114 Amendments of Carolina PUNSET related to 2016/0382(COD)
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) A target of 35% for the overall share of energy from renewable energy sources together with a target of at least 10% for energy from renewable sources in transport would be appropriate and achievable objectives. The main purpose of mandatory national targets is to provide certainty for investors and to encourage continuous development of technologies which generate energy from all types of renewable sources. A framework that includes mandatory targets should provide the business community with the long term stability it needs to make investments in the renewable energy sector which are essential for reducing dependence on fossil fuels and boosting the development and use of new energy technologies.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is thus appropriate to establish a Union binding target of at least 35% share of renewable energy by 2030, to be implemented by means of binding national targets taking into account the situation and potential of each Member State, and at least a 10% share of energy from renewable sources in transport. Member States should define their contribution to the achievement of this target as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The establishment of a Union binding renewable energy target for 2030, to be implemented by means of binding national targets taking into account the situation and potential of each Member State, would continue to encourage the development of technologies which generate renewable energy and provide certainty for investors and enable Member States to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets in the most cost-effective manner in accordance with their specific circumstances, energy mixes and capacities to produce renewable energy.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The renewable energy potential and the energy mix of each Member State vary. It is therefore necessary to translate the Union binding target of at least 35% share of energy from renewable sources by 2030 into individual targets for each Member State, with due regard to a fair and adequate allocation taking account of Member States' different capacities and potentials, including the existing level of energy from renewable sources and the energy mix.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The ambition set in the Paris Agreement and the technological development, including cost reduction for investments in renewable energy should be taken in to account.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) By contrast, it is appropriate for the at least 10% target for energy from renewable sources in transport to be set at the same level for each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is thus appropriate to establish a Union binding target of at least 2735% share of renewable energy accompanied by national binding targets. Member States should define their contribution to the achievement of this target as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance]. After an assessment process these contributions and assessment should be the basis for binding national targets.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 2735% renewable energy target. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambition gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving them enough flexibility to choose.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Binding national target should be set based on the national contributions made under the Governance Regulation together with an assessment ensuring that the national contribution aggregated reaches the overall binding EU target.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The establishment of a Union binding renewable energy target and binding national targets for 2030 would continue to encourage the development of technologies which generate renewable energy and provide certainty for investors. A target defined at the Union level together with the national contribution forming the foundation for the binding national targets would leave greater flexibility for Member States to meet their greenhouse gas reduction targets in the most cost-effective manner in accordance with their specific circumstances, energy mixes and capacities to produce renewable energy.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should take additional measures in the event that the share of renewables at the Union level does not meet the Union trajectory towards the at least 2735% renewable energy target and national binding targets are not met. As set out in Regulation [Governance], if an ambition gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans, the Commission may take measures at Union level in order to ensure the achievement of the target. If a delivery gap is identified by the Commission during the assessment of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Progress Reports, Member States should apply the measures set out in Regulation [Governance], which are giving them enough flexibility to choose.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to support Member States' ambitiousin reaching their national targets and to better facilitate their contributions to the Union target, a financial framework aiming to facilitate investments in renewable energy projects in those Member States should be established, also through the use of financial instruments.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure that Annex IX takes into account the principles of the circular economy, the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council17, the Union sustainability criteria, a lifecycle assessment of emissions and the need to ensure that the Annex does not create additional demand for land while promoting the use of wastes and residues, the Commission, when should regularly evaluatinge the Annex, shoul and consider the inclusion of additional feedstocks that do not cause significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues in any amendment of it. __________________ 17 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Electricity generation from renewable sources should be deployed at the lowest possible cost for consumers and taxpayers. When designing support schemes and when allocating support, Member States should seek to minimise the overall system cost of deployment, taking full account of grid and system development needs, the resulting energy mix, and the long term potential of technologies. Member States should also award support to medium and large scale installations using tenders, which may be either technology specific or neutral.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Several Member States have implemented measures in the heating and cooling sector to reach their 2020 renewable energy target. However, in the absence of binding national targets post- 2020, the remaining national incentives may not be sufficientIn order to be in line with and in order to reach the long- term decarbonisation goals for 2030 and 2050. In order to be in line with such goals, reinforce investor certainty and foster the development of a Union-wide renewable heating and cooling market, while respecting the energy efficiency first principle, it is appropriate to encourage the effort of Member States in the supply of renewable heating and cooling to contribute to the progressive increase of the share of renewable energy. Given the fragmented nature of some heating and cooling markets, it is of utmost importance to ensure flexibility in designing such an effort. It is also important to ensure that a potential uptake of renewable heating and cooling does not have detrimental environmental side-effects.