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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Social Climate Fund
Amendments (208)
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) The shortcomings in the implementation of the European Emissions Trading System have been widely recognized, especially the enormous amounts of free allowances allocated in order to prevent carbon leakage. This has been proven to harm the purpose of reducing greenhouse emissions in the sectors where this has been more prominent, while simultaneously allowing for windfall profits to happen, which makes it a socially unfair system. Moreover, it is important to strengthen the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) in order to guarantee price stability and to increase the Linear Reduction Factor (LRF) to speed up the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) Due to the shortcomings of the ETS,and overall the social tensions that come with carbon pricing mechanisms, it is important to provide a broader set of solutions in order to reduce greenhousegas emissions in a timely manner. This includes guaranteeing that funds are allocated to public investment to important sectors such as energy production and railways.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 shouldis intended to provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this shouldmay, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment. However, the relative inelasticity of the road transport and buildings market to higher carbon prices raises concerns that their inclusion in the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC may be limited in terms of greenhouse gas reductions, particularly among lower- income households. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 should provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should,However, this inclusion will increase energy prices and will lead to a disproportional impact on the available income of households, especially low- income earners. To tackle this issue properly public investment and target policies are needed in the medium to long term, to both reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) However, resources are needed to finance those investments. In addition, before they have taken place, the cost supported by households and transport users for heating, cooling and cooking, as well as for road transport, is likely towill increase as fuel suppliers subject to the obligations under the emission trading for buildings and road transport pass on costs on carbon to the consumers.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels maywill disproportionally affect vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users who spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regions, do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutions and who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption. Varying income levels and costs of living across the EU mean that the impact of a union-wide carbon price on buildings and road transport will have widely varying impacts on households in different regions and Member States.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union and its Member States are Parties to the Paris Agreement, which was signed in December 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (‘the Paris Agreement’)28 and entered into force in November 2016. According to that Agreement and in line with the latest scientific advice, they are bound to limit the increase in the global average temperature well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1,5°C above pre- industrial levels. _________________ 28 Paris Agreement (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 4).
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Commission Communication The European Green Deal29 sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a sustainn equitable, fairer and more prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitivsustainable economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 at the latest, and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. The Commission proposes also to restore, protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. Finally, the Commission considers that this transition should be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind. _________________ 29 COM(2019)640 final.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 enshrines into law the target of economy- wide climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest. That Regulation establishes a binding commitment on the part of the Union to reduce emissions. By 2030, the Union should reduce its greenhouse gas emission, after deduction of removals of greenhouse gas emissions, by at least 55% compared to the level in 1990. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving that target. _________________ 30 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Buildings in the EU are responsible for 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. Transports are responsible for 27% of greenhouse gas emissions, from which 72% amount to road transport. In parallel, mobility and heating/cooling represent the biggest lines in European household budgets, being close to one third of their annual expenditure. Decarbonising buildings and transports is particularly challenging because households are locked into existing infrastructures, which are costly to change and, therefore, have little options to choose a sustainable alternative. Given this scope, the Commission’s proposal to extend the EU’s carbon trading scheme to buildings and transports would hit households hard, in particular the vulnerable ones. Indeed, energy bills will increase, making low and middle-income households poorer, pushing households at risk of poverty or social exclusion into energy poverty and fatally hitting vulnerable households. Changing transport systems and heating/cooling systems for homes is not only crucial from a climate and environmental perspective but also very important in terms of social justice. Therefore, the ecological transition cannot be achieved by market mechanisms and the price signals that follow from them.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Therefore, a part of the revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, as well as part of the revenues generated from the current scope of the directive, should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusion, for the transition to be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Those amendments have differing economic and social impacts on the different sectors of the economy, on the citizens, and the Member States. In particular, the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and the Council31 should provide an additional economic incentive to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption and thereby accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Combined with other measures, this should, in the medium to long term, reduce the costs for buildings and road transport, and provide new opportunities for job creation and investment. _________________ 31 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32) and they could lead to higher prices for fossil fuels while the decarbonisation of the economy is underway.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This is even more relevant in view of the existing levels of energy poverty. Energy poverty is a situation in which households are unable to access essential energy services such as cooling, as temperatures rise, and heating. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6.98.2% of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 201920 EU-wide survey 32a . Overall, the Energy Poverty Observatory estimates that more than 50 million households in the European Union experience energy poverty. Energy poverty is therefore a major challenge for the Union. While social tariffs or direct income support can provide immediate relief to households facing energy poverty, only targeted structural measures, in particular energy renovations, can provide lasting solutions. _________________ 32a Data from 201820. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]).
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable households, and vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, and vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) However,In this regard, adequate resources are needed to finance those investments in decarbonisation in line with the pathway to climate neutrality. In addition, before they have taken place, the cost supported by households and transport users for heating, cooling and cooking, as well as for road transport, is likely to increase as fuel suppliers subject to the obligations under th. No price increase shall be passed on to vulnerable consumers, to vulnerable households, vulnerable emission trading for buildings and road transport pass on costs on carbon to the consumercro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. The ecological transition should have a neutral economic and social impact on them and have the objective of reducing climate inequalities.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, and vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles andemission mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fuels on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transportmobility poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. The Plans should have an investment component promoting the long- term solution of reduce fossil fuels reliance and could envisage other measures, including temporaryshould include direct income support to mitigate adverse income effects in the shorter term.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels maywill disproportionally affect vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users who spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regions, do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutionsaggravating the pre- existing inequalities. Vulnerable households and vulnerable enterprises mostly do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutions including in remote, insular areas and carbon intensive regions with high unemployment rates, and who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of, and ultimately cut, reliance on fossil fuel consumption.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, and vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transportincreasing energy prices.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Pending the impact of those investments on reducing costs and emissions, well targeted direct income support for the most vulnerable would help the just transition. Such support should be understood to be a temporcomplementary measure accompanying the decarbonisation of the housing and transport sectors. It wshould not be permanent as, however, be recognized that it does not address the root causes of energy and transport poverty. Such support should only concern direct impacts of the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, not electricity or heating costs related to the inclusion of power and heat production in the scope of that Directive. Eligibility for such direct income support should be limited in timemobility poverty.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Therefore, a part of the revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusione higher energy prices due to the reliance of fossil fuels, for the transition to be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This is even more relevant in view of the existing levels of energy poverty. Energy poverty is a situation in which households are unable to access essential energy services such as cooling, as temperatures rise, and heatingthe fundamental right to affordable and adequate housing, or afford essential energy services that are preconditions for a decent standard of living and health, including adequate warmth, cooling and lighting, as well as energy to power cooking and white appliances, taking into consideration the relevant national context, the existing social policy and other relevant policies. About 34 million Europeans reported an inability to keep their homes adequately warm in 2018, and 6.9% of the Union population have said that they cannot afford to heat their home sufficiently in a 2019 EU-wide survey32 . Overall, the Energy Poverty Observatory estimates that more than 50 million households in the European Union experience energy poverty. Energy poverty is therefore a major challenge for the Union. However, despite the severity of the problem, the lack of a common definition at Union level has limited the capacity to effectively monitor and assess the level of energy poverty and therefore has hampered joint action to tackle it. Therefore, a common definition at Union level should be established to facilitate monitoring and guide Union actions. While social tariffs or direct income support can provide immediate relief to households facing energy poverty, only targeted structural measures, in particular energy renovations, can provide lasting solutions. _________________ 32 Data from 2018. Eurostat, SILC [ilc_mdes01]).
