the grids and of the particular circumstances of producers located in peripheral regions and in regions of low population density. The rules may provide for different types of connection.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 − paragraph 5
Article 14 − paragraph 5
5. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to provide any new producer wishing to be connected to the system with a comprehensive and detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection. Member States may allow producers of electricity or gas from renewable energy sources wishing to be connected to the grid to issue a call for tender for the connection work.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 − paragraph 7
Article 14 − paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that the charging of transmission and distribution fees does not discriminate against electricity or gas from renewable energy sources, including in particular electricity or gas from renewable energy sources produced in peripheral regions, such as island regions, and in regions of low population density.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of fuels, co-products should be accounted for. For policy analysis purposes the substitution method is appropriate. For regulatory purposes concerning individual operators and individual consignments of transport fuels, the substitution method is not appropriate. In these cases the energy allocation method is the most appropriate method to use, because it is easy to apply, predictable over time, minimises counter- productive incentives and gives results that are generally comparable with the range of results given by the substitution method. However, should the energy allocation method not be the most appropriate, it should be replaced by the mass allocation method based on dry-matter content. For policy analysis purposes the Commission should also, in its reporting, give results using the substitution method.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 − paragraph 8
Article 14 − paragraph 8
8. Member States shall ensure that fees charged by transmission system operators and distribution system operators for the transmission and distribution of electricity or gas from plants using renewable energy sources reflect realisable cost benefits resulting from the plant's connection to the network. Such cost benefits could arise from the direct use of the low-voltage grid.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Commission Communication of 7 November 2007 on alternative fuels for road transportation and on a set of measures to promote the use of biofuels set as a target for the EU to replace 20% of diesel and gasoline fuels with alternative fuels in the road transport sector by 2020. The Commission should consider proposing a separate initiative to promote the penetration of clean clean and alternative road transport fuels such as synthetic fuels made of natural gas in addition to renewable energy in order to efficiently complement this Directive.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of transport fuels, biofuels and other bioliquids shall be calculated as: E = eec + el + ep + etd + eu – eccs - eccr – eee – eesea, 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; 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; eccr = emission savings from carbon capture and replacement; and eee = emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For the agricultural production phase, N2O emissions from the application of nitrogen-based fertilisers shall be estimated at 1% as regards direct emissions and at 0.33% as regards indirect emissions. In more general terms – particularly in the light of the discontinuation of set aside – energy crops shall not be taken from uncultivated land, but shall replace other crops which also emit N2O. Energy crops should therefore be allocated only one N2O emissions differential, if a differential is applied.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 6
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 6
6. Emissions from the extraction or cultivation of raw materials, eec, shall include emissions from the extraction or cultivation process itself; from the collection of raw materials; from waste and leakages; and from the production of chemicals or products used in extraction or cultivation. Capture of CO2 in the cultivation of raw materials shall be excludedtaken into account in crop rotation. Certified reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from flaring at oil production sites anywhere in the world shall be deducted. Estimates of emissions from cultivation may be derived from the use of averages calculated for smaller geographical areas than those used in the calculation of the default values, as an alternative to using actual values.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 10
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 10
10. Emissions from transport and distribution, etd, shall include emissions from the transport and storage of raw and semi-finished materials and from the storage and distribution of finished materials. Emissions from transport and distribution to be taken into account under point 6 shall not be covered by point 10.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16
16. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in paragraph 15, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el, + those fractions of ep, etd and eee that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for this purpose instead of the total of those emissions. In the case of biofuels and other bioliquids, all co-products, including electricity that does not fall under the scope of paragraph 14, shall be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation, except for agricultural crop residues, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells. CIf co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zeroof the manufacture of biofuels have a high protein content, the mass allocation method on the basis of the dry- matter content shall be applied pro rata to these co-products for the purpose of the calculation. Wastes, agricultural crop residues, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells, and residues from processing chains, other than biofuel processing chains, with no potential food or feed use shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process ofreturned from the soil shall be taken into account on the basis of the pro rata reduction in greenhouse gas emissions which they bring about by virtue of the resulting lower use of mineral fertilisers in collnnection of these materials. with subsequent crops. In the case of fuels produced in refineries, the unit of analysis for the purposes of the calculation referred to in paragraph 15 shall be the refinery The term 'co-product' must be defined on the basis of the biofuel production process. 'Co-product' shall mean any product resulting from the extraction from the raw material of the components required for biofuel production.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) In order to ensure that biofuels that diversify the range of feedstocks used become commercially viable, these biofuels should receive an extra weighting under national biofuel obligationhave differentiated mandatory targets.
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State, but only on the condition that energy from renewable sources in transport fulfils the environmental sustainability criteria in Article15. By the end of 2015 Member States can set a target at least 1% of final consumption of energy for transport from cellulosic biofuels, biogas and biofuels from waste vegetable or animal oil or non food vegetable. The Member States shall ensure that in 2020 at least 2% of final consumption or energy for trans port comes from cellulosic biofuels, biogas and biofuels from waste vegetal or animal oil or non food vegetable. The targets shall be subject to regular reviews every three years starting in 2012 on the basis of the Commission reports referred to in Article 20.