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towardsovide certainty for investors, to foster the greater uptake of advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts and in line with the conditions set out in the State aid Guidelines, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union targets set out in this Directive.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The opening of support schemes to cross-border participation limits negative impacts on the internal energy market and can, under certain conditions, help Member States achieve the Union target more cost- efficiently. Cross-border participation is also the natural corollary to the development of the Union renewables policy, with a Union-level binding target replacingtogether with national binding targets. It is therefore appropriate to require Member States, under certain conditions, to progressively and partially open support to projects located in other Member States, and define several ways in which such progressive opening may be implemented, ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including Articles 30, 34 and 110.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts irrespectively of the geographical origin of the biomass, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Without prejudice to adaptations of support schemes to bring them in line with StateSubject to Articles 107 aind rules108 TFEU, renewables support policies should be predictable, stable and avoid any frequent changes. Such changesand retroactive changes. Policy unpredictability and instability have a direct impact on capital financing costs, the costs of project development and therefore on the overall cost of deploying renewables in the Union. Member States should prevent the revision of any support granted to renewable energy projectsannounce in due advance any support change and should properly consult stakeholders. They should prevent any revision of policy, regulation and support from having a negative impact on their economic viability of already committed projects. In this context, Member States should promote cost- effective support policies and ensure their financial sustainability.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63 a (new)
Recital 63 a (new)
(63a) The Union and Member States should aim to increase the mix of energy from renewable sources, reduce the total consumption of energy in transport and increase energy efficiency in all transport sectors. Measures to do this could be promoted both in transport planning, as well as in the production of cars with higher energy efficiency.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63 b (new)
Recital 63 b (new)
(63b) Fuel efficiency standards for road transport would provide an effective way of promoting the uptake of renewable alternatives in the transport sector and of achieving further greenhouse gas emission savings and decarbonisation of the transport sector in the long run. Fuel efficiency standards should be advanced in line with developments in technology and climate and energy targets.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, and, increasingly, renewable electricity in transport can contribute to low carbon emissions, stimulating the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost- effective manner, and improving inter alia energy diversification in the transport sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports, which will strengthen the Union's energy independence. The incorporation obligation on fuels suppliers should encourage continuous development of advanced fuels, including biofuels, and it is important to ensure that the incorporation obligation also incentivises improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of the fuels supplied to meet it. The Commission should assess the greenhouse gas performance, technical innovation and sustainability of those fuels and make determined efforts to deal with a possible negative impact on biodiversity, air, soil and water quality.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To create opportunities for reducing the cost of meeting the Union and national target laid down in this Directive and to give flexibility to Member States to comply with their obligation not to go below their 2020 national targets after 2020, it is appropriate both to facilitate the consumption in Member States of energy produced from renewable sources in other Member States, and to enable Member States to count energy from renewable sources consumed in other Member States towards their own renewable energy share. For this reason, cooperation mechanisms are required to complement the obligations to open up support to projects located in other Member States. Those mechanisms include statistical transfers, joint projects between Member States or joint support schemes.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) It should be possible for imported electricity, produced from renewable energy sources outside the Union to count towards Member States’ renewable energy sharestargets. In order to guarantee an adequate effect of energy from renewable sources replacing conventional energy in the Union as well as in third countries it is appropriate to ensure that such imports can be tracked and accounted for in a reliable way. Agreements with third countries concerning the organisation of such trade in electricity from renewable energy sources will be considered. If, by virtue of a decision taken under the Energy Community Treaty18 to that effect, the contracting parties to that Treaty are bound by the relevant provisions of this Directive, the measures of cooperation between Member States provided for in this Directive should be applicable to them. __________________ 18 OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18. OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 18.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) In order to more accurately account for the share of renewable electricity in transport, a suitable methodology should be developed and different technical and technological solutions for this purpose should be explored.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Feedstocks which have low indirect land use change impacts when used for biofuels, should be promoted for their contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy. Especially feedstocks for advanced biofuels, for which technology is more innovative and less mature and therefore needs a higher level of support, should be included in an annex to this Directive. In order to ensure that this annex is up to date with the latest technological developments while avoiding unintended negative effects, an evaluation should take place after the adoption of the Directive in order to assess the possibility to extend the annex to new feedstocks regular evaluation of it should take place.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66 a (new)