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should submit their Plans together with the update of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 . The Plans shall consist of Category A and B measures and investments, where Category A measures and investments are to be financed by the Fund, while Category B measures and investments are financed through the remaining revenues from the auctioning of Member States’ allowances in accordance with Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, as well as through additional national funding. The Plans should include the measures to be financed, their estimated costs and the national contribution. They should also include key milestones and targets to assess the effective implementation of the measures. _________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should submit their Plans together with the update of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 . Member States should have the option to submit their Plans and, where relevant, the update of their integrated national energy and climate plans, ahead of the dates foreseen in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, so that the Plans can be put into action as soon as possible. The Plans should include the measures to be financed, their estimated costs and the national contribution. They should also include key milestones and targets to assess the effective implementation of the measures. _________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032, revenues from the current scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and additional contributions from the general budget of the Union. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341 , Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Increasingly, low income, high fuel expenditures, high costs of public transportation, the lack of availability and affordability of alternative modes of transport in particular in terms of accessibility and location, travelled distances, transport practises and the poor performance of vehicles, makes the problem of transport poverty even more relevant and pressing for households, especially in rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or less developed regions or territories, including less developed peri-urban areas. Therefore, a Union-level definition for transport poverty should be established to support Union action.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate Fund (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerableenergy and transport poverty of vulnerable and low-income transport households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduceabandon reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable and low-income households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Fund should support measures that respect the principle of additionality of Union funding. The Fund should not be a substitute for recurring national expenditures, except in duly justified cases..
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure transparent rules for monitoring and evaluation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of setting the common indicators for reporting on the progress and for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Plans. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. Specific efforts should be made to consult with groups and individuals most impacted by energy poverty. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It shall provide support to Member States for the partial financing of the measures and investments included in their Social Climate Plans (‘the Plans’).
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund (‘Category A’ measures and investments) shall benefit households, and micro-enterprises and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual carsubject to energy or mobility poverty or in the lowest three income deciles (in remote and rural areas)the Member State concerned.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The other measures and investments included in the Social Climate Plans referred to in Article 3, that shall be financed through the remaining revenues from the auctioning of Member States’ allowances in accordance with Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, as well as through additional national funding (‘Category B’ measures and investments), shall benefit households and microenterprises, in particular those which are subject to or at risk of energy or mobility poverty and with the aim of developing a population-wide mobility guarantee.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to thea socially fair transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of that transition, including the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, and to ensure the ability of vulnerable households to participate in and adapt to the transition at a similar pace as high income households are able to do without financial support. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, and vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerablewith low capacity to invest in, or limited access to, alternative heating, cooling and transport usersmodes, through temporary direct income support and through measurestargeted measures, including policy reforms, and investments intended to phase out fossil fuels, increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and public transport.
Amendment 199 #
In line with these objectives, the investments and policy reforms contained in the Social Climate Fund should not provide any support which could prolong the use of fossil fuels.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘building renovation’ means all kinds of energy-related building renovation, including the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say walls, roof, floor, the replacement of windows, the replacement of heating, cooling and cooking appliances by appliances that do not require fossil fuels, and the installation of on-site production of energy from renewable sources;
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable and low- income households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles and mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fuels on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transport poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. The Plans should have an investment component promoting the long-term solution of reducecutting fossil fuels reliance and could envisage other measures, including temporary direct income support to mitigate adverse income effects in the shorter term.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in point [(49)] of Article 2 of Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliamhouseholds’ lack of access to essential energy services and lack of affordability of those services that underpin a decent standard of the Council50 ; _________________ 50 [Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Counliving and health, including adequate warmth and hot water, cooling, lighting, and energy to power appliances, in the relevant national contact, existing social (OJ C […], […], p. […]).] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU onpolicy and other relevant policies. Energy poverty can be caused by one or the combination of the following factors: low income, high energy expenditures and poor energy efficiency] of homes;
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in point [(49)] of Article 2 of Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council50 ; _________________ 50 [Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C […], […], p. […]).] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]a household's lack of access to essential and affordable energy services that underpin a decent standard of living and health, including adequate warmth, cooling, lighting and energy to power appliances, in the relevant national context, existing social policy and other relevant policies;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) ‘mobility poverty’ means households that have a high share of mobility expenditure to disposable income or a limited availability of affordable public or alternative modes of transport required to meet essential socio-economic needs in a given context, with a particular focus on households in rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or less developed regions or territories, including less developed (peri- )urban areas, and can be caused by one or a combination of the following factors: low income, high fuel expenditures and/or high costs of public transport, lack of availability of adequate, affordable public or alternative modes of transport and their accessibility and location, travelled distances, transport practices and the poor performance of vehicles.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
(2 b) ‘direct income support’ means non-repayable financial support to households, either in the form of lump- sum payments, including ‘climate dividend’ payments, as are duction of electricity taxes and levies or as a top-up of existing social support payments;
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources as defined in Article 2, second subparagraph, point (1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council52 , but excluding biofuels except those made of true waste and residues; _________________ 52 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energthe lowest three income deciles, in energy or mobility poverty or households, including on lower middle- income ones, that are significantdisproportionately affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy or the means, availability or accessibility to switch to alternative modes of transport;
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Particular attention should be paid to households living in social housing, low-income tenants and low-income homeowners as these are the categories more vulnerable to energy poverty. Member States in their Social Climate Plans should monitor and evaluate impacts on the housing stock and broader social impacts at local level and ensure that these households are not locked into fossil gas, oil or coal infrastructure. The Commission along with the Energy Poverty Advisory Hub should provide guidance on necessary social safeguards to ensure that there is no risk to housing affordability and the SCPs should robust measures to ensure that renovations do not result in evictions or indirect evictions through rent increases in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights priority 19 which requires that vulnerable people have the right to appropriate assistance and protection against forced eviction.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The plans should include measures for reskilling and upskilling workers to provide good quality jobs with relevant expertise by developing synergies with the Just Transition Fund to ensure workers are supported to transition to green jobs including the renovations and decarbonisation sector with decent wages, working conditions, long term contracts and right to trade union representation and collective bargaining.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) Workers in the building and renovation sectors are particularly at risk of exposure to asbestos. Therefore, requirements for the mandatory asbestos screening, registering, and removal of asbestos and other dangerous substances are needed before any renovation works start. Energy renovations shall be the opportunity to safely remove asbestos from buildings.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to in order to maximize the synergies and complementarities between the two plans. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport and buildings and to pre-emptively and concurrently address the impact of carbon pricing on vulnerable households, and vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Unionin order to meet the climate targets of the Union in a socially fair way. It shall be developed in accordance with the requirements set out in Article 3A.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States, in consultation with regional level authorities,national parliaments, regional and local level authorities, social partners, including trade unions, and civil society organisations are best placed to design and to implement Plans that are adapted and targeted to their local, regional and national circumstances as their existing policies in the relevant areas and planned use of other relevant EU funds. In that manner, the broad diversity of situations, the specific knowledge of civil society, social partners, and of local and regional governments, research and innovation and industrial relations and social dialogue structures, as well as national traditions, can best be respected and contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall support to the vulnerable.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article. Member States should have the option to submit their Plans and, where relevant, the update of their integrated national energy and climate plans, ahead of the dates foreseen in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, so that the Plans can be put into action as soon as possible. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of carbon pricing on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying andempowering local communities to take ownership in accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Member States should ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in and to be consulted on the preparation of the social climate plans in accordance, where applicable, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of 25 June 1998 (the ‘Aarhus convention’) and Regulation (EU) 2021/1767 respectively. Member States should also aim to limit administrative complexity when fulfilling their obligations with regard to public consultation.
