3 Amendments of Bart STAES related to 2015/0148(COD)
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, withreformed EU ETS needs to set an annual reduction factor of 24.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing after 2020 and revise measures to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducird countries or subnational regions, increasing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a minimum percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Starting in 2021, the linear factor shall be 24.2% beginning from the allocation for 2020 or annual verified emissions of 2020, whichever is the lower.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d b (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(db) the following paragraph is inserted: '4a. If the clearance price at any auction is lower than EUR 30 per allowance, the auction shall be cancelled. Any unauctioned allowances for year X shall be cancelled on 1 May of year X+1.'