Recital 66 a (new)
(66a) A circular economy requires that the value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as possible, and that the generation of waste is minimised, in order to achieve a high level of resource efficiency. It is essential that the promotion of energy from renewable sources is fully consistent with measures to achieve a circular economy in the EU. In this context, compliance with the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC has to be ensured. For this reason biofuel, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues should only be promoted where the waste hierarchy laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC is respected. When implementing support policies Member States should take account of the principle of cascading use of resources and the need to avoid distortions in the markets for by-products, residues and waste.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) In order to exploit the full potential of biomass to contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy through its uses for materials and energy, the Union and the Member States should promote greater sustainable mobilisation of existing timber and agricultural resources and the development of new forestry and agriculture production systems, only if it the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria, as laid down in Article 26 of this Directive, have been met.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) In order to exploit the full potential of biomass to contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy through its uses for materials and energy, the Union and the Member States should promote greater sustainable mobilisation of existing timber and agricultural resources and the development of newsustainable forestry and agriculture production systems.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuelsRenewable energy should always be produced in a sustainable manner. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels used for compliance with the Union targets laid down in this Directive, and those forms of renewable energy which benefit from support schemes, should therefore be required to fulfil sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) The production of agricultural raw material for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, and the incentives for their use provided for in this Directive, should not have the effectbe allowed to have, ofr encouraging thee, a destruimental effecti on of biodiverse landsity within or outside the Union. Such finite resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. It is therefore necessary to provide comprehensive sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria ensuring that biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels qualify for the incentives only when it is guaranteed that the agricultural raw material does not originate in biodiverse areas or, in the case of areas designated for nature protection purposes or for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species, the relevant competent authority demonstrates that the production of the agricultural raw material does not interfere with such purposes. Forests should be considered as biodiverse according to the sustainibility criteria, where they are primary forests in accordance with the definition used by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its Global Forest Resource Assessment, or where they are protected by national nature protection law. Areas where the collection of non-wood forest products occurs should be considered to be biodiverse forests, provided the human impact is small. Other types of forests as defined by the FAO, such as modified natural forests, semi- natural forests and plantations, should not be considered as primary forests. However, biodiversity, as well as the quality, health, viability and vitality of these forests should be guaranteed. Having regard, furthermore, to the highly biodiverse nature of certain grasslands, both temperate and tropical, including highly biodiverse savannahs, steppes, scrublands and prairies, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels made from agricultural raw materials originating in such lands should not qualify for the incentives provided for by this Directive. The Commission should establish appropriate and comprehensive criteria to define such highly biodiverse grassvalued lands in accordance with the best available scientific evidence and relevant international standards.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) It is important to provide information on how the supported electricity is allocated to final customers. In order to improve the quality of that information to consumers, Member States should ensure that guarantees of origin are issued for all units of renewable energy produced. In addition, with a view to avoiding double compensation, renewable energy producers already receiving financial support should not receive guarantees of origin. However, those guarantees of origin should be used for disclosure so that final consumers can receive clear, reliable and adequate evidence on the renewable origin of the relevant units of energy. Moreover, for electricity that received support, the guarantees of origin should be auctioned to the market and the revenues should be used to reduce public subsidies for renewable energto consumers on where the plants they are buying electricity from are located, which type of plants they are, when they entered into operation and which support they have benefitted from. Guarantees of origin should therefore display all this information in a clear manner. With a view to avoiding double compensation, when setting the level of support to renewable energy, regulatory authorities may deduct the average value of guarantees of origin. This would not be needed when support is granted through tenders, since competition will drive operators to take into account in their bids any additional income they could receive from guarantees of origin and lower their bids accordingly.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) It is important to provide information on how the supported electricity is allocated to final customers. In order to improve the quality of that information to consumers, Member States should ensure that guarantees of origin are issued for all units of renewable energy produced. In addition, with a view to avoiding double compensation, renewable energy producers already receiving financial support should not receive guarantees of origin. However, those gGuarantees of origin should be used for disclosure so that final consumers can receive clear, reliable and adequate evidence on the renewable origin of the relevant units of energy. Moreover, for electricity that received support,Where a producer receives both financial support and guarantees of origin, and where the latter carries significant economic value, Member States shall ensure that double compensation is avoided. Where a producer does not claim the guarantees of origin issued for the electricity they produced, those guarantees should be auctioned to the market and the revenues should be used to reduce public subsidies for renewable energy.