Amendment 240 #
1 a. The Plan shall consist of Category A and B measures and investments, where Category A measures and investments are to be financed by the Fund, while Category B measures and investments are financed through the remaining revenues from the auctioning of Member States’ allowances in accordance with Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, as well as through additional national funding.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transporof the transition, notably from the higher energy prices. The Fund should promote energy renovations planned to achieve substantial energy savings after works are completed. Such deep renovations should be entirely taken over by the Fund and Member States when it aims to support vulnerable households. Vulnerable households should also be accompanied throughout the process of the renovation and during its assessment.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECAs the implemented measures and investments under the Plan will not immediately alleviate the potential negative distributional impacts of the auctioning of allowances under Chapter IV of Directive2003/87/EC, the Plan shall include national measures providing direct income support to households to reduce the impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC from the date of application of auctioning of allowances under Chapter IV of that Directive. Category A measures shall limit direct income support to vulnerable households as defined in Article 2 and shall start at least 1 year before the entry into force of Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC. Member States may decide to provide direct income support to a wider range of households under their Category B measures. Member states shall explain to the Commission how they ensure the visibility of this direct income support, in order to benefit as much as possible from a double dividend in the form of increased support for climate measures in addition to social compensation for the most vulnerable.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Plan shall include national, regional and local projects to:
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) finance measures and investments to increase energy efficiency of buildings, to implement energy efficiency improvement measures, to carry out building renovation, and to decarbonise heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy production from renewable energy sources, particularly by tenants, cooperatives and renewable energy communities;
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) finance measures and investments to increase the uptake of zero- and low- , accessibility, affordability and infrastructure development of zero-emission mobility and public transport.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Pending the impact of those investments on reducing costs and emissions, well targeted direct income support for the most vulnerable would help the just transition. Such support should be understood to be a temporary measure in force until investments have allowed for affordable and accessible low-carbon alternatives, aiming to accompanying the decarbonisation of the housing and transport sectors. It would not be permanent as it does not address the root causes of energy and transport poverty. Such support should only concern direct impacts of the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, not electricity or heating costs related to the inclusion of power and heat production in the scope of that Directive. Eligibility for such direct income support should be limited in timeHowever, the European Union is facing, and is likely to continue to face in the short and medium term, a sharp spike in energy prices. Vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users are facing higher energy bills while they have been hardly hit by the social crisis of the Covid- 19, exacerbating energy poverty. Therefore, direct income support could be devoted to cover the first kW/h enabling the heating/cooling of vulnerable households’ housings. It could also enable vulnerable households to make the necessary trips to meet their basic socio- economic needs. In both cases, this support would cover all means of heating/cooling, carbon-based and decarbon-based, as well as all means of transport, individual and collective, carbon-based and decarbon-based, until it allows people to meet their basic needs.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) national policy reforms addressing non-monetary barriers to improvements in transport and buildings efficiency and renewable energy use to facilitate and to accelerate the socially fair decarbonisation of transport and buildings.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. in the event that the budget of the Fund exceeds the minimum threshold outlined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 9 of this Regulation, the member state may increase the amounts allocated to the specific measures and investments programmed under the Social Climate Plan proportionally to the increased budget of the Fund. The member state should signal this in the biennial progress report pursuant to Article 23. Any other changes should require an amendment to the Social Climate Plan;
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) detailed quantitative information on energy and mobility poverty: the number of vulnerable households and vulnerable micro-enterprises, identified at the start of the Plan, on the basis of the definitions in Article 2;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
(-a a) national targets and objectives to reduce the number of vulnerable households and vulnerable micro- enterprises, over the duration of the Plan, including through measures and investments that are financed by other sources of funding beyond the Fund’s financial envelope;
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point -a b (new)
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) concrete measures and investments, including policy reforms, in accordance with Article 3 to reduceaddress the effects referred to in point (c) of this paragraph together with an explanation of how they would contribute effectively to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 1 within the overall setting of a Member State’s relevant policies; and to point -a and -aa of paragraph 1 of this Article;
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Vulnerable households, vulnerable transport users and vulnerable micro enterprises should be sufficiently informed about the existence of the Fund and about the means to benefit from direct income support and from investments, otherwise the Fund will fail to achieve its objectives. Therefore, targeted, accessible and affordable information, education, awareness and advice on cost-effective measures and investments shall be accessible to households and citizens. Support for building renovations and energy efficiency, including through energy audits of buildings and one-stop-shops shall also be provided.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concrete accompanying measures , including policy reforms, needed to accomplish the measures and investments of the Plan and reduce the effects referred to in point (c) as well as information on existing or planned financing of measures and investments from other Union, international, public or private sources;
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an estimate of the likely effects of that increase in prices on households, and in particular on incidence of energy and mobility poverty, on micro-enterprises and on transport uvulnerable households and vulnerable micro-enterprisers, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, and vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation, taking into account elements such as access to public transport and basic serviceessential socio- economic needs and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories which are remote and rural; By 31 July 2023, the Commission shall provide guidance to Member States on how to identify these vulnerable groups;
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where the Plan provides for measures referred to in Article 3(2), the criteria for the identification of eligible final recipients, the indication of the envisaged time limit, if any, for the measures in question and their justification on the basis of a quantitative estimate and a qualitative explanation of how the measures in the Plan are expected to reduce energy and transportmobility poverty and the vulnerability of households, micro- enterprises and transport users to an increase of road transport and heating fuel prices; If the direct income support goes broader than the vulnerable households as defined in Article 2, the Plan shall also quantitatively and qualitatively explain why these additional households receive compensation and which households are still required to pay for the full price of inclusion of road transport and buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) envisaged milestones, targets and an indicative timetable for the implementation of the measures and, investments to be completeand policy reforms to be completed by each biennial progress report pursuant to Article 23 and by 31 July 2032;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Taking into account the importance of tackling climate change in line with Paris Agreement commitments, and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the actions under this Regulation should contribute to the achievement of the target that 30% of all expenditure under the 2021- 2027 multiannual financial framework should be spent on mainstreaming climate objectives and should contribute to the ambition of providing 10% of annual spending to biodiversity objectives in 2026 and 2027, while considering the existing overlaps between climate and biodiversity goals. For this purpose, the methodology set out in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 should be used to tag the expenditures of the Fund. The Fund should support activities that fully respect the climate and environmental standards and priorities of the Union and comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . Therefore, the Fund should not be used to finance projects linked to fossil fuel. Moreover, the Fund should promote high quality employment and decent working conditions. Only such measures and investments should be included in the Plans. Direct income support measures should as a rule be considered as having an insignificant foreseeable impact on environmental objectives, and as such be considered compliant with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’. The Commission intends to issue technical guidance to the Member States well ahead of the preparation of the Plans. The guidance will explain how the measures and investments must comply with the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. The Commission intends to present in 2021 a proposal for a Council Recommendation on how to address the social aspects of the green transition. _________________ 33 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159). 