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – first sentence
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – first sentence
1. Biofuels and other bioliquidEnergy from biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes listed under letters (a), (b) and (c) below only if they fulfil the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 5:
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
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%calculated on the basis of Article 17(1) and shall be at least 35%. Cellulosic biofuels, biogas and biofuels from a waste vegetable or animal oil or non food vegetable need to achieve a GHG saving of at least 50%.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the case of biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass produced by installations that were in operation in January30 June 20089, the first subparagraph shall apply from 1 AprilOctober 20134.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. 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 recognised high biodiversity value, unless evidence provided shows that it originates from sustainable management practices and that the production and extraction of that raw material did not negatively interfere with biodiversity, and/or evidence provided shows that the natural species composition and processes will become re- established following an intervention. This includes that is to say land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land still has this status:
Amendment 825 #
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, unless evidence provided shows that it originates from waste streams, wood residues or from sustainable management practices. This includes that is to say land that had one of the following statuses in January 2008 and no longer has this status:
Amendment 846 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Agricultural raw materials cultivated in the Community and used for the production of biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, shall be obtained in accordance with the requirements and standards under the provisions listed in point A of Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 under the heading "Environment" and in accordance with the minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition defined pursuant to Article 5(1) of that Regulation.
Amendment 867 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall report on requirements for a sustainability scheme for energy uses of biomassthe timber industry, other than biofuels food industry and other bioliquids petroleum industry, by 31 December 2010 at the latest. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by proposals for a sustainability scheme for other energy uses of biomass industrial sectors indicated above in this paragraph, to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission shall report every three years to the European Parliament and the Council on the impact in terms of social sustainability in the Community and in third countries of increased demand for biofuel, and on the impact of EU biofuel policy on the availability of foodstuffs in exporting countries, the ability of people in developing countries to afford these foodstuffs, and wider development issues. The report shall address the issue of respect for land use rights. All social and land use rights issues shall make reference to the same issues relating to petroleum exploitation activities. The first report shall be submitted in 2012. The Commission shall, if appropriate, propose corrective action.
Amendment 937 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall report by 31 December 2012 at the latest on the estimated typical and default values in Annex VII Part B and Parts A, B, D and E, paying special attention to emissions from transport and processing, and may, where necessary, decide to correct the values. 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).
Amendment 956 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. ForIn the purpocases of demonstrating compliance with national renewable energy obligations placed on operators, the contribution made by biofuels produced from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material shall be considered to be twice that made by other biofuelscellulosic biofuels, biogas and biofuels from waste vegetable or animal oil or non food vegetable, to achieve the target set out in article 3§3 Member States can put financial mechanisms in place to compensate for the additional cost for producing this type of biofuel or apply an exemption or a reduced rate of taxation under fiscal control avoiding over-compensation and no longer than until 2020. Research and development in the area of renewable energy in transport as well as development of sustainable transport systems shall be strongly promoted both at Member State and Community level and may receive additional support.
Amendment 1067 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – title
Annex V – title
Specifications for a 7% blend for biodiesel in diesel (EN590)
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – column 1 – row 17
Annex V – column 1 – row 17
FAME content – EN14078214
Amendment 1069 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – column 1 – row 22
Annex V – column 1 – row 22
Additivation for stability (on the pure FAME content)
Amendment 1074 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – title
Annex VI – title
Specifications for a 10% blend for biodiesel in diesel (EN590)
Amendment 1075 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – column 1 – row 17
Annex VI – column 1 – row 17
FAME content - EN14078214
Amendment 1076 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – column 3 – row 20
Annex VI – column 3 – row 20
Amendment 1077 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – column 3 – row 21
Annex VI – column 3 – row 21
Amendment 1078 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – column 3 – row 22
Annex VI – column 3 – row 22
Amendment 1079 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – column 3 – row 25
Annex VI – column 3 – row 25
Amendment 1080 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VI – column 1 – row 27
Annex VI – column 1 – row 27
Additivation for stability (on the pure FAME content)
Amendment 1104 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 14
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 14
14. Emission savings from excess electricity from cogeneration, eee, shall be taken into account in relation to the excess electricity produced by fuel production systems that use cogeneration except where the fuel used for the cogeneration is a co- product other than an agricultural crop residue, including dried distilled grains with solubles (DDGs). In accounting for this excess electricity, the size of the cogeneration unit shall be assumed to be the minimum necessary for the cogeneration unit to supply the heat that is needed to produce the fuel. The greenhouse gas emission savings associated with this excess electricity shall be taken to be equal to the amount of greenhouse gas that would be emitted when an equal amount ofby the EU average specific emission from electricity was generated in a power plant using the same fuel as the cogeneration unit. ion for electricity produced in the Community, and the average emission for electricity production in the country where the electricity is produced for electricity produced in non-EU states.
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 2
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 2
In the case of biofuels and other bioliquids, all co-products, including electricity that does not fall under the scope of paragraph 14, shall be taken into account for the purposes of this calculation, except for agricultural crop residues, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells. Co-products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purpose of the calculation.
Amendment 1111 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 3
Annex VII – part C – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 3
Wastes, agricultural crop residues, including straw, bagasse, husks, cobs and nut shells, and residues from processing chains, other than biofuel processing chains, with no potential food or feed use shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of these materials.