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) To ensure that, despite the growing demand for forest biomass, harvesting is carried out in a sustainable manner in forests where regeneration is ensured, that special attention is given to areas explicitly designated for the protection of biodiversity, landscapes and specific natural elements, that biodiversity resources are preserved and that carbon stocks are tracked, woody raw material should come only from forests that are harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europe and are implemented through national laws or the best management practices at the forest holding level. Operators should take the appropriate steps in order to minimise the risk of using unsustainable forest biomass for the production of bioenergyensure that measures are taken to avoid and limit negative consequences of harvesting on the environment. To that end, operators should put in place a risk- based approach. In this context, it is apporopriate for the Commission to develop operational guidance on the verification of compliance with the risk based approach, following the consultation of the Energy Union Governance Committee, and the Standing Forestry Committee established by Council Decision 89/367/EEC24. __________________ 24 Council Decision 89/367/EEC of 29 May 1989 setting up a Standing Forestry Committee (OJ L 165, 15.6.1989, p. 14).
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) Biomass fuels should be converted into electricity and heat in an efficient way that leads to a substantial reduction of emissions throughout the entire biomass production chain in order to maximise energy security and greenhouse gas savings, as well as to limit emissions of air pollutants and minimise the pressure on limited biomass resources. Throughout the biomass production process, biodiversity as well as air, soil and water quality should be maintained or strengthened, while indirect change of land-use and its consequences are prevented or limited. For this reason, public support to installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW, if needed, should only be given to highly efficient combined power and heat installations as defined Article 2(34) of Directive 2012/27/EU. Existing support schemes for biomass- based electricity should however be allowed until their due end date for all biomass installations. In addition electricity produced from biomass in new installations with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW should only count towards renewable energy targets and obligations in the case of highly efficient combined power and heat installations. In accordance with State aid rules, Member States should however be allowed to grant public support for the production of renewables to installations, and count the electricity they produce towards renewable energy targets and obligations, in order to avoid an increased reliance on fossil fuels with higher climate and environmental impacts where, after exhausting all technical and economic possibilities to install highly efficient combined heat and power biomass installations, Member States would face a substantiated risk to security of supply of electricity.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) It is necessary to lay down clear rules based on objective and non- discriminatory criteria, for the calculation of greenhouse gas emission savings from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels and their fossil fuel comparators.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 95
Recital 95
(95) Global demand for agricultural commodities is growing. Part of that increased demand will be met through an increase in the amount of land devoted to agriculture. The restoration of land that has been severely degraded and therefore cannot be used, in its present state, for agricultural purposes is a way of increasing the amount of land available for cultivation. The sustainability scheme should promote the use of restored degraded land because the promotion of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels will contribute to the growth in demand for agricultural commodities, which may result in indirect land-use change emissions.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 101
Recital 101
(101) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to achieve at least 2735% share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy and at least a 10% share of energy from renewable sources in each Member State's transport energy consumption by 2030, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets a binding Union target to be distributed as binding mandatory national targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030 and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, and renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65
Recital 65
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 65 a (new)
Recital 65 a (new)
(65a) In order to be able to better and more accurately account for the share of renewable energy in road and rail transport a suitable methodology should be developed and different technical solutions should be explored for this purpose.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets a binding Union target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030 and binding national targets for the same period. It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, and renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a
(aa) ‘''renewable self-consumer’' means an active customer as defined in Directive [MDI Directive] or a group of customers, acting together, who consumes and may store and sell renewable electricity which is generated within his or itstheir premises, including a multi-apartment block, a commercial orresidential area, a commercial, industrial and shared services site orand a closed distribution system, including through aggregators, provided that, for non- household renewable self- consumers, those activities do not constitute their primary commercial or professional activity;
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and maythey shall distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change and other unintended sustainability impacts.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Union binding overall target and binding national target for 2030
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, but not to remove them. Each delegated act shall be based on an analysis of the latest scientific and technical progress, taking due account of the principles of the circular economy, the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, in compliance with the Union sustainability criteria, supporting the conclusion that the feedstock in question does not create an additional demand for land and promoting the use of wastes and residues, while avoiding significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues, delivering substantial greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels based on a lifecycle assessment of emissions, and not creating risk of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity.