34 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Women are particularly affected by carbon pricing as theynot only disproportionately affected by climate change but they are also bearing the cost of the ecological transition in full force. The Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 stresses that women and men are not equally affected by the clean transition as there are more women in energy poverty, and more women use public transport. Furthermore, the cost increase linked to the transition particularly affected women because, among other things, of pay and pension gaps. Moreover, they are more likely to live under the poverty line and represent 85% of single parent families. Single parent families have a particularly high risk of child poverty. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, the fight against discrimination and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility for persons with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout thpromoted and should guide the whole preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the estimated total costs of the Plan, separated between Category A and B, accompanied by appropriate cost justification and explanations of how it is in line with the principle of cost efficiency and commensurate to the expected impact of the Plan;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) an explanation of how the Plan promotes high quality employment and decent working conditions, does not finance projects linked to fossil fuels, and ensures that no investment or measure, included in the Plan does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; the Commission shall provide technical guidance to the Member States targeted to the scope of the Fund to that effect; no explanation is required for the measures referred to in Article 3(2);
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) the measures to be taken to prevent bureaucratic burden on household beneficiaries receiving support from the Fund;
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, in particular of the proposed milestones and targets, including indicators for the implementation of measures and investments, which, where relevant, shall be those available with the Statistical office of the European Union European Statistical Office and the European Energy Poverty Observatory as identified by Commission Recommendation 2020/156354 on energy poverty; The Commission shall, by 31 July 2023, develop indicators to monitor mobility poverty in accordance with its promise in the Council Recommendation on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality; _________________ 54 OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Citizen participation and empowerment are essential to increase public acceptance and accelerate the green transition. In this regard, renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities can act as an effective intermediary in helping advance energy efficiency in households and therefore fighting energy poverty, inter alia because of their non-commercial purpose, the concern for community as well as their inclusive decision-making model. To unlock the socially innovative potential of energy communities, Member States should be able to leverage the fund to create enabling conditions to support renewable energy communities and citizen energy communities to set up initiatives towards energy poverty alleviation and promote participation of vulnerable households, households affected by energy poverty, low-income households, vulnerable microenterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) the arrangements for the involvement of partners and the quality of participation based on the Partnership Principle, and, where relevant, the composition of the monitoring committee as outlined in Article 22of the Energy Efficiency Directive (recast) 2021/0203;
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the Plan, a summary of the consultation process, conducted in accordance with Article 3A of this Regulation and with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the Plan;
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall provide financial support to Member States to fund the Category A measures and investments set out in their Plans. In addition, Member States shall commit additional funds beyond the financial envelope of this Fund, inter alia from the revenues they receive under article 30d of the Directive 2003/87/EC, to finance the Category B measures and investments in their Plans to ensure the ambition of their Plans as set out in accordance with Article 1 and Article 4 paragraph 1 point -a and -aa is achieved.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Payment of support shall be conditional upon achieving the milestones and targets for measures and investments set out in the Plans in accordance with Articles 3 and 6. Those milestones and targets shall be compatible with the Union’s climate targets and cover in particular:
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Member States should submit their Plans together with the update of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 . The Plans should include the measures to be financed, their estimated costs and the national contribution. They should also include key milestones and targets to monitor and assess the effective implementation of the measures. The Plans should be easily accessible to the public, including through the European Commission website. _________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) zero- and low-emission mobility and transport;
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) greenhouse gas emissions reductions relating to measures and investments in accordance with Article 6;
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especiallywith the aim to eradicate within the current decade households in energy and mobility poverty, and of vulnerable micro-enterprises and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural and remote areas.;
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) improvements in the ability of vulnerable households to participate in and adapt to the transition at a similar pace as high income households are able to do without financial support;
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(e b) creation of sustainable quality jobs.
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Social Climate Fund shall not support: a. the decommissioning or the construction of nuclear power stations; b. investment related to the production, processing, transport, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels; c. investment related to the use of forest biomass for energy purposes or to the use for energy purposes of starch-rich crops, sugar crops or oil crops produced on agricultural land and other crops grown primarily for energy purposes excluding residues, and waste; d. any investment in companies which are linked to violations of fundamental and human rights, as set out inter alia, under the International Bill of Human Rights, ILO Conventions, the European Convention on Human Rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the European Pillar of Social Rights. This includes, amongst others, freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining and collective action, and the right to decent wages and working conditions.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Member States shall only be eligible to receive funding under this Regulation if they have set out the date by which their national greenhouse gas emissions and removals regulated under Union law shall be balanced. By 1January 2025, the Commission shall assess whether aggregated climate- neutrality targets are sufficient to collectively achieve the Union climate- neutrality target set out in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 (‘European Climate Law’). The Commission shall accompany its assessment, as appropriate, with a legislative proposal to amend the European Climate Law to set out legally binding individual Member State minimum climate-neutrality targets to fulfil the Union’s collective climate neutrality objective.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall include the costs of measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and vulnerable households that are transport users to absorb the increase in road transport and heating fuel prices. Such support shall decrease over time and be limited to the direct impact ofas defined in Article 2, including through lump-sum ‘climate dividend’ payments or a reduction of electricity taxes and levies, to vulnerable households to absorb the increase in road transport and heating fuel prices. Member States may, as a Category B measure, also provide direct income support to households falling outside the scope of the definition of vulnerable households in accordance with Article 2, but excluding at the very least the highest income quintile. By 31 July 2023, the eCommission trading for buildings and road transport. Eligibility for such direct income support shall cease within the time limits identified under Article 4(1) point (d). shall provide guidance to Member States on how to identify the households in need of direct income support, as well as on the levels and forms of direct income support suitable to each Member States’ national circumstances. Households in need are those that lack the financial means to switch to zero-emissions alternatives and that have not yet had the chance to benefit from the Fund’s or other national or EU level support to do so, or households for whom the impact of this support has not yet translated into a lowering of their energy bills.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may include the costs of measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and vulnerable households that are transport users to absorb the increase in road transport and heating fuel prices. Such support shall decrease over time with the completion of long-term solutions, such as deep building renovations, and be limited to the direct impact of the emission trading forhigh energy prices in the buildings and road transport sectors. Eligibility for such direct income support shall cease within the time limits identified under Article 4(1) point (d).
