Activities of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2011/0190(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
Sulphur content of marine fuels (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Amendments (7)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States should support the development of infrastructure needed for shore-side electricity as the electricity for present day ships is usually provided by auxiliary engines.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The revised Annex VI to MARPOL introduces, inter alia, stricter sulphur limits for marine fuel in SECAs (1.00 % as of 1 July 2010 and 0.10 % as of 1 January 2015) as well as in sea areas outside SECAs (3.5 % as of 1 January 2012 and, in principle, 0.50 % as of 1 January 2020). Most Member States are obliged to require ships to use fuel with maximum 1.00 % sulphur content in SECAs as of 1 July 2010 based on their international commitments. In order to ensure coherence with international law and a global level playing field, as well as to secure proper enforcement of new globally established sulphur standards in the Union, the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC should be aligned with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL. Because of the need to ensure that all Member States have effective and equal access to the internal and international market it is vital to respect the challenges some industries will be confronted with when different sulphur emission levels are introduced in the Union. Also, it is important to monitor the situation closely and to create solutions which would achieve a minimum level playing field. In order to ensure a minimum quality of fuel used by ships either for fuel or technology based compliance, marine fuel the sulphur content of which exceeds the general standard of 3.5 % by mass should not be allowed for use or placing on the market in the Union.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Access to emission abatement methods should be facilitated and supported through incentives. Those methods can provide emission reductions at least equivalent to, or even greater than, those achievable using low sulphur fuel, provided that they have no significant negative impacts on the environment, such as marine ecosystems, and that they are developed subject to appropriate approval and control mechanisms. The criteria for use of emission abatement methods should be established either by the IMO, subject to supplementation or amendment by the Commission Decision or, in the absence of the IMO instruments, by the European Commission. The already known alternative methods, such as the use of on- board exhaust gas cleaning systems or the mixture of fuel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) should be recognised in the Union. It is important to promote testing and development of new emission abatement methods and to secure their cost efficiency and availability on a large scale.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To encourage the use of alternative fuels such as liquefied natural gas, ports must be able to distribute it in a satisfactory and safe manner. Increased investments in new facilities and infrastructure to meet these demands should be promoted. Union transport funding instruments like TEN-T and Marco Polo should be reviewed, to help develop and build the necessary infrastructure.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) In order to facilitate investment decisions being made in a timely manner, incentives should support early adaptation. To avoid the potential risk of modal backshift and to limit competitive disadvantages it is necessary to introduce Member State funding programmes for the implementation of new requirements regarding the use of low-sulphur fuel.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) Alternative abatement methods such as scrubbers could generate waste that should not be discharged in the sea. The Commission should therefore adopt common guidelines to ensure proper care of any such waste.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 7 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 7 – paragraphs 2 and 3
(c) paragraphs 2 and 3 are deleted. 3 is deleted and paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: „2. On the basis, inter alia, of: (a) annual reports submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 1a; (b) observed trends in air quality, acidification, fuel costs and modal shift; (c) progress in reducing emissions of sulphur and nitrogen oxides from ships through IMO mechanisms following Union initiatives in this regard; the Commission shall, by 31 December 2013, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The Commission shall consider in its report, and submit proposals, as regards: - the impact on the common internal market regarding the competitive neutrality that will be at risk when different emission standards are introduced in the Union; - the designation of additional SOx and NOx Emission Control Areas; - quality standards for marine fuel oils along the lines of those applicable to Directive 98/70/EC; - alternative complementary measures to further reduce emissions from ships."