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, but not to remove them. Each delegated act shall be based on an thorough analysis of the latest scientific and technical progress, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, in compliance with the Union sustainability criteria, supporting the conclusion that the feedstock in question does not create an additional demand for land and promoting the use of wastes and residues, while avoiding significant distortive effects on markets for (by- )products, wastes or residues, delivering substantial greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels, and not creating risk of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 27%35%. In connection to this Member States shall also collectively ensure that the share of renewable energy in the transport sector for EU over all should be at least 15 percent of the final consumption of energy in transport.
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States' respective contributions to this overall 2030 target shall be set and notified to the Commission as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance]. These Plans should also include the Member States contribution to the target of renewable energy in the transport sector, where promotion for renewable electricity in the transport sector should complement the targets set out in Article 25.
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall assess together with the Energy Union Governance Committee, referred to in Article 31, the national contributions submitted by Member States under subparagraph 2 in order to ensure compliance in meeting the EU overall target set in subparagraph 1. The Commission shall be empowered in accordance with Article 32 to adopt delegated acts updating Annex I with binding national targets based on the assessment made.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall support the high ambition of Member States through an enabling framework comprising the enhanced use of Union funds, in particular financial instruments, especially in view of reducing the cost of capital for renewable energy projects. The Commission shall work especially together with the European Investment Bank to establish a good structure for reducing the cost of capital, as part of this work the Commission should if needed submit legislative proposals.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall support the high ambition of Member States through an enabling framework comprising the enhanced use of Union funds, in particular financial instruments, especially in view ofWith a view to achieving the Union and national binding targets for 2030 and minimising the cost of doing so, the Commission shall work with the European Investment Bank or other financial institutions to establish a dedicated framework to reducinge the cost of capital for renewable energy projects and, if necessary, submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council for establishing this new financial instrument mechanism.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The European Union's and Member States' legislation and policies shall be consistent with and not undermine the objectives of this Directive. Member States shall take appropriate measures to remove regulatory and non- regulatory barriers to renewable energy generation and, when necessary, take positive actions to ensure that the EU's target to achieve at least 35% share of renewable energy consumption by 2030 can be met. Member States shall create and maintain stable conditions for investments in renewable energy sources, respecting the principle of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations.
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union targets set in Article 3(1), Member States may apply support schemes. Support schemes for electricity from renewable sources shall be design, including the financing of the scheme, shall be competitive and market-based, so as to avoid unnecessarythe distortions of electricity markets and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraint. Member States may consider specific characteristics of different renewable energy technologies in the design of support schemes.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to State aid rules, in order to reach the Union target set in Article 3(1), Member States may applyshall adopt support schemes. Support schemes for applicable to generators producing electricity from renewable energy sources shall be designed so as to avoid unnecessary distortions of electricity markets and ensure that producers take into account the supply and demand of electricity as well as possible grid constraintswhen necessary to comply with their national contribution to the EU's target. Support schemes shall be predictable, stable and transparent for operators and comply with the principles contained in article 3(a)(new) of this Directive.
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. With effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When using tenders referred to in paragraph 3, Member States shall publish in advance the tender specifications, including: (a) a detailed description of the procedures to be followed by all bidders; (b) an exhaustive list of non- discriminatory and transparent prequalification and selection criteria; (c) a detailed description of the contract specifications, including the provided financial aid; (d) a detailed description of the bidder liability rules, designed so as to maximise project realisation rates.
Amendment 574 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may have time- limited support schemes constituting an exemption in relation to paragraph 3 for small scale installations and for cases where insufficient competition is documented. Support according to paragraph 2 may be limited to installations above the limits set in Article 11 of the Electricity Market Regulation.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. When using tenders referred to in paragraph 3, Member States shall also: (a) set a reasonable time frame for bid preparation and project realisation taking into account project development cycles of the eligible technologies; (b) award support on the basis of price per kWh; (c) take into account the specificities of renewable energy communities in order to enable them to compete on equal footing with other bidders; (d) make available information about past tenders, including project realisation rates and participating actors. Member States may allow for the awarded bids to be transferred among bidders fulfilling the selection criteria.