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support building renovations, especially for those occupying worst- performing buildings, including in the form of specific support for the renovation of social housing and financial support or fiscal incentives such as deductibility of renovation costs from the rent, independently of the ownership of the buildings concerned, provided that acap- on-rent regulation is implemented;
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contribute to the decarbonisation, including the electrification, of heating and cooling of, and cooking in, buildings and the integration of energy from renewable sources that contribute to the achievements of energy savings, including support for energy poor and vulnerable households to generate their own on-site renewable energy and to participate in renewable energy cooperatives and energy community projects;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contribute to the decarbonisation, including the electrification, of heating and cooling of, and cooking in, buildings and the integration of energy from renewable sources that contribute to the achievements of energy savings, such as vouchers, subsidies or zero- and low-interest loans to invest in products and services to increase the energy performance of buildings or to integrate renewable energy sources in buildings;
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) provide targeted, accessible and affordable information, education, awareness and advice on cost-effective measures and investments and available support for building renovations and energy efficiency, including through energy audits of buildings and one-stop- shops;
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) support public and private entities in developing and providing affordable energy efficiency renovation solutions, prioritizing sufficient performance of the envelope and appropriate funding instruments in line with the social goals of the Fund; including support for the creation and/or management of one-stop- shops or similar bodies, to become dedicated contact points for information and support, specific to regional renovation needs, such as multi-unit buildings, rural homes and social housing;
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) provide access to zero- and low- emission vehicles and bikes, including financial support or fiscal incentives for their purchase as well as for appropriate public and private infrastructure, including for recharging and refuelling, public transport and active modes of transport; for support concerning low-emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing the support shall be provided;
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) grant free access to public transport or adapted tariffs for access to public transport, as well as fostering sustainable mobility on demandincluding in rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or for less developed regions or territories, including less developed (peri- )urban areas, for example by incentivising the use of affordable and accessible public transport and shared mobility services;
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) create discretionary or reserve funds that can be used in the event of rapid increases in energy prices to provide emergency short-term support to energy poor, vulnerable and low-income households, on top of those supports originally provided for in Member States' Social Climate Plans, to shield these households from the impact of these price increases while longer-term amendments to the Social Climate Plans of the Member States concerned are implemented in accordance with Article 17 of this Regulation;
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Fund shall not supportreplace, and the estimated total costs of Plans shall notonly include measures in the form of direct income support pursuant to Article 3(2) of this Regulation to the extent that these are additional and complementary to the support provided for households already benefiting:
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Underlining that in case of money raised through the implementation of a Fund related to climate, the revenues shall entirely be directed to measures aiming to achieve climate neutrality, and in particular, should target citizens with the objective of reducing climate inequalities.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 20254-2027 shall be EUR 23 7at least EUR 31 600 000 000 in current prices, with an annual envelope of at least 7 900 000 000 for each year within that period.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The implementation of the Fund should be carried out in line with the principle of sound financial management, including the effective prevention and prosecution of fraud, tax fraud, tax evasion, corruption and conflicts of interest. The efficient implementation of the Union budget and the principle of sound financial management are directly linked to the respect of the rule of law. The Commission should therefore ensure the effective implementation of the horizontal rules for the protection of the Union budget in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in the Member States in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Where it is established that breaches of the principles of the rule of law in a Member State affect or seriously risk affecting the sound financial management of the Social Climate Fund or the protection of the financial interests of the Union, the Commission should take the necessary measures, which may include, among others, a suspension of payments, termination of the legal commitment within the meaning of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council, a prohibition on entering into such legal commitments, or a suspension of the disbursement of instalments. When the Commission decides, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092, on a repayment, reduction or termination of the legal commitment or financial allocation, these amounts should be proportionally allocated to all other Member States.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2028-2032 shall becorrespond to at least EUR 48 500 000 000 in current prices, subject to the availability of the amounts under the annual ceilingwith an annual envelope of at least 9 700 000 000 for each year within that period. The financial envelope for the period 2028-2032 shall be revised upwards during the review in accordance with Article 24, subject to the negotiations ofn the applicablenew multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU2028-2034.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Endowments to the Fund referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2a of this Article shall be front loaded by 2 years for the period 2024-2027 to ensure that the Fund can already become operational before the start of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Endowments to the Fund referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2a of this Article shall only be used in the event that endowments to the Fund referred to in point (a) and (c) of paragraph 2a of this Article have not been sufficient to reach the financial envelope in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. In the event that endowments to the Fund referred to in point (a) of paragraph 2a of this Article are above the target amount of the financial envelope in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, the surplus shall remain in the Fund.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Fund and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, consultation of stakeholders, information and communication actions, including inclusive outreach actions, and corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, insofar as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, corporate information technology tools, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Fund. Expenses may also cover the costs of other supporting activities such as quality control and monitoring of projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of the eligible actions. Expenses under this point shall not exceed 4% of the total estimated cost of the Plan.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Commission should ensure that the financial interests of the Union are effectively protected. While it is primarily the responsibility of the Member State itself to ensure that the Fund is implemented in compliance with relevant Union and national law, the Commission should be able to receive sufficient assurance and sufficient supporting evidence from Member States in that regard. To that end, in implementing the Fund, the Member States should ensure the functioning of an effective and efficient internal control system and recover amounts unduly paid or misused. In that regard, Member States should be able to rely on their regular national budget management systems. Member States should collect, record and store in an electronic system standardised categories of data and information allowing the prevention, detection and correction of serious irregularities, meaning fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests, in relation to the measures supported by the Fund, and accordingly retrieve misused funds. The Commission should make available an information and monitoring system, including a single data- mining and risk-scoring tool, to access and analyse this data and information, with a view to a mandatory application by the Member States.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Support under the Fund shall be used in synergy, complementarity, coherence and consistency with other funds, programmes and instruments at Union, national and, where appropriate, regional levels, in particular the Modernisation Fund established by Directive 2003/87/EC, the InvestEU Programme, the Technical Support Instrument, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the Funds covered by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State may submit a request up to its maximum financial allocation to implement its Plan. When providing the technical support and exchange of good practices referred to in Article 4 (3) of this Regulation, the Commission will support Member States to make full use of this maximum financial allocation, according to specific circumstances and the energy poverty challenges faced by each Member State.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall contribute at least to 50 percent of the total estimated costs of the Category A measures and investments referred to in Article 6 in their Plans. By way of derogation, the contribution of the Member States with a GDP per capita at market prices below 65% of the Union average during the period 2016 to 2018 shall be limited to a maximum of 40 percent of the total estimated costs of the measures and investments referred to in Article 6 in their Plans.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall inter alia use revenues from the auctioning of their allowances in accordance with Article 10a paragraph 8a and Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC for their national contribution to the total estimated costs of their Plans.
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall use the remaining revenues from the auctioning of their allowances in accordance with Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC after application of paragraph 2 of this Article for the financing of the Category B measures and investments in their Plans. They shall complement these revenues with additional national funding to ensure the ambition of their Plans as set out in accordance with Article 1 and Article 4 paragraph 1 point -a and -aa is achieved.
