41 Amendments of Dorette CORBEY related to 2008/0016(COD)
Amendment 86 #
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 10% share of renewable energy in transport in the European Union's consumption in 2020 30% of the latter shall be met by using electricity, hydrogen or energy from ligno-cellulosic biomass or algae.
Amendment 148 #
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. At least 30% of this target shall be met by using of electricity or hydrogen from renewable sources or energy from ligno-cellulosic biomass or algae.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall, establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology for calculating the contribution of renewable electricity and hydrogen in the total fuel mix. This 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 21, paragraph 3.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Environmental and social sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from biomass
Amendment 189 #
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% and will rise to at least 50% in 1 January 2012 and 60% in 1 January 2017.
Amendment 194 #
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 January 2008, the first subparagraph shall apply from 1 April 2013.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biofuels and bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless the raw material from which they were produced was cultivated in accordance with the following criteria: (a) compliance with international norms on the rights to consent and consultation of indigenous peoples and local communities and the protection of children derived from the United Nations agencies and conventions (b) United Nations derived human rights norms are respected during the production cycle of the raw materials Compliance with the criteria listed in paragraph 8 must be verified in accordance with Article 16, in particular through participation in voluntary international or national schemes setting standards for the production of sustainable biofuels and other bioliquids and certifying that production of biofuels and other bioliquids meet those standards
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Calculation of the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels and other bioliquids of energy from biomass
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuel and other bioliquidenergy from biomass for the purposes of Article 15(2) shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for biofuelenergy from biomass, where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuelenergy from biomass production pathway is laid down in Part A or B of Annex VII, by using that default value multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change; or
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by using a value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII as the sum of actual values for some of the steps of the production process and the disaggregated default values in Part D or E of Annex VII for the other steps of the production process., all values being multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca)The factor for indirect land use change will be calculated every two years by dividing the increase in land use due to the production of energy from food and feedstock by the increase in land use due to food and feedstock production plus the increase due to the production of energy from biomass. The factor will be 1.0 when this directive comes into force and will be calculated for the first time two years thereafter on the basis of data on global land use and land use changes Before 2010 the Commission will publish the methodology to calculate the factor indirect land use change, taking into account the possible need to exclude degraded land and a way to differentiate between various types of land or land use.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take measures to guarantee sufficient fuelling options for zero-emission vehicles
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
It shall, if appropriate, propose corrective actionn case any negative impact occurs, the Commission shall propose corrective action to adjust the biomass target as laid down in article 3. It shall suspend the target immediately in case the EU biofuel target has an adverse impact as mentioned under point (c). The Commission will – after consultation of the FAO – publish a communication which states the specific conditions under which the target will be suspended.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatory targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquidenergy from renewable sources and in particular for energy from biomass.
Amendment 401 #
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. At least 30% of this target shall be met by using of electricity or hydrogen from renewable sources or energy from ligno-cellulosic biomass or algae.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall establish before 1 January 2010 a methodology for calculating the contribution of renewable electricity and hydrogen in the total fuel mix. This 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 21, paragraph 3.
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The national action plans shall set out Member States’ targets for the shares of energy from renewable sources in transport, electricity and heating and cooling in 2020, and adequate measures to be taken to achieve these targets, including national policies to develop existing biomass resources and mobilise new biomass resources for different uses, and the measures to be taken to fulfil the requirements of Articles 12 to 17 and measures to remove regulatory and non- regulatory barriers to the development of energy of renewable sources. The national action plans shall also include measures to guarantee sufficient fuelling options for zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Environmental and social sustainability criteria forbiofuels and other bioliquids criteria for energy from biomass
Amendment 793 #
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 bioliquid and will rise to at least 50% from 1 January 2012 onwards and 60% from 1 January 2017 onwards. 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 859 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 874 #
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 875 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. The Commission shall report every two 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 first report shall be submitted in 2012. The report shall address the issue of respect for land use rights. The report shall state, for each country that is a significant source of raw material for biofuel consumed in the EU, whether the country has ratified and implemented each of the following Conventions of the International Labour Organisation: (i) Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment (No 138); (ii) Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (No 182); (iii) Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour (No 105); (iv) Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (No 29); (v) Convention concerning Equal Remuneration of Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value (No 100); (vi) Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (No 111); (vii) Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise (No 87); (viii) Convention concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively (No 98). The Commission shall, if appropriate, propose corrective action.
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 7 c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biofuels and bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless the raw material from which they were produced was cultivated in accordance with the following criteria: (a) compliance with international norms on the rights to consent and consultation of indigenous peoples and local communities and the protection of children derived from the United Nations agencies and conventions (b) United Nations derived human rights norms are respected during the production cycle of the raw materials Compliance with the criteria listed in paragraph 8 must be verified in accordance with Article 16, in particular through participation in voluntary international or national schemes setting standards for the production of sustainable biofuels and other bioliquids and certifying that production of biofuels and other bioliquids meet those standards.
Amendment 889 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In its 2009 report the Commission shall further propose a scheme for verification of compliance with the sustainability criteria in Article 15 for all forms of energy from biomass.
Amendment 894 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide thatshall conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements between the Community and third countries demonstrate that biofuels and other bioliquidto guarantee that energy from biomass produced from raw materials cultivated in those countries comply with the environmental sustainability criteria in paragraphs 3 or 4, 4, 7a and 8 of Article 15. The agreements will include measures to guarantee participation of SMEs.
Amendment 897 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 15(2) or demonstrate that consignments of biofuelenergy from biomass comply with the environmental sustainability criteria in paragraphs 3 or 4 of Article 15.
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Calculation of the greenhouse gas impact of biofuels and other bioliquids of energy from biomass
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – sentence 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – sentence 1
1. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuel and other bioliquidenergy from biomass for the purposes of Article 15(2) shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 918 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for biofuelenergy from biomass, where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the biofuelenergy from biomass production pathway is laid down in Part A or B of Annex VII, by using that default value multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 919 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change; or
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by using a value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex VII as the sum of actual values for some of the steps of the production process and the disaggregated default values in Part D or E of Annex VII for the other steps of the production process., all values being multiplied with the factor for indirect land use change;
Amendment 921 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point ca (new)
(ca) The factor for indirect land use change will be calculated every two years by dividing the increase in land use due to the production of energy from food and feedstock by the increase in land use due to food and feedstock production plus the increase due to the production of energy from biomass. The factor will be 1.0 when this directive comes into force and will be calculated for the first time two years thereafter on the basis of data on global land use and land use changes. Before 2010 the Commission will publish the methodology to calculate the factor indirect land use change, taking into account the possible need to exclude degraded land and a way to differentiate between various types of land or land use.
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall take measures to guarantee sufficient fuelling options for zero-emission vehicles.
Amendment 959 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of demonstrating compliance with national renewable energy obligations placed on operators, the contribution made by biofuelenergy from biomass produced from wastes, residues, non-food cellulosic material, and ligno-cellulosic material shall be considered to be twice that made by other biofuels provided that they have a greenhouse gas emission saving of at least 70%.
Amendment 967 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any support mechanism, including financial incentives, established by Member States for large scale production and use/consumption of renewable energy in transport shall be proportional to the greenhouse gas emission saving. 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 1023 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
It shall, if appropriate, propose corrective action. n case any negative impact occurs, the Commission shall propose corrective action to adjust the biomass target as laid down in article 3. It shall suspend the target immediately in case the EU biofuel target has an adverse impact as mentioned under point (c). The Commission will – after consultation of the FAO – publish a communication which states the specific conditions under which the target will be suspended.