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Support schemes shall be predictable, stable and transparent for operators and comply with the principles contained in article 3(a)(new) of this Directive. Once adopted, support schemes may only be modified in the particular cases and according to the specific rules legally set out at the time of the adoption of such schemes.
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall assess the effectiveness of their support for electricity from renewable sources at least every four years. Decisions on the continuation or prolongatThe assessment shall also take in to account the effect on investment and the effect possible changes to the support schemes might have on investments. Long-term planning governing the decisions of the support and design of new support shall be based on the results of the assessments.
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) for the calculation of the denominator, that is the energy content of road and rail transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market, petrol, diesel, natural gas, biofuels, biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste-based fossil fuels and electricity, shall be taken into account;
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall every three years report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the rules concerning support schemes with specific emphasise on market access of small actors, the level of incentive for investment and supporting long-term high realisation-rate. The first of these reports shall be submitted 2021 fully reflecting the post-2020 State-aid guidelines.
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. To determine the share of renewable electricity for the purposes of paragraph 1 either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or, the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Member State where the electricity is supplied, as measured two years before the year in question, may be used. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelledf a supplier chooses to supply fully renewable electricity to the transport sector, the additionality of the renewable electricity needs to be shown. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled. The Commission shall, by 2022, develop a suitable methodology for the purpose of accurately accounting renewable electricity in road and rail transport.
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 659 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Member States shall put in place a database enabling tracing of transport fuels that are eligible for counting towards the numerator set out in paragraph 1(b), and require the relevant economic operators to enter information on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the eligible fuels, including their life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from the point of origin from the cultivation of raw materials, to their point of production tountil the fuel supplier that places the fuel on the market.
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2025, unless the latest technological developments or scientific evidence require an earlier adjustment of the obligation laid down in paragraph 1, in the context of the biennial assessment of progress made pursuant to Regulation [Governance], the Commission shall assess whether the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 effectively stimulates innovation and promotes greenhouse gas savings in the transport sector, and whether the applicable greenhouse gas savings requirements for biofuels and biogas are appropriate. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the obligation laid down in paragraph 1.
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 35%. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2030 is at least 10% of the final consumption of energy in transport. Member States respective contributions to these targets shall be set and notified to the Commission as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
1. EIrrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Union, energy from biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels shall be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph only if they fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 and the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7:
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 and the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7 shall apply irrespectively of the geographical origin of the biomass, whether inside or outside of the Union.
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
2. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest and agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value, namely land that had one of the following statuses in or after January 2008, whether or not the land continues to have that status:
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that investors have sufficient predictability of the planned support for energy from renewable sources. To this aim, Member States shall define and publish a long-term schedule in relation to expected allocation for support, covering as much detail as possible at least the following threefour years and including for each scheme the indicative timing, the capacity, the budget expected to be allocatedmain parameters, as well as a consultation of stakeholders on the design of the support.
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall introduce in their building regulations and codes appropriate measures in order to increase the share of all kinds of energy from renewable sources in the building sector. For this purpose more specific rules are in place in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest and agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land with high carbon stock, namely land that had one of the following statuses in January 2008 and no longer has that status:
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest and agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008.
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless verifiable evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall remove administrative barriers to corporate long- term power purchase agreements to finance renewables and facilitate their uptake. The assessment made according to paragraph 8 shall specifically assess needed changes in order to facilitate the usage of corporate long-term purchase agreements. For public buildings Member States shall also promote renewable energy procurement commitments.
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The single administrative contact point shall guide the applicant through the application process in a transparent manner, provide the applicant with all necessary information, coordinate and involve, where appropriate, other authorities, and delfacilitate the process in order for the applicant to receiver a legally binding decision at the end of the process. . Applicants should be able to submit all relevant documents in digital form.