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall assess the Plan and, where applicable, any amendment to that Plan submitted by a Member State in accordance with Article 17, for compliance with the provisions of this Regulation. When carrying out that assessment, the Commission shall act in close cooperation with the Member State concerned. The Commission may make observations or seek additional information. The Member State concerned shall provide the requested additional information and may revise the Plan if needed, including after the submission of the Plan. The Member State concerned and the Commission may agree to extend the deadline for assessment by a reasonable period if necessary. The Commission’s recommendations as well as the extent to which the Member States concerned has addressed these in its revised Plan shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECsocially fair alleviation of energy and transport poverty by having the objective of reducing climate inequalities and by providing support and empowering local communities, vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users, especially those classed as vulnerable or with low capacity to invest. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support until investments have allowed for affordable and accessible low-carbon alternatives to be created, and through targeted measures and investments intended to phase-out fossil fuels, increase energy efficiency and energy performance of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy and mobility poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)
(ii a) whether the Plan complies with the conditionalities and exclusions set out in article 5 paragraph 4 and 5 of this Regulation, including the exclusion of fossil fuel investments;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) whether the Plan is expected to have a lasting impact on the challenges addressed by that Plan, including on the achievement of the EU's 2030 climate and energy targets, and in particular on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users, especially households in energy poverty, in the Member State concerned;
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan, including the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators;
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) where a Member State does not avail of the maximum financial allocation available in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation, whether the measures contained in that Member State's Social Climate Plan are adequate to meet the energy poverty challenges facing energy poor, vulnerable and low-income houses in that Member State, also taking into account the impact of other programmes in that Member State not encompassed by this Regulation.
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
In line with those objectives, the Fund shall not provide support to activities that may prolong the reliance on or the use of fossil fuels.
Amendment 427 #
(iii a) whether the measures and investments included in the plan deliver adequately on the potential synergies between climate,environment and social targets to meet the EU's 2030 targets and commitments to achieve the sustainable development goals.
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Where the Commission gives a positive assessment, that publicly available decision shall set out:
Amendment 429 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘building renovation’ means all kinds of energy-related building renovationterations to a building with the aim to improve energy performance and indoor climate, including the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say walls, roof, floor, the replacement of windows, the replacement ofinstallation or replacement of ventilation, the replacement of lighting, heating, cooling and cooking hot water, and white appliances, and the installation of on-site production of energy from renewable sources or the connection to energy from renewable sources produced nearby, as well as the professional removal of harmful substances such as asbestos;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the Union financial allocation allocated in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation to be paid in instalments once the Member State has satisfactorily fulfilled the relevant milestones and targets identified in relation to the implementation of the Plan, which shall be subject, for the period 2028-2032, to the availability of the amounts referred to in Article 9(2) of this Regulation under the annual ceilings of the multiannual financial framework referred to in Article 312 TFEU;
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission gives a negative assessment to a Plan, the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the reasons for that negative assessment. The Member State concerned shall resubmit the Plan, after taking into account the assessment of the Commission. Following a resubmission of a Plan by a Member State, the Commission shall decide on the re-submitted Plan, by means of an implementing act, within three months from the date of resubmission.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission gives a negative assessment to a Plan, the decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the reasons for that negative assessment. The Member State concerned shall resubmit the Plan, after taking into account the assessment of the Commission and making public the changes made to the Plan.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission gives a positive assessment to the amended Plan, it shall in accordance with Article 16(1) adopt, within three months of the official submission of the amended Plan by the Member State, a publicly available decision setting out the reasons for its positive assessment, by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. After the Commission has adopted a decision as referred to in Article 16, it shall in due time conclude an agreement with the Member State concerned constituting an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 covering the period 20254-2027. That agreement may be concluded at the earliest one year before the year of the start of the auctions under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC and 2028- 2032.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘energy poverty’ means energy poverty as defined in point [(49)] of Article 2 of Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliama household’s lack of access and affordability of essential energy services that underpin a decent standard of the Council50 ; _________________ 50 [Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ C […], […], p. […]).] [Proposal for recast of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency]living and health, including adequate warmth, cooling, lighting, and energy to power appliances, in the relevant national context, existing social policy and other relevant policies;
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Where, as a result of the assessment referred to in paragraph 32, the Commission establishes that the milestones and targets set out in the Commission decision referred to in Article 16 have not been satisfactorily fulfilled, the payment of all or part of the financial allocation shall be suspended. The Member State concerned may present its observations within one month of the communication of the Commission’s assessment.
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
7. Where, within 12 months of the date of the conclusion of relevant agreements referred to in Article 18, no tangible progress has been made in respect of any relevant milestones and targets by the Member State concerned, the Commission shall terminate the relevant agreements referred to in Article 18 and shall de-commit the amount of the financial allocation. Any pre-financing in accordance with Article 13a shall be recovered in full. The Commission shall take a decision on the termination of agreements referred to in Article 18 after having given the Member State concerned the possibility to present its observations within a period of two months of the communication of its assessment as to whether no tangible progress has been made. Any decommitted amounts shall be proportionally allocated to other Member States.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. When making any decision related to the suspension of payments, reduction in the amount or de-commitment of the amount of the financial allocation to a Member State, the Commission will examine the impact of such actions on those living in energy poverty in that Member State and take steps to prevent any potential negative impacts identified.
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) "Mobility poverty” means the inability for households to afford the necessary travels required to meet their essential socio-economic needs in a given context which can be caused by one, or by the combination, of the following factors, depending on national and local specificities: low income, high fuel expenditures and/or high costs of public transports, lack of other mobility affordable and adequate alternatives, in particular in terms of accessibility and location, travelled distances, transport practices and the poor performance of vehicles.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In implementing the Fund, the Commission shall take all the appropriate measures in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council to ensure the protection of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Fund in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in the Member States. To this effect, the Commission shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system and the recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used.
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission and the Member States concerned shall, in a manner commensurate to their respective responsibilities, foster synergies and ensure effective coordination between the Fund and other Union programmes and instruments, including the Modernisation Fund established by Directive 2003/87/EC, InvestEU Programme, the Technical Support Instrument, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the Funds covered by Regulation (EU) 2021/1060. For that purpose, they shall:
Amendment 457 #
(g a) information on the composition of the monitoring committee and the process it undertook to approve the progress report.
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall monitor the share of costs related to the surrender of allowances under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC absorbed by fuel suppliers and passed on to final consumers. The Commission shall annually report its findings to Parliament.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. TBy 31 July 2023, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 to supplement this Regulation in order to set out the common indicators to be used for reporting on the progress and for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation of the Fund towards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 1.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 July 20286, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with an evaluation report on the implementation and functioning of the Fund.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By 1 January 2028, the Commission shall amend Article 9 of this Regulation to allow for a larger financial enveloppe for 2028-2032 in line with the outcome of the negotiations on the new multiannual financial framework 2028- 2034.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘vulnerable households’ means households in energy poverty orand households, including lower middle- income ones, at risk of energy poverty, that lack the means to renovate the building they occupy that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the incluscost implications of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC and lack the means to renovate the building they occuptransition toward a climate neutrality;
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. By 31 December 2030, the Commission shall provide the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions with an evaluation report on the contribution of the Fund to the achievement of the Unions 2030 climate and social goals.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. The ex post evaluation report shall consist of a global assessment of the Fund and shall include information on its impact and a recommendation on its potential continued existence.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘vulnerable micro-enterprises’ means micro-enterprises that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of buildings into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECenergy or mobility poverty and lack the means to renovate the building they occupy or to shift to more sustainable ways of transport;
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘vulnerable transport users’ means transport users, including from lower middle-income households, that are significantly affected by the price impacts of the inclusion of road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECmobility poverty and lack the means to purchase zero- and low- emission vehicles or to switch to alternative sustainable modes of transport, including public transport, particularly in rural, insular and remote areas and carbon-intensive region with high unemployment.