Amendment 840 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that no guarantees of origin are issued to a producer that receivesing financial support from a support scheme for the same production of energy from renewable sources. Member States shall issue such guarantees of origin and transfer them, shall have the support adjusted taking in to account the value of the issued guarantees of origin in order to avoid double compensation. Where support is provided through systems which, in virtue of their structure, already take into account the value of the guarantees of origin when establishing the level of support, or where the value of the guarantees of origin is insignificant, issuing guarantees to a producer that receives financial support shall be considered not to be a source of over compensation. Member States may transfer any guarantees of origin not claimed by the producers to the market by auctioning them. The revenues raised as a result of the auctioning shall be used to offset the costs of renewables support.
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that no guarantees of origin are issued to a producer that receives financial support from a support scheme for the same production of energy from renewable sources. Member States shall issue such guarantees of originnot impose obligations or restrictions on the use of the revenues generated from the transmission of guarantees of origin. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, when proved necessary to prevent overcompensation Member States may temporarily provide that guarantees of origin issued to a producer that receives financial support from a support scheme for the same production of energy from renewable sources are not marketable. Support systems that already by way of its structure take into account the possible economical aspects of the guarantees of origin shall not be considered as a source of overcompensation. Member States may issue such guarantees of origin not requested by the producers and transfer them to the market by auctioning them. The revenues raised as a result of the auctioning shall be used to offset the costs of renewables support.
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may set higher ambitions for greenhouse gas emission savings.
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Subject to their assessment included in the integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Annex I of Regulation [Governance], on the necessity to build new infrastructure for district heating and cooling produced from renewable energy sources in order to achieve the Union target referred to in Article 3(1) of this Directive, Member States shall, where relevant, take steps with a view to developing a district heating infrastructure to accommodate the development of heating and cooling production from large biomass, solar and geothermal facilities and waste heat and cold.
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that renewable self-consumers, individuallyfinal customers are entitled to become renewable self-consumers. Member States cannot discriminate on the basis of a customer being owner, occupier, tenant or landlord. Member States shall not hinder final customers from becoming renewable self- consumers, by introducing, inter alia, cumulative or single-installation volume or capacity caps, burdensome and disproportionate procedures, charges, contractual arrangements and technical rules. Member States shall ensure that renewable self-consumers, acting alone or through aggregators:
Amendment 921 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) provides information about the emissions of ambient air pollutants and impact on limit values as set in Directive 2008/50 on Ambient Air Quality.
Amendment 921 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) are entitled to carry out self- consumption and sell, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production ofonsume their self- generated renewable electricity without it being subject to disproportionate procedures andy charges that are not cost- reflective, fee or tax;
Amendment 927 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The obligations laid down in this paragraph shall apply whether the biofuels, bioliquids, and biomass fuels are produced within the Union or imported. When the biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels are produced outside of the Union or imported, their geographic origin shall be made available.
Amendment 930 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) electricity storage systems combined with installations generating renewable electricity for self-consumption shall not be subject to any charge. Direct taxation and double grid fees for stored electricity should be avoided;
Amendment 933 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) are entitled to sell, including through power purchase agreements, their excess production of renewable electricity, at least at the market price;
Amendment 941 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) are not considered as energy suppliers according to Union or national legislation in relation to the renewable electricity they feed into the grid not exceeding 10 MWh for households and 500 MWh for legal persons on an annual basis, however the rules on supervision and technical requirements regarding connection to the grid/networks would still apply; and
Amendment 942 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
In order to ensure that compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria is verified in an efficient and harmonised manner and in particular to prevent fraud, the Commission may, after the consultation of experts, specify detailed implementing rules, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency and independent auditing and require all voluntary schemes to apply those standards. When specifying these standards, the Commission shall pay special attention to the need to minimize administrative burden. This shall be done by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 31 (3). Such acts shall set a time frame by which voluntary schemes need to implement the standards. The Commission may repeal decisions recognising voluntary schemes in the event that those schemes fail to implement such standards in the time frame provided for.
Amendment 945 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) receive a remuneration for the self- generated renewable electricity they feed into the grid which reflects the market value of the electricity fed in, they should be able to sell it to at least market value, this could also be done via power purchase agreements.
Amendment 965 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. The Commission shall keep Annex V and Annex VI under review, with a view, where justified, to adding or revising values for biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel production pathways based on the latest technological developments and scientific evidence. That review shall also consider the modification of the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V and in part B of Annex VI.