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’) together with the update to the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in accordance with the procedure and timeline laid down in that Article, following the consultation process set in Article 3a. The Plan shall contain a coherent set of measures and investments to address the impact of carbon pricingccelerate the decarbonisation of transport and buildings and to pre- emptively and concurrently address the impact of energy and transport poverty on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users in order to ensure affordable heating, cooling and mobility while accompanying and accelerating necessary measures to meet the climate targets of the Union while having the objective of reducing climate inequalities. The plan should also focus on the creation of sustainable quality jobs in the mobility and construction sectors.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECuntil investments have allowed for affordable and accessible low- carbon alternatives to be created, to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the impact of energy and transport poverty, while quickly providing long-term solution for reducing energy and transport cost through building renovations and other measures under Article 6 at no additional cost for the final beneficiary.
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Plan may include national measures providing temporary direct income support to vulnerable households and households that are vulnerable transport users to reduce the impact of the increase in the price of fossil fuels resulting from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECenergy and transport poverty, while quickly providing long-term solution for reducing energy and transport cost through building renovations and other measures under Article 6 at no additional cost to the final beneficiary.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Plan shall include national, regional and local projects to:
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) finance measures and investments to phase out fossil fuels, increase energy efficiency of buildings, to implement energy efficiency improvement measures, to carry out building renovation, and to decarbonise heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy production from renewable energy sources by tenants, cooperatives and renewable energy communities;
Amendment 561 #
(b) finance measures and investments to increase the accessibility and availability of public transports, its affordability, the infrastructure development the uptake of zero- and low- emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) support policy reforms addressing non-monetary barriers to improvements in transport and buildings efficiency and renewable energy use to facilitate and to accelerate the socially fair decarbonisation of transport and buildings;
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Plan shall be made public and accessible.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the proportion of the fund set aside for community-led local development, planned use and arrangements to encourage and deliver Integrated territorial development and community led local development as defined and detailed under chapter 2 of the European Code of Conduct on Partnership, as well as the arrangements for engaging and building capacity at the local and regional levels to engage and empower local communities, civil society and households affected by energy and transport poverty or at risk thereof, in the project development and decision making;
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an estimate of the likely effects of that increase in prices on households, and in particular on incidence of energy poverty, on micro-enterprises and on transport users, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation, taking into account elements such as access to public transport and basic services and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories which are remote, insular and rural and carbon-intensive regions with high unemployment;
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where the Plan provides for measures referred to in Article 3(2), the criteria for the identification of eligible final recipients, the indication of the envisaged time limit for the measures in question and their justification on the basis of a quantitative estimate and a qualitative explanation of how the long-term measures in the Plan such as renovation measures and investment in public transport infrastructure are expected to reduce energy and transport poverty and the vulnerability of households, micro- enterprises and transport users to an increase of road transport and heating fuel prices;
Amendment 629 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) an explanation of how the Plan ensures that no investment or measure, included in the Plan does significant harm to environmental objectives within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852, does not finance projects linked to fossil fuel and promotes high quality employment and decent working conditions; the Commission shall provide technical guidance to the Member States targeted to the scope of the Fund to that effect; no explanation is required for the measures referred to in Article 3(2);
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, to be undertaken in close consultation and meaningful participation of all relevant social stakeholders in accordance with the European Code of Conduct on Partnership, in particular of the proposed milestones and targets, including indicators for the implementation of measures and investments, which, where relevant, shall be those available with the Statistical office of the European Union European Statistical Office and the European Energy Poverty Observatory as identified by Commission Recommendation 2020/156354 on energy poverty; _________________ 54 OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35.
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) for the preparation and, where available, for the implementation of the Plan, a summary of the consultation process, conducted in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and with the national legal framework, of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders, and how the input of the stakeholders is reflected in the Planthe way they were involved in the drafting of the Plan and its individual projects;
Amendment 655 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) renewable energy generation on- site or as part of an energy cooperative or energy community project or provision of energy from renewable sources produced nearby within the meaning of Directive [Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the energy performance of buildings (recast)];
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) building renovation with substantial energy cost saving for occupants;
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) zero- and low-emission mobility and transport including zero- and low- emission public transport;
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especially households in energy poverty, of vulnerable micro-enterprises and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural, insular, and remote areas. and carbon-intensive regions with high- unemployment;
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) creation of sustainable quality jobs.
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) phase-out of fossil fuels.
Amendment 692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The activities financed by the Fund shall be subject to a social conditionality. Any activity financed by the Fund and necessitating the hiring of workers should be conditional to decent wages, decent working conditions - including for health and safety aspects- and direct employment contracts, adequate trade union representation, social dialogue and collective bargaining rights. Any activity financed by the fund shall therefore respect applicable collective agreements as well as social and labour law at national and EU and ILO conventions.
Amendment 723 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support quality building renovations, especially for those occupying worst- performing buildings, including in the form of financial support or fiscal incentives, including on-bill such as deductibility of renovation costs from the rentemes or specific support for the renovation of social housing, independently of the ownership of the buildings concerned;
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) contribute to the decarbonisation, including the electrification, of heating and cooling of, and cooking in, buildings and the integration of energy from renewable sources that contribute to the achievements of energy savings; including but not limited to grants and incentives for energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby and the development and functioning of urban renewable energy communities; such as vouchers, subsidies, third-party payment, to invest in products and services to increase the energy performance of buildings or to integrate renewable energy sources in buildings;
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) support for energy poor and vulnerable households own on-site renewable energy generation and participation in renewable energy cooperatives and energy community projects;
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) support public and private entities in developing and providing affordable energy efficiency renovation solutions and appropriate funding instruments covering the full cost of renovation for energy poor households in line with the social goals of the Fund;
Amendment 765 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) provide access to zero- and low- emission vehicles and bikes, including financial support covering the cost, or fiscal incentives for their purchase as well as for appropriate public and private infrastructure, including for recharging and refuelling; for support concerning low- emission vehicles, a timetable for gradually reducing the support shall be provided along with the implementation of long- term solutions at no additional cost to household beneficiaries;
Amendment 775 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) grant preferably free access to public transport or at least social and adapted tariffs adapted tariffs for access to public transport, as well as fostering sustainable mobility on demand and shared mobility services;
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) support training, upskilling and reskilling of the labour force for jobs in sectors concerned, in particular in jobs related to building renovation and alternative fuel infrastructure deployment.