Amendment 969 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor the origin of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels consumed in the Union and the impact of their production, including impact as a result of displacement, on land use in the Union and the main third countries of supply. Such monitoring shall be based on Member States’ integrated national energy and climate plans and corresponding progress reports required in Articles 3, 15 and 18 of Regulation [Governance], and those of relevant third countries, intergovernmental organisations, scientific studies, satellite based data and any other relevant pieces of information. The Commission shall also monitor the commodity price changes associated with the use of biomass for energy and any associated positive and negative effects on food security.
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall maintain a dialogue and exchange information with third countries and biofuel, bioliquid and biomass fuel producers, consumer organisations and civil society concerning the general implementation of the measures in this Directive relating to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. It shall, within that framework, pay particular attention to the impact that biofuel and, bioliquid and biomass production may have on food prices.
Amendment 972 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
This proposal shall take into account the experience of the implementation of this Directive, including its sustainability and greenhouse gas saving criteria, and technological and scientific developments in energy from renewable sources.
Amendment 987 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Directive, a renewable energy community shall be an SME or a locally based SME or a locally based not- for-profit organisation, the shareholders or members of which cooperate in the generation, distribution, storage or supply of energy from renewable sources, representing largely local interests and fulfilling at least four out of the following criteria:
Amendment 1035 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the penetration of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable energy, including waste heat/cold, supplied for heating and cooling by at least 1 percentage point (pp) every year, until the share of renewable energy including waste heat/cold is 100 percent, expressed in terms of national share of final energy consumption and calculated according to the methodology set out in Article 7.
Amendment 1045 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If the share of renewable energy, including waste heat/cold supplied for heating and cooling is below 60 percent the Member State shall annually increase the share by at least 1 percentage point (pp).
Amendment 1105 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that district heating and cooling suppliers provide information to end-consutheir end- customers on their energy performance and the share of renewable energy in their systems. Such information shall be in accordance with standards used under Directive 2010/31/EU.
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to ensure non- discriminatory access to district heating or cooling systems for heat or cold produced from renewable energy sources and for waste heat or cold. This, based on non-discriminatory criteria set by a competent authority in the Member State. This access, based on non- discriminatory accesscriteria, shall enable direct supply of heating or cooling from such sources to customers connected to the district heating or cooling system by suppliers other than the operator of the district heating or cooling system.
Amendment 1136 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. An operator of a district heating or cooling system may refuse access to suppliers where the system lacks the necessary capacity due to other supplies of waste heat or cold, of heat or cold from renewable energy sources or of heat or cold produced by high-efficiency cogeneration. Member States shall ensure that where such a refusal takes place the operator of the district heating or cooling system provides relevant information to the competent authority according to paragraph 9 on measures that would be necessary to reinforce the system including economic consequences of the measures.
Amendment 1149 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 9
Article 24 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall designate one or more independent authorities to ensure that the rights of consumers and the rules for operating district heating and cooling systems in accordance with this Article are clearly defined and enforced. Based on the work done by the designated authorities the Commission shall do a report every four years summarizing the implementation of the provision in this article and specifically the setting of non- discriminatory criteria.
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) for the calculation of the denominator, that is the energy content of road and rail transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market, petrol, diesel, natural gas, biofuels, biogas, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste-based fossil fuels and electricity, shall be taken into account;
Amendment 1215 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
To determine the share of renewable electricity for the purposes of paragraph 1 either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Member State where the electricity is supplied, as measured two years before the year in question, may be used. Provided that additionality of electricity can be proven, fully renewable electricity can be accounted for as such. The Commission shall provide guidance in order to establish the procedure to prove additionality. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 1227 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1
When electricity is used for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, either directly or for the production of intermediate products, either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or ththe average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the country of production, as measured two years before the year in question, may be used to determine the share of renewable energy. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 1245 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2025, in the context of the biennial assessment of progress made pursuant to Regulation [Governance], the Commission shall assess whether the obligation laid down in paragraph 1 effectively stimulates innovation and promotes greenhouse gas savings in the transport sector, and whether the applicable greenhouse gas savings requirements for biofuels and biogas are appropriate. The assessment shall also analyse if the provisions in this article affectively avoids double accounting of renewable energy. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the obligation laid down in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1274 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2a new), 7(5) , 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) and 28(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021 .