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where it is proven by the Member State concerned in its Plan that the public interventions referred to in paragraph 1 do not fully off-set the price increase resulting from the inclusion of the sectors of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/ECin energy and transport, direct income support may be included in the estimated total costs in the limits of the price increase not fully off-set.
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States may include into the estimated total costs financial support provided to public or private entities other than vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport uses, if those entities carry out measures and investments ultimately benefitting vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable transport users provided that these entities comply with the social and environmental safeguards outlined in Article 5 of this Regulation.
Amendment 861 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. 2% of the Funds shall be devoted for capacity building of local and regional authorities. Trade unions and civil society organisations should also be eligible.
Amendment 925 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- as well as enterprises and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing thgy and transport poverty challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC,cro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users especially households in energy poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) whether the Plan complies with the conditionalities and exclusions set out in Article 5, including the exclusion of fossil fuel investments;
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i b (new)
(ib) whether the Plan has been developed with the meaningful participation of regional and local authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, youth organisations, households affected by energy poverty or mobility poverty and other relevant stakeholders, in accordance with the principles and processes outlined in the European Code of Conduct on Partnership;
Amendment 947 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) whether the Plan is expected to ensure that no measure or investments included in the plan benefits to companies that do not respect applicable working and employment conditions resulting from relevant collective agreements and social and labour law at national, Union and international levels (International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions), inter alia in the field of awareness of conditions of employment, remuneration, working time, health and safety, housing, gender equality, free movement of workers, equal treatment, posting of workers, conditions of stay of third- country nationals, protection in the event of termination of employment, temporary agency work, social protection, social security coordination.
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii b (new)
(iiib) whether the Plan is expected to have a lasting positive impact regarding the creation of sustainable quality jobs.
Amendment 951 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii c (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii c (new)
(iiic) whether the Plan has been developed through an adequate consultation process in accordance with the European code of conduct on partnership (Commission Delegated Regulation No 240/2014);
Amendment 958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
(ii) whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to ensure the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan, including involvement of all relevant stakeholders according to the Partnership Principle, the envisaged timetable, milestones and targets, and the related indicators;
Amendment 961 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iiia) whether the measures and investments included in the plan deliver adequately on the potential synergies between climate, environment and social targets to meet the EU's 2030 targets and commitments to achieve the sustainable development goals.
Amendment 986 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Social Climate Plan, including relevant milestones and targets, is no longer achievable, either in whole or in part, by the Member State concerned because of objective circumstances, in particular because of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Member State concerned maythe Member State concerned may, where relevant following the consultation of social partners and regional and local authorities, and in the framework of the Partnership Principle, submit to the Commission an amendment of its Plan to include the necessary and duly justified changes. Member States may request technical support for the preparation of such request.
Amendment 987 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Social Climate Plan, including relevant milestones and targets, is no longer achievable, either in whole or in part, by the Member State concerned because of objective circumstances, in particular because of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, the Member State concerned may submit to the Commission an amendment of its Plan to include the necessary and duly justified changes. Member States may request technical support for the preparation of such request.
Amendment 999 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. By 15 March 2027 each Member State concerned shall assess the appropriateness of its Plans in view of the actual direct effects of the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/087/EC. Those assessments shall be submitted to the Commission as part of the biennial progress reporting pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. After the Commission has adopted a decision as referred to in Article 16, it shall in due time conclude an agreement with the Member State concerned constituting an individual legal commitment within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 covering the period 20253-2027. That agreement may be concluded at the earliest one year before the year of the start of the auctions under Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 1017 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess without undue delay, and at the latest within two months of receiving the request, whether the relevant milestones and targets set out in the Commission decision referred to in Article 16 have been satisfactorily fulfilled. The assessment shall include an evaluation of the involvement of regional and local stakeholders according to the Partnership Principle. The satisfactory fulfilment of milestones and targets shall presuppose that measures related to previously satisfactorily fulfilled milestones and targets have not been reversed by the Member State concerned. The Commission may be assisted by experts.
Amendment 1027 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. In implementing the Fund, the Member States, as beneficiaries of funds under the Fund, shall take all the appropriate measures to protect the financial interests of the Union and to ensure that the use of funds in relation to measures and investments supported by the Fund complies with the applicable Union and national law, in particular regarding the protection of the Union budget in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092, the prevention, detection and correction of fraud, corruption and conflicts of interests. To this effect, the Member States shall provide an effective and efficient internal control system as further detailed in Annex III and the recovery of amounts wrongly paid or incorrectly used. Member States may rely on their regular national budget management systems.
Amendment 1042 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure the Partnership Principle as a guiding principle, both in the drafting and implementation phase of the Funds. National Parliaments, local and regional authorities, civil society and trade unions must be involved in the drafting, approval and monitoring processes.
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1050 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a Visibility of support from the Fund 1. Each Member State shall ensure: (a) the visibility for intermediaries and final beneficiaries of Union support in all activities relating to operations supported by the Fund; (b) communication to Union citizens of the role and achievements of the Fund through a single website portal providing access to all programmes involving that Member State. 2. Member States shall acknowledge, and where applicable shall ensure that intermediary entities acknowledge, support from the Fund and the origin of those funds by: (a) ensuring the visibility of the Union funding to the final beneficiaries and the public, including by displaying the emblem of the Union in accordance with Annex IX of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060; (b) providing, where applicable, on their official website and social media sites, a short description of the operation, proportionate to the level of support, including its aims and results, and highlighting the financial support from the Union; (c) displaying for operations involving physical investment or equipment durable plaques or billboards clearly visible to the final beneficiaries and the public, that present the emblem of the Union, as soon as the physical implementation of operations involving physical investment starts or purchased equipment is installed; (d) communicating for operations involving financial instruments, including for temporary direct income support in accordance with Article 6(1), the amount of support from the Fund to the final recipients. 3. Where a Member State does not comply with the obligations under paragraphs 1 and 2, and where remedial actions have not been put into place, the Commission shall apply measures, taking into account the principle of proportionality, by cancelling up to 5% per year of the support from the Fund to the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1070 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) information on the involvement of trade union organisations and employers' organisations, local and regional authorities, civil society organisations, youth organisations and other relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the Plan.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) when applicable, detailed information on the number of sustainable quality jobs created through measures and investments supported by the Social Climate Fund.
Amendment 1075 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Parliament shall be involved in the monitoring process of the Fund.
Amendment 1093 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Parliament shall be involved in the monitoring process of the Fund
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The evaluation report shall, in particular, assess to which extent the objectives of the Fund laid down in Article 1 have been achieved, the efficiency of the use of the resources and the Union added value. It shall consider the continued relevance of all objectives and actions set out in Article 6 in light of the impact on greenhouse gas emissions from the emission trading system for buildings and road transport pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC and from the national measures taken to meet the binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council63 . It shall also consider the continued relevance of the financial envelope of the Fund in relation to possible developments concerning the auctioning of allowances under the emission trading system for buildings and road transport pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC and other relevant considerations. _________________ 63 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26-42).
Amendment 1106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from the date by which the Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the European Parliament and the Council64 amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC. _________________ 64 [Directive (EU) yyyy/nnn of the European Parliament and of the Council…. (OJ …..).] [Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC]1st of January 2023.